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Teach Seduction
| Tropes and genres | |
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| Synonym(s) | Teach Sex, Tutoring Sex, Practice Sex |
| Related tropes/genres | Practice Kissing |
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In the Teach Seduction trope, Character A goes to Character B to learn to either 1) seduce unrelated Character C or, 2) simply learn how to Have The Sex because they feel self-conscious about it or similar reasons. Character A and B will enter into a sexual relationship with a focus on "teaching" techniques or ways to seduce someone, going further and further. During this endeavor, Character A obviously falls in love with Character B.
If a Character C was involved, the story can then unravel in angst and miscommunication before it concludes. Or -- more currently -- it can be concluded with all three in a relationship.
Another layer for this trope that is popular also in fandoms with a Love Square element: When Characters A and B have a secret idenity and Character A doesn't know that Character B who they're "learning" from is simultaneously in fact also Character C who they are learning for.
Often, this sexual trope employs sexist gender stereotypes. Character A who goes to learn to have sex is almost always an inexperienced female character, oftentimes characterised with Character Archetypes along the Innocent Wallflower line. Meanwhile, Character B who is sought out as the sex tutor will typically be a male character characterised as an experienced Womanizer and sex guru.
Because of this originally typical story element endorsing sexist stereotypes, the Teach Seduction trope has been a target for Trope Detox versions in the past, where the sexist elements are targeted and consciously subverted.
Fanwork Examples
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- Lust or Love by Sarinileni. 2004–2005, E/NC-17. Lily Evans recruits James Potter to teach her how to have sex after lying to her boyfriend, a Malfoy, about being sexually experienced.
- The Art by ObviouslyObsessed. 2012, E-rated. Inexperienced Usagi Tsukino (here: Serena) goes to ask experienced Mamoru Chiba (here: Darien) to teach her the art of seduction in order to seduce Motoki (here: Andrew).
- Insatiable by PrincessJade. 2008, E-rated. Inexperienced Usagi Tsukino goes to experienced Mamoru Chiba to learn how to seduce Tuxedo Mask.
- The Unintentional Seduction of Chiba Mamoru by FloraOne. 2019, E-rated. Subverted Trope Detox and Love Square version of the Teach Seduction trope in which Usagi Tsukino goes to Mamoru Chiba to learn how to seduce Tuxedo Mask. However, Mamoru is a virgin, has no idea how to do the sex, and frantically hits the books in order to do that.
Archives & Resources
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