#(not me falling down a damerey rabbit hole............)

[gingerteaonthetardis]

ok heres one for u! can u give us some examples of when you read a fanfic and thought the descriptions of kisses were *chefs kiss*?

hey, nonny! thanks for this ask! it really got me thinking about what's important to me in fics, and what i really like, which is emotional weight. i think that'll come through in some of my selections, which come from multiple fandoms and multiple authors.

this is, by the way, by no means a comprehensive list:

megabadbunny always does it for me; the way she writes kisses is so emotional, so wonderfully tied into the scene and characterization. big fan. here's a bit of a kiss from her fic minuet (tenrose, explicit):

A strange buzzing fills Rose’s head and her mind goes completely blank.

For a moment that stretches into eternity, she can’t hear anything but her pulse rushing and roaring in her ears, can’t feel anything but the cool pressure of the Doctor’s hands framing her face and the warmth of his breath on her lips.

please consider the genre of kisses-to-make-them-shut-up. it's a favorite genre of mine. starring another favorite fic, my guy (jacob x bella, teen):

His grumbling was suddenly cut short by her lips on his. So soft, so delicate, with the scent of vanilla and woodsmoke still clinging to her hair. Change of plans: neither of them were going home. They were just going to have to stay here forever.

The kiss was short and sweet and left him feeling lightheaded when she pulled away.

"What was that for?" he murmured, their noses still touching. She smirked.

"To shut you up."

it was hard to choose just one of draco_sollicitus's fics—seriously, oh my god—but take what the water gave me has just... the loveliest build-up and eventual release (damerey, explicit):

—he kissed his wife as though it were holy, as though this were a church and he were binding himself to her; he kissed her with no audience but the sea meeting the land in a distant echo that made promises that resembled forever.

every kiss lostinfic writes is absolutely killer, tbh. here's a lovely, seasonal one from meet me on the equinox (hannah x hardy, explicit):

A deep breath, and he dipped his head to kiss her. Just a brush of lips at first, enough to send sparks through her blood. The day’s energy finally released. His fingers carded through her hair, her arms wrapped around his waist. The kiss deepened, and she felt it to her toes. People walked around them and leaves twirled in the wind, and they kept kissing. It was a day for gluttony.

to me, the best kisses are the ones that blend seamlessly into the stories they come from, a piece of a larger, more beautiful puzzle. the kisses in don't you know you've got the best of me? by raquians—yes, another all time fave that i will rec until the sun expands and kills us all—are like that (fremione, teen):

After they pass the initial hesitation of wondering whether the other is going to pull away in regret or not, it's all… completely fitting. It's not cautious or learned, and it sure as hell isn't timid. It's something that sparks with life and is intrinsic. Like they were always, always meant to come to this point, and now that they've made it, it's welcoming them home.

aaaand it is not a list of abbey's favorite things without some stuck with you in there. here's a snippet from one of the many amazing kisses in this fic (tucker x rose, explicit):

—and then she suddenly realizes that yes, his hands are on her hips and that is his mouth pressed against hers, and her heart feels like it’s about to burst and oh, she should probably kiss back.

and like, there are truly so many more—some from fics and ships too embarrassing to admit i've read—but these are just a few!!