The Center of the Universe: Volume 32, Chapters 125-127 / The Center of the Universe (ePub)

When Douglas begins an affair with his dazzling yet prim colleague, Nguyet, neither of them suspects how turbulent their liaison will become. Over the years, not only their intimacy and audacity grow, but also their susceptibility to temptation. On their journey of unbridled lust, they also meet others, who are equally liable to sin, so that eventually even an orgy circle forms in their sleepy little town in Central Vietnam.

In the first episode of this 32nd volume here, Mira and Douglas once again embark on the tricky path of consensual non-consent. Mira had recently experienced the thrill of having her implicit boundaries ignored and pushed back, during sex. So, one morning, up on the secluded veranda of their regular café, the two of them explore the paradox even further - but, this time, Douglas might have gone too far.

When the enchanting mature Yen gives her best friend's 18-year-old son a massage, after a sports injury, the inexperienced Charlie gets so excited that he spontaneously gushes on Yen's wrist. Although she likes the young acquaintance and wasn't embarrassed about his dainty mishap, Yen feels it would better to leave him in the hands of the newly formed orgy group. There is no doubt that the young fellow can be helped there, the only question is: how to do it charmingly.

Since Mira still has a score to settle with Charlie, after his first time, she arranges to meet up with him, Douglas, and a bunch of fun-loving people. The ensuing loin twirl turns out different from what she had imagined, however.

As varied as the episodes are, they all have one theme in common: Ultimately, they tell a captivating tale of liberation from rigid, confining moral norms. All chapters are meant to entertain, amuse, and - in the best case - stimulate in taboo-free ways, without slipping into crudity.

All light-hearted stories are told in a very revealing, tongue-in-cheek manner and, in passing, offer insights into Vietnamese culture. Without taboos, all episodes explore the sources and dynamics of erotic desire and lure the reader under the spell of an exotic world.

The author of this extensive series of erotic stories has been enjoying Southeast Asia for ten years now. After living in Germany and the U.S. for most of his life, Douglas ventured in the opposite direction in 2010: first, he taught at a community college in the South Seas for three years, before settling in Vietnam. Naturally, all novellas reflect his undying love for young Southeast Asian women.