I am loving this story, and while it is clear Vicki has baggage and Matt is just focusing on survival and getting his life back, I do hope these two come to some sort of understanding in appreciating each other, because it's clear that Vicki on some level feels bad about what she's doing to Matt, knowing deep down that he doesn't REALLY deserve it, and Matt through all of his understandable anger and humiliation at the torment he's endured from her, seems to be starting to understand that it doesn't come from nowhere and he's a convenient punching bag for Vicki right now.

I also would love to see an enemy to lovers scenario, maybe with Matt being imperiled by someone who doesn't have any concern at all for his safety and Vicki growing more protective of him, even with the rough games that she plays with him.

These last two chapters have been pretty interesting.

Vicky doesn't seem like a bad person, really, but she's just somebody who has been beaten down by life and views Matt as her chance to finally be the one on top. I think that's part of the source of her guilt as well; she knows what it's like to be on the receiving end of bullying and demeaning treatment. Obviously she can't relate exactly to what Matt is going through, but I think she understands how he feels sometimes.

Of course, that doesn't outweigh her desire to get "revenge" on the ones who treated her this way, which is she does a lot of what she does to Matty, I think. She wants to feel powerful and important and be someone that can't just be cast aside or dismissed for her looks or perceived lack of intelligence.

Seeing this internal struggle play out is great! Those moments where she feels guilty help ground her as a character. That last time, where she wanted to thank him when she realized his tutoring was actually helping her but decided that she had crossed the line and that he'd never forgive her, was a particularly powerful moment. On the one hand, that's some extreme guilt to feel like you've done something unforgivable,. But on the other, she actually uses that guilt to sort of give herself permission to do these things, as, after crossing the point of no return, what else is there to lose by keeping up the mean treatment?

I'm really intrigued to see how she handles things with Matt in the next chapter.

Also, that Vicky got that worked up over Matt telling her there was no shortcut to that mathematical method was pretty telling. I feel like her issues with that go deeper than she let on. Being dismissed as hot and dumb, I'm sure she's experienced plenty of one-night stands that she was led to believe were going to be part of longer relationships or maybe even date raped. In any case, being made to feel dumb (even when the other person isn't trying to make her feel that way) clearly represents a deeper trauma for her.

There was one cute moment in chapter six that I really enjoyed, That little stutter Vicky had when asking Matt if he was "c-comfy" in her bra was pretty cute. I think that's a sign that, beneath all of the sexual stuff and whatever troubled past she's carrying with her, there's a kind, modest girl in there somewhere. I hope we get to meet her at some point.

Oh, and that line about her father that she said in her sleep was pretty sad, too. At the very least, it sounds as though he put a lot of pressure on her, if not something darker.

Matt is an interesting character, but I find myself wanting to know more about him. I like the logical approach he's taking to escaping, how he still tries to stand up for himself, and his struggle between liking and empathizing with Vicky. So this isn't a complaint about his character being flat or uninspired. He's quite the opposite, actually.

I just want to know more about him as a person. Maybe I'm missing some details about him in the story so far, but I feel like I know Vicky a lot better than I know him. I can at least speculate about her past. Other than Matt being an engineering student who shrank, I know next to nothing about his past or what drives him. This is something I hope you consider working on in the chapters ahead (maybe it'll be easier to do that if/when he escapes?).

As for the smut itself, I'm loving the creative situations you think up and how they all make sense within the story's framework. Like putting him in her bra because the other options were either mean (someone please tell Vicky to feel the jar under mean; I'd say that's meaner than the shoebox option, actually) or left him able to escape or get spotted. It also lasted all day, which was fun. And the lollipop stuff? Fanfuckingtastic!

Again, I really enjoyed these last two chapters, and I feel like all of this tension with gentle, empathetic undertones could be setting up so many great things between these two down the line! I'm excited to see what comes next!

Excellent hope you continue. Seems she cares more than she lets on.

I like how it's going. hope you'll continue writing this one.