My Body is a Cage and Other Stories

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warm body to trust with this warm body I am in. And so I get out of the shower and, like most
people my age, make a Tinder account.


Mae, 21, she/they, bi, leftist
I’m trying to get through some body issues and relatedsexual trauma. Would
like someone to help me get over it already. If youhave the same experience,
DM. No hookups.
I even put a picture of my face on there, so peoplewill know what they would be getting.
I don’t want to disappoint anyone. And laying thereon my bed wrapped in nothing but a towel, I
am barer than I have ever felt in my life.


Over the next few days, plenty of people match withme. I’m surprised which swiftly
turns into unsurprise when most of them are prettygirls asking me to have a threesome with
them and their frathouse boyfriends or men promisingto give me the best night of my life. I
doubt Kevin, Economics major, who plays call of dutyin his spare time, is going to give me the
best night of my life. And that’s not what I’m askingfor anyways.
There are a few women who match with me who experiencedsome of the same things I
did, but many of them were fine with sex, or weretoo skinny for me to feel comfortable baring
my own body around.
Finally, there isEli. 22, Comm major. Bisexual, asI’ve recently found out. Just
looking.
He’s the kind of guy that is kind of cute, but couldget cuter based on personal
interaction. His third picture has him kneeling besidea golden retriever, big smile, tired eyes. I
once went on a date with a guy who had a picture ofhim with his dog on his profile, and he
turned out to be an alcoholic that would get progressivelymore belligerent the more you told him

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