Ok kinda stolen ask I've seen around a few other IF's but I am super curious...what if MC ordered something for their RO, like something they saw online and thought their RO would like (feel free to input a specific item that the RO would like into the response), and on the day the package arrives, MC is busy with dishes or something and asks the RO to open the package saying it's "something they saw while shopping and thought of the RO". However, unknown to MC, there was a mix-up and instead of the item MC ordered being in the box there is a bejeweled dog collar and leash. Upon opening the package, how would each RO (including Elias) react?
Also if you're feeling extra generous, I think it would be hilarious to see both the T & Ekissa + El & Ekissa polys reactions as well.
Love this IF and Athiel lives rent free in my head so thank you.
omg, I kept telling myself I had to spare some time for this one and kept forgetting x)) (I didn't add the Elissa v-poly reaction because I want to first familiarize myself with their v-poly route before writing any scenarios)
Enjoy!
Travis/Tracee: They freeze, staring at the items with rapt focus. If you wanted to try something new, they hadn't heard of it. Though, perhaps it's a surprise you wanted to make and apparently failed since they currently have their eyes on it.
Their gaze drags to the kitchen, where you're still washing the dishes before flickering back to the collar and leash. They do something they shouldn't have done. They picture you with it, then picture themself with it, then positions flash in their mind—
They release a shaky breath, their ears burning. All they can say, without knowing the package isn't yours, is: "While I appreciate the offer, I think we should get something professional."
"Why? Don't like it?" you ask, still busy.
They blink at the items. Well, they don't dislike it, per se, they're just trying to guess who is supposed to wear it and how far this new experience would go.
Their whole body warms up with each passing second. Exploring was never a problem for them, especially not with you. You could be asking them to crawl behind you in the neighborhood, and they'd tell you when. That's how far they'd go for you.
"I have no objection."
Ekissa: Ekissa's brows shoot up in surprise the second they open the package. Well, they didn't expect this, that's for damn sure. The collar glints when it catches the light and it compels them to take a closer look.
"We're getting into bdsm or somethin'?" they ask bluntly, squinting their eyes as a multitude of scenarios cross their mind. None of them innocent.
"Shit, look at this leash," they get distracted by the other item and grab it as they throw the collar somewhere on the couch. A smirk touches their lips, eying the leash with barely concealed curiosity.
"A what?"
"A leash, sweetheart," Ekissa repeats, a low chuckle following their response. They don't wait for an answer from you to join you back in the kitchen, quickly grabbing the collar on their way with both items raised in the air for you to see. "So... When do I get this around your neck?"
You arch a brow. "That's not what I ordered, and who said I'd be the one wearing it?"
They close the distance, palms finding your sides and their body brushing yours as your breaths mingle. "Don't want to?"
Athiel: What is wrong with you?
That's the first thought popping up the second Athiel opens the package only to see a leash and a collar. The first reaction is their eyes narrowing at the items.... along with the bright blush burning their whole face.
Maybe they're reading this wrong. Maybe it's your way of asking for a dog. Their mind absolutely didn't wander to them on their knees wearing the collar while the leash is tugged by you or anything. If someone wears it, it should be you anyway. They've always been the one in charge......?
Their thoughts are fusing and messing with their head. The more they think about that stupid collar and that stupid leash, the more they feel like they might as well burn from embarrassment and something else they'll never admit.
"What is wrong with you?" they voice their thoughts, their voice betraying them—high-pitched, breathy and shaky.
"What?" you ask, still busy in the kitchen, confused. "You don't like it?"
"Don't like it?" they scoff loudly, swallowing thickly as they think hard about what those items mean. "I... I'll need time to think."
You frown, unaware of the inner battle they're having right now. "....Okay?"
Luna/Leon: Maybe they should get something better, this one looks a bit too stiff and if they're the one wearing it, might as well be a minimum comfortable.
They opened the package a few minutes ago, and since then, they've been contemplating what they saw inside. While both items are no doubt an interesting development, they'd rather get the best kind of collar and leash. Especially if you're the one wearing it, their darling has to have only the best, after all.
"Do you like it?" they hear you say from the kitchen, and they realize they got lost in thought.
With a pleased, charming smile, they join you in the kitchen, leaving the items in the box. Wrapping their arms around you, chest pressed against back, they murmur teasingly, "I love it. Is it for me? Do you have a little outfit with it for me? Or a position in mind, me on my knees while you play with me?"
Seeing the confusion on your face, they clarify. "The leash and collar, darling," L hums, pulling away to stand beside you and get a proper look at your face. Their eyes travel across your features, drinking in the sight. "Just tell me how, when and where you want it, and I'm your man/woman."
A laugh leaving your lips makes their skin tingle. "What? No, I never ordered any collar. Maybe they got the wrong address or something?"
Their dimple deepens as their smile widens, their eyebrows raised in a barely veiled suggestion. "I can still wear one, though."
Elias/Ellie: "Baby," El calls out with a blush blooming across their features, which clearly has no intention of fading anytime soon. Not with their imagination running wilder by the second at the simple sight of the collar and leash. "I think we should talk?"
"Mh? Why? You don't like it?"
"Oh, um," El chuckles breathlessly, their cheeks burning brighter against their pale skin. Their gaze still fixed on the items, they swallow hard. Would they mind having a collar around their neck? No. It's no news El can be... pretty submissive when it comes to this department. They'd just rather confirm you really bought this. "I... I wouldn't say I don't like it. It's just not what I expected."
A moment later, they feel the warmth of your body pressing against their side and they reflexively take your hand, interlacing your fingers together. "See what I mean?" they grin at you, the red of their face still very present.
"What the... I never ordered this," you announce with a few rapid blinks. Then, with a curious lilt. "But it'd look pretty on you. Just saying."
El's mouth opens in surprise as they gasp and bump your shoulder with theirs in half-hearted reprimand. "Oh my god, don't start, I'm already embarrassed."
"That's a no for trying, then?"
They hide their flustered face against your shoulder. "That's a yes if you ask nicely."
Teki v-poly: Ekissa is having a blast right now. It only sufficed to open a simple package for T to be rendered speechless and 'error' written all over their face. "It's just a collar and a leash, bud," they snort, waving a hand dismissively as they tilt their head with curiosity. "Who do you think it's for? $name or you?"
"I'm impressed you're not counting yourself," T finds their voice again, their brain still having a hard time pushing past the scenarios filling their head in this precise moment. "You're usually pretty competitive about being the first exploring with $name."
Ekissa scrunches their nose, their gaze dropping to the collar nestled in their palm. Them? With a collar? Yeah, no. They usually prefer to be the one in charge and that's not changing anytime soon. Though they never minded giving a bit of control to you. As long as both of you enjoy yourselves, they're not above allowing some change of dynamic.... it's rare but not nonexistent. "The hell I'm letting someone put this around my neck."
"I would." T points out, the red of their ears not going unnoticed as they clear their throat, willing themself to regain a fraction of composure they currently don't have.
"I bet. You're like their pet," Ekissa scoffs, but there's no heat in their tone. "They tell you jump, you say when."
T doesn't deny Ekissa's words. There's nothing to deny and nothing to be ashamed of if they're being honest. "Perhaps," they start, an imperceptible teasing lilt seeping into their tone, "they'll try to tame you."
"Yeah? I'd like to see them try," Ekissa smirks, flickering their obsidian eyes to where you're still busy washing the dishes. "Well, if they wanna try the leash and collar sometime soon, I call dibs."
"Or we could simply wait for them to deci..." T trails off, staring at Ekissa's back where the latter is already joining you.
It's always like this. Ekissa trying to get your time before T can even try. Though it never even comes from jealousy, it never feels like a real, hostile competition. That's probably why T never felt threatened by Ekissa in this relationship.
T sighs, trailing after as they warn Ekissa. "If they agree to anything, try not to exhaust them this time."
A low chuckle rings in the air. "No promises."