Dear Figaro,
I have resigned myself to the fact that my life is a rollercoaster, I tried to fight it, but it's taking too much of a toll on my mental health, I will be much happier if I just roll with the punches. It feels like I am living a movie, everyone seems to have secrets or hidden agendas, I plan on just writing and working and focusing on myself. I will keep you posted on how that works out.
Anyways how have you been? I am sorry once again but I am not sure when I will be able to visit you, once things die down a bit here I will rent a hotel room close to you and organize visitation. I hope that is OK? I know you must be struggling in there but please know you are always on my mind.
I pretty much have been locked in my room since my encounter with Myles, he keeps calling and texting and I hear him knocking at the door shouting "I just want to talk to you". I will have no choice but to hear him out but I am not ready yet. I have given strict instructions to Theo and Brad not to let him in or even talk to him, I made up an excuse and I think they bought it. Brad still gives me lingering looks whenever it is just me and him alone. I have not been returning them but once or twice Theo has seen him staring at me but as far as I know hasn't said anything to him about it. I am still messaging Tommy, I always smile when I see I have gotten a text from him, he seems sweet and keen so I am going to meet up with him soon and see how things go.
Lockie is still pissed at me, I have not heard from him since the drunken conversation a week ago. I have left him messages across all the platforms I can think off without hiring a fucking sky writer, hopefully he will come around, I miss him and hate the way things have been left.
I have officially arrived on the gay porn scene, my video with Dylan O blew up, as expected, I even feature on non porn websites. The attention he has been getting is astronomical, it was trending word wide and the scene has been viewed over 3 million times. My other scene views have quadrupled, I now have nearly eight hundred thousand followers on line. Curtis called me the other day practically jumping out of his own skin.
"Mason, have you seen the website, it's fucking insane. The investors and I are going to have a meeting in a few days to see how we can capitalize on this, subscriptions have gone up by over two hundred percent in the last week, the studio has even been nominated for an award." He said, without taking a breath. "You are number one out of all our models Mason!"
That news floored me, I wanted to be successful at the studio but plans for being number one were not on my agenda.
"We are going to set you up with an agent to field the offers you are receiving, and we are going to offer you an exclusivity contract." I heard him mumbling to someone, presumably Sy.
My brain went into over drive- Agent, offers, exclusivity. This was all moving too fast.
"Hang on a minute Curtis, slow down, what does all that mean?"
"You are getting a few offers so far but once we have more videos you will be a superstar for sure, as for the new contract that is just to ensure that we retain you, you like working for "In'DaMan'd" don't you?"
"Yes of course I do, I just not sure about any of this."
"Oh." He muttered, sounding hurt.
"I will have to think about all of this, you kinda just landed it on me. I have a few days off to finish my class project so why don't we talk about it on Monday."
"I guess we could do that but Mason, in this industry guys come and go, you are in right now so it's important to keep it going while the interest is there, understand?"
"What kind of offers am I receiving?"
"A gay club wants you to do an appearance, a toy site wants to mold your cock for a dildo."
"What!" I spat.
"Yes, I know I have heard of it happening but usually they only ask established performers for a mold, that's why I think we should sort everything out ASAP."
I could tell by his tone of voice that he was not expecting my hesitation, but Figaro the whole studio thing has been a whirlwind and I just needed some calm to figure stuff out.
"Listen Mason, take a day or two then come into the studio we will discuss everything and we can go from there, any questions email me OK?"
"Thanks Curtis, I appreciate it."
I hung up and went to my room, trying to breath and relax, I couldn't believe I was the number one viewed star on the site, strangely enough I actually felt proud of myself. I booted up my manuscript and began editing my first four chapters, the project required three finished ones but I wanted to get a head of the course work, writing as always takes my mind of things. I made quick work of the redrafts and began to feel bored.
I logged in to my "In'DaMan"d" account, my promo vid was the first thing to greet me, Curtis had me shoot two, one where I list the benefits of subscription, the other where I welcome the user after they logged in, easily the worst thing I have done since I started making videos. I clicked my profile and watched as the views rose and rose. The scene with Dylan and I was easily the most viewed. A banner ran across the top of my screen, saying its #1 cam star was returning after a week off. I knew the week off was not voluntary but they billed it as 'a break'. I clicked on Lockie's page and seen a countdown to the start of the session.
I had not watched one of his cam sessions before, I almost logged off before the timer ran out and he appeared on the screen. He was sitting in his room on a computer chair, behind him I could see his single bed, no personal items were on display. He looked better than I thought he would, after his recent drinking spell I was expecting him to look gaunt and strung out but he looked more toned than before. He must have used his time off to get his act together, his skin had obviously covered in oil, it shimmered in the light. The camera he used must have been really expensive Figaro, it was crystal clear and you could make out every detail on his body. His hair was pulled of his face by a red bandana, it had grown quite a bit, he was wearing blue short shorts and black ankle socks.