Positions/Plate XV
Heel
Also called: At my feet, Kneeling heel, at heel
Kneeling right next to the other person, on their left, head lowered: staying in your place, within reach.
How to take it
Kneel on a cushion just behind the other person’s left leg, or beside their armchair if they are seated. Sit on your heels, knees together, back straight, hands flat on your thighs. Lower your head, eyes on the floor near their foot, and wait for the next instruction.
What it says
The word comes from dog training: some people hear it as animal role play (see Glossary), others as simply an assigned place. This needs settling beforehand, because depending on the person the command sounds tender, neutral or humiliating, and humiliation is negotiated like everything else. The left side comes from Gorean lists and from dog training; nothing obliges you to keep it.
Variants
- Sitting on the floor on a cushion, legs folded to the side, head or shoulder against their leg: the tender version, well suited to aftercare (see Glossary).
- Standing, one step behind the other person and to their left, to accompany them as they walk.
- On a pouffe or a low stool beside the armchair, when your knees won’t cooperate.
The call“Heel”, or more gently “come here”.