Madelyn Pryor looked at herself in the mirror. Not as an act of vanity, but because she was comfortable with who she was. There she saw a woman who almost had it all; a career she loved as a freelance environmental consultant, one which offered her financial stability, independence and a sense she was doing good in this world. She had a wonderful two-story three bedroom house in a prime neighborhood.
But what Madelyn didn't have was a man in her life. A submissive man; and not just any sub male, but a real partner, one that would provide her with the ultimate happy ending in life.
Her last relationship had dissolved when her so-called "sub" began to grow cocky, letting his male ego surface because he wasn't truly committed to the sub lifestyle. In the end, he just wanted to return to vanilla relationships with regular, boring women.
Other men she met, either online or at kink events at the local bondage club, seemed only interested in being abused.
But Madelyn would never be dismayed; she would proceed to live her life with great joy and optimism, always optimistic that she would eventually find her sub man, who was truly a man she could simultaneously empower and respect.
August Middleton looked at himself in the mirror. And he wasn't altogether happy with what he saw. Certainly he wasn't fulfilled.
Though it was a struggle that took years, he had finally got over his macho male upbringing, got intellectually honest with himself, and admitted that he preferred to be subservient to women, and was seeking to be subservient to one woman in a long-term relationship
He wasn't sure how to pursue such a woman, however. Previously, these thoughts had just been the province of fantasy, when he masturbated, so he wasn't sure how to go about finding a dominant woman, and not the type who would drain him of his money and half his skin in assorted whippings and beatings.
He longed to be in a female-controlled relationship, but a legitimate relationship, where both he and his Domme would prosper and grow. His very name, August, means "to inspire" Unfortunately, August wasn't very good at inspiring himself; he feel he needed a powerful woman behind him—or on top of him, as the case may be.
He also wasn't happy with his work situation. He felt his job of data analysis was dead-end. He longed to do something creative, but he just couldn't get out of his rut.
Yet, despite that, there was a special quality, a purity to August Middleton. He had integrity and was going to be true to his dream, no matter what the cost.
So both of these special people Madelyn and August, stood on the precipice of something yet to be discovered...
Each other.
One afternoon, Madelyn found herself at the local adult toy store, eying new vibrators. Since she had gone so long without a suitable slave, she missed being orally satisfied.
At the other end of the same aisle was August. He was looking over butt plugs.
At one point, Madelyn and August were close enough to make eye contact, and in that brief flash, she saw the sub in him and he saw the Domme in her and a connection was made.
It was stronger for August, however, as he is of the weaker male sex. Madelyn was more cautious; a sub male had to prove himself to Her with more than a mere glance.
Madelyn kept walking down the aisle, towards the plugs, forcing August to pursue her.
