SSC 2004: Temperamental Tasha, by pandoras

Comments/Intro.--
I have been lurking here for years...But only recently have I both
started writing and begun posting on another board...
Anyway,
Tasha Schwikert is a U.S. gymnast, a member of the Olympic team in
2000, and has recently been named an alternate for the fast approaching
Games in Athens...
She has a bit of a (overblown by the media granted) reputation for
being "difficult" and has admitted her relationship with long-time
coach Cassie Rice is of the "love/hate" sort...


"Temperamental Tasha"
by: 'pandoras_box'

Category: First/Last
Words: 295


Tasha sauntered in the door about a quarter after 9.
It was a sunny Saturday morning in Las Vegas, where her teammates were
45 minutes into their morning workout.

The Olympian and 2-time national champ casually shrugged off the little
shorts and tank top she wore over the blindingly bright green leo and
sat on a mat to begin stretching.

On the other side of gym, coach Cassie didn't turn around or otherwise
respond when a few of the girls told her Tasha had arrived.

Not in any rush, Tasha eventually headed over to the beams and began
warming up her routine, while chatting with a teammate.

Cassie's first words to Tasha came an hour or so later, as she watched
her prized brat goofing off as the team went through the fast-paced
tumbling drills.

"GET OUT!" she barked.

The perfect picture of wide-eyed innocence, "What did *I* do?" Tasha
cried.

*God help me, if she stamps her foot, I cannot be held responsible for
my actions*, Cassie thought.

Eyes flashing, Cassie repeated, "OUT."

With a dramatic role of her eyes, a pouty "Fine," and a
not-so-under-her-breath, "screw you," she stomped to the locker room.

The assistant coach had to physically hold Cassie back when Tasha
slammed the door closed behind her.

She came back out 20 minutes later, dressed and with full make-up, as
practice was winding down.

Pretending just-find-and-dandy, she was caught completely off-guard
when a steely eyed Cassie came to be blocking her path to the front
door, with a fierce grip on her arm.

At a loss for words for a rare moment, Tasha found herself dragged to
the office and left locked in before she even whined a single syllable.
A rather peeved looking Cassie said only, "I'll be back..."

Angie email

I thought this was a good start to this story, and I definitely have a thing for stories about coaches/teachers/etc spanking athletes/dancers/singers and the like. I was sort of squicked by the idea of using real people, but I know it's done often and for many people that's very powerful. I felt that the motivation for spanking Tasha was missing -- I realize she came in to practice late, and was goofing off, but without really seeing a build-up there it didn't ring true to me. Granted, in 500 words it's quite difficult to see the kind of character arc I was looking for, so I think this story could have worked a lot better not as a short story, but a longer, more developed story.

Polara email

Aw, heck, you only told half the story. The last line is very appropriate, though. The Tasha character's bratting is well-described and gives me a lot of sympathy for her coach.

I'm afraid the identity issue distracted me from your fine writing: I personally do not like the idea of associating the names of public figures with fictional characters in kinky stories. I keep wondering how Tasha would feel if she came across this on the net.