(Part 2 of 4)
It was early evening when I finally left the library. Richie and Emily went off in one direction, he lived in the upperclassmen towers with a roommate and she had an apartment off campus, I think by herself. Emily had never mentioned that she shared the space with anyone. I went in the other direction towards the freshman housing on the western edge of the sprawling campus, in no hurry to get back despite the darkness and the cold. It was a crisp winter evening and the campus felt dormant. There was a little walking path that wound around some of the older buildings on campus that I liked to take to kill time. It wasn't anything other than spaced out concrete slabs that cut through some shrubs and old oaks that bent over the path to form a canopy, though in the winter it was just bare skeletal branches reaching over me. But the passage felt like a little secret I could have all to myself for a while.
As I neared the dorm my phone buzzed in my pocket.
"Hey bud. You mind staying away for a while? I got those swimmer chicks back at our place."
Jay was living his best life.
"NP." I fired back. The path split and I took the way that I hadn't planned.
"Thanks. Owe you one. I'll let you know when we're done." I saw that Jay had turned his notifications off.
The path led me straight to the student union, which unconsciously I knew would be my destination. Resembling an old castle, the union was a stone eyesore in the center of campus. If not for the demolition cost of razing such a sturdy structure I'm sure it would have been deleted from the grounds years ago to make way for something new and shiny. Instead it squatted a significant location and the campus grew up around it, new buildings of glass and steel bearing the names of donors that cast long shadows on the aged facade. Over the years since it was built, the student union had become an anachronistic building out of time. Snaking ADA compliant ramps were added to the rear and side entrances, a garish LED message board outside the main entrance announced blood donations drives and a chance to meet comfort puppies during the stressed out times of finals and graduation, and an old wooden board advertised the food court inside. The court was nothing more than some vending machines and a student staffed coffee shop that was never open past noon. It was clear that the university, as a whole, had mainly forgotten about the building. Its stone edifice and adjacent college green conjured up nostalgia for a time when university life meant something different and images of the two were still used in promotional materials, but the pictures barely resembled the reality.
Only the lower level of the union was lit up from the inside, the upper two floors were almost entirely dark. The building corners that faced the green had small curved towers and a row of weathered stone crenelations ran between the turrets. I learned during my orientation that the second and third floors had rooms available for students to meet for activities. The university didn't seem to care what they were used for, but the space had to be reserved and unlocked by a staff member. The basement, however, was open twenty four hours to anyone. The free nature of it, combined with the old furniture and lack of internet, was what made it unappealing to everyone else. Our orientation tour guide didn't even bother to go inside the building, it was only at the start of the second semester, desperate for a place to get away, that I found myself inside for the first time. To just about every other student, the old castle in the center of campus was nothing more than an antiquated backdrop to their collegiate experience. Maybe something to pose near for a graduation day photo.
But they didn't know the space like I did.
I needed to get some actual schoolwork done, whether I liked it or not. And this was as good a place as any. Better than others actually. My history paper was due on Wednesday and I had barely worked on it. I had my class notes in my backpack and the text was downloaded on my tablet, so I had everything that I needed to write the paper. I followed the path to the student union in the hope of being able to focus without any distractions.
Plus, I was enormously horny and the swollen cock in my pants led me there like a divining rod. Each step closer sent a pulse through my balls, tiny bolts of pleasure born in my crotch and surging through my body.
The main floor of the student union was busier than I expected it to be. There were couches and tables that made it feel more comfy than the library and it didn't have the expectation of being a place for schoolwork. About a dozen students were scattered throughout in small groups. I edged my way along the perimeter of the room and down the steps to the basement. Halfway down the dry heat greeted me and I peeled off my coat before I even sat down at my usual table.
The room felt normal, almost hibernating. There were no rattling pipes and the hissing noise that frequently came from the boiler room was silent, even the dry warmth felt like the regular heat of a building in winter. The two other solitary students didn't look up at me when I passed, both were engrossed in studies. Without drawing any attention to myself I looked over their bodies for any sign of arousal and I saw none.
I was relieved and disappointed. After all the obsession I had put into the room right now it was just like any other space on campus. But at the same time this is what I needed to stay in school and keep my scholarship. I needed an environment that wasn't pulling at my attention all the time. I pulled out my class notes, opened the text, and started to outline the paper. My notes were more complete than I expected and I was actually more prepared for writing than I thought I would be. I was focused and in around two hours I had the essay just about done, a little light editing and proofreading was all it needed. When I needed to be productive I was able to work efficiently. It was a double edged skill for sure, a time saver but one that also encouraged last minute work.
The other two students had departed at some point. I got up, leaving everything but my bag with Hunters & Harlots in it at the table, and went upstairs for a moment. I wanted to see if Jay had sent a message and there was no reception in the basement for it to come through. Upstairs, I sat on a couch for a minute waiting to see if he had reached out. There was nothing from Jay, his notifications still turned off.