Yay, I'm so glad you liked it! I hear you on the crazy lie thing - hope things calm down for you soon. :)

And, hee, I saw on your journal after I started writing that you were re-reading Kushiel, which made me a lot more comfortable with the kink aspect of this - but I had honestly completely forgotten the rope bits in there. I suppose I got this from it subconsciously. Heee.