Dan smiled, peeking into the living room at the hypnotic shenanigans happening there as he waited for the espresso machine to fill two cups. For a moment, he wondered if he needed to bring them more drinks, but Artemis would take good care of their needs. He was making coffee for Octavia and Syd now. Focus. He set the two cups on a tray along with two glasses and a pitcher of water. Then he went back downstairs to the dungeon.

As Dan made his way down the steps, he could hear Octavia helping Syd wake up from trance, telling him how easy it was to think clearly again. Dan knew the coffee would help too, so he brought the tray to the night stand. Octavia sat with her back against the pillows as Syd lay in her lap, both still nude. His hair was a mess and his face was flushed but he still looked so handsome… Dan lowered his eyes and poured water into the glasses.

Octavia smiled at Dan as she stroked Syd's face. "You're waking up from this dream we had together, my dear, and all your thoughts will be your own again."

Dan winced and he took a step back from the bed. He knew that wicked grin, and he recognised that particular stroke on Syd's left cheek. She was taking aim.

"When I give the signal, the dream will pop like a soap bubble and you'll be back in my dungeon with me and Dan. Just like that." And she slapped Syd in the face.

"Fucking hell!" Syd rolled off the foot of the bed and stood there, massaging his jaw. "What the fuck did you do that for?"

Dan froze with his back against the cabinet with the towels, his eyes large and apprehensive.

Octavia took one of the coffees and lifted the cup to her lips as she reclined against the pillows. "You don't like it when I'm gentle, my dear." She said quietly.

After a moment, Syd burst into a roaring laugh. "Fucking hell…"

"Give him that coffee Dan." Octavia motioned to Syd. "It'll help him wake up. He's not used to it like you are."

Dan approached timidly with the cup of coffee and Syd sat down on the foot of the bed. "I'm sorry, buddy. Did I freak you?"

"It's fine." Dan smiled. "Here's coffee. I brought water too."

Syd threw the espresso back like a shot and gave the cup back immediately. "Whoo! That hits the spot. Yeah, water 'll be good."

While Dan brought Syd a glass of water, Octavia thoughtfully sipped her coffee. "Are we done playing? Or is there something more you'd like to do?"

"You." Syd waggled his eyebrows at her with a devious grin.

Octavia sighed. "Dan, can you please bap him on the head?"

"No, My Lady." Dan blushed cheekily. "I agree with him."

She raised her eyebrows at them as she set the coffee cup down. "Are you conspiring against me?"

Dan felt bolstered and smiled. "Would you like us to, My Lady?"

"You can prolly put the whammy on her, cantcha?" Syd waggled his fingers in Octavia's direction.

"To what end?" Dan looked at them both, but Octavia's reaction would determine his decision.

"I dunno." Syd seemed thoughtful as he ran his hand through his longish hair. "She's always showin' us a good time. What if we show her a good time for once? Make her chill out for once? She can't stop us."

"I like the way you think…" Dan muttered as he made eye-contact with Octavia, looking for her permission.

"Why would I stop you?" She stretched and settled back into the pillows. Dan stared at her for a long moment, at the curves he loved so much and the beauty marks on her skin. Then he started to gather up the cups and glasses on the tray, allowing himself some time to think.

"Cuz you're always the Dominatrix…" Syd bent over looking at his clothes on the floor, and Dan was impressed by his tight ass. After examining the messy pile of clothes, Syd pulled on a pair of black boxers and a bright pink tank that made the pink of the cherry blossom tattoo on his chest and shoulders stand out more. Dan realised he was staring too much at these beautiful people and focused on tidying up. He suddenly felt a little insecure about his belly and his height, or lack thereof.

"That's not going to change, my dear." Octavia confidently shook her head. "Whether I'm hypnotising Dan or he hypnotises me, I'm always his Dom."

"Wait what?" Syd sat back down on the bed and looked at Dan. "You're a submissive hypnotist?"

Dan blushed and shrugged. "I'm a submissive man with an interest in hypnosis."

"What else were you thinking of doing to me besides hypnotising me?" Octavia asked with an open-handed gesture.

With a curious look, Dan turned to Syd, who waggled his eyebrows again. He made a finger gun with his right hand, index and middle finger as the barrel, and then pointed it at Octavia to show where he'd like to stick his fingers. Dan couldn't help but crack a smile.

"Yes, I like it when you do that." Octavia nodded. "Anything else?"

"Look…" Syd threw his hands up in the air. "Sometimes I'm a kinky fucker who wants to be beaten. And sometimes I just want to give you orgasms, ok? Is that allowed, your ladyship?" He stuck out his tongue at her, as a sign of defiant affection first, and then it morphed into something more lewd.

"You're incorrigible…" She reached out to take Dan's hand and make him look at her. "Are you sure you want to work together with this horrible lecher, my beloved?"

Dan gave her a warm smile and sat down next to her on the bed. "More and more, I'm starting to understand why you adore him, My Lady."

Syd scooted on the bed until he sat right next to Octavia's legs, his hand resting on her thigh as he winked at Dan. "Show me how to put her under, buddy."

For a moment, Dan and Octavia looked into each other's eyes, loving, as if they could read each other's minds. Then, Dan reached up to touch her face and gently massaged her temples. His voice was soft and warm as he said:

"I know how much you love this feeling, My Lady. It's like my fingertips can reach inside to massage your mind, working out all the tension until you're so relaxed that you can just drop into trance for me."

Octavia's head moved a little under his touch, as if she nodded in agreement. Her hands lay in her lap and Syd watched as they slowly went loose and limp. Her eyes started to blink heavily until they finally closed and she sank back into the pillows with a dreamy smile.

"Thank you, My Lady." Dan stroked her forehead and her eyes fluttered in response, showing flashes of white. 

Syd gasped and whispered under his breath. "How did you make it look that easy? I can't even…"

"When you're floating in a blissful trance like this, My Lady," Dan continued. "When your head is so serene and quiet, it's easier to feel our touches on your body and the resulting pleasure. It makes sense that you're more sensitive now, that you can enjoy it more and give in to the sensations more now that you're so deeply hypnotised." He smiled with encouragement at Syd and then he started to tenderly kiss her jaw and her neck.

Syd tentatively touched her hand, staring at her blissful smile and her fluttering eyes. Her usual commanding presence was gone. "Fuck, you're so gorgeous." He muttered before he leaned in to take her nipple into his mouth. His hand made that finger gun again and he gently inserted it between her legs.

At first, she just moaned and sighed. Her body moved to accommodate the kissing mouths and caressing fingers. Then she started to writhe under Syd's deft ministrations. Her breath quickened and her head craned back into the pillows. 

"Please, My Lady." Dan shushed her. "Sink deeper with every breath. Relax more heavily for me, please."

His words calmed her only for a second, her eyes closing momentarily before they opened wide and she stared vacantly up at the ceiling. She moaned between shuddering breaths, Syd had found the right spot and the right rhythm. Her legs clenched up around his hand, despite Dan's whispered attempts to make her relax. Like the rising tide, it was inevitable now. Her wordless moans rose in pitch and Dan caressed her damp skin, mesmerised by her beauty in this moment of abandon.

"Can't stop it now, babe." Syd whispered feverishly. "You just gotta feel it. Let it run up your spine and into your head. You're just along for the ride now. All the way over the edge. There ya go."

She shook and her eyes closed as a long, drawn-out moan escaped her lips. Syd's hands stopped and he held her, steadying her with a gratified grin. When her breathing slowed and her body sank down into the pillows, Syd nodded and smiled at Dan, who leaned in to whisper in her ear.

"Please, My Lady. Come again for me."

With a sharp intake of breath, she writhed and moaned again in that same distinctive way. Syd's eyes grew large with shock. He didn't dare remove his hand from between her legs, he could feel it happening again.

"Enjoy it, Babe." He smiled in awe. "You're so fucking gorgeous when you're cumming. I wonder if you could do it again. Just cum one more time."

A long shuddering moan. Her hands reached out to grab Syd's and she shook her head. "That's enough…" She gasped. 

"Thank you, My Lady." Dan embraced her and held her close. "Thank you for allowing us to do this."