How to write a kiss scene

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requested by: anon
request: How do I write a good kiss scene? As how do I describe it? What details or words would make it good?

What goes into the writing of a kiss scene?

details to incorporate:

  • the sensations in their stomach, their chest, and their knees
  • the way their breathing changes shortly before the kiss
  • the feeling of the other's hands
  • the texture of the other's clothing
  • the moment they realise they've reached the point of no return
  • the feeling they're left with after the kiss

words to use...

  • ... to describe the kiss:
  • tentative
  • tender
  • hesitant
  • quick
  • soft
  • gentle
  • delicate
  • languid
  • feathery
  • familiar
  • exploring
  • hungry
  • heated
  • fiery
  • frantic
  • impatient
  • sloppy
  • messy
  • aggressive
  • ... to describe how they feel about the kiss:
  • nervous
  • excited
  • giddy
  • anxious
  • apprehensive
  • ambiguous
  • surprised
  • reassured
  • certain
  • confident
  • relieved
  • eager
  • greedy
  • ... to show what the lips do:
  • exploring each other
  • brushing over each other
  • locking
  • devouring
  • touching
  • sealing
  • pressing against each other
  • capturing
  • lapping
  • tasting
  • crushing together
  • travelling (the other's body)
  • trailing (down to the other's chin)
  • grinning into the kiss
  • caressing
  • lingering
  • ... to show how their body reacts:
  • feeling warm all over
  • buzzing
  • humming
  • pumping/palpitating heart
  • clenching lungs
  • joy bubbling up
  • tingly stomach
  • warm chest
  • burning cheeks
  • sweaty palms
  • blood rushing through their veins
  • ... to describe what their hands are doing:
  • tangling in their lover's hair
  • wrapping their arms around their lover's neck
  • intertwining their fingers with their lover
  • resting on their lover's hips
  • pressing into their lover's shoulder blades
  • cupping their lover's cheeks
  • touching their lover's chin
  • curling their arm around their lover's waist
  • resting on their lover's shoulders
  • grabbing their lover's collar
  • sneaking up under their lover's shirt
  • brushing over their lover's bare skin
  • lightly squeezing their lover's butt

focus on:

  • the sensations instead of what's physically happening. (the protagonists might very well not know themselves what is happening exactly, but they feel very precisely)

I hope this helps <3

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