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me literally eating pussy, loving it, and still being like "hmmmm but probably not gay though"

the circus was in town that day 🤡

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No thoughts.

Only Jeane-Pierre Gibrat illustration of women.

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lesbian pulp fiction from the 1950s

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moongazing

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a homage to Sappho - Norman Lindsay c.1928

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Enjoying a book where the main couple is already together for once

But then accidentally getting too invested in a side pairing

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Can I have a smutty dictionary? Or a list of smutty words?

Sure! Now, this is definitely incomplete; these are the ones I use most often. If you have any to add, please do!

“The Smut Writer’s Dictionary”

Arousal/Anticipation

hot

warm

burn

ache

heat

swell

red/pink flush

roil

dizzy

foggy

rush of [heat, for example]

heavy

heady

intoxicating

thick [air/atmosphere]

thrum

ignite

desire

pulse quickened

tempt

tantalizing

throb

excite

prickle

tingle

turn on

What People Look Like

disheveled

blissed out

eyes glazed over

eyes rolled back in head

flushed

sweaty

glistening

mouth open

eyes closed

General Movement

clutch

crawl

slap

swat

smack

nuzzle

fidget

squirm

fast

slow

lift

fold

embrace

melt into/against

bend

shove

wiggle

wriggle

tuck

glide

clenching/unclenching

General Touching

caress

graze

brush

stimulate

flick

massage

skim

drag

shiver

goosebumps

flutter

grope

fondle

pet

pleasure [as in: pleasured himself]

nudge

stroke

feather-light

tease

probe

wander

knead

capture

grip

Kissing/Rimming

suck

bite 

nibble

lick

slide

wet

flick tongue at/against

bite

bury [his face] in

ravish

dip [tongue into]

weave lips together

capture [his] lips

press a kiss against

drop a kiss to [body part]

Noises

grunt

growl

moan

groan

sigh

breath hitching

gasp

sharp intake of breath

exhale

cry

keen

whimper

whine

hoarse

ragged

garbled

strangled

croak

shout

Verbs for Speaking

breathe

whisper

sigh

gasp

groan

moan

grunt

growl

order

snap

spat

cry

murmur

mumble

beg

whimper

whine

croak

Preparation

finger

open [himself] up

work [himself] open

pump [fingers/toy] in and out

spread

shove

slick/slicken

lubed [himself] up

Blow Job

lick

suck

envelop

wet

mouth at [something]

slobber

dripping

flick tongue at/against

blow

drool

Hand Job/Masturbation

pump

twist

squeeze

rub

fondle

cup

stroke

palm

tap

grip

Dry Humping

grind

rub

rock

hump

roll hips together/against

Fucking

push in

press in/against

slide in

breach

pop in

bury [himself] in/into/inside

in to the hilt

penetrate

sink down on

split open

tight

fill

roll

thrust

drive

pound

rock

bounce

buck

slam

meld

frantic

fuse

pace [fast or slow, for example]

clench

grind

Orgasm/Words for Feeling Pleasure

come/cum

climax

peak

topple over

fall over

tumble over

let go

spill

contract

convulse

writhe

quiver

shiver

shudder

shoot

tremble

ejaculate

pulse

pulsate

twitch

arch [his back]

blissed out

spasm

burst

reeling

throb

tremor

ecstasy

swallow

shockwaves

release

spurt

jerk

Taste

tangy

sweet

bitter

salty

Smell

musky

heady

intoxicating

tangy

sweet

Cooldown/Cleanup

sticky

sweaty

glistening

chest heaving

wipe

dab

wash

spent

soften

flagged [as in: his cock flagged]

fulfilled

satisfied

left reeling

cuddle

snuggle

plaster [as in: plastered themselves together OR plastered to each other’s side]

flop around

boneless

limp

Words to Describe Cock

cock

dick

shaft

tip

ridge

hard

firm

glisten

thick

length

red

flushed

engorged

throbbing

quivering

twitching

Words to Describe Feelings/Touches/Movements/Sensations

gentle

soft

rough

hard

fervid 

feverish

fervor

passionate

vulnerable

exposed

sensual

silky

fleeting

prickle

tingle

tender

warm

electric

spark

Misc. Smutty Words and Phrases

with abandon

need

want

overcome

erupt in [goosebumps, for example]

pliant

viscous

erotic

long for

yearn

yield

urge

bloom [as in: color bloomed across his cheeks]

intimate

relax

vigorous

thrill

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Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

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nothing makes me feel more well adjusted than hearing about the problems that straight people in the periphery of my life are always having

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I know I'm in a lesbian relationship because my partner and I've been living in separate countries for one month (one down, four to go) and when I mentioned how good we're doing they just said "it feels like I've been through 5 hero's journeys"

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something I’ve noticed as I begin to include more “realistic” communication in my written work - particularly when it comes to boundaries and consent - is that after a while, it sort of rewires your brain a bit. And rather than feel turned off by it, you actually start to find it more attractive than the alternative.

Human communication is hard. I say this as someone who basically had to learn it from scratch as an adult. Expressing challenging emotions mid-hookup? Setting a hard boundary on what you do/don’t want? That shit can be awkward, and sometimes, even a “mood-killer” - if you’re thinking of “mood” as the constant presence of undisrupted, purely-libidinous thoughts.

But one-note human interactions don’t exist. We are complex creatures; there are always going to be mood fluctuations and energy changes in any given moment. And that was something that was very important for me to realize - in my writing, but also, in my personal life. I had to learn to make space for the full spectrum of human emotion in my sexual and romantic interactions (even for spur-of-the-moment hookups where “spontaneity” is a large part of the appeal.)

But I did. And now…I don’t know how I ever lived without it, to be honest. Because in my mind, introducing communication serves the following purposes:

1) Makes sex/romance interesting and varied, instead of some one-dimensional expression of “carnal desire” you read in shitty pulp novels.

2) Normalizes boundaries and consent, which (obviously) makes sex a lot more healthy and enjoyable in the long run.

3) When the hard stuff is over with, you can get back to it - and it’s literally way more intense when you do! Because not only have you strengthened that connection with your partner, you also get the catharsis of reuniting after the fact. And in a literary context at least, the laws of tension/release create a much more fulfilling end result than just rawdogging it in absolute silence for 10 minutes.

Obviously, there’s a time and a place for unbridled lust in fiction (even in real life, if you’ve communicated beforehand.) And I’m not saying every sexual/romantic interaction has to devolve into a round table discussion on feelings and preferences. I guess I’m just glad that I’ve found a place for human complexity in these moments, and even grown to enjoy its presence. Because as someone who used to have a lot of non-sober sex in an effort to “keep the good times going”……..it’s boring. And I’m a lot happier now that I’ve realized how genuinely sexy using your words can be.

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Quick reminder: Failure is not a world-shattering event. It's just one stage in a cycle. Like winter, it comes and it kinda sucks. But spring is never far behind, and before long there are new beautiful things growing from the lessons you learned in your failure.

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queer indie and self-published books to read during pride month

It’s the end of May, which means Pride Month is quickly approaching and because of this many creators are sharing queer book lists. Don’t get me wrong, I always love and appreciate people sharing queer books, but I have to admit that it upsets me a little that most people only share a few books, and it’s always the same popular (and traditionally published) ones.

The indie and self-published community offers a great range of identities and diversification that you often can’t find in traditionally published books, but because of people’s prejudice against these books, or because of their laziness in trying to find them, indie books often go unnoticed.

So here I am, asking you to consider indie and self-published books for your reading during Pride Month (and every other month of the year).

Brace yourself, because I’m about to give you a long list of books, divided by identities.

For all the titles and the links to their goodreads pages, please check out my blog post.

(someone reposted my slides here on tumblr without my permission so I'm making my own post, this time with watermarks on the photos. Please don't support reposters).

also, if you can, please check out this post.