At first I don't recognize him. One moment I'm jogging on the track at the rec center, and the next he jogs past me in the next lane, his muscular body straining in his workout clothes, his perfect round ass causing the material of his shorts to stretch tight across it, his flexing calves rippling as his feet pound the ground. He's much faster than me, so he's soon on the opposite side of the track, and now I can see him from the front, the hard ridges of his abs visible under his shirt even though he's so far away, the round contours of his pecs swelling over them, and his thickly-muscled arms slashing at his sides. I can't help but turn to admire him again when he finally approaches to lap me, and when I do, I stumble over my clumsy feet and fall to ground.
A muscular forearm reaches down to help me, and looking up that mountain range of bulging, veiny muscles, I see that it really is him. "Byron Delt." I've been watching his videos online for a year now. I've spent hours watching him work out in his garage, shower, and yes, jack off his big cock. Besides the fact that he's fucking gorgeous with the most perfect muscles I've ever seen, I love the fact that it's clearly just him and a stationary camera in his garage. I've always thought he could be anywhere, in any house, in any city. Just a guy and his camera. And now, he's actually in front of me.
"Are you okay?" His deep voice is warm with concern. He looks a couple of years older than me, and I'm 24. He has short brown hair and stubble scattered over his cheeks and chin. His features are masculine and yet there's a certain open innocence about his expression. His eyes always look like they're smiling. Watching him, I always feel like he cares about his viewer, as if he's enjoying himself and wants us to have fun too. I've seen other guys online that are clearly embarrassed or bored or even disgusted by their gay viewers. But never him. And I actually feel like he cares about me now, even though we've never met.
"Yeah, th-thanks."
"Your shoelaces are untied," he says, nodding at my dragging laces. "That must be what tripped you up."
"Oh... right!" I hadn't even realized they'd come undone. "Thanks, Byron." I blurt out his name unconsciously, then feel the blood rush to my face. There's a tense pause, and he scratches the back of his head with embarrassment, the muscles in his arm jumping and rolling.
"Uh... my real name's actually Adam. No one's ever recognized me before," he admits. "I mean, the numbers on my site aren't great. I've just been posting the videos for-ah, for fun, you know. And to make a little money on the side. So, I guess what I'm saying is, thanks for the support."
Feeling nervous about admitting this out loud, I explain that I've been buying the videos he posts since the beginning. Then, seeing that he's still kind of embarrassed, I launch into my spiel about appreciating the feeling of his videos, that it's obviously just him and his camera in his garage.
"Well, I mean, I never really thought that was a good thing," he laughs, relaxing more because of my praise. "People are always saying things like, 'get some close-ups' and 'you were barely in the shot, figure out what the fuck you're doing.'" He laughs, and I tentatively join him too, wanting to be sociable but not sound like I'm laughing at him.
"You know, my heart rate's falling. Run with me?" So we take off down the track together, and he explains how he'd heard from a guy at his gym that there were actually people willing to pay to watch men like him work out. He'd tried it out, and gotten addicted to the feeling, actually found it a turn-on. And besides, he was going to work out anyways, so why not earn some money at the same time? Eventually, he gave in to the pressure from some of his fans and showed off more than he'd ever expected to. I can tell he doesn't have anyone he can talk to about this, that he's been keeping it secret. It seems like he's relieved to talk about.
And then it's my turn to explain that I think he's actually doing a good service. There've been many lonely nights when I've felt better watching him, and I'm sure there are many other guys who feel the same way, whether because they can't find the right person, or because they're living restricted lives and can't really be themselves. He represents the fantasy they wish would come true.
"You know, that means a lot to me, actually," he says, as we stop by the side of the track. His damp shirt is clinging to his massive chest, and I can see his abs swelling and contracting as he breathes. But I manage to keep eye contact with him. "I mean, I've thought before about what would happen if someone recognized me, but I never thought it'd feel as good as this. Thanks a lot."
My heart's pounding in my ears and the heat's rushing into my face again, and then he says, "So, what you said about me being someone's fantasy... does that mean I'm your fantasy too?"
The question sounds innocent coming from him, and he's grinning at me like he wouldn't mind if I admitted it, but Β¬for a second I consider denying it just to make things less awkward between us. It's a little embarrassing to admit it to his face. However, in the end I figure he'd see right through me if I lied, so I admit it.
We reach the end of our run, and he's about to say goodbye. It's only the fear that I'll never see him again that gives me the courage to say it: "You know, what you said earlier, about wanting to change up your videos, get some different shots. I mean, if you ever need a hand..."
"Really?" It's hard for me to read the expression on his face. He doesn't sound upset, though. "I mean, I admit, I've thought about it sometimes, but I never thought I'd find someone I could trust. And it couldn't be someone I know, obviously..."
"I wouldn't want you to pay me. That doesn't matter to me at all."
"Well, I'm not worried about that, but-" He scratches the back of his head again. I can tell it's a nervous habit of his. "How about we give it a try? Just once, okay?"
A wave of excitement rises in me with such power that it must show all over my face. It's hard for me to process what this means, what I'll get to see and do.
He gives me his address, and we arrange to meet two days later. He lives alone in a perfectly ordinary house that's a few blocks from the rec center. He's wearing workout gear when he answers the door, a light blue T-shirt that stretches across his broad pecs and biceps, and grey cotton shorts that come down to just above his knees-they're loose, and I can tell by his swaying bulge that he isn't wearing anything underneath. When he leads me into his house, his perfect round ass pushes the cotton out in back, creating delicious curves.