Curious about this for awhile...

[saucyirishlass.livejournal.com]

It's been said in many places by different people that LKH's portrayal of the BDSM lifestyle is off. I know a bit more than just the basics - ah, the joys of reading - and can sort of inherently pick up that something isn't right with her depiction, but I can't really articulate it. I was just curious to hear from those who participate in the lifestyle, what they personally find offensive, frustrating, or just headdesk-worthy about LKH's portrayal. Perhaps they can help make it clearer to me why it feels amiss.

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[arclights.livejournal.com]

Whatever happened to the rest of the pard, anyway? Cherry? Zane?

...I kind of liked them. =/

[dwg.livejournal.com]

I have the theory that Gabriel is totally not dead and was off earning a living somewhere and didn't know about Anita's taking over the pard until he was told about Raina being dead. So now he's back and plotting revenge on our heroine, and the rest of the pard is just, "OMFG YAYE! A REAL LEOPARD!" and have now crashed at his place and are enjoying porny games and such.

It's only a matter of time before he turns up, yoinks back Nathaniel and pwns Micah's ass, then makes them both watch as he hotly kills Anita.

[arclights.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a fantastic theory, and definitely far less mind-breaking and well-planned than the truth, whatever it is. ^_~