Monster Shower Thoughts

first of all, i really love how we were referred to as "sylus' woman" and not "sylus' girl." usually, women will refer to their partner as "my man" but never "my boy." "boy" solely has a friendly connotation to it, while "girl" is used in a friendly or romantic context. "girl" isn't on equal footing with the word "man" and is infantilizing imo. outside of a kink context, i really hate that phrasing. the fact that it was translated as "woman" is very meaningful to me. it shows we're on equal footing with sylus and avoids infantilizing the player.

in that scene, it's clear that sylus likes people knowing about our relationship with him. he likes that people know we're together and he likes that we wore the necklace he gifted to us. in that sense, i feel like sylus is possessive of us without the jealousy that possessiveness is normally portrayed with. it's rare for the romance genre to depict this. he's so secure and confident in himself and his relationship with mc that jealousy is rare for him.

of course, there is the「Sweet Bitterness」voice call where sylus accidentally ate the meal that was meant for us. the server left his contact information with the food because he wanted a chance to meet up with mc. sylus decides he'll order the same meal for you and turn down the server on your behalf. jealousy is a normal human emotion that even sylus isn't completely immune to. however, the jealousy he experiences is pretty minimal compared to the other LIs imo.

possessiveness also inherently involves the actual or perceived presence of a third-party. there's no reason to claim ownership of something if there's nobody else to threaten that ownership. you wouldn't worry about your favorite book being stolen if there's nobody else around to steal it, right? similarly, the act of pda is not just about showing your partner affection, but also showing others that both you and your partner are taken and together. part of it is about affection, but part of it is also about showing off that affection to others.

how does this all connect to exhibitionism? well, i think sylus would enjoy showing you off but would never allow someone else to touch you. in the voice call, he doesn't care about the meal or the kind gesture in itself, but the server's attempt at meeting up with mc is what bothered him enough to want to turn the server down himself in person. i think he enjoys the feeling of "possession" shared between you and him. he wants to show off that you belong to him, and he enjoys it when we show off that he belongs to us. he wants us to "claim our territory" for ourselves, aka claim him for ourselves.

i think he'd enjoy semi-public or fully public sex. he'd enjoy the risk that comes with being caught during semi-public sex. if it's a bsdm club or alternate universe setting where exhibitionism/public sex is allowed, he'd love to show off your body and the way you belong to him. what better way is there to stake his claim on you and your claim on him than to bite, mark, and have sex with each other in front of others? creampie, bondage, toys…there's so many different ways where he (or you) can show off your control & possession over each other + how you own him and he owns you. it's like a public claiming of territory, proof that you and him only belong to each other, and that you're both proud of that fact. you and him are kindred spirits with your possession, claiming, and ownership of each other. i definitely think sylus' character and his dynamic with mc ties in perfectly with exhibitionism!

also, if you feel insecure or anxious about your body or relationship with sylus, well, there's no better way to show off how much he loves you than proudly fucking and showing you off to the world <3 if he was really ashamed of you, he would hide the relationship. so to prove that he's not ashamed of you, he's gotta show off his beautiful partner ofc 😏 he's the luckiest man in the world to have you :>