power exchange levels

 Top/bottom
・ egalitarian relationship 
・ 0% power exchange 
・ kink play only
・ scenes only
・ may use honourifics and diminutives during play

Dominant/submissive 
・ not an egalitarian relationship 
・ 1% to 99% power exchange (PPE, or partial power exchange)
・ can be 24/7 but isn't necessarily 24/7
・ extends outside of scenes into daily life
・ may have a protocol around honourifics and diminutives 

Master/slave
・ not an egalitarian relationship 
・ 100% power exchange (TPE, or total power exchange)
・ is a 24/7 dynamic, with pauses only when necessary (like emergencies)
・ extends outside of scenes into daily life
・ almost always has a protocol for honourifics and diminutives (a vanilla protocol may also be established)