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I’m a bit of a sensualist. First, let me emphasise emotional resonance, there has to be an emotional base, not just an appreciation of hotness. Then, there’s a sense of longing and mystery— that male unknowableness. Don’t forget the hard strength of those rough male edges, you know, the feeling that he’s kind of sculpted from a marble and you just want to run your hands over. And this jet-black hair, the curves and the spiky bits, casual, careless, not fussy or particular, and his warm firm and Implacable hands. Oh, God. Gimmie some. “Sensuality is connected to desire, ya?” I asked the room (Sunny and Lisa are there, studying). “It sure is,” Sunny said, flippantly, “and you just need that hot boyfriend of yours to spank it out of you.” “No,” I winced, shaking my head no, “that’s not true.” “Ooo! I love this song” Lisa said, as ‘try’ by BETWEEN FRIENDS began to play on our Echos. . . Songs for this: this is what falling in love feels like by JVKE golden hour by JVKE . . Our cast Sunny, (suitemate) 21, a (pre-med) molecular, cellular, and developmental biology major, is a cowgirl from Nebraska (seriously, she has a quarter horse and barrel races). She’s an outspoken fem-facing ladies-lady. Lisa, (roommate) 21, my bff and a high society princess, who grew up in a 50th floor Central Park South high-rise. A (pre-med) molecular biophysics and biochemistry major. Your author, a simple, multinational, upper-crust, trust-fund baby from Athens, Georgia who's also a molecular biophysics and biochemistry major (pre-med).

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Date: 3/28/2025 1:41:00 PM
<3 . Yeah, I think that's about right. Or as well as I can remember (It's been a while). Speaking of marble, I'd post a picture of 'David' here if I could.
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Anais Vionet
Date: 3/28/2025 6:04:00 PM
=] i know
Date: 3/28/2025 1:11:00 PM
Define upper crust...
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Tom Woody
Date: 3/28/2025 1:48:00 PM
It was rhetorical but um, thx
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Anais Vionet
Date: 3/28/2025 1:30:00 PM
My Chinese roommate, Leong, called me that (upper crust) and so I adopted it. Last summer, as a graduation present, my Grandmère treated all seven of my roommates (and I), to a summer vacation. It was all very lux—her hôtel particulier, in Paris, about 400 meters from the Eiffel Tower. her country château, we went to the Versailles masquerade ball and spent several weeks in Saint Tropez. So, I suppose she meant "moneyed" but that may not be an exhaustive substitute.
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