After taking almost everything else from Stephen, I had to leave him with something. And I wanted to call back to the conflict from the very beginning, showing that rejecting the abuse didn't mean he stopped being into BDSM (even if it'll take time for him to get comfortable with a partner again).

As for Jon, he's very conflicted about those smiles...but as long as he manages not to burden Stephen with them, I think he's entitled ^_^