find gainful employment

[mrmage]

The following day, Sadde goes to town at a reasonable time to buy a tiny cactus with some of the proceeds from his terribly tedious job, and sneaks it into the bag with his clothing he brings to Isabella's room. It is inside a cute little box, which he offers Isabella the following morning when she wakes up, saying, "Happy three-month anniversary!"

Comments

[eclipsi]

"I was thinking something with vines and optionally thorns," she says. "Ivy."

[mrmage]

"Yeah, that sounds more like my style."

[eclipsi]

"Or laurel and a toga."

[mrmage]

"Really? I mean, not that I much mind the idea of being a single piece of fabric away from being naked in your presence, but why?"

[eclipsi]

"I'm just being silly. I actually have few opinions on clothes in general except 'crowns are cool'. I'll probably go around in a circlet and jeans and a t-shirt."

[mrmage]

"I could go with a toga and the thorny vines, that way there's the advantage of the cool crown and being easy to strip when you feel like taking me."

[eclipsi]

Giggle.

[mrmage]

"Although if we're queen-and-consort of the world I could just walk around actually naked."

[eclipsi]

"What if I want you-naked all to myself?"

[mrmage]

"You're the queen, obviously you can have whatever you want, especially where I'm concerned."

[eclipsi]

"Good," she says, running a knuckle along his jaw.

[mrmage]

"Mmm," he says, lowering his eyes.

[eclipsi]

She pulls his face down and smooches him. "Mine."

[mrmage]

"Aaalll yours."

[eclipsi]

"Good boy."

[msmage]

It'll soon be Jackson's birthday, so Sadde goes to town and buys him a little something.

And she reads the relevant pieces of law books, and social service books, and the American Psychological Association's Code of Ethics, getting increasingly frustrated by her findings. And she gives up, pretty sure that she knows the answer.

And then it's lunch time on his birthday.

[alicornucopia]

Jackson is as usual picking at some randomly chosen food. ...He may have lost weight. If he remembers it's his birthday he's not being celebratory about it.

[msmage]

She has a nice little long rectangular box (because she could only think of one thing she knew he really liked) so she walks up to him and offers it. "Happy birthday!"

[alicornucopia]

"...Oh. Thanks," he says, blinking and taking the box. He looks at it for a moment, then opens it up.

[msmage]

There is exactly one thing she knows he really likes, and she's not his dom so she's not about to give him anything more... elaborate... than the fairly long little toy there.

"It has four settings and comes with batteries included. Easy to clean, too, very good quality."

[alicornucopia]

"Um, I don't think - that - I'm supposed to -"

[msmage]

"You don't need to tell him," she shrugs. "Unless you want to, or would prefer me not to have given you this. I thought you'd enjoy it, though."

[alicornucopia]

"I don't - sorry - um -" He puts the box lid back on and pushes it in her direction. "Just because - um - I do try to do what he tells me -"

[msmage]

"Oh, well," she says, taking it back. "Then I'll find another present." She shrugs.

[alicornucopia]

"You don't have to do that, you know."