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A BDSM edge practice where a Top briefly applies controlled flame to a bottom's skin, most often with soaked cotton balls on a wand or alcohol on an area of skin that is lit and allowed to burn out quickly. In fiction it usually appears as the scene that separates a casual play partner from a serious one, since it demands unusual trust and steadiness.
A conversation partners have before deciding to stop using barriers during sex, covering STI testing, monogamy status, and boundaries around fluid exchange.