#obvs categorization of characters as dom/vers/sub is [waves hand] but for the purpose of kink useful as shorthand

[the-everqueen]

Because I am incapable of not bugging you, apparently - what’s one kink you think these characters are *not* into: Pierce, Gabby, Mendez, Rose, Good Doctor

Pierce is the only one i don't headcanon as a dom or switch...i think Rose COULD be a switch but it depends on the partner/dynamic. i'm also open to being sold on any of these scenarios, or other HCs, this is just based on what the spirit tells me when i'm writing my own fic lmao.

Pierce: anything where Pierce has to share. specifically anything like a threesome or foursome where the implication is that everyone is enjoying the sex with multiple partners. i think Pierce wouldn't be *overjoyed* for a dozen Reavers to run train on him, but if a partner asked and then held him sweetly during?? he'd do it. meanwhile if a partner asked for a threesome i think Pierce would be stewing in a fit of jealousy and anxiety the whole time, even if he initially agreed. that man is SO monogamous.

Gabby: hm, i feel like Gabby would dislike NOT being the one to inflict pain on her partner in an established scene. e.g., one of those kink parties where you invite other people to hit/whip/spank your sub, or even a "free use" kind of scenario. i think she and Pierce have "control issues" in common and this usually translates to her guiding the action, whether or not she's on top. but PARTICULARLY in a situation where there's some kind of physical punishment, she wants to be the one enacting it.

Mendez: this man is so sweetly down for anything, bless his heart (affectionate). i think he would not particularly *enjoy* cage/crate play: restricting space and access like that wouldn't be fun in the same way that ropes or handcuffs are, and mostly it makes him sad for reasons he doesn't interrogate. if he's gonna make sure Pierce can't move, he also wants to be able to touch/hold/pet/fuck him.

Rose: i think Rose would balk at a 24/7 TPE. functionally this is what Dream has unwittingly signed her up for in LA guard dog 'verse, but i think regardless of scenario Rose would be uncomfortable with having that much control over another person--both because of her experiences as a Black woman AND because she already has so many responsibilities that it'd be overwhelming for her to be constantly in that headspace. i think Rose needs the mental separation between "kink" and "regular life," even if functionally kink sometimes bleeds into her daily life (as i imagine is inevitable with the Corinthian), and she also needs space to process Dom(me) drop with her partner. just like it's good for her confidence and pleasure to flex power in a situation where she doesn't have to prove/justify herself, i think it's also probably good for her to get a break from being everything to everyone.

Good Doctor: piss kink. she thinks it's unhygienic and a sign of pathetic insecurity. also what's the point of marking "your" territory with something that could get washed off? leave permanent scars or don't talk to her.