↕️Are they sub, dom or switch?
Charles is a true switch, though he has tendencies in any role that would ally themselves more to the other side of traditional understanding. When in the submissive role, he still takes the lead in most aspects and does not respond well to dominance that places him in a subjugated or degrading position. It’s up to him how far things go and what the tryst entails, whether he is the one who would be considered the submissive ot not.
Contrastingly when he is the one in control, he grants the same measure of agency to his partner that he demands for himself. What he fights for, a person submissive to him gains without any effort, to the point it easily appears that he does not lead the relationship. This is due to his understanding of equality and the importance of it in these kinds of partnerships. An understanding that was, admittedly, clouded for awhile as he mistakenly believed himself on equal footing with Guthrie, only to truly accept his role as a submissive party after their relationship ended.
💝How long until they feel secure and comfortable in a relationship?
This is so situationally dependant that there is no answer. Charles’ trust can be earned in a week, or it can take two years. Regardless of which it is, once garnered it is hard to lose – and once lost, it can never be regained.
🔮Do they believe in soul mates?
I think if the idea was ever presented to him he would deeply dislike it. Charles values choice so much in life that the idea one of the more important choices to be made as a person – the choice of who you spend your time with, who you dedicate your loyalty to – is predetermined and therefore not a choice at all, would be deeply unsettling and unwelcome enough that he would refuse to believe, and furthermore, would refuse to adhere to it out of sheer spite.
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