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First Encounters

New experiences, chance meetings, discovering passion

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Could You Feel the Vibration of the Hull?

The diesel engines hummed beneath the floorboards, a low-frequency growl that shook the marrow of their bones as they moved together.

10 min · 80 views · yacht cruise

I Thought You Were Just Another Bad Habit

There’s a specific way a stranger’s thumb feels against your pulse when they’re deciding if they want to ruin you or not.

15 min · 2,594 views · first encounters

Studio 402

The lens didn't just capture her; it stripped the tactical layers off my soul until I was standing there without a rifle.

21 min · 2,469 views · photography

Brutal Grace

The weight of the mountain air was nothing compared to the way his hand felt against the small of my back, searing through the spandex.

29 min · 4,045 views · fitness retreat

Nolan's Coaster

I’ve written five hundred sex scenes, Nolan, but I couldn’t have plotted the specific, heavy way you moved your thumb against my hip.

12 min · 899 views · art gallery

"You're Holding Your Glass Like a Shield"

I remember the way the condensation from her gin glass tracked a slow, clear line through the fine dust on her knuckles.

12 min · 906 views · rooftop party

Studio 4B

He adjusted the softbox like he was clearing a jam on a rifle, steady and focused, and my pulse just jumped the track.

12 min · 467 views · photography studio

The Half-Empty Highball on the Pedestal

The air conditioning in the Bergamot Station gallery was set to sixty-two degrees, yet the back of my neck was slick with sweat.

15 min · 568 views · slow burn

—besides, the eucalyptus was making me dizzy anyway

His hands were seasoned—there’s no other word for it—heavy with a confidence that made my skin feel like it was humming.

19 min · 589 views · resort spa

Shut the Damper

I’m recording this because if I die of hypothermia or a bad decision, I want the record to show he was incredibly hot.

12 min · 566 views · snowed in

Stop Measuring Your Breath

Reid’s thumb traced the line of my sports bra, his skin smelling of pine needles and the kind of sweat that doesn't need an apology.

16 min · 657 views · mountain retreat

At Least the Air Was Thin

His hand on my hip was firm, less like a polite gesture and more like he was claiming a specific piece of real estate.

15 min · 1,231 views · first encounters