A Botticelli made flesh, two artist’s models in the studio sitting for a painting, laid out in the sun. Marble statues draped in sheets, wetness and warm summer air, gold, green grass on skin, the hum of insects.

Porn aesthetics and archetypes are fascinating, sex on film has always been innovative, at the forefront of pushing technology and creativity. Being pushed to the margins means you’re forced to make new rules and create your own visions, processes and traditions. Porn world developed its own visual language, signs and semiotics.

Some fantasies linger in the back of your mind, waiting to be realized. Others take the reins—and refuse to be ignored. In XConfessions Vol. 38, desire takes shape in unexpected places: under the open sky, around a candlelit table, in the stocking-clad gaze of someone you can’t stop thinking about. From cowboy grit to table-top indulgence, these confessions are equal parts wild, wet, and wonderfully real. Included: Texas Ride 'Em, Socks, Nylon Dreams, Sapphic Party, I Follow Rivers, Roots of Pleasure

Tula decides to throw her own pleasure party, with seven stunning women dressed up in the finest strap-ons, BDSM accessories, and lingerie. Starring Kali Sudhra, Bunny Harper, Eva Oh, Tula Vida, Calita Fire, Sofi Laone, and Diosa Mor, this will be the orgy of your sapphic sex fantasies.