Much of what happened next is a foggy blur. Was he going to deck me? Was he just kidding? Would he wig out? The first time it happened, I can still remember feeling super nervous sliding down his blue shorts. That’s when he grabbed a homemade bandana-facemask and covered his peeps. But then, after taking a super deep toke, Mike replied, “Cool man but I’m covering my eyes.” A moment later, I said, “What if we pretend that I am?” Usually he wears a facemask but not always Covering The EyesĪt first there was an awkward silence. I’ve been around long enough to know about a brojob request. When I told him he was showing, Mike literally turned to me and said, “Dude, I wish you were a chick.” I won’t go into graphic detail here except to say that it was massively obvious. That’s when I noticed what was going on in his shorts. At some point, he leaned back into the couch and clasped his hands behind his head. In my own way, I revealed I was struggling with the same thing.Īnd yep – Mike knows that I’m bi but has never been judged me on that. He started talking about wishing he could hook up with women and was tired of the whole social distancing thing. Not in the psychedelic kind of way but instead, just more detached – know what I mean? As things got cloudier, my ability to focus got blurrier. We were blowing clouds and watching The Oath on Crackle. This wasn’t a surprise because in the past, we’ve shared a smoke together.īut on this occasion, things were different. Cloudy hazeĪt any rate, a few weeks ago, on a Friday night – Mike busted out some 420. Kind of cool, huh? During these training sessions, we got to know one another better and in ways that I can’t explain, increased our level of trust. Mike even started showing me ways to workout using resistance bands and a kettlebell.
And to top things off, he played soccer and basketball.ĭuring the first couple of weeks of lockdown, we tried passing the time like a lot of folks do – Netflix, board games, and super long walks to get in cardio. But he’s obsessed with it to the point where it is annoying. To give you an idea, his hobbies include duck hunting, NASCAR racing, and non-stop ESPN. And to keep it real, I can honestly say the guy is as straight as they come. I don’t know why their relationship collapsed but, I think it had something to do with communication issues.ĭuring the entire time we’ve lived together, Mike has never once shown an interest in men. I was able to hang on to my job for a week, but ultimately got furloughed due to lack of demand.īoth of us are single, with Mike breaking up with his girlfriend shortly after the New Year. On the very first day of the mandatory shutdown, Mike’s gym closed. He's a gym trainer and sports freak How It First Happened We’ve always gotten along well but, I can’t say we were ever close.
For his part, Mike worked as a personal trainer and fitness coach. Prior to going into lockdown in March, I was employed as a sales manager in the transportation sector. We live in the Midwest and share an apartment together in a large metropolitan city. My roommate – Mike – is 24 and identifies as straight.