by whispering_surrender
I see this as a vignette rather than short story. To get a five from me, a vignette must not only be good, but must also leave me convinced the author intended to create a vignette and not a short story. I gave A Tingle of Awareness a five because I think it is well done, and is what its author intended to create. I am still wondering, however, whether the performance was a metaphor for the sex the pair had, or whether they were a pair of entertainers who made love before going to work. That question remains, but is not sufficiently bothersome to reduce my enjoyment of the vignette.