Hello everyone, here is the next chapter

I hope everyone enjoyed the last one! The slow pace will continue in this chapter as it will give some explanation of what this story will be about, setting the scene. The next chapter will be better as it won't have nearly as many explanations and I can focus more on other things

Hope you enjoy

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Ace sat on Marco's couch, having just come over. He was still taking everything in from yesterday - what Marco was interested in. It left him with even more questions. "Marco?" Marco nodded. "Yes, Ace?" Ace let out an unsure sound. "Um, I did some research about the whole dom/sub thing. And I was wondering about something..." Marco nodded, placing the book he was reading down on the couch, giving him his undivided attention. "What is it, yoi?" Ace let out a breath. "I just, I read that the dom/sub lifestyle often contains BDSM? And it sounds… not fun. And it mentioned collars and how it involves pain and sadism, and-" Ace didn't get to continue as Marco held a hand up. "Ace, no. We are not doing BDSM. Did you even see what it stands for? Ace nodded slowly. "It means, Bondage, Dominance, Sadism, and Masochism. I think it mentioned Submission too…" Marco shook his head. "BDSM has 3 different components. These are BD, which stands for Bondage and Discipline. Then we have the DS, which stands for Domination and Submission, and lastly, we have SM, which stands for Sadism and Masochism. We are not practicing BDSM, just DS. I take no pleasure from bondage, especially sadism and masochism."

Ace nodded slowly, that made him feel calmer. "What- what is the difference?" Marco sighed. "Well, bondage is the practice of consensually tying, binding, or restraining a partner for erotic, aesthetic, or somatosensory stimulation. Sadism and Masochism, or Sadomasochism, as many call it, is the giving and receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation. Practitioners of sadomasochism may seek sexual gratification from their acts. The terms sadist and masochist refer respectively to one who enjoys giving and/or receiving pain. I don't practice this and will take no pleasure from hurting you. Unless you request for some forms of light masochism, it shall not be performed. Before any such acts are performed, they will be discussed. There is a power dynamic to DS, and I shall have a level of authority over you. There is a degree of discipline within the practice, but in a different way to Sadomasochism. I would never do anything to hurt and I would never call you degrading names, such as a slut. There is an aspect of punishment within DS, this can be sexual or corporeal. I do not perform the latter, and not much of the first either. Punishments will not be anything close to the level of BDSM. Dominance and Submission is on the BDSM scale, but we only practice the D and S component. Never forget this, I will never hurt you, or do anything you do not wish for me to do. I may push some of your boundaries, but I would never continue if you said 'no' or gave the predetermined signal. My words may be harsh at times, but I would never call you degrading things."

Ace gave a breath of relief. He was glad Marco was able to clarify what DS was. He had been really worried about this. "Have you ever tried the other things?" Marco nodded. "Sort of. I had an ex who liked bondage. It was intriguing, but he wanted more than I wanted to give. I think he was also into masochism. That I'm not into." Ace nodded. "Do you want to try it again?" Marco sighed. "Maybe. But for now, no. It's not really my thing. Let's focus on the important things." Ace nodded.

As Ace thought it over, a question popped into his mind, something Marco had hinted at. "What- what will you call me?" Marco hummed. "It all depends on what you feel comfortable with. Some are comfortable with pet, or kitty, pup, cutie, sweetie, and such. But if you have anything against it, I won't use it. I might have you call me sir, but that's it. If we get there, maybe master at rare times, I prefer sir, but we'll adjust things as we move along." Ace nodded, that sounded to be a good plan, to just take it as it came.

-x-

"How about we try another scene?" Ace nodded, looking at Marco. "Will we just do scenes? You said you do more than just that." Marco nodded. "I did. And now, at the start, we will be doing just scenes, so you can get used to this." Ace nodded. That made sense. It was all still new to him, and while they had done a couple more scenes since their discussion two days ago, it was still weird. It had always been the same scene they had done the first time, nothing changing. But today, Marco was standing, and he didn't sit down when Ace nodded his agreement to it.

"Okay," Started Marco. "Down on your knees." For a moment, Ace thought it may be just like the last time, but suddenly Marco added something. "Hands behind your head." Ace blinked, before he slowly complied. The position felt strange, and made him feel vulnerable in a way. But Marco was here with him, so it would go fine. "Good, good," Started Marco, "Now, tell me, who do you belong to?" Ace blinked. Belonged to? Did he belong to someone? Did Marco mean himself? Could Ace say that? He felt Marco was controlling him, and Ace wasn't sure how he felt about that. He did, in a way, belong to Marco as they were in a relationship, and were exclusively dating. But still, did he belong to Marco?

Ace shook his head a bit, he needed to say something. Marco was waiting for him. As he was about to open his mouth, to say he was unsure, Ace felt something fall down his cheek. Marco gave him a concerned look. "Ace, are you okay? Did I move too fast, yoi?" Ace blinked, feeling something more fall down his cheeks. Ace realised he was crying. Why was he crying? He moved his hands to his cheeks and tried to dry his tears, Marco moving down to him. "Can I hug you, yoi?" Ace blinked, looking at Marco. Why was he asking? Ace slowly nodded, trying to dry his tears more, no idea why he was crying. When Marco moved to hug him, he felt a sob leave him, Ace latching on to Marco, feeling upset for some reason. "Hush hush, it's okay, Ace." Said Marco, doing his best to comfort him, hands moving comfortably on his back, holding tightly around him, which helped somewhat.

After a couple minutes, Ace felt more composed; Marco leaned back, a hand staying on his shoulder. "What happened? Did I go too fast, yoi?" Ace shook his head. "I- I don't know. I don't know why I'm crying. Why am I crying?" Marco gave a kind look. "As I've said, it can be intense, that means intense emotionally too. Just let it out, okay, yoi?" Ace nodded, and another sob left him, Marco moved to hug him again, giving out comforting sounds. Ace still didn't know why he was crying. Had it really been too intense for him? Was he that weak? Just a small scene had him bawling his eyes out. He didn't want to be weak like this, so he tried to compose himself, leaning back a minute later, managing to hold back his sobs as he looked at Marco, but a few tears still fell down his cheeks. "I- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do this." Marco shook his head. "No, no, don't say that. It happens. This is all new to you, and it's intense, yoi. I am here for you, you did amazing, Ace. You did everything I wanted." Ace blinked, hand drying the last tears. "But I didn't manage to do it? I was supposed to say-" Marco cut him off. "No, I moved too fast. This is a sign of that, and I'm sorry." Ace nodded. "It's okay. I feel better. Should- should we try again?" Marco shook his head. "No, we won't. I think this is enough for today, yoi. You might feel a bit exhausted after this. This was a lot, and now I know for next time not to move so quickly or introduce things too early." Ace nodded slowly. "I- I don't want you to stop just because I'm crying. I'm not that weak." He didn't want Marco to think of him as weak.

Marco shook his head, getting a serious look on his face. "No, this doesn't mean you're weak, yoi. It just means it was too much. If we had continued, you might have experienced subdrop, and that will be too intense for you. The first drop is the hardest and when it happens, I want to have more control over the situation." Ace nodded, sniffing. He was glad Marco didn't think he was weak, that was the last thing he wanted. He wanted to be strong, for Marco. "Why-" Started Ace. "Why did it make me react like that? They were just words." Marco shook his head. "It's not just words, yoi. It's words I ask for, which put you on the spot to say it. You have mentioned that you don't like to be controlled, and I was asking who you belong to, which can be a lot for someone. It is for you. Next time, I won't ask that, maybe something easier, yoi." Ace nodded slowly. "Okay… I still feel weak." Marco moved a hand to his cheek. "Don't feel like that. You're not weak because you had a minor breakdown, yoi. If you feel up for it, maybe we can try another scene later tonight? But only if you feel up to it. I don't want you to push yourself." Ace nodded. He wanted that. He wanted to make it up to Marco.

As the day moved by, Ace started to feel a bit weird. He felt… tired. He didn't expect that he would actually feel tired after the small mishap earlier. So, they didn't do another scene that day. When Ace came over the next day, still sleeping at home as the relationship was still new, Marco didn't bring up trying another scene, making Ace feel low in a way. He couldn't quite explain it, but he felt down. "Marco? Did I mess up?" He asked after a few hours, making Marco frown. "What do you mean? You haven't done anything wrong, yoi." Ace let out a sigh. "I just, I feel as if we should try the scene again, Marco, I want to be able to do it." That had Marco turn to him, his focus moving away from the TV. "Is that what this is about? Yesterday, yoi?" Ace gave a small nod. "I just… I feel down for it. I don't know why… but I do." Ace couldn't explain it. But he felt something tugging at his insides in a way he had never felt before. Marco let out a breath, moving to hold his hands. "You did nothing wrong. Don't think about it, yoi. If you worry about it too much, you might slip into subspace, yoi." Ace blinked. "Subspace?" Marco nodded. "It might be too early for you, but after a while, you will go into a state where your mind works a bit differently, yoi. You will go into a state where you want to please me, so to say, and when you don't feel like you are doing that, you will react by feeling down." Ace blinked. That… sort of made sense. "I think… I think I feel like that." Marco shook his head. "No, I don't think so. I think you're just brooding over it, yoi. It would be too early for you to feel like that. I think you think it's that since I mentioned it now. Just try and think about something else." Ace nodded, and tried that, tried to focus on the TV, and he had to say it seemed to help. He didn't feel bad anymore. Marco was right.

After a while, they soon found themselves making out on the couch, Ace lying down with Marco on top of him, kissing deeply as their hand's roamed each other's bodies. They had been in a make out session before, but this time, Marco leaned a bit back. "So," Started Marco. "Shall we take this into the bedroom?" Ace blinked. Did he feel ready for that? These small scenes were already tough. Hell, he'd had a breakdown yesterday. "I- do you think I'm ready?" Marco chuckled. "We're not going to do a scene or anything, just plain sex, making love. You have had sex before, or?" Ace quickly nodded. "I have. I just thought, it sounds like it's a sexual thing. You said it was - the whole dom/sub thing." Marco nodded. "It can be. And we'll get there, but not yet, not for a while. For now, we have regular, good sex. I don't need everything to be a DS. When we get there, I will be happy, but I am content and glad by just being close to you." That had Ace smile. Marco was an understanding man, and it made this so much easier. Marco was everything Ace needed. It was clear Marco was experienced, and it made Ace feel safe. Marco would take care of him.

And that's the chapter, hope you enjoyed it

I know it may not have been the best or most interesting chapter, but it was necessary to write down some of the BDSM explanations and terminology for the story development. It will pick up in the next one, promise. I hope you all continue reading the story and enjoy the next chapter.

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