I'm still not sure if Malcolm Blackwood, my tall, grumpy, and hot-as-hell teammate, actually likes me or not. But after a rocky start, we’ve reached an agreement; he’ll train me, teach me discipline, and help me keep ahead in study. And in return, I’ll do whatever he says, whenever he says it. A small part of me says I should be running for the hills, but my body wants everything he can dish out.
I'm excited at just the thought of bending to his will, being taken apart, and made to sweat.
So when he wakes me up at the crack of dawn, makes me drink healthy sludge, and takes me on a run, well, it’s not exactly what I was expecting.
His actions say he cares about me, but his words say the opposite.
I'm the star player on our football team. The golden boy of Langly College. I can have any girl I want. But I don’t want any girl, I want him. All of him. But he wants to keep an emotional distance.
Who will break first?
‘Trained by my Teammate' is the third part in the 'My Dark Jock' series, which ends with an eventual HEA. This short features explicit scenes of M/M BDSM between consenting adults, and is for Mature Readers only.
Hi! I'm Arden, a small scruffy person living in the UK. Most days I can be found at my laptop with a mug of hot chocolate (almond milk) and a bag of snacks (savory) writing absolutely filthy M/M smut (just the dirtiest).
I love writing dark and dangerous guys, fun banter, confused himbos, and mindblowingly raunchy kinks.
Actual rating ⭐⭐⭐.5 / 5 rounded down Spice rating EROTICA
I still hate Mal. I still really like North. The house Mal lives in is ridiculous. What in 50 shades is going on in this football team. A college age dude has no business being a Dom with a nasty temper.
I hope North really grows some serious balls and makes Mal grovel. I need the grovelling to be intense here. Because I normally can dig a good D/s dynamic but Mal just pisses me off with his uncalled for asshole ways.
Also, North keeps referring to himself as the "star football player" but what is he, a QB? It's weird he doesn't just say that, no?
Ahora que North y Malcom consolidaron su relación Dom-sub dentro y fuera de los estudios y el sexo, las cosas comienzan complicarse. Por un lado, North siente que hay algo mas entre ellos y quiere explorarlo, pero Malcom no quiere nada que "romántico" entre ellos. Sin embargo, parece que lo que se desarrolla entre ellos es mucho mas profundo de lo que Malcom quiere aceptar. Así que terminara su "relación" Dom-sub o lograran llegar a un acuerdo?
Comenzamos a ver un poco mas de relación entre nuestros protas, y también vemos chispas de la vida de Malcom y porque su negativa a tener una relación romántica. Espero que ahora venga la parte donde conocemos mas a los protas y sus razones por las que no quieren "querer" a nadie. Ya a mitad de la serie, quiero saber como van a terminar esta pareja, así que seguiré leyendo.
This whole novella/serial thing is KILLING me. I need more story!!! But I’m completely hooked and will be not-so-patiently waiting for the next installment!!
I can't believe I'll have to wait to read the rest of North and Malcolm's story. These are novellas, but in reality they're continuations of the same plot, progressing slowly. Mal is still an enigma at this point, and I loved watching him melt for North against his better judgment. There's so much depth despite the small page count, and that in itself is impressive. I'm hooked and totally invested. And the spice!!!! So excited to see what direction Arden Long takes with this series!
Addicted! Where is the next one!?! WTH. You can't get someone addicted like this and then cut off the supply 😭It's cruel. North had me giggling and kicking my feet, he's just too adorable. Malcolm had me laughing too with how annoyed he gets at the adorableness that is his Nolan. When is the next installment?
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Finally tension and drama , that means we’re going somewhere 🙌 and a talk like grownups?! Thank the lord because these two idiots were irritating TF out me.
The sex here was secondary and I liked that, made it more real, like it’s building up ☺️
We are getting anxious here! Our boys try to figure out their feelings while also trying a new and better “arrangement” that apparently will benefit the both of them😏
Questions are asked (and kinda not answered🥵), jealousy comes out to play😏🫠
And our baby sub is getting the dominating of his life😍
This one does actually end on a little cliffhanger (very hottt🥵), but there are some more of these stories in the making so we’ll get to see their whole truth soon🥰
Mal scares the shit out of me, but it’s kinda awesome. I didn’t expect the end of this and I’m so relieved. Reading Mal’s POV makes him less intimidating. Can’t wait for the next one!!
The story takes off again, and in this part, giant steps are taken in regards of the development of the relationship between North and Mal.
I love that they spend so much time together. Both adhere to the established norms in their relationship, and a lot happens in a short period.
This time, Mal takes the lead narration wise, and I find it crucial. Because he's a character who barely expresses what he feels out loud, so having access to his inner voice helps readers better understand his own dilemmas and struggles.
Although the romance is still not fully there and the relationship remains purely erotic and sexual, we are gradually moving towards that. North seems to be all in, and being as charismatic as he is, he doesn't hesitate to express it. What he doesn't understand yet is that Mal doesn’t seem to be emotionally available, probably due to traumas from his past, although we don't have details about it yet.
I feel conflicted about Paul entering the equation and the role he may or may not play in the future. I think he might be one of those characters meant to annoy and create drama, and I'm not looking forward to it, hahaha. But I'll wait and see.
I also love how the management of kisses has such an impact on Mal. Despite resisting having something serious and emotionally connecting with North, each kiss puts his armor at greater risk, and it's wonderful to see how he tries to resist the impossible.
Okay, okay, okay, listen. LISTEN. I'm pissing myself. I'm internally screaming. My heart is beating so fast, I feel like I might die! I WANT TO GIVE THIS TEN FUCKING STARS. This story is so addictive! It's literally everything that I love. It feels like it's written specifically for me. Enemies with benefits to lovers (? I hope so), rich boy/poor boy, an emotionally closed off character with — I assume — a tragic past, a full control BDSM. AND IT'S SO. FUCKING. HOT. I thought I would get some (hopefully hot) porn — and that's it. I didn't expect to be so invested in these characters! Yeah, the story has more sex than plot but I'm still painfully worried about these characters and their relationship! Malcolm talks like an asshole but the way he acts? He takes care about North so well, I'm dying! AND IT'S ALL CONSENSUAL!! DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING AT ALL. I'm praying there won't be any rapey behavior or cheating (this Paul guy scares the shit out of me)🙏 And I'm praying for continuation of the story🙏 Salivating like a dog while patiently waiting for a sequel 🥺🥺🥺
"We're going to play a little game; you run, as fast as you can, and if I catch you...”
When I love a series...I try to stretch them out....the struggle is real because I want more but I don't want them to be over! Long really knows how to hook you in. The pacing. The heat. The dark, broody complicated, intense and intriguing man and this sunny, golden retriever so eager for him. North and Malcom are so hot and complex! Can't wait for more but let me edge myself first lol....
"I love having this power over him. This strong young man in his prime, the golden boy, loved by all, completely at my mercy and loving every fucking second of it. "
Estoy enganchadisima a estos dos. Malcolm me genera muchísima curiosidad y saber que tiene una cicatriz en la espalda y que se niega a dar latigazos me da que pensar en su pasado traumatico y en las razones de que sea como es. Necesito seguir leyendo y que me lo cuente.
The fact that I can't come, or even get hard, is so fucking hot. He's using me for his pleasure, taunting me with my inability to release, and I get nothing in return. I'm just a hole for him to use and tease. A walking fuck toy. His finger slides against my sweet spot and I whine and rut against him.
Este me ha gustado más que los otros por la intervención de un ex de Mal y que se ve que Mal se preocupa por North, pero esta asustado de que sea algo más que sexo. Sus idas y venidas, sus pensamientos, que parezca tan seguro y cuando nos metemos en su POV se describa como un cervatillo asustado, me encanta.
Fuck he looks so good like this, his lean powerful body bare, on his knees for me, collared and obedient and all mine. How did I get this lucky?
Mira que son cortitos pero no les falta nada y a la vez siempre me dejan con ganas de más.
As I tuck myself away, he watches from his place between my knees; flushed, hair messed, eyes heavy, full lips parted, shirt open, chest heaving, and nipples pink and erect. He looks completely fucked out of his mind.
Y me encanta North. Me siento muy identificada con él y le entiendo perfectamente. Me gusta que vaya de frente y que pregunte, que aunque se deje manejar no se deje pisotear y exprese cuando algo le ha molestado. Se ve que le gusta Mal y es súper divertido y HOT ver cómo le obedece sin rechistar.
"The whole Dom Sub thing we've got going on, yeah. Great. Amazing. Ten out of ten, would recommend.” He gives a nervous laugh. “But, I mean what are we personally? like, are we going out? Am I your boyfriend?" He flicks the straw again and drops his eyes. "Because, like, I'm cool with that if we are."
También me encanta cómo están narrados. No hay una frase en sus pensamientos que sobre o que no me diga nada. No sé, me gusta el estilo. Y el tema del BDSM y sus sesiones me fascina. Definitivamente voy a seguir leyendo a Arden Long.
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CW - M/s, free use, hand necklace, primal play, restraints (cock cage, handcuffs, belt, ties), public play, biting, spanking, spitting, masochism, orgasm denial, collar and leash, cockwarming, toys, degradation, sensory deprivation (blindfold), financial Dom
Tropes - sports, erotica, grumpy x sunshine, obsessed, possessive, jealous
Representation - queer rep
I’ve been reading these shorts between books and they feel like a little treat tbh. Naturally hot af and I’m intrigued to see how their arrangement progresses.
Scale: ⭐️ - would've DNF'ed / continued out of spite ⭐️⭐️ - shit, but whatever ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - meh, could've been better ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - lit 👅 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - loved it, inject this shit into my veins 🤪
Please note this just my personal opinion, any and all hard work by the author and their team is always appreciated.
Well dayummmm! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🤯⭐️🤯⭐️🤯⭐️🤯⭐️🤯⭐️🤯⭐️🤯⭐️🤯⭐️🤯
BDSM is not for everyone, and let’s face it, it is not a easy troupe/ genre to write - that is not the case for this series of books…
A series of short books following the same “couple” yeah I said it Mal, COUPLE!
Yes this is hot and steamy and detailed and seductive BUT it is so much more than just that. It’s beautiful, heartfelt, intense and believe it or not …. thoughtful!
I have spent the last 24 hours devouring all 5 books and I cannot wait for the 6th… I want to see the end but I also don’t want the series too end at the same time 😂 Arden Long what have you done!?!?
Curiosity killed the cat. It was better than the last one, I liked that he treated North a little better with the way he acted but in the way he speaks he was a massive red flag walking. Mal needs therapy sessions at least once a day if not two times and some anger issues management because this man needs to calm down. One moments he was nice, buying him clothes and food and the next time he was mad, talking shit about the guy and said they're never going to be together (also he was so annoying in the scene with the EpiPen, like on one hand he cared but the way he saw that was wrong). North was a sad puppy in this one and I get the sub/dom dynamic they have but in some situations it was over the limit.
For this third installment, it really leaves me feeling mixed. I understand the basis of this story arc, which heavily advertises toxicity and sex, but there is just a lot of sex here—especially in unbelievable amounts at a time.
The internal battle, the angst, the awareness… All of those elements are easily set up to be tackled, but they really aren’t touched or showcased. We did get a little more emotion at the end of this one, but the concept of North being straight/questioning that? Nowhere to be seen. He even mentions being okay with a relationship, but where was that internal arc? Last we heard, he was straight, no questions asked.
I am still enjoying the series when comes to the sex and bdsm parts. They are hot together for sure. North getting it in the woods too hot. Need more of toy play in public. I wasn't into this whole side thing with Paul an ex sub wanting Mal back. That could gave been left out and would been better. I want North too keep breaking Mal's walls down until he finally can't deny he's falling for him. He's fighting it but want work.