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Impact play, the act of consensually spanking, striking, or hitting a partner, is one of our top kinks. In our hierarchy of kinks, it comes right after the need for power exchange. So yeah,...
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Impact play, the act of consensually spanking, striking, or hitting a partner, is one of our top kinks. In our hierarchy of kinks, it comes right after the need for power exchange. So yeah,...
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