"Tainted Love - Romantic Horror” - the 2026 Story Event Official Support Thread

[Erozetta]

Maybe this version will inspire any number of different possible paths which to pursue.

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"Tainted Love" - Broken Peach

This is one of my favorite versions.

 

[Erozetta]

Bringing this back up to the surface as I've just plugged it in my Discord server so people have time to write!

 

[dirk2024]

 

[MillieDynamite]

It could be a monster of a vampire story, but it can't end well for one of them.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Stuck in limbo. Nearly posted my last post twice. HUM

 

[pink_silk_glove]

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So, busted, dude.

 

[dirk2024]

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share this reminder of the upcoming Tainted Love challenge. The open posting period is coming up in March, as is the deadline, so @Erozetta and I want to be sure you have the time to put a story together.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. A few have already been answered in here, but we're here to support you!

 

[Erozetta]

And just as a reminder, this is meant to be what this broad topic means to you. Is it a melancholy feeling? Heart racing fear? Anger? Vengeance? Manipulation? Control? What do you feel connected to when you listen to the song or think about the theme?

And then there's the song, "Tainted Love" which largely reads as a love that you want to nourish even if nourishing it is against your own self interest or better judgment. Maybe your main character has a thing for a monster he met on a late night excursion one Halloween and they just didn't realize the look wasn't a costume. Maybe they live an idyllic home life but one, or both of them have a secret life as murderers or assassins. Maybe there's a death in a very loving couple with great chemistry, and the surviving half can't handle the loss and decides to "make" their love again via science, technology, mind control, or force.

What beats can you hit with your story? Can you deliver on that slow build to a crescendo? Does it fall apart at the bridge? Do you make a recovery in the last few notes? Can you maintain the dramatic tempo and beat throughout?

What can you take away from your writing and storytelling ability at the end of this challenge? Can you push yourself outside of your comfort zone to explore a little darkness with me and @dirk2024? Or can you make your comfort zone fit the theme and song just fine? Show us your skills in crafting a fine tale of a love that is, but maybe shouldn't be.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

As soon as I finish this novel draft in the next week or so (I'm very close), the detailed outline for my TL entry awaits. It's about a young goth couple who have a thing for fucking in cemeteries. Hope I can get it in on time.

 

[Aoife_from_Ulster]

I have finished mine, it is out for editing. Hoping for good feedback in Larkspur Lakehouse when published

 

[BryanRichardson]

I think it’s funny, but I’ve listened to the song a bunch of times and as I’m singing it to myself I keep singing “Painted Love.”

Which could be the title of a bukake story, but is not the right lyric.

 

[Rambling_Chantrix]

Just realized I never posted in this thread to say I'm gonna try to do it. I'm gonna try to do it! I'm writing a story about a woman who has a very philosophical approach to her romantic entanglements. Is it tainted? Yeah lol

 

[dirk2024]

Just realized I never posted in this thread to say I'm gonna try to do it. I'm gonna try to do it! I'm writing a story about a woman who has a very philosophical approach to her romantic entanglements. Is it tainted? Yeah lol

You can do it! I have faith in you.

 

[BryanRichardson]

Ok, so I’m halfway done with my Tainted Love story, and got distracted by Painted Love; now I’m halfway through that one, too. It’s going quicker so I’ll hopefully have it done today.

 

[dirk2024]

Ok, so I’m halfway done with my Tainted Love story, and got distracted by Painted Love; now I’m halfway through that one, too. It’s going quicker so I’ll hopefully have it done today.

Frankly, I'm curious to read both!

 

[Erozetta]

Ok, so I’m halfway done with my Tainted Love story, and got distracted by Painted Love; now I’m halfway through that one, too. It’s going quicker so I’ll hopefully have it done today.

(Submit both. Humor is allowed here.)

 

[BryanRichardson]

Ok, well I’ve got Painted Love done, now to get back to Tainted love. I’ll probably have to change that title, though.

 

[dirk2024]

Hey everyone, just checking in on the status of your Tainted Love stories. Any problems...questions? If so, feel free to ask here and either @Erozetta or myself will do our best to answer them!



The rules are really simple
1. Stay more or less with the theme but feel free to interpret it creatively.
2. You can write in any category and any length, as long as you keep in mind Rule #1
3. Please include “Tainted Love 2026” in the notes field. Please use this exact wording so Laurel can identify the entries.
4. Please use “Tainted Love” as a story tag. You can also use "Romantic Horror" as a further story tag if you wish.
5. You can submit anytime from 1st March 2026 on, but all entries need to be submitted by 11:59pm, Monday 16 March, 2026.
6. All stories will Go Live on Literotica on Tuesday March 17th 2026 (or maybe sooner if Laurel wants to spread them out....)

 

[BryanRichardson]

I’ve got both Painted Love and Tainted Love done, now I’m just waiting until closer to the date for one final edit before submission.

 

[dirk2024]

Okay...nine days away from the opening day of submission for any Tainted Love stories. (see details below). Any questions, for me or @Erozetta, post them here.

Here is a little piece of the Erotic Horror/Romance story I am working on, (shoutout to @Five_Inch_Heels for a little inspiration here)

Finally alert, fear filled the no longer foggy parts of her brain. Desperately, she attempted to scream through the ball gag, but there was no reply to her weak cries. Panic set in as she felt the bindings on her wrists and ankles, holding her onto a cold, hard surface. She struggled against the bonds for several minutes, gaining nothing for her efforts.

But her hearing worked fine. At first there was nothing, no sound reached her ears. Then she heard it. A click, slowly followed by another. And another. Soon the clicks came regularly, and she stopped trying to fight, listening intently in an attempt to discern what was making that sound. It was distant, but growing louder, the echoing growing nearer. ‘Sounds like high heels.’

As the click, click, clicks grew closer, her pulse began to quicken even more. She was now certain that she was hearing footsteps, and their clicking started to circle her body and whatever it was she was strapped to. Thoughts of a possible rescue were slipping away, and she screamed in frustration into the gag once more. After slowly clicking a complete circle around her, the sound stopped, the last click right next to her head as she twisted on the table.

Submission deadline: March 1st-16th (stories submitted and posted)
Event date: final anthology list posted on Tuesday March 17th 2026

The rules are really simple
1. Stay more or less with the theme but feel free to interpret it creatively.
2. You can write in any category and any length, as long as you keep in mind Rule #1
3. Please include “Tainted Love 2026” in the notes field. Please use this exact wording so Laurel can identify the entries.
4. Please use “Tainted Love” as a story tag. You can also use "Romantic Horror" as a further story tag if you wish.
5. You can submit anytime from 1st March 2026 on, but all entries need to be submitted by 11:59pm, Monday 16 March, 2026.
6. All stories will Go Live on Literotica on Tuesday March 17th 2026 (or maybe sooner if Laurel wants to spread them out....)

 

[Erozetta]

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Some images to hopefully conjure up some inspiration.

 

[BryanRichardson]

I may have misunderstood the assignment, but I’ve got two ready to go:

We’ve Got To Run Away - Younger Sis Convinces Bro To Be Her First for Taboo/Incest

And

Painted Love - Bukkake Blowbang in the Woods for Group Sex

Painted love is not even close to the target, but it does involve running…

 

[Erozetta]

I may have misunderstood the assignment, but I’ve got two ready to go:

We’ve Got To Run Away - Younger Sis Convinces Bro To Be Her First for Taboo/Incest

And

Painted Love - Bukkake Blowbang in the Woods for Group Sex

Painted love is not even close to the target, but it does involve running…

Submit Painted Love to the April Fools contest, too.

If your story does any of the above and/or is written with the best of the song in mind, you're good. Even if it's only barely across that line, lol.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

Hey everyone, just checking in on the status of your Tainted Love stories. Any problems...questions? If so, feel free to ask here and either @Erozetta or myself will do our best to answer them!

I have a question. Can you make my job let me stay home for a couple of weeks while they still pay me so that I can finish on time?

 

[Erozetta]

I have a question. Can you make my job let me stay home for a couple of weeks while they still pay me so that I can finish on time?

If I could, I'd do the same for myself.