There was a pause, Shannon slowly stilling as the tone sunk in. With Eli's hands on his waist, he refrained from reaching for the next piece of the outfit. Although he was still relatively new to the whole Dominant/submissive thing, the voice that Eli used commanded attention in the words and promised safety in between the lines. He gave a slight hum in acknowledgement, head tipping down and to the side.

"You said you liked it when I tried," he noted. Perhaps that wouldn't extend to playing around so much, but they were close to one and the same for Shannon. His playfulness mixed into everything when he was interested.