Before You is a bold, sensual, and surprisingly tender collection of short stories where passion is never just physical. Each tale delves into moments when a glance cuts deeper than touch, when a massage heals more than the body, and when a single night can reshape an entire life.

Nine stories, nine worlds—woven together by a crimson thread of longing.

 

The author doesn’t moralise—he merely opens doors to chambers we often hesitate to enter. From airport foyers to city lights and faraway islands, the characters in this collection are all searching for something more: closeness, freedom, affirmation, or just a fleeting moment in which everything feels possible.

With lucid humour, disarming vulnerability, and fearless sensuality, Airotika speaks to all those intrigued by passion beneath the surface. Where love isn’t always saccharine. Sometimes it’s physical. Sometimes, it’s devoted. And sometimes, it’s merely… an illusion.

And in this world, sex is more than the entanglement of two (or three) bodies in pleasure—it can also be a story in itself.

 

At the same time, the collection playfully dances between genres: from intimate psychological portraits to flirtatious erotica, from dystopian dreams to classic romantic entanglements. From gritty noir crime to dreamy sensual romance. All delivered in a fresh, witty, and often introspective tone.