[ There’s the rustling. Dick holds his breath as it comes through the phone, and Sizhui sounds somehow satisfied with whatever he did. Is he--taking his clothes off? He really shouldn’t be reacting like this. It’s wrong. He shouldn’t be feeling the telltale interest stirring in his gut.

There’s so much to unpack there but all Dick can think about are the implications of what Sizhui is saying. There’s more to it, too, from listening to giving in, to consequences and control. Dick doesn’t like to give up control and it’s for that exact reason that Jason is such a challenge. Maybe it’s an experience thing. ]

You know your way around it then, right? We’re talking— [ Again, not doing anything wrong here. Just talking, but he can’t help the tone his voice takes, smooth and low. Half of him actually wants to know how, and the other half is just plain curious.] Reward and punishment here, right? How’d you figure out it works with Jason if it's not a control thing?