Reviewed by Donna

TITLE: Knickers in a Twist

AUTHOR: Ofelia Gränd

LENGTH: 42 Pages

PHOTO DESCRIPTION: A man is standing with his back to the camera. He is shielding his face with his arm, displaying muscles and strength, but hiding. He is wearing a black garter belt in lace with matching stockings, gloves and a harness in black leather, and nothing else. He is a beautiful contrast of strength and delicacy. (Photo NSFW)

STORY PROMPT: Dear Author,

So I’m a man and I like to wear lace. Sometimes I like to wear leather and lace. Is that such a crime? I don’t want to be dominated, I don’t want to submit, I just want a partner who will look at me and think I’m hotter than the sun. I just want a man who won’t see me as weak because of what I wear under my clothes. But it’s hard enough to find a partner as a gay man; how am I ever going to find one who will enjoy my kink as much as I do? God, I’m so tired of hiding who I am.

REVIEW:

Firstly, if you decide to read this story but never actually manage to succeed then I totally understand. Because to get to the story you must first get past the photo prompt and I have to admit, I have spent an unseemly amount of time just sitting there looking at that photo. Then I’ll slowly scroll down the page to read the story and suddenly, as though it has a mind of its own, my finger will flick the control pad and the screen goes flying back to the top and I find myself staring at the picture again. In fact, you know what, even if you don’t want to read this story, perhaps you think that men in panties aren’t your kink, I dare you to go check out that picture and not cry out a – “Hell Yes! I want to bite that!” Alternatively you could add a little extra thanks to the man upstairs for creating such a visual feast. How does that food one go? Thank you Lord for this man I would like to eat…? Hmmm, well that may be slightly wrong but you’ll have to excuse my mushy brain cause I’ve just been looking at the photo again.

But I will be strong and move beyond the photo, at least for the next few moments, in order to tell you about the story.

Peter is a math teacher who has a little secret. Beneath the proper trousers he wears for work his tushy is wrapped in lace, or leather, or even mesh, it just has to be pretty and make him feel sexy. And socks? No plain socks for Peter who likes his legs encased in lacy top thigh highs.

The problem is Peter has been teased and made to feel bad about his choice in underwear. He’s had boyfriends tell him he’s disgusting when they discover his secret. At best they tolerate what he wears beneath his clothes but no one actually understands. They all make assumptions. Peter is desperate to find a man who accepts that he simply wears lingerie because it makes him feel good, not because he wants to be a woman or wants to be a submissive or anything else those men might decide he wants. The thought of finding a man who loves his knickers as much as he does is more than he could dare dream of. But of course, that’s just what happens.

Alex use to be a fireman before injuries forced him to give it up. Now he’s just drifting through life, trying to find a new place to fit. His sister Linda enlists him to work in her lingerie shop, Underneath, for four months while she has a holiday, which is where he first meets Peter.

These men were definitely hot together. There was panty tearing, can’t even make it to the bedroom sex which while gratifyingly spicy, thankfully did not take over the whole story. I don’t like too much sex in short stories because the word count is already so limited.

Speaking of word count, this is one of those short stories that I really wish was longer. The ending felt a touch unfinished but I guess there’s always the hope that the author will expand it into a longer story one day. I think it could definitely be interesting enough to become a full-length novel.

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