"Fuck."
Jacob, in mid-drink, stopped and glared at Mark. Mark, fully nude, steam from the shower wafting off his gym-hardened body, stopped drying his hair with his towel to look at Jacob, confused.
"What?"
"You just ruined Valentine's Day."
Mark grinned. Perfect white teeth. Jet black hair. Blue eyes that dazzled. When he grinned, things seemed better in the world. "Looking like I do, I think I'm going to make someone's Valentine's Day."
Jacob wiped his lips and put down the small bottle of liquid. He grimaced when he noticed every drop from the bottle was gone. "Yeah, you are. Not the way you want, of course."
Mark shook his head and walked across the living room floor. His cock, dangerous even when flaccid, swung as he walked. "Don't tell me you're still pining for Larissa."
Jacob felt his cheek. It felt warm. He felt warm. His insides melted against the strange liquid.
Jacob giggled.
"Oh, you are. Dude, I told you. Get over her. She doesn't want you. It's 2021, and a woman is allowed--"
"That's not--," Jacob shook his head and covered another giggle. He did feel good. "How are you feeling, Mark?"
"Fine, why?"
Jacob looked over at Mark. His tight ass clenched. A few muscles spasms. Jacob wondered if it worked on Mark as it worked on Jacob.
Or if it worked.
"Well, remember that place I get my CBD oil from?"
"Yeah, the weird place down the street with all the spooky books and shit."
"The woman who runs it was running a discount on love potions today."
Mark turned with an amused look on his face. He spied the small bottle. "And you bought one."
Jacob nodded. Seeing Mark like this did something new to Jacob's bisexual soul. He felt his heart quicken. His blood pumped faster.
He saw a hint of surprise in Mark's eyes. Something happened behind those eyes. Jacob smiled.
"Dude, you got conned."
"Maybe. She's a sweet woman and gets me the best stuff, I always feel like I should be helping her. It didn't cost much."
"Dude, we roomed together so we could save money while we're at university. Not so help whack-jobs."
"She's not a whack-job."
"And that's why you bought a love potion."
Mark's cock twitched. Jacob caught it. Mark put his towel around his waist. Jacob saw Mark's cheeks growing a nice shade of pink.
"Warm?"
"Hot shower. Anyway, what does this all have to do with me ruining Valentine's Day."
Jacob looked at the bottle. He picked it up and held it in his hands, remembering the nice old lady explaining its properties. "She doesn't dabble in forced love spells, you have to understand."
"Well, in this time and age of consent, I'd certainly fucking hope not."
"It's like a...test drive. You drink it, think of someone you like. Then, when you are near them, you and them become...charged. For a day. But only if both parties have at least sexual feelings for one another. Otherwise, nothing happens. If it does, and it will wear off in a day, well at least you have a foot in the door. No more hiding your feelings."
"Okay. So, who did you think of? Please, don't tell me it was Larissa."
Jacob shook his head. "No, I was going to think of that cute brunette in my psychology class. She's going to the same party we are tonight, so I hoped something would happen."
"Yeah, what did you mean by 'charged'?"
"Sexually charged."
"Horny."
"Yes. She also said--" Jacob said, running a finger across the label on the bottle.
"Dude, you are acting sketchy as fuck," Mark said, taking big gulps of air. Jacob felt Mark's eyes on his body. He also heard Mark's breathing become heavier. Jacob felt an overwhelming need to look at Mark's towel. See if he was aroused.
Jacob felt the first hot flash of sex and need.
"What. What else did she say."
"In some cases, it may create a bit of a power dynamic. For the day, is all," Jacob said, feeling a familiar swelling between his legs. And a thumping, deep need to suddenly be on top of things.
"I feel bad for the poor woman already," Mark said, attempting to joke. The softness in his voice betrayed the humor he tried to bring. "You were never good at taking control."
"Look, the point of all this is--"
"You thought of the brunette. Great, let's get ready and get to that party already. I am feeling energetic," Mark said, walking toward his bedroom. He awkwardly clutched his towel, letting Jacob see an unmistakable erection underneath that towel. Mark also sounded a few minutes away from panting.
Jacob did not feel far from that, either.
"Thing is," Jacob said, raising his voice, feeling the words thick in his throat, "You have to think of that person in a very sexualized manner for it to work."
"So, you thought of her getting fucked," Mark said, keeping his back to Jacob. Jacob noticed the emphasis Mark put on the word "fuck".
"Right. But, then you walked in."
"And?"
"You startled me."
"So?"
"So, you walked in naked. And it--my thoughts--" Jacob felt his heart hammering in his head. He felt tingles of energy on his fingers. His thoughts started to drift toward grabbing a fistful of his roommate's hair and bending him over. "You startled me."