I hate the way people view gay men's friendships. They decide on their own that we all had something going on between us at some point. And whenever I complain about being single and having my V-card attached to me, my friends act out the most dramatic surprised faces, asking why I'm still not dating my gay best friend Leonardo.
Leonardo is a charming guy. He's nice, funny, comfortable to be around, tall, sturdy and sexy as hell. He can make any gay guy itch on the rear entrance. Just being around him feels like being teased by an army of musky-smelling, tantalizing jocks while not being allowed to do so much as to get a single touch on any of them.
But I decided I'd never even flirt with him. It just didn't feel right to me. In our 3 years of friendship we did everything best friends would do. We played games, hung out with mutual friends, went shopping, helped each other with studies. I even helped him choose clothes for dates. And it all has been wonderful. He was a precious friend I'd have beaten myself over if I were ever to lose him. So I accepted we were never going to be more than friends. And I didn't have much argument from both lonely and horny sides of my brain, since he never showed me anything other than a friendly, kind side.
There was still bound to be a small doubt, however. I couldn't shut down my libido and love-craving forever when he showed a bit of his strange side. Maybe strange isn't the word. "Curious", is it? He'd been hitting me with a big wave of questions about things. At first it was all reasonable. Since he always talked me about his past partners and regular hook-up experiences, it was natural for him to question my experiences. Of course he asked how many people I've slept with, or why I didn't actively seek out new experiences like him. Asking my favourite positions was also understandable. But whether I liked it rough or not? I don't know. Maybe I wouldn't have found it so strange if he was just casually asking it.
Usually I couldn't help setting up a tent after a few questions and it wasn't possible to hide it all the time. He'd never made a comment about it even when I'd been sure he noticed. And occasionally, he'd also have his boner visible to me, a feast to my virgin eyes. It was one of those times, we both were hard when the conversation was focused strictly over my preferences in bed. We both stole glances at each other's boner and kept getting caught by the other. When he asked me the question, he was blatantly ogling my crotch. It was...weird. As a gay guy, I understood being curious about a dick right before your eyes, but not why he wasn't trying to hide it from me.
Ever since the strange feeling from his change hit me, I no longer had confidence in our friendship. I never wanted to be his...boyfriend. I really didn't. Whenever I imagined us going out, I immediately heard my friends giggling and whispering 'of course you do's. I would hate people thinking I'm dating a guy just because we are both gay. If I date someone, it is purely because we connect, not anything else.
As I went deeper in thoughts surrounding Leonardo, I heard a knock from the door of my room. Living in the dorm for 3 years, one thing I learned had to be that people never visited other rooms. Being the primary reason why I chose to keep living there, it was also how I instantly knew who was at the door.
I found myself facing the mirror in the bathroom in the blink of an eye. Quicker than ever, I changed into contact lenses, taking off my full rim, round, black glasses. With the small change, I felt like being released of my insecurities. Taking one last glance at my reflection in the mirror, I ran to the door, ready to act as if I wasn't flustered over his sudden visit.
And there he stood, his 6'5 frame enunciating breathtaking beauty. He had ripped black jeans trapping his toned thighs tightly, chest muscles on display over white tee and lips the most kissable shade of pink. I had to pause the world around me for a bit before feeling like a decently functional person again in front of Leonardo. I got no intention of dating him, but dammit if I wouldn't let him rock my body.
"Can I come in or do you need more time to hide your 'transparent XXL dildo with testicles and obvious glans'?" He joked, but his expression didn't speak of the same joy as his joke.
"I don't have one. And that's way too specific." I said dryly as I gestured him inside and he settled down on the bed. "Is something wrong?"
"Nothing." He said, but swiftly corrected as I shot him a glare of 'I know there's something'. "It's just that...It doesn't feel right."
"It?"
"You know, dating and stuff."
"Did something happen with Matthew?" I asked, not hiding my surprise over them facing problems just after 2 weeks of dating. Leo's relationships had never once lasted longer than 3 months as far as I was updated.
Leo sighed with the slightest exhaustion on his breath. "We broke up."
Oh, a new record.
"What happened?" I asked as I sat on the task chair, a few inches apart from where Leo had been sitting on my bed. I didn't miss him tense up while he placed the euro pillow he got by leaning towards the bedhead on his lap. After fixing his posture one last time, he finally decided to speak.
"He's cute, nice and his ass is to die for. That's why I didn't hesitate when he confessed to me. I mean there was no reason to reject him, you know?" He sighed. "Until now my relationships were mostly about sex, I figured no one needed me to be the romantic guy. And I thought Matthew to be the same."
"But he wasn't?" I asked.
"I guess so." He affirmed confusedly.
"For these two weeks, I've been desperately trying to set the mood for it but he's been subtly avoiding intimacy. I just thought he was nervous at first but I couldn't understand why he kept the attitude. Then today...I fucked up big time." By the time I'd seen the wetness of Leonardo's eyes they were no longer on me. In the three years I knew him it was the first time I saw sorrow in his eyes. I couldn't help hurting in the sight of his heart-wrenching look. My body moved on its own and I sat on his side on the bed, pulling his jaw gently so he would look at my eyes. He flinched at my sudden touch and his damp eyes kept shaking between my eyes and lips. I thought I saw him parting his lips slightly but I wasn't too sure since I was lost in his sparkling eyes.
So. Fucking. Beautiful.
"It's okay Leo, I won't judge you so talk to me, okay?"
He nodded weakly and I finally remembered to take my hand off his jaw before I accidentally start feeling his lips with it.
"He invited me to his house." Leo began and I could already see where it went. "I thought he was sending me signs. He even emphasized his parents wouldn't be around." His grumbling voice was uneven and I sensed right away he was on the verge of tears. I wanted to console him somehow but the right words were nowhere to be found on my mind, so instead I did something silly.
I kissed him on the top of his head, following with a one on his forehead. The second kiss was harder to end as his soft skin pulled me into a wonderland I was dangerously reluctant to leave. Still I managed to put a reasonable distance between our faces after I parted and looked into his eyes again.
"What happened there?" I asked, scared he would express how weirded out I possibly made him.
"He suggested watching a romantic movie and I didn't protest." He answered, keeping the eye contact. "We were just quietly focused on the movie at first but once a kiss scene dropped, he kept stealing glances at me. I knew they meant something but I was scared due to his prior unwillingness. I didn't dare do anything, until a bed scene came up and I lost it. We kissed hard for minutes, the scene long over. I was so aroused and I got carried away. I...I caressed his thighs and in seconds my hand was on his crotch. He froze up at that and I knew I fucked up."