Light Me Up

Room Mates #1

by Sabrina Cross

"He was the first man to ever turn me on. When he flipped my switch and lit me up that first time, I knew he was it for me. There would never be another.

It was unfortunate, then, that he didn’t even notice me. Sure, he appreciated my usefulness but he never really saw me when he was using me. To him, I was just another tool.

Before you get too hard on him, though, I should tell you something about myself. Something important.

I am a lamp.
Yes, you read that right.
A lamp.

Genres: Novella, M M Romance, Romance, LGBT, Paranormal, Fantasy, Queer

37 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 15, 2024

Reviews

[Youssra (semi ia- shelving books don't mind me) · Rating 3 out of 5]

ahh the age old tale of lamp gets struck by Thor's lightning and gains sentience, lamp meets boy and falls in love, lamp jerks boy off with its cord and boy sucks light bulb, etc etc boy and lamp live happily ever after 💖

beautiful 🤧

Jake’s hands were gentle as he grasped my bulb and turned. I gasped. It never felt that good when I turned it myself. His hands were so soft, so good.

I stroked my hand up and down the arm of the lamp with gentle, yet firm, pressure. I could feel the reverberations of Lux’s groan up my arm and it immediately seared down my body to my cock.

“My name is Lux,” I told him. “Remember that. I want to hear you scream it.”

“Good boy,” The lamp crooned. “Now, wrap me around yourself. Just like that.”

3 stars for the laughssssss

[Dani · Rating 3 out of 5]

I saw this pop up in one of the FB rec groups and I am such a curious person that I couldn't ignore it 😂😂

This was absolutely ridiculous but in the best way! I will never be able to look at my desk lamp the same way ever again 😂

[Grapie Deltaco · Rating 2 out of 5]

Surpassingly dramatic for an erotic story about a man being intimate with his sentient desk lamp who is alive by the power of Thor

Sabrina Cross, the mind you share with us!

CW: explicit sexual content

[Peter Topside · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars. Before I went to bed last night, I took a moment and looked at my bedside lamp. So bright…so slender…is turned on by my beck and call. What’s not to like? And, by like, I mean really like it. Much like how Jake felt about his trusty lamp, Lux here. Jake, who was struggling with priapism and Lux, his faithful lamp, who wanted to help him out is how this started. And he did. Boy, oh boy. Yep. But no relationship is perfect and these two battled their raging feelings and even the introduction of another party, but it all ended on a pleasant note. I once tried to commit adultery with a dresser. Lots of mixed messages and some very uncomfortable splinters later, and it was over. Mrs. Topside never knew about the attempted affair, but, honestly, I feel that I’m a better husband for being honest to all my Topsiders out there. Don’t I find the strangest eroticas these days?!

[Sully (sulliedjedi) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was fun!! Full RTC, why not.

[christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

LMFAOOOOO wait why did i love this???? WHY WAS A LAMP SO SEXY?!
five stars

[Анастасія ꒰⁠⑅⁠ᵕ⁠༚⁠ᵕ⁠꒱⁠˖⁠♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Давайте так, в кінці ця лампа стає людиною, тому бал накинула, але до цього я думала ставити 3, сюжету немає, як звично для такого жанру? але завжди після прочитання подібних історії дивуюсь людям, які таке вигадують😂

[Sunny Summers · Rating 2 out of 5]

idk bro

[Brooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️ 3 stars ⭐️

He was the first man to ever turn me on. When he flipped my switch and lit me up that first time, I knew he was it for me. There would never be another.

Sentient lamp smut.
Do I need to add more?
It was ridiculous but fun.
(Spoilers, I guess? Do we care about spoilers in two second erotica?)
Thor appearing at the end and turning Lux into a real boy was a bit too ridiculous, but whatever, it was still an entertaining read.

“Dude, you’re a fucking lamp!” I wave my arms at it, emphasizing my point. “That doesn’t mean I don’t have feelings!”

[nayeli · Rating 2 out of 5]

just keep scrolling... nothing to see here friends...

[Rocio Voncina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Esto es una novella muy cortita, sobre la fijación de un objeto con un hombre.

Es la primera vez que leo a la autora Sabrina Cross, y su historia me pareció que tenía potencial desde la creatividad planteada de la premisa, pero a su vez sentí que a la trama le faltó fuerza, desarrollo, una verdadera construcción.
La parte spicy está bien, es bastante original, pero no es espectacular.
En mi mente se me cruzó el logo de Pixar, ¡y eso no me ayudó demasiado! 😂

Jack y Lux por momentos me causaban ternura, y por momentos era un WTF 🤣, igualmente voy a aclarar que esto es un SOR, lo que se conoce como "romance con objetos conscientes" o "romance con objetos sintientes", o también se conoce como "romance inanimado", lo cual no sería algo para todo público.

La advertencia que la autora agrego al principio del libro me arrancó una risa, bien al estilo "no seas tonto, no intentes esto en casa, esto no es una guía".
Ojalá la historia hubiera sido más larga para darle tiempo a la trama, igualmente para pasar un rato está bien.

[Urtė Caspo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kol kas geriausia perskaityta knyga šiais metais. Stalinės lempos ir bičo iš komunalkės meilės istorija. Nekantrauju ja pasidalinti su savo (k)literatūrinėm kekšėm.

[BelleLovesRomance · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️ 3/5 – This is what sweet and horny enlightenment looks like. 😌
🌶 3/5 – Cord-wrapping, socket-sucking, wattage-pulsing chaos. 💀

Well fuck me sideways and call me Edison. 💀💡
I wasn't prepared for a horny-ass lamp named Lux with a goddamn Thor upgrade to be out here zapping dicks and stealing hearts like that. What the actual fuck. 😂

This little chaotic gem stars Jake, a regular-ass college student, and Lux, a sentient fucking desk lamp—yep, you read that right—who catches feelings, has abandonment issues, and eventually gets turned into a man thanks to Thor, the literal God of Thunder. And somehow… it works?? 🥹

Jake, our confused but devoted human, is absolutely down bad for Lux—a talking, glowing, sometimes-horny lamp. The result? A short, steamy, batshit bonkers romp that left me laughing, blinking in secondhand arousal, and screaming “WHAT THE FUCK” on every other page. 🤣

The story is wild, bizarre, steamy as fuck, and surprisingly sweet. It’s giving crack fic energy with the emotional payoff of a possessive softie who just wants to keep his lamp forever. Like… I ended this book glowing, pun very much intended, like I just walked out of an IKEA roleplay session and got railed in the lighting section. 💀✨

This book is NOT to be taken seriously. Like, at all. Ever. And that’s the fun. One second it’s cord-handjobs, bulb-blowies, and electric orgasms that literally lit up the room, the next it’s “don’t take my lamp boyfriend away, he’s mine!” 🥺💞

Are you ready to get turned on by a piece of home decor? 'Cause babe… objectophilia is real and smutty fiction is out here educating me. 🤓📚

This book is the perfect chaotic-ass palate cleanser between all the heavy, angsty novels that leave you emotionally drained. Read this when you need a break, need a laugh, or need to question your life choices. 😌💡

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Quotes:

“I know you like it rough but do be gentle. I’m more breakable than most of your partners.”

“Sorry.” Fuck me. I was apologizing to a goddamn lamp.

“Good boy,” The lamp crooned. “Now, wrap me around yourself. Just like that.” I loosely wrapped the cord around my dick and moved to prop myself against the headboard.
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“My name is Lux,” I told him. “Remember that. I want to hear you scream it.”
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Could cum on a cord short out a lamp, and other questions I was afraid to ask.
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My goddamn lamp just insulted me. Twice.
What the fuck did I do to deserve this?
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This was weird. It was really fucking weird. Then again, so was fucking a lamp so what did I know about weird?
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Lux said nothing. I picked him up and set him on my lap, wrapping my arms around him.

“He’s mine. You can’t have him.” Protectiveness surged through me. I didn’t know who this man was, but he wasn’t taking Lux from me. Not now. Not ever.
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“Will you stop referring to him as a lamp? He is a person.”
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RC and MCs:
💡 MM
💡 Jake 22yo and Lux (as a human: similar age to Jake)
💡 Jake: Lean but soft
💡 Lux: Sentient desk lamp, as a human: lean and angular, blond hair, light silvery eyes

Genre, tropes, and all things my safety fam needs to know:
💡 MM sentient object romance
💡 College student x sentient desk lamp
💡 Love at first sight
💡 Pining and yearning
💡 Objectophilia
💡 Possessive protective MC
💡 Mine
💡 Pet names: Baby
💡 Angst: Low
💡 Vibes: Funny, bizarre, sweet, steamy
💡 OW/OM drama: No
💡 Cheating/sharing: No
💡 Third act breakup: No
💡 Ending: HFN
💡 Epilogue: No
💡 Series structure: Standalone

Spice and kinks:
Masturbations, voyeurism, praise kink (good boy), objectophilia, handjobs, blowjobs (technically they were 💀)

CW/TW:
Explicit sexual activities with an inanimate object, references to substance abuse in multiple formats, priapism, sex while intoxicated, alcohol consumption (off-page).

[˗ˏˋ mckenna ˎˊ˗ · Rating 2 out of 5]

honestly the part that shocked me most was the thor cameo

(also putting this in my monster-fuckers shelf because lamps aint humans and thats enough for me 💡💡)

[Toni · Rating 4 out of 5]

What the eff did I just read...?

Stuff my Kindle Book - 30 Pages
MM Lamp Romance
Just... Weird
I have nothing to other than just read it... It's only 30 Pages and it had me laughing so it hit 4 Stars for sheet unbelievability that I actually allowed a friend to bully me into reading it.

[MissBecka Gee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was ridiculous and adorable and weird and totally fabulous!
There is a lot of seduction, but there is also some big feels in here.
The whole thing is 28 pages long so do yourself a favour and spend an hour giggling your way through this book.

[Salem ☥ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not enough lamp fucking tbh.

[angie_bookrecs · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you saw me read this fever dream of a book...YES YOU DID 🤣🤣🤣

What a wild fucking ride.
Not my first sentient object romance either 🫢🤣

[meagan · Rating 2 out of 5]

wish it was longer🙄

[Chantal · Rating 1 out of 5]

Please don’t ask.

[Unapologetic_Bookaholic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sizzling hot

This is definitely a new kink. I heard a review about a female and a magical door and had to find a mm version. Sentient romance is different and I like different. I'd read more by this author for sure.

[Poppy || Monster Lover · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun sentient object romance

So this was absolutely an OTP romance between a college aged dude and his lamp, but it was well written and fun. It was short, sweet, and unique, which is what I’m looking for when I read books like this.

Spice: 4/5

Triggers: drug use, sex while intoxicated, drinking

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wtaf did I just read😂😂😂❤️

[Sara Hartzheim · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a short story about a horned-up Pixar lamp. Not much plot or character development, but then again does it need it?

[khubble · Rating 2 out of 5]

Stop it 😂😂 this one was literal lamp smut. I cannot even write a real review on this because what did I just listen to??

[sladjana.reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the easiest 5 stars I’ve given a book!! This book had me howling with laughter at 12.30 am🤣!! I mean full blown tears, I couldn’t breath!!🛋️

[Melinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you’ve ever looked at the Pixar logo and thought…well maybe… 🤔😉😉

This was so much fun! A sentient lamp with a very interesting backstory has been pining after his owner. I loved every page and wanted this to be so much longer! All the stars!

[Simone · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was imagining the Pixar lamp the entire time.

[Katie Skinner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ummm yeah, this fucks.

[Meagan Grauel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did not dislike this short story like I assumed I would. Is it weird and freaky as hell? Yes. Is it also lowkey a sweet M/M romance? Also yes. So while it was a little out there (not that you don't know what you're getting into if you read the description, so honestly, no one should be shocked) it was pretty decently written and the concept, while once again, was weird, is well thought out and described. And it's done in the span of about 30 pages in a succinct and eloquent manner. We see the MMC (Jake) get freaky with his lamp and then get his HEA, but it's done tastefully? I realize as I type that how weird it sounds. It's about a dude in his dorm room fucking his lamp and developing feelings for the lamp. Anywho - I didn't hate this and I've read weirder sentient object romances. I would say give it a whirl if you're looking to jump into the weirder side of smutty books. Also, it needs to be said ... the warning at the beginning of the book instructing people NOT to fuck their lamps and that this is a story and not an instruction manual is freaking hilarious. And sad since the warning is probably necessary!

To summarize this story:
A lamp, before it was even plugged in for the first time, is struck by Thor's lightning and gains sentient properties. The lamp, named Lux, can move himself around and talk if the need arises. He moves around so much that his actions freak his first owner out and Lux finds himself at a thrift store for sale. Eventually, he finds himself the newly owned lamp of a frat bro, Jake.
During his time as Jake's lamp, Lux falls in love with Jake. But as he is a lamp, Jake is unaware of Lux's feelings towards him. That is, until Jake finds himself needing help with a persistent boner. Jake, being a typical frat bro, decides to play mystery pill roulette with his roommates and ends up taking Viagra, and is stuck beating his meat for several hours and still the erection rages on. At his wits end, Jake thinks that he's hallucinating when Lux offers to help him with his boner battle. Sine he thinks it's truly a hallucination as a side effect of the Viagra, Jake takes up his lamps offer to get him off. He follows Lux's instructions to wrap his cord around his dick and through some electrical pulsing, Lux is able to get Jake off and finally get his erection to go down. Much to Lux's dismay, Jake leaves him hanging and does not reciprocate the favor, leaving him with a case of blue bulbs. See what I did there?
Lux is obviously and rightfully pissed at Jake's blatant use of him like a tool. Though, in Jake's defense, Lux is a lamp and has only been that in his life. Through several conversations, Lux finally tells Jake how he's feeling and inadvertently, Jake starts to get Lux off by stroking up and down the arm of the lamp. Because Jake clearly has some mental issues going on, feeling that Lux is turned on (ha!) gets him going too. So he's jerking off the lamp and himself at the same time. Lux gets off before he does though, and tells Jake that he "isn't done with him yet." Lux instructs Jake to unscrew his lightbulb and suck on it, then has Jake stick his dick into the empty lightbulb socket (Honestly, I'm seeing the need for the author's warning at the beginning of the book at this point) and pulses energy through the socket to help get him off.
Unfortunately for the pair, right as Jake is hardcore fucking his lamp is when Thor decides to show up. He's been looking for the sentient lamp and says that he shouldn't exist and that creating him was an accident. This doesn't sit well with Jake, who has developed an attachment to Lux and his light socket antics, so he stands up to a literal god in Lux's defense and lets Thor know that he won't be taking his lamp. Thor seems moved by the relationship that the two have developed (who knew that Thor was such a freak) and decides to grant Lux with the gift of a human life. And then BAM! Thor is gone and Lux is now a human. Jake and Lux move in together and live a life of domestic bliss while getting their freak on practically everywhere. What more could a lamp loving boy ask for?