"Something like that," he said, amusement evident in his tone. Eli knew how uncomfortable Shannon could be with some of this stuff, especially before he dropped into subspace and he wanted him to be okay with it, even when he wasn't in that altered mindspace. It would make things easier the further they went, especially if they did move on to shibari like Eli eventually wished and would make Shannon naked outside of his collar and the ropes he'd use to suspend him off the ground.

Pulling Shannon close, he kissed him gently while his hand stroked the side of his face. As much as Eli liked Domming him, he liked when they were on equal footing and got to plan some things out before they even started a scene. He also liked giving Shannon choices before he had to rip control away from him. "That was the plan. Do you want to skip it this time or no?"