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What is a subtle way of mentioning one got an erection?
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In my novel, I'm currently writing from a male's perspective and I need a bit of help. It's not an erotic book, but I'm writing a flashback from his teenage years which involves a bosom hug and I think it's realistic and fitting to mention something subtle about him getting excited but I have absolutely no idea how to phrase it.
My character is a very reserved individual, who would never use your typical terminology. In a previous chapter, he referred to masturbation cryptically as a "catharsis" (which was fitting in the context).
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In my novel, I'm currently writing from a male's perspective and I need a bit of help. It's not an erotic book, but I'm writing a flashback from his teenage years which involves a bosom hug and I think it's realistic and fitting to mention something subtle about him getting excited but I have absolutely no idea how to phrase it.
My character is a very reserved individual, who would never use your typical terminology. In a previous chapter, he referred to masturbation cryptically as a "catharsis" (which was fitting in the context).
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In my novel, I'm currently writing from a male's perspective and I need a bit of help. It's not an erotic book, but I'm writing a flashback from his teenage years which involves a bosom hug and I think it's realistic and fitting to mention something subtle about him getting excited but I have absolutely no idea how to phrase it.
My character is a very reserved individual, who would never use your typical terminology. In a previous chapter, he referred to masturbation cryptically as a "catharsis" (which was fitting in the context).
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In my novel, I'm currently writing from a male's perspective and I need a bit of help. It's not an erotic book, but I'm writing a flashback from his teenage years which involves a bosom hug and I think it's realistic and fitting to mention something subtle about him getting excited but I have absolutely no idea how to phrase it.
My character is a very reserved individual, who would never use your typical terminology. In a previous chapter, he referred to masturbation cryptically as a "catharsis" (which was fitting in the context).
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You could be vague and mention him feeling his trousers or pants "getting tighter", or something of the like. It's pretty much the standard imagery used to represent an erection without actually mentioning anything, and it's also a quite accurate physical description that your male readers will have no problems identifying.
For pretty much the same reasons, you can mention him having troubles walking due to his trousers becoming slightly uncomfortable.
This is pretty much everything you can say (that's coming to my mind) about the physical feelings without going into details.
Psychologically, you can mention him being embarassed in his excitement: he could be afraid of the other character becoming aware of his erection during the hug. Again, this would be realistic and you can easily say something along the lines of "[he] feared [the other character] noticing his arousal" and you'd be ok.
Since he's in his teenager years, he may be unexperienced with the whole erection thing - he may feel a bit confused, his toughts will lose a bit of focus, and he may shift his attention on his bodily sensations (the softness of the hug against his body, the scent of the other character).
Arousal may make him want more of that pleasurable contact, like reciprocating the hug, or again he may stare at the other character with a different gaze.
So, there's quite a lot you could say depending on how the character feels about the erection (excitement vs lust vs embarassment).
Let me know if it helped.
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+1, However, most teen boys (even 13 year olds) are very familiar with erections, they likely have them every morning and a few times a day.
– Amadeus
38 mins ago
@Amadeus Sure enough. I wanted to convey the idea that the character may not be used to deal with erection during that particular situation, but maybe I should rephrase the answer.
– Liquid
28 mins ago
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You could be vague and mention him feeling his trousers or pants "getting tighter", or something of the like. It's pretty much the standard imagery used to represent an erection without actually mentioning anything, and it's also a quite accurate physical description that your male readers will have no problems identifying.
For pretty much the same reasons, you can mention him having troubles walking due to his trousers becoming slightly uncomfortable.
This is pretty much everything you can say (that's coming to my mind) about the physical feelings without going into details.
Psychologically, you can mention him being embarassed in his excitement: he could be afraid of the other character becoming aware of his erection during the hug. Again, this would be realistic and you can easily say something along the lines of "[he] feared [the other character] noticing his arousal" and you'd be ok.
Since he's in his teenager years, he may be unexperienced with the whole erection thing - he may feel a bit confused, his toughts will lose a bit of focus, and he may shift his attention on his bodily sensations (the softness of the hug against his body, the scent of the other character).
Arousal may make him want more of that pleasurable contact, like reciprocating the hug, or again he may stare at the other character with a different gaze.
So, there's quite a lot you could say depending on how the character feels about the erection (excitement vs lust vs embarassment).
Let me know if it helped.
answered 1 hour ago
Liquid
3,710936
+1, However, most teen boys (even 13 year olds) are very familiar with erections, they likely have them every morning and a few times a day.
– Amadeus
38 mins ago
@Amadeus Sure enough. I wanted to convey the idea that the character may not be used to deal with erection during that particular situation, but maybe I should rephrase the answer.
– Liquid
28 mins ago
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up vote
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You could be vague and mention him feeling his trousers or pants "getting tighter", or something of the like. It's pretty much the standard imagery used to represent an erection without actually mentioning anything, and it's also a quite accurate physical description that your male readers will have no problems identifying.
For pretty much the same reasons, you can mention him having troubles walking due to his trousers becoming slightly uncomfortable.
This is pretty much everything you can say (that's coming to my mind) about the physical feelings without going into details.
Psychologically, you can mention him being embarassed in his excitement: he could be afraid of the other character becoming aware of his erection during the hug. Again, this would be realistic and you can easily say something along the lines of "[he] feared [the other character] noticing his arousal" and you'd be ok.
Since he's in his teenager years, he may be unexperienced with the whole erection thing - he may feel a bit confused, his toughts will lose a bit of focus, and he may shift his attention on his bodily sensations (the softness of the hug against his body, the scent of the other character).
Arousal may make him want more of that pleasurable contact, like reciprocating the hug, or again he may stare at the other character with a different gaze.
So, there's quite a lot you could say depending on how the character feels about the erection (excitement vs lust vs embarassment).
Let me know if it helped.
answered 1 hour ago
Liquid
3,710936
+1, However, most teen boys (even 13 year olds) are very familiar with erections, they likely have them every morning and a few times a day.
– Amadeus
38 mins ago
@Amadeus Sure enough. I wanted to convey the idea that the character may not be used to deal with erection during that particular situation, but maybe I should rephrase the answer.
– Liquid
28 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
You could be vague and mention him feeling his trousers or pants "getting tighter", or something of the like. It's pretty much the standard imagery used to represent an erection without actually mentioning anything, and it's also a quite accurate physical description that your male readers will have no problems identifying.
For pretty much the same reasons, you can mention him having troubles walking due to his trousers becoming slightly uncomfortable.
This is pretty much everything you can say (that's coming to my mind) about the physical feelings without going into details.
Psychologically, you can mention him being embarassed in his excitement: he could be afraid of the other character becoming aware of his erection during the hug. Again, this would be realistic and you can easily say something along the lines of "[he] feared [the other character] noticing his arousal" and you'd be ok.
Since he's in his teenager years, he may be unexperienced with the whole erection thing - he may feel a bit confused, his toughts will lose a bit of focus, and he may shift his attention on his bodily sensations (the softness of the hug against his body, the scent of the other character).
Arousal may make him want more of that pleasurable contact, like reciprocating the hug, or again he may stare at the other character with a different gaze.
So, there's quite a lot you could say depending on how the character feels about the erection (excitement vs lust vs embarassment).
Let me know if it helped.
answered 1 hour ago
Liquid
3,710936
You could be vague and mention him feeling his trousers or pants "getting tighter", or something of the like. It's pretty much the standard imagery used to represent an erection without actually mentioning anything, and it's also a quite accurate physical description that your male readers will have no problems identifying.
For pretty much the same reasons, you can mention him having troubles walking due to his trousers becoming slightly uncomfortable.
This is pretty much everything you can say (that's coming to my mind) about the physical feelings without going into details.
Psychologically, you can mention him being embarassed in his excitement: he could be afraid of the other character becoming aware of his erection during the hug. Again, this would be realistic and you can easily say something along the lines of "[he] feared [the other character] noticing his arousal" and you'd be ok.
Since he's in his teenager years, he may be unexperienced with the whole erection thing - he may feel a bit confused, his toughts will lose a bit of focus, and he may shift his attention on his bodily sensations (the softness of the hug against his body, the scent of the other character).
Arousal may make him want more of that pleasurable contact, like reciprocating the hug, or again he may stare at the other character with a different gaze.
So, there's quite a lot you could say depending on how the character feels about the erection (excitement vs lust vs embarassment).
Let me know if it helped.
answered 1 hour ago
Liquid
3,710936
answered 1 hour ago
Liquid
3,710936
answered 1 hour ago
Liquid
3,710936
answered 1 hour ago
Liquid
3,710936
3,710936
+1, However, most teen boys (even 13 year olds) are very familiar with erections, they likely have them every morning and a few times a day.
– Amadeus
38 mins ago
@Amadeus Sure enough. I wanted to convey the idea that the character may not be used to deal with erection during that particular situation, but maybe I should rephrase the answer.
– Liquid
28 mins ago
add a comment |Â
+1, However, most teen boys (even 13 year olds) are very familiar with erections, they likely have them every morning and a few times a day.
– Amadeus
38 mins ago
@Amadeus Sure enough. I wanted to convey the idea that the character may not be used to deal with erection during that particular situation, but maybe I should rephrase the answer.
– Liquid
28 mins ago
+1, However, most teen boys (even 13 year olds) are very familiar with erections, they likely have them every morning and a few times a day.
– Amadeus
38 mins ago
+1, However, most teen boys (even 13 year olds) are very familiar with erections, they likely have them every morning and a few times a day.
– Amadeus
38 mins ago
@Amadeus Sure enough. I wanted to convey the idea that the character may not be used to deal with erection during that particular situation, but maybe I should rephrase the answer.
– Liquid
28 mins ago
@Amadeus Sure enough. I wanted to convey the idea that the character may not be used to deal with erection during that particular situation, but maybe I should rephrase the answer.
– Liquid
28 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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