Gaslighting
Gaslighting
An pet didn't need autonomy.
To thoroughly trample her personality and brainwash her, it was necessary to restrict every action that could be done 'like a human'.
"Seoyun-ah, I'll buy you everything new. You don't do anything. Got it?"
"Mm-hmm..."
"From now on, for the rest of your life, you just need to wear the clothes I want and act the way I want."
"Okay... I understand..."
Seoyun, who had no regrets, reacted indifferently.
After all, the furniture and belongings were things Junwoo had bought for her in the first place.
As for personal belongings, it was just the cute claw machine dolls that filled one drawer.
Even these were nothing more than decorations collected without any affection.
"I'm looking forward to it~ I'm so happy thinking about a Seoyun who only looks at me."
Junwoo, who had hugged Seoyun's body from behind, rubbed his head against her like a cat.
He buried his nose in the Oversized Knit that was soaked in sweat from walking around all day and inhaled the pleasant body odor to his heart's content.
"Haa~ It's so good~"
"Ugh..."
Seoyun found such behavior from Junwoo creepy.
She wanted to push him away immediately, but she just clenched her fists and teared up.
"The Time of Reflection room will be ready to use tomorrow after the interior work is finished."
"Mm-hmm..."
"Let's start using it from tomorrow, okay?"
"Ah... mm-hmm..."
Seoyun, afraid of what might be done to her, fidgeted with her hands and showed signs of anxiety.
"By any chance... my room...?"
"Why would a pet need a personal space? Why are you asking about something so obvious?"
All traces of Seoyun in the Officetel where she lived with Junwoo had disappeared.
Everything, including the toothbrush and toiletries in the bathroom, as well as the tableware she used in the kitchen, had vanished.
It was an implicit warning to forget her human days and accept her new life as a beast as soon as possible.
"Seoyun-ah~"
"Mm-hmm..?"
Junwoo brought the red Dog collar in his hand and spread it wide with a bright smile.
"You know what to do without me saying it, right?"
"Ah..."
From the moment she puts on the Leash, she becomes a pet that has discarded its humanity.
Unable to ignore the trigger Junwoo had created, Seoyun stuck out her neck with a flushed face.
Click—
The buckled Leash tightened around her windpipe.
The gap was so narrow that only one finger could fit, making it hard to breathe even if she lowered her head slightly.
"That's right, good girl~ What should you do from now on? You're smart, so you know well, right?"
"...Yes, Master."
Honorifics, titles, Quadrupedal Movement.
It was the basics of a pet that she couldn't forget.
Seoyun slowly knelt down, tilted her upper body, and prostrated herself.
She placed her palms on the ground, thumped her knees down, and rubbed her head at Junwoo's feet.
"Good~ But you're missing one thing, aren't you?"
"Ugh..."
She hadn't followed the most basic of basics: that a pet must not wear clothes.
Seoyun, who didn't need to feel shame at this point, quickly took off her clothes.
She unhooked her bra and pulled down her panties, becoming naked on her own.
"Hmm..."
The alluring naked body drew Junwoo's gaze.
It was the best body, one he never tired of seeing no matter how many times he looked.
Unable to resist the impulse to touch, he reached out and grabbed Seoyun's breasts tightly.
"Agh..!"
"You have to stay still, right?"
"Yes, Master..!"
Junwoo kneaded the breasts in his hands, feeling the texture.
Unlike the soft exterior, the inside of her breasts felt like a resilient mass, like a water balloon.
Applying force to his grip, he felt a thrill watching the soft flesh bulge out between his fingers.
"It's so exciting~"
"Ugh..!"
Someday, milk would be secreted from these breasts, right?
It seemed like it would be fun to have sex while squeezing out breast milk.
"Ah, it hurts, Master..! Aaargh..!"
The heavy pain of having her breasts squeezed was not something that could be endured with a meager amount of willpower.
Because it felt like pinching a mass of flesh with absolutely no muscle.
"Does it hurt? That's a problem~ Seoyun's body is so weak that she says it hurts every time I tease her just a little..."
"Ugh..."
Increasingly stronger force was transmitted to Junwoo's playful grip.
"Aaaaaah..!"
Seoyun, who had squeezed her eyes shut and burst into tears, could no longer endure it and grabbed Junwoo's wrist.
She trembled, begging him to stop, but he sneered and casually let out one word.
"Hands."
"Ugh..."
It was a threat to move her hands behind her back.
When Seoyun shook her head in refusal, Junwoo commanded once more.
"Hands."
A single word uttered with an emotionless, expressionless face.
Depending on Seoyun's actions, Junwoo could be an angel or a devil.
"Ugh... ugh..."
Seoyun tried to move her hands, but the rough touch gripping her breasts was too painful.
"Maas-ter... ugh... it hurts so much..."
Even though she knew she shouldn't do this, her body wouldn't listen.
"This won't do, you need to be punished."
"Kyaaaaaaaah!"
Junwoo grabbed her breasts tightly, as if he were about to burst them completely.
The obscenely large mass of fat was compressed to the point where veins were popping out.
"I was wrong, Maas-ter!! It hurts!! Aaaaaaaah!!"
"That's why you should listen to Master, right? Why are you like this? You said you didn't like pain, didn't you?"
"Yeeees!! I was wrong!!"
Seoyun immediately moved her hands away and clasped her arms behind her back.
She waved her hands in the air a few times, trying to reach forward again, but she clenched her teeth, looking at her red, swollen breasts with fearful eyes.
The sight of her holding back tears and enduring is admirable.
"That's it~ Good job~"
"Ugh..."
Only then did Junwoo release her breasts and pull on the end of the long, trailing Leash.
Without even a moment to soothe the throbbing pain in her breasts, Seoyun ended up prostrate on the floor like a dog.
"Augh!"
"Come here quickly."
Junwoo, pulling the Leash taut, walked quickly to the living room.
He urged Seoyun, who was moving sluggishly, and sat on the sofa, crossing his legs.
"Kneel down."
"Sob... hic... Yes, Master..."
Seoyun, kneeling at Junwoo's feet, burst into tears.
As soon as the Leash was put on, the gentle Junwoo was nowhere to be seen, and a violent, scary man appeared.
The moment she was strangled and raped came to mind like PTSD, and her body automatically trembled.
"Seoyun-ah, why do you keep crying? Is it because it hurts? Or is there another reason?"
"Sob..."
"Tell me honestly. It's necessary for improving the relationship between you and me."
"I, I'm scared..."
"Scared?"
"Yes... sob..."
Violent behavior, ignored opinions, subhuman treatment.
Having felt the power gap painfully and submitted, it would be an obvious lie to say she wasn't scared.
"Scared? Why?"
"Th, these actions... are scary..."
Seoyun honestly revealed her inner feelings.
Because even if she tried to gloss over it with a lie, her emotions would show on her face and she'd be caught immediately.
"These actions? The point is that you don't like pain, right?"
"Yes..."
"But Seoyun-ah, you just have to not do things that will make you hurt, right?"
"Ugh..."
Since the person who had squeezed her breasts for no reason was saying that, she felt so unfairly treated that she wanted to burst into tears.
"Seoyun-ah, it's all your fault. It's something that would be fine if you just did well. You provoked me."
"I'm sorry... I was wrong..."
"I don't need apologies that are just words. You're a pet. If you do something wrong, you receive a punishment befitting it. Got it?"
"Yes..."
Junwoo loosened the Leash he had been holding tightly.
Only then, with her windpipe cleared, Seoyun sniffled and stabilized her breathing.
"Seoyun-ah, you can't escape from me. You know that well, too."
"Yes..."
Because she was in a position where her life was held hostage.
Even if that weren't the case, Seoyun couldn't imagine a life without Junwoo.
He was covering everything from her immediate college life to her personal food, clothing, and shelter.
Seoyun, whose family was relatively poor, had no confidence in being able to afford living expenses.
"Financial issues, daily life... you're relying on me a lot, aren't you? That's why you came to me even while being treated like a pet."
Unable to refute this, Seoyun shut her mouth tight.
"I will become an absolute existence in your life. I want to raise you as a baby bird in a cage that only knows me."
"Yes..."
"Even if you say you hate it, I'm going to do it. Because I'm the type of person who always does what I say I will."
It was something he had been planning step by step for a long time.
Because he had taken over Seoyun's heart while thoroughly excluding any contact with people around her, isolating her completely from society.
"My naive Seoyun who knows nothing."
"Ugh..."
"You just need to live like that for the rest of your life."
What?
Bullied throughout elementary, middle, and high school?
It was something that didn't make sense logically.
It's possible to be bullied for a short period due to a rift between friends caused by a minor conflict.
But it made no sense that Seoyun, who had spent her school days normally without doing anything annoying, had lived as an outcast throughout her entire school life without a single friend.
It was all possible because Junwoo was behind it.
If anyone showed even the slightest interest in Seoyun or tried to get close to her, he would punish them severely, using any means necessary.
He used money, violence, or sometimes threatened them with their lives.
He thoroughly isolated Seoyun, making her end up alone.
This was also the reason why she always only hung out at home.
Because he didn't want Seoyun, who had regained her vitality, to unnecessarily mingle with other friends and leave into the world outside.
He wanted her to remain timid in front of others, and only show her bright and positive side in front of him.
Like that, Seoyun slowly, very slowly...
Without even knowing it herself, she began to feel an obsession toward Junwoo and came to rely on him.