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Vote on the June 2025 exclusive audio!

Hi everyone!
Here are the poll options for this month's exclusive audio. As mentioned in the schedule post, I'm in a burnout moment so I'd love to try something new.

I've been writing more prose and think it could be really cool to write a smutty short story and narrate it, with some SFX. Somewhere between an audiobook and my usual scripted audios. I have a couple of candidates for this, both sequels.

Using this poll to gauge interest in the idea, so I also included two more typical audio concepts below.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Hi everyone! As I mentioned in the SFW audio that just came out, I have decided to go with the Squadron Commander Part 2 short story narration as the exclusive audio this month and postpone the gym audio to next month.

I'm really excited about the short story, it's what I really want to do and feel I have capacity for. I've always felt like it's important that I have the freedom to make those choices, even if it means going over the poll's head on rare occasions. I value the input I get from polls and want you to have a say in what kind of content I make, but I feel the fact that there's substantial interest in both of these ideas is more important than the order they are released in. I promise the gym audio is coming next month, and if your decision to renew or cancel before the exclusive was specifically contingent on that audio winning the poll, feel free to message me and we'll figure it out.

1. SHORT STORY NARRATION: Quiet Staff Officer x Squadron Commander Part 2

After their first encounter, the Squadron Commander struggles with having opened up. When the Staff Officer is put in danger, the Commander realizes just how vulnerable they've made themselves. They fight about it. But it's too late to stop.

2. SHORT STORY NARRATION: Starling x Cardinal Part 2

Months after extracting the encrypted drive from Italy, Starling gets confirmation of the Agency's worst fears--a mole, a traitor among the field agents. Strange twists on a gala mission with Cardinal deepens their mutual suspicions, but who's playing who and how far are they willing to go?

3. Working Out with Your Old Crush and His New Body (Listener x Past Crush)

At the gym,
you run into a guy you knew some time ago. You had a bit of a crush on him, just for being sweet, funny and kind, but he was way too shy to make a move on you. He's since gotten really into working out and looks very different, like muscular and strong to whatever extent is attractive to you. He's more confident now, too, but still just as eager to please. Working out together, switchy, body/muscle worship, sweat(?).

4. Your Best Friend Loans You Her Subby Boyfriend to Play With (Listener x Friend's BF)

Variations of this have come up on a few poll, but this one is explicitly Msub. You're going through a dry spell and want to try being more dominant so your best friend lends you her subby boyfriend to use, rough up, and play with, however you want.

Comments

Please forgive if thiis is a dumb question, but is there any data benefit to voting on previous polls?

🇪🇺🇺🇸🎙️Barb

Re: My first comment of “August will do what August does” So now it’s actually the death of democracy KIDDING JUST KIDDING IM JOKING JUUUUST JOKING. But yeah August follows his creative passion and we’re just along for the ride. Personally I’d rather have no polls at all and just be surprised by every drop, also just because I feel like the crew gets that much more feisty per the poll choices and I’m just a chill guy here for chill vibes (and viciously sensual audios).

Craw Daddy

THANK GODDDD

sk

…..Wait, WAIT! Did we finally get a “August says fuck the polls”??? WHO HAD THIS ON THEIR BINGO CARDS??😂😂😂❤️❤️ I haven’t listened to the SFW audio yet (just woke up) but I’m happy to hear you’re doing the story narration! I absolutely love when you try new stuff honestly! I just KNOW you’re gonna eat! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Dana

Oooo! I’m so excited! 🚀

Ixky

It’s just a win-win!! Can’t complain about this 🩵🩵

Lex

I'm so happy you're honoring you and doing something you're excited about. I'm super stoked to hear what you're cooking. Have fun!

Starling 🖤

i’m happy with anything you put out, so this is great news still! can’t wait for this audio now ahhh! 🫶

E

AHHHHHHHHH HELL YES. so happy you made this decision, and i’m so so excited to hear the end result.

Ella

I will be unstoppable this year, I’m soooooo excited for the story!!!!! I CANT WAIT I CANT WAIT

rae

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

rae

August this update is SUCH great news

Jillian

yay! YAYYY!!!!!!! so excited to read some of your written work AND very excited to run into my old crush who has since gotten hot(ter) at the gym 😍 as always, more than satisfied by the executive decision 😀🫶🏼

ky ❣️💌✨

LETS GOOOOOO

adrian🩵🤍🩷🏳️‍⚧️

if you’re voting for subby boyfriend STAY IN LINE!!

tacobellbreakfastcrunchwrap

Also here’s to having short story as early access and gym as exclusive 🥂

Dana

Okay gym audio brainstorming: 1. reverse-standing mirror sex; imagine that confident gym bro speaker just telling listener how good she looks, so exposed and so open; or telling her to look in the mirror while he’s pounding up into her. 😮‍💨 2. Rachel, Gabriella and Sarah beautifully detailed temp-play in the comments below! I second (fourth’d?) that! Go check it out please! 3. I personally feel like some [Ball play] is needed; and no I’m not talking about yoga balls LOL 4. Resistance Rubber bands: so many uses! Speaker can blindfold listener, can tie her hands/legs, OR use it to spank her, they will sting! 5. Set-up, speaker can be helping listener stretch (maybe he’s a fellow member or a private trainer), there is this roller massager that literally looks like a rolling pin; she could be laying down, he’s using it to massage her, she’s making noise and he’s barely holding on for dear life (breath work here can be a killer)

Dana

Rallying behind Cara’s plea for Short Story Summer!!! 🙏

Carma🪴

the crash out is so real rn 😔 i can no longer trust 342 people

alisha 🌱

Using my last appeal to beg for Short Story Summer. 🙏 Both space commander and spies p2 would cure me, I think.

Cara 🫰

every time i check the poll and see the short stories still losing to the gym audio: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellotefi/video/7480701035292527902

little j 🩷💟💙

i am so eager to know what the early access will be

🫧🫧🫧

Possibly, although I love the d/s dynamic with this concept. I'm dying for some Subbie Auggie! I hope it comes back as is or that he just makes it an early access audio one day. 🥲

Starling 🖤

P.S. I do still hope the boyfriend loaning concept comes back again but I wonder if it would be better received without the explicit dom/sub dynamic for this particular loaning scenario. 🤔

Thelnie

lol, I voted for Starling and Cardinal because I love the idea of having a narrative with smash cuts. Ok, I'm really just a slut for the snapping. Maybe I'll got watch the Thomas Crown Affair or Atomic Blonde again or something.

Ethel M.

We are being failed by democracy on this day😔 We had a chance for high stakes espionage 🔫 and emotionally repressed commanders 🚀 and y’all chose gym grunts?? This poll is being fumbled with two hands and no gloves 🧈 🤲

roxy 🦋

I must immediately say that seeing "Gorgeous boy" made my eyes pop out of my head 😳 Chef Rachel clocking in omgomgomg 🍲! As expected, the temp play ideas are yummy!!! Kinda obsessed with this [Possessive] almost branding vibe of frigid water chased by a hot mouth. Alternatively, it’s a sexy version of the very corny “lick finger then press to someone’s arm” sizzle to affirm their hotness haha Just holding my head in my hands reading your second bullet point. Yes YES!!!! You see the pleasure domme BJ vision!!!! No notes! I also read too quickly and thought you were suggesting a nursing handjob (super!), but this is even better because we can save it for the Ethically Seduced Professor like I wished in DT #23 (I’m going to keep speaking about him until he shows up, and no one can stop me 🙉🗣️). You’re right on the money with a super athletic position in a public gym and after a big workout being odd. Looooooove the position suggestions, particularly [fucked against the wall] since they’ll be in a steamy sauna room, and it sounds like L will “see” more and more of him, working up to the near-blinding moment of being eyes locked, two inches apart against a wall 🥴 And, again, "Gorgeous boy" is fucking insane 🤸🏿‍♀️

Gabriella 💗♊️💙

Coping with my disappointment over seeing the Staff Officer x Commander smutty short story sequel stay solidly in second place by doing a bit of brainstorming around the gym audio. A few scattered ideas that came to me during my own workout this AM: 💪 As a card-carrying THTT stan, I’ve been keen for us to explore more [temperature play] in audios. This scenario could be great for that! Your “sweat(?)” detail is inspiring me. I’ve been trying to picture where M+F could reasonably fuck at a gym, and I wonder if maybe they’re members at a bougie gym with private saunas or steam rooms? They go in together post-workout to ease sore muscles with their Brand Non-Specific Insulated Metal Water Bottles™️ full of ice water in tow. I know we just did licking liquid off body stuff with Sower of Springtide, but I think it could be so hot for F to pour a bit of cold water from their bottle onto M’s chest and chase it with their mouth + tongue as it runs in rivulets down his abdomen. And [titplay], where M trickles some of his cold water onto F’s tits + gets their nipples hard before he sucks them into his warm mouth? A bit half-baked, but idk, the concept of sensory contrast with the frigid water + salty, sweaty bodies + steamy environment is just… yeah!! 🫠 💪 Could be fun for the body worship to have a bit of a [possessive] undertone? Maybe F noticed others checking M out, and that got them to realize, “Wait, holy shit, he *has* gotten even hotter! 😳” + prompted their pursuit of him. I want F to mark M up a bit! I imagine them sitting next to him (or in his lap kjsjkd SORRY had to be said as a Lap Enthusiast!) + lazily nursing a handjob as they work down his body with their mouth, leaving a little trail of hickies from his collarbone -> stomach -> thighs before culminating in a pleasure-dommey, reverential blowjob? F wants to mark their territory! An “I noticed him first” kind of thing. 🐺 💪 “Gorgeous boy” as a Name Used for Speaker 💪 My first thought when I saw this scenario was that it seems perfect for featuring a more ~athletic~ position. But it also feels odd for them to be attempting [piledriver] or [full nelson] somewhere in a public gym? Idk! haha SO instead, I’d pitch [standing doggy]—where F has their hands on a wall as he fucks into them from behind (perhaps a little [thigh fucking] tease prior to him putting it in bc he rly likes their thighs per body worship theme??)—before he eventually turns them around to face him, picks them up, leans their back on the wall, + bounces them on it? A [standing carry] + [fucked against the wall] combo. To serve the switchiness, I’m imagining a beat during the position change as he’s about to pick them up where F is teasing him a bit, like, “are you sure you can manage that?” vibe. He takes it as a playful challenge (“You’ve seen my deadlift PR, you know I’ve got you; c’mere~”) and reallyyyy leans into it in the dirty talk. Like, “God, look at your mouth hanging open like that; surprised I can fuck you deep while you’re in my arms like this? Even stronger than you thought, huh?” or, “Built this body just to ragdoll you on my dick the way you deserve”—stuff like that! These are corny + I know you can do better lmao, but so you get the gist! I stand with my fellow Space Sluts who support an Executive Decision, but I’m also pragmatic!! It’s true that here we win even when we lose. I know you’re going to inevitably destroy me with this gym scenario! That said, please count my voice among the crowd hoping that this won’t be the last of Staff Officer x Commander sequel, Starling x Cardinal sequel, and/or the smutty short stories format—in whatever future permutations are most intriguing to you! Thanks, August! 🌻

rachel 🍓

#3 is diabolical, i am actively seeing someone that i vaguely knew from college and found wildly attractive back in the day (2020 is back in the day now right?). and he does think he glowed up now although i personally would argue he’s always been hot. anyway, it’s topical is my point. bitches love a reconnect. on another note are any of u girlies (gn) still on discord/in a group on there? i might be taking a membership break as ive been insanely busy and just not rly on here much at all as of the last couple months (rip it’s been wild im literally soooo behind) but you guys are incredibly cool and id love to stay in touch if that’s not weird. and also if it is weird. idc.

Anna 🦕🌈🩷💜💙

>maybe there will be both tenderness AND roughness Why am I envisioning a mashup of Try a Little Tenderness and X Gon’ Give It To Ya

Andrea 🏳️‍🌈✨

NOT FAIR!!!!!

mikmak

@sarah is right: we should be negotiating peace talks between the Space Sluts and Gym Freaks. 🤝 Maybe the Staff Officer starts going to the gym because he’d like to protect their body as well as he can protect their heart. The short story could take place after months of additional training. If the allure is sweaty, celestial bodies… the short story could have that! 🤝 If the allure of the Gym Rats is escape, the short story will have that! Let’s remember that last November, we begged collectively to go to space to escape the horrors on earth and visit an oasis in the stars. Maybe it’s time to return once again to that oasis! It’s time for a dip in the pool of emotional vulnerability + fighting evil! That a genre audio is losing for the first time in a while….this is mission drift of the HBC!!! 🤝 If the prospect of being lovingly caressed by a sweet, emotionally intelligent man is too much and you’d rather be pounded by a beefy, kind former crush, I get it! That is sooooo understandable, everything is really raw and tender right now. I cannot assure this will be the case, but I think it’s safe to assume that while there will be tenderness in the short story, the Officer will be a bit fed up with the Commander’s closing off again! That’s to say that maybe there will be both tenderness AND roughness. The best of both worlds!!!

Gabriella 💗♊️💙

For the love of God and all that is holy, please vote for the quiet staff officer and squadron commander. My heart needs to know what happened with these two!

Aquatic_Chimera

This!!! 100%! Love that you let us have input but you’re so incredibly talented, when you’re interested in a topic or option it is so incredibly well done that I️ love it regardless of my original vote!

Rachael

We have a chance for something new and 400 of you do this?? 😭😭😭

Thelnie

woah your pfp moves? i didn't even know that was an option

Lana

i second this

Lana

I’m not the teachers pet but I am the favourite. Aand I pledge the 5th. Nah, but I choose; 5th option: -Merge them all and pick your favourite attributes. That is what you will do anyways and also where the magic happens. -I vote for magic. 🪄✨ ☀️555🪽

JENNI

to the option 4 voters: what can the short story voters do for y'all to send some votes to options 1 & 2? 👀 just asking for a friend and totally hypothetically ofc

alisha 🌱

LMAO I WILL FIGHT YOU AGGRESSIVELY (affectionate)

Dana

GYM AUDIO 🔛🔝

.apllesauce

Oh look, gym audio is still in the lead. So anyway, I’m omw to the Brick Store to buy some bricks. Anyone need anything?

makenzi

I WANT JUSTICE FOR THE BIRD SPIES.

Rya Li

The real trick of all this is that August will do what August does. So far I’ve been good with every decision he’s made, he’s a sensible lad, thus I’ve voted for two and wait in peace. He’s def gonna do a short story no matter what I would NOT worry about it.

Craw Daddy

But.. but… what about the DT “I only jerk off to you” + [cum kink] concept? 🥺 I fear I need that as a full audio. if not for that, I’d be with you 1000%!

rachel 🍓

Ok ok ok hear me out: gym audio for the early access, smutty short story narration audio for the exclusive?? DEAL OR NO DEAL 🧳

sarah 💫

returning to the scene of the crime for the "They fight about it" part for my commander & officer bbs. Like "They fight about it???" That also deserved screaming from me like the angst bat signal in the night sky for mE with all of this

malika.

Wish there was an option like "Whatever is most appealing to me to create" beause I truly only care if the artist is having fun. As such, I've voted for a story narration since that's the closest haha ;; Will love anything you put out, August.

neet elite

We ride at dawn!!

Grace

Honestly still living in delulu land and hoping he ignores poll results completely and does a short story if that's what he's really feeling this month Haha jk...unless 😶‍🌫️

Cara 🫰

I hope he completely disregards the poll results and does the short story audio he wants 😔 The one instance where I say fuck democracy! I DEMAND A DICTATORSHIP! Justice for the short stories!!! 😭

Didi

justice for the subby boyfriend😩

tacobellbreakfastcrunchwrap

Finally able to support a bit more at this tier again and you're telling me that my 'I would listen to a movie length audio/read a trilogy about them' loves quiet staff officer and squadron commander are up for a potential sequel? I actually gasped lol. And we'd get to listen to your prose (I've always wanted to ask if you've ever wanted to write a novel tbh) and it'll lean quite audiobook (and, and you mentioned wanting to try something new anyway)? Gimme gimme, my fellow moans. There's still a chance (??) lol. Gah, I adore them so much. They are such fully realized characters to me and a check-in (my staff officer bb in danger?? my commander bb struggling with the prior choice to open up (of course they are!)??? prose possibly allowing for introspection/inner monologue to further delve into the head of our walled-off commander and/or the officer trying to chip away at that barricade???? Ahhhhh, I'm leaping into the Mississippi River how neaT) would be amazing. It's looking like it'll lose out, but I'd honestly pay just to read the short story tbqh. Super fun options in general and I'm happy to get a teeny glimpse of what was next for legit one of my favorite audios in general.

malika.

(August plz don’t abandon this short story idea I really want to hear this new format!!!)

Jillian

Moment of silence for space commander 😔

Jillian

omg Concubine 🥺 Short story narration feels like such a natural extension of what he already does so well, especially for something like Staff Officer, where he could really slow-burn the tension and let it simmer. Also, because he mentioned he’s in a bit of a creative burnout & it would be cool to try something new… the fact we’re letting short stories fall off is ludicrousssss 🥲

DivineFeminine

forever mourning the possibilites of the short stories if they don't return as an option

六 liù

Having listened to August’s audios since the early Reddit days, I’m actually SO interested in his take on short story narration! We got a glimpse of his poetry in Concubine, would love to see what he would do with prose (especially for my beloved Staff Officer 🪐🚀). Even if a regular audio format ends up winning this poll, I really really hope we still get the short story narration format another time 🙏🏼

Agatha Li

u got what u wanted please let us mourn 😭

Shiloh

The bench press to mating press pipeline potential of option 3 has me in a choke hold.

Courtney💋

I think that the staff officer/commander dynamic would translate to a short story format so! well!!!!

jo 🍭

My Gym hoes and bros where you at?😂😭

Dana

🥹🥲 I love you, woman lmao

makenzi

i keep coming back to see if we can at least get them to tie PLEASE

Lana

the way i need all of these 😭 i workout at home so i’d love to imagine having my fill of a gym crush. and from previous audios where you talk about how strong you are OMFGG! i could use some manhandling right about now. i’d love spicy audiobook august for starling and cardinal. i eat up formal event scenes in secret agent movies. BUT I NEED MSUB AUGUST TOOOOO!!! idk if i’m just feeling extra feral lately. like i need to absolutely ravish someone or be ravished. if it’s speaker or listener getting wrecked i’ll be extremely happy. it’s summer also so my hoe energy is through the rough. like “for the streets” energy. no angst just pure debauchery

raivvin

When is Steve Kornacki getting here???? 🍿

Andrea 🏳️‍🌈✨

god, I’m gonna need a beverage and massage chair if this is gonna turn out like the December poll… I’ve been screaming to myself for the last two hours 😭😭

Moira 🏳️‍🌈💜💙🩷

CLOSE THE POLLS MY GYM AUDIO WILL LOSE UGHHHHH 😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭 (secretly rooting for commander cuz MAKENZI) 😂😭❤️

Dana

📣 short story short story short story 📣 i can sense the angst in option 1️⃣ and i fear . . . i need it please. while it honestly feels overdue for the part two of the spy series, i personally think it'd be best continued in its regular audio formatting. as for the commander and the officer, because they have such clear characteristics, i so desperately need to hear their angsty banter.

Lana

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE ‼️fuck yeah Sarah, I knew you’d have some juicy thoughts for this poll! 1. God, yes, everything about this, I was also picturing her pulling away and him calling her on her bullshit!! I *love* the idea of a chest-heaving, intense fight, and yeah I think foreheads pressed together would be great here!! Maybe she has to look down or away from him, and he slowly turns her back to him, or demands her to look at him… 🤤‼️BODY WORSHIP‼️🤤 also that line read is fucking killing me (“I need that mouth”). Switchy power play, yes!! Also re: things she’s not allowed to do, orgasm control would be fun to work in there, as ownership, “your orgasms belong to me, your pussy belongs to me, your soul belongs to me…” 2. Please imagine my mouth hanging open 😦 at the prospect of mirror sex between these two!! I’m thinking lots of sustained eye contact there too, and love the teasing degradation, omg. 3 and 4: my one reply is that “F gradually sinking into it and acting w more confidence, pulling his hair a lil harder, biting a lil longer” sent me into a full tailspin 😵‍💫 yah… that would be good… Im hopin and prayin 🙏🏻 that we see more short story polls soon, whoever wins this one!!

Moira 🏳️‍🌈💜💙🩷

Yessss I’m so curious if he’ll post the actual written story/script, I hope he does!🤞🏼

sarah 💫

gym later, smutty narration now 👹

mimi 🍉

“It could be really cool to write a smutty short story and narrate it” has me foaming at the mouth, levitating from the ground, howling at the sky like a rabid beast before crumbling into ashes 🙂 ALL ABOARD the Augible Express!!! 🚂🎧📖 I am begginggg my fellow winter soldiers + fanfiction freaks to lock tf in and vote for the first August short story EVER‼️ AUGIOBOOKS FOR 2025 ❄️🏳️📚 1. [biting down on a brick, sweating blood] Oh cool, a space commander short story. That sounds………idk…nice, I guess 🥴 trying so hard to be Normal City, USA about this but I had a stroke and cartwheeled into the sun when I saw this prompt 🤸🏻‍♀️ I mentioned this before but the world building in squadron commander is so rich and alive, it just *begs* to be further explored (so much so that I’ve been tinkering w fanfic the past few months and LITCHRALLY drafted a fight scene 🫵🏼🧠🌊). I am SO invested in hearing/reading written content about this world + characters! I liveee for a juicy, yummy fight scene that serves the story/characters and it feels super realistic for ✨conflict✨ to be the next step imo. Staff Officer being in danger is such a great set up for Commander to be struck w the terrifying realization that she now has something to lose, which is maybe her biggest fear/what she’s tried to avoid this whole time? After fighting injustice + witnessing the horrors of war across the galaxy for so long, it makes sense for her to be jaded and distance herself out of fear, while claiming it’s to limit “distractions” from the mission. I’m picturing him calling her out on being scared + triggering an intense, chest-heaving fight where they’re inching closer and closer, on the verge of breaking, until he softly just says “I need you” (edit: could this be the foreheads pressing together scene??) as an antidote to her fear, almost daring her to say it back, which leads to sweet but slightly rougher sex. Def agree w Moira that sustained eye contact is a must for this one, maybe body worship for F (kissing down her body while listing the things he needs, i.e. “I need that mouth…this face…I need your voice, your hands on me,” etc). Also idk why but I think topping from the bottom face riding would fit here?? Like he’s in control, gripping her hips/body, and she’s not allowed to touch him (maybe *this* is when she admits she needs him too? “I need to touch you, I need your [redacted]”). I think that sorta switchy power play/who’s really on top? thing symbolizes their dynamic really well! 2. SPIES AT THE GALA!!! 🤩💃🏻👠🔍 thinking of the delish meal Lauren, Alisha, and Roxy cooked up in the comments of May’s poll where they mentioned M dirty talking F through an earpiece as she’s on the dance floor, mingling + gathering intel while trying to keep a straight face which would be sooo hot. Also omg a MOLE discovery?? 👁️ my instinct says it’s cardinal but ALSO what if the agency is tricking them both, using each as a pawn to dispose of the other?? Either way I’m punching in the address to Pound Town for these 2!!📍I feel like mirror sex (specifically seated reverse cowgirl) would slap so hard (AHEM!!!), since our bird loving voyeur lovesss to watch🪞teasing degradation would be really fun too, maybe calling back to her “performance” in pt 1 ala “you’re even louder in person”/“you didn’t moan like this when you were getting off on camera for me, are you really that needy for it?” type stuff 🥸 3 and 4 are also so hot and fun!!! gnawing on a tree branch for #4 specifically omg ik it’s not gonna win but im hoping the “lending a ___ to break your dry spell” premise reappears! The specific dynamic of F learning how to domme is sooo fun and cute 🥺 F gradually sinking into it and acting w more confidence, pulling his hair a lil harder, biting a lil longer, etc is soo fun and I kinda like the idea of her asking him to strip as a “warm up” haha Also, writing prose is SO fun and it’s really cool you’ve been enjoying that lately! I am geeking out so friggin hard at the idea of reading your exposition + description for settings! I’m so curious if you’ll use 3rd person? If you’ll have names or descriptors for the characters?? There are so many details and things that build a mood and add structure to a world when you write things out in text vs speaking in an audio and I’m so excited to read what you have in store!!! 🥳

sarah 💫

1️⃣ yes yes yes, love that idea of their heads pressed together 😭 might i say a fic feels very appropriate to expand a little more into classic hurt/angst/comfort tropes?? (Im waving my campaign flag high for short stories, ik just Dream with me people!!) I love a character who’s got some walls up but is a total softie for one person (very black cat vibes), but they’ll definitely fight back at it!!! I think the crux of this dynamic is that her vulnerability unlocks his dominance, and it’s his form of care. His dominance isn’t about control for its own sake — it’s about stabilizing her when she can’t stabilize herself. And that’s both really really hot, and really really scary for her.

Moira 🏳️‍🌈💜💙🩷

I’m sad it won’t win, but here’s my take on 4: You’re great with turning shy, nervous male characters into confident doms over the course of an audio. Why not flip that for this listener character? I guess it’s sort of reverse spank therapy with the caveat that the MSub is being “borrowed.” Since listener is trying out being more dominant, it could be fun to have her fumble it at first, or just be a bit sweet and nurturing. Especially since this is her friend’s guy and she’s rusty, maybe she’s testing out what’s comfortable for both of them, lots of “is this ok,” “do you like this,” or “any definite things you DON’T want” She could become increasingly dominant if she’s encouraged by how slutty/turned on the speaker is. He could even degrade himself a bit as a signal to her that it’s okay to push it. Shove her fingers into his own mouth, get really whiny, beg a little, and - I know it’s not for everyone but - calling her mommy. It could be that’s what really sets her off, like it’s never happened to her before. Maybe he’s never even said it before. it could get a bit spicier/more interesting if you add some history of mild competition between the girls, nothing angsty but a little could go a long way in a scenario like this. Like there could be a sense of listener becoming even more performative because she wants to get him even more riled up than his gf usually does, like “Im going to do everything she does but also more,” out of a sense of self empowerment moreso than jealousy. And I mean if he’s getting used and played with, why not use him in that way to really satisfy her own ego 🤷🏻‍♀️ If it comes back as a poll option or an early access I’d love to see a listener character evolve like that. Hopefully it’s not too repetitive from what others have suggested. Have a great month bye!

Farrah

I *also* think it could be really cool for you to write a smutty story and narrate it 🥳! What a fun new one-man play format, and it has some elements we’ve been really enjoying lately! We could hear a bit more of the characters’ interiors like in Skeptical Customer Pt. 2 and feel the thrill of the DnD audios or the most recent DT where you slip in and out of character seamlessly. And, callooh! callay!, we may actually get an AITW short story!!! I’ve been itching to cross that box off on my bingo card, lfgggggggg! Onto ideas/musings/loud crying: 1️⃣ Okay. All I can say is that, as @rachel🍓noted yesterday, the image of them crying, foreheads pressed together is completely insane and an excellent launching point for the story. Since you casually shot that idea into my brain at point blank range during the stream, I have thought of them like an arch. They are most structurally sound together, the relationship being the keystone. Individually, they are both made up of many strong bricks, but together they become more than the sum of their parts. I feel like “but it's too late to stop” is evocative of that idea, that now that they know what they *could* be and how strong they are together, they can’t go back to being separate. I have no thoughts on story whatsoever, do whatever you want, I’m literally so excited, I’m going to puke. I don’t care if this wins the poll or not, I NEED IT 🤲🏿 2️⃣ Thrumming with excitement omgomgomgomgomg. My brain is also completely blank for this one. I just would like to echo the calls for DT #6 contrasts vibes. I think it would be pure agony for them to finally bone, but it’s really slow and delicate. “I don’t want to overwhelm you, you’ve already shown you’ll crack under pressure” sorta vibe! 3️⃣ This is hot, and I’m only a little upset it’s winning lol. Since he’s so strong now, I’d like to hear about what his new muscles can do! Maybe L is really flexible, and he’s working on his mobility? They bump into each other at the gym while L is cooling down, they help him with his stretches and comment on how he feels. I think these gym rats might be able to pull off piledriver (but that’s probably a lot for burnout time tbf). I’d also love to cross [Spoiling M] off on my bingo card. He’s sweet, funny, and kind?????? You gotta spoil him. For an M that’s been hitting the gym a lot lately and is such a sweetiepie, maybe spoiling translates to a massage? Cowgirl bc he’s been hitting legs hard??? Mayhaps even a pleasure domme BJ?!?!? Sorry, I’m shouting now and have riled myself up about this idea 😔 4️⃣ I looooooooooooooooooove this idea wowie zowie my jaw has fully unhinged like a snake! If it weren’t up against Office x Commander, I would be campaigning for it like mad. Tragically, another Msub idea is in last place… In the alternate universe where this Slutty M and I live, I envision the encounter being more structured, L is properly taking on the role of Service Top. Speaker is tied up and even wearing a yummy outfit. Since it’s “strictly business”, just for the purposes of breaking a dry spell, I think low narration (apart from instructions and Good Sounds™) would work well. At first. But L’s feral, it’s been soooooooooo long! Maybe the structure starts to fall away, and L just cannot stand him being tied up because they want more of him. He’s getting so overstimulated, but L just can’t stop (they can and would given a red light obvi, but you know what I mean)! Also would have looooved Puppy (for Speaker) to appear here 🐶 1️⃣ Con’t: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 it’s so close!!!! Feeling exhilarated by the prospect of a new format making its debut. Even if justice doesn’t prevail and Quiet Staff Officer loses, I will hoot and holler for the Gym Rats! Thanks, August! 💗

Gabriella 💗♊️💙

I absolutely love the idea of short story narration and I know August would eat but I NEED THE GYM AUDIO! 😂😭 (or the subby one but it’s too far down the poll😭😭😭)

Dana

“Labidoes can wait, mental health can’t “ 💯 thissssss

GinGin

You joke but when you’re right… 👀

Carma🪴

I didn’t know there were this many basic bitches here 🙂‍↔️ /j

Grace

LMAO YOU HATE THE GYM AUDIO!😭😂😂😂

Dana

Oh my god I'm throwing bricks through the gym windows. I'm breaking the gym's equipment, stealing pins from machines, and mislabeling plates. I'm review-bombing the gym on google and yelp. I'm deflating the yoga balls and flushing the creatine. I'm seducing, marrying, and messily divorcing the gym owner and taking controlling stock as part of my alimony and shutting that hoe down.

makenzi

Which one of the two short stories would you want more than the other? 👀

Dana

Moira!! Your mind!!! "You own me in ways I can't survive losing" literally has me tearing up on this Sunday morning. I will absolutely lose my mind if we get one of these part twos! Hoping and praying and wishing for a short story win this month 🤞

Cara 🫰

The bad guy ghosts of politics past have struck me down with an illness, in pride month??? On Pride March day!!! Very homophobic. But alas, since I cannot shake ass, I have plenty of scheming time for these poll options! I’m nothing if not a fanfiction girlie, so these ones hit home hard. Warning: I will be unleashing the demons in this post bc I can’t boogie them out under some disco lights, so be warned!! Also if it’s Pride coming up for you, please drop it to the floor for me in my absence 😪(also call up ur congress people, tysmprideisaprotest!!) Let us begin: 1. this is making me realize we’ve never had a sequel in the soft collection!! it’s about time to give some closure to these softies 🥹 I’m thinking maybe some rougher aspects to this bc of their fight, like maybe Commander’s trying to retreat into some old patterns of being closed off and distant, and he’s kind of pissed at them bc they’re trying to lessen the connection between them and he refuses to let them do that. Basically, he’s calling them on their bullshit and they don’t really know what to do with that. Then I just have some thoughts for once we get into it: -“don’t look away” ? -possessive - marks on both (?) of them? hickeys? scratches? -telling them to breath with him while they’re losing it, -“There you are. You don’t have to hold it anymore.” -Gentle manhandling, arms above head? -deep missionary, legs folded up? -“Let go.” -“You own me in ways I can’t survive losing.” 1. The long awaited starling and cardinal part 2, and they definitely have to bang in this one right? I’m thinking switchy, desperate, clothes-half-off, with Cardinal kind of obsessed (?) with seeing her fully in person? ( so any position where they’re face to face, maybe pinning her hips down or pushing her legs back, maybe her riding him while he’s making her look at him?) Also this could be under the guise of “needing to keep an eye on her at all times.” I’m also kind of thinking Mr. And Mrs. Smith vibes, messy, almost hate fuck?, expensive gala/dressed to the nines (very DT #6 vibes) to we’re fucking on every piece of furniture in the hotel room. -hands above head/“I want your hands where I can see them” -her performing for him, bc we all know he likes to watch -“You looked so pretty touching yourself for me. Let’s see how pretty you look while I fuck you.” -Edging! -Every surface of the hotel room, so desk, floor, bed, chair? maybe standing carry against the wall? maybe in front of the windows or on the balcony? -I feel like this one especially has to have throat holding… Thank you August for even suggesting this, it’s scary to have a new format other than what we’ve done before but I think this could be really fun!!! It’s basically an audio where we just get more - more context, more backstory, more dynamics, and more character building! And then we get to hear it in your voice, which I’m excited to hear what you’ll do with Starlings dialogue. Plz plz plz vote #1 and #2!!

Moira 🏳️‍🌈💜💙🩷

Commander x Officer pt 2 with some angst sounds delicious. Excited for the new format 🤭

sav kate

i hope the fact that i already wrote a prompt/concept for myself in the small hopes of suggestions being taken for short stories is enough to tell you how much i'm kind of fiending for this type of content [and honestly anything else you want to explore]

六 liù

So intrigued by and love the short stories idea! It seems like a fun format and it’s always great to switch things up, especially if it better fits where you are creatively with burnout. Blending narration with SFX sounds like a cool middle ground between the usual audios and something more story driven, both spies 2 and space commander 2 are excellent picks for this! 🕵️‍♀️ 🚀 Definitely curious and excited to see how that plays out, especially if it’s tied to characters we already know! That being said, absolutely evil to be pitting these 2 audios against each other (I am freaking out a normal amount about this obvs 🫠) but so exciting to see where experimenting with this could take this patreon in the future! ☀️

roxy 🦋

Just when I've made Spies my whole personality (sorry to all my mutuals 💀). I need this so bad. 😩

Starling 🖤

Hope short story wins, I love your narratives and this is the best of both worlds

Baby Piano

Both of my choices locked in last it's a hard knock life man

Cath

Starling and Cardinal was enticing until msub description came up, we're never making it out though huh 😞

Cath

You absolute cutie you 💗

✨️ Lola ✨️

I’m flying a little airplane with a banner that says, ‘VOTE SHORT STORIES’ 🏳️

DivineFeminine

if there is one thing i learned from December 2024's poll, it's that we need to campaign for what we want!!!

✨ jo ✨

short story please, team! let’s allow for some experimentation with a new form—spread our wings!

hexa

y'all hEAR ME OUT: we get erotic audios any other month (see: past 28 months of this Patreon's existence) BUT NOW WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO GET A SHORT STORY!!! a new medium, but still hot. can you imagine August doing voices for BOTH Starling and Cardinal???? staff officer AND commander?? the Listener is silent no more!!! did you think the Banter™️ was great before? well now imagine BOTH SIDES!!! i don't even care which of the two but i am begging you to VOTE FOR THE SHORT STORIES (consider this my official campaign) 😭🙂‍↕️🥺🙏

✨ jo ✨

1 for the horny angst pls 🙏

franz

Yeah we’re at the bottom. I’m hoping he does it anyways 😭

Gabbagool

Lmaoooo love this

GinGin

I knowwww I’m so ready for that narrative writing 😫

GinGin

As if the possible return of Starling and Cardinal couldn’t get more exciting, we get a glorious short story narration 🥺💓 Fingers crossed one or two win 🤞🏼 because…wait, what do you mean the Staff Officer is put in danger?!?! “While he was getting through to London, he calmly reviewed the facts of Vesper's letter. They all fitted. The little shadows and question marks of the past four weeks, which his instinct had noted but his mind rejected, all stood out now like signposts. He saw her now only as a spy. Their love and his grief were relegated to the boxroom of his mind.” Straight from Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, this feels like the perfect echo of the tension threading through the story. Almost like Starling and Cardinal are being dropped into that same charged atmosphere: one laced with secrecy, desire sharpened by doubt, and now… confirmation of a mole 👀. Is it one of them, or a third player we don’t even know about? Every glance, every word - authentic or calculated? And if it’s all part of the mission… what happens when feelings start to blur? 💘 How do you not want to find out?! There’s no way spies lose again 😭

DivineFeminine

short stories!!!!!!!

pretzelpatrons

Please PLEASE pt 2 of Staff Office x Commander PLEASE

big fat thock

I was just thinking about how much I’d like to hear you narrate an audiobook, so this new genre of audio is SO EXCITING TO ME OMFG. I can’t wait to hear what you come up with (once you are feeling better!!!! Please take some time for yourself!!!!)

Liv

Okay I haven’t listened to Starling and Cardinal yet but unbeknownst to them they have already provided me much delight, because every time someone mentions the sexy spies audio I think of Samantha Jones and Smith Jerrod playing Secret Service Sluts. I think now is the time! https://imgur.com/a/hLCG8Yb

Andrea 🏳️‍🌈✨

A short story AND narration? Such a great and exciting idea! The fact that you’re trying something different means that us patrons get to reap the benefit. 🥳🥳 Thank you for willing to take on new challenges! I have a soft spot for staff officer & squadron commander, but whichever option ends up getting created, I’ll happily listen to it (over and over again)!

PT

Whatever wins, August, don't feel pressured by timelines and deadlines. Please! Do things at a pace that's comfortable for you, in your own space and time. I'm getting all maternal over here, I realise, but we'd rather have you happy and healthy, than struggling internally just to appease the few people who complained! Labidoes can wait. Mental health can't. Okay? Okay then. Good boy! 😉😊😇 (Ps: August reading an audio book-ish type thing?? Oh fuck, yes! 😚)

Lisa 🇬🇧 🫦 ♏🍷🔞

If one of the narrations wins, can you also post the written story? 😇

emerald green

the gym option sounds AMAZING but i love subby august 😭😭😭 this is definitely a tough decision

eri 🦇

STARLING x CARDINAL NATION RIIIIIISE!!!!!

eri 🦇

I hate having to make a choice. I’d really be happy with any 🩶🩶

Alifeofobscurity

QUIET STAFF OFFICER PLEASEEEEEEEE

sk

Loaning out the subby bf may not ever win these polls so I beg of you please use August power and make it happen 🙏

bestieplstryquinn

officer x commander one would be so cool with a bunch of space noises à la Gundam or something

X

been a silent listener since subscribing a few weeks ago and im amazed at your creativity when it comes to these plots and tropes. such a fun patreon! super curious about the past crush and their storyline

Starfire 🔥

GYM AUDIO IS WINNING? Omg pls 😭😭🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼

Dana

Oh you diabolical man LOL these choices are EVIL! 😭😭😭😭 I’ve been wanting a gym audio for a WHILE but then you drop the subby option?😭 AND THE SMUT STORIES?! WHAT DO I DO?

Dana

I’m just happy to be here ☺️

DeJENerate

Not you making burnout look like the most productive I could be across an entire decade!

🇪🇺🇺🇸🎙️Barb

sub lovers of august nation we’ll overthrow the culture of corruption that silences msub

val ☆

Holy shit I love the short story idea. Having characters with names and lore would be a nice touch here

.apllesauce

Praying for the day we see the snowed in roommates again 🙏🏾

.apllesauce

I voted for both 🫡

Rose S.

Spies vs longing in space?!? How can I choose 😭

Diane 🌙

1 1 1!!!!! in every audio i imagine each M as built so please 🥺

franz

the way i GASPED at smutty short story smh

✨ jo ✨

Omg yesss the short story!!! Both 1 and 2 sound amazing but I’ll have to go with 1 just because. It sounds like the logical next step for the pair and the natural tension is just so delicious. Maybe they’ll start with awkwardly dancing around each other, then the suppression reaches an explosion point, but the enemies are striking and they realize that despite the vulnerability they’re only stronger as a duo… or anything your brilliant mind would throw at us! Just relax and write and I’ll be waiting with my tail wagging happily 🐶🐶🐶

JammyJam

100% !!! It's my favorite as well ! 😍 And in a new format at that ! 🤩

Lena

NUMBER 1 HAS TO WIN!!! DONT FUCK THIS UP!!! LMAO

GeauxGabby

for some context, i mostly use audios, explicit or otherwise, as sleep aids bc the plap plap and constant talking is better for my brain than quiet breathing and silence lmao

六 liù

GUYS PLEASE #1 IS MY FAVORITE AUGUST UNIVERSE 😫😫😫 if we get a fucking story about it my year will be made

rae

*Drop the prose anyway, bestie* 😈

Bindi

Manifesting for 2 and 3 the most. 3 is an entirely new concept so it'd be interesting to see unfold, but I am also very curious about the format of 2 and an update. (Also tbh, I'd be interested even if it were written rather than voiced. The way you build characters and backgrounds is amazing in and of itself so if writing comes easier to you rather than recording sometimes, I'd still support and look forward to it.)

aseitas

YES it’s genuinely my favorite!! I love the relationship but I also just want more of that world building 🥰

GinGin

That's how I picture speaker for #3 https://i.imgur.com/k0ACYlg.gif

Riri

Love the short story idea! Especially with either our spies or my OTP, Staff Officer and Space Commander. All of these ideas are incredible but here's to hoping 1 or 2 wins this month.

Cara 🫰

The story between Starling and Cardinal has been long overdue—I truly can’t wait to see what unfolds between them. The tension, the chemistry, and that magical spark in Italy… it all worked like a charm. I’m especially excited for whatever happens at the gala. That said, just in case this one doesn’t win the poll, would you consider sharing the story as part of your Patreon content anyway? I love the way you narrate—how you breathe life into every detail and character. It would be such a joy just to read your stories too, even outside the audio format. I also wanted to add something personal: I have friends who are content creators, and I’ve seen firsthand how exhausting and draining burnout can be—especially when you’re responsible, thoughtful, and genuinely want to give your audience something meaningful. You were the very first GWA voice actor I listened to, and I was instantly hooked—I subscribed to your Patreon the very next day. What drew me in wasn’t just your content, but the way you approach your work, your community, and your values. It’s honestly so inspiring. And beyond all of that, I want you to know: you’ve created more than just audios. Your work has had a real impact. You’ve brought comfort, imagination, and intimacy into people’s lives in ways that go far beyond what you probably see. So more than anything, I just want you to be mentally healthy and happy. I remember how you once said how much joy you felt in making these audios, how much you’ve gained from the journey—and that joy, that sparkle, it shines through in everything you create.

Lex

#3 has the most room to be its own thing with its own history and lore, i'm kinda fiending for it but i'll need to check out the original audios for #1 and #2 bc i fell asleep listening to them and i don't remember anything

六 liù

Manifesting Squadron Commander pt2🤞🏼 But I’d be happy with any 🥰

Ruby🍉

It’s honestly so hard to choose between 1 and 2😭I love both—the stories are great and characters are super appealing. But I think I’ll go with 2 cause I’ve been waiting forever for part 2 to come out! 4 sounds really fun too even though msub isn’t my favourite, the loan boyfriend setup seems like it’d be a blast to record. 3 actually hits close to home with my past experiences, but yeah… still going with 2 in the end.

Mora🕊️🌷

im so glad yall appreciate the squad commander audio like i do

charlie

oh no i need them all

chloe

Omg this is so hard!! I absolutely love the idea of a short story/ narration it would be so cool to be able to hear the thoughts… but also the last 2 are so 🫦

Ruby🍉

I hope #1 or #2 wins. I don't often wonder what happens to characters after an audio ends, but I did with the speaker+listener in both of those stories. And a narrative audio would be a real treat. Starling and Cardinal on a gala mission? It's putting me in mind of an old dirty talk that is still one of my faves: Dirty Talk #6. Sex in formal wear. The constant switching from praise w/ rough sex to sweet sex w/ degradation in that one was insane. 🔥

beluga

The first one 🥹 that was such a great audio! A sequel would be so sweet

Olive

I have gone catatonic thanks

sarah 💫

wait wait wait. okay. wait. i am soooOOOOOOO [bolded, italicized, highlighted, microsoft word art-ed] Interested in reading your written prose. even your descriptions make me giggle sometimes. i am always waxing poetic about what a strong and evocative writer you are based on audios, so i fear written word just freaking blast me out of orbit. 💌💫 but also listener + past crush who has gotten even hotter is an idear most pleasing to me. i recently started going to the gym again so this could provide another much needed treadmill revenge fantasy a la mindy kaling. or just regular fantasy 😍 and i am So Intrigued by borrowing your friends boyfriend omg. i genuinely enjoy witnessing how you set up + iron out situations i would never even dream of but have been siren-song-ed into needing it by the knowledge that you would probably do it in the exact right way that would send me flying 😋

ky ❣️💌✨

number 4 number 4!!!!!!

manifest

omg guys plz subby bf!!!!!

manifest

@sarah💫 is gonna lose her fucking marbles……

Gabriella 💗♊️💙

WHAT?! Mimi, congratulations!!!! 🥰🫵🏿🎓

Gabriella 💗♊️💙

Saaaame same same

makenzi

who gaf if i’m about to walk the stage and graduate… i will be voting asap

mimi 🍉

Exaaaaaaaaaactly exactly!!! He’s actually made the typically extraordinarily difficult choice of picking an option on the poll easy and effortless by including the Quiet Staff Officer as an option……. It’s not a want, it’s, as you said, a need!!!!!

Gabriella 💗♊️💙

ahhh, short story narration would be so sick!! 🤞🏻

little j 🩷💟💙

Absolutely. I need an audio to play every time I go to the gym.

chantaldesiree

Your SFW reading audios are among my most treasured in that corner of your content, so I’m absolutely losing my marbles at smutty short stories but also GENRE!!! 😍🧎🏻‍♀️‍➡️🕯️ Always eager for Starling x Cardinal’s comeback but I *need* to hear more from Staff Officer x Commander. Not to get too deep, but I think their ethos around why it’s important (though challenging!) to safeguard vulnerability + connection + care in a world that’s uncertain + scary feels… apt (?) for the present moment 🌌💗 I think about them a Normal Amount…

rachel 🍓

All of these are wonderful, but golden retriever gym bro who's eager to please is God tier ✨️ option 3 for me!

Courtney💋

You really can't ever make these easy, huh? 😩😩

lazysusan

Neeeeed to see what he has in store for that pair!!!!!

Sammi

Give the people what they want! (Short stories. They want short stories lol)

Carma🪴

I love this idea!! Squadron Commander and Starling and Cardinal would be such good candidates. So excited to hear how this develops.

Sophie French

Wait this idea is very cool!! I’m hype to see where it goes 🔥 I voted but quite literally would love any of these to win

cheyenne ☕️

Also the "sweat(?)" under number 3 made me immediately start to picture things in my head 💦🥸 but I'm committed to options #1 and #2 this month So, umm... I hope 3 comes back at some point 👀

phonons

Btw you could read your grocery list and it would still be 5 stars ngl

erin 💕

Oh please please read us a story!!

Lauren 🍒

Oh my god the workout one will absolutely murder me. Praying the speaker will spot listener’s chest presses and at some point will get absolutely humbled by the amount of weight listener can leg press

Apex

Short story time!

Thelnie

August + narrative audio = YES Also, the squadron commander audio is my favourite so I’d love to hear part 2.

Heather

AND THE MSUB PEOPLE TOO LETS FUCKING GOOOO

Cait

what a fuckin sophies choice

Shiloh

as somebody who wanted a book version of Staff Officer since day one, GIMME PLEASE OH MY GODDDDD GUYS

adrian🩵🤍🩷🏳️‍⚧️

🚨SHORT STORY TIME🚨 YASSS!!! And sequels for 2 of my favorite audios. I don't think I've ever voted so fast 🗳️

phonons

woah exclusively m sub audio?????

B

Spies part 2 people are gonna lose it

Cait

Pls pls pls spies pls pls pls

erin 💕

I read smutty short story and I got so excited

Cait


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