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power_bottom
📅 Updated:2026-07-13
🕒 Created:2013-05-27
🆔 ID:3829
Description
When a character who is being penetrated (the "bottom", which is not to be confused with submission) is the one taking control of the situation. This is commonly expressed in gay dominance activities where the "bottom" is physically on top of their partner and showing dominance, or in femdom situations where the submissive character, usually male, is penetrating the dominant female (contrasted with pegging, where the dominant female is penetrating the submissive male). Power bottoms are frequently seen in the cowgirl position.
The term "power bottom" is related to BDSM, particularly in the D/S aspect. Though in that respect, a power bottom is someone that assumes a position/adopts a role/performs an act usually associated with submission while still remaining dominant, as demonstrated here:
Not to be confused with
- the concept of on_top/bottom; these tags are concerned with position rather than dominance and penetration.
