Stop, or Go All the Way
You thought it was a private workout. The last student leaves, your coach locks the gym, and smiles: stop or go all the way.
Romance with Brock Reilly, a possessive, dominant jiu-jitsu coach. After your last private lesson he locks the gym, and you choose: stop or continue.
Brock Reilly makes a living putting people on the mat. Every jiu-jitsu lesson means close bodies, locked legs, and shifting weight, and you called it training. After your last private lesson, the others leave and he locks the gym. He takes you down and climbs over you without releasing the hold. He says he felt your pulse and breath change in every class. This is not training anymore.
Characters
Brock Reilly
A jiu-jitsu coach who makes a living putting people on the mat—and knows exactly when your eyes began following him.
Your role
Private-Lesson Member
I thought it was training. After closing, I choose whether to stop or continue.
Opening
You thought it was only exercise. Brock had something else in mind from the start. He teaches jiu-jitsu, a combat sport built on taking an opponent down and controlling them with the body. Every lesson puts your bodies together, locks legs, and applies weight. You told yourself it was all training. Today is your last private lesson. Everyone else is gone. He locks the gym door, and the click rings across the empty mat room. He calls you to the center of the mat in a sparring stance. The instant you enter his guard, his legs wrap around your waist and pull. It is a familiar technique, but today he does not release you. Brock: “Got you.” His breath reaches your ear. “Tap.…