LUST DEFINITION:An intense sexual craving or longing NOTES:Some displays of lust may be more masculine or feminine in nature, so choose descriptors that best fit your character’s personality and preferred sexual expression. PHYSICAL SIGNALS AND BEHAVIORS: Deep and prolonged eye contact Arching the back Thrusting out one’s chest and exposing the neck Letting one’s long hair slide across the shoulder Trailing a finger toward one’s cleavage or open collar while maintaining eye contact A gaze that explores and suggests Self-petting gestures (slowly running a hand down a thigh, caressing a forearm, etc.) Opening one’s legs slightly while seated Pressing oneself against the other person, or allowing oneself to be pulled close Touching the other’s face with the back of the hand and drawing it downward Running one’s palms over the other’s sleeves, squeezing the forearms Leaning in and tilting one’s head Pushing one’s lips against another’s in a soft stroke or brush, testing the connection Deepening the kiss (tasting, pushing, quickening, a gentle stroke of the tongue, etc.) Firmly pulling closer, conveying one’s desire and need Anchoring one’s hand on the other’s belt, then slipping a finger beneath the waistline fabric Reaching past a gap between buttons to touch warm skin Breathing that grows faster and more audible Running hands through each other’s hair or over the chest, stomach, and back Fingers that rub and tweak, stroking and squeezing each curve One’s gaze being drawn to the lips Entwining limbs Opening one’s mouth, panting, or gasping Closing the eyes to better focus on the intensifying sensations A grip that grows possessive and more intense Lips touching and sampling the neck and shoulders, leaving moist prints and trails Heads that tip back Pulling at restrictive clothing to loosen it Hands that fumble with buttons and zippers, trembling in urgency Skin tightening or hardening Cradling the other person’s head while kissing them Lips visiting sensitive places to tease (nipples, earlobes, forearms, the stomach, etc.) Teeth playfully dragging at the lower lip during a kiss Vocalizing (soft sighs, moans, whispered directions or suggestions, etc.) Bodies pressing against one another to become one Instinctively grabbing at one’s partner (the shoulders, hips, or waist) as control is lost, muscles shuddering INTERNAL SENSATIONS: Growing hot or feverish Fluttery sensations in the chest and stomach Becoming sensitive to touch and moisture Tingling and pleasure aches flooding the body A pounding heartbeat Shivering from pleasure or desire Growing wet (women) and more sensitive, desiring pressure and friction Hands that ache with the need to touch and explore Sexual throbbing and tingling A sudden flush of warmth that spreads from the groin outward Shudders of pleasure, and the need to bear down MENTAL RESPONSES: Hypersensitivity to smell and touch Fantasizing about past sexual encounters or imagining new ones Concentrating one’s focus on pleasure centers of the body An overwhelming desire to join and become one Thoughts that disappear in the moment of release Euphoric satisfaction and completeness ACUTE OR LONG-TERM RESPONSES FOR THIS EMOTION: Sexual aggressiveness Being unable to concentrate on anything but obtaining sexual release A need to satisfy one’s urgings regardless of who one is with, the timing, or location SIGNS THAT THIS EMOTION IS BEING SUPPRESSED: Playing out fantasies in one’s head Squirming in one’s seat; feeling antsy Having difficulty concentrating, staying on task, or sleeping Finding one’s gaze being drawn to attractive attributes of suitable partners Arguing, getting angry over nothing, and other signs of extreme irritability MAY ESCALATE TO:Elation,Love,Frustration,Disappointment,Jealousy,Scorn,Bitterness,Shame MAY DE-ESCALATE TO:Satisfaction,Desire ASSOCIATED POWER VERBS: Arouse, bathe, brush, buck burn, caress, cradle, curl drift, erupt, explore, flick flicker, graze, grip, lick lunge, massage, need, nibble nip, please, press, pulse quiver, rock, rub, seize shiver, shudder, skim, soothe spiral, squeeze, stroke, suck sweep, throb, thrust, tilt tingle, trail, tremble, twist warm, whisper WRITER’S TIP:Curiosity is perfect for revealing deeper layers. What draws one character in may be different for others, so use this feeling to shed light on their personality, interests, and desires.