Femdom
Can I play a submissive protagonist?
Optional: In the game, but entirely your choice whether to pursue it.
Victoria's route is built for this and it's not an afterthought. If you want to play someone who gives up control rather than takes it, that's a real path with its own scenes, its own ending, and its own reading of the story.
It's optional in both directions. You can go through the entire game never submitting to anyone, and you can go through it never being in charge for a single scene. Both are complete experiences.
The part I care about
Femdom written badly is just role reversal with the same lazy assumptions flipped around — a woman being cruel because the tag says so. What makes it work is that it's negotiated. Victoria's control is something you hand over, scene by scene, and she notices when you hesitate.
The interesting question is never who's in charge. It's what the other person is getting out of not being.