Hey Guys! Here's a new story I'm working on which is a bit of a shift from some of the work I've posted on here. The series will feature bareback sex (all between consenting adults) and a bit raunchier content, but nothing too crazy. Still working through a couple of ideas of how I see the story going, so please feel free to let me know what you think. Thanks for sticking around.
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Playstore Ch. 01: Robbie goes down the rabbit hole.
I can't tell you how many times I've waited in this parking lot.
Each night, it's a retelling of the same story I've lived out for the past few weeks. I drive in and choose a spot at the far end of the lot, near the side street and close to the 24 hour Liquor Store that boasts cheap beer and not much else. It's intentional. Because each night, I look over at the neon green sign that reads "Open" and wonder whether or not, I'm open to finally going inside.
It started just a week after my break-up. My one bedroom apartment had started to feel ironically too big- like the drawers had too much depth to make it seem like my clothes were enough. That the double bed I got for half price with my first paycheck now seemed like miles of untouched linen. I was smart enough to know I didn't want him back. I just didn't want to feel like the last slice of a loaf of bread no one wanted. And so here I was: tapping my fingers against the steering wheel like a piano and debating whether I was going to play.
The cold air hit me once I stepped outside and started walking towards the stand-alone building that sat at the middle of the parking lot. I parked far in hopes I wouldn't be noticed. But then again, running into someone I knew at a place like this would lead to just as many questions to them as to me. The sign above read "Playstore" and I was glad it wasn't accompanied by three x's at the end as if to tell the obvious. This was subtle, with the play on words as tongue and cheek as what happens beyond those heavily tinted doors.
The opening of the door let out a standard ring as the dark night behind me soon turned into cheap and unnecessarily bright fluorescent lights. As I stepped inside, I noticed the clean scent of the place at first, half expecting it to smell like sweat and cum. But it didn't, and I knew that was the point. Most of the space was populated with shelves and small racks, neatly arranged to that patrons could pass each other when one found the subject matter to his liking. I was surprised to say the least, because no one could tell that this unassuming store held some of the raunchiest content there was; all it took was a glance at the merchandise.
I lingered by the entrance long enough to be called over by the guy working the cash register before slowly making my way towards him. It wasn't really until I felt my waist touch the counter that I looked up to see his face.
"Your first time here?" He asked with a cool voice that oozed confidence. Everything about him seemed relaxed- from the waves of brown hair that looked like he'd simply run his fingers through it after waking up, to the tone of his voice that hit me like a guy who was genuinely interested to know the answer.
"What gave it away?"
"Well for starters, you keep looking around expecting to see racks of twelve inch double ended dildos." He leaned in and raised an eyebrow to me, "We keep those in the back where they belong."
"It's just not what I expected." I said, digging my hands into my pockets looking for loose change to fiddle with. I could feel myself turning a shade of red that matched the edible underwear a few racks behind me.
He nodded, "The boss likes to keep it clean- unassuming, you could say. We keep all the extreme stuff towards the back and fill the front shelves with items a little more tame." He chuckled, "Every now and then we get some innocent old woman in here thinking the sign reads Playstation and looking to buy a video game for her grandson. We can't go scaring old ladies now, can we?"