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Part 1
My name is Nick, and at 6"2" I'm fairly tall for an Asian guy. It's probably why people sometimes think I'm Samoan or something like that, especially with my brown skin. I don't have much hair. I'm very smooth -- even my pits have very little hair.
I played football with my buddies in high school, and girls flirted with me. I even went out with this one girl, but that didn't get too far...or I should say I didn't let it get too far. I spent more time with my buddies partying and getting stoned or drinking when we had beer -- and when girls made advances, I'd be too high or too drunk to do anything. Most girls were into the white jocks anyway. Out in public I was very outgoing, but when it came to sex and being naked with another person, I was very shy. I even rarely showered in the locker room after games and practice, knowing how I measured up to other guys. Since the first time I realized my shortcomings, I never wanted anyone else to know.
When graduation came along, most everyone went away to college or moved out to the city. I decided to stay, take some time off and work to save money. My adoptive parents didn't like my decision, but I wanted to do something on my own. I fell out of touch with people from high school, and it wasn't until recently that something happened in my life that got me reconnected, in a way.
It was hard to find a job in my little town, but with my build, I got into construction. After a several years of working, I finally decided to enroll into a city college. After finishing with an AA degree, I got accepted into a local university as a junior. I still work construction, but I have enough money that I don't have to work full time.
At 30, I am much older than the average college student, as many of my classmates are at least a decade younger. With work and school I barely have time to do anything. I've kept in pretty decent shape over the years and thought of signing up for football again, but I decided to focus on my studies to get good grades and finally get a degree. It was in one of my classes last spring that I first got a glimpse of Matt.
Matt was the TA in my biology class. I normally kept to myself, quieter in my classes than I used to be in high school. I hated drawing attention to myself, but I'm not hard to miss. I'm tall, big and muscular. I kept having this feeling like I was being stared at, and finally, one day I caught Matt staring at me. Matt had these deep penetrating green eyes that gave you a feeling of being a deer caught in headlights.
Matt himself is not that imposing - about 5'8, maybe 160 lbs., dark hair with thick eyebrows and a scruffy face. He was slight and average looking white dude, but there was something about him that I could not shake off. I caught him staring several times more throughout the semester. I guess I could have said something, made an appointment and pretended I had some question about the class readings, just to size him out and see what's up, but I thought maybe some things are better left alone. It wasn't until the next fall when I was looking for another roommate that I got the chance to find out what Matt was staring at me for.
That day, opening the door to find Matt standing there was a big surprise. It took me a while to say anything. I kept looking into his eyes. His eyes, meanwhile, went from my eyes to my chest. I was just wearing a tank top and a pair of basketball shorts. How was this little guy making me feel all dumb?
Finally he broke the ice. "Hey...you're Nick from Bio class last semester." For a little guy, he sure had a deep voice.
"That would be me. You're Matt, right - the TA? Here for the apartment?" I asked, although I knew it was a stupid thing to say. After all, he was the only TA and our class was pretty small. I asked him in, holding the door open for him.
"Yea, good to see you. Wow, I didn't expect this at all," he said as he walked past me. It was a hot day, and I could smell his musky scent. It was mixed in with some kind of deodorant.
"Yea good to see you too. Welcome." I gave him a tour of the apartment. It's a two-bedroom, one bath apartment with a good size kitchen. The living room is a little too crowded with big furniture, but what can I say? I'm a big guy and I like a big couch!
After the tour, I asked him to sit down. It was hard to ignore his scent, but I did my best. He explained that he was looking for a quiet apartment off-campus as the dorm next to him had become filled with loud undergrads.
"Undergrads are being moved there because the building they were on is under construction."
"Oh, Conway Hall? Yea I work there."
"I think I see you there sometimes. I can see the site from my window." I guess if I was a girl, this dude might have crept me out, but I didn't really think that. I just felt a strange feeling deep within me, like I was excited that he would pay attention to me.
He stared at my chest again, and I felt compelled to show off. I flexed my pecs a little bit, making them stick out. He kept sneaking looks. I looked across to him and noticed the thick chest hairs coming out from the top of his white undershirt.