I think I need to apologize for not uploading much. Sorry, that's just how I am. I think it's better than flooding you guys' inboxes though.

Anyway, I've been having some experiences of self discovery recently. I think this story is a product of them. Kinda.
This story was also inspired by  caudle's Audio Play "Swamp Life (https://www.furaffinity.net/view/21457811/ )
Anyway, here's the story.





One day, Riley the anthro rabbit was walking through the forest. He walked along, carefree and whistling to himself. Above him, a predator lurked above, watching. When it saw that its target wasn’t paying any attention to his surroundings, it moved ahead and waited for him to walk right into its little trap.

Suddenly, something grabbed Riley by his ankle, pulling him off his feet and up off the ground, leaving him dangling in the air. When Riley recovered from his disorientation, he looked at his foot to see the end of a snake tail wrapped around it. It quickly reached for his other leg and began to wrap him up.

Riley’s attempts to stop it were halted when it quickly reached his waist and bound his arms to his sides. It continued, unhindered by Riley’s struggles, to wrap up the helpless bunny to his neck. Riley was then pulled up into the tree and gently laid down on a branch. A snake head descended and met eyes with Riley.

It’s eyes soon began to spiral, and Riley, being familiar with this trait of snakes, tried to look away, only to have his head’s movement blocked by coils. He wanted to close his eyes, but the swirling colors kept him staring right at them.

As he gazed into the snake’s eyes, his heartbeat gradually slowed from its quick, terrified pace, and he was calmed down. The coils loosened to a gentle grip, as Riley could no longer muster the energy to struggle any more than with weak wiggles and soft grunts.

However, the eyes alone couldn’t rob him of his will. Not if he was resisting. And oh boy, was Riley resisting. Then, the snake began to speak. “Shh,” it said, gently placing the end of its tail over Riley’s mouth like a finger. “Be calm, little rabbit. Stop struggling.”

Riley tried to ignore the snake, but its voice overpowered his calm, quieted mind. He could do nothing but listen. “You don’t need to be afraid. If my intention was to eat you, I would have done it,” the snake said, clearly and slowly so his now tired captive could understand.

Riley struggled as hard as he could, but failed to make even a noticeable effort. It was strange; he wasn’t exhausted, he simply couldn’t muster any strength. He heard the snake’s words, and though he kept resisting, it had a point. But why else would it capture him?

“If I wanted to, I could eat you right now, and you would be helpless to stop me. No, I’m merely looking for some... company.” The snake paused, watching Riley accept its words, think about them. “Besides, my coils feel very nice, don’t they?” As the snake said this, the coils around Riley briefly gave him a gentle squeeze. They did feel nice, but it was dangerous. But... even if it was, Riley can’t do anything about it.

“I can see it in your eyes,” the snake said. “You understand now. Just give in. Gaze into my eyes, and fall asleep in my coils. You can either relax, accept the calmness and comfort I give you, or you can continue to pointlessly struggle. Either way, these could be your last moments, and you couldn’t prevent that. So either spend them futilely trying to undo the comfort I’ve given you... or, if you want to spend them in complete relaxation and comfort, then stop trying to close your eyes... and trust in me.”

The choice was obvious. Riley couldn’t get out of this on his own, and if he was going to die (which seemed increasingly unlikely, since the snake still hadn’t tried to eat him yet), he DID want to spend his last moments in comfort and bliss. His struggles ceased, his body gave into the calmness, and he allowed all his free will slip away without resistance as he handed himself over to the snake.

Riley’s eyes begin to mirror the spirals in his captor’s. Riley let the colors entrance his tired mind, and he smiled in amusement at them. The snake saw these things, and knew Riley had given in to its words. “Now listen carefully, my pet,” the snake began. “For as long as you stay here, you shall be my pet, and you will know me as your master.” It paused to allow the words to sink in.

“You want to stay here,” it said. Riley tried to reply ‘yes, master’, but as he opened his mouth, the snake once again shushed him with its tail. “That wasn’t a question.” It moved its tail away. “You want to stay in this forest, and you want to be my pet.”

Of course. That’s exactly what Riley wanted. He wants to stay and be this snake’s pet. “You want me to be your master. You want me to take care of you, and feed you.” Riley’s master began petting him on the head with its tail. “You want to sleep within the hug of my coils every night.” It emphasized this by giving Riley a gentle squeeze. “You want to wake up to the sight of your master’s eyes gazing into your own...”

Yes... yes, of course! It was all making sense now. Riley wanted to stay with his master, and his master would give him everything he wanted. Food, comfort, love, he would receive it all, and his master would ask nothing in return.

“You love your master, little pet.” It was silly how his master kept saying obvious things. Riley smiled at his master. The snake laughed at his smiling pet. “And I love you,” it said, giving Riley an affectionate lick on the cheek. Riley simply stared into his loving master’s beautiful, swirling eyes. He was in paradise.

Suddenly, both their stomachs growled in unison. The snake laughed. “Now you just stay here, my pet, while I get us some dinner.” That was what Riley loved about his master. It wanted nothing more than to give. Give food, give comfort, give love. His master was so kind, so selfless for taking him in as a pet. A now distant memory surfaced of when Riley was afraid of his master. That’s odd. How could he ever fear his master when the first thing the snake did was give him a hug?

The snake reluctantly uncoiled its pet, and Riley reluctantly allowed it to do so. The snake knew Riley wouldn’t run, and so left the tree to find that old vegetable patch it always got pet-food from. This pet seems to be more loving than most. It might be a long time before it allowed this one to leave, and even then, there’s no telling if its pet wouldn’t stay willingly after the hypnosis was gone. It was funny when that happened, and it had to hypnotize them into leaving. Or maybe it would let this one stay awhile. Who knows.

After the snake returned and the master and pet had their dinner, the snake gently coiled up its pet, singing a soft lullaby and gazing into his eyes all the while. By the time it had finished, Riley’s eyes were very tired, but remained open. He kept staring into his master’s eyes. They were beautiful, and even as the spirals stopped, he kept staring. He felt safe when he saw them, safe when he was wrapped in coils. The kindness he could see in those eyes was truly that of a pet’s master. HIS master. His kind, selfless, perfect master.

The snake sang the last words of its song as its tail finished wrapping the tired bunny up. He gently used his tail’s tip to push Riley’s eyelids down. “Sleep well, my pet,” it said as it gently kissed its pet’s forehead, and Riley fell asleep to dream happy dreams...





This story was specifically inspired by the line in "Swamp Life" "Because Bryce is here, and Bryce is gonna take care of all your needs." I really liked that line.

I'm super proud of this story. My goal is to write stuff that I enjoy reading, so this is a definite success. But did you guys notice anything that could have been better? Please tell me in the comments. If you really liked this, then I'd appreciate it if you told me what about it you liked. Thanks in advance, and goodbye.