Originally Posted by Ametris
Even if you fail that check, the fact you have to kneel is already suggesting he wants that kind of dynamic. There's also a scene with Abdirak and his romantic lines where he enjoyes seeing Tav bound. There's also a special scene with Durge where he's enjoying tying them up. I missed some of these scenes, but I could still see the writing on the wall.

I don't disagree with that on his side. What I mean is that it doesn't make sense for every Tav to be suddenly depicted as enthusiastically into and prepared for everything, when before they were consistently allowed to react with confusion or uncertainty.