The Toy (New 23 April 2026)
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2026 1:37 am
The Toy
by QuirkyDeadpan
Chapter 1
Tom had just been emancipated the summer before his junior year started, after running away from the foster home. He wasn’t sure his grandparents, his only living relatives, would live much longer anyway, if they even wanted to see him. He was sure they still blamed him for the car accident that killed his parents. Once he was finished with school, he was well and truly on his own. If he failed, he’d have no lifeline to catch him.
He had become desperate since losing his job at the local supermarket, after which his employment prospects became severely limited. When he wasn’t doing remote learning, he had taken to advertising for odd jobs on Craigslist, for general companionship, errands, manual labor, and such.
He steered away from the obvious sexual overtures, as he was only sixteen-and-a-half and not ready for that kind of responsibility, especially now, when it felt like the world was ending. It was getting harder and harder for the lanky, brunet teen to keep lying about his age, anyway. Being a bit of a hopeless romantic, he naively wanted his first time to be with someone he cared about, but there currently was no one at his school whom he thought really fit that description.
He still got plenty of unusual work offers online, though. There was one in particular that he kept thinking about accepting. A man named Gus had emailed him, looking to hire Tom to be a companion for his eleven-year-old daughter during her birthday week.
The part Tom found intriguing, besides the offer of a thousand dollars cash a day for seven days, was the condition that he had to do whatever Gus’ daughter said; that, and if, at any point during the seven days, he failed to comply a cumulative three times, he would forfeit the prospect of receiving any payment at all and be asked to leave, with no further discussion. The premise reminded him of an old Richard Pryor movie his parents had liked, about a rich old man who bought a janitor to be a playmate for his adult son.
Tom didn’t have a lot of experience with girls, but he figured indulging the whims of a preteen would be pretty harmless, and dare he say it, easy. She was only eleven, almost twelve. What kind of shenanigans could she realistically get up to?
He decided to go for it. He emailed Gus to tell him the news, and Gus responded a few hours later with some background check paperwork for Tom to fill out and requested proof of a negative COVID test. Tom was initially concerned about the need for a background check, but just chalked it up to the man being protective of his daughter. There was a worldwide pandemic going on, after all.
After receiving the paperwork and the test results, Gus informed him that after the paperwork came back okay—which would take at most a few days, if nothing was objectionable—he would arrange to meet Tom and take him to his house to meet Mel.
Tom was on edge for the next three days. On the evening of the third day, he received an email from Gus that he was in the clear, and asked for his address and phone number. Gus texted a photo of his daughter and him, so Tom would know what they looked like, and said he would be there the next day at noon to pick Tom up.
Gus was a tall, portly, dapper man with brown eyes, a horseshoe pattern hairline and a push-broom mustache, both of which were starting to gray from brown. Tom thought he looked jolly, to excuse the stereotype, despite having the general appearance of a detective on a police procedural show. His daughter, Melissa, whom he emphasized only went by Mel these days, was athletic, five feet tall, with chin-length red hair and green eyes, and a mischievous expression, her smile obscured slightly by a set of braces. She was wearing a yellow tank top with an all-over daisy print, denim capris, and sneakers.
At noon, there was a knock at Tom’s apartment door. It was Gus, as expected. Tom slung on a light jacket and gathered his keys, phone, charger, wallet, and bag, which contained a couple changes of clothes, a tank top and shorts for sleeping, his toothbrush and toothpaste, and his shaving kit.
“Hello. Thomas, right?”
“Everyone calls me Tom,” Tom said. “You must be Gus. Come in.”
“I see you’re wearing a mask—”
“Can’t be too careful.” Tom shrugged.
“I’ll mask up, then—at first. You won’t need it once we get to the house. Mel’s school is remote for the time being. She doesn’t really have many friends either, poor thing, so I’m not expecting she’ll have anyone over. I’ll be at the office during the day. We’re pretty big on distancing and testing.”
“I’m ready to go if you are. Sorry I’m not better company. I didn’t sleep very well last night either, and I don’t really do coffee,” Tom said blankly.
“That’s fine. Just remember, I expect you to be on your best behavior, and to do everything Mel asks. As long as you do that, you’ll get your money on the last day.”
“Yes, sir. Thank you for the opportunity.”
“We should probably get going if we want to beat the traffic.”
With that, Tom locked up his apartment, and they went out to Gus’ Volvo and got in. Tom set his bag on the passenger side floor by his feet, and soon enough, they were off. He had a nagging thought in the back of his mind that he should stay awake, in case he needed to find his way back home from Gus’ house on his own, but his overtired body won the fight and he dozed off for most of the ride.
“You’re finally awake. Just in time, we’re here.”
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to—”
“I hope you had a good nap, at least. Let’s go introduce you to Mel.”
Tom gathered his bag and followed Gus into his house.
“Hi, Daddy!” Mel the young redhead excitedly jumped into the now-unmasked Gus’ arms. “Sorry, I forgot you said we were having company this week,” she said sheepishly.
She was still in her pajamas, a white linen bralette and a pair of red plaid sleep shorts. Tom surmised she was maybe an A-cup, if that, though he felt bad for noticing.
“Hi, sweetheart! This is Tom.”
“My birthday present?”
“He’ll be spending time with you this week for your birthday.”
“He’s kinda cute,” Mel said quietly, which Gus pretended not to hear.
“Remember what we talked about. Please be good, angel. Birthdays are one thing, but I’d hate to have to give you a spanking for real."
“You know I’m too old for spankings, Daddy! Anyway, I’m a princess, remember, and princesses are always good… and always right.”
“I know, princess. I want you to be nice to Tom, is all. He’s still our guest.”
“Yes, Daddy,” she said, fighting the urge to roll her eyes.
“Come give me a hug and a kiss, sweetie.”
“You’re not staying?”
“No. Unfortunately, I have to get back to the office.”
Mel ran to her father, hugged him tight, and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “Love you, Daddy!”
“I love you too, pumpkin! See you tonight, okay?”
He shot Tom a look, a mixture of good luck and I have a very particular set of skills. Tom could only meet his eye contact and nod knowingly.
Gus left, and Mel dutifully locked the door behind him. Tom set his bag down in the entryway closet for the time being.
“Have you had breakfast yet?” Mel said excitedly. “Daddy says I make the best pancakes!”
After cleaning up the dishes from their breakfast, Mel and Tom went to the living room and plopped down on the couch to watch some cartoons. Tom had the fleeting thought that maybe this job wouldn’t be so bad after all.
Chapter 2
After a while, Mel was starting to get restless. “I’m bored! Let’s play a game. Stand up.”
Tom was confused, but did so.
“Take off your shirt and pants. I want to see your muscles.”
Despite his intuition, Tom listened to the little just do what she says voice in his head, and was soon clad only in his socks and briefs.
“You’re more muscular than you look!”
“Thanks, I guess,” Tom said quietly.
“Haha, tighty-whities! I thought only little boys wore those.”
“It’s what I’ve always worn.” Tom shrugged. “I guess I should switch to boxer briefs one of these days. Boxers definitely aren’t supportive enough, though. TMI, sorry.”
“I want a horsey ride!”
“Okay.” Tom got down on all fours. Mel climbed on his back, leaned forward, and wrapped her arms around his neck. Tom got tired out almost as quickly as Mel got bored.
“Now I want you to do some jumping jacks!”
“Seriously?”
“I’d hate to have to tell Daddy you told me no… or maybe I could just spank you instead?”
“No! Sorry, Mel! Just a little tired—”
“I’ll forgive you this time, but I still want to see those jumping jacks, mister!”
Tom could tell that Mel’s gaze was immediately fixed on his genitals, jostling around in his underwear, his penis surely growing with every movement.
“Haha! You’re getting a boner! Tom’s got a boner! Tom’s got a boner!”
Embarrassed, Tom instinctively went to cover his groin with his hands.
“No covering!” She moved closer. “Hey, how big does it get?”
Tom was speechless, and even more so after Mel reached out and placed her hand on the front of his underwear. His penis twitched.
“I think he liked that. Eww, you’re all sweaty! I think it’s time for your shower. Let’s go!”
Tom tried to protest, but he still couldn’t make himself speak. He knew it wouldn’t do any good even if he could.
by QuirkyDeadpan
Chapter 1
Tom had just been emancipated the summer before his junior year started, after running away from the foster home. He wasn’t sure his grandparents, his only living relatives, would live much longer anyway, if they even wanted to see him. He was sure they still blamed him for the car accident that killed his parents. Once he was finished with school, he was well and truly on his own. If he failed, he’d have no lifeline to catch him.
He had become desperate since losing his job at the local supermarket, after which his employment prospects became severely limited. When he wasn’t doing remote learning, he had taken to advertising for odd jobs on Craigslist, for general companionship, errands, manual labor, and such.
He steered away from the obvious sexual overtures, as he was only sixteen-and-a-half and not ready for that kind of responsibility, especially now, when it felt like the world was ending. It was getting harder and harder for the lanky, brunet teen to keep lying about his age, anyway. Being a bit of a hopeless romantic, he naively wanted his first time to be with someone he cared about, but there currently was no one at his school whom he thought really fit that description.
He still got plenty of unusual work offers online, though. There was one in particular that he kept thinking about accepting. A man named Gus had emailed him, looking to hire Tom to be a companion for his eleven-year-old daughter during her birthday week.
The part Tom found intriguing, besides the offer of a thousand dollars cash a day for seven days, was the condition that he had to do whatever Gus’ daughter said; that, and if, at any point during the seven days, he failed to comply a cumulative three times, he would forfeit the prospect of receiving any payment at all and be asked to leave, with no further discussion. The premise reminded him of an old Richard Pryor movie his parents had liked, about a rich old man who bought a janitor to be a playmate for his adult son.
Tom didn’t have a lot of experience with girls, but he figured indulging the whims of a preteen would be pretty harmless, and dare he say it, easy. She was only eleven, almost twelve. What kind of shenanigans could she realistically get up to?
He decided to go for it. He emailed Gus to tell him the news, and Gus responded a few hours later with some background check paperwork for Tom to fill out and requested proof of a negative COVID test. Tom was initially concerned about the need for a background check, but just chalked it up to the man being protective of his daughter. There was a worldwide pandemic going on, after all.
After receiving the paperwork and the test results, Gus informed him that after the paperwork came back okay—which would take at most a few days, if nothing was objectionable—he would arrange to meet Tom and take him to his house to meet Mel.
Tom was on edge for the next three days. On the evening of the third day, he received an email from Gus that he was in the clear, and asked for his address and phone number. Gus texted a photo of his daughter and him, so Tom would know what they looked like, and said he would be there the next day at noon to pick Tom up.
Gus was a tall, portly, dapper man with brown eyes, a horseshoe pattern hairline and a push-broom mustache, both of which were starting to gray from brown. Tom thought he looked jolly, to excuse the stereotype, despite having the general appearance of a detective on a police procedural show. His daughter, Melissa, whom he emphasized only went by Mel these days, was athletic, five feet tall, with chin-length red hair and green eyes, and a mischievous expression, her smile obscured slightly by a set of braces. She was wearing a yellow tank top with an all-over daisy print, denim capris, and sneakers.
At noon, there was a knock at Tom’s apartment door. It was Gus, as expected. Tom slung on a light jacket and gathered his keys, phone, charger, wallet, and bag, which contained a couple changes of clothes, a tank top and shorts for sleeping, his toothbrush and toothpaste, and his shaving kit.
“Hello. Thomas, right?”
“Everyone calls me Tom,” Tom said. “You must be Gus. Come in.”
“I see you’re wearing a mask—”
“Can’t be too careful.” Tom shrugged.
“I’ll mask up, then—at first. You won’t need it once we get to the house. Mel’s school is remote for the time being. She doesn’t really have many friends either, poor thing, so I’m not expecting she’ll have anyone over. I’ll be at the office during the day. We’re pretty big on distancing and testing.”
“I’m ready to go if you are. Sorry I’m not better company. I didn’t sleep very well last night either, and I don’t really do coffee,” Tom said blankly.
“That’s fine. Just remember, I expect you to be on your best behavior, and to do everything Mel asks. As long as you do that, you’ll get your money on the last day.”
“Yes, sir. Thank you for the opportunity.”
“We should probably get going if we want to beat the traffic.”
With that, Tom locked up his apartment, and they went out to Gus’ Volvo and got in. Tom set his bag on the passenger side floor by his feet, and soon enough, they were off. He had a nagging thought in the back of his mind that he should stay awake, in case he needed to find his way back home from Gus’ house on his own, but his overtired body won the fight and he dozed off for most of the ride.
“You’re finally awake. Just in time, we’re here.”
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to—”
“I hope you had a good nap, at least. Let’s go introduce you to Mel.”
Tom gathered his bag and followed Gus into his house.
“Hi, Daddy!” Mel the young redhead excitedly jumped into the now-unmasked Gus’ arms. “Sorry, I forgot you said we were having company this week,” she said sheepishly.
She was still in her pajamas, a white linen bralette and a pair of red plaid sleep shorts. Tom surmised she was maybe an A-cup, if that, though he felt bad for noticing.
“Hi, sweetheart! This is Tom.”
“My birthday present?”
“He’ll be spending time with you this week for your birthday.”
“He’s kinda cute,” Mel said quietly, which Gus pretended not to hear.
“Remember what we talked about. Please be good, angel. Birthdays are one thing, but I’d hate to have to give you a spanking for real."
“You know I’m too old for spankings, Daddy! Anyway, I’m a princess, remember, and princesses are always good… and always right.”
“I know, princess. I want you to be nice to Tom, is all. He’s still our guest.”
“Yes, Daddy,” she said, fighting the urge to roll her eyes.
“Come give me a hug and a kiss, sweetie.”
“You’re not staying?”
“No. Unfortunately, I have to get back to the office.”
Mel ran to her father, hugged him tight, and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “Love you, Daddy!”
“I love you too, pumpkin! See you tonight, okay?”
He shot Tom a look, a mixture of good luck and I have a very particular set of skills. Tom could only meet his eye contact and nod knowingly.
Gus left, and Mel dutifully locked the door behind him. Tom set his bag down in the entryway closet for the time being.
“Have you had breakfast yet?” Mel said excitedly. “Daddy says I make the best pancakes!”
After cleaning up the dishes from their breakfast, Mel and Tom went to the living room and plopped down on the couch to watch some cartoons. Tom had the fleeting thought that maybe this job wouldn’t be so bad after all.
Chapter 2
After a while, Mel was starting to get restless. “I’m bored! Let’s play a game. Stand up.”
Tom was confused, but did so.
“Take off your shirt and pants. I want to see your muscles.”
Despite his intuition, Tom listened to the little just do what she says voice in his head, and was soon clad only in his socks and briefs.
“You’re more muscular than you look!”
“Thanks, I guess,” Tom said quietly.
“Haha, tighty-whities! I thought only little boys wore those.”
“It’s what I’ve always worn.” Tom shrugged. “I guess I should switch to boxer briefs one of these days. Boxers definitely aren’t supportive enough, though. TMI, sorry.”
“I want a horsey ride!”
“Okay.” Tom got down on all fours. Mel climbed on his back, leaned forward, and wrapped her arms around his neck. Tom got tired out almost as quickly as Mel got bored.
“Now I want you to do some jumping jacks!”
“Seriously?”
“I’d hate to have to tell Daddy you told me no… or maybe I could just spank you instead?”
“No! Sorry, Mel! Just a little tired—”
“I’ll forgive you this time, but I still want to see those jumping jacks, mister!”
Tom could tell that Mel’s gaze was immediately fixed on his genitals, jostling around in his underwear, his penis surely growing with every movement.
“Haha! You’re getting a boner! Tom’s got a boner! Tom’s got a boner!”
Embarrassed, Tom instinctively went to cover his groin with his hands.
“No covering!” She moved closer. “Hey, how big does it get?”
Tom was speechless, and even more so after Mel reached out and placed her hand on the front of his underwear. His penis twitched.
“I think he liked that. Eww, you’re all sweaty! I think it’s time for your shower. Let’s go!”
Tom tried to protest, but he still couldn’t make himself speak. He knew it wouldn’t do any good even if he could.