The following story is informed by real experience, but borrows liberally from long held fantasies and the promise of more. It is the first session of a D/s couple that will be followed by several more before their relationship reaches its peak.
It wasn't the most gradual start to a relationship, Jack mused as he shook hands with the dark-eyed receptionist who had given him directions with an easy smile and seemingly genuine good cheer. Raising his eyes to take in the rows of spectacular globes of light hanging from metal wires, he bit the inside of his lip at the side and took a few blind steps backwards before turning to walk towards the elevators.
It was certainly a night of firsts; he'd never been in a skyscraper on any business but tourism before. This one had an aura of vacancy that was characterised by the glow of default windows XP screensavers and a few cupboard lights left on when the workers went home for the weekend. At the top of the building were apartments that, Jack had been told, had the privilege of South East views of London. Tower Bridge would be in the backdrop during tonight's meeting. He wasn't sure if he would even notice. He clasped his phone in his left pocket as was his nervous habit, and he took a deep breath. The reality of his situation would not become evident until he stepped into the apartment on the top floor and surrendered his control.
The receptionist had been the proud owner of a calming, almost lullabic tone to his voice and Jack looked over his shoulder at his uniform-clad back as the brushed metal doors of the lift drew open mechanically before him. He stepped in. The man had no idea that Jack would soon be in the hands of another man for the first time. Would he care if he did? It was a thought he'd had about every person he'd met since stepping off the train in the city. Would anything be changed after he'd made love to a man?
"Of course not." Jack spoke to the empty cuboid which represented his last bastion of privacy. He was determined to fit in as much reasonable thought as possible before it all began.
He had never been a homophobic man, nor had he been raised in, or associated with, a community that advocated such perspectives. Still, he couldn't help but wonder how he would be perceived if his secrets were open to all. His curiosity for cock would probably be the least of it, if it came to that. His confidence in his desires wasn't something he was one to question. Sex, unlike most aspects of his life, was something he thought himself sure of. Though he was not as experienced as many people his age, he had made attempts to convert his vivacious imagination into scribbles in his diary. Tonight was
just
the next step in that windswept and careering train of experience.
With ten years of online erotic roleplay and discussion through frequent visits to chat rooms, building relationships involving deeper and more complex fantasies became normal. A hidden life that was content to stay hidden formed the foundations of Jack's psychological interest in sex. His potent curiosity in the fetishes and turn-ons of his online partners led him to build philosophies surrounding the concept and act of exchanging power in the bedroom.
'Power Play' as he termed it, seemed to be the underlying mechanism of almost all forms of kinky exploration. From the use of restraints to the
haunting
popularity of incestual roleplays and stories; lovers grappled, traded or released their control over their own situation. Perhaps, he wondered, this was one of these traits that seem to apply universally but may be a symptom of Western society. Perhaps those who lived in a civilisation which was yet to normalise abstract approaches to sex, could only be fully aroused when their play involved some sort of excuse for their release. A reason for the partners to claim helplessness, "but I was tied to the bed and gagged. I had no
power
to stop the orgasms from coming".
A
ping
from the elevator console indicated that he had passed the 60th floor and was now entering the mixed business and private floors. It shook him from his contemplation and left him with the line of reasoning that had compelled him to pursue this opportunity. Submitting to another man was another form of power exchange. It would fulfil so much curiosity and give him that chance to find the release he longer for. That longing might be the scorn of more enlightened lovers, but they were not reaching the final stop in their journey to the clouds. A burning slice of sunset fire opened over Jack's chest and enveloped him in the time it took for the doors to part.
"I have seen you many times through a monitor, boy. Your presence in my home makes those images, once greatly enjoyed, obsolete." The man standing on the other side spoke confidently. He was a tall silhouette, wrapping himself in the darkness that only the sun can gift a man who knows how to use it. Jack had promised him that he would do his utmost to surrender his discomfort about showing physical intimacy to the opposite sex, but what a tall order when the object of his desire was so imposing.
"Sir..." He replied, determined not to forget his manners in this new context of their relationship. He squinted with his eyes to see through the veil of passionate colours and witness the man he had pleased so often online. Was he the sort of man he could let himself be taken by? What
was
that sort of man, actually?