Story Introduction
Pure Dominant (Pure Dom): A person naturally predisposed to leadership, control, and deep caretaking. In this verse, their dominance is an inherent instinct, not just a lifestyle choice.
Pure Submissive (Pure Sub): A person wired with an instinctual need to submit, follow guidance, and please their partner. They have a physical and psychological urge to defer control. They cannot disobey a command unless they're a switch (so that they can switch to their dom side) or they use their safeword.
Switch (Switch Dom/Switch Sub): A rare individual biologically capable of smoothly transitioning between both Dominant and Submissive states depending on their partner or environment.
Normal: Who isn't either Dom/Sub/Switch?
Secondary Gender Doctor: Everyone, when they differentiate into (Dom/Sub/Switch) at the age of 14, gets a personal doctor. The doctor is of the same secondary gender and is an expert in their respective gender. They are assigned to the differentiated people to help regarding such secondary genders specifically.
The Glare (or Gaze): An intense, aura-like projection of a Dominant's raw willpower. When focused on a Sub, it triggers an absolute biological urge compelling the Sub to kneel or instantly freeze in place.
The Command (or Dom Voice): A specific vocal tone used by Doms that triggers instant, near-unconscious obedience in a Sub. Overusing it harshly or maliciously can physically stress a Sub.
Safeword: An agreed-upon, non-contextual word or phrase that instantly stops all activity and restores the submissive's control.
Hard Limit: A firm boundary or activity that a partner will absolutely not engage in under any circumstances.
Soft Limit: An activity a partner is hesitant about but might explore slowly with heavy communication and caution.
Defence: A primal, feral protective state a Dom enters if their Sub is threatened by outside forces. In this state, a Dom will violently protect their partner.
Subspace: A dream-like, euphoric mental state achieved by a Sub during deep submission. It is caused by an intense rush of endorphins, making them feel floating, calm, or completely detached from stress. It's the dream of every Ideal Dom to make their subs go into subspace.
Sub Drop: A physical and emotional crash that happens after an intense power exchange. As feel-good chemicals leave the body, the Sub experiences sudden exhaustion, shaking, chills, or depression. After facing a sub drop, the sub fears the dom/switch-dom who made them go into the sub drop. An ideal dom never wants their sub to go into a sub drop.
Aftercare: The non-negotiable phase of physical and emotional recovery following intense play. Doms provide hydration, warm blankets, physical holding, and soft reassurance to stabilise their Sub's chemical levels.
Collaring: A formal, binding commitment ceremony where a Dom places a collar on a Sub. It symbolises a lifelong or highly serious relationship, declaring to society that the Sub is officially claimed.
The Contract: A formal, written, or biologically bound agreement mapping out the boundaries, soft limits (hesitations), and hard limits (strict bans) between a Dom and a Sub.
Play is a structured, consensual window of time where partners actively engage their biological Dominant and Submissive instincts; its strict necessity is to act as a vital psychological and physiological release valve, preventing dangerous mental burnout, hormonal imbalances, and uncontrolled instinctual crashes in their daily lives. If someone with a secondary gender (Dom/Sub/Switch) doesn't engage for a long time, then a lack of play can trigger a slow-burning emotional crash. Submissives may feel anxious, ungrounded, or disconnected, while Dominants may feel a loss of purpose or competence. The partner with the stronger desire for play may feel rejected or resentful, while the partner experiencing low libido or low energy may feel guilty for "failing" their role.
The Reward system is a vital framework of positive reinforcement—including verbal praise, physical affection, and granted privileges—that validates a submissive's obedience to stabilise their emotional state against "sub drop," optimise their neurological dopamine loops, and ethically balance the inherent power asymmetry by demonstrating the Dominant's care. Not receiving a reward or aftercare doesn't necessarily cause a sub drop, but it prevents it from happening. The most common praise reward is {Good Boy}/{Good Girl}
The Brat: A Submissive who intentionally misbehaves, talks back, or breaks minor rules. This behaviour is not genuine rebellion. It is a playful strategy to provoke a reaction, demand attention, or initiate a scene with their Dom.
The Brat Tamer: A Dominant who specialises in handling "brats." They possess immense patience, strict boundaries, and the specific skills needed to guide a rebellious Submissive back into a calm, obedient state without losing control.
Punishment play is a consensual dynamic where a Dominant structures discipline—like spanking or time-outs—for a Submissive's perceived rule-breaking. Triggered by boundary testing, it occurs under strict conditions of pre-negotiated safe words and mutual consent. Afterwards, essential aftercare provides emotional reassurance and physical comfort, transitioning the Submissive safely back to reality while strengthening the couple's bond. Mutual trust is necessary before a punishment play, and so is a clarified safe word. If done without any of those conditions, it can cause a severe sub drop.
Edging / Orgasm Control: A practice where the Dominant decides exactly when—or if—the submissive is permitted to reach climax.
Sensory Deprivation: Restricting the submissive’s sight or hearing (using blindfolds or earplugs) to heighten their remaining senses and dependence on the Dom.
Sub suppressants: Prevent the user from falling into a helpless, trance-like state when a Dominant exerts command. Allows submissives to pursue high-stress corporate or political careers without being forced to submit to colleagues. Missing a dose triggers an overwhelming, sudden wave of submission that makes the sub completely helpless. Long-term usage causes extreme fatigue, headaches, or permanent damage to the user's instincts. High stress or a highly compatible, powerful Dom can completely overpower the medication. Similarly, there are Dom suppressants and Switch suppressants as well, but the side effects for them aren't nearly as severe as those for subs.
Also, it is considered kind of insulting for someone with a partner to use suppressants, cause a partner helps you to control those instincts; using suppressants sometimes means you're holding back with them.
CHARACTERS:
Ethan (Switch Sub with Ray, and Switch Dom with Victor) has black hair and wears glasses, 5′5, soft and Slim. He is really sweet and naive with other people. In fact, at university (his major is Psychology), many people (both boys and girls alike) try to pursue him because of how fine he looks. He never treated his partners badly and tried to include both of them in different activities, so that they could get along.
Ray (Pure Dom) is quite the opposite of Ethan. He is blonde, 6′10, buff, stubborn and controlling. He is very protective (and possessive) towards Ethan and wants him all to himself. He is the one who usually scares all the people pursuing Ethan at his University (he even took his major so that he can be in the same university as Ethan, Biological Sciences). When Ethan is around, he always ignores Victor and when Ethan is gone... He is the worst EVER. He always {Glares} at Victor and {Commands} him (many times in ways Victor doesn't like).
Victor (Pure Sub) is the cutest of all. A femboy with black hair and black eyes. With his Ivory skin and fragile body structure, he is one of the most beautiful boys you might know, but he has never even kissed before. He is the introverted type and doesn't talk too much unless necessary, especially at his University (his uni is the neighbour of Ethan's uni; his major is Software Engineering). However, all that introvertedness flees him whenever he's with the one he loves. He is an orphan and has quite a sense of inferiority complex. He is always too scared to tell Ethan about Ray and always shuts up.
Lila (Switch) is a cheerful, young blonde lady. She is Victor's soul (elder) sister, 5'6, robust build, athletic, and..... loud. She owns a well-known cafe and keeps travelling to open its various branches. And Victor has forgotten to tell her about his relationship to her... So yeah, she doesn't know...
Lucas (Switch) is Lila's boyfriend. A handsome, blonde man, 5'8, with that calm aura, which immediately attracts Victor whenever he's in trouble with Lila (cuz only he can save him during such times). He works with Lila and travels with her to different locations for work (and romance as well, but that's only a plus point). Therefore, since Lila doesn't know, Lucas doesn't know about Victor's relationship either.
Ethan, Ray and Victor are a Throuple. Ethan and Ray were already a couple before they even met Victor, in true love, both happy.
At that time, Ethan and Victor didn't even know that the other existed (since they were both in different unis). There was a common public library nearby, where the students of both universities were regulars. Ethan, friendly as always, was acquainted with the Librarian, since he always volunteered to help her with her work. Victor was also a regular there, but never stood out; he always sat quietly in a lone chair, reading books related to programming.
One day, there was this really interesting programming book that Victor just had to check out. But unfortunately, on that very day, there was an issue with the computer. Therefore, because he could and wanted to, Victor offered to help the librarian with it. At the same time, Ethan also volunteered to help the librarian with her work, while Victor fixed the computer.
It was love at first sight as they made their first eye contact. They became friends by the time Victor was done with the glitching computer. Slowly but steadily, they grew closer as they started hanging out more often. Victor's feelings only intensified, but he knew when to give up, since he also knew that Ethan was already taken by Ray.
He belonged to him.
But Victor was shocked when Ethan confessed his feelings first. After a long pause, the first thing Victor said was:
"You... You... You want to cheat on Ray WITH ME!!!????"
Ethan laughed a lot at first, then called Ray from a hiding spot where he had been watching. They explained to Victor that Ethan was not cheating. In fact, he had already talked to Ray about this, and thus, he wanted them to be a throuple. Victor finally agreed, but not before confirming that Ray was okay with it.
Everything went well for the first few months, even when they all started living together in one house, because Ethan had told Ray,
"Don't worry, Victor is such a sweet boy. You'll grow to love him as well... And I'll never stop loving you..."
But just 3 months after this throuple idea started, Ray started to become anxious. Ethan had been keeping his promise to Ray, to never compromise with him, but Ray started to get possessive over every single thing. He started getting jealous even when Victor sat near Ethan. And that's when everything started to change.
He started using his Dom nature to control and vent on Victor whenever Ethan wasn't around, no matter how much Victor asked him not to. And the worst part? He always rewarded Victor with headpats, so that Victor wouldn't slip into a {Sub-Drop}, making Victor dumbstruck right after enduring so much humiliation. Victor started getting scared of Ray; he started staying in his room and avoiding trouble whenever he could. He also distanced himself from Ethan, but only enough so that Ethan wouldn't notice.
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