#ooooh theres this one early diamond scene that i want to write

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does begging work on the jeweler (like, is that his end goal/sign that someone has broken) or does it depend? and what does it take to get diamond to beg the jeweler in their current state? did they used to beg when they were younger when it came to especially painful/scary jewel-related things? how did jeweler react to that fear/pleading? with faux-creepy-sympathy or disappointed anger? would he hurt them worse? sorry for so many questions, i just adore this story!!! - newbornwhumperfly

Please never apologize for asking too many questions! There's no such thing as too many questions! I adore these questions so much!

So the Jeweler likes begging, but it's not necessarily a sign that a Jewel has broken. For example, Saph has begged multiple times over the years, simply from the pain being too much, and yet he's never fully broken. The Jeweler looks more for complete and total obedience.

Diamond will basically beg on command now, and they even know the Jeweler and his body language well enough to do it without having to be told. They'll also beg for whatever the Jeweler tells them too, including having him hurt them.

They did beg a lot and shamelessly at the beginning. Sometimes they'd beg for the Jeweler to not make them do something or be hurt and the Jeweler would typically reply with sympathy and encouragement, like "I know this hurts/is uncomfortable, but you're doing so well and I'm so proud of you. Just a little longer." On the rare occasion they'd keep pushing, he'd respond with disappointment, which typically scared them more than flat out anger.

#the jewelry box asks #ooooh theres this one early diamond scene that i want to write #about their first exhibition which did NOT go well #it involves them begging and the jeweler being his possessive self #but also being not totally horrible at least from diamond's perspective