History Main / MistressAndServantBoy

* The ''Mistress of the House'' strips by Creator/{{Humon}} has a kink version of this as its premise: a wealthy woman has a male harem, all of whom she also employs as her servants in her stately home. In her case, though, the strict demeanor is part of the fun and is put on as much for their benefit as for hers.

* The ''Mistress of the House'' strips by Creator/Humon has a kink version of this as its premise: a wealthy woman has a male harem, all of whom she also employs as her servants in her stately home. In her case, though, the strict demeanor is part of the fun and is put on as much for their benefit as for hers.

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* ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'': The two main characters form this kind of pair, with Louise being the fancy magician mistress who summoned Saitou as her "familiar". Louise takes the "Mistress" bit just a ''bit'' farther than most, treating Saito more like a slave (to the point of [[WhipOfDominance having a whip/riding crop to "discipline" him]]) but over time she becomes [[{{Tsundere}} less Tsun and more Dere]] towards him.
* Sort of exists between Alice Nakiri and Ryou Kurokiba in ''Manga/FoodWars''. For starters, when they first met Alice was basically asking her mom, "Can I keep take him home?" like he was a stray dog, much to his chagrin. While Ryou does help her with whatever tasks she has in mind, and addresses her as "Lady Alice", the two are more or less even in terms of skills and experience than is standard for this trope, and Ryou is not above making snarky comments at Alice's expense whenever she messes up something.

* To an extent, Haruhi and Kyon in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' qualify, as Haruhi is the brigade leader and Kyon basically has the lowest rank. They even employ the NecktieLeash trope on occasion but they are generally more peaceful than others as Haruhi doesn't do harm to him for emotional reasons. In the later novels, Kyon seems to acknowledge her as TheLeader.

* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': While many female devils tend to have this, the main such relation shown is that between Rias Gremory and Issei Hyoudou.

** Creator/{{Clamp}} also have a male example in ''Manga/DrugAndDrop'' with Kakei and his store workers Rikuo and Kazahaya, whom he loves to make squirm and whom he sends on shady missions to retrieve supernatural objects that he intentionally withholds important information on (in one case: that Kazahaya is going to ''drown''). The mirroring of dynamic in ''Manga/XxxHolic'' is ''very'' apparent.

* Ekaterina and Kukrachyov, the pilots of Valspinner from ''Anime/{{Godannar}}'', which actually used the combination command "Slave On". It even became a plot point of how submissive and "unmanly" Kukrachyov is when [[spoiler:the male pilots one after the other flip out from the virus]]. Just to drive the point home, Shadow, one of America's lesbian pilots, [[spoiler:is the only girl affected by it]] because she's the "[[{{Bifauxnen}} manly]]" one of the two girls

* ''Manga/MedakaBox'': Medaka often drags childhood friend Zenkichi along for whatever quirky misadventure that she decides to undertake, and he tends to act like something of a closet {{Tsundere}} concerning it. It [[SatelliteCharacter goes]] [[BeleagueredAssistant far]] [[ButtMonkey enough]] that Fandom pegs Zenkichi as her personal boy toy, [[ShipTease affectionately]] (and more) or [[RonTheDeathEater otherwise]].
* Rin does this to Maeno a few times in ''Anime/{{Mnemosyne}}'', comparing finding him to finding a lost puppy, when she first meets him. She also intentionally plays up the LesYay with her assistant Mimi in order to make him squirm. As time goes by she respects him more and more, to the point that [[spoiler:he turns into an angel to save her]].

* Revy and Rock's relationship in ''Manga/BlackLagoon''. In a conversation with Eda; Revy does reveal that she hasn't been able to make Rock sleep with her yet. Of course, [[{{Tsundere}} Revy]] [[WillTheyOrWontThey has a]] [[CelibateHero funny]] [[SlapSlapKiss definition]] [[AxeCrazy of "trying"...]]

* Benika and Shinkurou of ''Literature/{{Kurenai}}''. Mostly a mentor/protégé relationship, as Shinkurou earnestly admires Benika and constantly seeks her approval.
* Katina and Russel's relationship in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' games occasionally carries undertones of this.
** It's actually a recurring element with some individuals. Viletta's pretty stoic, but she is a pretty harsh teacher especially when it comes to Ryusei. They spend a good deal of time relatively alone in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha Gaiden]]'' (it makes sense in context), and she works him to the bone. However, she has never acted in a way that contradicts her role as a mentor.
* Eva from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'' has two bouts of this. One with her gardener, the other with her [[BodyguardCrush bodyguard]]. Neither ends well.

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' {{Fanon}} often portrays [[DarkActionGirl Adiane]] and [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Viral]] as an example of this trope, mostly based on Viral's stoic acceptance of Adiane's abuse for letting her lover be killed by Team Gurren.
* While not a direct mistress/servant relationship, Yoruichi and Ichigo of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' fulfill this trope when training together, She seems to enjoy teasing him by going naked every once in a while.
* In an early episode of the ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' anime, badass gunslinger Vash the Stampede (who ''really'' doesn't know how to deal with women) falls immediately into such a relationship, PlayedForLaughs, with a beautiful female engineer who arrives to fix the town's power plant.

* The relationship between [[spoiler:Haji and Saya]] began this way in ''Anime/BloodPlus'', with [[spoiler:Haji]] as a surly cute boy and [[spoiler: Saya]] as a well-intentioned but tyrannical teenager. After finding out the reason for [[spoiler:Haji's antipathy--he was sold as a slave to her guardian, Joel--Saya]] becomes friendlier, and their relationship improves. As the years go by and Haji grows up, their relationship becomes less this trope and more like friends. But then the fire happens, and then it becomes a mostly bright LadyAndKnight pair.
* Age-flipped in ''Anime/AngelLinks'', where the teenage yet well-endowed Meifon Li has a twenty-something [[GirlFriday Boy Friday]] named Kosei Hida.

* Liang Qi and Cummings of ''Anime/{{Canaan}}'' are a particularly dark example of this trope. Liang Qi couldn't care less about Cummings and mostly vents her frustrations on him using an airsoft gun, and Cummings harbors a one-sided affection for her to the point that he eventually starts to like her abuse, while Liang Qi harbors her own one-sided love for [[DarkActionGirl Alphard]] to a truly [[{{Yandere}} obsessive]] [[PsychoLesbian extent]]. Cummings' loyalty to Liang Qi is so great, in fact, [[spoiler:that he's the one who gives her a MercyKill after she tries to give herself synesthesia and it backfires horribly, and at the end of the series, he's shown to have become a monk and still thinks of Liang Qi fondly]].
* Now, while Ren has [[{{Ojou}} three separate masters]] in ''VisualNovel/TheyAreMyNobleMasters'', it’s invoked by both [[LovableSexManiac Shinra]] & [[OlderThanTheyLook Miyu]]. Both are older than he is. Both [[TheTease tease]] him mercilessly. Neither one has any issue invoking an AccidentalPervert scenario upon him. And for the icing, he has {{UST}} with both sisters, involving his [[ChivalrousPervert wandering hands]] with Miyu and Shinra’s various come-ons that lead nowhere. [[spoiler:Well, that is until the GrandFinale where [[SpitTrailKiss Shinra rams her tongue]] [[TheBigDamnKiss down Ren’s throat.]]]]
* This trope is explored with [[SourOutsideSadInside Ririchiyo]] and [[{{Bishounen}} Miketsukami]] from ''Manga/InuXBokuSS'', though it's not enough to be called a {{Deconstruction}}. Both of them are trying to become more humane[[note]]They are technically not human, but that's beside the point.[[/note]] to each other, and it's an awkward process.
** [[spoiler: Miketsukami's relationship with other (much older) women in the past qualify too, usually in a [[SleepingWithTheBoss very sexual way.]]]]
* [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Tomoe]], the servant, and [[PluckyGirl Nanami]], the mistress from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss.'' Played with since Tomoe is ''much'' older and more powerful than her, and not even human, Nanami can bend him to her will thanks to the familiar contract. She also starts to fall in love with him, an idea Tomoe finds repulsive [[spoiler: at least at first.]]
* In ''Literature/AccelWorld'', the bullied Haruyuki sees his relationship with the SchoolIdol [[ActionGirlfriend Kuroyukihime]] this way. The problem is that Kuroyukihime ''wants'' it to be much more equal, but Haruyuki [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe can't imagine that she would honestly like him for who he is]].
* In the 2006 anime adaptation of ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'', Kaori Misaka and Jun Kitagawa have this kind of relationship, with Kaori taking full advantage of Kitagawa's unrequited crush on her to use him as a HumanPackMule. Played for laughs in an early scene where Yuichi actually calls Kitagawa "The Servant Boy." Kitagawa angrily retorts that he's nobody's servant, only to have Kaori walk up just a few seconds later and shove a bunch of her stuff into his arms.
* ''Manga/SlimeLife'' plays with this trope. The setup is fairly straight: young (or at least, behaves young) servant comes to work for a black mage. The pay-off is unusual though; Darul manipulates Slime not because she enjoys watching him squirm, but because she finds pretty much everything he does unbearable cute. And her stated desire to "touch him" is in a completely non-erotic way, too.
* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': While many female devils tend to have this, the main such relation shown is that between Rias Gremory and Issei Hyoudou.
* Sort of exists between Alice Nakiri and Ryou Kurokiba in ''Manga/FoodWars''. For starters, when they first met Alice was basically asking her mom, "Can I keep take him home?" like he was a stray dog, much to his chagrin. While Ryou does help her with whatever tasks she has in mind, and addresses her as "Lady Alice", the two are more or less even in terms of skills and experience than is standard for this trope, and Ryou is not above making snarky comments at Alice's expense whenever she messes up something.

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* More or less every Maleficent/Diaval fanfic that takes place in the real world has Maleficent as Diaval's employer. The {{UST}} is eventually resolved more often than not.
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/3538292/chapters/7786868 This]] ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' fic features a [[HoYay same-sex variation]] between [[TroubledButCute Percy]] and [[AntiVillain Luke]]. Initially, it's TeethClenchedTeamwork, but the more time they spend together, the more trust Luke puts in Percy, and the more they actually care for each other under the sarcasm. [[spoiler: [[LoverAndBeloved The sexual tension does not go unconsummated.]] ]]
* In the ''Manga/DNAngel'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3588642/1/ Of Darkness and Light]]'', [[MuggleInMageCustody an orphaned boy called Yami asks to stay at the temple of the oracle Lunara, and becomes her servant]]. He has to obey Lunara's orders, and is forbidden to leave the temple without her permission ([[TricksterMentor and occasionally she also makes fun of him]]).

* Variant tragic version: ''Film/SunsetBoulevard'' has down-and-out writer Joe Gillis working for aging star Norma Desmond.

* Delenn and Lennier in ''Series/BabylonFive'' have a non-romantic version. Delenn cares for Lennier like he was family [[spoiler:but Lennier loves her in a more than romantic way but knows he isn't meant to be with her]].
* The relationship between [[KissingCousins Cersei and Lancel Lannister]] from ''Series/GameOfThrones'' certainly comes across as this. She is the queen, and he is her whim.

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* Taro gets the title "Rozy's Servant" in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2|CursedMemories}}'' for a [[PrecociousCrush reason.]]
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', Midna has this relationship with Link. She initially forces him into it and acts cruel and dismissive to his plight, barking orders to the disgruntled farmer-turned-warrior and regularly mocking him. She comes to respect him more when he goes out of his way to save her life [[IWillOnlySlowYouDown against her wishes]] near the midpoint of the game, becoming more reserved and kind as a result.

* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': Yuyuko and Youmu have some shades of this, mostly because Yuyuko is a BunnyEarsLawyer compared to other mistress-type characters.

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'', you get this, dashed with BeleagueredAssistant with L'Arachel and her "loyal" followers, Dozla and Rennac. Dozla just seems happy to go fight and kill whoever or whatever L'Arachel tells him to, while Rennac plays the "Beleaguered" part to the hilt, being practically dragged along by L'Arachel everywhere. The conversation having L'Arachel properly recruit Rennac is a stock example of this trope.
* This dynamic will develop in the HGame ''Koikatsu'' should the player character go out with a girl with the Sadistic personality type, with the girl even giving him a ''dog collar'' for him to wear.
* ''[[VideoGame/TraumaCenter Trauma Team]]'' has Dr. Naomi Kimishima and her "FBI" contact [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Little Guy]] in this type of relationship, complete with [[UnresolvedSexualTension UST]] and [[http://admintell.napco.com/ee/images/uploads/gamertell/trauma_team_forensics_2.jpg a blushing instance]] of almost-NecktieLeash.

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* In ''Film/TheLastJedi'', Vice-Admiral Amilyn Holdo and her subordinate Captain Poe Dameron have a bit of this dynamic between them. She is an eccentric older woman who acts condescendingly towards her younger subordinate (with a hint of flirtatiousness, which is especially prominent when she jokingly calls him "flyboy"), and he is a young and impulsive pilot who is annoyed that he has to obey Holdo's orders. The flirtatious subtext was more prominent in the original version of the script, but was significantly toned down in the final version.
* Variant tragic version: ''Film/SunsetBoulevard'' has down-and-out writer Joe Gillis working for aging star Norma Desmond.
* The main characters of ''Film/TheProposal'' are a [[DefrostingIceQueen mistress]] and servant boy who start off both MarriedToTheJob [[spoiler:and wind up married to each other.]]
* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': Buttercup and Westley's relationship began this way, though it soon changed.
-->'''Buttercup''': Farm boy, polish my horse's saddle. I want to see my face shining in it by morning!\\
'''Westley''': As you wish.

* In ''{{Film/Far and Away}}'', Shannon urges Joseph to come with her and be her servant boy while she's running away to America (since she's secretly taken a liking to him, but also because she wants a way to protect herself); he, on the other hand, angrily rejects the idea.
-->'''Joseph:''' I'll throw the tea in your face and I'll piss on your boots before I serve the likes of you! Get out!\\
'''Shannon:''' I'll pay you threepence a day!\\
'''Joseph:''' ''Get out!''
** Later, when he's faced with no other alternative (other than getting shot and dying), he does end up choosing to become her servant for the time being. Although he doesn't miss any opportunities to snark at her while doing so.
--->'''Shannon:''' May I ask what you are doing, sitting at my table?\\
'''Joseph:''' I'm eating your chocolate cake.
* In both ''Film/FleshForFrankenstein'' and ''Film/BloodForDracula'', this trope is deconstructed by showing wealthy women lusting after their farmhands/stable boys (Joe Dalessandro plays this role in both films) for pure physical pleasure and the "servant boy" being fully aware and not caring, even going so far as to throw it back in their faces when they mouth off.
* The relationship between ''{{Film/Maleficent}}'' and her servant Diaval is as much this as it is [[LadyandKnight Lady and Knight]]--since she certainly doesn't ''need'' his protecting. All the elements are there; her teasing but ultimately caring for him, his eye-rolling but maintaining UndyingLoyalty to her. The [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original script]] and novelization also imply some UST there, too.

* Louise from ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' takes the "Mistress" bit just a ''bit'' farther than most, treating Saito more like a slave (to the point of having a whip) but over time she becomes [[{{Tsundere}} less Tsun and more Dere]] towards him.

* Tohko and Mikiya in ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'' are a more subtle example (plus Touko [[AmbiguouslyGay flirts with Shiki too]], so her orientation is anyone's guess), but Shiki and Mikiya also have aspects of this at times, especially considering how much he follows her around (to the point that when she's in a coma the nurses at the hospital call him "Puppy-kun" since he [[UnbrokenVigil visits so regularly]]).

* Benika and Shinkurou of ''LightNovel/{{Kurenai}}''. Mostly a mentor/protégé relationship, as Shinkurou earnestly admires Benika and constantly seeks her approval.

* Louise from ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' takes the "Mistress" bit just a ''bit'' farther than most, treating Saito more like a slave (to the point of [[WhipItGood having a whip]]) but over time she becomes [[{{Tsundere}} less Tsun and more Dere]] towards him.

* In both ''Film/FleshForFrankenstein'' and ''Film/BloodForDracula'', this trope is deconstructed by showing wealthy women lusting after their farmhands/stable boys for pure physical pleasure and the "servant boy" being fully aware and not caring, even going so far as to throw it back in their faces when they mouth off.

* Yuuko and Watanuki in ''Manga/XxxHolic'' (see page image). From making him get her expensive and rare types of alcohol to having him follow her around carrying her stuff while she ''slices a woman's computer clean in half'' without scratching the table. Yes, with a baseball bat. As employers go, Yuuko is pretty... [[BunnyEarsLawyer unique]]. Watanuki considers himself to be her slave, but she cares far more about his well-being than is initially obvious.[[spoiler: And it turns out, as the audience learns in a very heart-rending way about 3/4 through the series, the feeling is mutual]]

->'''Delenn:''' You can look up, Lennier of the Third Fane of Chudomo.\\
'''Lennier:''' It is forbidden.\\
'''Delenn:''' I can't have an aide who won't look up. You'll forever be walking into things.
-->-- ''Series/BabylonFive''

The archetype of a young man kept under the heel of his typically older female employer. Usually she takes a certain amount of pleasure from teasing him, [[YouGetMeCoffee asking him to get coffee]], giving him {{Prank Punishment}}s for misdemeanors, and generally watching him squirm. The fact that she's often TheWonka means that he usually rolls his eyes at her exploits, but nonetheless follows her diligently, so there's often overlap with BeleagueredAssistant.

Note that this relationship doesn't have to be romantic or sexual in nature, and may simply be a mentor/student relationship meant to help the young man develop. There are often elements of {{UST}}, but more often than not it goes unresolved. If the age gap is big enough, the mistress may mother her servant boy instead. Nonetheless, if the relationship ''does'' become sexual, [[PowerDynamicsKink the power dynamic between the lady and the boy is likely to serve as the erotic "turn-on"]]. [[MuggleInMageCustody Often, though not always, the mistress possesses magical powers, while her boy is an ordinary human]].

Compare LadyAndKnight which is more about the guy protecting his lady/mistress than serving but overlap is possible. A major difference is the knight will usually choose to serve the lady out of love, chivalry, duty, etc while the servant boy is more likely to be hired or indentured.

Compare and contrast PizzaBoySpecialDelivery, CheatingWithTheMilkman, and SleepingWithTheBoss, for when the relationship is primarily sexual.

** Haruhi seems to think of them this way. In the movie after a long list of outrageous titles for Haruhi the credits say "Menial Labor: Kyon".

* Eva from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'' has two bouts of this. One with her gardener the other with her [[BodyguardCrush bodyguard]]. Neither ends well.

* The relationship between [[spoiler:Haji and Saya]] began this way in ''Anime/BloodPlus'', with [[spoiler:Haji]] as a surly cute boy and [[spoiler: Saya]] as a well-intentioned but tyrannical teenager. After finding out the reason for [[spoiler:Haji's antipathy--he was sold as a slave to her guardian, Joel--Saya]] becomes friendlier and their relationship improves. As the years go by and Haji grows up, their relationship becomes less this trope and more like friends. But then the fire happens and then it becomes a mostly bright LadyAndKnight pair.

* Liang Qi and Cummings of ''Anime/{{Canaan}}'' are a particularly dark example of this trope. Liang Qi couldn't care less about Cummings and mostly vents her frustrations on him using an airsoft gun, and Cummings harbors a one-sided affection for her to the point that he eventually starts to like her abuse, while Liang Qi harbors her own one-sided love for [[DarkActionGirl Alphard]] to a truly [[{{Yandere}} obsessive]] [[PsychoLesbian extent]]. Cummings' loyalty to Liang Qi is so great, in fact, [[spoiler:that he's the one who gives her a MercyKill after she tries to give herself synethesia and it backfires horribly, and at the end of the series he's shown to have become a monk and still thinks of Liang Qi fondly]].

* Sort of exists between Alice Nakiri and Ryou Kurokiba in ''Manga/FoodWars''. For starters, when they first met Alice was basically asking her mom "Can I keep take him home?" like he was a stray dog, much to his chagrin. While Ryou does help her with whatever tasks she has in mind, and addresses her as "Lady Alice", the two are more or less even in terms of skills and experience than is standard for this trope, and Ryou is not above making snarky comments at Alice's expense whenever she messes up something.

* Some of the more mature ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]]'' fanworks tend to portray Rarity and Spike having this sort of relationship. Alternatively Twilight and Spike come up quite a deal too.

* The relationship between ''{{Film/Maleficent}}'' and her servant Diaval is as much this as it is [[LadyandKnight Lady and Knight]]--since she certainly doesn't ''need'' his protecting. All the elements are there; her teasing but ultimately caring for him, his eye-rolling but maintaining UndyingLoyalty to her. The [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original script]] and novelization also implies some UST there, too.

* In ''[[Literature/TalesOfTheFiveHundredKingdoms The Fairy Godmother]]'' by Creator/MercedesLackey, the relationship between the titular Fairy Godmother Elena Klovis and Prince Alexander is an interesting involuntary example. As a punishment for [[PrinceCharmless his jerkassery]], she turned him into a donkey and took to her house, where he had to do a lot of work and was constantly ridiculed and made fun of. While he saw himself as a DefiantCaptive, from Elena's perspective his attempts to break free were naive and amusing. Eventually, once [[BreakTheHaughty he realized the error of his ways]], he and Elena became a romantic couple.

* In ''Literature/TheSnowQueen'', the relationship between the Snow Queen and Kai somewhat fits. He is young and naive (even after the mirror shards get into his heart and eye), and she is a beautiful, mysterious and aloof woman who likes keeping him around as a foster child of sorts. Some adaptations even add the romantic subtext between them.

* Played very darkly in ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder.''. Secondary antagonist Frau Engle is a middle aged woman who's be an enthusiastic member of the Nazi party for decades who currently runs a prison camp. She's always seen in the company of a subordinate young man in his twenties. Canonically, his name is Hans Winkle, but most players will know him as, "Bubi," the nickname that Engle refers to him by throughout the game. Engle was promoted to primary antagonist in the sequel, and a considerable part of her malice toward player character BJ Blaskowicz stems from BJ [[spoiler: killing Bubi in self-defense]] after being ambushed by him.

* In ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'', the bullied Haruyuki sees his relationship with the SchoolIdol [[ActionGirlfriend Kuroyukihime]] this way. The problem is that Kuroyukihime ''wants'' it to be much more equal, but Haruyuki [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe can't imagine that she would honestly like him for who he is]].

* In ''Joseph and His Brothers'' by Thomas Mann, the main character is sold as a slave to the captain of Pharaoh's guard Potiphar and his wife Mut-em-enet, and Mut-em-enet falls in love with him.

* In ''Literature/TheSnowQueen'', the relationship between the Snow Queen and Kai somewhat fits. He is a young and naive boy (even after the mirror shards get into his heart and eye), and she is a beautiful, mysterious and aloof woman who likes keeping him around as a foster child of sorts. Some adaptations even add the romantic subtext between them.

* In ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio'', the relationship between Pinocchio and the Blue Fairy has shades of this. He is a young and naive boy, and she is an older female figure who loves him and cares for him, but can also tease him and give him {{Prank Punishment}}s when he misbehaves. There's no romantic angle though, since he considers her more of a mother-like figure.