yess omg you worded this so perfectly!!! I've low-key been in a similar situation to Richard before (but as the dom lol) but it just goes to show how important having good boundaries and clear consent is hopefully in the future they establish better boundaries to what is a part of their bdsm play and what is actually a real heart to heart
Thank you (≧∀≦)
I truly really love seeing the representation of two people learning BDSM together, especially since it’s rare to see in media! I really hope they talk it out since communication and consent are so important (▰˘◡˘▰) or at least have a word or phrase to signal they need to talk heart to heart and play times actually over, it’s so hard when you want BDSM to be part of your everyday cause seeing the line of “okay we need to be serious” can be blurred if there’s no talk about it
Everyone has done something they regret a little bit while their heads were in the gutter(Richard will probably regret this one for a hot minute) and it’s easy to forget that Richard is new to this kind of relationship as well…it’s hard to separate your love completely from your kink so when he does act out in attempt to get a kink related reaction Courtney can be at risk for misunderstanding due to her low self confidence in summary this chapter is a lovely representation of how messy love, kink, feelings and social standings can all be intertwined and how hard it is to navigate one well while taking the others into account (▰˘◡˘▰)