There was a knock on the door to Professor Sanders' apartment. His apartment was on the second floor of a elegant, stately building in a quieter part of the university campus.
"Coming," Professor Sanders called. He looked at the time on his uPad before standing up from his desk. He put his cock back inside his pants and closed the undergrad channel he ran on PrawnNub, a site on the interweb. Calm, he moved to the door of his apartment. He looked through the spyhole. As expected, a young woman in her early 20's was standing in the hallway. She held a black computer backpack and had a large shoulder bag slung over her right shoulder. She was dressed simply, in a modest, unassuming way, in a neat tank top and a short skirt. Her hair was honey golden and braided into thick plaits. "Ah," Professor Sanders said to himself, "it's Emily." Emily was Professor Sanders' post-grad student whom he was supervising while she completed her doctoral thesis.
He opened the door.
"Hello, Professor!" Her voice was mellow and cheery.
"Emily," he said smiling, "please come in."
She stepped inside and hung her shoulder bag on a hook near the door with easy familiarity and then proceeded automatically towards the study. As she walked she began unzipping the backpack she was holding.
Professor Sanders, was in his late fifties and still quite fit. People said he looked distinguished and had charisma, whatever that was. He was never sure about those things. He admiringly observed the smooth movements of his student's lithe body. Emily was small, but she worked out and had a good figure. She had small tits he thought, almost none, which for him was a plus, especially in young women. He greatly admired how all of her other bits fitted together so nicely: she was a perfect package of young, natural, unspoiled womanhood. Emily was also extremely smart. He hesitated to use the word "brilliant" just yet, but it might be justified with Emily.
"Sorry that I'm a little late, Professor," she explained smiling, "I was working on my thesis and I lost track of time."
"That's alright, Emily. No harm done, but you need to have some breaks from study, too, you know. Some fun and recreation. I don't want my brightest student to burn herself out."
She laughed, "Don't worry, I won't. Have you had a chance to read the latest draft of chapter three?"
"Yes, I have. You have some very good ideas, I must say."
Emily had removed the slim laptop from its bag and was setting it up on the desk in the study. The screen glowed and pages with closely typed text appeared.
"Your idea of the male's sublimation of his thanks towards his partner for intercourse into the gift of his cum is very original and I believe has real merit. Your argument is very persuasive."
"Thank you, Professor." Again she smiled.
"I can see a whole research team and program being built around the idea and there would be plenty of funding for it, I am sure. I can imagine the faculty being quite supportive of the idea."
"Wow! That is so exciting! Do you really think so?"
"Yes, I do. It could be the start of a major academic career, too, if you want one. But let's not put the cart before the horse. You have done some very good work, but it is still in the early stages. I have some concern with some of the language you use, for example."
"Oh, really," Emily seemed disappointed, not smiling. "It's still draft. I can change it."
"Terminology will be important for a paper such as this. Definitions of terms and consistent use of words and phrases will help clarify the ideas for the reader, as well as for the writer. Some of the ideas are delicate, to say the least, so we must be careful not to offend or be misinterpetted."
"What should I do, do you think, Professor?"
"Well, Emily, I'd suggest you first develop a glossary and include it in the next draft. And use the terms you define in the glossary consistently throughout your paper. It's a good practice; it will help your own thinking a great deal."
"Yes, OK, Professor, that is a good suggestion. Can you give me an example, though, of an area that needs tightening up?"
"Well, one example that comes to mind straight away is your use of the term 'cunt'. It's used quite colloquially, that is to say ambiguously, I think. Sometimes it appears to mean 'vulva' and at other times 'vagina', for example."
"Yes, I see what you mean."
"And some of the descriptive phrasing needs work, too. I mean, yes, cocks do get hard, but they aren't at all like the steel rods you describe. You sounded like you were getting carried away. You need more nuanced language."
"What should I do? Can you help me, then?"
"Well, Emily, I can't suggest the words you use, this has to be your original work, but I can suggest research avenues for you to pursue and things for you to try that may improve the power of your writing and provide insights into your research, if you would like."
"Oh, yes, please! Thank you, Professor Sanders."
"My pleasure, Emily. I am very keen to see where this research leads and to see you succeed."
"Me, too. So I should use something other than 'steel rod', you think?"
"Yes, I do. It is a little bit of a clichΓ© and really calls to mind the worst writing of the porn world."
"Well, what should I say?"
"As I mentioned, I cannot put the words in your mouth, but I can help expand your experiences. Have you ever used a Steely Dan, Emily? A steel dildo?"
"Professor!" Both of Emily's hands converged to her mouth in horror.
"Emily," Professor Sanders admonished, "don't be overly sensitive or concerned here. You are in a safe place here. Our work here is the search for knowledge, not the creation of pornography. Your research touches on some delicate matters. Please don't be so prudish and middle class."
"I'm sorry, Professor," Emily's eyes were downcast. "It was just..."
"Forget about it. But the question remains, Emily. Have you used a steel dildo?"
"No."
"Yet you write about them metaphorically in an academic paper. You are not writing a novel. This is a thesis for your doctorate. Your future academic career rests on this paper and its reception. Everything in it must be based on referenced knowledge or experience."
"Yes, I see. I understand, Professor."
"Well, Emily, I can help you, if you wish. I happen to have a steel dildo here. I keep it to use on the undergrads. If you would like to learn about how it feels, I am happy to assist. I cannot put words in your mouth, but I can put other things in there."
"Thank you! Yes, Professor! I have so much to learn."
"I do admire your enquiring mind, Emily. Curiousity is an essential quality in a good researcher and scientist. Let me fetch Steely Dan and then we can conduct some experiments."
The professor left the study; Emily, a little nervous, sat on a chair near the desk. He reappeared a few minutes later holding a small ice bucket and an object shaped like a long, sleek bullet. It was shiny and appeared to be made of polished chrome. He gave it to Emily to examine. It was about twelve inches in length, quite heavy and although thick, it could be easily grasped in one hand. It's surface was like a mirror. Emily could see her reflection in it, although her image was distorted by the curvature of its cylindrical body. It felt cold and hard in her hand. Unforgiving.
"It's so sculptural and beautiful. And so hard, Professor," Emily observed. "And bigger than I expected."
"Most young women can take it easily, in my experience," the professor replied. "It's chief differences with respect to other prostheses are its hardness, its stiffness and its thermal properties. It does not contour to, or compromise within a body cavity and its temperature can vary above and below normal body temperature. It can feel cold inside your cunt at first, for example, although I assure you that it soon warms up."
"I'm not sure I would like something so cold and hard up my cunt. It's quite tight in there, you know. I might get a headache from the cold, like when I eat ice cream too quickly."
"I don't think so," he replied dryly, unsurprised about Emily's confession of being tight-cunted. It was almost to be expected in one so young and so petite.
"A lot of the undergrads, although not all, really enjoy it. And Steely Dan can help ease tightness, too, in some cases. I think it is just something one has to try for oneself, with an open mind."
"Yes, probably."
Emily had been closely examining the dildo in her hands as they chatted.