Banker's Assistant

[bankersassistant]

Just one glance. You’re done for.

[bankersassistant]

Hey man, there’s something special about the way you write. It almost perfectly encapsulates my love for guys in suits & ties, and wearing one myself. Do you wear a suit yourself?

When it is the proper dress code, yes. When my Boss tells me to.

[bankersassistant]

“Great job. Now go to the bathroom and take a picture of how you are dressed. This is how you’ll be coming in to work from now on.”

[bankersassistant]

My memory tells me that, prior to this week, I very rarely wore a tie. It tells me that even when I had to, I hated it, and ripped it from my neck as soon as I possibly could. My Boss tells me that I have always worn a tie, which would explain why I have so many of them. Why would someone who ostensibly hates them have so many? It is difficult to know which to believe, but memory is so fickle, so slippery. How often our memories of our own pasts are revealed to be falsified, whether through invention or subconscious theft - it is much easier to believe my Boss, who is standing in front of me. He eyes my outfit critically, then tugs at the knot briefly, experimentally, to check the tautness of the tie at my throat. He smiles, and I feel an intense relief sweep through me, a wind that shoves aside all second thoughts, all doubts. He applies gel to my short hair with his fingers, completing when I didn’t know that completion was necessary. I am assured that my orientation is coming along very nicely. I feel light-headed, my heart thudding in my chest, under my button-down shirt, under my tie. In the next room, a freshly-printed contract is laid on the desk - next to it; a pen, tip glistening with new ink.

[bankersassistant]

Got some new shoes today. Forgot I had the socks. Dug them out of this backpack I forgot I had even shoved under the bed. Don’t remember exactly where I got them or why, but the shoes I know - the shoes made me stop my endless eBay scroll. They spoke to me. After days of returning to the listing, imagining a future of them, I took the leap and pressed the button. They’re so comfortable that I don’t even know if I can take them off. I am slowly starting to realize that my brain is just programmed to handle business matters, efficiency, project completion. I take joy in the business of business. I wear the uniform. Or, I will. Eventually.

[bankersassistant]

It’s no secret: every man is dressing like this now, even if their workplace requires them to wear a different uniform once on the clock. The subways are filled with men in suits. It’s become the new fad, Brooks Brothers replacing Nike, businessmen replacing athletes. It is a seemingly irresistable fad - even the most raggedy of counterculture punks are queueing up at the barbershops to mow down their spiked, flamboyant hawks into tame, respectable cuts. All this in conjunction with the release of the newest iPhone, which allows for Face Identification and a beguiling swirl of color & pattern as it “thinks” about recognizing your identity...

[bankersassistant]

On his way to the Firm. On the lookout for potential office workers. Catch his eye the wrong way, and you might find yourself getting off at a different spot than you intended. You may find that your intentions are replaced by suggestions. Eventually, it’s just too confusing to figure it out, and you just get off when you’re told.

[shmitchey-deactivated20171115]

[bankersassistant]

What you don’t understand - what you can’t understand - is how seeing this, everyday, imprints on your brain. You see it everywhere, all around you, on the bodies around you, on the train, on the sidewalk, at the office. The brain starts to pass the information off to the subconscious. Suits, ties, businessmen - it is all a background hum, a new normal.

And then comes that first weekend day when you stare at your jeans. And you stare and stare. Something just isn’t right. You dig through your t-shirt drawer. Something just isn’t right. Your toes wriggle in discomfort within the toebox of your sneakers. You do not realize that things have changed.

[loveacausedesgarcons-deactivate]

[bankersassistant]

The seminar was entitled, “Business Casual?” and he assumed the question mark was a typo. It came as part of a six-day style tour in the hotel just down the street, and as he had a spate of interviews in the upcoming weeks, he had decided to attend.

By the end of the two-hour seminar, there was no longer any need for those interviews. There was also no longer any question about the sloppy nature of so-called “business casual.” His eyes had been opened - his collar points would always be brought together; his neck would from here on out always be encircled, by the comforting, yet omnipresent, cinch of a fastidiously knotted tie.

[fashionwear4men]

[bankersassistant]

Okay, so maybe you spent just a little too much time in the Financial District while on your break from work. It wasn’t like it was your fault ... time just went by so fast, you didn’t even notice it. All the men in suits. You could almost smell the crisp clean bills in their pockets. Maybe there was a part of you that just knew it belonged there. Maybe that’s why you eventually get fired from that retail job. Maybe that’s why you end up on your hands & knees, behind some rich, cherry-stained desk, tie grazing the carpet as your head bobs eagerly on your new Boss’ cock.

[thecarycollection]

[bankersassistant]

“Ah heh. You think, dressed like that, you’re going to be my assistant? I think not. Look around. This is your new future.”

[iwishtocontinue]

[bankersassistant]

Hanging out with friends, having a good time, laughing. Absent mindedly checks his watch. Photo snapped a moment before he realizes he’s going to be late back to work, and his Boss is waiting.

[gentlemenstie]

[bestmenclothes]

[humdrumhootenanny]

[chastitysuitandtie-deactivated2]

Wearing a shirt and tie everyday felt awkward for him at first, but his new owner assured him that he’d get used to it and never wear jeans or a t-shirt again.

[buttonfrontshirtaddict-deactiva]

Definitely on my way towards this goal! I’m starting to feel weird when I have to wear a t-shirt and jeans. I’m much more comfortable in a button front and trousers! Still working towards ties though.

[modernmansworld]

[bankersassistant]

Being taken.

[gentlemenstie]