Unchained

I’ve mentioned on twitter that the lock to my collar ended up triggering a previously unsuspected nickel allergy. It took me about a week to figure out what was going on, and start looking for solutions.

The first thing we tried was coating the back with nail polish. The cheap stuff I bought didn’t work, but Tavi had some better quality stuff that seems to have helped a bit.

Even then, I’ve been wrapping the lock up in a paper towel before bed, which looks a little silly but prevents me from waking up with a bright red and itchy neck. I also take care to wear it outside of my shirt whenever I can to minimize skin contact.

None of that’s a permanent solution. We’ve looked around for locks and it doesn’t seem like there are any attractive nickel free options short of going pure silver.

So, after a lovely afternoon drinking at one of Tavi’s friends house, we got back to her place and decided to take out the lock and weave the collar closed. Although this turned out to be a bit more complicated project than we had time for, so I had to leave it there. *Sad Face*

I haven’t had it for that long, but still it’s absence is as conspicuous as it’s presence has been. I don’t wear jewelry, so my collar have been a constant reminder of Tavi since she put it on me. I wanted to sleep in my play collar last night, but last time I did that This was the result:

And I didn’t notice till someone pointed it out late that afternoon.