Bzzzzt. Doot-dot.
The phone went off again. Mike checked it. It was AznLex again.
"So when do you want to meet?" *Photo attached*
Mike felt nerves down his spine. The photo showed an array of toys across the bed. Some looked bigger and more painful than what Mike had seen in person. No doubt they might even be more pleasurable. He furrowed his eyebrows to something at the bottom left corner, at the edge of the bed. That's weird.
"Why is there a bottle of hot sauce in here?" He wrote back.
The dots started typing immediately. AznLex replied, "What's your hot sauce tolerance?"
That's a new one. Mike had been exploring kinks for a while now. He'd been used to hearing of the usual; the dildo, the whip, the pumps, nipple clamps, and candles. But hot sauce? Edgy.
"I've tried the Korean spicy noodle challenge. That was rough but I got through it."
The dots returned. "Weak."
Mike felt insulted . It wasn't like he grew up trying to set his insides on fire at every meal. Thai chilis? Not too bad. Lao Gan Ma? An absolute must when having mapo tofu.
Infuriated, Mike replied "am not."
*Seen*
Mike waited a little longer but still nothing. He turned his phone down and went back to his YouTube feed. He was about to start a new video when a new notification came on again.
"X928374837: Hot singles in your area, click to learn more jsdnvsi.idjdsm"
Twitter really needed to have less spambots. And getting Mike's hopes up too easily, but maybe that was just him. He only met AznLex a few days before. After he liked a few posts and typed lustful comments, they struck up a conversation, on the sort of topics you could only discuss on gay Twitter.
Having had access to prying into each other's past sexual history, their conversations became more about what other things they had wanted to do or had yet to do. AznLex seemed legitimate, they talked enough where it didn't seem like he could have been a catfish. Even if he was, the videos and photos of his physique were too hard to pass up. AznLex said he was shorter than Mike but he made up for his compact size with a ripped body where his muscles took advantage of the space. It was like looking at a rugby player with padding under the skin, thick and muscled. If he tackled, his body was big enough to smother you down, but gentle so it wasn't a trip to the ER for a concussion. Mike wasn't sure what he wanted to do with AznLex, he just knew he needed a release.
A new notification went off. "Come by tonight. I'll show you what the hot sauce is for. *devil emoji*"
Mike wasn't going to just keep chatting. He wanted to see for himself and there would be no point in prolonging the texts than an opportunity to have some fun. Every second he wasn't there was a moment to lose. It was a good thing he ate dinner and showered early. He picked out a grey button up over a blue cardigan and a pair of grey ripped jeans. He asked for the address, got in his car, and drove off.
15 minutes later, Mike turned onto the well groomed street, street cleaning had cleared much of the autumn leaves as the trees continued to sway under the fresh wind. He found a spot a few units before the address and walked the rest of the way. Shaking off his last jitters, he punched in the apartment code, expecting to hear someone on the other end. There was no camera by the door. The speaker turned on and he expected AznLex to say something. But there was silence, only the static noise coming from the call system itself. Gingerly, Mike finally spoke, "H-hey. It's me."
The door buzzed open and Mike made his way in. Down the hall were the elevator and the emergency stairs nearby. Figuring it would be more interesting, Mike took the stairs to the fifth floor, it wasn't too bad of a climb up. As he arrived on the fifth floor, he opened the door to a long hallway, the signage clearly displaying the unit was in the left direction and so he headed there. As he passed each unit, he could hear TVs on blaring the various primetime shows. One home tuning into the evening news, another playing some sitcom or drama or whatever. Thankfully it wasn't endless and he arrived at the steps of 1537. There were no sounds at the door, just Mike's slight breathing. Whatever were to happen tonight, at least AznLex lived right at the end of the hall away from any prying ears.
Again, a second to wait, another moment to lose. Mike firmly knocked on the door. The faintest change in light through the door peephole meant Mike new AznLex was at the door. After a few seconds, the locks clicked and the door opened.
AznLex stepped in front of the door with a warm smile. His physique looked better in person in his white thermal long sleeve and black sweatpants. They accentuated the ridges on his body and made him look even muscular. He had bright eyes and jet black hair well groomed in a quiff. And there was only just a hint of something sinister in AznLex's expression that went unnoticed by Mike.
"Hey dude," AznLex welcomed him. "I'm Jackson. Come in."
A relief set in as Mike walked through the door. Jackson's home was furnished quite modernly and simplistically. Nothing around the house seemed old and nothing excess in place. The kitchen wasn't cluttered and his living room had a decent setup, a PS4 by the floor with the TV screen paused on Fortnite. All of this illuminated by 3 large paned windows facing the downtown skyline, the sun still setting in the distance.
"Nice place. Oh I'm Mike by the way," taking off his shoes and shaking Jackson's firm and hairy grip. No doubt who was in control tonight.
"Thanks, Mike. Grab a seat on the couch. Can I get you anything?" Jackson walked over to the fridge waiting for a response.
"I'm fine, just taking in the sights" Mike walked around the couch and sat on the farther end where the couch was closer to the windows. "So you play Fortnite?"
"Yeah, not pro but good enough. What about you?"
Sheepishly Mike replied, "Haha, I'm not a gaymer ... but I'm open to learning."
Jackson chuckled and walked over to the living room. Instead of grabbing a seat next to Mike, he walked behind the couch over to where Mike sat and grabbed a seat on the top edge of the couch. "I can teach you how to start another time. But you're here to learn something else."
Mike turned to look up. This time Jackson wasn't hiding that sinister grin. It made Mike nervous, hot and bothered by the quick turn of events. Only the draft from the window cooled Mike down, his Adam's apple bobbed once while processing how quickly things moved. It shouldn't have come as a surprise, after all that's what he was here for. But what should he do next? Was this a cue to start here? Should he have asked for water when he got there? Not giving much more thought, Mike started undoing the first button on his grey dress shirt.
Jackson put his hand over the next button and laughed deeply, the sound putting Mike to a stop and a look of confusion. Jackson looked back down to Mike and said "Come with me, I have everything set up in my room. But first, you gotta put this on." He handed Mike a thin black blindfold.