Gerald tells himself he understands his place. That he's used to his new constraints. He's accepted that he's meant to serve, to anticipate, to endure denial and desperation.
But the lies he tells himself begin to unravel, and his desperation gets the better of him. He believes he's getting away with breaking the rules, but he realizes too late that he's been led straight into a test he was never meant to pass.
Crossing the line comes with a cost.
Follow Gerald down his dark, depraved, and psychologically tormented path as he discovers a new depth of humiliation in not just being diminished, but choosing it. Wanting it. Begging for it.