See, I get what the author was going for... and I'm really into the idea, but personally, it just didn't gel together for me. I was quite excited when the cuffs were introduced because I though that this was going to be lead down an unexpected path of possessiveness and I'm down for that, but then it just didn't... the cuffs were taken off in what seemed to be a couple of hours, and they were taken off in a very nonchalant way that contradicted the original desire for them to be on. And the seme's character felt a bit choppy too. I normally love the stoic seme with a secret dark side, but I just don't think the author committed 100% leaving him to be a bit wishy washy. All in all I didn't mind this but I think I'd have liked it more as it's own story, not as a side story... With the original story being nothing like this I don't think the two compliment each other, if this was a stand alone and if the author committed then I'd be much more into it.
See, I get what the author was going for... and I'm really into the idea, but personally, it just didn't gel together for me. I was quite excited when the cuffs were introduced because I though that this was going to be lead down an unexpected path of possessiveness and I'm down for that, but then it just didn't... the cuffs were taken off in what seemed to be a couple of hours, and they were taken off in a very nonchalant way that contradicted the original desire for them to be on. And the seme's character felt a bit choppy too. I normally love the stoic seme with a secret dark side, but I just don't think the author committed 100% leaving him to be a bit wishy washy. All in all I didn't mind this but I think I'd have liked it more as it's own story, not as a side story... With the original story being nothing like this I don't think the two compliment each other, if this was a stand alone and if the author committed then I'd be much more into it.