Author's note: This is a standalone story, but it continues the adventures of Mira, a character I introduced in my story The Sommelier. I recommend reading that first for context. However, this story and future stories in this collection are meant to be standalones, unless indicated otherwise.
This specific story is part of Mira's backstory, and takes place before the events of The Sommelier.
"Mira Kawar, yes?" Professor Emmanuelle Castelain said, looking up from the stack of papers on her desk. "How can I help you?" She spoke in a rich, flowing French accent.
Mira Kawar, nineteen years old and dressed in a pale white sundress that loosely hugged her hips, stepped gingerly into the room. Her pale brown skin and hazel eyes contrasted nicely with the color of her dress, and while she was still developing into a full-fledged woman, her curves were pert and fit her body well. Her round ass jiggled a bit as she took a seat in the chair across from her professor.
Mira had never been to Professor Castelain's office before, and she felt quite nervous about being here today. Professor Castelain, though only in her mid-thirties, was considered quite an expert in her field. She was a tall, imposing woman with dark hair and olive skin, and a spectacular bosom that was barely contained by the pale pink blouse she wore. Though she sat behind the desk now, hidden from Mira's view, Mira had long admired the way the woman's slender and toned legs looked in her collection of pencil skirts. Even the Professor's aquiline nose suggested regality. Just thinking about her Professor, being this close to her, was starting to make Mira's face flush. But she wasn't here to gape at her like an addled schoolgirl. She was here on actual important business.
"Actually Professor, it was about my term paper." She reached into her bag and pulled it out onto the paper. Despite her university being located in France, it was an international women's institution originally established in the UK, and as such, operated with English as its primary operating language. Which was a relief, because Mira's French was only just passable, and living in Paris had taught her that passable was considered mockable by the locals. "I wanted to know why I had received a failing grade."
Professor Castelain raised her eyebrows and reached out her hand to grab the paper. Her fingers were long and powerful, with long, sharp, red nails. "Miss Kawar's paper. The subject was... ah, yes, female oral stimulation. Yes, this was quite unsatisfactory work." She cast it aside and flipped her hand in a dismissive gesture. "Poor suppositions, with poorer research."
Mira felt her stomach churn, her pride stung. "I worked really hard on it, Professor. I read all the leading authors on female sexuality. You can check my citations."
"Pah," Professor Castelain, shaking her head. "Books, this is not how you learn about female sexuality. You learn by practical research." She leaned forward, her breasts pressing against her tight blouse, so that the outlines of her puffy nipples could be seen. "Applied studies, yes. You see, I have written no books. I have published research journals, analysis, interviews. But I insist on applied learning. This is most important."
Mira bit her lip. "But... how would I study something practically? For a paper."
Professor Castelain's lips twitched, and then to Mira's surprise, she burst into a giggle. "Why, Miss Kawar, you must engage in sex. Specifically, female oral stimulation. Don't tell me you are a virgin?"
Mira flushed a deep red. "No! I'm not... look, I'm about to complete my minor in Female Sexuality. I have a girlfriend, okay? I know how to pleasure a woman."
Professor Castelain snorted. "Based on this," she said, jabbing her finger on the paper, "I very much doubt that."
Mira felt her nervousness start to shift to irritation. "Well, Professor," she said, doing her best to remain polite, "I think I would be able to understand this better if you were to explain to me what I got wrong."
Professor Castelain's lips parted into a wolfish smile. There was a bit of hunger behind her eyes, and Mira felt as though she was being undressed with just a look. She felt her loins warming up under the gaze of this powerful, intelligent woman.
The Professor rose to her feet and walked over to a cabinet in the corner of the room. Mira watched the woman's ass, perfectly blanketed in a black skirt, sway with confidence and poise. "Professor Bouvier, the chair of the viticulture department, says that you have an excellent nose and palate for wine." She reached inside the cabinet and grabbed a bottle and two glasses. "Care for a drop?"
Mira couldn't understand the change in Professor Castelain's behavior, but maybe if she played along, the Professor would cut her a break. "I wouldn't mind a drop. That's a nice bottle."
Professor Castelain sat down and poured out two glasses of red wine, turning the bottle expertly in her hand. "That's what you are working towards, yes? A degree in viticulture and tasting. You wish to be a sommelier."
Mira took the glass offered to her and sniffed it, turning the wine around inside the glass. "Lovely on the nose. Apricots and raspberry. Maybe a hint of the sea. Good legs, as well."
Professor Castelain took a long, deliberate sip. Her tongue swept across the redness on her rich, full lips. "I've got no palate for wine. What I do have a palate for, however, is cunt." She said it matter-of-factly, as though discussing the weather.
Mira choked on her wine, gasping as she set her wine glass down. "What? I... I'm sorry Professor, did I hear you correctly?"
"Oh, don't act so surprised. You know what my research is about. But that's research." She turned the wine around in her glass, lips pulled back into a self-satisfied smirk. "Cunt tasting is more of an art form. A pastime. But it can certainly be enlightening, and fuel further research. And I think you have the qualities to be quite good at it. Now, my question for you is this - do you want a passing grade on this paper?"
Mira felt her fingers tighten around the stem of her glass. She needed this grade. "How do I do that?"
"I'm going to give you a practical lesson on oral stimulation." Professor Castelain stood up, and Mira felt herself shrink in her seat. The look in the Professor's eyes was domineering, demanding, requiring her complete submission. "And if I deem your progress satisfactory, I will pass you. Does that seem fair?"
Mira whimpered, shifting her legs as her cunt began to leak. "I have a girlfriend."