Admitting the Kink I Didn't Know I Had

So, here’s a confession that’s been sitting in my head like an uninvited houseguest for a while now. Recently, after years of vanilla relationships and some light BDSM experimentation with no real interest in DDLG or age play, I found myself unexpectedly drawn to this kinky new territory. The other day, during a particularly heated argument with my partner (let’s call it a disagreement), something shifted inside me. Without warning, I found myself blurting out that I wanted her to act like she was being scolded by an older authority figure, me, of course, taking on the role of said authority. The look on her face went from shock to amusement, and we both ended up laughing it off as some sort of bizarre sexual awakening. But since then, I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching. Is this just a phase? Am I actually into this more than I let myself believe? It’s all so confusing, especially given how much I pride myself on being rational and grounded. So, anyone out there who might have had a similar experience: is this normal? Do you think it will pass like an embarrassing dream or stick around as something worth exploring?