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A note from Cornucopia: This was supposed to be a quick love story about pretty lips, a thick cock, and a match-making phantom that could bring them together. And then, like magic, it was well over the length I like for a story. So I'm going to split it into two parts. Here is the first: ~
Corvyn sat alone, naked and freshly washed. He sharpened a razor with a troubled frown. The metal blade shone stark red as it slid to and fro across the leather strop, reflecting the light of early dawn that shone through the round windows of the bathhouse. The shafts of red refracted the water and bled upon the mosaic tilework in a deep violet.
Lips were on his mind.
Her
lips. So full. So sexy.
The phantom thoughts had echoed around him all night. Ever since that dinner.
Such a pretty mouth. Such pretty white teeth. Such plush lips.
That dinner where, much like countless other evenings, Corvyn waited upon his countess and her guest.
***
Lucidia, Countess of the estate at which Corvyn was headservant, was enjoying a dinner with a friend, the Baroness VinClaire. Corvyn and one of his subordinates, a younger girl who had proven herself among the manor's staff, attended to the noble ladies as they enjoyed one another's company.
And the whole time, Corvyn was enchanted with the sight of his countess.
She
is gorgeous. Enthralling eyes. Soft, moist lips.
The thoughts swirled around him in dizzying circles.
You love those lips.
Her
lips. You love to watch
her
soft, moist lips.
And Corvyn would force those thoughts out. You are a headservant -
the
headservant - he reminded himself, willing himself into the rigid posture of a proud soldier: a zealot of homemakery. But the thoughts would slither back into his head:
A servant is just a slave.
That last one puzzled him.
You
are
her slave
.
Though the thought did not perturb him. There was truth in it.
***
The razor was thoroughly sharpened. Corvyn set the strop down and watched the light of dawn creep across the pool as the sun rose.
Peasants from the village would be heading to the fields and workshops at this hour. Women-at-arms would be switching shifts. The manor staff would be gathering for their breakfast. They were all servants, but not like Corvyn: they had families, close friends, and homes away from the manor and its responsibilities.
But you only have
her
.
And that thought was comforting in a way.
You love
her
.
It warmed his heart.
You are her
devoted slave
.
It hardened his cock. Just like that dinner...
***
Phantom thoughts buzzed in his ears as he watched Lucidia speak and eat. VinClaire was seated facing away from Corvyn. She had golden hair done in lavish braided buns, showing off the flawless dark flesh of her neck.
The servant at his side had quietly whispered to him, "the Baroness is so delightfully pretty, isn't she?"
Corvyn made no inclination of hearing her. He didn't even roll his eyes, though we wanted to. Corvyn would never break the role of perfect servant. As the headservant, the presentation of his service was a point of pride; and as a
male
houseservant, it was a necessity for continued employment, as Corvyn had great expectations to live up to.
Many wondered why the countess would elect a
man
to lead her manor staff. Lucidia was not particularly progressive and showed no inkling of interest in the vogue imperial fancy of "phallo-synergetic stewardship." Many attributed it to a mimicry of her late mother, who also had a man for a headservant. He served her with graceful fervor, even in old age. The manservant cared for Lucidia with as much devotion as he did for her mother; and in return, after the grief of her mother's passing was labored through, the new countess gave him a comfortable retirement in a quiet villa.
There were rumors, to be sure. And the rumors practically boiled over when Corvyn, just one of many young men in the hierarchy of the manor staff, was hand-picked by the countess to be her most important servant.
It frightened him. The promotion made him go pale. He was quite happy where he was: one cog in the invisible machine that kept all shelves dusted, candles lit, clocks aligned, books balanced, livestock fed, fields plowed...
And other men
wanted
to be headservant, eager to retrace the steps of the old man in the villa. Men older than Corvyn and more charming; men Lucidia's age.
He couldn't refuse. Not because it was a momentous opportunity for one in his station. Not because it was the dream of many other peasants in the county. But merely because he could see - in her eyes, in her study, smiling at him from her desk -
she
likes
you
.
Corvyn lived up to the expectations. He was a case-study in phallo-synergetic stewardship: "a man, properly led, can lead exceptionally for you," touted the honorary sisters, the academics at the Imperial universities. And Lucidia had led Corvyn with minimal intervention.
You must serve
her.
You adore
her
.
The thoughts were silent murmurs at first, haunting him through the old rooms of the manor. They pooled in his soul and became a part of him.
You must care for
her
.
She
is very important to you.
He shrugged away the prattle of the female staff. He disciplined man-servants larger and stronger than him.
She
is your
everything.
Any deficit in his knowledge or ability was accounted for with admirable dexterity.
You live to
serve her
.
You are a
good slave
.
The room was nice. The pay was nice. Not having to toil in the fields or the kitchen or the workshops - nice. But the greatest joy was in reviewing the happenings of the day to his countess. Book in hand, ready to retire, she would look up from her desk, smile softly, and tell him "good work."
There was something about those words - the way her mouth embraced the "O."
Good slave
.