Do You Think This Is A Good Idea?

Chicklet

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I don't know whether this would go better in Story Ideas or this forum...I'm starting out here, because I think more authors hang out here.

I have an idea for a "Group Sex" story but told from the POV of a girl who is on drugs and doesn't really know what's going on. The twist would be that the sex isn't really happening, it's just all in her head as her emotional state twists further downward.

I don't have much of the story so far but I want to know if people would think it would make an interesting read. Here's what I have so far.

Thanks for your interest, and please get back to me with your opinions.

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I was totally lost in the pool of bodies around me, my senses wheeling. One person here, one hand there, they were unattached to the people and seemed to be floating around on their own. Opening my mouth I allowed flesh to pour inside, and I couldn’t tell if it was a finger or a cock or a toe or even another tongue. I didn’t care; I was addicted, and there was no going back from this point.

A voice called to me, faintly, but I tried to ignore it.

“Alexis,” it whispered.

Male, female, familiar? I wasn’t sure. I moaned again and sucked harder on the flesh in my mouth, saliva pooling around it as I sucked greedily. The whole room seemed to be moving.

“Alexis,” the soft voice said again, this time a little bit louder.

I groaned and pushed it out of my head, opening my legs and allowing entrance to my nether regions, which were quickly filled by hard body parts again indeterminable by me in this state.

“Alexis, look at me,” reluctantly I opened my eyes, and as my vision focused slowly I saw Him in front of me, his dark eyes looking into my face, concerned. “Come out of it,” He whispered, but I couldn’t. I don’t know if I even wanted to.

My eyelids felt heavy and they soon blocked out my sight again, my body writhing in pleasure between the hot skin I could feel burning through my own. It was as though I was combining with the bodies around me, our sweat mingling together until our flesh fused together, no beginnings or ends, just one body pulsing with the music of laughter and moans that filled my ears.

All at once it seemed as though it was too much. I cried out, partly in pain, partly in pleasure…the two feelings were bound too tight to tell which was dominating. All the spasms I had had before seemed nothing to compare to this, and my body heaved with the sensations flooding it to the brim, my eyes opening wide and gasping to the ceiling of the tiny world.

My climax reached, my body relaxed, and one by one the bodies around me dissipated, leaving for wherever it was that they went when we weren’t involving ourselves in perverted activities. I slept, I don’t know for how long, but when I opened my eyes He was still there, His face a wrinkled mess of concern, His large hand engulfing mine.

“Are you awake, Lexie?” He asked me.

Stretching a bit, I smiled and nodded, brushing the warm palm of his hand with my fingertips. He frowned, squeezing my hand tight.

“I worry about you, baby,” He whispered. His voice was so soft I didn’t know if He meant me to hear. “I don’t want you going out anymore, do you understand?”

“It’s not a big deal,” I muttered, my smile fading. I rolled over in my bed, yanking my hand away from his, and almost gasping at the coldness that washed through my body as our touches parted.

“You’re going to get hurt some day, worse than you can imagine. People can die doing this, you know?”

“Then next time come with me,” sarcasm dripped in my voice. I knew He would never be seen with the group I met up with.

As expected, he grimaced. “How about you stay put so that I don’t have to worry about you?”

“You don’t have to worry about me,” I told Him. “I always come out on top.”

“Not always.”

I ignored him and shut my eyes again.

“Can you go somewhere, do something, anything? It’s creepy when you watch me.”

He didn’t answer, but I heard him stand up and shut the door. My breathing was the only sound in the room. Opening my eyes, I fixed my sight on a particularly smooth space on the white wall. I felt void of all emotion, only wanting to be with my group again, and to feel the warmth of their bodies around me. Alone, I felt incomplete. If only He would let me go out…I needed to go out. It had been too long.
 
It could be a great story, but very, very difficult to pull off.

I think that this is a story that cries out for present tense and a more stream of consciousness style of narrative, though.

I'm not so sure about the ending. It might come off like a who-shot-JR/it-was-all-a-dream thing.
 
Some open thoughts

Chicklet,

It's an intriguing idea. But also pretty hard to develop as a combination of required perspective and its needs for activeness.
As long as she's on drugs she'll hardly be able to talk, or actively participate in sexual activities.
So you'd have to move to a mind-excercize then, which can be done like in a dream.
But to make the drug-trip convincing you would have to constantly add in unusual elements. Is it her fear that comes true in a bad trip? Lots of possibilities there.

Not easy, but it might just end up perfectly.

I wish you good luck :)
 
karmadog said:
...I think that this is a story that cries out for present tense and a more stream of consciousness style of narrative, though.

what do you mean? Can you elaborate? I really want to try to make this story work.

Thanks for your positive comments, both of you.

Chicklet
 
Chicklet,

I noticed I remained intrigued by the story-concept you posted. It'd be a pretty new idea; I at least didn't see it before.

A concept like this indeed offers lots of opportunities to allow hidden fears or dark fantasies play a sort of role that is both mentally and physically out of control for the person involved. To contrast with a BDSM-scene: there you'd still have the trusting mind of the submissive that plays a role in surrender. That would be totally absent here, which could add a very interesting dimension. Especially drugs could do that, and maybe the power of being out of control could be further stressed by making group sex develop into some sort of gang bang? That's maybe too violent, but the idea fits, I think.

I remain curious to see what you manage to make of it. I personally love really new concepts of erotica, and this sounds like one with potential. I wish you good luck again :)

Oh, and...

Saw you changed the piccie that comes with your name & info. Much as I also enjoyed the previous one - your eyes show great on it - the current one also deserves a compliment. Erotic and tasteful.

Take care,

Paul
 
First off thanks for the compliment on my av = )

second of all I think that a Group Sex situation taking a drastic turn towards what would be more like a gang bang, where all of Lexie's fears are being surfaced and she's finally being dragged past the point where she feels safe is a necessity for the downfall of her mental state...

Chicklet

ps once again thanks for your input = )
 
Chicklet, I'm too buzzed right now to 'splain. Give me 'til this afternoon. Maybe I'll write an example.

Yes, I'm aware of the irony.
 
Great Idea

I think it's a fucking great idea, and I agree with what Karmadog and Paul said about pulling it off.

Personally, I'm a big drug fan and have done a few scenes involving intoxication, and it seems to me the problem you're having is in having her be so dazed that she can't tell what's real or not while having her describe in detail what happened.

First of all, I think you should lose the linearity of what happens, the sense of time passing. You don't remember the sequence of events too well when you're high. "At some point" should replace "And then" if you know what I mean. Time distorts. An orgasm can seem to last for hours.

Second I would make her account even more sensual and subjective than it is. Drugs usually make you feel very good physically, very sensual, very desirable, very aware, and it's all going on inside. Things on the outside effect you on the inside. Synesthesia--where you have sensory crossover and see sounds or hear colors. You feel very sensual and ripe, or men feel strong and impossibly potent and virile. This is tough to describe but it can be done.

When you're very high you can fixate on meaningless details: someone's ear, a piece of foil on the rug, a word, and when you recall the experience these things seem to inexplicably come to the fore.

Finally, think of the fun you can have with her hallucinations and freedom from reality! Women can sprout penises, men can turn into devils or angels or ejaculate rivers of semen. She could even look down objectively on herself as she was involved with a bunch of people, Hallucinate that she was riding barebacked on a locomotive to the moon.

That's what makes this idea so exciting to me, is that you have absolute freedom to represent sex as whatever you want it to be.

Stay with it and good luck.

---dr.M.
 
Re: Great Idea

dr_mabeuse said:
... it seems to me the problem you're having is in having her be so dazed that she can't tell what's real or not while having her describe in detail what happened.

Dr, Chicklet,

While I agree fully here, I think it also gives this perspective a rather unique potential, allowing reality and drug-reality to interact within her mind. Getting that on paper in first person is a hell of a job though, but I would find it worth the effort, so go go, Chicklet :)

I remember one book that was almost completely a 'monologue interieur' by an alcoholic, with very intriguing examples of booze-reality blending in with reality. It might be worth (re)reading for inspiration? Malcolm Lowry, Under the Vulcano.
 
Re: Great Idea

dr_mabeuse said:
Women can sprout penises, men can turn into devils or angels or ejaculate rivers of semen.

EXCELLENT!

I think I like this suggestion = )
 
Re: Re: Great Idea

PaulX35 said:
Getting that on paper in first person is a hell of a job though

I don't know that I could do it from any other pov...I don't want it to be horribly obvious that she is on drugs - something could be wrong with her or else she could possibly just be a "highly sexed" individual. things have to seem to make a strange sort of sense, but the reader needs to get confused at the same time. maybe difficult...okay, probably difficult...no, definitly difficult, but I still wanna try.

Chicklet
 
Chicklet said:
I don't know whether this would go better in Story Ideas or this forum...I'm starting out here, because I think more authors hang out here.

I have an idea for a "Group Sex" story but told from the POV of a girl who is on drugs and doesn't really know what's going on. The twist would be that the sex isn't really happening, it's just all in her head as her emotional state twists further downward.

I don't have much of the story so far but I want to know if people would think it would make an interesting read. Here's what I have so far.

Thanks for your interest, and please get back to me with your opinions.

Great idea! Damn tough.

suggestion, determine the drug combination specifically and reseach the results of such combination. I think it would help to avoid the cliche drug trip assumptions, because different drugs work differently. XTC for example raises the users temp, so it wouldn't mix well with alcohol which would dehydrate the girl further.

Also, you might want to determine exactly what the other people in the room are doing, even if it has absolutly nothing to do with the girl in question. Bob turns on the tv and flops down. Suddenly, BayWatch images get twisted into the orgy scene... Or, Susan startes eating a pizza, holding it up over her head to get the cheese... It's also important to decide if these people are aware that the girl is on drugs, the combination, and how they would respond to it. do they knowingly feed into her illusions, or are they oblivious to her?

Hmmm.. usually I read a thread entirely before responding, but I didn't this time..so sorry if I was being redundant here :)

HomerPindar
 
Hi, Chicklet...good ideas here. Perhaps if you don't want all first person you could alternate between first and third, maybe differentiate by italics or something like that. I like the idea of knowing her thoughts first person but if she's all wacked out I think you need some third person to give the reader's a bit more insight. You can still leave us a little confused if you like. :)

Hypnotics come to my mind but remember they are addictive and she'll have withdrawal symptoms if she goes with out after regular use. She would also have danger of overdosing if she did too much.

Hallucinatives might also fit your story....like LSD or peyote. Not so addictive but she might have flashbacks especially with the LSD.

Good luck!:rose:
 
do you guys think it would be too...uhm, I don't know, maybe unrealistic not to specify a drug or a type of trip she's having? more than her just being on drugs, I want it to be that she's completely warped. This is far past any high she's ever been on - she's not actually doing the drugs anymore, i've decided - just experiencing all this from memories when she closes her eyes.

Chicklet
 
Good Idea?

Hi Chicklet,
Like the others, I too think you have a good idea for a story and it looks as though you could pull it off. While not a fan of the drug scene, came way to close to having to live with it, it looks as though it would make for a great story line. And, as far as not being a fan of drugs goes, I'm certainly not a fan of a great deal of the other activities we read and write of here at Lit either. They do make for interesting fantasies though.

In your teaser, you speak of a face being a *mess* of wrinkles. Did you intend to say a *mass* of wrinkles?

Anyhow, I'd say, 'Go Girl, run with it.' Believe I'd love to read the finished product!

JT :)
 
Re: Good Idea?

Justin_Thyme said:


In your teaser, you speak of a face being a *mess* of wrinkles. Did you intend to say a *mass* of wrinkles?

I probably *meant* mess - does mass make more sense? it's one of those times that my brain won't tell me.

Chicklet
 
Hi, Chicklet.

I'm wondering how you might do this sans the drugs. Perhaps if there is a suggestion of physical or mental illness?
 
Mass or Mess

After giving it more thought, I guess it doesn't much matter.
Just, I tend to think of mass as being a broad expanse, in this case, of wrinkles. A mess is...well, a mess I guess. And thats the way I see it. Others, I' m sure would disagree. So, whatever...
And, for heavens sake, please continue with the story :)
JT
 
weed said:
Hi, Chicklet.

I'm wondering how you might do this sans the drugs. Perhaps if there is a suggestion of physical or mental illness?

have you ever read "my sweet audrina" by V.C. Andrews? (one of the ones that author actually wrote) it's sort of interesting, basically from the pov of a girl who has absolutely no idea what's going on - one day turns into a week and one weed passes by without her noticing etc etc and she thinks she's crazy. I just now thought of the similarity between my story and that one - i didn't want to really hint at an illness, but have it be very odd and very strange and then at the end maybe say something that makes it all make sense.

does that make sense?

don't know...

Chicklet
 
How about having her wearing a blindfold, or perhaps some other means of eliminating her sight, such as making the character blind to begin with. That would completely free her mind from any external visuals, and with the drug(s), she would be much less able to distinguish that which is real from that which is not.

It does sound like you have a good idea, but I agree it could be difficult to pull it off. Good luck.
 
Great idea

I think you have a good idea, but I agree with others that say it will be hard to pull off. The best suggestion I make is to read Faulkner. Faulkner developed the Stream of Consiousness style that would work well for you here. In fact read the first section of the nove,"the sound and the fury" and you will see how well stream of consiousness will work.
I think you can do it, so email me when you post as I would love to read it.
Love,
Melissa
 
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