1. James
It had been almost a year since Sarah had broken up with him and James felt like his life had not progressed at all. He still lived at home, still worked at the local corner store, and still mowed his uncle's lawn for extra cash. What did an 19 year old who lived at home and barely went out need with extra cash - well his video game collection had grown quite substantially.
But, as he placed the controller down on his bedside table, turned off the screen and starting scrolling the internet for porn he had yet to consume, his yearning for connecting with someone new bubbled up. Luckily, he had a library of dating apps that were well used, if rarely we followed through. He hadn't been on a date since the break up.
Tinder was a bust. Lots of pretty girls, he swiped right on a few, and even matched with one. But as he read Claire's profile, his interest waned. Bumble was even less successful. His Bumble profile was set to males and females, but again, nothing. Twice the population, no luck at all.
Bumble had been his gateway app to Grindr. James had never been with a guy (though technically had hadn't been with a girl either) but as the months after the break up moved on, and his hand became less and less satisfying, he decided there was no harm in looking. But no. A lot of guys, looking for hook ups, a few looking for a third, but none tickled his fancy.
Feeling more and more dejected, James clicked on his newest download - Recon. BDSM intrigued James like nothing else. He had no plans on actually following through, but just the idea made his cock twitch and his stomach flutter.
As the app opened, he was prompted to complete his profile. Clicking the link, he added the required information. He chose bi because nothing else quite fit. And chose verse because again, nothing else quite fit. In the description, he said he was just looking around, trying to meet new people and try different things. He chose a few pictures that showed off the parts of his body he didn't hate. During high school he had been on the rugby team, so he once had had a muscular physique. He had maintained most of it, but he may have gotten a little pudgier.
After finalising his profile, James looked around the site and checked out a few men. The cock twitching and stomach fluttering continued throughout his search. He attempted to contact and few men, but chickened out. Once he was sufficiently aroused, he went onto Pornhub and had a quick but unexciting jerk off session.
2. Gregory
Four days later, James logged back into Recon and was surprised to see he had received 7 messages. 3 were from boys his age wanting to be dominated. James immediately deleted them. He had no interest in them. The next was from a white 60 year old offering to let his dog breed him while he filmed. DELETE.
One click later and he was looking at a mostly blank profile offering incest play. DELETE.
James could not delete fast enough when a 50 year old Asian man offered to whip him till he bled and... (he didn't read further). Another wanted to take him stripped into a park and let a crowd drown him from the inside with cum. DELETE. The last one stopped James dead in his tracks but he wasn't sure why.
Gregory: Hey boy. Welcome to Recon. I'd love to help you try new things but I gathered from your profile that you may not be ready for anything too intense. The men on here can be a bit much. If you have any questions, we could have some coffee. Just coffee. Daddy Gregory.
James could hear the kindness in the mans message. The man genuinely understood that James was not ready for this kind of thing. God he missed being cared for. There was nothing better than knowing you were somebody's favourite person.
James looked over Greg's profile and became more and more excited. He was a 55 year old black man from America. He was interested in Daddy play, light bondage and toy play. His photos showed powerfully built man, with a tattoo of an eagle across his shoulders. James wondered how a man like that could be so understanding.
On impulse, James replied to his message.
James: Hi Greg. Yeah the site can be a bit intense. There are some crazy men on here. I'm up for some coffee. My treat.
Almost immediately, Gregory replied with a time and place. He finished with a suggestion - 'be naughty - don't wear underwear.'
3. Meeting
"It's ok to be nervous" Greg said, lighting tapping the tops of James' hands that were intwined together on top of the table.
"I'm not" stuttered James, knowingly convincing neither of them.
A friendly chuckle broke through Greg's smile. "I was nervous when I met a guy for the first time. It's perfectly normal."
"I guess" James responded.
"Well, what made a straight boy like you download a BDSM app?"
"Why do you think I am straight?" James asked, surprised at the question.
