A young man sits on a piece of BDSM furniture from which several dildos protrude with his arms tied behind his back. A second person operates some wired remote control, while the bound man orgasms.
I really like the detail and emotion in this drawing, such as the way faint tears are streaming down this man’s face. I also really like that a dominant presence is included merely by drawing hands ostensibly controlling some part of the bound man’s experience. This simple fact makes it that much easier for me to see the submission present, too, but keeps the focus primarily on the submissive subject.
It also raises an interesting question: what is submission without dominance, and what is dominance without submission? Am I as a submissive man still submissive if I have no dominant partner? Yes, of course I am, but the question is actually a very nuanced one. Fundamental sexual desires do not change just because circumstances do. However, circumstances and an ability to change them do influence beliefs regarding what desires will be fulfilled, which in turn influences behavior. I think it’s tragic that many men (and women) go about their sex life unfairly influenced by a misguided resignation that their circumstances are not changeable.