People Are Sharing Things Their Friends Did That Accidentally Turned Them On, And I Swear These Could Be Fan Fiction
Most of the time, you have a general idea of what turns you on and, of course, turns you off. However, sometimes, you can find yourself caught off guard and turned on unexpectedly — by a friend or colleague, even.
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So, we had asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share what their friend did that accidentally turned them on — inspired by Redditor u/titan_slayer05's question — and they did not disappoint:
1."This was a guy who I'd never seen as more than a friend. We met at work and were never romantic in any way. One time, we got off work and were walking to my car. Suddenly, he came close to me and said, 'You have a—' He took a leaf out of my hair and tucked it behind my ear. I swear my body lit up."
"It caught me off-guard. He then resumed looking at his phone like it was nothing." —drex21902
2."We were on the bus, and I was drawing on his hands. He had let me do this many times while on our way home. This time, after I said a joke, he did a sort of chuckle. I looked while he smiled and watched me draw on his hands. I stopped because it was getting to be too much for me. He asked me why I stopped and said that it was soothing. I lied and said I wanted to take a nap when I was really just overwhelmed."
"I still have a seasonal crush on this guy, and it's been two years." —ilitterallylovethis
3."When I was in high school, someone told me that one of my friends had a crush on me. I didn’t see him as more than a friend, so friends we stayed. One night, we were hanging out and he was inside helping our friend's mom on the computer. I looked at him through the window, and time stopped."
"I could feel the butterflies in my stomach, and I fell in love with him right then and there. Almost 19 years later, we are still together." —tiffanyalexandraw
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4."Years ago, when I was in science class, this guy I liked sat behind me, and we’d frequently talk before and during class. One day, before class, I was waving my hands around telling my friend a story. He came up behind me to hear the story, and I full-on whacked him in the neck! I started freaking out, apologizing, and asking if he was alright. He stared into my eyes and said, 'That wasn’t very nice of you.'"
"It’s been almost a decade, and I’m still not over it! Unfortunately, a couple of months after that, he got a girlfriend, and someone I thought I could trust told him I liked him. We ended up drifting apart, and he switched schools soon after." —b_u_b_b_l_e
5."I'm a dude, and I've always worn my hair long. Normally, I just let it out, but sometimes, I pull it up in a ponytail. Once, I had a female friend pull the ponytail out at the end of the day, and she ruffled up my hair once it was out."
"Something about the relief from the hairpiece coming out and the unexpected hair-playing... I would genuinely become celibate if I could replicate that sensation on command." —myfrogwins
6."I was dictating some math problems to him. We were coworkers working on an education project for elementary students. He'd finish writing and look me dead in the eyes, saying, 'Yes,' and, 'More,' over and over again."
"I can't stop giggling." —natfio512
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7."Once during a robotics class at school, I was sitting on the ground, looking through a drawer of supplies. I sensed someone leaning over my shoulder to look through another drawer. Suddenly, I noticed how damn good they smelt. I looked up to see my guy BFF. He smiled at me and flicked my ponytail behind my shoulder before walking off again."
8."This guy in my art class couldn’t button his sleeves, so he asked me to do it for him."
"Damn, it was hot as hell." —25fossop
9."A friend was rolling a cig, and when he stuck out his tongue to roll the paper — oh, boy."
"A few days later, he stood behind me so closely that I could feel him breathing down the back of my neck." —eimeel
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10."There was a big, beefy jock with a full-on Viking beard and mohawk in my history class — definitely not my type. But when he got up and started talking about ancient Roman military history, complete with primary source citations and maps, that did something to me."
"I’m not sure what that says about me, but it was interesting." —hailcthulhu
11."I had a younger coworker, and we all used to playfully joke with him that he was the young one at work. One day, we were sent on a coffee run alone for the office. While in the car together, we were playfully bantering as always, and I made a comment about his age. He then proceeded to not jokingly say, 'I'm not that young.' Something about the way he responded did it for me."
"I immediately felt the need to get out of car." —cali1882
12."When I was a senior in high school, we were all dressed up to take our yearbook photos. There was this hot guy from the other class, but nobody had a crush on him because he wasn't the best person. While my friend and I were casually having a conversation, this guy came in wearing a suit, and the conversation stopped."
"My friend and I just admired him for a couple of minutes." —ranahilal99
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13."Years ago, my friends and I went to the mall. We were just being silly by trying on clothes in the dressing rooms and doing fashion shows. I came out with a collared button-down. My friend said, 'Hold on,' walked up to me, looked me dead in the eyes, and — with a smile and a wink — tucked my shirt in."
"I’ve never been so caught off guard in my life. ??" —sbob03767
14."This girl kicked me in the nuts in gym class, and I got a boner."
"That’s my tale." —cousinittpresidentelect
15."In high school, I was on an overnight choir trip. We were watching Moulin Rouge on the bus as the sun was setting. This girl and I were singing along with one of the Satine/Christian duets. I looked over at her sitting next to me, and we made eye contact. I swear all of the breath left my body. I'd never wanted to kiss anyone that badly."
"Looking back now, I really should have had suspicions about my sexuality then. At the time, I thought it was just a fluke." —shockellie
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16."I had this guy friend in high school, and I legit had no feelings for him. One day, I was absent. The next day, he said he missed me because he had no one to tease. He said it while he was laughing in a wholesome way."
"And that got me." —rubaiyat03031998
17."He was bragging about the fact that he could probably pick me up. Within seconds, he had looked me up and down, wrapped his arms around my legs, and picked me up like I was nothing."
"I had had body image problems, but that happened and, I swear, they disappeared for a second. We are now dating." —littlhart04
18."During high school, one of my friends moved to the area from Tennessee. I’m from Virginia, but that was the first time I heard a Southern accent from someone my age that I found attractive. Geez, him calling me 'ma’am' or 'miss' was the bee's knees."
"More than 10 years later, a real Southern gentleman still does things to me. I love even when guys without the accent call me 'miss.'" —doctorbae
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19."There was a colleague whom I used to eat with at work. He was easy to talk to about a wide variety of things. One day, I was alone, waiting in line for the food, and felt a warm and strong hand pushing my lower back. I turned around, and it was him trying to greet me as usual with a little cheek-to-cheek kiss — which is very common here in Mexico. I felt like there was a fire under my feet going up to my head. I never saw him again the same way."
"We were from different departments, so we saw each other just for lunch. I thought he was nice but never found him attractive. Besides, he was married and had a little son." —belladonax888
20."My best friend gets so passionate about social justice and how he wishes the world was a better place. It's so refreshing and makes me warm inside."
"It's different from the usual apathy I'm surrounded by." —lyricalgmailcom
21."One time, my male roommate and I were drinking together in our apartment. He asked me to measure him for a tux for his brother’s upcoming wedding. I had a crush on him already so I was very nervous. As I was measuring his collar, he jokingly said, 'Choke me,' and I legit dropped the measuring tape."
"I honestly still think of that night to this day." —new_girl_97
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22."I was with friends, playing a drinking game. My friend — who I also happened to think was extremely attractive — landed on the dare square and was dared to run through the halls in his underwear."
"I remember texting my friend that I was going to kiss him that night. We’ve been dating since." —regramann
23."One day, I was lifeguarding at one of my best friend's swim team practices. He took his shirt off to get in the pool, and, damn, that was it."
"I’m not even attracted to him, but it was just like, 'Whoa.'" —ac132203
24."We were discussing racial justice in a philosophy class — something I’m really passionate about. When we broke into groups, my now-friend pulled his chair from across the room, sat right in front of me, and said, 'You seem passionate. I want to know what you have to say about this.'"
"Instant butterflies." —mwi01
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25."One of my closest guy friends winked at me a couple of times and raised his eyebrow when I got up. And honestly — dang."
"I couldn't pay attention the rest of the day." —hailey_bailey
26."I was laying on the floor with my friend, watching Vine compilations on one of our phones. He eventually turned his attention away from the videos and toward me. He watched my reactions, smiling when I started laughing. Whenever I would turn to look at him, he would look away quickly, but feeling his eyes on me would make my heart race."
"I could barely focus on the videos." —zoeeis99
27."We were both a little drunk. I was planning on walking home, but it was late so he took me home on his electric scooter. I was in front of him, and it was a tight squeeze but not particularly sexual — until we hit a bump, and he ended up pressed right against me."
"Just damn." —jessicat45c6034c2
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28."I just finished a six-week training course, and I liked my instructor. He's a guy in his late forties, his eldest daughter is my age, he's not my physical type at all. But in the final week, he was sitting in the passenger seat of a car and explaining something using his hands. Something about watching his hands move so smoothly and gently while he was talking did something to me. Suddenly, it was like everything he did was a little bit sexy to me. At the end of the week, he looked at me with a smirk and asked, 'Happy?'"
"I swear I nearly melted." —cazboline
29."I'm gay and went on a camping trip with my friend. We went to this telescope and were looking at the stars. He had me lay down on the grass next to him, and something inside of me melted."
30."After a night of drinking, I was walking home with one of my roommates and one of our best guy friends. It was dark, and I slit open my heel on a broken piece of glass. It was bleeding pretty bad, and without hesitation, my guy friend scooped me up and hailed a passing taxi to get me home quicker."
"I don't necessarily find him attractive, but his ability to act without hesitation in that situation was an attractive quality!" —helenrg
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31."I have a platonic guy friend who I've been buddies with since we were 12. One time, he was over at my apartment and we went to go sit in the living room. The bulb in my ceiling light had gone, so I went to turn a lamp on. Turns out, the bulb went in that, too. I started fiddling with all the lights in the room, trying to figure out if a fuse had gone whilst he sat on the couch. Eventually, he just said, 'Hey, it's okay. Just relax.' No idea why, but that cast-away comment just did something to me."
"Him calming my faffing was such a weird turn-on." —olive33
32."A guy friend of mine — who I’ve been friends with since I was 12 — came up one day and hugged me from behind in the tightest bear hug ever. He knew I was mad at him for something. Then, he sort of put his face on the back of my neck."
"Oh good Lord, I was done." —tracy110302
33."When I was in high school, my friend — whom I had a crush on — usually hugged me and would tell me I looked nice on different occasions. One day, he said I had something on the top of my nose then brushed it off my nose very gently."
"And let me tell you, I was so weirdly turned on." —sweetheartcharlie
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34."This guy came over to cook for me and my friends at our dorm room. He rolled up his sleeves and was very focused. It made me swoon."
"The food was just okay, but damn, the process, though." —trekkiejedi
35."My best friend and I were at our junior prom in high school. I'm short, so I couldn't see across the room, and he just picked me up so I could see."
"When I asked him about it, he was just like, 'I have no idea why I did that.'" —exow02
36."We became good friends with the security guard in our building. When his contract as a guard was over, he didn't renew as he found a new job elsewhere. He said goodbye to us wearing casual clothes, and we didn't recognize him! He was growing his beard out and wearing pink!"
"We were all like, 'Isn't he a hottie?!'" —eimeel