A mother and her teenage son resort to prostitution after the father's death to make ends meet, leading to sexual activity between them.
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An empty-nest mother nursing quiet grief over her daughter's departure spots a young neighbor undressing through her window, and finds herself drawn into an unexpected connection.
A grieving slave visits her deceased Master's grave and encounters a mysterious stranger who reawakens her desire for submission.
A trailer-park teen fantasizes about being roughly used by the school bus driver before reluctantly facing her chaotic home life.
A heartbroken woman, still reeling from discovering her husband in their neighbor's bed, makes a pact with the sun to venture outside and rediscover herself through a long bike ride.
A lonely woman on the verge of her twenty-seventh birthday catches the attention of her recently divorced new neighbor.
A woman trapped in a loveless marriage with her high school sweetheart reflects on her shattered dreams and contemplates returning to her old high school.
A woman waits on a tropical balcony for her lover of fifteen years who always leaves, torn between devotion and self-hatred for their ongoing affair.
On the anniversary of her lover Sonia's death, Harriet visits the cemetery and meets a young woman who bears a striking resemblance to her departed partner, leading to an emotional connection and the discovery of new intimacy.
A man reflects on his lost chance at love with childhood friend Annie while preparing to marry another woman, haunted by what might have been.
A lonely, overworked management consultant traveling for work finds an unexpected romantic connection while wrestling with the emptiness of her routine life.
A hermaphrodite midget narrator, struggling with body image and a recent breakup, tries to take the next physical step with a new boyfriend who already knows her secret.
An elderly man in late 19th-century Hamburg recounts selected memorable episodes from his long life as his memory fades.
A married father, exhausted from work and suspicious glares from his wife, finds himself drawn back to Lottie at his brother's house despite his better judgment.
Two sisters aboard a great ship discover dream-walking and grapple with a deadly plague on the surface as they debate using their healing blood to help the sick.
A teenage girl, heartbroken after her boyfriend leaves her, encounters a mysterious vampire with piercing green eyes who offers a dangerous new obsession.
On a Martian colony in 2079, Elaine experiences a devastating premonition about her sister Béla's upcoming journey to a doomed Earth, pleading with her to take a precious Praetor safeguard.
An underage high schooler gets drunk at a college party and confronts feelings of inadequacy and desire when her best friend arrives with an older boyfriend.
A grieving man is haunted nightly by vivid dreams of his deceased vampire lover, experiencing shared sensations and memories from her long life.
A woman wrestles with her feelings for a lover outside her primary relationship, questioning whether emotional attachment is a deeper betrayal than the physical affairs they permit.