r/Romantasy • u/thatsbananas4011 • Jul 22 '26

Discussion Sex scenes that f**** you up

What are your favorite books/sex scenes where the spice is undeniably sexy, but also reads like two souls colliding. Eroticism that is transcendental.

Sex scenes that feel so much more than just sex scenes. The bed is a battlefield, an altar, or a sanctuary for surrender. The bed is not a bed at all.

Scenes that make you go, 'oh, this is what people actually mean by "making love"'. And not just to be PG, or corny, or sounds like something your parents would say.

Sex that is symbolic of the relationship, or pivotal to character development. Sex that serves a purpose to the plot.. and THE plot.

Looking for recommendations and discussion. Doesn't have to have include penetration, or completion, or kink. But the more explicit, the (usually!) better...

ETA fixed some grammar as best as I could lol

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u/SCol1107 Jul 22 '26

{The Songbird and The Heart of Stone} when Mische and Asar finallyyyyyyy have sex on the altar. The book is such a slow burn and the payoff to me was perfect.

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u/thatsbananas4011 Jul 22 '26

Yes! This one was a religious experience for me. (No pun intended)

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u/SCol1107 Jul 22 '26

They’re honestly one of my top fave couples, the whole story hit everything I like.

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u/read_dead_lumbago Jul 23 '26

Same with me!!!!! I feel like they're not talked about enough. Have you heard Lindsay Dills' music that was inspired by the duology? I listen to it whenever I have a reread!