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The Stargazing Lodge
Romance & Sensual · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
An astronomy writer visits a remote lodge in the Namibian desert for the darkest skies on earth and is shown the stars by its quiet guide. A warm two-part story of telescopes, cold sand and a very long night.
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“The Stargazing Lodge” is a Romance & Sensual story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 3 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: Darkest Sky. Thea, an astronomy writer, visits a remote lodge in the Namibian desert. Kofi, the guide, switches off every light and tells her to give her eyes twenty minutes.
- Part 2: Shooting Star. A meteor streaks over the desert and Thea and Kofi lie on a blanket under the Milky Way. What starts as a wish ends in a warm room with the shutters open to the stars.
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