History Main / SupermodelStrut

* ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'': Oddly enough, the fairly non-human looking Ninja enemies. While its difficult to notice during gameplay, the Ninja enemy and its variants walk by placing one foot in front of the other, and sway their hips to boot.

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* ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'': Oddly enough, the fairly inhuman looking Ninja enemies. While its difficult to notice during gameplay, the Ninja enemy and its variants walk by placing one foot in front of the other, and sway their hips to boot.

This is often used as part of a HeadTurningBeauty introduction or a part of a WalkThisWay gag. A character in AcquiredSituationalNarcissism may start to walk in such a manner in order to illustrate their new state of mind. If a videogame character walks like this, it's to invoke ThirdPersonSeductress. Also related to FeetFirstIntroduction, HighHeelPower, LegFocus, ShakingTheRump, or a walking version of {{Streaking}}. Contrast with SillyWalk, PowerWalk, and UnflinchingWalk.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', Vanille does a real hip-swaying walk, which bounces her [[PrettyInMink fur skirt]] and [[WhipItGood attached whip]] side to side.

** Rarity seriously shake her hips on leaving her boutique in the short "Life Is a Runway". And all of her impromptu models too, once on the runway. Of course, that's how {{fashion model}}s are supposed to move.

Sometimes being sexy isn't just about the way you look, but the way you move. [[FashionModel Supermodels]] in {{Fashion Show}}s have found ways of walking on the catwalk that draw attention to their clothes and bodies. Over time, these types of walks, sashays, saunters, or struts have been used in media in ways unrelated to modeling.

* ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor''. Harumi walks in a suggestive manner from the [[SamusIsAGirl moment she takes off her spacesuit]]. This lasts until she enters Tylor's cabin and finds it blacked out -- suspecting an ambush, she leaps for cover and grabs for a gun hidden in a thigh holster, showing the audience her HospitalHottie act is [[FemmeFataleSpy covering for something else]].

* ''Series/DarkMatter''. The men on the ship are well aware of Two's Supermodel Strut (that's only accentuated by her [[GunsAkimbo twin thigh holsters]] and midriff-baring outfit). In the second episode she's walking away from One and without turning round tells him to "stop staring at my ass."
* ''Series/DeepSpaceNine''. Kira's MirrorUniverse EvilCounterpart, particularly noticeable in "Resurrection" where she dresses up like Major Kira to pull a heist, and the only means of telling them apart is Mirror Kira's vampish walk.

* ''Series/TheXFiles''. PlayedForLaughs in "First Person Shooter". Mulder is interrogating a stripper. When she leaves, Mulder leans sideways to check her out as she walks down the corridor. Scully, with an amused look on her face, leans sideways to block his view.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': In "[[Recap/AngelS04E02GroundState Ground State]]", Gwen makes her entrance into the restaurant to meet her client while doing a sexy walk to his table, while also wearing a [[LadyInRed red]] skintight HellBentForLeather BareYourMidriff outfit that makes [[HeadTurningBeauty every man in the room gape at her]]. Her client is actually less than pleased, as he [[SoMuchForStealth wanted a discreet meeting]].

* ''Series/DarkMatter''. The men on the ship are well aware of Two's Supermodel Strut (that's only accentuated by her [[GunsAkimbo twin thigh holsters]] and BareYourMidriff outfit). In the second episode she's walking away from One and without turning round tells him to "stop staring at my ass."

* A''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'':

-->-- '''[[Literature/TheWarAgainstTheChtorr A Day for Damnation]]'''

While the walk can be done by anyone, this trope tends to be more common with female characters. Since MenAreTough, males trying to look sexy as they walk tend to concentrate on looking imposing and powerful, thus often overlapping with PowerWalk. Instead of sashaying with their hips and legs, men focus more on a confident straight strut, with their shoulders doing most of the work by swaying back and forth. If a male character ''does'' sashay as a female does, it's usually a sign that they're CampStraight, CampGay or InTouchWithHisFeminineSide.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Elsa struts towards her ice castle balcony at the climax of [[IAmBecomingSong "Let It Go"]]. This was partly meant to be [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolic]] of her finding self-confidence (why she also spreads her arms proudly), and partly because it looks good with her [[GorgeousGarmentGeneration brand new]], slinky PimpedOutDress.

** The Dazzlings from the movie are sirens who during the cafeteria scene augment their song with some generous hip swaying.

* ''Film/Catwoman2004'': The closing shot has Catwoman sauntering into the distance, cracking her whip and moving her hips side-to-side; albeit, it is blatantly CGI.

While the walk can be done by anyone, this trope tends to be more common with female characters. Since MenAreTough, males trying to look sexy as they walk tend to concentrate on looking imposing and powerful. Instead of sashaying with their hips and legs, men focus more on a confident straight strut, with their shoulders doing most of the work by swaying back and forth. If a male character ''does'' sashay as a female does, it's usually a sign that they're CampStraight, CampGay or InTouchWithHisFeminineSide.

While the walk can be done by anyone, this trope tends to be more common with female characters. Since MenAreTough, males trying to look sexy as they walk tend to concentrate on looking imposing and powerful, thus often overlapping with PowerWalk. Instead of sashaying with their hips and legs, men focus more on a confident straight strut, with their shoulders doing most of the work by swaying back and forth. If a male character ''does'' sashay as a female does, it's usually a sign that they're CampStraight or CampGay.

This is often used as part of a HeadTurningBeauty introduction or a part of a WalkThisWay gag. If a videogame character walks like this, it's to invoke ThirdPersonSeductress. Also related to FeetFirstIntroduction, HighHeelPower, LegFocus, ShakingTheRump, or a walking version of {{Streaking}}. Contrast with SillyWalk, PowerWalk, and UnflinchingWalk.

** The Dazzlings from the movie are sirens who during the cafetaria scene augment their song with some generous hip swaying.

!This trope is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=16707023020.70006800 under discussion]] in the Administrivia/TropeRepairShop.

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* A Reebok [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMc2hBxzLvg advert]] for trainers is nothing but this. Apparently they have "micro instabilities" that help you tone your bum and hips. Some have had to watch it a couple of times before they [[WhatWereTheySellingAgain understood what it was actually selling]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOhfGezdcXU An old commercial for Pepsodent Toothpaste]] shows a teen girl, Suzy Q, attracting the attention of two teen boys as she walks down the street in this way (and with her hands on her hips, to boot), although it is less because of her walk than her big white smile (hence, the advertised product).
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* ''Manga/Club9'': Haruo the prospective hostess gets training from her already professional friend in this.
* ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor''. Harumi walks like this from the [[SamusIsAGirl moment she takes off her spacesuit]]. This lasts until she enters Tylor's cabin and finds it blacked out -- suspecting an ambush, she leaps for cover and grabs for a gun hidden in a thigh holster, showing the audience her HospitalHottie act is [[FemmeFataleSpy covering for something else]].
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
** Lisa Lisa from ''Manga/BattleTendency'' is shown to have a very alluring walk.
** Suzi Q does this in both her youth and in [[SilverFox her old age]].

* ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'': Himari's hat ([[MindScrew long story]]) has one hell of a sexy walk when possessing Himari.
%%* ''Anime/QueensBlade'': Melona does this all the time. Especially during the end credits.
* ''Manga/SkipBeat'': When Kyouko has to play a charismatic AlphaBitch character she learns to walk like this in preparation for her role.
* ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'': Sakura's first day as the school nurse has what looks like the entire student body on the front lawn to watch her walk in... which makes Ataru's reaction all the more interesting.

* Sluefoot Sue in the "Pecos Bill" segment of ''WesternAnimation/MelodyTime'', emphasized by her large bustle.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'': Fiona noticeably as she walks across the tree bridge as Shrek holds it down, showing she's taken a liking to him.
* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'': Jessica Rabbit walks this way in general. It's best demonstrated during her stage performance in the Ink and Paint Club. The entire audience, even the hard-boiled Eddie Valiant, is mesmerized.

* {{Invoked}} in ''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle'' when WeNeedADistraction. Except that, given the character in question has no experience ''doing'' a Sexy Walk, she ends up sort of staggering uncomfortably. Bethany attempts to teach Martha how to walk like this but success could be described as 'mixed', at best.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse
** Creator/ScarlettJohansson gets a rather nice one in ''Film/IronMan2'' when she first appears in her [[spoiler:Black Widow outfit]].
** Loki has [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ce/84/65/ce84653059994d3be20a5fc8f233eb83.gif a rather]] [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/98/fc/45/98fc45201d3788f02385d22e73e97306.gif sensual gait]] [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/c4d15ad2f639f1726c6ade24358b9f99/tumblr_otiz1wdH0B1spgwzwo3_500.gif for a man;]] he [[https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/582231058049220934/ struts like a model on a catwalk.]] It accentuates his tall, lissome figure--Loki is a ProudBeauty who takes pleasure in parading himself, which includes this particular walk.
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'': Nebula always walks like this when she is not fighting or running.
* In ''Film/MissCongeniality'', Grace receives coaching on how to do this, which is called "gliding" in the film. Humorously, the person teaching her is Victor Mellings, a middle-aged man.
-->'''Victor:''' It's all in the buttocks! Don't I look pretty?\\
'''Grace:''' It takes a ''very'' secure man to walk like that.
* ''Film/MysteriousSkin'': Rare male version; Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a good example.

* ''Film/ShaolinSoccer'': The pretty girl who walks down the street while Sing and Fung talk about martial arts. Played with in that she trips on a BananaPeel and falls flat on her behind.

* ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'': The [[RobotGirl female Terminator]] T-X walks in this fashion, even when she's just walking down the street naked (but with GodivaHair and ToplessnessFromTheBack) shortly after [[NakedOnArrival arriving in the present]].

* In '' Literature/MySisterTheSerialKiller'', Korede has a crush on Tade, the doctor she works with. She tries to invoke this trope, hoping to impress him. Instead, he mistakes her “sexy” walk for a medical issue and asks her about it, to her embarrassment.

* In the ''Literature/TriggerArgee'' stories (part of the ''Literature/FederationOfTheHub'' series), Argee apparently has one; one person even mentions that it's known among her friends as "the Argee lilt" (referring to the motion of her hips). This is plot-relevant when other characters are trying to find a convincing body double for her.

%%* ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'': [[EvilTwin Black]] [[DarkActionGirl Siren]] does this ''a lot''.
* Caprica Six of ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' often walks this way around Gaius Baltar.

* Lady Cassandra from ''Series/DoctorWho'' tends to move in this fashion after possessing the body of Rose Tyler. Billie Piper made sure to play the trope in order to show how Cassandra is much more willing to exploit her femininity than Rose. Effectively, despite being one of the most [[BodyHorror horrible, technically still human characters at first,]] Cassandra ends up [[FanservicePack becoming]] one of the most [[MsFanservice sultriest characters in the series]] and has the moves and curves to show it off.
* ''Series/FamilyMatters'':
** Played with. Carl is going to go undercover as a woman and has to learn how to walk like one, so enlists his wife for help. Then they make out. Then Steve walks in.
** Played with in another episode; Steve Urkel is having some kind of FilmNoir fantasy, with him as the PrivateDetective and all the other cast members filling various noir roles. Predictably, since it's Steve's fantasy, Laura is the Vamp. Every time she walks, a soundtrack of drums going boomp-bada-boomp-bada-boomp plays. At one point Steve snaps at her with "Would you sit down?! [[LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn I can't think with those drums playing!]]"
* Ginger on ''Series/GilligansIsland'' walks this way more often than not. Played for laughs on the episode where one of the male cast needed to dress up as Ginger (ItMakesSenseInContext), and they had to see which one of them could do the best sexy walk.
* In an episode of ''Series/ILoveLucy'', Lucy walks in an exaggerated version of this as part of an attempt to convince Ernest Ford she was a sinful city woman and he should go home. Ernest says "You have a hitch-up in your get-along."
* ''Series/MadMen'': Most women display it (even the housewives), but it's most in play when Joan is on the screen. Makes sense, given that she's ''Creator/ChristinaHendricks''.

* Rimmer of ''Series/RedDwarf'' gains a (fortunately brief) sexy walk in "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIBalanceOfPower Balance of Power]]" when his hologrammatic form is merged with Kochanski's hips. And one breast. Six series later, Kochanski's sexy walk reappears -- with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a_Hg54V5Os Kryten.]]
* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'':
** [[NewsParody Weekend Update]] covered a recent list of the sexiest women in comics, and Jessica Rabbit made the list. Jessica Biel walked in as Mrs. Rabbit, complete with drums.
** The parody of ''Series/MadMen'', featuring Jason Sudeikis and Kristen Wiig as 1960s-era A-Holes who meet the characters of ''Mad Men'' [some played by the actual actors; others impersonated by the cast members]) and had Creator/CaseyWilson as Creator/ChristinaHendricks's character Joan. It was lampshaded when she said, "I'm leaving. Wanna watch?" and every character (except Bill Hader as [[{{Gayngst}} Sal]]) were fixated on her.

* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Seven of Nine. Her outfit was designed by the Holodoc, and she was too naive to know any better.
** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Also played for laughs with Tasha Yar.
** ''Series/DeepSpaceNine''. Kira's MirrorUniverse EvilCounterpart, particularly noticeable in "Resurrection" where she dresses up like Major Kira to pull a heist, and the only means of telling them apart is Mirror Kira's vampish walk.
* ''Series/TeenWolf'': Kira does this in "The Benefactor", walking flirtatiously down a set of stairs towards Liam - but it gets PlayedforLaughs when she loses her balance and falls right in front of him.

* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'': [[EvilTwin Katharine]] [[FemmeFatale Pierce]] is practically the walking (ahem), talking ''embodiment'' of this trope.

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* Music/BobSeger's "Her Strut".
* As indicated by the title of "Strut Miss Lizzie", a 1920s jazz tune written by
Turner Layton and Henry Creamer.
* The entire point of the {{Music/KISS}} song "Strutter".
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* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'':
** Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI'' is not only legendary InUniverse but also among the female followers of the series. His slowest walking speed comes with a nice view of those glorious hips and shoulders.
** ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' retains a milder version of this with Ezio, the Kenways tone it down even further but it's still there and the women all have it post ACI. Altaïr will always have the most prominent Supermodel Strut of them all, though. The courtesan [=NPCs=] have quite the sexy saunter as well
* Pretty much all the on-screen women in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''. Special mentions go to Catwoman, who is a ThirdPersonSeductress, and Talia al Ghul, whom the game has you follow at one point with her assets prominently framed.

* Litchi Faye-Ling from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' as demonstrated [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/911/523/fe0.gif here.]]
* Vivi, the vampire lady from ''VideoGame/BrainDead13'', is always moving this way.
%%* Alicia Claus in ''VideoGame/BulletWitch''.

* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' recently introduced the ability to "walk", giving each "body type" (male, female, and huge) it's own unique swagger. The female version is... almost back-breaking to watch, but DAMN it looks sexy.
* ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' has this for female characters in third person.
%% * Of all people, ''[[BigRedDevil Diablo]]'' does this in ''VideoGame/DiabloIII''.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', one of the random conversations your party members can have involves [[TheIngenue Merrill]] trying to get [[ReallyGetsAround Isabela]] to teach her how to do this. Female Hawke and Bethany has this kind of step when you put them to walk around the ways of running.
* Ellia from ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''. Take your thumb off of the run button, and walk as Alex. Damn fine.
* ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' has this with female NPC's and the female version of the player character. The sauntering is rather exaggerated when running. ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' decreases the hip sway when running, but increases it somewhat when walking.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** Fran from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''. She comes from an entire ''race'' of bunny girls who [[AllThereInTheManual managed to evolve in such a way that high heels help them balance]]. Her steel thong does not help, nor do its [[MaleGaze magic camera-attracting powers]].
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', Vanille does a real hip-swaying one, that bounces her [[PrettyInMink fur skirt]] and [[WhipItGood attached whip]] side to side.
* ''VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon'': Alma does one sneaking up behind Beckett in a destroyed Subway train.

%%* Kat in ''VideoGame/HaloReach'', as well as the female Noble Six.
* ''VideoGame/Injustice2'': Starfire performs one as part of [[https://youtu.be/3FZIxj1KI_Y?t=1m16s her victory animation]].
* Ashelin of the ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series certainly counts. This, combined with [[BareYourMidriff a few]] [[FemmeFatale other elements]] makes it difficult to pay attention to the actual dialogue in any story-relevant cutscenes that she's in.
* Appears a few times with a few different playable champions in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'':
** [[MsFanservice Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter]] does the most straightforward version of this in the game, to the point where "Strut" is an ability that gives her bonus movement speed.
** A surprising ''male'' version of this trope is seen in Jhin, the Virtuoso, who does what can be best described as the male version of this as his default movement animation, casually strutting around and occasionally twirling his gun around. Considering his [[LeanAndMean lanky build]] and exaggerated movements, it actually makes him look creepy [[MurderousMannequin in a mannequin-esque way]].
** Also played with regarding Camille, the Steel Shadow, whose hips drastically sway while walking (complete with a single hand on hip). However, the overall effect is closer to FanDisservice since this is due to the unnaturally-shaped and over-large [[ArmedLegs cybernetic implants in her blade legs]].
%%* Mathilda in ''VideoGame/MadWorld''
* This is [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Trish's]] standard walk in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''. On the other hand... even ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' walks like this during his Level 3 Hyper Combo -- until you hit him then [[BreakingTheFourthWall you get Life Bar in your face, the love of the Hyper Combo Bar, and a home run]].
* [[MsFanservice Miranda]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' has a tendency to do this.

* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'': The opposite sex party member in "A Harper's Tale" will complain about how distracting walking behind your character is. He/she immediately turns down an offer to walk in front, however.

%%* Aya in ''VideoGame/{{Onechanbara}}''

* Vanessa in ''VideoGame/PN03'', though it also applies to her entire combat arsenal of sexy acrobatics and striptease/pole dance style attacks.
* In the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' games where you can choose a woman in the CharacterCustomization, her slowest walking speed does this.
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'': Menat's [[https://twitter.com/HiFightTH/status/902677791946162176 walk animation]] is this trope combined with WalkLikeAnEgyptian as she struts around on her tiptoes, with a lot of emphasis placed on each step, causing her hips to sway a lot.
* The female character models in ''VideoGame/SyphonFilterTheOmegaStrain'' do this, most noticeably in a crouched stance.

* In ''VideoGame/TormentedSouls'', the main character Caroline walks with a distinctly feminine gait.

* A male version, PlayedForLaughs, shows up in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8YW1Xymp6M this fan video]] of ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends''.
* ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'': In the Yellow Trailer, Yang's entrance into the nightclub consists of the camera being focussed on the sight of a feminine silhouette approaching with only two details being emphasised: golden hair and swaying hips. When the doors open to reveal her properly, she continues the swaying walk as the camera slowly zooms in towards her.

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* ''Webcomic/{{Zoophobia}}'': Tentadora's entrance [[http://zoophobiacomic.com/?p=884 here]].
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* Francine Smith from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' in the episodes "My Morning Straitjacket" and "Rubberneck" where she wear a skimpy outfit and catches the eye of many men.
* Hello Nurse and Minerva Mink from ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' does this a lot.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'': Black Widow and Maria Hill are both examples.
* The scene in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE5PrettyPoison Pretty Poison]]" with Poison Ivy's hip-swaying walk out of the restaurant (in a dress inspired by [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]]) catching the eyes of some men.
* Circe in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' episode "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS1E5ThisLittlePiggy This Little Piggy]]" does this during her VillainSong "Lulu's Back In Town" montage.
* The title character in the {{Creator/Columbia Cartoon|s}} ''The Miner's Daughter'' attempts one, but due to her rail-thin figure and clodhopper feet, it doesn't quite come off.

* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': Natasha walks almost as a crudely-animated parody of this.
* Attempted by Sanjay's neighbor at the end of the ''WesternAnimation/SanjayAndCraig'' episode "Brett Venom, M.D.".
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
** In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E7LoveLetters Love Letters]]", Jamie the mailman is present when Garnet comes home from patrolling the ocean for Malachite; his view has him see her doing this from straight-on.
** [[spoiler:Blue Diamond]] pulls this off in the third-to-last episode of the fifth season, ''Together Alone'', making her grand entrance to the ballroom with her HartmanHips swaying ''hard''.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa_1j83A5zY This]]. Done by a contestant during the Miss Universe pageant of 2011, and is nicknamed "the Tsunami Walk". Won 3rd place, but WorthIt.
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* ''Series/DarkMatter''. The men on the ship are well aware of Two's SexyWalk (that's only accentuated by her [[GunsAkimbo twin thigh holsters]] and BareYourMidriff outfit). In the second episode she's walking away from One and without turning round tells him to "stop staring at my ass."

** ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' retains a milder version of this with Ezio, the Kenways tone it down even further but it's still there and the women all have it post ACI. Altaïr will always have the most prominent SexyWalk of them all, though. The courtesan [=NPCs=] have quite the sexy saunter as well

* In ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'', [[TheTease Shani]] slowly walks slowly towards Kyril with a little sway in the hips as she convinces him, a tired individual, to [[DoubleEntendre "relax"]]. [[CelibateHero Kyril]] is unfazed by this.

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