Dirty Sheets

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Finally, something A) new and B) that is NOT Finch/Herbert! Woo.

Most Important Author’s Note:
– The Tashtelten people already knew Cordialis as Bloodflame. They thought ‘Pers’ was an okay name, but it wasn’t meaningful enough for most people, so they decided to give him a new name: Springrill. By the time this piece takes place, both Pers and Cordialis are calling one another by their new names about half the time; everyone that is not them uses their new names all the time.

Optional Author’s Notes:
– As ever, this is not finished. Surprise!
– No actual sex, sorry — I’m working on it. Pers and Cordialis are somewhat shy, or at least more shy than the rest of my characters.
– And speaking of being shy, again, the culture that Pers and Cordialis come from/were raised in is much more closed-mouthed about sex than that of the people who have snatched them. Pers is willing to talk about sex, but only with people he knows/is friends with. (Which in this case would be Cordialis.)
– No, there’s no law stating that you can’t be married if there’s only two of you — it’s just far more common for three people to get married to one another than two or four. Two or four is not unheard of, or ridiculed as freakish; it might be commented upon, but the tone of the comments depend on the commenter. Culturally speaking, there’s no stigma (as far as I know).
– I have no idea what Cordialis is doing. I have the feeling it’s kind of make-work to keep him busy without risking him mucking up any official documents/filing systems.
– I don’t know who First Lieutenant Snowbell is, but she’s bound to be interesting — Cordialis wouldn’t be inclined to marry her if she wasn’t.
– I also don’t know who Thistlesmoke is, or what his function is, outside of ‘antagonist’ and ‘archery-instructor’s nephew’.
– …That’s about it, for now.

You know what to do.

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One of the reasons I’m having problems with The Pers Thing is my indecision when it comes to language. I’m just not sure what kind of words to use when it comes to them and sex… They’re not completely clueless, and thanks to the fact that they’re now part of a culture that’s really open about sex and sexuality (see here; you’ll have to scroll a bit) they’re likely to overhear/be told about sex in more detail. _That_ part isn’t giving me any trouble whatsoever. It’s the talking about body-parts part that’s giving me fits.

I guess the only thing for it is to either do some research and/or write the scene a few different ways to see how it works out…

I wonder if there’s any surviving/translated Roman-era erotica?

Author’s Notes:
– Not Finished, due to brain going flat. I think I’m going to start over, but I didn’t want to scrap this entirely, so. “Not wanting to scrap it” is also the reason for the bit at the very end, after the last break.
– Rated R, for nudity and sexual content. It’s really dull sexual content, but there you go.
– It’s apparently taking longer for Pers to accept being renamed by the Tashtelten, so he’s still Pers while Cordialis is now Bloodflame. I will eventually sort out this confusion… Maybe.
– …Enjoy, or something?

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