Alexos Fox, an introverted academic and polio survivor, is naturally quite sad when the long-time butler of his household, the man who all but raised him, retires. He is not at all prepared for the old man's replacement: his exceedingly attractive and painfully tempting nephew. Unbeknownst to Alexos, his old butler chose Henry Sutton hoping the two of them might marry their interests together, and the gentleman is as suspicious as he is entranced when the new butler comes to him with talks of a secret marriage between them. M/M erotic romance, rated E, 100k. Set 1927, primarily in West Sussex, England. Featuring themes of disability, chronic pain, piercings and tattoos, loneliness and isolation, bodily autonomy, class dynamics, a butler/gentleman relationship, joyful non-monogamy and casual sex. Kink-wise, enjoy size difference, switching roles, burgeoning D/s dynamics and mild sadomasochism, the aforementioned piercings and tattoos, and a lot of bathing and massage.