A few weeks into the college semester and my life was already pretty unrecognisable to my past self. The life I'd envisioned from my comfortable high school had been all about going to parties, getting popular again, meeting lots of new people (especially the ladies). But I'm not sure that would have a been as enjoyable as what was actually happening, and what would happen.
Like any morning, I woke up with the fall sunlight coming in through the window. As it was a Saturday, I took my time coming back to consciousness. I just lay there, taking as much time as I wanted. Hearing the sounds of activity starting up outside, listening too to the soft breathing of my roommate. I opened my eyes and looked over to his bed on the other side of the room.
Tanner was still asleep. The big mound that was his body under his own blanket rising and falling with his breathing. He was on his side, back turned to me. Every time I saw him I still felt amazed and jealous, even his back looked ripped if that was possible. His bulk tapered to his thick neck and then to his buzzed short black hair buried in the pillow. In the short time we'd known each other we'd gotten closer than I had dared imagine. He was cool, handsome, built, even funny and charming. He always seemed to have that easy confidence that came with being one of the biggest guys in any room. I had to admit, he was the kind of guy I wanted to be. But for now, he was like a different kind of friend, or brother. We'd shared a lot of our pasts with each other already, and more.
I turned back to look at the ceiling and let out a sigh. I went to turn over but felt tenderness and aching in my torso. As a football player I was no stranger to soreness from working out, but Tanner took things to another level. We'd been going to the gym together sometimes and working out in the room at others. The dumbbells and barbell I'd helped him to bring in a few weeks ago had become something of our own private gym and I felt it was showing. A few weeks wasn't long, but I could swear my arms were getting bigger already.
My hands reached down under my blanket and felt at my aching arms. We'd done some gym stuff yesterday and I could feel it. My hands rubbed at the wounded muscles, and then moved around giving myself a scratch on my belly and then at my thigh. Then, it drifted over to between my legs. My bare dick was soft this morning, but that was unusual lately. After messing around with Tanner before he'd lost all sense of shame and basically didn't wear clothes anymore, and after a week of that I'd followed suit and been getting used to it. But sleeping naked was new to me, and the feeling of just me against the sheets was comfortable in ways I really enjoyed. Maybe too much though, since most mornings I was rock hard when I woke up. I reached back up and brushed at my short brown hair and rubbed the sleep from my eyes.
"Yo." The low grunt came from across the room as my roommate turned over to face me.
"Morning T."
"Morning CJ." He replied.
That was another new thing. Cody was a short name. I didn't really need a nickname. But Tanner had just started calling me it one day and it stuck, although he'd probably forgotten by now that my middle name was Jason. It only made sense to reciprocate, although his middle name was Tucker and calling him 'TT' sounded way too weird. His parents had awful naming sense.
"So, remember the plan?" He muttered in his still sleepy state.
"Definitely. Workout here, lunch with Ethan and Noah, then whatever."
"For sure brother." He signed and threw the blanket off himself as he climbed out of bed.
His feet hit the floor and his legs braced as he stood tall, stretching his arms out above his head. His thighs and calves steadying his bulk, his sculpted body began to wake up. The powerful core clenched and engaged, a testament to the strength and power built up over time and effort and his chest rounded out the image with big wide pecs that expanded as he took a deep breath in, each extended arm above him stretching and flexing in a display of raw masculinity. But in the warm glow of the autumn morning, it was difficult not to look at the heavy, thick and soft shaft swinging between his legs.
He was so casual about it, and hardly noticed me watching his display before he wandered off into the bathroom and started washing his face and cleaning his teeth. I took a few minutes to let myself calm down and soften again before I threw back my blanket and joined him.
---
If you've never worked out naked before, it's interesting. I'd never learnt as much about engaging the right muscles as when Tanner explained and I could see every single one tense as he demonstrated. Showing me some bent over rows with his barbell, you could watch each muscle in his back contract and the motion was so clear and obvious, it just made sense. Plus, the liberation of not having awkward clothes pulling at you and keeping cool. I loved it.
Taking over the barbell from him I went through the motions as he placed a hand on my side to correct my angle. I kept focussed right up until he slapped my ass and laughed roughly.
After the workout we each took turns in the shower and got dressed. As I took my turn I thought about what the day had in store. Tanner had met a couple of the other freshman who were joining the wrestling team and they'd all arranged to check out some food places around the campus and Tanner had said he'd probably bring me along. Ethan and Noah. I had no idea what to expect, but I don't know if I could cope with three Tanners.
We left the dorm and headed round the lake on our way.
"So, what are these two like?" I asked curiously.
"You're gonna like them for sure. So, Ethan's kind of the same height as me but way more thin. Noah's the little one that doesn't shut up." He chuckled as he described them. "They're both a good laugh though. Mostly full of shit." He winked at me.
There was a little place on the other side of the lake that we'd arranged to meet up at and as we got closer I noticed who I thought were the right guys. There weren't that many people there and they were the only two meathead-looking guys so it wasn't too hard. As we got closer I saw the taller one slap the other on the head playfully. I couldn't tell what the shorter one was saying, but he was very animated.
We walked up and Tanner got their attention. "Yo guys! How's it going? This is Cody, my roommate. Ethan, and Noah."
Tanner pointed them out in turn. Ethan was the taller one as I'd though. He looked more slim and athletic than built in the way Tanner was with similar short dark hair, although he also had a more stern and rough looking face with stubble as he nodded at me.
Noah was maybe a little shorter than me as he got up, but he practically bounced up out of his chair. He had blonde hair and not a single bit of facial hair to obscure the big grin he gave me. He was stacked though, a little like if Ethan got compressed into a more compact shape without losing any muscle mass.
"Hey! You're Tanner's roommate? That's cool. Good to meet you buddy."
"Yeah likewise." I replied.
"So, we ready to go? Check out a couple of places." Ethan stood up more calmly.
"For sure, you wanna try out that burger place first?" Tanner suggested.
"Yeah! Burgers. Then we can do that milkshake place. Looked good right? Could really go for something like that now. Let's go!" Full of energy Noah started marching off.
Ethan caught his shoulder and turned him 90 degrees. "Wrong way Noah."
Noah giggled and started off in the right direction. Tanner looked back at me smiling and shrugged.
---
"Exactly! But you know the basketball guys are just annoying right? Like they were just playing about in there barely lifting. I was at least using the stuff and doing work you know?" Noah's energy never let up as we sat at an outside table eating through the burgers and milkshakes we'd picked up.
"If you keep pressing that hard you'll probably get even shorter." Ethan smirked.
"Hey, good things, small packages. You ever hear of that?" Noah retorted.
"Like a fun-sized chocolate bar. Doesn't last long." Tanner winked.
"Hey!" Noah crossed his arms and pouted.
"Don't sulk little buddy. You'll grow up to be a big strong man one day." Ethan laughed as he reached out and ruffled Noah's thick blonde hair. Tanner joined in chuckling as Noah couldn't keep up the act and cracked a smile. They had a good dynamic between them and it felt relaxed easily.
"Maybe all you need is some steroids. I bet Tanner could hook you up." Ethan continued.
"Nah, we shot the last of it into his ass this morning." I joked. The others laughed. It felt good to be included in the group's banter.
"You work out too don't you Cody? Tanner said you play... er..." Noah scrunched up his face trying to remember.
"Football?" I offered.
"Oh yeah! That was it!"
"Noah, your brother's on the football team. How did you forget which sport?" Ethan looked confused.
"Your brother's on the team?" I asked.
"Yeah! He's a senior and plays... er... one of the guys at the front when they're defending?"
"Defensive lineman?" I suggested.
"Yeah! I'm crap at football man, can never remember that stuff."
"Oh right, yeah I play running back. But I've not met a lot of the seniors yet."
"Sweet, well if you do my bro's a good guy. He bought me all that beer at least."
"Oh yeah. I remember you saying something about that." Tanner said.
"His brother explicitly said it was a bribe to get people to like him." Ethan chuckled.
"Yeah well, if you want we can go back to mine and get drinking? It's not far from here. Ethan doesn't get any though. He's 'above bribery' apparently."
"Hmph. Not above drinking though. You two in?"
Tanner gave me a quizzical look. "Yeah why not, could be fun." I accepted.
"Alright! I don't know if my roommates going to be there but I guess he won't mind us breaking out the beers!" Noah grinned.
"Didn't you say he's always off fucking his girlfriend though?" Tanner considered.
"Well yeah. Apparently he's already going out with some sophomore chick. He's stick thin though. Wait 'til she sees us, she'll leave him in a heartbeat." Noah puffed his chest up and joking posed showing off his biceps.
"She'd leave him for a real man, so calm down Noah." Tanner playfully patted his shoulder.
"Okay. Only beers for me and Cody then." Noah glared at the other two as we all started to get up and head over to a different corner of campus that I hadn't been to yet.
--
Noah's dorm was essentially the same as mine and Tanner's, just with a slightly different paint job and layout. As Noah had said, he had a good stock of beer with all these cans under his bed. It meant they were weirdly warm, but a beer's a beer. Between the four of us we got through several cans pretty quickly sitting in a circle on the floor.
"We should play a game! Any good ideas?" Noah asked.
"I think drinking's fun by itself." Ethan murmured.
"Like a drinking game? Hmm, dunno. What about you CJ?" Tanner looked at me.
"Don't really know a lot. I guess there's like beer pong? But we can't really do that in here." I suggested.
