When We Take Off Our Masks – Erotic Short Story

Kattis takes her beloved Stella to the theatre after closing time. They go on stage in beautiful costumes and find each other in an intense revelation, one piece of clothing at a time. Their emotions become magic in the unrestrictive atmosphere, where words are not unnecessary but instead form the core of the tension.A tale about trust and powerful desire, ‘When we take off our masks’ skillfully describes the passion between two lovers, which becomes a metaphor for human sexual encounters. Marie Metso has a Masters in Literary Composition from the School of Authors at Lund University, and teaches creative writing at the Open University.Marie Metso has contributed short stories and poems to a number of anthologies and periodicals.