list of some tropes that are very clichés and very lovely:
someone being told to use [name] instead of a title and the name just... becomes the title. Yes, Name. Thank you, Name. Sorry, Name. It doesn't mean anything to them.
Someone with good intentions, shocked at what they're seeing and whumper's delightfulness in humiliating whumpee for them. yes, do show them how obedient your pet is.
assumptions. especially ones that cause massive misunderstanding. whumpee spending weeks in fear bc they assumed something and caretaker another. surprise! you're not dying anytime soon.
"[order] or I'll make you" (and it'll be 1838392 times worse) (:
tests. "they'll never know" except they do because it was a test and you failed. suffer.
panic over minor incidents (i.e. the beloved broken glass.)
terrified whumpee still trying to protect their new friend.
whumper bemused as they listen to whumpee's reasons to not [blank] them right now. it's happening anyway but the babbling is always fun.
scrambling away as someone slowly walks behind. so cute.
whumpee being given options and begging. they'll choose but they still beg.
the exact same torture happening every day until whumpee slowly breaks. and then it continues anyway.
whumpee who shows a bit of defiance. maybe gets some hope about freedom. and is immediately reminded of the reality of it all.