Room 705: Carnal Captivity
“Portrait of a Beauty” (미인도, Miindo) Attributed to: Shin Yun-bok (Hyewon, 혜원 신윤복) Late 18th century, Joseon Dynasty Dear Sienna, I still see you wrapped in the sheets of Room 705, your skin gilded by the St. Julian’s morning light filtering through the InterContinental curtains. I remember the quiet, unguarded peace on your face when you believed no one was watching. Then your eyes—elegant, almond-shaped, holding the serene composure of a classical Eastern beauty—yet becoming dangerously disarming when someone gets close enough to feel your breath. I don’t know how such profound intimacy unfolded in less than forty-eight hours. I only know it is a rarity. A beautiful energy charged the space between us—curious, physical, undeniable. Words flowed without hesitation; truths were spoken without filters, while our fingers were tracing slow, deliberate maps over each other's bodies, drawing out tremors and spelling on our skin a language of insatiable desire. And a...
