The assignment this week was “Triptych.” “You can do a modern version of an old-fashioned triptych,” Professor Moch told us, “Or an old-fashioned version of a modern triptych.”

“Can we split the difference?” I asked.

Moch snorted. “Ah, Niah! What do you mean?”

“One and a half old-fashioned, one and a half modern.”

Moch, smiling, shook his head and waved me off.

After mulling it over and working for a solid two days, I asked Harker to come over and have a look. I explained the assignment. “I’m calling it ‘Cornered,’ I said.

“Yeah, I can kinda see that,” Harker said. “Like we’re in a corner. So what comes next?”

“Well, one possibility for the second picture is I’ve unbuttoned my blouse so you can see my tits. And I’ve unbuttoned your pants and coaxed out your cock. And greedy guy that you are, you’ve fastened your lips to my nipple and you’re sucking it hard and sweet, while slowly stroking yourself.”

“Wow, yeah, I can picture that,” Harker said. “I like where this is going.”

“Yeah, I thought you might. So in the concluding picture, I thought I’d have your cock in my mouth and my hand cradling your balls. I’m sucking you just right, and you’re about one suck from orgasm.”

“Oh yeah!” Harker exclaimed. “That’s a triptych I can really get into.”

“Uh huh,” I said. “But what do I get out of it besides a mouthful of your cum?”

“Um...”

“That’s what I thought,” I told Harker. “That’s why I decided to go in a different direction.