Sex Against a Wall

Darling members of Writer’s ORGASM,
I am pleased to bring you the first in what I hope will be a long and fruitful series of discussions of the feasibility of various positions. Today, I am asking you to discuss that favorite of dungeon-dwellers, sex against a wall.

Sex standing up (or being held up?), leaning against a wall, seems to be a major staple of erotic fiction, and it certainly has a lot of fantasy potential. What I’d like to discuss today, however, is the real-life feasibility of this position, and how it can be managed by persons who are not, in fact, professional weight-lifters. This is in line with the central tenet of Writer’s ORGASM – real sex is sexy! While there is certainly a place in erotic fiction for glossy, effortless sex, I personally would rather read the realistic stuff.

Now, perhaps it’s just because of my predilection for tall, geeky, not-particularly-athletic men, but I’ve never been able to get sex standing up un-supported to work in real life. The only times I’ve managed anything similar have been when there was a counter nearby of a convenient height to rest some of my weight on – and frankly, it just wasn’t as good as the more conventional lying-down method (though it does have the allure of a new location, that’s for sure).

In any case, I have –never- been able to manage anything pinned up against a wall and supported by my partner alone. Now, I’m not an unusually heavy woman (150 pounds, last check), and my partners have not been utter weaklings. I have come to suspect that, for most people, sex against the wall (and –only- the wall) may simply be infeasible.

And yet, I see it in erotic fiction, especially fanfic, -all the time-. Sometimes, the challenges are acknowledged and cleverly dealt with. I’ve seen HG/SS in the potterverse, for example, which utilized levitation charms to good effect. I’ve also seen the odd story in which the persons so engaged are evidently of a compatible enough height that both of them can keep their feet on the ground throughout, and are merely using the wall for a little bit of extra support. I find this a bit suspect in heterosexual sex scenes, though. We are a mildly sexually dimorphic species, when it comes to height, and the average woman’s groin is several inches below the average man’s, so I suspect that something that convenient really ought to be a rarity to be remarked upon.

But, what I want to know is, what do –you- all know about it? How can sex standing up against a wall be realistically portrayed? I can note, from my own experience, that a handy countertop can help… What else works? High heels? A footstool? If you personally know of something that works (by which I mean that you yourself have done it, or know someone reliable who has), please do chime in and share your information. Tell us what works, what doesn’t, and whether or not it’s even worth all the effort.

I hope to see a lot of realistically portrayed standing-up sex in the near future! ;-)