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First Encounters

New experiences, chance meetings, discovering passion

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"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 · 4 views · rooftop party

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 · 520 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 · 614 views · mountain retreat

I Probably Should've Packed More Than One Sports Bra

My skin was a map of places I hadn’t given him permission to visit yet, but the thin mountain air was a hell of a drug.

16 min · 758 views · fitness retreat

Zinc

I watch the way your collarbone catches the city light, a sharp, elegant line that looks like a challenge I haven’t been assigned yet.

13 min · 442 views · rooftop party

Moonlight Over the Tyrrhenian

A single glance across the salt-sprayed deck was enough to undo years of carefully constructed composure. Some fires simply refuse to be contained.

10 min · 145 views · slow burn

The Vintage of Unspoken Desires

A chance encounter amidst the rolling hills of Napa turns a corporate retreat into a high-stakes game of seduction and wit.

9 min · 2,098 views · first encounter