My night with the internet star.
As some Americans do, on occasion, I spend quiet evenings at home bouncing around the internet and watching YouTube videos. Several years ago, I ran across an outdoors camping channel hosted by a late teenaged Asian male -- who for anonymity purposes -- we'll call Jacob. I watched his series season after season intrigued by his camping techniques and areas he visited, somewhat re-living my youth and all the camping trips I had gone on. As the years past Jacob grew into a handsome young man and continued his journeys with his channel bringing all his viewers years of entertainment. I had subscribed and liked his channel and every time he posted a video, I would get a notification and watch it.
One particular episode some years in, he was camping at the boundary waters in northern Minnesota and he went for a dip in the lake. Nothing out of the ordinary for a camper to cool off or wash up with a dip in the lake, but for some odd reason, seeing him wading through the water in only his underwear sent hormonal feelings through me the likes I had never had before. I always considered myself heterosexual and outside of a few fantasies in my own mind, I had never considered men. But watching him in the water, the outline of his penis through his wet undies, made me hard and horny.
After that episode the more I watched him and his videos the more aroused I became, and the more I wanted him. After watching an episode of his revolving around cold weather camping, I decided my way into making conversation with him - a person I didn't even know -- was to throw a couple suggestions for staying warm in cold weather excursions on his sight in the comments section. I never expected an answer, but hoped a dialog would ensue. Surprisingly a few days later, I saw Jacob had replied to my comments and was thankful I had given him a few tricks to keeping warm. Over the course of some of his later episodes, I'd make comments and he'd almost instantly reply, bringing us closer and closer to actual off line chat.
Finally, one day I emailed him directly, re-introducing myself (Rick) and we chatted back and forth for weeks about camping, good gear, supplies and the areas we both had visited. The conversations did turn personal after a while and the more we chatted about our lives (outside of camping) the more we developed a friendship. I watched that video of him wading in that water about 20 times, even stroked myself off watching it, desiring him, wanting to fuck him. There was no doubt I had a man crush on Jacob. Throughout our E-Mail conversations, we exchanged phone numbers and added each other as friends on our Facebook pages. We were developing a friendship via social media and by text but had never met in person. I don't even know if either of us had even considered meeting face to face, since we lived a few states away from each other, but if he would have offered, I might have jumped at the chance. Now mind you I was almost 40 years old and had spent numerous years camping, hiking and rock climbing in my younger years, but some back injuries and the start of arthritis in my knees sidelined me from big hardy adventures years ago. And as much as I wished I could get out on those trips again, I just couldn't. In a way I felt my connection for him was partially due to me living vicariously through a 25-year-old man' adventures, who was videoing every one of his excursions for his remembrance, but for his audience as well. But secondly somewhere in my mind was a place / point of being very sexually interested in him.
In late spring of the next year, there was a big camping, fishing and outdoor show in eastern Indiana I was planning to attending. I mentioned it to Jacob in a text message and he replied he knew about it and was thinking of going himself over the weekend. My heart raced reading he might be going, so I told him I would meet him there if he wanted to hang around over the weekend and spend some time together. I didn't make it sexual, because I was unsure of my feelings to him and surely did not know if her was gay or bi-sexual, or even had an interest in me; outside of friendship. Some days later when he confirmed he was able to go, I booked my hotel room and told him which hotel I was staying in. I took a personal day from work that Friday and left my house later morning and began preparing for my drive to Indiana. I stopped before I left town and bought some condoms and lube, just in case. I was very uneasy at the store checkout line. I felt as if the clerk knew I was going to have sex with a man. In the parking lot, I through the items in a side pocket of my suit case, slammed my trunk shut, took a deep breath and headed on down the road.
Jacob was a little closer in distance to the outdoor show, so he planned on working all day and just heading to the hotel after work, arriving later Friday evening. The whole drive there I was so excited that I was going to meet him. I was actually rather turned on and was hoping there would be a physical attraction between us, but even if there wasn't; I was happy I was getting to meet someone in person I enjoyed chatting with. As I said earlier, I had never been with a man and as far as I knew he was single -- as was I -- and considering the friendship we had developed, my hope was he was as interested in me, as I was in him. I was surely nervous and was going back and forth in my head on whether or not I would even do anything sexually. There were fears which would creep in and try to dissuade me from making that move to be with him romantically, but then I would recall that video of him in the water, remembering how turned on I was watching it and how many times I had stroked myself off thinking of him. So, I was split internally on what I should do.
When I arrived in eastern Indiana some hours later, I checked into the hotel and wandered around the camping show, just getting a general idea of the layout. It was just after dinner when Jacob texted me letting me know he had arrived. A while later we finally met face to face. He was wearing his Khaki camping pants and a loose-fitting T-shirt, just like in most of his videos. He was taller than I thought, with luscious black hair and slightly shaded in goa-tee. His glasses fit his face perfectly and he was as thin and as handsome as he was in his videos. We shook hands giving each other that "man hug" we all do when we meet guys or re-connect with old male friends.
"Nice to meet you Rick." He said.
"Nice to meet you to Jacob. I replied.
We sat at the bar and had a drink and chatted for a while. He was tried from work and travel, as was I, so we decided to call it a night. We agreed to meet up in the morning for our continental breakfast and start our day at the camping show, wandering around and seeing all the venders, boats, RV's and equipment. I headed back to my room, excited that I was going to spend the day with a new friend. I didn't sleep much that night, I was so horny and so excited and Saturday morning could not come fast enough for me.
At about 9:00 A.M. Jacob texted me letting me know he was on his way down. I met him in the dining area and we both chose our breakfast favorites, with extra-large coffee's sitting down to eat and setting a plan of action for the day. We spent a few hours wandering around the show looking at vendors, until it was lunch time. We had a great cheeseburger at the hotel bar and both decided we both needed a brief nap before continuing on. A few hours later we reconvened to look at the boat and RV sections of the show. As we wandered through those sections, I was always trying to let Jacob climb onto the boats or into the RV's first, because I was checking out his ass. We had a great day and some great conversations throughout the morning and afternoon. And even if anything didn't happen between us, I was actually enjoying his company, his knowledge and interest in camping, fishing, hiking and rock-climbing. We decided after a long day of walking that we were both going to go freshen up and meet for dinner in the hotel bar / restaurant a while later. I went to my room, relaxed a bit, showered up and met him at the hotel restaurant at 7:00 P.M. I bought him a nice steak dinner and we enjoyed a few light cocktails while eating. Afterwards we decided just to sit at the hotel bar and have a few more drinks, just passing the time talking and getting to know one another more. As the night progressed, I wanted to ask him if he had a girlfriend or boyfriend, something I had never asked during our online, E-Mail and text chats, but I didn't want to come off to forward, but alcohol and stupidity allowed my mouth to ask anyway. Jacob replied, he wasn't dating anyone, but left it alone at that. He didn't mention boyfriend or girlfriend, just that he was single.
As the evening grew later, were sitting slightly angled toward each other, almost face to face, just slowly sipping out drinks, neither of us drunk, but surely consuming enough to lower our inhibitions. I was horny as hell and in my mind, I just couldn't stop seeing him in that Minnesota video. His sexy thin wet body, his underwear pinned tight to his skin, the outline of his dick bulging out. I wanted him so bad, but I had never hit on a man, let alone seduced one, so I was at a loss on what to say and what to do. Suddenly the moment hit, like something out of a movie, our eyes met and we just sat in silence starring at each other. It was only a few seconds, but it seemed like an eternity. Once again, the alcohol took over and I blurted out, "You have the deepest brown eyes I have ever seen."
I think Jacob was shocked and embarrassed by my offering but felt compelled to reply by saying, "Thank you."
The next words out of my mouth were, "You are such a handsome guy, I can't believe you are single."
Jacob smiled and said, "Thanks. I've had a few relationships, but nothing that made me want to give up my freedom and my outdoor lifestyle."
