Hmm, so about the blase/experienced-sounding, for instance:
Now the couch has a rope harness, a web of loops and knots just waiting for someone to be tied into the middle. Or cuffed. Or chained. They have options, and most of a weekend to explore them.
"You're amazing." Noct can't keep a grin off his face as he joins Prompto by the couch; Prompto's blushing a little from the praise, and it's too damn cute. A Dom with a praise kink. Not what you'd expect, maybe, but it works. "So, where do you want me?"
"I want you naked, first of all." Noct's quick to oblige, stripping down without a thought for modesty or putting on a show.
When faced with this 'web of loops and knots', instead of feeling nervous, or a little overwhelmed, or worried if it's going to work, or even over-excited and perhaps clumsy with it, Noct seems to simply be pleased, smiling and stripping easily and smoothly and moving on with the scene. This reaction suggests a character that has seen at least similar sorts of extensive setups before, or has enough confidence in their own bodies and partners that things will be fine, which feels at odds with how I'd think of them as teenagers and probably also people who've never been to a dungeon in person before.
Or, another example: Prompto's voice pitches up to something that's trying very hard not to be a sob. He has to be crashing hard, dragged right out of his Dom headspace into whatever the hell this is. And that happens, sometimes, and it's fine—but it turns out fine because Noct can help him through it, calm him down.
This implies that Prompto has crashed multiple times before, and Noct has multiple times clearly identified that it's due to being dragged out of Dom headspace (as opposed to many other reasons that someone less experienced might consider if their partner freaks out in the middle of a scene while they themselves are subbing, eg is it their own fault, is their partner in pain, is it something else, etc), and he usually feels totally equipped and confident to handle it.
These sort of moments contribute to that vibe of experience/blase-ness? Does that help to explain it?
Also, feel free to ask if you want more clarification for this or anything else!
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Date: 2022-07-12 05:17 pm (UTC)When faced with this 'web of loops and knots', instead of feeling nervous, or a little overwhelmed, or worried if it's going to work, or even over-excited and perhaps clumsy with it, Noct seems to simply be pleased, smiling and stripping easily and smoothly and moving on with the scene. This reaction suggests a character that has seen at least similar sorts of extensive setups before, or has enough confidence in their own bodies and partners that things will be fine, which feels at odds with how I'd think of them as teenagers and probably also people who've never been to a dungeon in person before.
Or, another example:
This implies that Prompto has crashed multiple times before, and Noct has multiple times clearly identified that it's due to being dragged out of Dom headspace (as opposed to many other reasons that someone less experienced might consider if their partner freaks out in the middle of a scene while they themselves are subbing, eg is it their own fault, is their partner in pain, is it something else, etc), and he usually feels totally equipped and confident to handle it.
These sort of moments contribute to that vibe of experience/blase-ness? Does that help to explain it?
Also, feel free to ask if you want more clarification for this or anything else!