A sadist woman trying to overpower a sexually dominant male? Sounds like she's in for a disappointment if she thinks he's gonna play by her rules. XD

Happiness comes in all shapes and colors. And, you know, when you are so powerful you can basically manipulate an entire town with a wave of your hand, they can always have the slaves fight and shed blood over who left the toilet seat up while they skip right to the make-up sex. ^^

I'm sure you've already heard something from them at some point or another, since they produce film and trailer music. As a result, their discography isn't without 'meh' pieces but stuff like "Blackheart" more than make up for that.

I made up my post, at this point I think the forum would have us play out the details through PM. Oh and by the way, if that is a challenge, on Nadine's behalf, I say challenge accepted! Lol "XD

Toilet seat up is one thing. Leaving the cap off the toothpaste is an atrocity! I checked it out now and it definitely has that theme of movie score music. I am not too big into stuff like this although it is nice to change life up. I should try working out to stuff like this, hehehe... Wonder how well that would go.

At work for my coworker's warm up to seeing Star Wars on opening day, we had the Pandora channel set to Star Wars scores. Oh boooy, was that a bit dramatic to tattoo with THAT in the background. I think I was doing a couple of small tattoos but it sounded so momentous with an orchestra theming it lol.

I think it's going to be another post or two before we have to switch to PM, since it wasn't really a challenge but merely a statement of fact. :P

Who the hell would leave the cap off the toothpaste?
If there really are individuals out there that do that, it sounds like them mindcontrolling all of humanity would usher in a golden age. ^^

It's good for jogging, I feel. Most of their tunes have a nice, steady rhythm to them and let the mind wander. Then again, I can jog just as well to Blue Stahli and Disturbed. XD
But for me, their repertoire helps put me in the right emotional state for writing, along with my collection of video game and movie scores, when I feel stuck.

I can relate though. Some of this movie stuff sounds WAY bombastic. But if the Imperial March playing in the background prevented only one person from having you tattoo a Wookie on their crotch... in exchange for a Deathstar on their ass, then it was well worth the drama. :P

@BluBlood So, the way I see it, we are at a crossroads here and it can go either way:

If Nadine wants Gabriel more than his submission and is willing to give herself up to his control as well, they can be romantically involved as we were contemplating. This, of course, leaves some room for frustration to build up but those could directly feed into the idea of them using their powers for sinister purposes and looking for people to toy around with, an overpressure valve for her sadistic tendencies and his domination to keep the relationship intact - maybe they share, maybe Nadine plays with the other while Gabriel focuses his domination entirely on Nadine, maybe they change things around every now and then... no idea, but generally speaking, Gabriel would probably not give her THAT much more than what he's already offered

The other option is that she refuses. They could still be friends but I think this would leave a little bit of a sour taste and it could lead to, for example, Gabriel rather quickly looking into ways and means of forcing Nadine into submission and/or Nadine doing the same for Gabriel.

My vote would be for option one, since I'd rather they be allies and lovers who do increasingly horrible things together than them being enemies in disguise, but you're the one who knows whether Nadine is up for it, not me.

I have a reply in mind for Gabriel but I need to get some sleep. I came back from work super late, too many appointments and I under estimated the time they needed.

Compromise will be appropriate on their first encounter, hopefully curiosity will be satisfied though. She will test his oath undoubtedly, and see what counts as over reaching the boundaries. Satisfying him and herself are her deeper desires though. I think with Nadine's experiences and her priorities, the trust is the most precious factor about being involved with someone. However, to caveat the BDSM completely out of her sex life, won't ever completely happen for her. We will see.

Option one it is, buddy. Thank you for your patience, I am off to catch some zzz's.

I never knew that tattoo parlors were open well into the night but I hope it doesn't always keep you awake and occupied for that long. But with what you have in your profile, me thinks that you've got your work cut out for you. :)
I wish I was any good at drawing. I was contemplating getting a tattoo but the sketch looks meh; and I am working on something with a friend but it requires a map and the map is also not the best (although I guess it could be worse).

Gabriel will probably be a little more open to certain aspects of bondage, discipline, domination and submission as their relationship progresses, but he will also have good reason to react violently to her trying to push him on practices that involve pain or gags, among other things.
Likewise, he might find himself interested in the domination aspects of BDSM and in putting Nadine in a role she might not usually fulfill, though it would also remain to be seen how she would react to that.
At the end of the day, I believe that, going by what you wrote, Nadine and Gabriel both want stability, trust, a bit of tenderness and, of course, great sex in their life, so they have something to work with while they explore this side of each other and find out more about magic, and by the time they may become frustrated about certain things being touchy or off-limits, they have alternatives.

Often times I leave at our closing time, 9 P.M. I may stay as late as 10:30 because I do not want to leave my co-worker as the last man/woman while they are working. But it doesn't happen often. I used to have a second job with tattooing in Germany. I had an 80 hour work week for five years. So having one job, that keeps me late a couple times a month, is nothing compared to that. :)

I am really curious what the sketch looks like when you say "meh," bwuhahaha. Sorry. That was inconsiderate. If you need any help designing, you can show me what you have so far and I can see what I can do.

I replied, finally, and I will be back again soon. Sounds like we are under the same agreement of which way the winds on blowing for our characters. And it is open ended enought to leave room for editing. I dig it.

80 hours? Fuck me, you must be made of steel. I'm already feeling tired-ish after tutoring some kids for three hours a day, and I only do that two, three times a week.
Sounds like you're wearing the pants on in this thread. XD

I guess I can scan the scatch and link it to you via PM? I haven't looked at it in a while, so maybe I don't even like it anymore. Let me see where I put it and if old man Jaden can get this "internets" thing to work. :P

That it does and I'm sure the two approve. ^^
And I believe now is the time when we should switch to PM, so that's where you'll find my reply when I get it up. But I likes where this is going. :)