I am 42 and still having periods, but I am experiencing some signs of menopause - the hair is almost fully grey and I have even less tolerance left with heat than the little I ever used to have. I’m from a Nordic country and thus not used to heat waves or high temperatures and this summer I will travel to US to much more warmer environment.
 
Even though I don’t yet have night sweat or hot flashes, any temperature over 70 F (21 C) degrees makes me super uncomfortable. It has been like this my whole life - I feel like my body is slowly shutting itself down when it’s too hot. During the summer I am participating on a sitting retreat for a week (outside, in a tent) and I assume that the temperature can go as high as 95-100 F (35-37 C). I have no idea how to cope. Any advice, any help, any guide or tips?
 
I’m sorry this sounds so whiny! I’m just hoping that I could find some kind of tools and guidance to ease myself. The heat makes me itchy, I already have rash (allergic/atopic eczema and dry and sensitive skin) and sweat makes it so much worse. Are those small air fans good? I think I saw years back some kind of scarf you could put in the freezer beforehand, has anyone any experience of those? Maybe I could just sit with ice packs against the neck, under the arms, and in the groin area…
 
And then there is the stink. I think I have started to smell bad. It’s not happening every day, but I assume it could be nonenal, and I was curious if you fellow wonderful women here would have some experience with persimmon soap/products? Before last year I never used to have much body odor and didn’t even need deodorant most of the time. Now I use deodorant daily in fear of maybe smelling bad. My kids and husband have assured that I don’t smell bad, but I still can smell myself. Especially under the breasts and on the groin there is this new scent I definitely didn’t have couple of years ago. I shower every day (which is not good for dry and allergic skin) and always have clean clothes, but this is causing me a lot of stress. I have been using glycolic acid (from The Ordinary) and it is helping little, mostly with armpits. But it’s not taking away all the smell from the groin area and under boobs - maybe because I don’t put deodorant to those areas. Any tips for this embarrassing problem?
 
Thank you for any kind of help!

My 1.8 year old dog got neutered four days ago. We have him in a recovery onesie and it’s like without the onesie on he doesn’t like to have his groin area exposed and is uncomfortable. We checked in with the vet because there was some redness and inflammation however, all seems to be healing up well. Our issue is that when we take him outside to go pee, he will get jolts of energy run for like three seconds like he’s uncomfortable and then scoot and try to get his groin to the ground to try to scratch it with the friction against the ground. it’s like without the onesie on he doesn’t like to have his groin area exposed and is uncomfortable. We tried the doughnut and the e-collar but neither work. He has a really long snout so he always manages to get to his groin area and lick it. The recovery onesie is the only way that we can keep that area protected. It seems like walking is really hard for him more so because of the itchiness and irritation.

Recently I've felt a lump on my groin area im certain its because of a rash that's been going on and I know I don't have a sexual disease but just in case I want to get it checked because of cancer I am how ever very nervous booking an appointment because im a trans female with a penis ext i have had one experience with a doctor a couple of months back to check my breast for a lump she then said "i am supposed to ask girls if they want me to check down below as well just in case but I don't know if you want that." her voice seemed nervous and I said no then she said "oh thank god" now im to scared to go for a check up :(

TLDR: Received a conflicting hernia diagnosis, two surgeons at Shouldice believe I do not have a hernia because there is no palpable bump/lump, ultrasound result and local surgeon believe I do have a hernia. I'm now very confused.
Felt something wrong in lower right groin area, GP wasn't sure what it was, sent me for ultrasound, then I received diagnosis of a hernia. Travelled to Shouldice, two surgeons examined me and both determined I don't have a hernia, but rather most likely groin strain - which I kind of bought into because it occurred after a few days straight of golfing and my hip/groin area had shown sensitivity in past after golfing. Was finally able to talk to local surgeon (no examination) said they there's likely a hernia because it was on the ultrasound image. There's no lump or bump, but something feels 'loose and out of place' for lack of a better description (pain not too bad but dull ache and sharp pain in some positions/movements). Feeling confused with different medical professionals providing different diagnosis and trusting different exams. (Note: not asking for further diagnosis - just wanted to tell story and hear if other's had similar experience.)
But has anyone gone through a similar experience of conflicting diagnosis?

I received my 1st dose 9/22. Almost immediate (within 20 minutes after receiving shot) normal effects such as nasal drip, metallic taste, felt a little high and grumpy. A few days later started the arm and leg muscle weakness. Started upper chest soreness. Which I can only describe as "feeling bruised".
When I received my 1st dose I was 1 yr almost exactly to the date post covid. Had blood clot in RL lung & double pneumonia. Three weeks prior to received 1st dose I tested + for antibodies. On 9/28 while relaxing in bed without notice I suddenly started feeling like I was going to passed out. I sat at the end of my bed where it continued as my body kept feeling like I was passing out. There was no blackout or dizziness I went straight into passing out.
It wouldn't stop. I had to call ambulance. ER ruled out heart attack. Since 11/2 I have had 3 similar episodes and now as of yesterday I had a small episode. When this happens my body feels like it's draining circulation, I get warm circles all over body, lower back, arm pits, legs, groin area. After this happens my body gets extremely tired and weak. My arms get shaky. I have had extensive testing done. Seen just about every doctor including ENT. Not one has an explanation of what is happening. According to my doctors I was in perfect health at my physical in May of 2021. I'm just sharing my story in hopes that I can get answers and hopefully help someone who is struggling after getting pzfier vaccine.

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Every now and then my hip feels like it came out and I can ‘click it back in’ if that makes sense. Around 2 weeks ago I done something to my right hip groin area just by taking a step and I could barely walk for the next two days. Now 2 weeks later I am still in pain and the pain is worse at night and goes from my hip to whole thigh. Doctor thought I could be subluxation or undiagnosed hip dysplasia or at the very least a hip flexor strain. I have since had an x ray and an ultrasound of the hip but they show no problems and all look normal. Although I am very happy that the imaging is normal, I don’t know the source of my pain and live in fear that it will become chronic.
Physiotherapist and doctor believe I am hypermobile. Doctor is saying probably subluxation but there is nothing in the imaging to suggest that. I am loosing sleep over this, has anyone experienced something like this?

Every now and then my hip feels like it came out and I can ‘click it back in’ if that makes sense. Around 2 weeks ago I done something to my right hip groin area just by taking a step and I could barely walk for the next two days. Now 2 weeks later I am still in pain and the pain is worse at night and goes from my hip to whole thigh. Doctor thought I could be subluxation or undiagnosed hip dysplasia or at the very least a hip flexor strain. I have since had an x ray and an ultrasound of the hip but they show no problems and all look normal. Although I am very happy that the imaging is normal, I don’t know the source of my pain and live in fear that it will become chronic.
Physiotherapist and doctor believe I am hypermobile. Doctor is saying probably subluxation but there is nothing in the imaging to suggest that. I am loosing sleep over this, has anyone experienced something like this?

25F, no medications except the combined oral contraceptive.
I’ve been running casually for about 4 years but for the past week or so I’ve had to stop minutes in because I’ve gotten a pain in my right abdomen. At first I put it down to being a side stitch but I think the pain is a bit different to that, a little more of a dull pain than the shooting pain of a side stitch. I don’t feel any pain apart from when I start running, and I do also regularly lift weights at the gym and get no issues there.
I got a little concerned that I may have a sports hernia from either lifting or running, and felt around the groin area for a lump and ended up noticing that I could feel what must be an inguinal lymph node. It’s very small, fairly hard (at least enough to be noticeable) and not painful. I can only feel it when pressing into the groin area.
I’m feeling a little confused and unsure if I should see a doctor or not as the internet is a bit conflicting regarding whether it’s normal to feel a lymph node like this. Could the swollen lymph node be a symptom of some sort of hernia (likely a sports hernia as I can’t feel any lump) or is this completely unrelated? What should I do, if anything?

After Luds comment on his last stream I did a quick Reddit search and found this post from 9yrs ago in sex by U/LudwigAhgren
Note: It was a funny read and definitely in his charming grammar style.
Note 2: Some of things do not work anymore but, a few still do.
“The Ultimate Guide to Shaving Your Pubes for Beginners (Men)
If you have a bush like Brillo^© , or just want to trim up the forrest so others can pass safely, you're in the right place.
I split groin hair into 5 different groups. Below I have listed the difficulty of each area as well as what kind of shave each area shall receive.
This is what we want the end product to look like. (His pubes look like the mustache of almighty Zeus himself!)

Pubic Hair	Ball Hair	Taint/Gooch Hair	High Thigh Hair	Shaft Hair
Easiest to shave. Needs to be trimmed down (No new-born baby penis look)	Scariest/Most Difficult to shave. This will be a clean shave.	Moderate difficulty. Up to shaver, but I prefer a clean shave.	Easy to shave. This will be a clean shave.	Nicks can happen here easily. This will be a clean shave.

Tools Needed: Shaving cream (MUST - Practice before which shaving cream works best! Sometimes Conditioner can work better),
electric razor (The side that pops out I will refer to as buzzer and the side with the guard I will refer to as electric razor from here on out)
A Women’s! shaving razor (women’s razors have a much higher guard and will protect better than one for men.
 
*PLEASE BE PREPARED!* I mean it’s your balls we’re talking about here…
 
Step 1: The first step will be to shave the pubic hair. Depending on how much hair is down there, you have the option to go at it with scissors like a harbor before throwing the buzzer down there. If you have an average amount (2”>x) then go at it with the buzzer. Hover your family jewels over the toilet, you may even choose to sit like a cool substitute teacher. Brush the square side of the buzzer backwards across your pubes vertically. It may seem as if it isn’t doing anything but trust me you’re losing hair faster than LeBraun James. Continue this until you deem it short enough, I like my pubes around 1/2”.
Note Make sure the pubes length is even throughout, focusing on areas that with longer hair to insure optimum symmetry, bitches love symmetry. Use a mirror!
 
Step 2: Now you’ll want to ‘square’ out your hair and completely shave off any outliers around your pubes. Perhaps you have a leaky happy trail? Or maybe your pubes are ‘fading’ in. Either way you’ll want this instead of this (not penis don’t fret) Use a mirror to make sure it’s not lopsided.
 
Step 3: Here we are going to tackle that upper thigh hair that encompasses the whole male crotch area. Now get all nakey if you aren’t already and hop in that shower. Make sure the water is warm because you’re going to be in there for a while. Whip out you’re shaving cream of choice, I use this because it makes the blade glide across my nuts (phrase of the day!). To be fair I am more metrosexual than most gay men. Anyway(!) lather that shaving cream on to you’re upper thigh, above the pubes and right around the taint (make sure the water isn’t washing it all away) and start shaving those areas. The shaving razor will insure that these areas are hair-free.
Note Make sure the blade follows the surface of the skin. You want max blade to skin contact.
 
Step 4: Here’s my favorite part. Shaving the shaft. Why is it my favorite? It adds an inch to your perceived dick length (now your dick will look like it’s an inch long^rekt. Extend your dick by pulling out your head. It will give a similar surface on the base of the dick to an erect penis. Now with the shaving cream and razor, shave the front part of the base, while always making sure the base is flat. Then do each side, trying your best to make the area being shaved flat. A flat area not only allows the razor to get more hair, it also prevents little nicks that can occur. I’ll refer back to Davidfor how far down the base you should shave.
Note If you look at the pic of David, you’ll notice he shaved the area to the right and left of his penis. That is totally you’re call, I have no opinion I find both to by stylish in their own penis way.
 
Step 5: The balls. AKA Holyshitiamsoscarediamgoingtochopmynutsoff. You may be tempted to skip this part, but trust me, hairy balls do not look good when the rest has been shaved. If you start this, you must to finish it. You are the chosen one. You are supposed to bring balance to your pubes, not leave them in darkness! Do it for the (potential) children.
Back to the balls. We’re going to first start with the outside balls. To do this get in your best captain stance which creates a nice U shape between your thigh and outer left/right ball. This is the kind of U Brett Farve has been talking about. Now, using that handy shaving cream and razor, this should be quite easy. Gently go up that are and always going along the grain. Don’t switch up directions here, that’s too ballsy.
After that’s done we’re going to drift away from the pubes for just a bit. Throw some shaving cream on the taint (this is the area that prevents you from shitting on your balls) and you’ll want to shave from your asshole to the base of your balls. Always going in that direction. IMPORTANT If you touch your taint (ew you’re gross) you’ll notice there is a line. Kind of feels like hair running from your asshole to your balls. It’s actually a vein that controls your orgasms. DO NOT SHAVE ON THIS VEIN Shave to the left and right of it. Don’t go directly on it. I don’t think anything will happen if you do… but better safe than orgasmless.
 
Step 6: Back to the balls and the last part of the shaving in the shower. This part is difficult and to be honest I’m not sure of the best way to approach this. Balls are weird and that they have no fucking shape and 2 million wrinkles. I like to first take my electric razor and use the buzzer part of it. Then I just air swipe my balls getting all the hair about 1/4” short. Then I take the shaving cream and focus on specific parts squeezing my balls to get maximum surface area. This seems to work out for me, but keeping it 1/4 of an inch isn’t that big of a deal. Hair that short is difficult to notice and ladies/men will still suck your nuts.
Note Loosen up before shaving your balls. Take deep breaths and relax. Make sure your asshole isn’t clenched because that raises your balls. And if you’re down there shaving with a clenched asshole, and for any reason your asshole unclenches, you’re balls will drop (again) and hell will break loose. It is better to shave them while they are low and have them clench upwards.
 
Step 7: Clean up all the pubes off of your body. This is no simple task. Water is an adhesive so you’ll have to detach the shower head and put that all up in your business. I like to turn on the bath and use that heavy rush of water to cleanse my body of those clingy cutoff pubes. Hop out the shower, dry off and look at your masterpiece Michelangelo. But you are not done yet!
 
Step 8: Similar to barbers, you will have missed a few hair and you’ll probably have a few 2 inch hairs amongst you’re gently coiffed pubes. Grab a pair of nail scissors or whatever tool you prefer and chop those suckers off. The majority will be on your balls. A fun thing I like to do that is totally fucking weird, is pulling long pubes on my balls and plucking them off. It is surprisingly easy to do so because of the loose ball skin. Don’t yank it out like a band-aid though or you’ll need a band-aid (Ha Ha.. I’m not funny)
 
Voila, you’re done. Get some aftershave on those freshly shaven balls to disinfect your nicks and make those meaty knockers smell like a man. Congratulations and I hope I was of some help!
 
Edit 1: Let't talk about asshole hair, (what a great conversation start^{furiouslyjotsdown)} that area can be shaved and it can look/feel good! But personally, I like to keep my Brown Eye of Sauron to myself. No traveller has dared venture down so I feel no need to shave.
Edit 2: One of my ball shaving colleagues has alerted me that the 'taint vein' is actually, "[A] scar, from where the skin fuses before birth and is called the perineal raphe." (Google it for some nice visuals)
 
Thank you all for the great response! Being on the front page of sex is something all my future employers will be impressed by. I recently shaved and I seriously mistook my junk for King David's jewels (obviously he is miles bigger) and I thought I'd right down exactly what I did.”

22 M, usually healthy, 1.80 and 81 kg, not smoking/drinking.
I've had recurring headaches lately, and wasn't able to get a hold of my doctor, so I've just taken some paracetamol, these headaches usually occur after long days of work or after commuting (known issue in family) or sometimes just happen. In the last month I've probably taken 1g every 3 days, and from looking online it seems like there are no downsides but we don't fully know how it works so there might be long term effects we don't know about. What would you suggest I do about the frequent use of paracetamol I'm taking, or about these headaches? (The headaches are almost always in the same area, above my left eye and below the hairline, and it's like a pulsating feeling, which gives me trouble on focusing on work in light cases or in bad cases being unable to move from bed or open my eyes due to sensitivity to light and sound)
also what would you suggest I do when I feel a headache coming, should I let it base in and then take the pill? or should I take the pill as soon as possible?

I have had HS since I was a teenager, but very mildly. It was usually one spot, that would get very big but would disappear and heal on its own. Then I went in remission for a good 5-7 years. It came back last october with a spot in my groin. At first I wasn't worried, just sad that it came back after such a long time. But it never fully went away, it came back again and again - just a slightly different area in my groin. About three months ago it didn't go away at all. It progressed from one spot to five (6 weeks ago). It was agony. I kept hoping it would go away after some time, but it only kept growing and three different spots started to connect.
Six days ago I, again, couldn't sleep and it was that night I found this subreddit. I started using some of your tips: every morning I wash with Dr. Bronner soap, I use some glycolic acid afterwards and I have started taking Vitamine D and Zinc. In six days they have all drained and nearly disappeared (two of the bigger spots left). I am so beyond grateful for this subreddit.
I do have a question. The area itself is still ared and bit warm. Not particularly hot or itchy. Is this normal? In the past when the spot would be gone, it was gone. Do you have any tips to prevent or minimise scarring?

I have stage 2 HS in the nape of my neck. Went through years of inflammation, flares, ER visits for lancing and draining, breathe rinse repeat. Went undiagnosed through all those years until an ER doc saw HS and recommended me to a specialty clinic. Failed by several different dermatologists, infectious disease doctor and my primary care doctor all for it to be found by an ER doc.
July 2023 My specialist got me on Humira immediately after my first appt. and I’ve been out of the ER since. Flares have reduced by like 85% and severity reduced by like 95%. In the past couple of months, I have gotten one bump each on both sides of my groin and several bouts of inflammation in my neck, the real problem area. I went to my hairstylist a month ago and he asked for permission to use the electric razor without a guard on my neck to clean up my hair.. against better judgement I said okay and here we go.. felt a NEW bump right where he used the razor and have been slowly more inflamed since. Now in a full flare. It’s been so long since experiencing this type of pain that I had almost forgot what it felt like. I’m so depressed and hope I die in my sleep. Even worse, I have so many fun plans this weekend that I’ve been looking forward to for months.
Doing everything I can for pain management and to encourage natural draining. Will go to specialist on Thursday for a steroid injection and praying that the steroid will help instead of further angering the area. I guess the Humira is finally bottoming out and I should just be grateful for almost a year of significant remission. I’m so over it. People don’t understand how strong we have to be to show up to plans and commitments during a flare. I want to cry and isolate.

Hi,
I can't see a doctor right now and would like to treat my folliculitis in my groin area, how do you treat it without causing resistance? I tried waiting for a few days doing nothing but its still bothering me

Last flare was about a decade ago. I only have 1 tunnel on my groin. Before, it was fairly small and will go away after a week. But just last week, it came back and way worst. Before, it only needed to be drained once and it will go away. But currently been draining it every day non stop. Not taking any antibiotics, just cleaning the area. I dont have any change in diet or lifestyle. Im just confused how it came back and how is it much worst than before 😢

TL;DR - I caught the common cold & woke up with severe nerve pain radiating from my low back down my legs to my foot. What could be the possible cause?
27F. Generally healthy - walks 3mi a day when not in pain. 12 y/o Right Shoulder Injury (Volleyball) - Winging Scapula, Bursitis and Snapping Tendon. Mild Scoliosis. Chronic Back pain. Chronic Joint Pain - full body with an unidentified cause.
I caught the common cold, the next day I woke up with severe sciatica pain. I have had to miss numerous days of work and have been seeing a PT who has been helping. But I am curious - what could be the underlying cause?
The sciatic nerve pain starts in my low back > glute > hamstring > calf to foot. After a while it transitions to my other leg & the fronts of my legs - including my groin area. It starts as numbness, then tingling, then pinpricks, then it feels like sitting on a pile of hot embers. Sitting, standing and laying are all extremely uncomfortable after 10 minutes.
I have been struggling with chronic joint pain that comes and goes for 4 years now. Through that - my doctor and I think there’s something happening as an overactive immune response. We don’t know why - tests are all normal. It seems to get really bad when I am sick, and this time I woke up feeling all stiff and with sciatic nerve pain. I have never had this before but it is very painful. It has been 3 weeks of severe pain and I cannot help but think the sciatica pain to joint pain & stiffness both coming on the day I got sick are linked in some way.
Is it possible that if I do have an underlying undiagnosed autoimmune issue, that my spine could become inflamed or flare up when sick, causing sciatic nerve pain? If so, what are the things I should be asking my doctor to test me for?
I want to prevent this from ever happening again so I can live my life without this much pain. I often travel for work and I would be in a bad spot if this happened when I was away from home.

I got a new DL due to moving to Texas and my temporary ID wasn’t accepted, therefore my Pre-Check was not authorized and I went through a pretty intense screening. I unfortunately did not think to bring my passport. All my other forms of ID (work badge with photo, etc.) were not accepted.
Am I going to have to go through the same screening process again on my return flight? Or does that screening clear me temporarily?
I’m glad the TSA is thorough to help keep us safe. That said, nothing flagged on the scan, but after swabbing all of my items in my backpack and suitcase a bose speaker in my backpack did not pass the swab test and I got patted down. I don’t blame the worker, but it made me sick to my stomach; especially since I already went through the scanner it seemed excessive. Again, I don’t blame the worker. Just not something I’d like to experience twice in the same week before memory loss kicks in 😂
Also, how are they going to check my groin like that and then miss the bottoms of my feet and not check my beard?! Doesn’t make sense to not be fully thorough in areas that aren’t sensitive.

I am 56. May 22 will mark 3 months post op. Had my right hip replaced and my leg lengthened. I had a disease when I was 6 years old called Perthes Disease and had it operated on 3 times in about a year, maybe a little more than a year. I lost half the size of my ball joint, so because of that, my right leg was an inch shorter than my left. And over the years, because of that, my spine curved about 10 degrees and I lost all flexibility in my right groin. I was never able to cross my right leg and rest it on my left thigh/knee area. And due to how my ball joint was fused into the socket, my right foot pointed way to the right. My right leg was sort of turned outward.
So, the hope was to rectify those issues when I got my hip replaced finally. I've needed this done since I was 27. But I was told to wait it out until I got older, so I'd only have to do it once. So I dealt with a lot of pain over the years. And also being a rec. hockey player and golfer, I pretty much had to stop playing both. Golf I was able to get back into a little bit, but hockey was over. My back just wouldn't let me skate anymore.
So, here I am 3 months post op. My back is in brutal shape for one. It is super wonky. I had to drive yesterday for 6 hours and the last half hour I was in brutal pain because my right groin just didn't like how I held my leg in one place for that long. It was 3 hours there and 3 hours back, with a rest period of about 4 hours in between drives. My thigh muscle where it attaches at the pelvis is super tight and I limp because of it. And overall strength in both legs is extremely low. If I bend down to pet one of my cats or pick something up, for one, bending over is a mega chore and for two, getting back up is a huge struggle.
The doc says 6-9 months to full recovery. But it seems nothing has changed. My back and groin are in the same state they were in before the surgery. But now I have less strength in my legs and my muscles and tendons, ligaments etc, are all seemingly worse off than before.
Am I just being impatient? Or are my issues all normal and in 6-9 months things will be better?

I know a lot of us struggle with HS flares in our thighs and groin area and the hot weather can make it even worse. One thing that has worked for me is using baby powder! It keeps the area dry and I personally feel it helps with the friction.
Does anyone else have some tips for the upcoming hot weather?

Sanae was sitting on the Moriya Shrine's steps, reminiscing. She missed dreadfully all threesomes she used to have with Kanako and Suwako, but since she had grown breasts and pubic hair they didn't seem interested anymore. "Maybe I should buy a razor from Rinnosuke..." she sighed.
Suddenly, Kanako walked out of the shrine, massive tits bouncing with purpose. "Sanae! I have an assignment for you!"
"Kanako-sama!" Sanae hurriedly pulled her hand away from her crotch. "What do you want me to do?"
"I want you to go to the outside world in the past and kill Hitler before he becomes dictator of Germany."
"Okay!" Sanae saluted her goddess and flew away from Youkai Mountain.
Kanako sighed, watching her shrine maiden depart. "Why did she have to grow up? That ass is just too big."
After about five minutes, Sanae realized two things. First off, she had forgotten to pack any tampons. This was a bit of a problem, considering that she had just hit her period and was leaking menstrual blood all over Gensokyo. She imagined the shocked faces of villagers when the red, gobbety splatters hit them, and licked her lips. Secondly, she had no idea on how to go back in time. The dilemma bothered her for about seven hours, during which time she munched on random mushrooms she found in the Forest of Magic. Watching Alice masturbate, however, she suddenly knew what she had to do. The dollmaker's moaning of "Sakuyaaaaa... Sakuyaaaa" while she fucked a life-sized maid doll made Sanae realize that elegant Izayoi was the one person who could help her. Sanae threw up the mushrooms, dismissing the dancing onions about her vision, and made off for the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
The sun peeked gently over the horizon, illuminating the calm waters of the Misty Lake. Fairies danced happily and played on the shores. Remilia walked Sakuya around on a leash.
Sanae alighted gently on the Scarlet Devil Mansion's front lawn. Hong Meiling started to approach her, a cheesy kung fu movie line forming in her throat. Her mistress, however, waved a hand, and Hong Meiling stood back. "Hello there, delicious Sanae-san~," purred the little vampire. "Won't you stay for breakfast?" Sanae suddenly realized how distracting her swollen love lips' discharge was, and crossed her legs hurriedly. "Um, well, I just wanted to ask a favor from Sakuya-" "If you let me have a little taste, I'll make her do anything you want." Remilia was drooling already. The menstrual blood of a living god was even better than a virgin's.
What had at first seemed a problem was now an advantage. "Of--of course!" Sanae giggled nervously, sitting down cross-legged. Remilia's nostrils flared violently, but her tone suddenly shifted. She whipped Sakuya's bare, gleaming ass with a cat o' nine tails. "Sakuya! Make me some tea immediately." "Arf arf!" The maid scampered off on all fours. A milisecond later, she returned, clutching an antique china cup with murky liquid in between her perfect teeth, and offered it to her mistress. Remilia placed it on the ground, and crooned "Sanae-san, please squat over the cup." Sanae did as she was told, and let a trickle of her sublime sanguinary slobber stream into the steaming tea. "That's enough," Remilia moaned, as she poured the tea over herself, letting a little into her mouth. "Sakuya, lick it off." The maid's tongue ravished the little vampiress, who moaned in ecstasy. "Ungh.... Sakuya, do whatever Sanae-san desires. And don't bark at her." Sakuya immediately stood up and bowed.
Sanae, mildly bewildered by the fetishistic antics before her, had been staring off into space. "Oh! Yes! I would like you to send me to the year 1904!" "As you wish."
The world melted around Sanae for a moment, and she passed out.
When Sanae woke up, she was at the Scarlet Devil Mansion. The sun had just risen, the fairies were frolicking in the air, and Remilia was still walking Sakuya around on a leash. "Wow, things really don't change in Gensokyo," she remarked.
Sanae flew off to the Hakurei Shrine to ask the miko there to let her into the outside world. When she walked through the torii, though, she did not find Reimu Hakurei. Instead, she found a MILF.
"How may I help you?" asked the sultry, curvacous miko, her bare hips jutting out of her modified hakama and her massive breasts hanging out the sides of her shirt. The Hakurei miko furrowed her brow when she looked closer at Sanae, and asked "Are you a shrine maiden?" "Yes! I am a shrine maiden from the future," Sanae responded cheerfully, wiping the drool away from her mouth with the detached miko sleeve that gave her away. "Will you let me through the Hakurei Border?" "Yes, that is my duty." The Hakurei Miko shrugged, then bowed, showing off cleavage that could have held Makai. She parted the border like the goatse man did his ass.
Sanae flew through the gap in the shimmering border. Her journey across the world mystified people across Eurasia, causing some to herald the apocalypse. Only one of the doomsayers were perceptive enough to connect the rain of blood with the virtuous girl in the sky; he went on to write a book that was banned in 45 countries describing how the Book of Revelations was just a manifestation of John's repressed fear of his sister's vagina. The book would have won a Nobel Prize, if it hadn't simultaneously offended and aroused all of the judges.
Sanae landed in Adolf Hitler's backyard after about 13 hours of flying. Covered in bugs and blood, she passed out on the lawn. Her last thoughts before falling asleep were "Wasn't I supposed to kill somebody? I can't remember who..." Her green eyelashes fluttered one last time, and her nubile frame slumped into the grass.
Adolf Hitler was going to pretend to be dead again. He had taken up this habit after his father had sent him to technical school, instead of art school, but so far the method of protest hadn't had any effect. Sighing, the 15 year old boy walked out into the backyard, noose in hand. Before his eyes, however, had appeared an incredible sight: a girl!
Not only was this the first female his own age Hitler had seen in months, this one had green hair and bizarre clothes. "What... who is this?" he asked himself in wonderment. He marveled at her perfect, exotic form. "This is... a goddess! I have to take care of her!" Displaying wonderfully German masculine instinct, Hitler picked up Sanae with no effort at all and took her into his house. He didn't even wrinkle his nose at her stench, which was now resembling that of a graveyard. Instead, he pressed his nose to her, and breathed in deeply. "So delicious..."
The goddess' eyes slid open, displaying lovely spring green irises. "Doku... atashi wa?" she asked sleepily. "Ack!" She pushed herself out of Hitler's manly arms, and started to run away. "No! Don't go, my goddess!" he shouted at her in German. Sanae stopped. "Goddess, did you say?" she asked in perfect German. As a child, Sanae had idolized Asuka Langley Souryu from Neon Genesis Evangelion, and had learned German to better emulate her. Sanae even insulted a local boy, then pretended to be comatose while he masturbated over her. He was mostly okay with the arrangement, since he had humiliation fetish. He didn't really like having to wear his mom's flesh and fight monsters, though.
"Yes! A goddess sent from the heavens to heal mankind!" Adolf's brown eyes glittered with the glory of it all. "You are the most beautiful thing on this entire earth," he spoke fervently. Sanae immediately pressed her body against him. Finally, she was the goddess! Not just a living god, not just a shrine maiden, but a true goddess! Fuck Kanako's desires, she thought to herself. What about me?? Delirious with the glory of finally being a goddess, she started ripping off her clothes. "You will be my greatest disciple!" She praised this boy, and immediately began to grind her slippery, bloody love-spot against his rock hard paintbrush.
With great speed, she undressed Adolf Hitler, whose body was rippling with muscles from hours spent painting landscapes. Sanae pushed him down to the floor and shoved his 12 inch long, veiny groinstick into her seething, stinking vagina. "I am unworthy of such a wonderful goddess," he moaned. "You are the most worthy out of any being on earth," she countered, impressed by his glistening form and unflinching adoration. She held down his arms with her divine power and rode him like a magnificent stallion. Sanae's moans and screams could be heard throughout the entire continent, toppling great cities, while her stench caused every person within 1000 miles to drop unconscious. Hitler's family and house was blown away by the power of their fucking, which lasted for seven days and seven nights. Every five minutes they came simultaneously in an eruption of ecstasy. Soon they were floating in a lake of fuckfluid, embracing each other even more. They did every position, from the cowgirl they started with to fisting to the inverted Mormon. Their clothes and Sanae's hymen lay in tatters, having been used for all sorts of purposes.
But, Hitler, devoted as he was, was only human; so Sanae called upon the gods to make him divine. Hitler grew a massive, manly beard, and his dick became a pulsating fire hydrant. It was the finest wang in all of Germany, or indeed in all the world; and Sanae was immensely satisfied with it. So satisfied, in fact, that she fucked him for another week, during which the world wept in ectasy as it engaged in a billion-strong orgy.
Meanwhile, in the Suwa region of Japan, two goddesses were very concerned. First off, they were inexplicably fucking, when before they had been rivals. Secondly, a living goddess heretofore unknown was calling upon them to cause this bizarre sexual happening. They didn't recall lending any power to her; yet, here they were, scissoring like a sorority in Santa Cruz.
"Kanako," Suwako moaned, "do you remember anybody like this?" "No, Suwako," after which Kanako orgasmed for the 653rd time. "Aaaaaaaaaaaahgngngh. We should probably stop her before everybody, hah, dies of exhaustion," she said while Suwako started sucking on her engorged clitoris. For a couple minutes, the conversation stopped ike that, since it was difficult for Suwako to talk while servicing Kanako's orgasmo-tumor, and after that they did 69 for a joyous hour.
"We... need to go to Germany...." Suwako gasped out between orgasms, though her wandering hands seemed to have different ideas. Kanako only nodded, doing nothing to stop Suwako's tiny child's hand from entering her anus. They flew to Germany, copulatingly furiously the entire time. It took a month for them to reach Germany, because they kept stopping to participate in the orgies going on below. Flying over Siberia helped a bit, but populated areas near Hitler's home took up weeks. During this time, over half of the world's population had died joyously, while the rest kept fucking the corpses. It was mayhem.
When they finally arrived, Sanae and Hitler were swimming around in the lake formed of their blood, shit, piss, and cum. The fluid bathed them and entered every orifice, lubricating them for each bizarre activity they attempted next. "You! Living god!" shouted Kanako, her hands caressing Suwako's petite lips. "Stop doing this immediately! It is not a joyous act of love, but carnal sin!" Sanae and Hitler swam over, and began to start a fourway. What little resolve to end the incident that Suwako and Kanako had worked up melted at the feeling of Hitler's enormous girth entering them and filling them with his semen. They fucked and fucked, and the world burned.
THE END