A submissive has multiple opportunities to submit without necessarily submitting to the dominant within a scene… they can submit to the bondage itself, submit to the sensations, submit to what is used. If the power dynamic is weak and lacks connection, the dominant becomes….
…. a mere tool for the submissive and submission appears insincere. That is why it is imperative to establish, emphasize and maintain the power dynamic so the submissive has no choice but to submit to the dominant themself. Submission then becomes devotion.