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[blin18]

Somebody help me with a simile. I'm writing a story and my main character is mentally comparing her areolae to those of her companion. Her companion's are small, the size of pennys, a simile with which I am pretty happy and will keep.

My next sentence is:

My areolae are much bigger; smooth and brown and the size of ...

But I can't think of a ubiquitous disc-shaped item the right size. Anything between 2-3 inches would be about right. Zucchini or crab-apple slices are the right size, but they don't carry the right imagery or sound.

These are straight MILFs we're talking about who are just about to discover homo-erotic thoughts. To them, breasts are things fondled by husbands and sucked by babies.

In that light, the best I have so far is: "the size of a baby's hand-print". I'll use it if I have to, but I want something better.

Help me Lit!

 

[MSTarot]

Well, that would depend on the setting of the story.

If it's at a beach you could use sand dollars.

At a restaurant, coasters.

Poker chips aren't quite big enough, but Mardi Gras coins could work.


Or...you could use something from her past. Though several lovers had tried none had been able to fit the whole of one into their mouths.

And in a completely side note, the larger a woman's nipples are the more rare it becomes for them to be smooth. The Montgomery Bumps (weird ass name I know)seem to often be more prominent on a woman with larger areloas.

MST

 

[TxRad]

Sticking with the pennies, it would have taken five or six pennies to even attempt to cover one of the large ones.

 

[blin18]

Well, that would depend on the setting of the story.

If it's at a beach you could use sand dollars.

At a restaurant, coasters.

Poker chips aren't quite big enough, but Mardi Gras coins could work.


Or...you could use something from her past. Though several lovers had tried none had been able to fit the whole of one into their mouths.

And in a completely side note, the larger a woman's nipples are the more rare it becomes for them to be smooth. The Montgomery Bumps (weird ass name I know)seem to often be more prominent on a woman with larger areloas.

MST

Thanks for that.

I've never heard of a sand-dollar. I had to google it. We don't have them in Australia, I don't think, although my characters are American, so not a big problem I suppose. They look good, but I would prefer something that rings true for me because I can have a better feeling for how appropriate it is.

Ditto Mardi-Gras chips. I had to google them

Coasters: too big for what I was thinking. I had considered them already.

Thanks for the tip on texture.

 

[lovecraft68]

A silver dollar?

 

[soflabbwlvr]

Silver dollar. Oreo cookie. Carr's water biscuit. DVD. Frisbee.

 

[DirtyAllie]

Silver dollar. Oreo cookie. Carr's water biscuit. DVD. Frisbee.

Silver Dollar works....mine are more like half dollar and one actually covers it pretty close.

But I bet if I put oreos over them I might get a more eager response.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

Lc has given the usual simile for large areolae which works well, I think. Oreos are a bit too comic, surely.

Don't forget puffiness, pinkness and all those other attributes.

 

[lovecraft68]

Pinkness....

My personal weakness is usually found on a redhead-but sometimes on some of the very fair skinned "goth" girls-

The milky white skin with the areolae that are so pale pink you can barely see them.

 

[lovecraft68]

Silver Dollar works....mine are more like half dollar and one actually covers it pretty close.

But I bet if I put oreos over them I might get a more eager response.

I have a lucky half dollar in my wallet.....want to measure?

 

[DirtyAllie]

I have a lucky half dollar in my wallet.....want to measure?

If you want to see them you better have more than a half dollar in your wallet lover boy.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

If you want to see them you better have more than a half dollar in your wallet lover boy.

just thinking about his wallet?

 

[DirtyAllie]

just thinking about his wallet?

That's called kidding around, just as his remark to me was.

LC knows I'm interested in far more than his wallet.

 

[lovecraft68]

That's called kidding around, just as his remark to me was.

LC knows I'm interested in far more than his wallet.

Black Friday's coming.

Everyone is interested in what's in their wallets and purses.

And I know what you're interested in.....

For the last time there will be no sequel to Siblings with Benefits.

 

[Cruel2BKind]

In the book 'Cold Mountain' there was a scene where he finds a naked mulatto woman living in a shed (if I remember, I didn't finish the book, and it was a while ago)

And the description that always stuck with me is the soldier called her nipples 'Paler than a white girl's, and wide as the rim of a mason jar.' Or something along those lines.

 

[Handley_Page]

Auriolae nigh on the size of a palm

 

[blin18]

I like the sound of a silver dollar, though I'm not familiar with them (again, I'm Australian). Wikipedia says they're a bit over 4cm in diameter (<2in), so a bit smaller than I was looking for.

Oreos are perfect size-wise. Water-crackers are on the upper-end of the scale, but still good.

Oreo's too comic? I'm not sure. They're not perfect, but they're pretty good. I also like that the first thing that comes to mind for most people is twisting, licking and dunking in milk.

Mason jars? Palm (adult)? I was going for large, but not quite that far.

Thanks for the ideas everyone.

 

[DreamCloud]

Sticking with the pennies, it would have taken five or six pennies to even attempt to cover one of the large ones.

I also like sticking with the money theme - if the comparison has a competitive tone.

My areolae are prouder; smooth and brown and could encompass at least a nickel's worth of her little pennies.

 

[redzinger]

If they're drinking, the size of the bottom of a beer bottle?

Soup spoon?

 

[glynndah]

The hero says "If I put my thumb and index finger together, I could just about encircle them." ?

 

[blin18]

Soup spoons are the perfect size, I'll think on that.

What do folks think of Hockey Pucks? 3in is right at the upper limit of what I wanted and the sound is right. Not sure about imagery though, because pucks are thick.

 

[lovecraft68]

Soup spoons are the perfect size, I'll think on that.

What do folks think of Hockey Pucks? 3in is right at the upper limit of what I wanted and the sound is right. Not sure about imagery though, because pucks are thick.

Personally I can't see anything even remotely sexy about hockey pucks....Oreos would at least be kind of funny, but hockey pucks...nah.

 

[PennLady]

Personally I can't see anything even remotely sexy about hockey pucks....Oreos would at least be kind of funny, but hockey pucks...nah.

I agree, and I'm a hockey fan. Pucks are hard rubber, and black and cold, which would only be erotic under certain circumstances.

Someone else may have said this, but if not I'll add it myself -- make sure your comparison fits the scene and characters. If they're having fun, or a snack, Oreos are good. If they're at the beach, then a sand dollar or such would work. If one of them is rather exacting or specific, you could use a specific measurement.

 

[lovecraft68]

I agree, and I'm a hockey fan. Pucks are hard rubber, and black and cold, which would only be erotic under certain circumstances.

Someone else may have said this, but if not I'll add it myself -- make sure your comparison fits the scene and characters. If they're having fun, or a snack, Oreos are good. If they're at the beach, then a sand dollar or such would work. If one of them is rather exacting or specific, you could use a specific measurement.

Oreos would be perfect for Sesame street fan fic....the girl with the oreos for nipples is trying to hide from the Cookie Monster....meanwhile all you hear is...

One chocolatey nipple...ah ah ah....two.....

Man, I need to go to bed.

 

[Athalia]

"...the size of a Pringles potato chip."

You know, salty and yummy, and of a size that's consistent down to the millimetre, so there's no misunderstanding of exactly how big it is.