Drown Me in Lemons

Lyney X Reader : A Memorable Performance

CW: Edging, Overstimulation, Noncon, Dubcon, Drug-use, Voyeurism

The stage lights were bright against the other side of the curtain. You could tell by the way the light poured in underneath the gaps where it didn't quite meet the stage. You weren't sure how long you'd been stuck in the position you currently found yourself in, but your wrists ached from the rope that had been used to secure you to the iron pole pressing into your back. It had been long enough that the ropes tied between your lips to gag you were slick with spit. Struggling had been completely futile.

You exhaled a long sigh as you fidgeted restlessly. Out of all the times you'd been upon a stage, this was the first you'd ever been on one tied up and stripped completely naked. Being in a situation like this was already bad enough but being here because of an organisation you never thought would raise its hand against you was much worse.

You could hear the buzz of an audience on the other side of the curtain, people who had flocked there to see the punishment that had been organized for you. Your nerves threatened to eat away at you as you saw a set of feet walk across the stage on the side of the curtain with the audience.

"Welcome everyone, to a show put on by yours truly! Behind this curtain we have a traitor to the fatui! Someone truly deserving of punishment!"

Your blood ran cold as you recognized the voice on the other side of the curtain. In no way was it someone you liked, and it definitely wasn't someone you would've ever imagined to be up on a stage.

Dottore's voice, sadistic and calculated as always, projected itself louder as the crowd gave him a round of applause. "But before I raise the curtain, allow me to introduce the other part of this show! Introducing one of Fonatine's renowned stars!"

You could tell the sick bastard announcing was relishing in the audience's excitement as another pair of feet joined him on the stage. There was a moment where neither Dottore or the new guest upon the stage said anything and as the audience cheered on and on it felt like it would never end. You fought once again to keep your nerves at bay, the image of your loving partner coming to mind. If he somehow got tied to all of this you weren't sure you'd be able to continue on. Lyney truly was your light in the dark. That was the reason you had taken the full blame. He was too precious to suffer consequences as dark and gritty as this. Even if you survived, perhaps the shame of your sacrifice would keep you away from him, but then at least you left him with the image of you protecting him, and that was a final memory you could be proud of.

The perfect image you had used to stone your nerves shattered as was the very fantasy you had created. Dottore's words rendered you speechless and despite how hard you fought to keep yourself calm and brave to the circumstances, you were left in utter despair.

"Here to entertain you and our traitorous guest, let me formally introduce you to our very own, magnificent magician, Lyney!" his words dripped with a venom coated charm that had everyone in the audience captivated. Not you, though. His announcement was the big signal, the queue to raise the heavy curtains that had been your wall of salvation. His words had practically fallen on deaf ears as you eyed up everyone beyond the stage. So many fatui had come to see the display, and before them, before you was the taller Dottore and the last person you'd ever want tied to any of the darker bits of the organization.

Lyney, bowed to the audience, a smile on his face, the showmanship he showed off every time he performed. It was impossible for anyone to tell what he was thinking when he was like this. He was dressed in his usual attire, the skintight material alluring as always, the only thing missing was the tophat you could almost never catch him without. Dottore took to the edge of the stage, leaving Lyney and yourself as the main attraction.