(Every character depicted is 18+ years of age.)
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Giulio Gaspar was one of the most religious figures in town. He was also the father of my bestfriend, Marcel. When I came out a few years back, I had many people turn their backs on me. Marcel didn't, no matter how much his father wanted him to. There were few people who could stand up to the giant Giulio Gaspar, and one of these people was his son.
Because of him I still went to church even though I wasn't welcome. I did it mostly to appease Mr. Gaspar, fruitlessly. He didn't enjoy the fact that there were rumors about his son being gay because of me. Marcel didn't care, Marcel's girlfriend didn't care, and I certainly didn't indulge any rumors, but Mr. Gaspar cared. A lot. He learned to endure me at his home with time, but his dislike was always present.
Then the traps began.
It was Saturday. Marcel and I were getting ready to go to our early Volleyball practice when he told me to wait in his bedroom while he hopped to the nearest grocery store on his bike to grab us some energetic drinks.
There was a knock on the door. "Marcel? You there?" Giulio said.
"No, Mr. Gaspar. He just left to the grocery store. He's gonna be quick though."
The door suddenly opened and Giulio was standing there, in shorts and shirtless. In his fifties he was still ripped and packed, gorgeous black hair with streaks of gray, a thick beard covering his face. Marcel was a younger version of him. It was good genetics mixed with a lot of workout.
He strode inside the room parading his body while I avoided him altogether, my gay awareness being very worried about any misunderstanding. I was sitting upright in the bed, looking over my cellphone, extremely careful not to do anything wrong.
"Hi, Rodrigo. Don't mind me." He began to search through Marcel's wardrobe, moving around some clothes and opening some drawers. "I need to borrow one of his gym shorts...Know where he keeps them?"
His friendliness was suspicious and so was his question.
"No, sir, I don't..."
"Maybe it's in one of these." He squatted, and gave a full view of his round bubble-butt. The butt-cheeks parted as he got close to the floor, making those glutes work. He even grunted as he reached the limit. The shorts seemed just about to be torn apart. I permitted myself to have a single thought of being buried deep inside that.
Then I snapped out of it. I realized what it was right away. No fucking way he didn't know what he was doing. No. Fucking. Way.
It was a trap. He wanted to get rid of me and that was the way he found to do it. Provoke me so I would do something stupid. It was insane that he would go to such lengths, but anything to protect his son, right?
I ignored him completely and focused on my phone. Eventually he left the room without saying any other word.
I didn't mention anything to Marcel when he got back. We went to our practice, and about an hour into it, Marcel jumped badly and twisted his right foot. After a check-up in the gymnasium's infirmary, I drove him home in his car.
"Dad can give you a lift," Marcel said in his bedroom. I refused. We played some videogame for while, then I decided to go home.
Giulio was wearing the same shorts as before, but he wasn't shirtless anymore. He offered me a ride personally and so insistent that I felt bad not accepting it. In the car, I kept my face up and turned slightly to my right, avoiding any kind of possibility to get a glimpse of the bulge which I knew would be showing.
"You're a good kid, you know?" Giulio said. "Good friend." He slapped me in the thigh slightly.
I almost jumped to the touch, and I was incredibly offended that he was trying so hard to ruin my friendship with his son. I saw no good will in his words. I didn't trust any of them. Yet I still felt the need to be polite and to play safe because there was always the possibility that I could be wrong.
"Not a big deal at all," I said.
"Well, you were the one who took him to the infirmary right away, right?"
"That's right, sir. But that's because I'm his bestfriend."
"And there's a reason for that," he said, slapping my thigh again. I forced myself to not react but I couldn't stop my skin from getting goosebumps. It was hard to refuse his words when I wanted them to be true so much.
"Thank you, sir."
"Let's agree that you shouldn't call me sir anymore from now on, shall we?"
"Alright, Mr. Gaspar."
"Just Giulio."
I chuckled.
"That'd be weird..."
"Well, you're an adult now and you're my son's bestfriend. The past is the past."
Shit...was I actually wrong about him? The ride was over without any answer to that question and I was left wondering and feeling bad about it.
Marcel missed church the next morning, but Giulio sat next to me and my parents were very happy with that. They've always sucked up to Giulio Gaspar, he was very influential not only with the church but with the town, his brother was mayor and he owned many houses around it. That he was sitting with us that day even when his son was absent was a big deal. And he talked about my bravery and how I helped his son, going so far as to make me blush.
Who knew the fucker could be so nice? In my head the suspicion lingered by very faintly.
Until the next day when I was suppose to spend the morning playing Vgs with Marcel, he had confirmed with me the day before since he wouldn't be able to show up to training.
However, when I showed up at his door, Mr. Giulio, wearing only boxer briefs, said that he wasn't home. He had to repeat himself because I was too focused on his face to actually hear what he was saying. All I knew was that I couldn't look down.
"I apologize for this," he said, pointing downwards. I didn't look. "Uhh, I had no idea you were coming. Marcel just left with his girlfriend...I guess he didn't warn you?"
"Nah. It's alright. I guess I'll be going."
"No, no...How about we play some, you and I? I've been meaning to learn for a while but never had the guts to ask Marcel."
"You want me to teach you?"
"Unless you don't want to. Of course."
Motherfucker...he would just make me seem like the asshole to Marcel. I took a deep hateful breath and agreed. And I took the liberty to stare at his goddamn gorgeous ass for a moment as revenge. I quickly snapped out of it. Dangerous territory.
"Uh, does it bother you if I stay like this?" he said, pointing downwards again. I didn't look. Fuck...was there a good answer?
"It doesn't bother me," I said in the most neutral tone I could find. Shit, I had to be really careful. I was inside the den of the wolf. I had zero doubts now that he was planning to catch me off guard and point the finger, paint me as a fucking pervert...I could already see how Marcel would fall for it because he would never believe that his dad would go to such lengths.
"Actually if you want to get comfortable while I grab us some drinks, go ahead..." he said, leaving me in the living room setting up the game.
I would get comfortable if I managed to find a way out of that situation. First of all, I wanted to be transparent with Marcel, so I texted him what was happening in minute details. I even texted: "he's wearing only boxers lol your dad is crazy". I was hoping that Marcel would fucking help me. Marcel only said, "yeah sometimes he enjoys that shit. I can't believe he wants to play games. Thank you for teaching him."
Thanks for nothing, Marcel.
Giulio strode back in his tight briefs, sitting right next to me. He was all smiles as we played, and I got the feeling he was playing dumb on purpose so I would help him. I got a glimpse of his bulge which was impressive but not surprising. The way his briefs were digging into the flesh of his thighs was breathtaking.
For a moment I even wondered if it was worth it to lose Marcel's friendship if it meant I could take a bite out of that beefcake.
"You are so good at this," he said. "Thanks for entertaining an old man."
"Don't mention it."