When I opened the door I didn't even recognize her. She was holding her body differently. Her eyes were hollow almost. She kept blinking her eyes shut, couldn't keep direct eye contact. She was shaky like she was going to pass out. I was startled. This did not look like hyper whatever arousal, this looked like a medical emergency.
"Please, come in, sit down. Do you want some water?" I motioned to the living room, ushering her through the door.
"Is this still okay?" She said, hesitating just inside the doorway.
"Yeah, yes. Umm...just, come in." I stumbled through my words trying to orient and remember our conversation from a few days ago. We were drinking at a bar, a few drinks in so the memory is fuzzy. We started talking about astrology and full moons and shit and she got really serious. I'm not really into that stuff so I didn't think too much of it but she started talking about how the full moon really affects her. I've known this girl for a while, we used to work together. I know she's into full moon stuff and brings in handmade cough syrup for people when they are sick. She kind of considers herself a witch. She's super attractive and smart, so when she started talking about being sexually charged during full moons I chalked it up to some serious flirtation. She talked a little shyly about some big energy portal thing that changes her consciousness or something like that.
"Hyperconscious arousal state" I remembered her saying. I also remember asking her if it was just like being super honey. She said it felt more like overwhelming cosmic energy. Her body gets very sensitive, her mouth goes dry, and she gets this unbearable amount of desire weighing on her. Of course, I joked that I would volunteer as tribute to help her offload some of that weight but I guess it wasn't a joke to her. That is when she got pretty serious about it.
"It is intoxicating and heavy. I don't know how to navigate it. It pushes against my skin from the inside out. It consumes me, burns me to the core. My vision darkens and drops out of focus. I feel drunk, altered, heightened, unconscious, and hyper-aware at the same time. It is primal and exquisite, but at the same time frightening. It is like the onset of taking acid in that things become so drastically different that you wonder if you will ever be the same again."
I could tell that it was actually frightening for her, she was basically shaking right there as she talked about it. I stopped teasing and just told her that she could call me or come over if anything like that ever happened again. What else was I supposed to do? I don't know much about what she was talking about, but at least I could be a good friend in the moment. She muttered into her drink, something along the lines of taking me up on the offer to share energy next full moon, and we left it at that.
That was about 10 days ago. Now here she was, 11 pm on a full moon night, sitting on my couch with her feet curled under, shoes already kicked off, looking like hell. I watched as she rolled her head all the way back to rest on the couch edge. There was an effort in the way she held her body. The exposed line of her neck cough my attention and I immediately became hard. Suddenly the room felt heavy and I began to feel a warm sensation in my stomach. My mouth went dry and I felt a little faint. What the fuck?! She ran her tongue across her bottom lip and I made a little whimpering sound to myself as every cell in my body pulsed. I was transfixed by the rise and fall of her chest. I lost focus, forgot what I was doing as I watched her labored breathing. After a few moments, I realized that I was still staring at her, suspended in the hallway. My heart was pounding and I felt a little embarrassed for being so disoriented. This was crazy. Is this what she meant? Is this what she feels? Could this be the energy sharing that she was talking about? I let my breath out slowly, steadying myself, and made my way to the kitchen for water.
I've always been attracted to her, she is stunning, but this was different. This was more than attraction, It was magnetism. It is as if my rational thinking brain just melted into a more primal operating system. Now I get what she meant when she said it felt heavy and hard to navigate. I could feel it layering over me getting heavier and heavier. I needed to sit down. Back on the couch, I handed her the glass of water. She blinked her eyes open and took a few sips. I sat on the couch next to her in complete conflict. What do I do? The way she held her body I could tell she was struggling against something uncomfortable. If I really was feeling her energy, sharing it, then the way I felt at this moment confirmed it. Itchy from the inside out; hot from the core. My skin felt tight and tense, begging for a touch of someone who could melt the tension. I wanted to reach out, to touch her, especially if this is what she was experiencing too, but it felt dangerous.
What I knew was that she was holding an immense amount of energy within her, what I felt was that she wanted more than anything to let it loose but was afraid of what that might mean. Somehow I knew that sharing this energy had to be done delicately. It was consuming her, making her body twitch and shake ever so slightly in the seat next to me. 15 minutes went by; she held it together well. I breathed in slowly and tried not to stare at her. The strength and reservation she showed was so fucking hot and I was more than intrigued. I began to think, how do I stroke this ember without burning us both down? Could there be a way to feel into this without totally ruining the friendship?
Part of the intrigue was this intense desire I felt to help relieve her suffering. I wanted more than anything at that moment to be the one to help her. After all, she did disclose to me, she did come here for my help, right? I wanted so much to be her release. I wanted to know what it would feel like to be the one she trusted enough to completely relax with this. The other part was selfish, primal maybe; a desire to feel more of what she was feeling. I wanted to be drowning in this feeling with her. I made the decision that I would do both, gently at first, and then I would figure it out as we went. I finally made a move about 30 minutes in.