I was thinking about this some more the other day and I realized it's a crucial difference between Jon and "Stephen"'s relationship as I imagine it and Brian and "Stephen"'s relationship as I imagine it. Brian, unlike Jon, doesn't let Stephen get away with the vague. He makes him spell out exactly what he wants done to him. (Also makes him suggest punishments. Stephen hates it.) Part of me wonders if this is because, in my personal canon, Brian is naturally a much more dominant personality than Jon, and is aware of what he should expect. IDK. I thought it was interesting.

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