Author note: This is my first erotic story, and the first bit of fiction I have seriously put effort into in the last fifteen years. I just wanted to put this out there for fun but will likely not develop this into a series or write anything else--this is a true one-off. Any constructive criticism / other comments are sincerely appreciated.
A couple extra things about this story. I had the idea for it and was ready to submit it after a few hours, before realizing the 70's and 80's music references stopped after the first half. This was unacceptable for a story named after one such song, and I could almost hear past English teachers scolding me. Over a week, I reworked the small amount of dialogue (and some non-dialogue) in the heavy part of the story to exclusively quote 70's and 80's music, cheesy as some of those quotes may be. Literarily, I had some fun with it. I then added a few things in for the meat of the story to be a bit longer.
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Felix and I always had something different going on. We weren't dating--barely. But it damn near felt like we were some times. We regularly had meals together on campus, participated in the same Christian student group, and we confided in each other all our struggles.
Well, maybe not all of them. He's a guy, I'm a girl. Prudish as our culture is about porn and sex and masturbation, especially in Christian culture, it's just not talked about between guys and girls. It's just an invisible barrier you're not "supposed" to cross. I'm a virgin, but I've... experimented a little on my own. Sometimes getting myself off is the only thing that would work to relieve some stress, or to relieve some tension that would build up. I'm sure Felix is the same way, but asking would cross that invisible barrier.
Back to what I was saying about us not dating, barely. I'll preface everything by saying he's not completely socially adjusted. Okay, that sounds bad. But he just has this way about him that you can't tell if he's a truly genuine person all the time to be a conniving asshole or if that's really him. Whenever we talk, he keeps eye contact but breaks away once in a while for whatever reason. He listens to what I say and tries to respond, and he always keeps conversations going. And, to be fair, he does that with everyone else, too. But it feels like we have some higher connection beyond everyone else in our friend group. It felt like flirting sometimes but I could never be too sure.
And he's just such a sweet guy in general. Takes plates after meals to the dish return, walks across campus to keep other people company, he's always free to give you a ride to or from campus, and he just is so wholesome, at least on the outside. He's never made a move on other women, though I could swear I caught him checking me out a couple times.
To be honest, I liked the thought of him giving me that kind of attention. Boys never really paid much attention to me, but it hadn't bothered me too much because I knew I would have the rest of my life to find that someone. I never really cared until I met him.
Despite not getting much attention when I was younger, it's not like I was showing off much at all. I've always been devoutly Christian, and it showed in how I dressed. Usually jeans or leggings, long-sleeved t-shirts and sweatshirts, and occasionally a blouse that might show off some chest, but I didn't usually care to show off my assets, not that I had much to show off. I had some pretty modest, soft C-cups, and my butt, though rather fleshy and round, didn't have much shape to it and my waist was just as wide as my hips. My thighs were similarly pretty big around. I have a bit of a tummy too, which I used to be a bit insecure about, but I'm slowly coming to terms with it. My skin, in keeping with my Irish heritage, had some reddish-pinkish splotches but was pretty smooth. Other than ponytails or buns, I never did anything special with my dark red hair. Today I'm wearing just a pair of looser jeans, a t shirt, and a sweatshirt. The weather is starting to warm up, but today, a cold front is coming through.
Yeah, I didn't usually get much attention, but then there was the couple times that I could swear he was checking me out. Or when I could just feel his eyes rolling across my body, even when I was completely covered by clothes. He never saw me without a bra, never saw me in a swimsuit, and the few skirts and dresses I did wear always went down to my knees and up to the middle of my chest. But I could still feel him taking me in, waiting for the moment when I would loosen my wardrobe up a little. Or maybe he just noticed a stain.
In short, we were very close friends, though I have had a crush on him from very early on of knowing each other. It just took a while for me to realize that and then admit it to myself.
"If you're finished, I can get your dishes," he says, with a smile. We're on campus today, we just had lunch at the dining hall and are getting ready to head back to our apartments. This has been a thing a couple times a week since our freshman year of college. Right now, we're juniors.
"Sure, thank you," I reply. How could I ever refuse?
Still smiling, he picks up my two plates in one hand, with utensils on it, then his dishes in the other hand, and turns to walk towards the dish return.
As he walks, I take a minute to admire him. A few months ago, I started noticing his figure. Or rather, what I could see of it. He always wore jeans and sweatshirts, even in the Southern humidity--a true skater kid. His shirts are always pretty loose, and I can see why on the rare occasion that he took his sweatshirt off. He barely has any muscle on him. I remember him saying he was always a really skinny kid and that he had trouble putting on weight, but it didn't hit me until he took off an outer layer. Every time we hugged, I could feel the gap between his shirt and his torso. In all, I think it's kind of adorable.
His lower half is where everything becomes more full. I could tell that he was putting on more weight when his jeans were got tighter around his thighs a while ago, and especially around his butt. Oh my goodness, his butt. It's better than most girls' in both size and shape, though I'm not sure he would be comfortable with me saying that. God only knows what it would look like with a little less clothes on.
Maybe not the best thing to think about right now. As he arrives at the dish return, deposits our dishes, and turns back towards me, I catch myself looking for a little too long and turn to my side to start getting my backpack.
We leave the dining hall and exit onto campus, headed towards the parking garage. For a minute or two, we walk together in silence. It's sunny out, but you can tell from the clouds that rain is coming soon.
"Do you have any plans for the rest of today?" he asks. Usually, guys asking this are asking to try to get a date or hang out with the possibility of more than just "hanging out", but with him, I know he genuinely wants to know what I'm up to.
"Not really," I say, "probably just studying. I'm pretty tired, so I might just take a nap."
"Me too, I'm pretty beat. I have to watch Princess Bride for an English assignment, but I'm not sure if I want to do that now." Funny enough, he's seen it plenty of times. He'll joke to me periodically if I ask him for a favor, responding with "as you wish". Well, I think it's joking... probably.
"I might talk to Jessie though if she's free," he continues.
Oh yeah, another thing about him... he has an ongoing long-distance relationship. That does not bode well for the whole my-having-a-crush-on-him thing.
"That's nice," I say. Jessie is nice, we've met a couple times. Really, I am happy for them. They are each great people on their own and they deserve to be happy together. "How's she doing this semester?"
"Stressed," he says after sighing. "She has a lot of tests coming up, and this semester is the hardest one in her program. It's getting a little hard to talk to her sometimes, she often can't think about anything else but school... it's just frustrating."
"Yeah, I get that." I pause a moment. "You know, you can feel free to vent to me sometime about it. I know you're usually pretty reserved when it comes to you and Jessie but it's not a bad idea to talk to someone."
"Thanks, Ava. I appreciate it," he says, smiling softly.
We get to the parking garage and get in his car. He puts his backpack in the backseat and I put mine on my legs. He starts the engine and we get onto the road down to our apartments.
"How's Becca's boyfriend? I think they've been together for a while, right?" he asks me. Becca is one of my three roommates. She and Felix are acquainted, but not too close of friends. They'll exchange pleasantries, but that's about it.
"Eddie? He's great! He's really nice with all of us. And he's not a bad cook."
"That's good. It sounds like everyone is comfortable with him, then," he responds.
"Yeah, but he's a little too comfortable with us, I think."
"What do you mean?" he asks, briefly taking his eyes off the road to glance at me.
"You know, every once in a while, from their room, I can hear..." I trail off as I hesitate briefly before crossing that invisible barrier. Becca and Eddie are definitely active sexually, more so than the rest of us in the unit, and I can hear them from all the way down the hall. I can't just say that to Felix though. "Uhm, just him playing loud music on the speakers in her room," I make up. It's not entirely untrue, but also not what I was going to say.
Felix chuckles. "For real, that's it? Man, I thought you were going to say something else."
I'd like to tell him the truth. I'd also like to tell him that I'm curious to take a peek at them sometime to see what it's like... making love. Or that something deep inside me wants him to do to me whatever Eddie does to Becca that I catch earfuls of a few times a week. I've watched porn a couple times, but it just doesn't feel right or real. I would die for the chance to watch two lovers just doing it, or find the right guy myself and spend the day exploring, even if that's not Felix. But, for now...
"Yeah, or playing video games," I continue. "He gets a little loud sometimes and some of those games are just so noisy." Also not untrue, but not what I was going to say.
We continue on in silence, listening to the radio until we pull up in front of my building. Eurhythmics' "Here Comes the Rain Again" starts playing.
"Thanks again for the ride. My legs would collapse if I had to make that walk every day."
"Sure thing! Well, you know where I am, text me if you need anything."