Liam was a young boy who lived in a world where the roles of males and females were reversed. In this cruel and unfair world, females were the ones in charge and held a power over males that seemed to hold no bounds. Male children were sent to schools that taught them to be submissive, obedient, timid, and weak, while female children were sent to schools where they were taught to be dominant, aggressive, and violent. In this society, males were treated as inferior and needed an authority figure to have any sort of power or purpose in life.
The most desired outcome for a male was to obtain a mistress. A mistress was a female authority figure chosen by the male that provided him with shelter and protection, and if he was lucky, even companionship and love. Even so, the males were still subservient to their mistresses and were expected to obey them without question. Those males without a mistress were ridiculed and considered a disgrace. A collar was put on the neck of any male with a mistress to show their obedience; a sort of badge of honor for those accepted.
Liam so desperately wanted a mistress to call his own. Every day he dreamed of being chosen by a female, of being given the respect and recognition that so many other males had. He longed to have the collar on his neck and to be accepted and appreciated in society. He was obedient and submissive, qualities that he was trained to have since a young age. He reluctantly accepted the unfairness of his world, although deep down he wanted desperately for something to change.
But Liam knew that he had no power to make the system change, no matter how much he wanted it. He could only watch in envy as the other males with mistresses walked around with their collars around their necks, knowing they were safe and protected while he had nothing. Some days he felt quite hopeless and helpless, but he still held out a sliver of hope that maybe one day his dreams would come true.
