This morning I popped down to Pret a Manger to meet up with my good friend Albert Einstein for a slice of red velvet cake with a vanilla butter-icing topping and a medium cappuccino on the side. "Albert Einstein," I hear you say in a somewhat incredulous tone. Yes, Albert Einstein! THE Albert Einstein. I gave you all a perfect opportunity to invite me out for a yummy little Pret-fest back in Dr Flappyduck, but did any of you offer? Did you fuck, so it's just me and Albie yet again for our regular Thursday tete-a-tete.
Once we'd complimented each other on our moustaches and mad scientist lockdown hairstyles, Albie said to me, "CG", and I am going to put this in quotation marks because its a direct quote, "people like us who believe in physics know that the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." Well, he'd taken the words right out of my mouth because that very morning I'd received a WhatsApp message from Captain Stocking begging for my assistance. None of which was much of a surprise given my worldwide reputation for giving super-doopery advice on all matters erotica-ery. What was a tad unusual was that Captain Stocking was currently hanging out his washing on the Maginot Line en la France whilst keeping the dastardly Nazi Hun at bay in 1940.
So really, I was quite pleased to learn that this small difficulty was nothing more than "a stubbornly persistent illusion" and in no way was likely to shatter the carefully crafted 'suspension of disbelief' contract between author and saddo. Which all would have been spiffing and top hole if Albie hadn't gone and pointed out that they didn't have WhatsApp in 1940, that this was anachronistic and, persistent illusion or no persistent illusion, was a complete fuck up of a plot device.
I'm a little sad to report, dear saddos, that I had myself a bit of a hissy fit, a teensy-weensy strop, with just a touch of huffy hysterics, and that maybe, just maybe, crockery shards and coffee dregs were sent skittering and splattering across the floor. When did everyone suddenly become a critic for The Literary Review? 'Unwieldy plot devices', 'no discernible story', 'unsexy and unbelievable', 'artsy, conceited, self-aggrandising, obnoxious shit'; and those are the publishable comments. Honestly, people! They're just some fun-sized, amateur erotica stories. They're not the translation committee text for The King James Bible or a draft wording for an all-encompassing Middle East Peace Accord.
But I digress.
None of this was really Albie's fault, and he had been so helpful with the time illusion thingy, so my behaviour was just a touch inappropriate. But, thankfully, we've reached that point in these things where I say it's time to go 'to the letter'. Yippee.
Dear Ms Girl,
I write you with a certain expectation in mind, and in my deepest of hearts, I hope that you can help me in my quest for relief; no, not that kind of relief, well not today anyway, though if the future is kind to us then maybe I could fulfil those dark fantasies that I know you harbour.
My thoughts seem permanently focused on a single issue that both concerns and frightens me. I do hope you can help in more ways than one. Part of me is scared to reveal my thoughts to you, but I must do this if I am to be freed. My life depends on it, and yet…
Stockings!
There, I’ve done it. You now know of my plight and I’m convinced your mind will fill in all the necessary gaps.
I love wearing them. I love how they feel against my skin and how my legs tingle when cold air brushes past them as I walk. I love the fact that I need to wear a suspender belt to hold them up and love how that feels as the straps tighten against my bottom and then there are the lace panties that I have bought to hold my private bits in place; all of these you understand purchased as a surprise present for my wife that will not be joining her hosiery collection.
For some time now, I have been relishing in the thought of dressing fully as a woman and would love to display my charms to the world, in your company, if you will have me. But that is not the reason that I pen this letter to you today.
I no longer possess my stockings and I am bereft. I have felt more and more depressed without them, but in this day and age, what with the war and all that, good quality silk is rare on the open market, especially here, in France. Of course, it is all my own fault; I shouldn’t have worn them under my camouflage trousers out on patrol and whilst struggling through that damned barb-wire, what with Jerry shooting at us. Subsequently, I discovered that they had been severely laddered in several places. I am beside myself with grief.
Of course, I immediately thought of you. I thought that with your persuasive manner, you may be lucky to acquire a few good samples of silkiness from those visiting Americans you so eagerly entertain, or so I’ve been led to believe. I would pay you handsomely for these, of course, and would never leave you out of pocket.
Panties are my second concern for I cannot find a pair that contains my large member without looking obvious. I have tried, but as soon as I start reacting to the soldiers out on parade, the bulge gets too large and the lace panties only make my girly appearance look comical. Suffice it to say that they are also no good in containing all that lovely liquid of your namesake. Of course, I crave a device that could be used to make my appendage into that of a girl. Though, bending it into shape and having the tip of my pride-and-joy so close to my rear entrance concerns me somewhat.
My final concern is that of the French family that is housing us. I haven’t been caught out yet, but on one such occasion, I had to quickly undress and put on my uniform while locked in the toilet because the lady of the house was seeking my attention. This all came down to a stolen dress and lingerie, but they were the only replacements I could find for some quick satisfaction. Should I tell them of my leanings? Of my hopes at the end of this damn war?
I hope that you can help my various predicaments and I await your considered response.
Always your humble servant,
Captain Quentin Stocking
My billet is currently the Bas et Culottes farmhouse just west of Lille in France, on the Maginot line.