The move to Greentown, Georgia was not the choice Alex Stub would have made if he was asked, but it was the location of his new job with Vernon Software. They wanted him on site and were going to pay him quite a bit of money too, even covering the expenses to move him from Arizona. A few days before Alex was going to start, the company went under. To make things worse, Alex signed an eighteen-month lease the week before. And to top it off, because he had not started working yet, the company did not even give him a severance.
Luckly, Alex was good at saving his money and living within his means. He was a software engineer and had made decent money during his short career, spending very little of it, but that did not make the stress of finding a job at short notice much easier. It took almost two weeks to land one with a different software company. The role was support agent, not the expected engineering position he had moved for, but the salary was enough to cover his expenses until something better came along. In his three weeks in Greentown Alex had only left his apartment to get food, and did not meet a single new person, spending his time not looking for jobs or on Discord with his friends back home.
When his new job started, Alex was nervous, but the role was surprisingly easy. The stress he had felt during his whole first month in Greentown began to fade and he decided to start exploring the area and meeting new people. He started by getting a gym membership at the local gym. It was not a chain gym but looked much nicer than the 24-Hour Fitness he worked out at back home.
Alex was slightly shorter than average, about 5'5", skinny with short blonde hair. He was very pale due to his line of work and though he was 25 he was almost completely hairless naturally. Besides his head and a light mustache, hair only grew under his arms and in a small amount right above his crotch. He has always been skinny, but the past month of stress only made him skinnier and was hoping that the gym would change that.
Though it was only eight o'clock on his first night there, the gym was completely empty, not even a front desk employee was there when Alex came. He just buzzed himself in with the key fob and started his workout. It was nice being alone at the gym. He felt comfortable trying out new machines but mostly spent his time on the treadmill running. Cardio was his favorite.
After a few weeks of the routine, Alex only crossed paths with a few people at the gym, all of them on the way out within a few minutes of Alex arriving. He was going nearly every night, enjoying the feeling and it was showing. Alex was toned from running, and he had grown a nice round butt from squatting, which was the only weightlifting he could really figure out. He felt great, and though he had no friends in the area he was starting to feel better about the move.
One evening Alex found himself locked in an especially sweaty cardio set on the treadmill. He had the first stressful day of the job and was working it out in an extra-long run. The music was blasting in his noise canceling headphones and the treadmill was nearly maxed out speed wise. When he finally started to feel the fatigue of the sprint, he toggled down the treadmill then nearly slipped when he realized there was a person next to him.
On the treadmill to his right jogging at a similar pace to where Alex was resting was a tall muscular black man smiling at him. He was saying something, but through the music and the white noise Alex could not make it out. Alex slipped off his headphones. The near silence of the room somehow felt louder than the music on full blast and Alex winced.
"You have great stamina," the man repeated.
"Thank you," Alex replied, blushing for a reason he could not explain.
"I'm Jaden," he said, turning off his treadmill.
"Alex," Alex replied, fumbling to do the same.
The two got off and shook hands. Alex felt tiny shaking Jaden's massive hand. He was close to a foot taller and much, much more muscular. Jaden had a shaved head and was wearing grey athletic wear tank top and matching sweatpants. He smiled kindly at Alex looking at him directly in the eyes. Alex had trouble holding the gaze, probably because of his time in isolation. He noticed that Jaden that perfect white teeth, straight out of a dentist add, when he smiled. Though he was not gay, Alex could not help but notice how attractive of a man Jaden was.
"I've never seen you here before," said Jaden, "I come in here at nine almost every night and the place is usually empty."
"Is it already nine," said Alex in a surprised tone. He checked his watch to confirm. 9:24.
"Long day at work today. I'm usually out of here by eight forty-five at the latest," said Alex, "At least its Friday."
"Agreed, glad it's the weekend. It was a stressful week for me too," said Jaden putting one of his muscular arms behind his head, grabbing his neck.
"Hey, since you are here, mind spotting me?" he said, "I never have anyone in here, so I tend to lift light most nights."
Alex thought for a second, looking for an excuse to leave. He was already over half an hour behind his regular schedule. His friends would be on Discord already. Then he realized that this was the first actual interaction he had with a person since arriving in Greentown and changed his mind.
"Yeah sure, I got you," Alex said following Jaden, who was already walking to the bench. He put two full plates on either side of the bar and laid underneath it. Alex stood nearly over his head, more nervous about the weight than Jaden seemed to be. It was already heavier than Alex and more than he had ever tried lifting, even squatting, but Jaden pulled it off the cradle and knocked out ten reps with ease. Jaden's back was arched, his crotch nearly thrusted out. Alex could not help but notice the bulge in the grey sweatpants. It looked massive but was probably partly his wallet in a pocket or something. Alex felt his own pants grow a little tight and was thankful for the compression pants he wore underneath. Still, he hoped that Jaden his not notice.
After a few sets, Jaden added more weight on while taking a short break. He added at least another fifty pounds.
"Are you sure you feel comfortable with me spotting you on this much weight?" asked Alex, nervously looking at the bar.
Jaden smiled, "Yeah, why not. I saw the ass on you while running. I'm sure you could hold this much for a few seconds if I needed you to."
Alex blushed again and smiling back said, "The last time it weighed more than I do, this time it's like two of me."
"Oh, I see," said Jaden in a teasing tone, "You're saying I should just bench two of you instead. Is that it?"
Alex froze unable to think of a response. That was mostly because his pants had just gotten a little tighter at the thought of being lifted like a barbell.
"Kidding," said Jaden smiling, "I'm kidding. But yes, I do trust you to catch this weight for me. I'm just going to do ten and hit the hot tub right after. It's been a long day."
"That actually sounds really nice." replied Alex, "I might have to join you for that."
"Sounds good to me," said Jaden and he lay back down on the bench and pumped out ten slow reps with the added weight, and true to his word finished his workout. Alex tried to help put the weight back with Jaden but managed less than half at the same time. They started making their way to the locker room together.
