Σ(ノ°▽°)ノ The Reiji part is now done!! This came out as kind of a weird combination of fluffy and sad, somehow. I doubt that’s what you wanted, but here’s hoping it’s good!
Slowly, as if he isn’t quite sure he can let himself do it, Reiji kneels in front of you, lowering his head just enough to look nervous.
“You’re… really going to go through with this?” His voice is unsteady, something like uncertainty filling the words. For once, he can’t meet your gaze, can’t face you with his usual dignity and composure.
“We agreed on it, didn’t we?” Reiji flinches at your words, a frown tugging at his lips. “You don’t have to worry about it. Just do what I say and let me take responsibility for it. No thinking, okay?” You brush your fingers over his cheek, reassuring. His eyes close, dark lashes soft against pale skin.
A few minutes later sees you in the nicest chair in your room, posture relaxed, yet commanding, leaving no room for Reiji to let himself resist. He’s just standing again, taking away the dishes from that night’s meal.
You figured out early that caretaking, even from such a submissive position, gives Reiji a sense of purpose that he struggles to find on his own. You haven’t had a chance to take full advantage of this until now, but giving orders while Reiji worlessly obeys is a heady moment. It’s not a stretch to assume that he’s just as affected by the little commands and kind words.
So hard for him to give up his pride, it had taken far too long to get to this point, where Reiji had willingly agreed to let you make the choices.
Even for a little bit. Even for a night like this.
First was dinner, then a manicure; little things that let him feel owned. It had to be safe, nothing major, but having him kneel quietly while you ate was, by itself, one of the more powerful moments you’d experienced.
Reiji returns, resuming his position beside your chair without having to be told. He learns quick, you both know, and when you aren’t looking for an excuse to resort to discipline, he’s nothing short of perfect for you. Even the tense look his features carried at first has melted away into an even calm.
When you reach out to stroke his hair, Reiji leans into it.
He’d never have done this before, even just weeks ago. You don’t know how deep into the mindset of not thinking, of trusting, of being yours he is, but at the very least, he’s ignoring his own sense of pride.
You’ve told him not to talk, to let himself relax and let you make the choices, and he obeys, even though you know it’s a struggle for him not to fight someone else’s control.
“You’re doing good, you know,” you mumble, absentmindedly petting his soft hair. “I’m proud of you for letting me do this.”
The little shudder that goes through him is impossible to miss.
There’s more you’ll have him do tonight. You don’t want to push anything, of course, but this is the most relaxed you’ve ever seen him, even through the tremble in his shoulders that neither of you can miss.