Desire

12
Jul
The Woman Who Annotates the Dark Parts

The Woman Who Annotates the Dark Parts

Marginalia as intimacy. What it means to write in the margins of a book nobody knows you're reading.
3 min read
15
Jun
What is Dubcon (and What is Non-Con)?

What is Dubcon (and What is Non-Con)?

The dark romance reader's guide to consent vocabulary — and the wall between page and life.
9 min read
10
May
Spicy Is Not a Rating. It Is a Failure to Commit.

Spicy Is Not a Rating. It Is a Failure to Commit.

Heat level tells you how much. Spice type tells you what kind. You need both, and almost nothing gives you either.
4 min read
06
May
The Wanting is the Point

The Wanting is the Point

Why your brain is more addicted to the almost than the actual.
3 min read
03
May
What Your Body Knew Before You Did

What Your Body Knew Before You Did

Why dark romance turns you on and why your body was right all along.
3 min read
29
Apr
The Arousal Was Correct. The Shame Was Not.

The Arousal Was Correct. The Shame Was Not.

What cognitive psychology actually has to say about dark romance, arousal, and the guilt that was never yours.
3 min read