In a dimly lit, smoke-filled room, an Asian dominatrix, her almond eyes gleaming with sadistic glee, takes a long drag of her cigarette. She toys with her submissive, blowing smoke rings around him, each one a testament to her power. Her lips, glossed with spit, part, and she lets loose, the warm, wet projectile landing on his skin, a branding of sorts, a symbol of his surrender to her whims. He shudders, not from the cold, but from the thrill of her control.