I mean, how many times have we watched a TV show or movie and felt such palpable chemistry between characters that never even copulated, and felt more excitement over that UST than explicitly erotic scenes? There are memes about how bizarrely sexy Padme's outfit is when she goes to reject Anakin. Sexual tension is sexy in itself. Hard to pull off without payoff though, admittedly.

"You can't begin a sentence with a conjunction" had given me headaches for ages. My teachers really pounded that into my brain and I'm consciously unlearning that now so I can add much needed brevity to my writing. Awesome thread and OP!