Storytelling elevates and enhances art.
It’s part of why video and film are so popular — rather than a series of isolated stills in an artist’s gallery, even if they’re tied to a singular theme, you get a flowing set of information alongside the visuals (and punctuated with glorious audio).
Good porn doesn’t need a story, but story can make otherwise “I’ve seen something kinda like this before” porn into something that sticks with you. It can immerse you in a way that story-less porn can’t, and that will always give me an extra slice of appreciation for any content creator that goes the mile and tries their hand at grounding their sweet porn inside a tale.
Erogenesis has a lovely example of this on one of his latest on DeviantArt. Every new render has more story, drawing it along as the viewer moves from render to render.
Of course, the art itself is gorgeous. Erogenesis has put obvious effort into their scene design, utilizing a lot of different backgrounds and sets, and has put in some great work with their lighting and ‘camera angles’. Looking through the hundreds of panels, you’ll see such a wide variety of shots that it almost looks like it was some movie that they had just pulled stills from.
There’s something captivating in all of their candid expressions and ‘normal’ faces, too. This looks more like some younguns on a trip than porn stars on a set, and the overall effect is rather charming.
They’re pretty fun to read through, so I’m not going to spoil anything — you’ll have to find that out on your own.