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I'll be honest, my writing this particular example is not from first hand experience. Of course, I have some submissive fantasies (and dom ones too), but a lot of what I did when writing the example is continuously force myself to write "action-reaction". And those actions/reactions I always ask myself, how does this characterize this character? Like you see in my example, I knew that how the main character responded to being pinned would set the tone and show us how he felt in that situation towards being a sub. So I had to brainstorm and think about how I wanted to develop the response. Surprise was a good first emotion. It's consistent with the scene, since Chloe's never been this dominant before, and surprise is a motion without real negative connotation (as opposed to sadness, anger).
Here's an interesting thought experiment. Imagine if as the first emotional response, I'd used happiness instead. Where our main character took glee in being pinned and forced upon. That wouldn't be out of character for a sub. But it's also a very different first reaction to have. And the introspection would be very different.
You can get better at this by practicing on other works. When watching a show, make note of the word choice, the way it's spoken, the body language. Think about why you feel the way towards a character after an action. And then think about why that is. Then, as an exercise, try to recreate that scene in words. Or, just go on Fictionmania, or any fanfiction website and read a story. And really think about all the mistakes or oddities you're seeing. Especially on fanfiction, read one with characters you are already familiar with, and you'll notice all the mistakes writers have made. Times when the character should be upset, but isn't. Times when characters don't act their age or fail to respond when they should.
Anyway, I'd love to share anecdotes if you have scenarios/questions, but I also think that a lot of this comes from writing exercises and literary critique. A few summers ago, I took a lot of writing challenges and REALLY got out of comfort zone to write all sorts of stories and characters. That and I had a great English Lit teacher that tore a lot of my essays to shreds and gave me perspective on analyzing stories and characters. So if you'd like some help developing that skillset, I'd also be happy to go over those exercises. Since you've not used this forum before, you'll need 5 posts before you can private message, just as a heads up.
You may want to consider a "light novel" or "short story" format. Write out your text, and the end of each part, have the accompanying picture. Then post the entire thing as a pdf.
Are you restricted to a certain image height? I don't personally think it'd be a problem if your images got taller, if it meant that you could use bigger font and format the text. Unless there's some posting limitation on deviant art I'm unfamiliar with?
Honestly, I totally respect you setting a limit and working within those confines. It's a good exercise. And totally understand that you're limited by available material.
