Ritual 01 · The Hollowing
Literary femdom erotica. Psychological, explicit, and sincere.
Or buy The Complete First VolumeExplicit adult fiction · Consenting adult characters · Readers 18+
The Hollowing
A dark literary serial about ownership, trust, ritual, identity, desire, and consensual power.
The Hollowing follows Christian into the orbit of Mistress Athena Voss, the Grove, and a protocol built around desire, discipline, and chosen surrender.
Explicit without becoming disposable, the series treats femdom as character, architecture, and consequence—not a decorative trope.
The story continues on Patreon
Parts Six and Seven are published only on Patreon. Part Eight is forthcoming. The Grove membership opens the complete central serial currently available in official reading order, every story-essential interlude, and each new installment as it arrives.
Higher tiers open more doors. They never remove pages from the main story.
Patreon membership
Choose the depth you want. Every tier supports the ongoing work; the $5 Grove tier always contains the complete central narrative.
First threshold
The complete reading tier for The Hollowing. Begin here and miss nothing essential.
Deeper access
Everything in The Grove, plus the rooms behind the main story.
Restricted archive
Everything in The Inner Circle, with the archive in its fullest form.
The complete first volume
Parts One through Four, collected as the opening movement of The Hollowing. Available in ebook wherever you buy books.
Reading order
Read the story in this order. The Weekend Collar is a required interlude between Parts Four and Five—not an optional detour.
Part One · Begin here
Christian crosses the first threshold.
Part Two
The architecture of surrender begins to take shape.
Part Three
Athena does not arrive alone.
Part Four
Instruction becomes visible, deliberate, and shared.
Required interlude · Read next
The essential bridge between Parts Four and Five.
Part Five
Christian comes to the Grove. This is no longer training.
Part Six · Patreon exclusive
Published only inside The Grove on Patreon.
Part Seven · Patreon exclusive
Available only inside The Grove on Patreon.
Part Eight · Forthcoming
Not yet published. Follow Patreon for release news.
Reader voices
“Your writing style is genuinely original for this genre.”
— Baddack, AO3
“Incredible writing. I wish I was Christian.”
— Reader, FET Library
About the author
Dark fiction written with the patience of a ritual and the pressure of a held breath.
Rene Roissy writes literary femdom erotica and psychologically intense adult fiction. His work is explicit, sincere, and preoccupied with power, consent, identity, and transformation.
A lifelong musician and songwriter, he brings rhythm, atmosphere, and a Southern Gothic undertow to stories designed to linger long after the final page.
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