What would you sacrifice to be seen, to be shaped — to be owned? 

In this episode, we open Ceremony of Obedience: Property of Graves by Polly Bane, a haunting tale of psychological domination, ritualized submission, and the surrender of identity in the name of control. 

Emily is a scholar, a skeptic, and a woman who believes discipline belongs only in books — until she steps into the care of Dr. Graves, the enigmatic director of a private institution where obedience is studied, worshipped, and perfected. His rules are absolute. His silence is punishment enough. And every ceremony he designs draws Emily further from who she was, and closer to who she’s meant to become. 

💉 The First Lesson — She learns that defiance carries consequences — not anger, but order.
📜 The Oath — A ritual of silence, pacifier between her lips, her words surrendered to the man who listens only to obedience.
🩸 The Correction — Chains, canes, and calculated denial, where pleasure is withheld until humility blooms.
🔗 The Marking — The final act, where she is branded with the letter G, sealed as his property — the closing of her old life, and the birth of “Baby.” 

Every ceremony is performed before witnesses. Every humiliation is an offering. Graves teaches Emily that ownership can be sacred — that in surrender lies freedom, and in silence lies truth. 

This is not a love story in the traditional sense. It’s an exploration of power and devotion, of how identity dissolves when faced with the pure force of dominance. The language of control becomes the language of belonging. 

In this episode, we explore:
 🖤 The psychology of ritual and why repetition deepens submission
 💬 How humiliation can transform into intimacy through consent and trust
 🕯️ The symbolism behind names, markings, and ownership in dark romance
 👁️ Why Dr. Graves remains one of Polly Bane’s most mysterious and commanding figures 

Ceremony of Obedience: Property of Graves is an experience, not just a story — an invitation to witness the beauty and terror of surrender when taken to its final form. 

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