Scarlett spends two days completing Lukas’s BDSM checklist, using it to confront her desires and the limits shaped by her past. She texts Lukas that she’s done, but he repeatedly cancels their meetings and even skips their session with Zach and Dr. Smith, leaving her uncertain and tense.

After a hard practice, Scarlett confides to Pen that she’s working on visualization exercises to rewire her fear of inward dives. Pen responds with quiet support and shares excitement about a dinner date with “Hot Teacher,” affirming that breaking up with Lukas was right for her. Scarlett withholds news about Lukas, wary of speaking too soon.

Lukas finally texts and asks Scarlett to meet at Green Library. He looks exhausted but pleased to see her, and they take a glass-walled study room to talk privately, avoiding his roommates’ ears.

Before reviewing the lists, Lukas asks about Scarlett’s father to better understand her triggers. Scarlett explains years of escalating control and abuse, how Barb rescued her, and how that history shapes her boundaries. She is clear that degradation is a hard no. Lukas reassures her that he won’t demean her, meeting her gaze and promising respect.

They place their folded lists on the table. Lukas reads hers while Scarlett hesitates to pick up his, overwhelmed by anxiety about measuring up. After he finishes, Lukas steps forward, pins her gently against the wall, and kisses her—an unambiguous move that affirms consent, chemistry, and a step toward their negotiated dynamic.