New Players In The Pattern

[Aiden Finnegan]

Sweat perspired on Aiden’s forehead over the implications of Nox and Sage’s suggestion. His pulse quickened alarmingly and the bulge in his boxer-briefs swelled, leaving little to the imagination. This was an odd way to teach magic… The implied scenario was nothing new to Aiden, he and his ex-boyfriend grew up together, thus they discovered their sexuality together. Oh, the pair of them were rascals back in High School; they weren’t dating then, just ‘friends with benefits’ as it were. They had often played a game like this around their straight male friends, a lot of young gay men tried to get into the pants of said straight friends. Kyle and Aiden were really good at it too.

                The pair would often do things like this when they were drinking with those same friends, football players more often than not. It worked almost everytime… One of them would suggest popping a porn in after a few beers, the other would get touchy, and then every guy in the room found himself getting equally touchy. It was fun at that age, but looking back on it wracked Aiden with guilt. They didn’t know better at that age.

                Those games stopped abruptly when the pair started dating Senior year; they also ostracized themselves from many of those same friends because of how weird things got with each of them… He’d have done it all completely differently if given the chance. Oh, those were hot memories, but the guilt kept them locked firmly in the back of Aiden’s mind.

                The only difference between a straight man and a gay man is about seven beers… Heh… Aiden thought to himself, old-guilt and new lust battling with each other in his mind. The fire overhead spun around dizzily at the conflicting emotions.

                Aiden looked down at Sage with a confused expression, “Only if you’re okay with this…” and without waiting for a response, he eased his organ out from the increasingly tightening underwear.

                Just pretend it’s one of those games, Aiden… Nox is pretty cute too; it’s not like you would mind getting into his pants, so why worry about him witnessing this? Hell, you might even be doing the guy a favor if he’s as confused about his sexuality as Sage claims he is, Aiden thought to himself as he took a deep breath and looked up into Nox’s eyes.

                The fire’s axis evened out as the guilt faded from Aiden’s mind; it was now simply spinning rapidly overhead. Trying to replicate what had just happened moments before, Aiden tried slipping into a meditative state… Lord, was it hard. Sage served as an effective distraction. A moment of peace and concentration would bloom in Aiden’s mind, but then Sage would do something that chased away all thoughts of control; he had to fight everything inside of himself to control his excitement.

                Aiden even tried pretending to be Nox again, he even tried to feel the thrill of performing on stage, but those thoughts were fleeting. The Light popped up behind his shoulder once, but Sage did his thing and the phantom glow left as soon as it appeared. Aiden howled loudly after that happened.

                Through gritted teeth, Aiden spoke to Nox, “I… Can’t… The Light… Was just… AH! There! But it l-left. God dammit, Sage! Nox… I… am enjoying a… all of this… attention… But… I don’t see… How to… Make. This. Work.”

                The fire spin violently overhead, gaining speed as Aiden grew more frustrated and more excited.