Yes, it definitely is a fascinating topic. I wasn't even referring to BDSM. Not really. It's just... there are characters that are so naturally toppy, alpha or dominant, whatever you want to call it, that I have a hard time imagining them "giving it up", so to speak. Then, on the other hand, there are characters I can totally see as versatile. And then there are characters I can't see as anything but submissive.
The curious case with Tony is that yes, I can see him as both dominant and submissive. He's definitely a versatile character. Whereas with Gibbs I have a hard time seeing him letting go and giving someone else control. I know he could do it and he probably would with the right partner, it's just that naturally, he's just not a very versatile character for me and therefore toppy by default in my head.
I have to use another fandom now to emphazise what I mean. SGA for example, has John and Rodney, both characters I can see happily switching between who is in charge in the bedroom. For me their characters are both naturally versatile, no questions asked. Neither of them has the natrual toppiness of Gibbs, they both can be in the right circumstances.
I'm not sure I make sense here... sorry if I ramble at you. As I said before, you did convince me after all :)
First thing I did when I read the name Parrish for the first time was to speculate if it's actually SGA Parrish as a Cameo but then ALL THIS unravelled and I was like, "Ewww, no. He would NEVER do that!" So yeah. my brain is wired in strange ways sometimes.
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The curious case with Tony is that yes, I can see him as both dominant and submissive. He's definitely a versatile character. Whereas with Gibbs I have a hard time seeing him letting go and giving someone else control. I know he could do it and he probably would with the right partner, it's just that naturally, he's just not a very versatile character for me and therefore toppy by default in my head.
I have to use another fandom now to emphazise what I mean. SGA for example, has John and Rodney, both characters I can see happily switching between who is in charge in the bedroom. For me their characters are both naturally versatile, no questions asked. Neither of them has the natrual toppiness of Gibbs, they both can be in the right circumstances.
I'm not sure I make sense here... sorry if I ramble at you. As I said before, you did convince me after all :)
First thing I did when I read the name Parrish for the first time was to speculate if it's actually SGA Parrish as a Cameo but then ALL THIS unravelled and I was like, "Ewww, no. He would NEVER do that!" So yeah. my brain is wired in strange ways sometimes.