I quite enjoyed Fifty Shades of Grey, in the way anyone enjoys trashy novels: secretly and shamefully, with the kind of guilty glee you feel when you eat a whole box of chocolates just because they were there. But its depiction of BDSM in a relationship is incredibly flawed. NSFW warning: Images of nudity and explicit cartoon sexual scenes. The novels’ sexy billionaire antihero, Christian Grey, has more of the hallmarks of an abusive partner than one who wants to engage in consensual dom/sub dynamics. Most importantly: There’s never any aftercare. Grey swans around his mansion calling his girlfriend/sex toy a dirty little slut and yelling at her; it’s never clear where the role-play ends and the respectful relationship begins. As a fantasy, it’s fine; as an instruction manual for bored housewives, it’s damaging. Advertisement Screenshot: Ana Valens Ana Valens’ Blood Pact gets it. Blood Pact, a fiercely queer illustrated porn game made in Twine, tells a short story about accidentally...
