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Forbidden

Secret affairs, taboo desires, the thrill of the forbidden

6 stories

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I Should Have Ignored Her First Message

The silk of her dress was thinner than I expected, barely a barrier between my calloused palm and the heat of her hip.

22 min · 167 views · forbidden love

Low Treble

The neck of the Gibson felt like a stranger's hand, cold and unyielding, while she stood by the oak vats and watched him bleed through a ballad.

38 min · 564 views · slow burn

Tallow

She was the high priestess of deprivation, and I was a man who lived and died by the grace of butter and bourbon.

17 min · 2,294 views · mountain retreat

Why Did You Let the Door Click Shut?

The air conditioning in the gallery hummed like a low-budget horror score, a cold, mechanical buzz that did nothing to chill the sweat pooling at the base of my spine.

12 min · 64 views · gallery opening

I Definitely Didn't Come Here for the Music

His thumb was hooked in the waistband of her trousers, pulling the fabric taut against the swell of her hip like a resistance band.

9 min · 610 views · jazz club

Lock the Front Door

His thumb was tracing the ridge of my hip bone like he was following a contour line on a map he'd memorized.

12 min · 2,192 views · bookstore after hours