Hey,
Just a quick note, this is a stand-alone story. There are no sequels, no chapters, just this. Hope you like it.
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Night
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Casey walked into Black Vinyl, his old stomping ground. The place where he'd spent countless hours browsing for his favorite CDs and rare vinyl classics. It had been a while since he'd been back, but the owner Tom waved a hand at him as he approached the counter.
"Haven't seen you around in ages, Casey. What have you up to?" Tom leaned over the counter. His big frame made the service desk look small.
Casey shrugged. "Oh you know college and what not."
"You finally graduate?" Tom grinned.
"Yeah, moved back here, got a job. Became an adult or I'm trying to."
That earned him a laugh from Tom. "You'll never grow up, Case. Just like me, always young at heart."
"Nah, you're just old." Casey busted up laughing when Tom shook his fist teasingly.
"I'm classic, not old. You're still young. You'll understand when you're my age. Get out of my hair Peter Pan. Got a new shipment of that German crap you like so much."
"If it's such crap, why do you buy it?" Casey jumped back as Tom went to swat him.
"Hopeful wishing that you'll come back to harass me."
"Uh huh, I'm so sure."
Casey chuckled, leaving Tom to go look at the CDs in question. Loud German Rock had always called to him. He was one of three people that he knew of that even bought the stuff. As Casey touched the first album, the front door bell sounded, and he looked up.
The most beautiful guy he had ever seen walked in. Short dark hair, killer blue eyes that landed on Casey before going up to Tom. Casey blushed with a hidden smile. Acting like he hadn't seen the guy, he went back to browsing.
"German Rock? You gotta be kidding me." Tom laughed above the sound of The Strokes playing over the speakers. "Over there with that trouble maker."
"Hey," Casey protested. The dark haired man seemed to find it amusing, even bit his lip, flicking his eyes to the ground.
A group of high school kids that had dipped themselves in Hot Topic entered the store. Tom growled as they started to wander around.
"You steal anything and I take fingers as payment." The owner smiled as they walked by him. The kids looked at one another before settling in over at the Industrial section. Tom had never found a soft spot for the youth of today. Only Casey had managed to weasel his way in.
"Hi." Casey was startled a bit as the dark haired man joined him.
"Hey," Casey replied with a shy glance.
The stranger's hand reached out, grabbed an album off the rack. "Tokio Hotel is German Rock? We need to get this guy some help."
"Yeah, they're pretty mainstream, pop if you ask me. Tom doesn't really care much about correctly placing albums unless you're talking eighties hair bands or classic punk. He's a big Twisted Sister fan."
"Ugh," the other man replied, putting the album down quickly. "You seem to know your way around here."
"I swear I used to live here during high school. It's the best place to get your music fix for miles around. Plus Tom over there and his partner Dell are awesome."
"Partner?" Dark hair leaned up against the shelf, his eyes boring into Casey.
"Yeah, partner. Dell's a guy." Casey smiled.
The stranger nodded his head with a grin. "Nothing wrong with that."
"Nope." Casey crouched down, grabbing an old Scorpions album. "Don't tell Tom, but I think he might need some help after all."
"Oh my God, I remember my dad listening to 'Rock You Like A Hurricane' over and over. He's so tone deaf." Dark hair shook his head. "I guess Tom tried though. They
are
German."
"Seems like you know your stuff too." Casey couldn't keep the creep of flirtation from his voice. This guy was smoking hot, funny, and he smelled like a wet dream.
"Only on occasion, I'm no expert. I just like music." The guy gently took the album out of Casey's hand and put it on the shelf. "Is there a bathroom around here?"
"Uh yeah." Casey shook the moment off. Damn this guy was intense. "Over there in the corner, past the life sized cut out of Stevie Nicks."
"Why don't you show me? I'm not very good with directions." The intensity was back. Casey felt his dick respond below. A mad heat flushed his neck, a sure sign that his body was all for it.
"Sure," Casey said.
They stood up, Casey leading the way. His palms shaky, his eyes attempting to avoid Tom's knowing smile. The bathroom was for employees only, but Tom knew Casey well enough that it didn't matter. The owner knew from being young once himself what was going down in a minute or less in the lavatory. Tom smiled looking around the shop before narrowing his eyes at the kid unzipping his hoodie.
"You yank anything and you know the rules, you razor blade wearing dipshit."
"Yeah, man. I hear you." The kid with the Mohawk nodded in fear, putting a CD bag on the table.
The bathroom was sprayed painted, band stickers, old flyers covering the wall. A diner green tile was the only pure color left in the small room. A dirty light fixture above the sink seemed to beckon Casey forward as the The Japandroids blared over the speakers with Heart Sweats.