Brisqué
(Noun: something that touches on something racy or enticing, but then quickly moves on to something else)
It was a very bad the idea to have a meeting with her after class, but there was still the janitorial staff in the college, and they were sure to pass by the room soon. He looked at the clock over the door and wondered if this would take long. His worst student wanted to talk to him after class; his worst student who also happened to be the one that the guys went all dumb and drooled over.
“Sir, can I explain what happened?”
That perfume and those outfits… Was she even aware of what…? Well, that was stupid. She sat across from him on a desk, not even bothering to find a chair. Her pink backpack was on it, and she was smiling now.
“And what is your story?”
That was her third quiz…and she had not given him so much as a fake note to explain all of her absences and the fact that he still saw her in the hallway when they had to head off to other classes. And he was not really listening too closely to her words. She knew all the tricks that could fool the boys…
And yet…
“I’m sorry. You were distracted…by me?”
“Yes, sir. Just, you wear those suits and look so sharp that… I should stop…sorry. Is there anything I could do…to make things up to you?”
He looked at her, more confused than he had ever been in his life.
The hallway was still too quiet.
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Okay so, this drips with intentional cliché and once I got that, I really liked it. This (clever-in-disguise) story communicates the meaning of the (clever) word succinctly, with a quiet little splash of style and humor. The story is refreshingly direct and lighthearted in its relationship to the titular word, with a complicated twist of implied transgression that could also be read as objectionable. The writing brushes quickly over a core of potential darkness, further discouraging grave interpretations (e.g. imminent abuse of power, a female victim/young woman taken advantage of by an older male in a position of authority) by clarifying that the student is in college (age unspecified) and initiating, and the story ends before her professor responds. However, I was still left with more than a tinge of bad flavor in my mouth - the lecherous commentary of the professor and the overt objectification of his student is at least moderately repulsive, which effect could be either reversed or doubled-down given more context/time to build out characters. In fact, this could be many different stories - from a playful erotica read offering up a new take on a classic fantasy, to a single pivotal scene in a terribly dark, terribly tragic story (and many places in between). My one critique would be on the ellipses. I once had to overcome the temptation to lean too heavily on them (got the habit from my father who rarely sends a text without including as least one “…”) and here, where they are used to end a sentence or paragraph, I find them distracting rather than intriguing and think some of the power of the preceding words is diminished by their presence. “And yet.” as a paragraph feels more powerful and full of possibilities than “And yet…” (to me). The ellipses version strikes me as almost…petulant? Wistful? It could be communicating longing or desire, sure, but if so it seems like the whiny, desperate, needy kind somehow, and not in a sexy way (to me). BUT maybe that’s exactly his character and the heavy ellipses only appear when we are reading his inner thoughts. 🤷🏻♀️ In any case, it’s just what I noticed. I love a little critique myself so hope you don’t mind. Great work. 👏
I think the correct question should be, is there anything I can’t do for you.
Oooo, naughty naughty! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
That sounds like it's on the verge of dropping the initial "b" from your word, lol.
That was a little disturbing I was hooked on every word wondering what was going to happen