Cosplay

I think I understand most of the common costume fantasies, whether they appeal to me or not.

Schoolgirl: innocence, virginity, submission to an authority figure, maybe some spanking for those who like such things. Maid: submissive again, perhaps fodder for an [RC] scene (“If you value your job, Jeanette...”). Policewoman: authority reversed, with some bondage potential. All standard fare at your favorite lingerie/costume shop.

But there’s one I just can’t wrap my mind around: nurse.

For one thing, honestly, when is the last time you saw a nurse in a white dress and stockings with her distinctive nursing-school cap? Forty years ago? (Ok, maybe not many maids wear petticoats these days, but at least in some hotels they’re in dresses.) No, it’s scrubs: pants and a shapeless tunic.

But mainly my puzzlement stems from this: I associate nurses with pain, nausea, doubt, fear, and wanting to be anywhere else. “This will sting a little” — when it’s too late to escape. So tell me, seriously, who gets aroused in these situations? And what is the fantasy basis in the first place? Is it that a woman trained in care-giving will know a secret penis handshake or something?

’Tis a puzzlement.

— Frenulum