Nono, not crickets. That's merely the wheels squeaking on the gurney that's coming to haul your arrogance off to the asylum...once we were finished with you, of course.
Wannabe? Oooohh, I see.
😀 You assume that because I kept a low profile, I would not or could not be formidable...? Nay, nay, young love, lesser mistakes have been made, I assure you. For the record, I've emerged from "retirement" after receiving an offer from my sweet new sub that I could not, in any sense of sanity, refuse...
As you hide behind the safety of your keyboard, then let me suggest this: your sainted (for reasons apparent!) wife is welcome to contact me whenever she feels it necessary to obtain fresh ideas on how to teach you proper respect again--and bring you back to your knees, where you seem to have forgotten you belong.
I rarely have patience for the merciful, by the way...or those that beg for it.
Mistress Aura