behave

[mrmage]

There's a total lunar eclipse two weeks later, the first one since January 2001. That semiquarter and most of the next pass without much more noise. Jackson is occasionally sad because of his dom's electric toy, and he's occasionally more stripey than he wishes to be, but there's not a whole lot Sadde can do about that. Against his hopes, Mason doesn't dump Jackson, and nothing gives.

Sadde continues socializing with people, but no one new. And as the semiquarter approaches its end and summer break gets closer, Sadde receives an email from Tobias, saying that he fully expects his daughter to come home and tell everyone all about her first half year at magic school.

The email tells Sadde to behave.

Sadde is not in a good place.

Comments

[mrmage]

"Yeah, me too. I sometimes wonder if there's some class we could take together but that might be altogether not very constructive."

[eclipsi]

"What are you imagining would happen?"

[mrmage]

"Me gazing adoringly at you instead of actually paying attention."

[eclipsi]

"But pet, don't you care about your education?"

[mrmage]

"Nnnnot very much, no. Not when compared to the opportunity of spending another second taking your existence in."

[eclipsi]

And for that he will be dipped and kissed hard.

[mrmage]

It mmmight have been what he was aiming for.

[eclipsi]

Let it not be said that Isabella is not a generous dom.

[mrmage]

She is! The most generous.

"So y'see," he says once they're done, a little bit breathless, "it would probably not work for us to be in the same classes."

[eclipsi]

"What if I told you that you'd better pay attention or else? Would that improve the situation or - not?"

[mrmage]

Shiver. "I- guess that- depends on 'or else what.'"

[eclipsi]

"Which consequences would have which effects?"

[mrmage]

"I don't know in advance! I mean, I'd probably obey, but I mmmmight get thirsty for a quickie afterward, especially if it was 'and then' instead of 'or else.'"

[eclipsi]

"Carrots not sticks?"

[mrmage]

"...weeellll, so to speak. Hopefully not taking the metaphor too literally," he says, glancing at her cane.

[eclipsi]

She giggles.

[mrmage]

"An example of an 'or else' that would definitely help would be threatening to, uh, remove the stick, so to speak."

[eclipsi]

She giggles harder. "Like, pay attention to the teacher and do well on your tests or I will not thwack you with my cane."

[mrmage]

"Yyyyep, there's a terrifying thought, no more thwacking."

[eclipsi]

"I mean, I'd have to put a time limit on it. No more thwacking for a week. Otherwise the threat loses all power the first time you slip."

[mrmage]

"Of course. Wouldn't want to eventually run out of things to threaten me with, otherwise I might," he smirks a bit, "be bad."

[eclipsi]

"And that would be terrible and make me insecure in my aura of unquestionable command."

[mrmage]

He giggles. "I'm not sure that's actually possible."

[eclipsi]

"Me being insecure?"

[mrmage]

"Yup."