"Kjem, I have a favor to ask," Lisa said between bites of a very nice cracked conch. She and Kjem were eating at the office cafe, at Lisa's request, during class lunch break. It was a nice day, warm but not hot, with a healthy sea breeze.
"OK, shoot. You know I owe you, I wouldn't be here," he waved his hands, "without you. What do you need?"
Lisa pushed his glass of beer toward him, making Kjem conclude that it might be a big ask. So he took a drink, set the glass down, and looked questioningly at Lisa.
"I need a model for my senior project class. A male model."
"OK, that's a favor, and a compliment, but it doesn't seem like anything in need of this much of a wind-up to ask. What's the drama about? And why me, I'm not model material."
"Well, to answer the second part first, the students asked for you. They've had most of the other willing guys model for them in one way or another during their time here. You're new, and they want a guy. And, to be honest, they like what they see in Deb's videos."
Lisa continued, "And let me be honest, it is a significant time commitment. We meet once a week for an hour, and once a week for 3 hours. And there may be some extra time for specific students projects. We start off with some basics for the first third of the semester; you know, photos, sketches, throwing out ideas, the basic stuff. Mostly, this is to get you and the students warmed up and give them inspiration for their big projects and work out a plan. Each of them has to come up with an idea for a capstone art project. The kind of pieces that're on display in the work room, remember?"
"Uhm, yeah I do remember. The ones I remember are pretty erotic. Can I assume then that the modeling is nude? What else?"
"Yes, there will be some nudity expected, Kjem. That's what the class is about. Anything more than nudity is up to your comfort level. If it makes you feel better, we'll also have female models, so you won't be alone. Usually we switch female models every couple of weeks, a lot of students like to give it a try. And if you're OK with it, I'm sure the students will ask for some interaction between you and the other models. What's in it for you? You get to meet the students, see and help their excellent work, and many of the female models get horny when they work and afterwards, well, there you are. And if not," she continued with a smirk, "let's just say I'm not going to let you leave after class with blue balls! And sometimes the students gift their work to the models; these are prizes for sure. The other models who do it always come back when I ask, so they seem to think it's worth it, even though the class kind of monopolizes your social calendar. AND, well, like you said, you owe me. Don't answer now, think about it and let me know you'll do it after you sleep on it."
Kjem took another big drink from his beer.
"I will need to think about it. Seriously, me? Modeling? Naked? And 'interacting' with a female model? In front of a class? I won't say I'm shy, but I may be more shy than that."
Lisa reached across the table to put her hand on his. "Remember that I've worked with models for years. There are lots of tricks and procedures to put models at ease, and I'll be using them all, not just for you but the female models as well. Talk with Mike or any of the other younger guys, they've all done it and know what I mean. Then think about it. Please? Being self-conscious is usually not much of a problem once you get into it, seriously the main thing is the time commitment."
"OK, I will think about it," Kjem replied, after a moments reflection, ordered another beer.
***
While working with students later that afternoon, Kjem got a ping on his phone. It seemed his casual date for the evening had been swapped out, and now he would be meeting 'Camila' at home after dinner. He shrugged and confirmed the change; he didn't know Camila, but then he also didn't know the student he'd been scheduled with very well, and both would've had to agree to the swap. He pulled up Camila's official student info, she was a pretty Hispanic- or Spanish-looking girl, medium skin tone and long black hair pulled into a pony tail. She seemed pretty young, but she was a senior, and so the picture was probably 3 years old from when she first started at GCC. An Art major - could this be a coincidence?
Anyway, the official info was not very helpful past the basics, and so he, as usual, pulled up her personal page on the local web site. Each person on campus kept their own info, and so these were often a good window into the students mind. Her picture wasn't a photograph, but a charcoal drawing. It was quite a good drawing, very expressive. She had a big smile, and one hand and arm up holding her long hair up. She was from coastal Catalonia. Her family was in the government, and her mother was a GCC alum. She had pictures of a number of her artworks, mostly digital landscapes and family paintings. He perused her other info to pick upon common interests and other tidbits for his own interest and use in conversation.
She arrived about 7:00, as arranged, with a knock on the door. Kjem was finishing up doing the dishes from his own dinner (leftovers).
"Camila, come on in! Can I make you a drink, or snack?"
"Hello, pleased to meet you at last," returned Camila as she moved in for a quick hug. She had a clutch and a tablet computer, which she left on the dining area table. She was wearing a simple, short white dress that flattered her very nicely. She was medium height and curvy, with her black hair still long and in a pony-tail, just like in her official picture. As Kjem suspected, she looked more mature than her student ID picture.
"Yes, do you have any white wine?" she answered.
"Nothing open, so you have your choice: Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, or I think there might be a Prosecco in the fridge as well," Kjem replied.
"Chardonnay would be wonderful. And be sure to pour yourself something as well," she responded, and sat down on the couch.
Kjem opened a bottle from the fridge and poured her a glass. Camila watched him, and when he looked back at her, she gestured him to pour more into the glass, so he did. He poured himself a healthy amount of dark rum, and dropped some ice into it.
He brought the glasses over, and sat down next to Camilla. They clinked glasses and took a sip.
"What are we toasting to?" asked Kjem.
"Ah, straight to the point," she replied. "OK, so here's to me convincing you to model for the Special Projects class!"
"Aha! As soon as I saw that you're an Art major, I figured something was up. Lisa sent you, did she?" Kjem retorted.
They clinked glasses, and each took a drink.
Her words seemed to pour out of her in her nervousness. "Well, here's the deal. Yes, Lisa sent me, but I wanted to see you anyway. We haven't had a chance to meet, and if you agree to do the class, I'll be your first co-model. I've been at the other end of the canvas a lot, so I wanted to try being the subject. But to be honest, I don't have the nerve to pose naked in front of those other girls. They'll be looking for every flaw. Girls can be so judgmental. But if I'm up there with you, it'll be different. They'll be looking at you, and liking what they see. And it's hard to be catty about the naked, flawed girl if she's up there in your arms, or holding your dick, or, well, however things go."
"How DO things go, in this class?" asked Kjem.
"Oh, that depends on the models and the students. Sometimes it never goes beyond R-rated nudity, especially if the class is full of lez's and the model is a hetero girl. Sometimes, well, you've seen some of the pieces in the studio. Sex in front of the class happens. Two years ago half of the class worked together to do a computer 3D video ultrasound reconstruction of the hips of the models fucking and the guy cumming inside her. You can watch cross-sections, layers, rotate around, whatever you want. The models had to fuck for days to the get the data, and sometimes they even had probes in their asses to get what they needed. You should look it up, it's amazing, but the models went through a lot for that one. But that's the thing, the projects are amazing, the models get invested in them, but there's no pressure to do anything you're not comfortable with. Well, no much pressure, anyway. The models draw the line, and Lisa is strict about it."
"Do the models have to draw the line pretty often? Doesn't that mess up the students project?"
"That's part of the process - they have to work within the limits of what they have. Anyway, the limits are usually pretty wide. The guys here are man-sluts or the wouldn't be here, so it's usually the girls who draw the line. The female models know what the class is like, a lot of them have taken the class themselves. Still, you never know; last year, when I took the class, one of the models would do almost anything, but wouldn't have cum in her mouth. Most aren't interested in butt stuff or humiliation, and anyway the students rarely ask."
"Another great group project was from a few years ago, before my time, when the whole class came together to do a tentacle porn movie. Look it up, it's amazingly realistic. I don't know how they did it all, and must've cost a fortune in latex."