Describe Mistress: Objects?

Sub Octopi was given a primpt to think of 4 things that remind him of Mistress M: object, building, word, and art. This is what he chose.

Object: Royal Scepter

Building: The Conciergerie

Word: Amor Fati

Art: Liberty Leading the People

You're far greater than just a mistress or a dominatrix. You're a queen and a goddess, my shining north star above me. Capable of bringing me to my knees and delivering the greatest pleasures or pain with the palm of your hand. You're Sadistic and also Kind, Strong and also Soft, Powerful and also Merciful, truly the perfect domme in every way. You genuinely care about me, and I am forever grateful to be appreciated by such a beautiful unique person. To showcase my appreciation I chose these following concepts as starting points which I thought would be fitting of royalty like yourself: A Royal Scepter, The Concierge, Amor Fati, Liberty Leading the People.

The Royal Scepter as an object that evokes your presence seems pretty straightforward, especially considering the divine undertones, although there's also a kinky element to it as well. The Royal Scepter of course evokes the aura of absolute control, elegance, and untouchable authority—a perfect emblem of your complete command over my desire and submission.

Though it also functions as a symbol for your prestigious womanhood, which always reigns over my mind and body, ever since I became its devout worshipper. Just like a scepter held high by monarchs, your power is unquestioned, not granted but inherent, and never is that more apparent than when your cock is dominating me absolutely. Powerful, beautiful, and visually arresting, your "Royal Scepter" symbolizes not only rule but ritual, where touch becomes decree and each motion asserts your sovereignty over the hearts, minds, and wills of all those who kneel before it.

The Concerierge was the perfect building to represent you for a myriad of different reasons. The French palace turned prison exudes an austere grandeur that mirrors your own complex nature: both enchanting and relentless. The dungeon in the heart of the city of romance has a long history, and stories litter it's walls. It looks simply like any other beautiful Gothic castle on the outside, but inside is where you truly realize how special and magnificent of a place it truly is.

North facade of the Conciergerie: Horloge (left); Caesar and Silver (center); Tour Bonbec (right). 2015. Paris, France.

Behind its Gothic facade lies the memory of judgment, control, and transformation—an architectural embodiment of punishment entwined with absolute divine reverence. To walk its halls is to feel the lingering echo of power—silent, cold, and commanding—where beauty becomes fate and submission is as much a sentence as it is a choice. Every step you take is in the wake of power, and you can't help but feel in awe. I imagine that me awaiting being tortured by you, is a smaller scale to the effect of what the prisoners felt in those halls as they waited their punishment, overwhelmed by the beauty in front of them, like sailors to the voice of a siren.

The word was the one I struggled the most with, since the English language is truly so limited in its complexity. I thought about pleasure, pain, love, and divinity, but they were all too simple and overplayed. So I decided to cheat, and substituted the one word for a Latin phrase, which is still a singular concept or idea. It is one of my favorite philosophical concepts, and it applies well to our relationship. It is the concept of Amor Fati, which is essentially the Love of Life or Fate. It is the idea of loving life in all of its complexity, embracing both the pain and pleasure, and acknowledging that one can't exist without the other.

 This "Love of fate" is the mantra of one who does not flinch from life’s darkness but embraces it, something that I think we both can connect to. I think you embody this not just by dominating others, but by dominating fate and life itself, asserting yourself into the world with your own will to power. You rule with serene ferocity, owning every consequence, every twist of desire or pain. You don't just bend fate—you can become it, accepting it all with a knowing smile, turning inevitability into art, and suffering into seduction.

I have to say that this one came to me most clearly, especially once I decided on my building being The Conciergeri. In Delacroix’s masterpiece, Liberty strides forward bare-breasted, fearless, and defiant—her raised flag and musket the tools of both revolution and dominance against tyranny. It is one of my favorite pieces of art in general for a myriad of different reasons, but I think it's application here demonstrates many of those.

She is beauty in motion, commanding legions with a gaze and a gesture. Like a dominatrix, she leads not by pleading but by demanding, her sensuality inseparable from her strength and power. An image that was so radical at the time, and still is to this day, epitomizes the feminist spirit of a modern dominatrix like yourself. A dominatrix is symbolically freedom with a whip, equality with fire, and the embodiment of the truth that to follow her is to be transformed—willingly or not. The ultimate empowerment of women is through the restraint and servitude of men.

Eugène Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People Liberty Leading the People, oil on canvas by Eugène Delacroix, 1830; in the Louvre, Paris.

In conclusion I think it is apparent that I see you as far more than just what's on the surface. You're beautiful, intelligent, strong, and most importantly have a nurturing and kind soul. I think vanilla connections are overrated, and simplistic, because the power that I feel from you resonates far better than any other relationship. I see you as royalty, truly bridging the gap between Queen and Goddess, and want nothing more than to develop that connection further as your worshipper.

-Octopi