You'd think so, wouldn't you? Perhaps it really is as you say. Confronted with such a harsh world, wouldn't anyone want to retreat to the arms of their beloved?

[Rook clasps his hands behind his back, pulling them forward as though he were straining against being handcuffed.]

Or maybe it's meant to be more visceral? Being bound can feel quite freeing, after all. Pain can be pleasurable, under the right circumstances.