I found 'Open Water' by Caleb Azumah Nelson to be a stunning, poetic novella about two Black artists falling in love in London. It's written in second person, which creates this immersive, intimate feel. The male protagonist's desire is expressed through gaze, through art, through dance. His vulnerability is in the weight of external pressures—racism, trauma, masculinity—and how those forces strain the private, tender world he builds with his lover. It's less about explicit scenes and more about the sensuality of shared perception.