Lubricant for spontaneous sex between two men in a shower?

[galastel]

My setting is futuristic-military: earth-born soldiers doing their tour of duty defending fledgling human colonies on other planets against aliens.

I have two soldiers who have been attracted to each other for a while, alone in the barracks showers. Sex ensues. My question is: what can they use as a lubricant?

I found that water is no good, soap is

Comments

[anonymous]

Well, they’re in the future. So there’s no reason to limit the possibilities to things we have at present, is there?

So, I say: Invent something. It might be a wound healing salve used by the military, something gentle and antimicrobial that’s great for preventing the formation of scars ... and happens to be slippery. So if one of these guys is mostly-recovered from an injury, he might have it with him to reapply after showering; or it might be in easy reach for other reasons, such as someone having forgotten theirs.

[archangelbeth]

I agree -- go with something that's futuristic if you can't find anything that necessarily works. Or go ahead and use the soap, honestly. Body Wash style stuff, not bar soap, though. Someone's gonna be needing to use a healing ointment enema afterwards, maybe, but if they're not thinking ahead and have enough endorphins, they'll only realize afterwards that there was a Regrettable Error made

[agirlnamedtruth]

I second taking advantage of the futuristic setting but I’m mostly commenting to say don’t feel put off by the comment above. Firstly, I’m sure if people can suspend their disbelief for everything else futuristic then they can believe in “this future thing doubles up as lube”. Secondly, from the sounds of it, this scene has meaning and is part of the character/relationship development and if your question was about any other plot point, nobody would be telling you to just vague over it. Lastly, even if it wasn’t a plot point, please don’t let them make you feel like you shouldn’t write what you want to write, whether they find it tasteful or not.

Also, there’s also intergluteal, if you want to do something different to penetration while keeping it less personal.

[anonymous]

Conditioner, as long as it doesn't have stimulants like peppermint, ginger etc. I'm sure it's not recommended by any health workers, but it works.

[anonymous]

coconut oil?