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This is my first time ever writing like this. Been a long time reader, but never a writer. Thought I could take some of my own experiences and share them this way. Let me know your thoughts and I hope you enjoy!
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Chapter One
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“Love Shack, Baby Love Shack”
1…2...3…4…5…6…7…8
“Love Shack, Baby Love Shack”
1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8
Alex’s leg rose like a dog at a fire hydrant with every beat of the song. Sweat dripped down his nose onto the mat beneath him. Despite trying to keep his breath measured, the burn in his ass made his exhales ragged as his lungs desperately sought fresh air. His palms struggled to grip the mat and maintain balance. The past hour at the gym had depleted his stamina, and this last workout was all that remained of leg day. Alex tightened his core and shifted his weight from his left knee to his right. While his right ass cheek was thankful for the rest, his left cheek screamed as it replicated the workout.
“Love Shack, Baby Love Shack”
1…2...3…4…5…6…7…8
“Love Shack, Baby Love Shack”
1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8
As the sound of the B-52s faded, Alex finally let both knees rest on the mat. He pushed off his hands, no longer on all fours, and attempted to shift the weight in his hips to stretch the muscles in his glutes. The workout was done, and the soreness was merely an indicator of accomplishment. All that was left was to stretch, shower, and then he would head out.
Leg Day was Alex’s favorite. And what else would one expect from a dancer? The stronger the muscle, the more power and the more control. While regular classes and auditions kept him in decent shape, the work at the gym made his physique even more impressive. Keeping his body tight was as much for the business as for Alex himself. Stretching is an essential part of any workout; stretching is vital for a dancer, and, as Alex had learned, it also had other benefits.
As Alex stretched, he took in his surroundings. Being an unemployed dancer and working in a restaurant between auditions in New York City limited the number of gyms his budget could accommodate. There were plenty of aesthetic gyms in the area; Alex maintained membership at the chain gym, where he could visit any branch in the city for twenty bucks a month. You know the one. While most locations featured a distinct lack of eye candy, the Hell’s Kitchen location was somewhat of an anomaly. With an address in a distinctly gay area of midtown, the air in the gym was distinctly different from other branches in the city. The stretching area was somewhat cramped, in a little alcove off the main workout room. Alex was lucky, and the location was mostly empty. As he worked through several stretches, lengthening his sore muscles, he picked up his phone to see any updates.
As he scrolled through the endless spam emails, the phone vibrated in his hand, and a notification appeared on the banner. Next to a small yellow mask on a black background read:
“Looking good.”
Alex tapped the news and opened the app. There was no picture with the profile. Despite Alex’s profile clearly stating “No Faceless,” these guys always thought they were the exception. Alex turned his back to the mirrors on the wall, facing the gym floor, and sat down on the mat. He spread his legs wide and leaned forward slowly, keeping his back straight and his hips aligned until his elbows rested on the floor. Alex pulsed in place slowly, scrolling through the grid of shirtless, often faceless men. Slowly, he lowered his chest down to the floor and opened his legs as wide as possible. The stretch was deep, and Alex mirrored that sensation with a deep breath, willing his muscles to relax. His phone buzzed again.
“Damn, boy. You sure know how to stretch those legs.”
Alex sat up, legs still open. “Looking good” wasn’t just a reaction to his profile photos. The guy who messaged him could see him. Alex clicked on the profile. Alex looked around to see if he could spot this mystery messenger. At the alcove entrance was a tall, brunette, middle-aged man at the leg lift station. He was leaning on one of the cushioned forearm rests, scrolling eyes glued to the phone. A built man with dark skin cranking out sets on the pec dec, phone on the floor with the screen lit up. A Danny Devito looks alike, pulling knobs on a machine and consulting his phone. A pale twink with silver hair lying on his back across the room, posing for a picture. But to his right, a thick, muscled man with a close-cropped white beard was filling his gallon jug at the bottle refill station. He was looking at his phone as the water level slowly rose. A thick stomach matching his thick chest and corded arms was wrapped in a wide leather belt. The man’s eyes grew to meet Alex’s before dropping back to his phone. It was him; Alex was sure.
Alex was no stranger to cruising at the gym. In fact, he loved it. It was a dance in its own right. The apps may work as an accelerant, but the communication through body language was its own kind of communication. If he liked the view, Alex would be only too happy to perform. Alex turned and faced the mirror behind him. He took a moment to check himself out in the mirror. At 22 years old, Alex stood at 5’ 11” with sandy blonde hair tousled with sweat. Close cropped on the sides and back from his trip to the barber last week. Dark blue eyes, thick eyebrows, a narrow nose, and full lips smirked back at him. He rolled back his shoulders, wide which tapered to a slim waist. The tank top clung to his frame, partially from sweat and partly because he wore it tight to show off his physique. His chest wasn’t as muscled as he would like, but his defined arms and veined forearms pulled eyes. As Alex turned towards the man at the station, he pulled up the hem of his tank top to wipe his face. In the mirror, Alex saw the skin of his stomach and rigged abs appear. Framed by a V leading into his short, spandex 3” inseam, black shorts. Right above the waistband of the shorts, a thick white elastic strap gave a clue to what was wrapped beneath.
The ratio from Alex’s waist to glute seemed almost obscene in profile. His ass was pumped up from the rigorous workout, adding to the effect. Alex dropped his shirt and turned 180o, his back facing the mystery man. Alex rolled the top of his shorts, pulling the bottom hem up his thighs. Alex strategically fixed the hem. To an innocent onlooker, it would have looked like Alex was simply adjusting where the spandex gripped his legs. However, anyone watching would’ve seen the white elastic straps gripping the underside of a pair of well-defined and developed glutes. With just the slightest hint of jockstrap peeking out, Alex flexed his ass, watching the muscle jump in the mirror. The muscled man looked around the gym floor and met Alex’s eyes in the mirror. Alex gave a slight chin raise and broke eye contact. He bent in half at the waist, setting his hands flat on the ground with his nose between his knees. From experience, Alex knew the bottom of his shorts would’ve risen obscenely. Several inches of his bubble butt would’ve been revealed as the spandex rose, making the straps of his jock even more apparent, and the remaining fabric of his shorts was stretched to its limit. Alex walked his hands into a downward dog and then pushed his hips forward to the ground, finishing in a cobra pose. Alex turned to the mirror to find the eyes of his muscle daddy and see how he was enjoying the show.
A thirty-year-old woman was in his place with her back to Alex. Alex scanned the gym, but the man appeared to have vanished from where he was. Alex checked his phone, and there were no new messages from the mystery man. Alex sighed in frustration. He grabbed his mat, wiped his sweat from it, and hung it on the wall. Alex grabbed his phone and empty water bottle from the floor and decided to just hit the showers. The rush of a potential gym cruise got Alex’s adrenaline pumping, and he was a bit turned on. While this guy hadn’t panned out, maybe there would be some action in the showers.
Before going to the locker room, Alex stopped by the water fountain to refill his bottle. While it filled, he scanned the gym. THERE. Around the corner, out of sight from the alcove, Alex saw the muscle daddy. He had two massive dumbbells in his hands, doing incline chest presses that made the man’s pecs jump in an almost lewd way. The phone in his hand buzzed.
“I enjoyed the show.”
Alex looked over at the muscle daddy, still pumping out reps. It wasn’t him. Alex pulled the bottle out from under the spigot. He rolled his eyes to himself as he leaned down to take a drink fresh from the fountain portion. Putting on a show was one thing; putting on a show for a faceless man who might not even be there was another. Putting on a show for someone who wasn’t watching was probably worse than both. As the water touched his lips, Alex felt a large hand cup his right ass cheek. He shot up, and another hand gripped his shoulder, keeping him in place. Body on high alert, Alex felt something else against his ass. Firm and pressing into the top of his butt. The hand on his ass pulled him gently but firmly into the mass. A deep voice said, slightly louder than a whisper,
“Meet me in the showers if you want to do more than put on a show.”
The hand on his left shoulder disappeared. The bulge against his back similarly vanished. The right hand on his ass gave a light tap and, like the other appendages, vanished. Alex turned to the left to see if anyone had noticed. If they did, they weren’t making eye contact. Alex spun and saw the muscle daddy drinking from his gallon jug across the floor. Alex kept turning to face the direction of the locker rooms, looking for the man. Walking away from him was a tall, 6’4”, dark-skinned, muscled man. The man turned his upper body slightly to glance over his shoulder and made eye contact with Alex. The man grinned, flashing his white teeth like pearls against the brown of his lips. He winked and cocked his head in the direction he was walking. Alex gave him a smile back, grabbed his bottle, and followed.
———
Chapter One
———
“Love Shack, Baby Love Shack”
1…2...3…4…5…6…7…8
“Love Shack, Baby Love Shack”
1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8
Alex’s leg rose like a dog at a fire hydrant with every beat of the song. Sweat dripped down his nose onto the mat beneath him. Despite trying to keep his breath measured, the burn in his ass made his exhales ragged as his lungs desperately sought fresh air. His palms struggled to grip the mat and maintain balance. The past hour at the gym had depleted his stamina, and this last workout was all that remained of leg day. Alex tightened his core and shifted his weight from his left knee to his right. While his right ass cheek was thankful for the rest, his left cheek screamed as it replicated the workout.
“Love Shack, Baby Love Shack”
1…2...3…4…5…6…7…8
“Love Shack, Baby Love Shack”
1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8
As the sound of the B-52s faded, Alex finally let both knees rest on the mat. He pushed off his hands, no longer on all fours, and attempted to shift the weight in his hips to stretch the muscles in his glutes. The workout was done, and the soreness was merely an indicator of accomplishment. All that was left was to stretch, shower, and then he would head out.
Leg Day was Alex’s favorite. And what else would one expect from a dancer? The stronger the muscle, the more power and the more control. While regular classes and auditions kept him in decent shape, the work at the gym made his physique even more impressive. Keeping his body tight was as much for the business as for Alex himself. Stretching is an essential part of any workout; stretching is vital for a dancer, and, as Alex had learned, it also had other benefits.
As Alex stretched, he took in his surroundings. Being an unemployed dancer and working in a restaurant between auditions in New York City limited the number of gyms his budget could accommodate. There were plenty of aesthetic gyms in the area; Alex maintained membership at the chain gym, where he could visit any branch in the city for twenty bucks a month. You know the one. While most locations featured a distinct lack of eye candy, the Hell’s Kitchen location was somewhat of an anomaly. With an address in a distinctly gay area of midtown, the air in the gym was distinctly different from other branches in the city. The stretching area was somewhat cramped, in a little alcove off the main workout room. Alex was lucky, and the location was mostly empty. As he worked through several stretches, lengthening his sore muscles, he picked up his phone to see any updates.
As he scrolled through the endless spam emails, the phone vibrated in his hand, and a notification appeared on the banner. Next to a small yellow mask on a black background read:
“Looking good.”
Alex tapped the news and opened the app. There was no picture with the profile. Despite Alex’s profile clearly stating “No Faceless,” these guys always thought they were the exception. Alex turned his back to the mirrors on the wall, facing the gym floor, and sat down on the mat. He spread his legs wide and leaned forward slowly, keeping his back straight and his hips aligned until his elbows rested on the floor. Alex pulsed in place slowly, scrolling through the grid of shirtless, often faceless men. Slowly, he lowered his chest down to the floor and opened his legs as wide as possible. The stretch was deep, and Alex mirrored that sensation with a deep breath, willing his muscles to relax. His phone buzzed again.
“Damn, boy. You sure know how to stretch those legs.”
Alex sat up, legs still open. “Looking good” wasn’t just a reaction to his profile photos. The guy who messaged him could see him. Alex clicked on the profile. Alex looked around to see if he could spot this mystery messenger. At the alcove entrance was a tall, brunette, middle-aged man at the leg lift station. He was leaning on one of the cushioned forearm rests, scrolling eyes glued to the phone. A built man with dark skin cranking out sets on the pec dec, phone on the floor with the screen lit up. A Danny Devito looks alike, pulling knobs on a machine and consulting his phone. A pale twink with silver hair lying on his back across the room, posing for a picture. But to his right, a thick, muscled man with a close-cropped white beard was filling his gallon jug at the bottle refill station. He was looking at his phone as the water level slowly rose. A thick stomach matching his thick chest and corded arms was wrapped in a wide leather belt. The man’s eyes grew to meet Alex’s before dropping back to his phone. It was him; Alex was sure.
Alex was no stranger to cruising at the gym. In fact, he loved it. It was a dance in its own right. The apps may work as an accelerant, but the communication through body language was its own kind of communication. If he liked the view, Alex would be only too happy to perform. Alex turned and faced the mirror behind him. He took a moment to check himself out in the mirror. At 22 years old, Alex stood at 5’ 11” with sandy blonde hair tousled with sweat. Close cropped on the sides and back from his trip to the barber last week. Dark blue eyes, thick eyebrows, a narrow nose, and full lips smirked back at him. He rolled back his shoulders, wide which tapered to a slim waist. The tank top clung to his frame, partially from sweat and partly because he wore it tight to show off his physique. His chest wasn’t as muscled as he would like, but his defined arms and veined forearms pulled eyes. As Alex turned towards the man at the station, he pulled up the hem of his tank top to wipe his face. In the mirror, Alex saw the skin of his stomach and rigged abs appear. Framed by a V leading into his short, spandex 3” inseam, black shorts. Right above the waistband of the shorts, a thick white elastic strap gave a clue to what was wrapped beneath.
The ratio from Alex’s waist to glute seemed almost obscene in profile. His ass was pumped up from the rigorous workout, adding to the effect. Alex dropped his shirt and turned 180o, his back facing the mystery man. Alex rolled the top of his shorts, pulling the bottom hem up his thighs. Alex strategically fixed the hem. To an innocent onlooker, it would have looked like Alex was simply adjusting where the spandex gripped his legs. However, anyone watching would’ve seen the white elastic straps gripping the underside of a pair of well-defined and developed glutes. With just the slightest hint of jockstrap peeking out, Alex flexed his ass, watching the muscle jump in the mirror. The muscled man looked around the gym floor and met Alex’s eyes in the mirror. Alex gave a slight chin raise and broke eye contact. He bent in half at the waist, setting his hands flat on the ground with his nose between his knees. From experience, Alex knew the bottom of his shorts would’ve risen obscenely. Several inches of his bubble butt would’ve been revealed as the spandex rose, making the straps of his jock even more apparent, and the remaining fabric of his shorts was stretched to its limit. Alex walked his hands into a downward dog and then pushed his hips forward to the ground, finishing in a cobra pose. Alex turned to the mirror to find the eyes of his muscle daddy and see how he was enjoying the show.
A thirty-year-old woman was in his place with her back to Alex. Alex scanned the gym, but the man appeared to have vanished from where he was. Alex checked his phone, and there were no new messages from the mystery man. Alex sighed in frustration. He grabbed his mat, wiped his sweat from it, and hung it on the wall. Alex grabbed his phone and empty water bottle from the floor and decided to just hit the showers. The rush of a potential gym cruise got Alex’s adrenaline pumping, and he was a bit turned on. While this guy hadn’t panned out, maybe there would be some action in the showers.
Before going to the locker room, Alex stopped by the water fountain to refill his bottle. While it filled, he scanned the gym. THERE. Around the corner, out of sight from the alcove, Alex saw the muscle daddy. He had two massive dumbbells in his hands, doing incline chest presses that made the man’s pecs jump in an almost lewd way. The phone in his hand buzzed.
“I enjoyed the show.”
Alex looked over at the muscle daddy, still pumping out reps. It wasn’t him. Alex pulled the bottle out from under the spigot. He rolled his eyes to himself as he leaned down to take a drink fresh from the fountain portion. Putting on a show was one thing; putting on a show for a faceless man who might not even be there was another. Putting on a show for someone who wasn’t watching was probably worse than both. As the water touched his lips, Alex felt a large hand cup his right ass cheek. He shot up, and another hand gripped his shoulder, keeping him in place. Body on high alert, Alex felt something else against his ass. Firm and pressing into the top of his butt. The hand on his ass pulled him gently but firmly into the mass. A deep voice said, slightly louder than a whisper,
“Meet me in the showers if you want to do more than put on a show.”
The hand on his left shoulder disappeared. The bulge against his back similarly vanished. The right hand on his ass gave a light tap and, like the other appendages, vanished. Alex turned to the left to see if anyone had noticed. If they did, they weren’t making eye contact. Alex spun and saw the muscle daddy drinking from his gallon jug across the floor. Alex kept turning to face the direction of the locker rooms, looking for the man. Walking away from him was a tall, 6’4”, dark-skinned, muscled man. The man turned his upper body slightly to glance over his shoulder and made eye contact with Alex. The man grinned, flashing his white teeth like pearls against the brown of his lips. He winked and cocked his head in the direction he was walking. Alex gave him a smile back, grabbed his bottle, and followed.