I think what L&P could do here is to make use of the pictures Dylan has on his phone from Sophia's photoshoot and take it a few steps further. Make Sophia pose for him, but in a slightly more daring setting compared to the bikini shoot we had a couple years back. That to me would be a hot event, even though I'm not a fan of the Dylan route personally. It would certainly make more sense than Sophia suddenly giving her son a handjob/blowjob or anything remotely close to that, no matter how she felt in parts during their bath. L&P always writes Sophia in a way that she returns to being the caring mother worried about any and everything, and so an overly sexual event would just look stupid imo.
I believe a statement from L&P exists where he addresses the Dylan events saying that they will be atleast equally hot compared to Sam's, but in a different way. Then again, he's made several statements regarding those two updates and Dylan's progress, so I'm kinda lost at this point as to what his plans are really. Guess we'll see.
I know many people here would like to see something more extreme, but I feel like it would just not be right storywise. 6 years of development or not. The story has already been butchered in parts, but going overboard with this event would just be too much imo. The entire PD has already been too much in terms of sexual encounters. It's just one day.
It's been talked about recently that LP uses too many environments that aren't important.
But he also underuses environments that probably should be used a lot. Like Dylan's room for example.
I can't think of any major events in Dylan's room (where his room is the main part, not just a transitional thing) and this event would make a lot of sense to take place in his room.
It's private. They won't get caught or walked in on (unless of course LP uses his standard intrusion to end the event.). And of course, it could facilitate more conversation or something similar.
Your photoshoot idea is good. Combining that with Dylan's room.
Dylan could easily get her to pose in her room. Would it be similar to Sam's painting? Sure, but it's more plausible than the hot tub at 2AM or skinny dipping in your backyard pool in the moonlight. Those events make more sense during the day when nobody is around.
It could also be a chance to get some humor into the game, which takes itself way too seriously. I think this is a big reason for the struggles recently, there is no serious way to do half the things in this game, yet LP ties anyway because it's "erotic".
Scenario:
Sophia + Dylan come home and someway or another end up in his room.
Sophia sees his photo of herself.
Dylan uses that as an excuse to get her to model.
Sophia, being slightly drunk, agrees.
X number of poses using different levels of undressed.
When Sophia is finished, since she is having fun and is slightly drunk, she asks Dylan to pose for her.
Of course, he agrees and poses himself (this is meant to be humorous, unlike Sam Dylan doesn't transform into a male model out of no where).
Sophia and Dylan laugh etc. Kisses and hugs and...stuff.
They make too much noise and Liam knocks on the door...
Dylan said he was watching funny videos...Liam says whatever and wonders off to the toilet.
Sophia takes the chance to sneak back into their room.
Liam shows up, asks where she has been, she says she went to Ambers house (or some other plausible excuse)
And finally...a kiss goodnight. Where Sophia thinks about kissing Liam right after doing that stuff with Dylan.