Danny fantasizes about boundaries

Danny felt a small rush of excitement. He always found something a little bit intimate about the mere existence of clothes. The clothes were the literal line that Danny never crossed with his clients, and it actually helped him define the boundaries of his job. At the same time, whenever there was mention (or action) of removing any part of that boundary, it gave Danny a wave of pleasure.

Danny had seen millions of feet. And there was no social taboo about walking barefoot in a park, or in most places, for that matter. But in this circumstance, Danny knew that there was a boundary between he and Caroline. When she innocently uttered, maybe later I'll take them off, it was like she was taking authority and control over that boundary. Maybe later I'll take them off, and I will own the rights to let you see more of me, parts of me that I was hiding before. And more importantly, maybe I won't. I will decide. I will be in control of this.

Danny photographed models, many of whom were incredibly physically attractive. He had seen women in many states of undress, and even did nude photography sometimes. But as he thought about it, he realized that there was often something even more arousing about the boundaries with a woman who wasn't behaving in an overtly exhibitionist way than one who was.

When a model wanted to exude sexuality, she might flirt, tease, highlight what is societally taboo (nudity, e.g.), and the artistic moment is about that sexual expression. But when a model is capturing moments of "normal" societal standards (like Caroline's pictures in the park, e.g.), any thread of intimacy or awareness of a sexuality outside the confines of the shoot -- those threads were small but powerful.