The Masquerade Hour
Masks on, names off, for one hour in a candlelit room.
A mask changes how you hold yourself. This October scene uses that: one hour where you play a slightly different version of yourself, with all the usual rules still in place.
The evening
Smoldering: Flirtier, a little closer.
Masked strangers meeting at a party. Flirt like you've never met. The masks come off only when you both say so.
Talk about what's on and off the table before anything starts, and agree on a pause word everyone knows. Anyone can step out at any point, with no explanation needed. Check in with each person, not only the group.
The setting
Tall tapers in clusters, and every overhead light off.
Slow cello, a little choral, something that sounds like rain on old glass.
Dark and a little sweet, like a church that's been turned into a bedroom.
Heavy velvet, a lace edge, cool satin against warm skin.
Positions it suits
From our position guide: comfort-first, non-explicit, and paired with the furniture that makes each one easier.
One seated at the edge, the other close and supported. Upright and connected.
Seated and facing, one settled on the other's lap. Upright and intimate.
Lying on your sides, turned toward each other, with eye contact and ease.
Set it up
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