Hello! It’s been a while since I posted here. The truth is, like a ridiculous amount of people at the moment, I am finding life extraordinarily hard. My writing has taken a backseat as I’ve tried to navigate life.
However, with that said, I am hoping to get back into writing soon. I miss it terribly. I have some projects on the horizon and details will be announced soon, so watch this space…
Georgie Wall is an up and coming Hollywood star with a secret: he is intensely anxious and feels like he doesn’t belong. When he moves to his new home, he meets Gray, his aloof and serious butler, and sparks fly…
If you like…
– soft, kinky stories
– m/m relationships
– snarky dialogue
– a gay mc with anxiety
– an aromantic dom
… you’ll like this short, steamy story (11k words).
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As of a few minutes ago, The Butler is officially all uploaded and ready to go. With only a few days until release, I’ve left it a bit late, but I wanted to triple check the manuscript.
I feel elated. For years, I’ve set myself the resolution of publishing something. Although this is a short story, I have a couple of novels that are nearly ready to go out into the world too, and now I know how to do it.
I feel very excited and privileged.
“I want you to really think about this,” Gray said. “If this is what you want, I want you to write down exactly what you think you’d like me to do to you. You’re not committing to anything, and you can always change your mind. I’d like to know what you think you want.”
George blinked. He was going to have to write his fantasies down for Gray?
“I don’t rush into these things,” Gray said, softly, as though recognising the disappointment on George’s face.
George nodded weakly.
“If you decide you don’t want this, we don’t have to ever speak about it again. However, if you do want it, I need you to meet me in my bedroom tonight at eight with your ideas written down.”
George bit his lip. No matter how strange this was, how humiliating and frustrating, he knew he would be there at eight.
Georgie Wall is an up and coming Hollywood star with a secret: he is intensely anxious and feels like he doesn’t belong. When he moves to his new home, he meets Gray, his aloof and serious butler, and sparks fly…
It was a miracle that George was successful. He mused on this thoughtfully as he filled a glass with water, marvelling for a moment that this was both his glass and his water. He couldn’t quite leave behind the awkward teenager he had been.
“Is everything okay?” asked a voice behind him.
Gray, of course. George turned, bracing himself to be berated, distantly aware that he should hardly be afraid of being scolded by his own staff. He froze when he saw that Gray was bundled in a thick black robe, his strong legs and bare feet revealed. A lot of his chest was uncovered, too, the skin glowing silver in the moonlight and covered in dense black hair.
Fuck.
“I couldn’t sleep- sorry. Did I disturb you?” George asked.
Gray shook his head. In the half-light, his eyes gleamed in a way which was almost predatory, but he didn’t move towards George. “No. This is a big house, Mr Wall. I was actually about to go out.”
“It’s- but it’s the middle of the night.”
Gray smiled. His incisors glittered, fang-like. “I am aware of that, Mr Wall, but last I checked there is no condition in my contract that forbids me from leaving the house. As far as I knew, you were asleep and had no need of me.”
George raised his hands. God, he was making a mess of this. “That’s not- I mean, feel free to go whenever you want. I don’t want to be- I don’t- I’m not good at being a boss.”
The words hung in the air between them.
“Is that so?” Gray asked, lightly.
George was blushing now, and he wasn’t quite sure why. “I- I’m just not very-” He threw his hands up in defeat. “I’m sorry. You must think I’m an idiot.”
Gray did not reply for a long, long moment, his dark eyes focused fully on George in a considering fashion. “No,” he said. “I don’t think you’re an idiot, Mr Wall.”
The Butler is available for preorder now.
Anastasia Cole 