Pink: Dolorosa by Syd McGinley
Charlie, or Twink, is for sure the other main character in the BDSM series by Syd McGinley; it’s strange since he is not Dr. Fell’s partner, Dave is, but in this case the main characters are not the duo in a relationship, but are the epitome of who they represent: Dr. Fell the perfect Sir, and Charlie the perfect boy, or at least, both of them try so hard to be that they win for commitment more than result.
Charlie is indeed the first boy, the one who launched Dr. Fell’s career. In a good love relationship with Ben, they did not have though a good D / s’s one, and Ben in particular wanted it. Charlie wanted what Ben’s wanted, and so there he was, following Dr. Fell’s lead. Again, even if there was sex between Charlie and Dr. Fell, I have never felt like they were a missed couple: Charlie was clearly happy with Ben, who was strong enough to give him balance, but “soft” enough to also indulge in Charlie’s faults.
When Dolorosa starts, Charlie is trying to adjust to his life without Ben and he is miserably failing; Charlie is not made to be alone, he can’t really take good decisions for his own good, he is not playing at being a boy, he is a boy, and like that he needs a Sir to tell him what to do. Trying hard to be a good boy alone, he is not doing wrong, he is doing even too much, arriving to deny to himself everything related to pleasure, like food or sex. Even Dr. Fell doesn’t recognize him no more, and the reader is all for him to give up and call Ben. But also this is not the right thing, and Dr. Fell corrects Charlie and the reader both: Charlie needs to find his away, not alone but with someone else; Charlie needs to decide if his dream of having a child is more important of his relationship with Ben, who doesn’t want to be a father; Charlie needs to take a right decision on his own, at least for one time.
Going out, finding someone else, trying to see if he can have a life without Ben, are all steps Charlie needs to take, to develop not in a boy without a Sir, but in a boy who is able to understand what is good for him. This story is all about Charlie and his path towards independency, obviously with everything pink coloured, from the nails, to the cocktails, till his perspective on the world, and from that perspective, from Charlie’s perspective, the world is simple but scaring, and in the end, a better one.
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Series: Lost & Found
1-2) Lost: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/658300.html
3-4) Found: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/872526.html
5) Pink Dolorosa
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