I also have a question that I won't ask, but expect a part 2 since this just happened to land twice in my hands 😏😘
🗡 It is still a great mystery whether this man would even be a good dom—much more a brat tamer. I wouldn’t trust the part of me that’s a brat with him.
🗡 Leander is very much an initiator, that we know—it doesn’t mean that you won’t be begging for it.
🗡 Is his absence better than his presence? Fine. If you don’t want to listen, he can just leave.
🗡 “Oh, you’re asking for it now” — sure, yeah, he’s flexible. But you have to make up for it.
🗡 I don’t see him be into task-managing as much, rather coldness and indifference.
🗡 Manhandling is a given.
As per the time I’m writing this, I be looking at his damn face to try making the gears turn. And I believe it just now clicked how MASSIVE this guy is. It’s like, when you see something every day in passing, you tend to underestimate it… until you confront it. The others? Fine; I had calculated, I had measured, fine—Leander and Ais? Nope. Just clicked.
🗡 He likes pissing you off just as much as you like making his eye twitch. He doesn’t give you what you want, instead he makes you say it, then repeat it back mockingly.
🗡 Leander wouldn’t be blind to your emotional state at any time—don’t get him wrong; he just conveniently ignores it.
🗡 He is naked of a power trip he rides daily, and there’s this saying where I come from; “where reason does not fall, a rod does”
🗡 In this case, a paddle, or a very hard slap that you don’t expect, just because it’s so out of character for him—but he’s not good at edging and there has to be an alternative; in his case, overstimulation
🗡 On the other hand, blindfolding and sensory deprivation are definitely on his plate. Now you see him, now you don’t. “But isn’t deprivation, edging?” Not necessarily, me thinks.
🗡 Like bondage for example, gags also count.
🗡 Actually, I’m quite confident he wouldn’t go for gags. He wants everyone to hear how disrespectful you’ve been, after all.
🗡 Similarly, bondage is also off the table for the sole reason of Curse™
🗡 And even if we don’t consider it as a variable, nails scratching and arms swaying wildly against him are just more reasons for punishment, no?
🗡 Having mentioned it, rip Leander, you would have loved remote controlled toys </3
🗡 like, he be sitting on the other side of the bar after you’ve been a little shit and just carelessly playing with the intensity of a vibrator he himself had pushed earlier inside of you until you come crawling and apologizing?
🗡 Aftercare is very real. He, too, really needs it; will go on a limb here and claim that it’s not something he usually does with his escapades, BUT with a serious partner it matters to him to know and physically feel you’re fine afterwards—a simple confirmation just isn’t enough.
every day it just concerns me how little compassion people have. no compassion for those living in the global south. no compassion for immigrants. no compassion for disabled ppl. no compassion for addicts. no compassion for prisoners. no compassion for children. like holy shit ...
Leander's cult signs, Psychic Moths and Manipulative Bottoming.
!(DEMO UPDATE SPOILERS; LEANDERS ROUTE)!
''What are you doing sitting around, good-looking? the demo's been out, why don't you hurry that cute little body of yours and spend some time with me?''
Call me the Unnamed Oracle because in this post I'd made the point that that Leander would want to make you feel powerful, in control both physically and mentally to stop you from questioning his behavior.
I'm so giddy that I was actually right about this lmfao, and it got me thinking more about Leander's control tactics.
Safety, even if false, creates a safety blanket- it also breeds codependence; for MC, safety looks like the ability to not hurt anybody using the power of their hands.
We can also see this when MC manages to push him down onto the bed to keep him from leaving, exactly what he would've wanted.
MC believes it was from their own volition, but it was all Leander's play, he'd promised them answers to the question they so desperately want to be answered, and then tried to leave in a hurry immediately after.
It makes them feel more in control, like everything they're doing comes from their decision alone and not somebody elses influence, which could render doubt.
This also plays well into all of the cult symptoms I noticed within the new update, something they seem to be pushing more with the Abberstone/Bloodhounds.
One of the first signs of a cult is love-bombing, something that can be expressed in multiple different ways, I'd be willing to overlook Leander's fascination and desire to know every detail about MC as simply a cultural difference due to the exchange of knowledge
BUT on the other hand, another way of love-bombing that's quite popular when it comes to cult activities especially is the act of singling the possible new member out in a positive manner.
He chose you out of everyone vying for his affection, the only difference being that they're completely hooked on him and you aren't yet.
It's human nature to want validation and to feel special, and he's offering that to you in particular, oh, don't you feel so wanted? it makes you feel more akin to stay.
Who wouldn't want to stay somewhere that makes them feel special and adored, especially by the flock leader themselves.
One of the main things we learn about the Abberstone/Bloodhound's is that they're protective of one another, they're good Samaritans who've even lended a hand fixing a leaking roof once or twice.
But if you look on the other side of things, another sign of a cult is both Fear Factor and Hate-Bonding.
Very little unites people like a shared hatred, think about it, have you ever bonded more with a friend because there is someone at work or school you both just cannot stand?
This is also another weapon used by flock leaders, they usually pick a certain group or organization to turn into the cult's enemy, someone everybody can mutually boo.
This also brings a sense of belonging as everyone shares at least one point of view with the rest, it's a very base instinct to agree with something that a large group is saying.
It's like if a person who's spent their life sober goes out with a group of friends who love drinking, they're more inclined to join in despite their own beliefs due to fear of missing out.
It ignites unity within the group, keeping them more loyal to each other and the cause.
This also ties hand in hand with creating bonds within the cult, something to give you a reason to stay.
Leander is your friend, don't you trust him? :)
Sharing secrets is a good way to bond with people, similar to the instance of shared trauma, something exclusive between two people that makes them feel like they can only talk to that other.
Leander love-bombs quite early on until they easily start calling MC a friend, almost desperate to win them over for that exact reason.
He knows MC is alone and desperate, the ideal target for a cults influence, so he's eager to be their first friend.
He even discourages trying to befriend the likes of Mhin or Kuras, pointing out the flaws in all the others so you'd feel more inclined to spend time with him instead.
Not that they really have much of a choice, because another thing that's extremely prominent in the structure of a cult is Financial Control.
But how could Leander do that if everything is free? it's an almost genius method, but the effect goes the opposite.
MC likely doesn't look wealthy, like at all, and it seems that travelers have a reputation for being scraggly if the sighting of the other at the beginning of the game is anything to go off of (before they went insane, I wouldn't be looking too hot either if my mind was broken.)
They're also extremely tight about the information given, anybody can tell that from just five minutes talking about that.
And with Eridia's information value, they're not exactly going to get far.
Leander knows that, so like the good Samaritan he is, he lets them stay at the Wet Wick for free, even offering free meals and drinks.
But this also leaves MC under his thumb, they can barely afford food let alone another place to stay, and Leander is there and kind and oh-so-willing to lend a hand.
Constantly being surrounded by a cult is a sure way to get indoctrinated, especially when they're so much warmer compared to the harshness of the other people they've met, I.E Mhin and Vere.
But we're also overlooking the most crucial sign of Leander being a flock leader.
This has been crucial to his rise in power and keeping his followers hooked on him and his ideologies, enough to overlook any sort of red flag.
Look at those tiddies fr i'd fall for that any day, we don't need any indoctrination fam we're already hooked 😍😍 I'd say we don't need a leash but I know we'd still like it
WC: 388 𖹭 art creds: @/RedSpringStudio 𖹭 fem reader/m pairing 𖹭 18+ MDNI
cw: smut without plot, teasing, edging, fingering, slight meanness, a lil bit of fluff, pet names
Ais definitely strikes me as a sort of ‘unfair’ in bed type. By unfair, I mean by teasing you. Not the really bad kind of teasing that leaves you high and dry. Just the kind that would actively slide his hand down your pants while asking if you want to mess around.
A big, warm palm on your stomach, fingers spread wide. His hands have been like this for minutes, so it isn’t really phasing you. Until his hand starts inching down. Just a little bit, only catching your attention when his finger catches on your underwear and wiggles his hand under it.
You shoot him a look, flustered. He is undeterred. Frankly, he could have been just ignoring you. But either way, his fingers spread on your mons pubis, barely brushing against your curls, pressing gently.
“Ais..?”
"Hm?"
“Can I... help you?”
You must have made a face at him. Something makes him smirk, a soft hum leaving him. His hand inched lower, steady. Two fingers applied just a little bit of pressure over your clit, making no actual effort to really feel it. You can't help your body's response; a quick jolt and sharp intake of breath. Your hands twitch, wanting to grab his wrist and scold him. But you don't. And so he continues, spreading two fingers and leaning into your shoulder, crowding you further into his bed. His fingers find each other again, and now he presses against the sensitive bundle of nerves, firm and absolute, making slow circular motions.
"Guess I really do gotta break you in now, huh, little sparrow?"
He's painfully slow, just to torture you. Every twitch of his fingers is calculated, careful. Every slow press against that spongy spot that made your head tilt back, every time his thumb moves in a specific pattern against your clit. It takes 4 passes for you to realize he was spelling his name over and over. Asshole. His red eyes track you, following even when you try to hide. But when he does let you spill over the edge.. It's heavenly. Back arching, toe curling heaven. Like he's unraveling and rewrapping you all in one big, sopping mess. He licks clean his fingers, with eye contact that you can barely hold. Kisses your forehead once, then your lips, before causally pulling you closer.
... he isn't all bad, you suppose.
Ais chapter 1 preview has changed me. I'm a changed, freakier woman. RAAAHHH send me Touchstarved requests... I will fulfill your wishes
starting off my new account with some touchstarved!
i was extremely lucky with only finding out about this game not long ago because i skipped a good amount of years of waiting :') here's hoping we get it this year!
