have i overcooked this passage?

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I am starting out on a new scene, or perhaps it's the first chapter of something bigger - who knows just yet? and I would appreciate some feedback on a descriptive passage.

The tale concerns an uptight Englishman who finds himself under the influence of a promiscuous (spelled?) and sexually diverse young woman. Ultimately, she will lead him to a MMF threesome which will involve bi-sexual sex (mainly oral but once again, who knows where it'll go) involving the males, the girl will be eagerly participating.

The English guy has had a morally strict, nearly repressed, upbringing he's not sexually inexperienced and could be labelled 'normal' (if there is such a thing!).

The passage below has come after their first date in a pub where the girl has received a lot of male attention (nothing physical, just stares and the like) and the couple have begun to walk back to her flat when she initiates an encounter in a park en route.

Okay, enough babble... Help anyone?

The girl became increasingly urgent and vocal as her yearning for release became ever more pressing. The obscenities that poured from her mouth shocked Sebastian. Even though his senses were buffered against logical thought; he was at first appalled by the torrent of filth and depravity that filled his ears.

Finally though there was the glimmering of comprehension that the inconsistency between the vileness of her language and Jen’s physical beauty actually increased his desire to do her bidding.

It was at that moment that the ancient gates leading to a dark world of depravity jerkily opened. Screeching and groaning on hinges desperate for the oil of morality, they eventually lay wide open, inviting Sebastian’s timid soul pass through.

The path that lay before him was littered with sordid images of sexual excess, with the trees of decadence lining the route to wickedness. This world was populated by a comparative few; but those who chose to dwell in this place revelled in the corruption, it was their world, and in spite of the darkness it was a pleasurable place to them. It was also a secret place, seductive in its draw with a vacuum waiting to be filled with the feeble morals of foolish men.

With a guttural grunt, Sebastian gripped his lover’s hips; his seed pumped rhythmically into her body, and, as Jen’s cries of mutual climax joined with his, Sebastian took that step through the portal.
 
Me: First of all... this is a sex scene??? :confused:

I can see why you might want to play this part down a little in the "heat" department, considering what's coming...

but I have to say, I didn't even feel a tingle... just fyi :)

As for the passage itself... I think your assessment is on... it's a little over the top... I get that he's English, so I understand the speaking in metaphor, the reserve... however, there are places where your metaphors kind of fall apart...

and there's a lot of telling in this passage...

Personally, I would LOVE to hear what she's saying... his flush and embarrassment would be way hotter then... you're telling me it's depraved and obscene... but that just makes me want to see it!! <grin>

"Fuck me harder, you bastard! Shag me with that big, hard prick!"
Ok so that was my bad American attempt at nasty English sex.. <grin> but you get the idea... ? I would LOVE to see his response to that! His cheeks flaming, but his cock stiffer than a steel rod... mmm... yeah, now that's hot!

I do want to say I LOVE the idea...

Me: Now, into the passage itself... I'd cut out the adverbs for the most part... and "became" is used twice in this first sentence...

"The girl became increasingly urgent and vocal as her yearning for release became ever more pressing. The obscenities that poured from her mouth shocked Sebastian. Even though his senses were buffered against logical thought; he was at first appalled by the torrent of filth and depravity that filled his ears.

Me: this is kind of an awkward sentence...
Finally though there was the glimmering of comprehension that the inconsistency between the vileness of her language and Jen’s physical beauty actually increased his desire to do her bidding.

Me: I'm trying to figure out this metaphor (something you don't want a reader to stop to do, kwim?) So the gates of depravity are opening... why are they desperate for the oil of morality? Wouldn't oil make the gates swing MORE freely? Why would the oil of morality make the gates of depravity OPEN? Maybe it's just me?? :confused: It was at that moment that the ancient gates leading to a dark world of depravity jerkily opened. Screeching and groaning on hinges desperate for the oil of morality, they eventually lay wide open, inviting Sebastian’s timid soul pass through.

Me: I like this first sentence, and the metaphor... it's just a little convoluted... the second sentence is long and awkward... : The path that lay before him was littered with sordid images of sexual excess, with the trees of decadence lining the route to wickedness. This world was populated by a comparative few; but those who chose to dwell in this place revelled in the corruption, it was their world, and in spite of the darkness it was a pleasurable place to them. It was also a secret place, seductive in its draw with a vacuum waiting to be filled with the feeble morals of foolish men.

Me: again, like the idea and metaphor, but I'd like some more action, more body, more heat...? With a guttural grunt, Sebastian gripped his lover’s hips; his seed pumped rhythmically into her body, and, as Jen’s cries of mutual climax joined with his, Sebastian took that step through the portal.
 
Hi G,

I see you're getting comment in the Author's Hangout.

I urge commenters to visit the story, there.

Somewhere else you might consider is the "Story Feedback" forum, where I would have put this, if it were NOT in AH.

So I'm going to close it here, and hope you get what you want. Here, SDC, the commentaries are swapped, but you can read the topmost stickies of SDC if you're interested.

J.
 
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