The Sole Reason

“Why are you squirming?” Shining Armor asked in a low, hushed tone as he whispered into Spike’s ear. Spike felt his body tremble ever so slightly at the warm breath that rushed down his neck. “It’s not like you’re going anywhere.”

Spike knew that this was a fact. He was indeed trapped beyond any reasonable measure. Trapped in Shining Armor’s magical bindings that currently kept his wrists above his head and his ankles trapped together. He would have said something, or turned his head to hide his blush, had it not been for the blindfold covering his eyes or the piece of fabric over his mouth that muffled his whines. He felt Shining Armor’s hoof gently touch his chest and circle in small, delicate strokes. It made his body tremble again. He wasn’t going anywhere.

“Come on now,” Shining Armor said with a hint of a chuckle. “You haven’t even met your little friend yet…”

Just as Shining said it Spike felt the faintest touch of something soft graze the underside of his bound, pudgy toes. A faint whine came out of his gagged lips and on instinct he tried to scrunch his feet. Shining had already bound his toes back, so this was impossible. All he could feel was the tiny, deadly tool of the paintbrush roll along the underside of his toes. Shining’s lips pressed gently to his neck just as giggles vibrated Spike’s throat. Though the gag did not allow him to laugh he did indeed hear the muffled cries escape from himself. Shining wrapped a hoof around his upper body to embrace him in a tight hug but still the tool used to tickle his exposed toes did not slow.

“Mhmhmhm…” Spike whimpered under his gag. His body squirmed the best it could, which was not very much. He felt one kiss on his cheek and then another on his neck. The first made him blush while the second made him tremble. The paintbrush now ran down his toes to the arche of his left foot where it began to circle in slow, taunting strokes. This made Spike’s giggling grow louder as his wrists and ankles instinctually pulled at the magical bindings he knew deep down he could not break.

“That’s a sweet spot, isn’t it Spike?” Shining Armor asked in the same tone he knew would make Spike’s body tremble in delight. The sort of tone that was dangerous and alluring all at once. It was dripping with lust as his hoof touched Spike’s belly and trailed down only to stop just an inch above the hard cock Spike knew he was showing off. “You like it when you get tickled there, huh?”

Just as he said it Spike felt a second sensation. Another tool, not a paintbrush but something rougher and more course touched his other foot in the same position. Very lightly and very slowly it began to run up and down his arch. His body squirmed more, and his laughter grew louder.

“MHMHMHMHMMMM!” Spike cried out the best he could through his gag. Shining responded with a light kiss to the nape of Spike’s neck and then gave a gentle, tiny lick. The sensation was nothing in comparison to the tickling on his feet, but still it made his body react.

“Good boy,” Shining said in a low tone. “C’mon. Don’t be shy. You know how much I love it when you laugh from me playing with your big, ticklish feet.”

Spike gasped, or at the very least let out a sound as close as he could still being gagged, just as he felt movement on the bed and something soft press to the tips of his toes. He recognized the feeling all too well, and knowing what it was made him blush. Shining was kissing his toes one by one as the paintbrush and other tool tickled his feet. He whined and whimpered and felt his cock grow harder and harder.

“MMM!” Spike whined.

At that noise the tickling stopped, and as did the kissing. Spike felt the fabric around his mouth vanish, and he began to heavily breathe.

“You okay, Spike?” Shining Armor asked. He touched Spike’s blindfold and pulled it up so one of his large emerald green eyes was revealed. He saw Shining sitting above him with a small smile but eyes that said he was worried.

“Y-Yeah,” Spike said. His face felt hot. Very, very hot. “Just didn’t expect you to… k-kiss them is all.”

Slowly the magic around his ankles and wrists went away and Spike was able to lower his arms. He drew his knees up and put his hands over his belly and interlocked his fingers. He felt Shining’s hoof touch his cheek as he glanced up again and saw Shining begin to chuckle.

“I can’t help it,” Shining said. “You’re just really cute when your feet are played with.”

Spike still wasn’t used to Shining Armor saying such things, so he couldn’t think of a way to respond and simply looked away. He felt Shining kiss his warm cheek. Spike put one of his feet over the other and wiggled his toes as he squirmed in place. If it weren’t for the face that his legs were firmly shut his hard cock would still be visible.

Spike sat up and pulled the blindfold from his eyes entirely. He felt Shining wrap a foreleg around his belly and hook him into a hug. A muzzle pressed to his neck and took in a long breath. Spike giggled and squirmed with a mixture of delight and embarrassment. Shining had grown increasingly cuddly and just generally sweet in the week he and Spike had been experimenting with all interests that pertained to their newly discovered shared kinks.

“Mmm, you’re so cute when I tickle you,” Shining whispered. “Was the blindfold okay? How about the gag.”

“They were fine,” Spike said with a giggle. “Kinda… e-exciting, actually. Not being able to beg or see what you were gonna do.”

“I’m glad,” Shining said. “Anything else you wanna do tonight?”

“I-I dunno,” Spike said. “What do you wanna do?”

Shining was quiet for a moment. He ran his hoof up and down Spike’s belly in a way that felt both comforting and intimate. Spike was glad Shining couldn’t see his face because he wasn’t sure if he could meet the stallion’s eyes without embarrassment.

“Anything you want is fine by me, Spike,” Shining chuckled.

“Yeah, it’s just…” Spike trailed off. He didn’t know how to word his thoughts so he squirmed in place as he tried to place them. It had been bothering him for a while now, the fact that whatever they seemed to do always involved what he wanted and never what Shining desired. Though it was clear Shining enjoyed what they were doing he was never one to offer up suggestions. It was annoyingly considerate.

“You’re leaving in a few days and all,” Spike mumbled. It was a thought he did not like to think about. It wasn’t as if he had any sort of feelings of romantic love for Shining. What they were doing was emotional, yes, but also experimental and forcing Spike to be vulnerable. In many ways it went beyond what Spike thought he knew about romance. It was blind trust put into a pony he knew would never make him feel wrong for what he had enjoyed so much. He touched both hands to Shining’s hoof still resting around his belly and squeezed gently.

“Don’t think about that,” Shining said with a reassuring squeeze. Spike let out a sigh, because it was clear Shining was missing the point. “C’mon, you can’t be so horny you can’t stand not to see me for a month or two.”

It was a joke, but it still made Spike’s chest feel funny.

“C-C’mon,” Spike whined as he squirmed out of Shining’s hug. “Don’t tease me like that.”

“Though I am gonna miss playing with your feet,” Shining continued to whisper in that teasing tone that made Spike’s body tremble. His hoof went down to Spike’s ankle and dared to touch the soft sole of his foot. He kissed Spike’s neck and Spike had to resist digging his claws into Shining’s foreleg. “You really are totally adorable when you get all horny about them.”

“You’re a jerk sometimes,” Spike said.

“Maybe,” Shining said.

“I’m serious, though,” Spike said. “I wanna know what you wanna do. It’s kinda weird if I’m always the one suggesting things like tickling me or… t-tying me up.”

“Do I need to prove to you that I like doing what you ask?” Shining asked. “Do you have any idea what I’m laying on right now? I’ll give you a hint. It’s nine inches and hard as one of your gemstones.”

“T-Thanks for the visual,” Spike mumbled. “But that’s not the point, Shining. I just… wanna do something for you since you’ve been so cool about all of this.”

Shining Armor was quiet for a few moments. He rubbed his hoof again on Spike’s belly, and after a good minute of silence turned Spike around slowly so he could rest his muzzle against Spike’s chest. Spike lay on his back, and soon Shining was embracing him in a hug and cuddling him as though his belly and chest were a pillow.

“I guess there are a few things I have in mind we haven’t tried yet,” Shining said slowly. He traced a hoof around Spike’s thigh. Spike squirmed and looked down, but from this angle could no longer see Shining Armor’s eyes. “I just don’t wanna freak you out, Spike. I know you’re still new to all this messing around stuff. Me and Cadance have tried stuff that I think would make you lose it if you were part of it.”

“L-Like what?” Spike asked with only a hint of hesitation in his tone. He was curious, but for some reason Shining’s assurance that it would make him uncomfortable made him almost afraid to know.

“Collars,” Shining said as he lifted his head and stared into Spike’s eyes. “Sometimes degrading stuff or spanking or bondage things… just a lot like that. I mean, it’s not like I’ve ever messed with somepony’s feet before you. You’re the only guy I know who has feet.”

Shining chuckled and Spike couldn’t help but smile.

“I’m not saying I’m totally crazy to bound you up and spit in your mouth or anything,” Shining went on. “I just don’t wanna pressure you to do something you’re uncomfortable with. I don’t want things to be weird between us again. I’m lucky just doing the things we’ve been doing hasn’t made us get weird.”

“You don’t think I can take whatever you think about doing with me?” Spike asked.

“No, it’s not that,” Shining said. He smiled but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Cadance always tells me I worry too much whenever we try new stuff. I guess I do that with you too, huh? She likes to make ponies happy, and it rubbed off on me a lot. I probably wouldn’t have had the courage to ask you to do stuff like this if I didn’t learn so much from her about being open and accepting what I like.”

“You made me not feel weird about what I like for the first time,” Spike mumbled. He sat up by propping his elbows behind him and stared down into Shining’s eyes. “I still feel a little weird but when you get all… into it I feel normal.”

“You are normal, Spike,” Shining said.

“I know, I know,” Spike said with a shake of his head. “You know what I mean, though. I wanna try other stuff, though. Stuff that I can’t think of and that you want to try. There’s gotta be something, right?”

“Hmm,” Shining Armor made a noise as if he were thinking. “I guess there are a few things. We could try them if you really want, but…”

Shining’s hoof went down Spike’s leg until it was touching the sole of his foot. Spike clenched his toes on instinct but then slowly unbound them as Shining’s hoof went up to his toes. He squeezed gently.

“Not tonight, okay? I wanna think over how I’d do that stuff. Think how to make sure I don’t spook you.”

“You aren’t gonna spook me!” Spike whined, but then blushed when he realized how he sounded.

Shining Armor grinned. He moved his head forward until Spike could feel the breath from his nose on his lips. He gave Spike a quick peck of a kiss and made the purple dragon giggle.

“Tomorrow night,” Shining said. “I’m gonna rock your world, Spike.”

The two of them burst into giggles at that and began to kiss again. It was a fun, playful kiss that resulted in Shining grasping Spike in a hug and rolling over until the dragon was laying on his chest. Spike pushed up off of Shining with his claws and stared down, still fighting the urge to giggle.

“Now for tonight,” Shining said. “Let’s bring out your favorite tool… the toothbrush.”

With that; Spike felt the magical binding on his ankles once more.