"Good evening everyone. This is your captain speaking. We are approaching SFO airport and will be landing at approximately 5:41 PM. Please return to your seats as we will be landing soon. Thank you."
Sam rubbed his face, taking a break from reviewing his o-chem notes. That final was brutal and while he felt fine, he knew the next semester wasn't something worth laughing about. Oh well, it would all be something to worry about when the time came. Now that they were landing soon, he quickly pulled out his phone and shot a quick text over to Ty.
"Hey, landing soon. See you in 45. I'll wait for you near the end of the arrival terminal. Black puffy jacket, orange suitcase."
So, that was Sam. A 5' 9" Asian American in a black puffy North Face jacket, gray Adidas sweats, black ear piercings, and matching Ultraboost shoes. Typical ABB from Westminster vibes.
Sitting in an aisle seat, he started packing up his things and looked out the closest window to his left as the Bay Area came into view. It was awesome that his university was giving students a full four weeks off for winter break (it was only 3 the year before). He was even more lucky to convince his tiger parents that he'd be staying with a friend in San Francisco. It was mostly the truth, his stay with a friend would be for most of the week. His friend Jack had offered their friend group to do Secret Santa at his parent's spare apartment so they could have their own uninhibited break. Perks of befriending the slightly wealthier but equally mentally drained.
Ping. Sam checked his phone where a text from Ty came in. "Cool, see you soon. I'll make sure you're well taken care of tonight ;)" He finished reading the text just as the attendant came across the aisle to check all devices were off. He switched it to airplane mode and went back to staring out the window.
3 Weeks Prior
It was an ordinary Friday. Sam's housemate was out with his girlfriend seeing a movie and would be spending the night at her place. Normally, Sam would have been browsing Hammr for someone to come over but between a midterm and a long day, he lost track of time. It was 6 PM so it wasn't too late but the brain drain got to him and he didn't have the energy to browse and make small talk that worked only 30% of the time.
Lying on his bed, scrolling through his FaceSpace feed, it was then that he remembered the kink site he signed up for a few weeks before when he ended up in the same funk. He pulled up the site and started sifting through profiles until he got a message from Ty, or as he was then known as SleepyNights4Me. Sam was drawn into his interest of sleep sex. The idea of consensual sex while asleep was intriguing. While he never roleplayed like that, he got Ty's perspective after a lengthy conversation about Ty's experience and his trust knowing that Ty wasn't using anything dangerous beyond alcohol. They messaged back and forth learning more about each other over time and he was convinced to give it a try. After a few more flirty exchanges on ideas, they scheduled a time to meet up during his break to try it out.
Brrrrrrrch. Tires screeched as the plane landed. The next few minutes were spent adjusting Sam Jr. after his daydream of that conversation as the plane taxied to the gate. Thankfully, shifting his pants went unnoticed as he sat in an empty row and other passengers were stretching around likewise in their seats eager to get off the plane.
"Attention everyone, this is your captain speaking. We have landed at SFO and it is now 5:46 PM. We will be opening the doors momentarily. Please check that all of your belongings are with you before exiting the plane. Your designated flight attendants will begin guiding you to the exits in a calm and orderly fashion. Thank you again for flying Brynn Air and have a good evening."
Buckles began clicking around Sam when a ginger-haired attendant walked into economy to signal their turn to leave. Sam grabbed his backpack and carry-on suitcase and followed the tunnel out. There was a short queue ten minutes later at the passport checkpoint meaning he had to wait a little longer before pulling out his phone.
As he waited, he watched as the flight crew were escorted to the side through an express swing gate, huddled together chattering amongst themselves. Hmm, he wondered to himself. He watched as the ginger-haired attendant made small talk to one of the pilots. Whatever was said, it got a polite chuckle out of the pilot. The attendant smiled in satisfaction. Anyone watching could have seen how head-over-heels the attendant was about the pilot. The attendant slowed their pace back in line with the other attendants. It wasn't like Sam wasn't into the pilot either. Tall, broad shouldered, uniform shirt stretched against thick biceps. Planes usually ran on autopilot in the air; Sam's mind wandered off to how he could be riding his next flight in two different ways.
The line started moving again and Sam shifted his attention back to getting out as quickly as possible. When he got to the luggage area, he pulled his phone out, turning off airplane mode for any of Ty's messages.
20 minutes later, he was out of it all and exiting the arrival walkway. Outside, a cacophony of cars and buses drove along the loop picking up passengers. As agreed, he walked to the end of the arrival terminal and waited. He shot one more text to Ty saying he was there.
During their conversation 3 weeks before, they got to know each other better too. Ty was a professional dancer and a wellness counselor at a health clinic. He was just a few years older than him and was introduced to kinks in college by one of his ex-boyfriends. Eventually, Ty got to the experience that he had now. Ty also encouraged them to go into length about what Sam was willing to do since safe words wouldn't be possible in Sam's state on that night. Much of it was written down between their texts and it both turned him on and made him nervous thinking just how much he would remember the next day. There was also one more thing Ty asked that left Sam intrigued. Ty asked if there could be one more element to their equation. He explained that he had a friend who also would be interested in joining their night. Someone who was going to be in town around the same time and was a trustworthy friend of his. Figuring they built some solid trust with one another and each now knew the other's real identity, Sam consented.
A car pulled up with hazard lights on. Ty honked the horn to get Sam's attention and Sam briskly jogged to the car. He put his luggage in the trunk and walked up to the front passenger seat. Ty sat laid back in his seat angled toward Sam's seat, one hand on the steering wheel and the other arm on the armrest. He had on a black tee under an emerald bomber jacket, and black sweats. His smooth black skin smelled of fresh soap as he raised out a hand to shake Sam's.
"Hey Ty, nice to meet you in person." Sam said.
"Likewise, Sam. How was the flight?"
The drive to BJ's was calm. Along the way, they caught up on what each had been doing in their day to day lives. Ty recounted some new choreography inspired by CL that he was teaching to dancers in his group. His patients at the clinic had also been returning more frequently to work on their own progress plans so things were going well there too. Sam shared how his semester had been between moving to a new apartment and his coworkers at the Fish Grill on campus. And of course, he bitched about the hard class and the many nights spent in dead week reviewing and quizzing himself for the equally brutal final.
It was the dinner rush as they pulled into a spot at the plaza. Ty had made reservations beforehand so the wait was much shorter. They ordered a few appetizers and Ty also ordered a pitcher of beer.
"Wait but you drove," Sam said, concerned.
"Not for me. For you. To get you started so you don't chug later and throw up, haha. Figured it'd go better while eating and you pace yourself. Might be on the bitter side though if that's alright with you."
"Ohh... we're starting already. That's fine, I like it on the bitter end actually."
"Good, good. Well, drink up," Ty replied as the waitress returned with a pitcher and he poured Sam a glass.
Conversation during the rest of the dinner was polite and they finished their meal about an hour and a half later. Ty handed the bill back to the waitress just as Sam walked back from the restroom. By now, he was buzzed but still coherent.