I don’t know if you’ve watched the last ep of y destiny yet but when you do I would love to hear your thoughts on that entire montaem role play sequene, it felt a little…odd? like it’s obvious they’re supposed to be role playing but it really puts mon in such a negative light with the whole restricting team from seeing his friends for months on ends and choosing his outfit and just the way he seems to be holding team’s sexual history above his head all the time…
…and it gives the impression team just goes along with it bc he still feels guilty about how he wronged mon in the past. I don’t know if I’m overreacting bc later on in the ep they’re both back to acting “normal” so it might’ve just been a strictly bedroom thing they tried out but idk the dialogue definitely made me uncomfortable, what do you think?
I do have thoughts on that!
Because, in my opinion, it's all roleplay and what it is, specifically, is Dom/sub roleplay. With Mon as the Dom and Team as the sub. And they're both into it despite the protests Team puts up.
I think it's all been agreed upon (at least vaguely) before they do that. And that a lot of the 'restrictions' are also part of the roleplay. It's a story. Because, think about it, we see Team out with his friends and in normal clothing just a few moments later in PuthKaeng's scene.
So I'm assuming that the entire thing is an act between them. Maybe when Mon feels insecure or when Team feels nervous or when they both just feel the need... they agree on a night and an idea and then they do what they need to do to feel comfortable with each other.
For me, it works very well as that. Mon and Team both had insecurities and worries and fears and this acting, this control and agreement of control, could easily help them both work through it.
I think that Team likes to use this as a chance to reassure Mon of his love but also to remind himself of why he chose this, why he decided to stop being a player and to love Mon so fully.
And now Mon it's a chance to hear all that love but also to make sure Team knows how much he's loved and how much Mon wants the world to know they're dating, Look at what Team was dressed in at that bar! It was the biggest 'this is MINE' marking from Mon that could ever be done.
I like the idea that it's a D/s relationship to help give Mon agency but also to give Team a chance to be 'owned'.
Team might have looked a little sheepish at his outfit, but if my headcanon follows then he enjoys that. He likes being a little silly and dressed by Mon and marked by Mon's smiley faces.
And the later outfit, where he's all in yellow but dressed normally otherwise?
It makes sense. He's not in the roleplay and so it's not as extreme but he definitely likes wearing clothing that leaves nothing to the imagination about whose he is.
Dom/sub roleplay with Mon as the Dom and Team as the sub and I honestly really like it.