After high school, most of my friends went off the major universities. In spite of excelling in several sports in high school, I was an introvert, and was intimidated by the thought of a big city and several thousand students. I enrolled at a small private school, and settled into dorm life. My floor housed several other athletes, and I made many new friends. We were the 'jocks,' and we partied together, studied together, and ate at the dining hall together. It was the 70's, and I grew out my brown hair to shoulder length. I was 5-8, and a lean and muscular 160 pounds. I developed body hair at an early age, and as I hit puberty, it covered my arms, legs, and chest with a thin coat of soft black hair. My 6 inch cock nested in a bushy nest of black pubes that started at my navel.
I had noticed a pair of guys that always seemed to be together. They hung with the intellectual crowd. Their names were Rich and Ted. Rich was a very skinny guy, around 5-10. He had pale skin, and a long thin face with a hooked nose and gray eyes, topped by blonde hair that was almost white. Ted on the other hand, was almost the opposite. He was my height, with a more solid build. His skin was swarthy, and his hair was black. The hair on his arms was thick, and on his head was a mass of tight curls. He also had a droopy black stache. Ted carried himself with confidence.
One day in the dining hall, I asked a buddy about them. "Those guys? You don't know?" he replied. I shook my head, so he leaned closer and whispered, "They are queers, homos, you know." No, I didn't know. Oh, I knew they existed, but at that time, the attitudes were different from today. If there were any in my small town, they kept it well hidden. I had read a couple of paperbacks at a sleepover, stories of young guys having sex with each other. The descriptions of sucking cocks, and taking cocks in ass, stirred something in me. But, such was the fear of being labeled, that after I masturbated, I forgot about it and moved on.
Such was the case with Rich and Ted. I saw them daily, but never said so much as hello. The school year passed, and soon it was the end second semester, Finals Week . My last final was on the last morning of the week, so most of the student body had already gone home. In fact, when I went to the dining hall, I was the only one in the building besides a cook. I sat down and dug into my meal, when I heard someone come up behind me. "Hi, would you like some company?" a voice said. Turning around, I saw it was Ted. My mouth was full, so I motioned with my hand for him to sit down. "Thanks, I wasn't sure what you'd say, but thought it didn't hurt to ask." he said as he sat down next to me.
"Hey, no, it's fine, no sense in sitting by ourselves." I said after swallowing my food. I was a bit nervous, but we were the only people in the hall, so I relaxed. "When's your last exam?" I asked.
"Tomorrow morning, 9 am." he replied. Ted seemed like a nice guy, and we chatted about our tests for a few minutes. "So, thanks for letting me share your table. I wasn't sure I'd be welcome." he said.
"Why is that?" I asked. I knew the answer, I thought.
"Well, you know about me, right?" Ted replied. "I'm sure you've been told about Rich and I. We are a couple. We share an apartment, and we sleep together." Ted looked at me with interest as he said this, curious at what my response would be.
"I know about you." I answered. "But, I'm not an asshole, and I wasn't going to tell you to sit somewhere else. You seem like a nice guy."
"You seem like a nice guy too." he replied. "If you had been sitting with your friends, would you have let me sit next to you?"
"Being honest, probably not." I said, looking him in the eye as I answered. No use lying about it I thought.
Ted gave a small laugh at my answer. "That's cool, I like your honesty. Are you going straight home after your final?" he asked.
I thought about that for a few seconds, then replied "Not sure yet. My folks aren't home, and all my friends are still away at their schools."
"Well, I have to stay for a couple of days. Rich went home, leaving me to clean up the apartment. Then I'll catch a bus and go home." he said. "After your final, if you decide to stick around, why don't you come by my apartment, and hang out? Have a couple of beers, shoot the breeze, get acquainted. No one from the college lives near me, so no one will see you. It's cool."