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When we get to Allisande, the red-haired wizard gives a thin, cool smile. "I am fine, thank you, grandmaster," she says formally. "But I have a casting appointment with Marguerite."
Arlon leads us away and mutters, "Apparently she's still mad at me." It makes me wonder what their argument had been about, but I don't have a chance to ask as Arlon leads us down to the mess hall for dinner. We had missed lunch due to the lesson with Orabelle, so I'm starving as I gather a plate for both of us. Arlon takes mine from me and sets it on the floor before he allows me to eat it.
After, we return to his quarters, and a vague part of me recognizes that I'm deep in a headspace. Apparently a day of being paraded around naked and made to eat my dinner from the ground like a dog is enough to keep me in it, even though it's only Arlon's eyes watching me now. He must see my vacant expression because he cups my cheek, and I blink to attention.
"Are you alright, Dominai?" he asks.
I lean into his touch, letting my eyes slide closed. "Yes, sir."
"Good. Kneel."
I do as told, my knees hitting the soft rug as I look up at him. His thumb brushes my lips, and I draw it into my mouth, sucking gently. A barely there shiver runs through Arlon, and I feel a thrill of excitement that I can have that effect on him. "You did very well today," he says as he pushes his thumb a little deeper. "I saw that Orabelle was testing your limits, yet you persisted."
With his thumb in my mouth, I can't answer, but I flush all the same. He pulls his hand away, and I can't stop a small noise of displeasure. "Wait there," he says before he goes to his bedside table. He opens the drawer and pulls out a small jar that's filled with what look like round sugar candies. He grabs one and brings it over to me. "Suck on this."
I frown, but don't protest as he slides it between my lips. The hint of sweetness is quickly overwhelmed by the taste of sage and mint. It floods my mouth and nose, strong enough that my eyes start to water, but I suck the little candy until it dissolves. Only when I swallow the last little bit do I realize that it's numbed my throat some. I look up in surprise and see Arlon's grin.
He runs his hand through my hair before he grabs roughly by the roots. "For leaving me unsatisfied earlier, you deserve to have your throat fucked until you gag," he growls, and the heat in his voice makes me shiver. "But I am kind so I will spare you from gagging as best as I can."
I don't quite stop a whimper. The numbing candy makes words harder. They come out a little thick, a little clumsy as I say, "Thank you, sir."
"Tell me what you want."
I swallow. My tongue feels heavy, but I form the words anyway. "I want you to fuck my throat, sir."
"Good boy."
His grip on my hair tightens, and I open my mouth to allow him in. I draw in a breath as he thrusts deep, but he doesn't seat himself fully. He tests me, poking at the back of my throat as if checking that I can handle him. My gag reflex quivers, but thanks to the candy, there's no automatic urge to pull away. He sets a steady pace, inching deeper with every thrust. My jaw aches as he works himself into my mouth.
He moans deeply, his grip tightening on my hair. The sound of his pleasure causes a thrill to rush through me. "Ready?" He doesn't seem to expect an answer. He thrusts deep, pushing past my gag reflex with an ease that surprises me. My nose brushes his navel, and he pulls my head away before thrusting in again, seating himself even deeper.
I feel the slide of his cock down my throat, and even with the numbing candy, I can't help but gag. I automatically try to pull away but Arlon tightens his grip, holding me there, my nose flush against his stomach. Tears leak from my eyes, and my throat swallows around him as I will myself to hold on for just a little longer.
Then Arlon moans, and I feel his length swell. He cums hard, and I have no choice but to swallow what he gives me as his cock pulses and empties down my throat. It feels like it goes on forever, but I don't pull away until Arlon lets me. When he finally releases my hair, I gag and cough, my mouth thick with the taste of him and a hint of sage. I wipe spit from my mouth, my hand shaking.
Then a glass of water appears in front of me, but Arlon pushes my hand away when I try to take it. He tilts it to my lips, and I drink obediently, the cool water soothing my used throat. His fingers stroke through my hair as he murmurs soft praise that I barely register.
When I'm finished with the glass, he scoops me up, carrying me with ease. I'm in it deep, so I just rest against him, limp as a kitten as he takes me over to his chair. He sits and pulls me onto his lap, holding me close as he strokes my hair back. The quiet murmurings slowly start to make sense as words, and I flush as he calls me talented and capable and beautiful. I blink as I start to sink back into myself. Arlon's fingers are gentle as they brush the last of my tears from my face.
"I want to check in with you," he says. "You are allowed to speak freely. How do you feel?"
I let my eyes slide closed with a quiet groan. "Exhausted," I say, voice hoarse. My words are still a little thick coming off my tongue. "Today was... a lot."
Arlon kisses my temple. "I pushed you today," he says. "And you rose to the challenge admirably. I'm very proud of you, Dominai."
My chest swells at the praise, and for once, I don't flinch away from it. He's right - today was a challenging day, but hearing him say it does something to me. I've always shied away from folks telling me the good things about myself because part of me could never believe them. Yet hearing Arlon say it breaks through the barrier of disbelief I've built around myself. For once, I'm proud of myself for what I was able to do.
The fatigue hits me like I've run into a wall. I yawn and curl up a little tighter, trying to stave off the chill that the fire can't quite dispel. "Thank you," I say and mean it. "But can I make a request?"
Arlon hums thoughtfully. "You may ask," he says.
I nestle against his chest, my nose brushing his neck. "Can I please have clothes tomorrow?" I ask. "It's fucking cold in this place."
Arlon chuckles. "Winter has made an early appearance," he says. "With what we are doing tomorrow, you may have clothes."
I open my eyes to look up at him. "What are we doing tomorrow?"
Arlon smiles. "You'll just have to find out."
- COMMENTS
AletheaFaust6 months agoAuthorY'all, thank you so much for your comments! I'm glad you're enjoying it so far (and I'm totally changing my official title from Wizard to Literary Alchemist, thank you very much). Also, if you're impatient and want future chapters quicker, be sure to check out my profile!
Spence - Ah dang, the rest of Dom's week with Arlon may not be your favorite part of this book, unfortunately (though I hope you stick with it because it does lead to some interesting places)! Currently Arlon is using collaring to build Dom's confidence up while simultaneously showing him what an experienced caster does to get their conduit there. A bit of meta knowledge may explain why I laid this first section out this way - I'm a switch who has both strong dominant and submissive tendencies depending on what mood strikes me, and I don't see switches features often in BDSM stories. That's part of the reason for focusing on switches and switching in this series, though I gave it the in-world excuse that Dom can't be a well rounded wizard if he doesn't get comfortable both casting and conduiting.
Also, the chapter after the next is almost entirely outside interactions, because even though I love Arlon, he's hogging this section enough :P
Thanks for your comment!
AC - you hit the nail on the head regarding Dom. He is absolutely panromatic and pansexual, being able to form both romantic and sexual attractions to people all across the spectrum. (Fun fact, I didn't actually plan who Dom's romantic interest would be when I started writing Initiation - I just let him take me where he wanted to go). When I started writing this story, I wanted show different sexual orientations, gender identities, romantic and sexual attractions and various non-monogamous relationships portrayed in a healthy way. So your question about if there's a wizard who is pansexual, but not panromatic brings up a character who shows up a little in Mastery, and will become a much bigger player in part 3; Thaddius. Thaddius is willing to cast with anyone because it's just part of the job, but he doesn't form romantic feelings towards anyone but women (and it's touched on in this chapter that he is part of a triad with Iona and Ambra). On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Crux also has an aromatic character who's already played a big role, though I haven't explicitly stated it as her official disposition. I wonder if you can guess who it is ;) Asexuality is also something that isn't unheard of among wizards (though I won't give any spoilers here)!
On jealousy - hoo man, this is a whole can of worms that is also explored later. Most of the time, wizards will view casting as part of the job (albeit a super fun one). It's something they all do, and unless a couple or group agrees to be exclusive or limit their casting activities, it's understood that folks will do whatever with whomever to get the job done. But emotions get messy and can complicate things, so sometimes that clean separation of "just casting" gets blurred, and jealousies can and do arise.
Thank you again for your comment!
Anonymous6 months agoI realize Arlon is trying to give Dom some self-confidence he needs to be a good caster, but I still don't see how sending him further into Submission is going to help. It might be my personality, but I don't connect submission and dominance in the same person very well. Hopefully, you are going to get there soon.
I would like to have some more interaction with others in the story, just to see how they are getting along. Maybe some interaction at lunch or the baths in the morning.
Spence
Anonymous6 months agoI'll start off with some praise for the story - still a singular concept and setting, pulling together high fantasy elements, slice-of-life style down to earth moment to moment, and then also the exceptional and kinky sex, like some sort of literary alchemy. Then there is the quality of writing, not to mention the publishing rate and regularity, which are worth some bonus points!
I actually missed this chapter for a bit after it came out, but glad I found it sooner than later... and as Dominai is being reminded, sometimes enjoyment deferred is the sweeter for the wait!
On the subject of the slice-of-life facet I mentioned, I think this story is in an interesting and fairly rare spot regarding sexual and romantic orientation. Specifically, the wizards of the Crux appear to be quite free and indiscriminate with their sexual activities, but they nonetheless form emotional/intimate bonds which are not isolated from their sexual activities, yet do not stand at odds to those activities, probably in part since "casting" is an unavoidable duty with different specialties - if Dominai does Divination casting with Marguerite, Olbric need not wonder the traditional "why" or "why not me" - it's not his specialty, and in other cases it may be for many reasons from teaching (the Evocation casting in this chapter, for example) to different intended flavors for the resulting spell, to availability.
While I strongly suspect that Dominai is pan-romantic (i.e. he has strong feelings for Olbric, who is male, but his attraction to Allisande suggests that he is not specifically averse to romance with a woman either), I wonder whether there are wizards that are pan-sexual (i.e. will cast eith either/any gender), but not pan-romantic? For example, a male wizard that casts with everyone, but is only interested in romantic attachments with women - or perhaps women and Maeve, depending on what his criteria are.
I really should just make an account so my replies are better labelled and I can comment more than once, but for now -
Thanks!
AC
Anonymous6 months agoSo much character growth. I feel like I know them. Hot and sexy scenes throughout the series don't disappoint!!! I'm excited to see what happens next!
