femsubdenial:

(Thanks to prettynaughtythings for writing this and giving me permission to post it.)

Some friendly advice to my friends (especially in the Midwest) who have a hard time with using the word “no” when asked to play:

The following assumes you are not in a power exchange or protocol situation in…

So much good stuff here. As a scene noob with a bad grasp of saying ‘no’, I strongly recommend.