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Funs, Buns, Guns
A Vignette
By Maryanne Peters
“I can see that you work out,” he said. “You have some serious upper arm development there.”
She looked him up and down, and made sure that he could see what she was doing. He was the same height as she was, even in her heels, although they were not overly high. He had less skin exposed than she did, in a strapless top that showed off the body that many like her would have been ashamed of, but she could see that he was all muscle underneath.
“Sure, I hit the gym daily, but a lot of it is genetics,” she said. It was her best voice, but it was not as girly as she would have liked. She could see him respond to it, but move to temper his response.
“I think that you have a great body, if a guy is still allowed to say that?”
“I appreciate it,” she said “I have spent a lot of time and money building this body. It is nice to know at least one person thinks it is not wasted.”
He had a quick look at her clothes. The top looked ready for an evening at the club they were both standing in and so did the long flowing blond hair, but she was wearing a pink skirt and a matching jacket was slung over her shoulder. Was it a suit? Perhaps even a Chanel suit with a matching belt. That would be expensive. The long fingernails meant this was a person who might work more with her mind than her hands. There was a story here.
“So, you have had a little work done?” he asked, in what seemed like mock surprise. She could see that he was looking at her breasts.
“Not there. Those are mine,” she said with a smile. “But buy me a drink if you like and I will tell you the whole story.” It was as if she was reading his mind.
She asked for a cocktail, and not one he recognized. It looked short and strong, but she looked like somebody who might even have ordered something non-alcoholic, just to stay in control. He did not feel the same reserve. He ordered Scotch and paid with his card.
“I have always had a body built for strength,” she said, after the first sip. “Like I said – genetics. But I guess that drew me into athletics and sport. I did very well out of it. I am still involved in the same area, but in sports management. It is a tough business; I have had a hard day.
“So, the work that you mentioned was to repair old injuries?” he asked.
“An injury before birth,” she said with a wry smile. “I have had plastic surgery up here – the brow, scalp, nose, cheeks and lips – and down below.” She looked down at her lap as she sat on the barstool, and then she looked up at the ceiling and took another sip.
“Are you saying that you are … you were …?”
“Yes,” she said. “I think that you know I am a transwoman. You are probably thinking that it is a courtesy to pretend otherwise, and … I suppose it is.”
“I think so,” he said. “I didn’t want to assume anything. I have to say that I find you a fascinating person. I really do like the strength that you seem to exude. I find it very exciting. I mean, I am a straight male, and I love dainty women, but there is something about physical strength in a different kind of woman that I find very alluring.”
“There are some things that just seemed too hard to change,” she said. “I am what I am – a woman. I like to say with a pair of funs, buns and guns – a pair of natural breasts from all these years on hormones, a soft but shapely butt down to that and workouts, and a pair of guns that I think of as being … I think, womanly.”
“As far as I am concerned, womanly is what you are,” he said.
“You haven’t told me your name,” she said. “I make it a rule not to have sex with any guy unless I know his name.”
“It’s a very reasonable rule,” he said. “I see no reason to break it. So, why don’t we finish our drinks and go next door to my hotel and swap names.
She threw back her drink and so did he.
He let her walk first so that he could admire her walking in front of him – short skirt, well defined legs, tight round buttocks. He adjusted his own pants to walk more freely.
The End
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© Maryanne Peters 2025
I am getting not much feedback here lately, so I have not been posting vignettes like this, but I did get a good response on another site given the body shape of this lady, so here it is!
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She’s getting the desired response!
I wish I could get that kind of response from my own body!
But then I’m not really a gym person.
Short, but fun. Like all your stories.
Gillian Cairns
I tend not to read the vignettes
They are too short for my taste but I decided to read this one. Since I rarely read them I don't have anything to say. Sorry responses are so low but as I stated hard to comment on what wasn't read. This title drew me in the premise was interesting, I was entertained so I thank you for that.
EllieJo Jayne
I Don't Know Why
Comments are getting sparse here.
This little piece suggested a match of equals!
Comments are important to authors !
I notice a lot of writers here are 'newer' names and there is perhaps a changing of the guard so that those who would normally be here, reading and commenting have busied themselves elsewhere and the 'newer' people on the board are less used to giving critiques?
You KNOW that I love your vignettes, as well as your short stories. I notice a lot of stories at the moment are "Book 7 Chapter 23" and the likes which can be great with a solid storyline and defined characters but its a real talent to be able to tell as story within a couple of thousand words!
I LOVE your work so please keep posting !!
Hugs&Kudos!
Suzi
The Short Story
Suzi, you might be interested in what I wrote on the Message Board over on Fictionmania in relation to what a writer proposed would be shorter fiction of 7500 words - a body swap story (MFC main female character becomes male and MMC female):
"As a writer of short fiction (some might say way too short, or even too short to matter at all) I have an opinion on this.
Firstly, can I just say that for me it is easier to talk about word count rather than pages, that can be any size, paper or font. I am guessing your story is under 7500 words so less than a novelette.
I really enjoy the short story, writing them and reading them. Writing them suits my concise narrative style and reading them doesn't waste the time I value. I will take an anthology on a plane and read a few complete stories rather than take a novel and try to pick up where I left off.
The tradition of the American short story is very rich - Mark Twain, O Henry, Ernest Hemingway etc.
For TG short stories there are narratives (like your story) or "encounters" generally told as conversations. I always think that the best stories are ones that paint the characters by their words and actions within a short period. A description of the MC should not be necessary.
You don't always have to start at the beginning. You don't always have to tell from the MC POV. Mostly importantly, you don't have to have an ending. I often say that I like a short story that ends with a question mark.
I think a good example of my own is "Making a Scene" (link below) where the motives and the "what happens next" are both open to interpretation.
https://www.fictionmania.tv/stories/readhtmlstory.html?story....
Your story ending is perfect. MFC is not necessarily happy for playing with the lives of others, and how MMC ended up pregnant we can only guess. Perhaps there is a loving baby-daddy out there?
For me literature is about evoking emotions. Words are powerful, and we can be touched by only a few. Hemingway was challenged and wrote a six word short story, so here it is: "For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn". We can only guess at the tragedy behind this story, but it moves us."
Maryanne
I have never found female body builders attractive……
But that is because so many of them look way to masculine. Having said that, I see absolutely nothing wrong or unattractive about a female athlete, or a strong woman who is in good condition. A woman can have an athletic body, well defined musculature, and be strong without sacrificing her feminine curves - and that is very attractive. It is something which I have always admired, and which I have always striven to achieve in my own body.
This was a very nice little vignette. To your point, noted in your parting comment at the end, I usually look for longer stories. Short stories can be very good, but they are often over too fast for me - they just don’t last long enough. But then, that is the nature of the genre by definition - to be short. Hence why I usually look for something longer, a serial or a full-length novel; something which will keep me entertained for a week or so.
This in no way detracts from the quality of your work, rather it is simply a comment on the quantity of words. As the old saying in warfare goes, quantity has a quality all it’s own. Hence the point behind cannon fodder and massed attacks; even untrained troops can defeat a well trained force if there are enough of them, simply by wearing out the defenders or using up all of their ammo. It is a horrible fact, but a realism nonetheless.
The same applies to writing - a longer story may not be as well written, but it will still attract those looking for a novel. Kind of like sex. Which is better? A hot and sweaty quickie? Or a long, slow screw? Perhaps both have their distinct attraction and time in life.
I do in fact love your work………
I just wish it lasted longer.
D. Eden
“Hier stehe ich; ich kann nicht anders. Gott helfe mir.”
Dum Vivimus, Vivamus
The Short Story
When you feel like something hot and sweaty, I am your girl.
But just for clarity, I think that is my vignettes - for a momentary pleasure like this one, that I hope leave most with a smile.
But more of the stories I post here are longer - around 3,000 words. Still, that is the length of a chapter in many novels.
For me a good screw length.
Sex for the length of a whole novel might get awkward?
Maryanne
About short stories
I have read many of your stories here and on FM. The short story with a picture showing inspiration is a very familiar format. I do enjoy both the very short, and the occasional longer effort I've found. I am sorry I didn't do more comments, as it is the least I could do, but I will find myself bingeing on them one after another and I find it hard to leave a comment after that. I find which ever format you use the story is worth my time.
Time is the longest distance to your destination.