Digit

Digit is a very well written and often touching story about love, longing, and lesbian finger sucking. Digit also plays like a book you occasionally need to fumble about with to turn the page. These can both be true.

Digit's main problem is that it squanders its medium. Isn't the point of IF that it feels like you're in control of the narrative? The experience of playing Digit is like that of being a train conductor: you control the pacing and admire the scenery as you down a predetermined route.

Also, the sexual content feels strange. It's by no means bad (it's quite sexy, actually,) but it's also unnecessary. It's almost as if it was tacked on in the irrational fear that the story didn't have enough of an emotional draw, which it certainly does. Our heroines could have finished the night with a chaste snuggle, and it would have been just as cathartic without making me feel like as big a pervert.

Despite the flaws, Digit is very, very good. The prose is very atmospheric without falling into purple territory, the characters are very cute together, and despite my quibbling, I by no means object to the sexuality. It's an excellent short story, but the gamey parts are the least good element of it.

4/5 stars; it's finger lickin' good!