Taboo: Ties and Sins
The playroom in the basement of Hellen's house was small, almost intimate—walls of exposed brick painted dark gray, polished concrete floor covered by a thick black rug, a dark wooden St. Andrew's cross fixed to the wall opposite the door. In the center, a padded spanking bench in red leather, chains hanging from the ceiling with discreet hooks, a low table with accessories arranged neatly: plugs, lubricants, thin whips, the familiar black leather strap-on. Two floor lamps with amber light created long, warm shadows, almost comforting.