Delaney Davidson has it all. The money, the power, the fashion, the grit, and talent to pursue her dreams as an actress. She beckons for control, but as a black fat femme, her life seems to be falling apart at the seams. Delaney realizes she cannot control everything. Her rent's due in a week, she just got fired from her second job, her favorite dress got shat on by a bird, and she's being plagued by the existence of a man in a golden retriever mascot head. She loses every semblance of control when she gets beat up in an alley and comes back with debilitating PTSD. She wakes up catatonic. With her acting career at risk, what measures can Delaney take to gain control of her life?
All of a sudden, the actor, her brand-new co-worker, Deuce Dane, appears into her life. He is courteous and kind to her with a hidden agenda. He's secretly a pervert who loves to be degraded and would do anything to get the blessing of kissing Delaney's black, leather boots. During his scenes on their new project, The Pain I Love, a romantic comedy about BDSM, his imagination runs wild. He begins wondering what it would be like to be under the control of someone else, particularly his new set mate.