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From: [email protected]

Date: July 17, 1:01PM

Subject: Completed Questionnaire

Hi Dom,

Can I call you Dom? Or is there a certain way I’m supposed to address you? I know you mentioned Sir, but I read on that website sublife.com all the different titles you can call your Dom. However, I’m not sure what you like.

Anyway, I’ve completed the questions, and I’ve attached them. I answered all of them, and I think I’ve learned a lot about myself.

I hope the answers are satisfactory.

Best,

Lindsey

I splash some cold water on my chest and chuckle. Lindsey’s opening question amuses me, delighting me in a way that hasn’t happened in a long time. It’s a fair question, but it’s rare that I work with brand-new submissives. I get a lot of inquiries because of my Loopr videos, but a lot of them fall into the “I have submissive fantasies, but I am not actually submissive” categories, so we don’t end up working together.

In fact, all but one of my current clients have been in the lifestyle previously, and a lot of my subs are referrals from past clients. They emailed me with specific goals and reasons they needed my help. But I admit it’s nice to start fresh with someone, and it excites me.

I wonder how she’ll be when we truly start to work together. Will she give me pushback? Maybe have a little brat in her? Could her eagerness to please me at this moment come from perfectionism rather than the true desire to please? These are things we will figure out as we go.

I set my phone down on the bank near the tree I’m leaning on and sink into the water. I dunk my head under, scrubbing at my hair and beard before breaking the surface. After wiping off my face and blinking water from my eyes, I consider floating for a bit but find myself staring at my phone. I guess Lindsey isn’t the only eager one.

I run my hand over my face again. The feeling is a bit unsettling since I pride myself on being able to withhold pleasure, specifically instant gratification. One of my earlier self-practices as a new Dom was ordering something I really wanted, like new oil paint or an expensive cognac, then delaying partaking in it until the eager itch went away. I stare at the phone again and grit my teeth.

“Fuck it,” I say to the trees.

What’s the harm in answering a client’s email right away? I did the same late last night after she sent her consent. In this email, she asked questions, ones I can answer without it meaning anything more than what it is.

I grab my phone and lean back against the tree, the sun warming my chest as I answer.

To: [email protected]

From: [email protected]

Date: July 17, 1:11PM

Subject: Re: Completed Questionnaire

Hi Lindsey,

I’m very happy to see your email before midnight. Thank you for sending me the completed questionnaire; I’m glad it helped you learn more about yourself and your desires. I’ll review the answers and send you a link to schedule our first call.

To answer your other question, if you’re comfortable with it, please address me as Sir from now on, both in writing and verbally. In power exchange dynamics, titles like Sir are called honorifics. They’re not just labels but intentional acknowledgments of authority, trust, and mutual respect.

Please find that I’ve attached the same questionnaire I sent you but with my answers. I ask that you review it before our call.

Thank you, Lindsey.

Till then,

Sir

I go to send the email, but, at the last second, add a P.S.

P.S. It pleases me greatly that you did your own research.