For example, my preferred "flavors" are morning breath, unbrushed, and post eating. Feel free to also share how strong you would like their breath to smell.

When I began researching my kink, I happened on a now archived post under the subreddit r/unpopularopinion. The post was titled:

Smelling someone's breath is always uncomfortable, even if it's "fresh" or someone you're close to

I tried, two times, to leave a comment with my first encounter story, but they wouldn't publish it citing that I didn't have enough karma. So, I thought I'd share it here, and invite you guys to look at the thread and then, consider my comment which follows:

"I have to agree with those who point out what a misnomer it is to file this one under "unpopular opinion". While it's true in many cases (okay, most cases), I had an encounter that wired me differently for life. I was probably about seven, a 2nd-grader in a new school with new kids, and a girl in my class whispered to me in close, face-to-face proximity. This was my first conscious encounter with the scent of someone's breath. I remember finding it odd at first, not extremely foul or unpleasant, just odd. For whatever reason, it intrigued me enough that I looked for more opportunities to be that close to her, at least until I could figure out what the smell reminded me of. I wasn't attracted to her in any other way, physically or personality-wise, but her oral scent was drawing me in more and more. Of course, this made me recognize how awkward it would be to tell anyone, especially her, that this was going on, which only made it more thrilling for me. I was lucky to continue going to the same schools with her thru junior high (now called middle school). This obsession followed me into adulthood, and although, as we all know, not every encounter has been or will be a pleasant one, I have had some other nice experiences, both random and intentional."

Intro: I hope to make these a regular feature. This one, however, isn't the first random thought that inspired me to drop these; I'll come around to that one on a later occasion.

Since my earliest unsolicited encounters with breath scent, and after the obsession had become established, I began to imagine what a person's breath might smell like based on their features and characteristics, which could be voice types, what they might be eating or drinking, smoking, age groups, etc. Of course, I'm more partial to some over others, so I'll refrain from getting into specifics. (On other posts, I've mentioned which scents I have become attracted to and how I discovered them.) The thing I'd like to get at in this post is that feeling, that sense of thrill, that sense that happens when the elements seem right, that temts me to start a conversation with the person of interest, and try to get as close to them as circumstances allow so I can settle my curiosity. Even though it's really a non-committal affair, the anticipation feels almost the same. This seemed a lot easier in my school years, as well as when I attended parties and went to bars more than I do now. Of course, there's always the chance that the result doesn't quite match my preference, but that's okay; I like coming away with the feeling that I got to know an intimate detail about that person that I hadn't known before. I will add that the more perfume, shampoo or soap, or whatever artificial scent that person carries around, the more curious I become. Breath scent isn't just influenced by dental hygene. Lots of other internal factors can be at play, and I just wish it wasn't so awkward to want to know.

So, has anyone else felt this way? To what lengths have we gone, or would we go, to get in close proximity with a person for the temptation to smell their spontaneous oral scent?