#jk Tamius loves his mom

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what would the turning point be for your tiny characters to momentarily set aside their pride + autonomy, give in to being cared for, and go docile?

- drinkme

OHOHO! I sat on this one for a little while to mull it over well.

Aedes - This is actually a theme that will be explored pretty heavily in Bite me (and not the way you might initially expect). There is an intrinsic danger in the vulnerability that being small creates, but vulnerability is not only associated with fear/danger, but paradoxically with trust and intimacy. There is an interesting line that Aedes teeters on, both loving and and craving along with hating and resenting vulnerability. There are actually a few key turning points that are set to would have Aedes but his pride - the main one being connection, things like genuine tenderness and even arousal just push the way that his vulnerability is felt just enough that he's able to let go. THOUGH- there is another important reason/factor that would also work well, however it is a major spoiler and quite a bit darker.

Sal- Sal is a bit different from Aedes. While both have a deep rooted loneliness and desire for connection, Sal's isolation has been far more intense than Aedes'. Sal has very little issue being doted on as long as he still feels in control/doesn't feel emasculated- for example, the man has zero issue being carried, but being grabbed is a big no-no. Yet, this is where it gets interesting. Despite him wanting to have control Sal so desperately wants to feel cared for that he's still be willing to cross that line, however reluctantly, for a taste of connection/being cared for-essentially he'd accept humiliation as a cost for feeling loved/cared about.

Tamius- YOU GUYS ARE IN FOR A TREAT WITH HIM 👀 He's a prideful little rat of a man. He is not one to fall easily into docility and the circumstances would need to be dire, or he'd have to be in a more altered/vulnerable state (drunk/pain/possibly extreme fear etc..). Though to small degree there are small acts of care he just has to accept for convenience due to his incoming situation, though those are begrudgingly accepted as circumstantial.

Bram- Bram is going through alot right now. His first glimpse of himself was particularly hard and he was more than willing to let go of his pride for some aspect of compassion and comfort due to anguish. I think for Bram in particular his key would be focused around acknowledgement to some degree (gonna avoid elaborating lest we enter spoiler territory.) Though Bram is quite to dismiss and brush off those moments as well. Interesting thing to note - Dawn is not incredibly nurturing or doting (and least in the more explicit/verbal ways) and I think the fact that that degree of soft care isn't readily available leads to Bram being more susceptible to being okay with it or even yearning for it.

#ooooOOOOOoo #All these boys have mommy issues- i just know it #jk Tamius loves his mom #everyone else ? [redacted] #BiteMe #Bite me #AedesOC #BramOC #DawnOC #SalOC #TamiusOC #FS #TSWC #INSTAЯ