#bts kinky polycule truther

[epsilonqandry]

I'm sad, you're sad, lets distract ourselves with a totally deranged "BTS is a Kinky Polycule and we have the footage to prove it" analysis of this absolute TOP TIER piece of vintage fanservice. There's a lot of fun power dynamic stuff going on here. This game was OFFICIALLY called "tension escalator" and it happened at a japan fanmeet in (i think?) 2016/2017 by the looks of the hair? lets have some highlights from this fanservice MASTERPIECE.

Jimin suggests they do it in age order, basically setting JK up from the beginning. He is mischief personified. Watching JK get more and more panicked as he realizes he is meant to show the most "escalated" version of what's going on is a whole trip just by itself, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Jin starts out at 100% with an absolutely SEARING look and wicked smile at Yoongi - he is not even bracing against an actual wall here, just miming, but yoongi is still frozen like a deer in the headlights (who could blame him). Yoongi really struggles to maintain eye contact here, Jin has his squirming from the get go. You'll notice that Jin keeps his distance though - he uses his "braced" arm to keep distance, and it's all in the look. I feel like he's delivering while still being very respectful of yoongi's comfort levels. He perfectly calibrated what he could get away with that was within boundaries for his target in that setting. Top tier Dom behaviour here.

The host assures Yoongi that he doesn't have to copy Jin, but he does exactly that - but you can see how while his hand movement is fast and aggressive ("manly!" as instructed) he doesn't actually cage RM in at all - his body is angled away from RM. They also don't make a lot of eye contact, and he doesn't close distance at all. RM knows he can mess with Hobi, so he goes for it - but his instinct is to reach out a warning hand first - that very sweet and tender stroke down hobi's shoulder, a check in before he engages, it's so him. He then cuddles right into Hobi who hams it up beautifully with blushing - you'll notice that in Hobi's "pearl clutching" hand coming up to his own chest, hobi takes control of the distance here, essentially stopping RM from coming closer - taking his gaze from RM out to the audience to really play it up. The crowd loves it, and it draws attention from RM, letting RM play the "manly" role, Hobi's feminine-coded pantomime making RM seem even MORE manly in comparison. This is Hobi totally taking control of the interaction, making RM look good in a generous way AND creating something really fun to watch. Elegantly done, as you'd expect.

Then we get to watch the way Hobi's whole demeanor changes in an instant, as he goes from "blushing damsel" to the predator role - (its not even directed at JK but the camera catches him having a whole-body reaction to Hobi's "dom look" - FUN!) Hobi beckons Jimin closer, points to exactly where he wants Jimin to stand. Jimin hits the spot and even puts his hands behind his back, basically submitting to Hobi's whims here - and Hobi knows Jimin can handle whatever, so he goes for it - You'll notice that while Jimin lets Hobi pull him into a dip, his posture stays quite rigid. He doesn't go boneless or submit to the hold - he allows it, with a smile, but he maintains his own resistant tension - can't make it too easy for Hobi, after all! You'll also note that Hobi doesn't push it, allowing Jimin to keep that control - hobi always courteous to another dom, even one lower in him in hierarchical terms. You can see that Jimin is largely unbothered and already thinking about what he's going to do to Tae by the time they finish their turn. Jimin.. is, as usual, a man with a PLAN. He carefully moves JK out of the line of fire, and winds himself up with some aggressive air punches. He then just goes ahead and manhandles the heck out of Tae, showing absolutely NO mercy and none of the restraint the other doms did.. this is just classic vmin escalation right here. It's not till Jin calls out that it's enough that Jimin backs off (instantly!) The damage has been done though, Jimin's pushed tae so far down into subspace by being aggressive Tae has to really struggle to flip the switch and wilfully shake himself back into dom mode in front of a whole audience.. even then one doe-eyed look from Jungkook and he didn't have the heart to monster him! With Tae well shaken, and JK in full panic mode by this stage.. its no surprise that they flub their part of it, adorably.. Tae does give JK a good dose of those famous bedroom eyes though (at least in their nascent form - he's only gotten more lethal with age, our Tae) There's also a really cute swing back to RM having a whole shy/flustered moment - JK's panic and shyness is catching! I love that Tae is actually able to muster it up after Jimin counts him in. JK is then told to direct HIS "tension" at the audience - he's just terrified in the most adorable way and has no idea what to do. He eventually decides the lens is a safer option that staring out into the crowd, and undoes ONE WHOLE BUTTON - the way the rest of them encourage him and hoot is really really sweet. This is an absolute treat to watch from beginning to end :)

[epsilonqandry]

OKAY let's talk for a moment about one of the tell-tale signs of a Dom.. THE DOM NOD. This is hard to explain but... like so many things of this nature, you know it when you see it. People who lean Dom, sometimes do this thing where they nod UPWARDS. They're nodding, but the emphasis is on the upward movement rather than the downward movement. Its in the facial expression too. Its easier to show than explain. Jin does it a lot, you'll notice that when he is doing this particular expression that even as his head is in a downward motion, his eyebrows are going up - it makes it visually more of of an upward than downward motion, it tricks the brain, like an optical illusion. you'll often see people posting clips of them doing this being all WHY IS HE SO SEXY OMG WHY IS THIS HOT. It can seem really attractive to some people because its a microexpression that evokes the feeling of them looking down at you, regardless of angle.

(Did you enjoy this fun little kink education piece? have more questions? Want my spicy take on a bts interaction? my inbox is open.)