#dub con implied

Affection: How do they show their love and affection? How intense would it get?

He is not a showy man. You will not receive great declarations of love from Alhaitham. He understands them perfectly - linguistics are his area of expertise - but he can't help but find all of the ostentation distasteful. He'd rather be plain and simple; tell you he thinks you are greatly pleasing to the eye. Tell you that he's fond of you. He could, if he wanted to - but there is no reason for him to mince words. He also doesn't see the point in dithering; Alhaitham simply takes action. So when he wants to hold you (holding you feels nice; you feel right in his arms), he simply grabs you and puts you down into his lap. When he wants you near him, he simply pushes you down to the side of his chair and rests his hand on your head whilst he reads. His affection could best be described as intense but focussed; he won't spoil you, but you will know how he feels about you from the moment he realises it. There is no point to him in beating about the bush.

Darling: Aside from abduction, would they do anything against their darling’s will?

Alhaitham understands that this is not a usual arrangement, but he also understands that he provides for you - a far better life than one you may have had. He has money, he has power, he has knowledge - he knows he is not bad to look at. He gives you a roof over your head and things for enrichment and nice things to wear, things you ask for (within reason; he will not spoil you). These are all things that indebt you to him. This ought to be equivalent exchange.

So you will learn that he expects things in return. This is the nature of how the world works. You will learn, too, that with his strength . . . it is far better if you go along with the things he makes you do rather than suffer punishment for it.

Jealousy: Do they get jealous? Do they lash out or find a way to cope?

Alhaitham does not believe you have any reason to leave his home; not when he provides for you so well, not when there is nothing out there you need. You have access to all of the things he deems necessary for you to thrive; there is nothing else to ask for. And as such, he has very few people to be jealous of. You soon learn not to mention your former life - Alhaitham doesn't exactly get angry about it, but he tenses up like a cat and pointedly ignores the foolish things you say. It's far better to not feel like an idiot in his presence. In fact, the only person he regularly gets jealous of is Kaveh. Who is home more often than him. Who seems to find it greatly amusing to toy with you, and make you like him more than Alhaitham. Who often ruins all of Alhaitham's carefully laid schedules and plans for you. Alhaitham chooses to use his anger at all of this to rile up Kaveh even more - and, perhaps, to make sure that you know it's more than alright if you're noisy during any nighttime activities. Kaveh's sleep is unimportant, after all.

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oh, he tries so hard because he knows that they're nervous - but it doesn't work. where once he may have been known for being gentlemanly and noble and perhaps even cheerful, now he's more of an imposing, stern presence. it's good, he thinks, that you're anxious - it discourages escape attempts, he doesn't have to worry about you being reckless and hurting yourself - but it hurts when you flinch away from him with your eyes all wide and your lip wobbling.