"Is this what you want? he asked, and I said yes, so..."

January 17, 2015 8:50 PM

He Took His Skin Off For Me. "The story of a man who takes his skin off for his girlfriend, and why it probably wasn't the best idea..." Based on the short story by Maria Hummer.

Maria Hummer reads her original short story - 'He Took His Skin Off For Me'

Behind the Scenes of 'He Took His Skin Off For Me'

posted by homunculus (13 comments total)

Frank Cotton says he got it all backwards.
posted by lagomorphius at 8:56 PM on January 17, 2015 [3 favorites]

He Noped His Nope Off For Nope.
posted by univac at 9:15 PM on January 17, 2015 [17 favorites]

Is this that 'body horror' to which y'all sometimes refer?
posted by The Legit Republic of Blanketsburg at 9:33 PM on January 17, 2015 [2 favorites]

Come back, Clive Barker, all is forgiven*.

* No, it's not.
posted by nfalkner at 9:37 PM on January 17, 2015

Given that "skin" can be slang for condom, this reading veers from horror to mundane.
posted by clvrmnky at 5:22 AM on January 18, 2015 [1 favorite]

Slip me some skin, brother.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 7:12 AM on January 18, 2015 [1 favorite]

Girlfriend asked me to take off skin. Concerned about infection risks. Can this relationship be saved?

posted by coldandsensitive to Human Relations at 12:02 PM - 3 answers (3 new) +
posted by leotrotsky at 8:47 AM on January 18, 2015 [8 favorites]

This kind of broke my brain for a second. I'm horrified, and yet I can't wait to see it.
posted by stubbehtail at 10:30 AM on January 18, 2015

So... in general living with a bloke tends to involve women having to clean up all the things?
posted by glasseyes at 1:08 PM on January 18, 2015 [1 favorite]

This was amazing. Creepy and surreal and melancholy and terrifying and weird and beautiful. Also, gross. Thanks for posting!
posted by divined by radio at 1:18 PM on January 18, 2015

Obviously this couple don't have any cats.
posted by turbid dahlia at 1:36 PM on January 18, 2015

We have such sights to show you.
posted by ostranenie at 2:45 PM on January 18, 2015

> Girlfriend asked me to take off skin

DTMFA.
posted by ostranenie at 2:46 PM on January 18, 2015 [2 favorites]