A Sizeable Difference
Chapter 1 - Assistant Coach
True to their name, the Baltimore Barbarians stormed into the locker room making a lot of noise. Nate Howlett, however, was the only quiet one.
He silently observed as some of his teammates laughed loudly and made a racket, glad to finally be done with practice, while others panted heavily, exhausted by the tough and demanding exercises the Coach liked to put them through. Either way, they were all equally dirty and sweaty.
This was the hardest part of the day for him.
His teammates would begin taking off their football gear, revealing sore and swollen muscles at different speeds. Some seemed eager to get naked as fast as possible and jump in the shower, while others took their sweet time strip teasing, took off their jerseys, paused to listen to some joke, smiling and scratching their abs, then turned around and slowly dropped their pants, showing off bubble butts tightly secured by jockstraps. And even though Nate had practically grown up in locker rooms, he still had to focus not to stare too much at the bodies of all those jocks.
Today he was having to try particularly hard.
Nate was new to the team. He had just gotten into college on a scholarship, glad he had made a good enough impression during his High School matches. Maybe he could become a pro player, after all, and eventually be a Wide Receiver on the biggest teams in the country. But for that, he'd have to improve his game and convince the Coach to get him in the field, given that the other guys were more skilled and experienced than him. A freshman always had to work twice as hard to beat his seniors, he thought, so he was heading to the gym for some post-practice weight lifting instead of showering with the other studs, despite being almost completely beat by now.
He began taking off his football gear, slowly and shyly, constantly looking around to see if someone was checking him out. He had a good body, fruit of his desire to always work harder than everybody else, but never caught anyone staring at his well defined muscles or at his smooth skin. Even so, he never got naked in front of others. He always stopped at his underwear, took some gym clothes out of his locker and then began dressing up again, still drenched in sweat.
His teammates had never managed to see what he was hiding.
There were a couple of things that made him uncomfortable in that place. Besides having to focus not to draw attention to his undying curiosity about the naked body of his colleagues, the fact that there were so many men casually talking to each other with their dicks out, rubbing shoulders in this way too small of a locker room, made him feel claustrophobic. He looked at the shower and got goosebumps at the sight of his teammates soaping up their asses and balls, waiting for the guys under the showerheads to step aside so that they could wash it off, taking turns to clean up and laughing about it. So many naked hunks crowding in such a small area. How could they just feel comfortable with so many other naked men invading their personal space? How would he ever be able to casually stand there buck naked with them when people would be bumping their dicks on him left and right?
But more importantly, Nate had a small secret he wanted to keep private.
"McCarthy!" someone shouted in a deep voice, snapping him out of his thoughts. Greg Marino, the Assistant Coach, was looking for Sean McCarthy, the Quarterback. Nate watched mesmerized as Sean, a stunning red-haired senior almost ready to go pro player, walked stark naked across the locker room towards the Assistant Coach, not even bothering to get dry or to cover himself with a towel. He paid close attention as the trainer and his star player began discussing something regarding tomorrow's practice. Sean was soaking wet and stood with his arms crossed as a puddle formed under his feet, unashamed by his bare ass being turned in the general direction of all his teammates, who could stare at it as hard as they wanted. Nate's mouth got suddenly dry when he saw the water dripping from that ginger's body, especially the drops falling from the tip of his penis. Sean always made him thirsty.
But he was more impressed by Greg's willpower to never break eye contact with that hunk. If he were in his place, Nate was sure he'd lose his train of thought before long, and start to stutter as he got lost in Sean's green eyes, hypnotized by his big smile and those small, round ears bent forward that gave the Quarterback a boyish, sweet kid look in spite of his strong and manly body. Then his gaze would slowly begin trailing down, first at Sean's hard pecs, flexed by the way he crossed his arms, unfortunately hiding those tiny pink nipples he had, then at his well-defined abs, noticing the red happy trail that went all the way down from his belly button to his dangling cock, crowning it with a ginger bush that Nate could vividly imagine tickling his nose.
Greg, on the other hand, was an equally impressive man, even with his clothes on. Nate looked at his big biceps as he held up a clipboard, unintentionally flexing them, and noticed how all his other muscles were just as developed, filling up his shirt and making his pants stretch to hold his round butt and thick thighs. Those two guys side by side were a feast for Nate's eyes, and he lost track of time as they talked to each other, so at ease with the many men in various states of undress surrounding them.
"Howlett!" Greg shouted at Nate, and he suddenly turned his head, pretending not to have been staring just now. "Why haven't you showered yet?"
"I'm just gonna lift some weights now and shower later," he shouted back, over the loud noises of the rest of the team.
"Ok, then, but you've been doing that every day since you got here, man. Don't push yourself too hard, your muscles need to rest."
"Sure thing, coach," Nate responded. He did feel like his muscles needed some rest, but he couldn't just stand there waiting for everyone to leave the locker room so that he could shower alone. Going back to his dorm without changing was also out of the question, that would just be even more suspicious. And it would also be suspicious to wear shorts in the shower. Then everyone would know he had something to hide, and that would be just as bad as being naked... No, it was better to make something useful while waiting for everyone to leave, and then he'd be able to shower in peace. Besides, his muscles weren't as big as the other guys', so he probably should work out more than everybody anyway. It all made sense in the end.
He got up, stuffed his things in his locker, and left for the gym, making sure to keep his gaze at eye level. But out of nowhere someone slapped his ass harder than you'd expect a friendly butt slap to feel, and he turned around, startled and excited by the sudden pain. "Good job, Nate," he heard Sean say, "these pussies are all beat but you're still working out! Impressive," and the redhead smiled in a goofy, overly friendly manner.
That was too much excitement for Nate to handle properly, and for a split second he did exactly what he was afraid he'd do, and openly looked down at Sean's dick, fascinated by the way the pale white skin of the shaft gave way to the pink cockhead, its color matching nicely with the ginger pubic hair covering his ballsack. That beautiful set of balls always gave him the urge to find out how they would feel on his hands, rolling them around for a while, feeling their weight and warmth. But then he snapped out of it and looked up at Sean's eyes again, smiled politely, and left in a hurry. As he walked away, he wondered if Sean had noticed the effect his dick had over him, while the Quarterback stood silent for a while, not sure he had just seen Nate stare at his cock.
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In the 40 minutes it took Nate to finish his workout, the locker room had emptied. If not for the distinct smell that a bunch of sweaty jocks tends to leave in a place, you'd never imagine it being so packed just over half an hour ago. Nate was relieved. Now he didn't have to worry about anything.
He looked around to make sure he was alone and then began taking his clothes off. Greg was right, working out so much did leave his muscles sore. He was having trouble lifting his arms to take his shirt off and then bending over to take his shorts off, but after a few grunts and enough grit, he was finally naked. All he needed now was a good, hot shower, he thought, and all that pain would go away.
He turned the water on, glad it was just as hot as he wanted it to be, and began massaging his body, taking his time spreading soap on the parts more in need of attention. His biceps were killing him, and his shoulders were in desperate need of a good rub to release all that tension. The hot water's high pressure also began working its magic, and it wasn't long before he was simply standing under it, his arms limp by his side, his eyes closed, his mind empty, relaxing every muscle he had and feeling that relaxation running down over him, now and then giving him shivers. He was feeling so good to finally wash all that musky sweat off that he didn't realize someone else was undressing in the locker room. His awareness was completely focused on his lower back when someone suddenly talked to him.