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Satan by Gustave Doré

Stolen and reposted by some talentless fucktard with no credits.

With @chris-devour

Mark of the Vampire (1935)

But sub drop is the part nobody talks about enough. Right after a scene she feels incredible. The adrenaline, the oxytocin, the dopamine are all still flooding through her system. That part is beautiful. The problem comes later when those chemicals drop. It doesn’t happen every time, but when it does it’s worth understanding why. When those chemicals drop her brain can start replaying the words and the scene, and the more hardcore it was the heavier that replay can hit. Without the chemicals holding the context together, her brain starts receiving those words as literal truth. Not as a scene. Not as something she chose. Just as truth. The same words that felt like freedom start to feel like confirmation of something dark. That’s where the worthlessness sneaks in and when it hits, it hits hard. That’s exactly why aftercare isn’t just sweet, it’s neurologically necessary. It’s the intentional act of building her back up after breaking her down so her brain can actually close the loop. Without it the experience stays open, unresolved and what was meant to heal can quietly do the opposite.

Source: Lainey Molnar