Checkmate by
11 Aug. 2021
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Anticipating. Power dynamics. Strategy. When Sirena and Cedric play chess after a steamy lovemaking session, the dance continues with suggestive wordplay, and tantalizing moves. I loved the stark vulnerability that Gretchen Suarez-Pena gives her male character here, and the bold self-confidence shown by his female counterpart. A funny and charming scene about what we risk, and what we can gain when we’re in love. ”