Sharing The Bed
Crystal Love is invested in a quiet night at home, leafing through a fashion magazine by herself, when her gal pal Candy Snow phones her up to propose a tantalizing jaunt to Las Vegas. Even though it’s finals week and part of her just knows she shouldn't give in, the excitement of the forbidden beckons and Crystal decides to betray her studies for a rendezvous. After a quick preparation, Crystal meets up with Candy at the hotel.
The air is thick with anticipation as Candy decides it’s the perfect moment to spill some juicy news about a mutual friend. Coming from a conservative background, Candy believes it's top priority as a friend and customary to drop the bombshell that their companion Ruby Heart is another homo. Though hesitant at first, Crystal eventually succumbs to the unfolding predicament.
Left alone in the hotel, as Candy dashes off, Crystal finds herself ruminating on the impulsive decision to take the trip, feeling a flutter of regret for not heeding her initial instincts to stay put. Her anxieties hit a pitch as the door creaks open and in walks Ruby, all thrumming energy and charm. Sitting down close to Crystal, Ruby introduces herself, sending jolts of shyness and intrigue down her spine.
As the two indulge in conversation about their interests and pastimes, Crystal feels her guard melt, realizing perhaps the situation isn't as bleak as she had imagined. The ambience shifts dramatically when, during a proposal to take a dip in the pool, Ruby discreetly sheds her top right in front of Crystal, catalyzing a storm of reactions in her. Finding sanctuary in the privacy of her quarters to process it all, Crystal grapples with entrenched fears swirling in her mind: fear of exploration, fear of succumbing to a forbidden allure, and striking doubts about navigating through this new encounter.
Gathering her nerve, Crystal invites Ruby into her personal space and bares her vulnerability by confessing her inexperience with people of Ruby’s orientation. Seeking enlightenment, Crystal is led by Ruby down a path of revelation about the ordinary humanity that bonds them, and the piquant pleasure derived from shared intimacy. Caught up in the fervor of the ambiguous, Crystal allows her desires to surpass inhibitions, precipitating a sensual exchange between the two that transcends labels and norms.
Engulfed in a maelstrom of ecstasy, they yield to the inward pull towards unabashed exploration, provoking undiscovered impulses and yearnings. Soaked in a haze of their first sensual coupling, the question lingers obscure: how will Candy react when she catches wind of an uncorked passion that blossomed between them in the shadow of night?.