A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Better Living Through Bloodletting


The woman on the left writes in:

My victim and I have always had an intense connection. There is an animal nature to our blood play. Even those who do not like bloodsports love to watch us. Little did I know the very blood-squeamish man I just met who found this scene intensely erotic and so took the pictures for me (very well I might add) would later become the love of my life.

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Comments

32 responses to “Better Living Through Bloodletting”

  1. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    Oh thank god, i thought it was a baby for a second.

  2. Jamie Avatar

    Haha, i thought it was a baby too!

  3. PhilipBarbosa Avatar

    nope just a motorboat!

  4. Vern Avatar

    I like it. Is BME/modblog still banned on digg?

  5. gretchencore Avatar

    i thought it was a potato. srsly.

  6. gretchencore Avatar

    i was wondering what a potato had to do with ANYTHING lol

  7. bob Avatar
    bob

    i wish there were more pics of him n her

  8. Squig Avatar

    definitely first instinct was a baby feeding..gladly i was well wrong 😀

  9. allie Avatar
    allie

    i thought it was a football at first glance…=/

  10. sublimerotica Avatar

    I think the story is sweet.

  11. luckie_dragon Avatar
    luckie_dragon

    Aww this is so sweet. I envy her, how I wish I could just find a good trusting man to indulge in a blood play fantasy, let alone the love of my life.

  12. Gilmo Avatar
    Gilmo

    I thought it was a breast o_O
    … That would’ve been weird.

    Nevertheless …

    Beautiful picture, stunning.

  13. emma Avatar
    emma

    heh. i thought she was holding a coconut.

  14. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    Like Tom, I thought it was a baby’s head. I was speechless for a moment, before I noticed the scale ration of head to breasts.

  15. winch Avatar
    winch

    i also thought it was a coconut haha

  16. Somanachronistic Avatar
    Somanachronistic

    I don’t know whether to say ‘ouch’ or ‘lucky’…. so I have typed both!

    I too thought it was a baby… then rational thinking kicked in and said it was a lady and her coco….I mean, a person!

  17. MissCeci Avatar
    MissCeci

    hahah! i’m glad i wasn’t the only one who had a double take, i too thought it was a coconut.. and for a fair few seconds.

  18. valy Avatar

    oh…now i want to see more of them x| and their story seems so lovely…

  19. lornen Avatar
    lornen

    was I the only person to think It just looked like a dude’s head?

  20. jazzybean Avatar

    nope, definite coconut at first glance.

  21. Knok Avatar
    Knok

    I too thought it was a coconut.

  22. smurf Avatar
    smurf

    I thought it was a cantelope….

  23. Dani Avatar
    Dani

    I like the whole needle play thing, but something about the top of my skull seems very very painful! Kudos for doing it though.

  24. esmeray Avatar

    #19–I just thought it looked like a guys head too..

  25. lornen Avatar
    lornen

    Never seen a coconut with ears and a hair line =P

  26. Raziela Avatar
    Raziela

    I thought it was something along the lines of ‘getting blood from a stone.’
    (I seriously thought it was a rock & was like ‘how the….?’)
    Sweet story.

  27. Xenobiologista Avatar

    Aw, that’s sweet.

  28. DSFARGEG Avatar
    DSFARGEG

    OMG IS HE GONNA BE OK

  29. Killaya Avatar
    Killaya

    First I thought it was a potato, then I thought it was a baby.

    Then I actually read it and thought it was pretty neat. 🙂

  30. Hanspan Avatar
    Hanspan

    Canteloupe.
    But those look like lovely soft boobies to rest your head between.

  31. emma Avatar
    emma

    srsly, haven’t you ever seen a coconut with ears? wasn’t there one in that tom hanks movie where he ends up looking like a yeti? Oh, that was a soccor ball. My mistake.

  32. blah Avatar
    blah

    I saw it and thought “WTF, why has someone play-pierced a potato?!”

    Hahaha.

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