orangetoughguy | phone post

[Steve how are you so innocent and naiveish.]

.....Yeah.....guys do it, girls do it, anybody can do it. That's the whole beauty of it.

[Well he never asked these questions okay]

It sounds like that would hurt a lot.

What makes you say that?

[True curiosity right here.]

[A pause]

Well, not like getting shot. But it doesn't sound comfortable.

The first time's almost never comfortable, for anyone.

[There's consideration]

All right.

[Said with the acceptance that well. Clearly Freddy knows more than he does]

....But if you wanna do it it ain't anything to be chicken shit about.

[In case Steve's getting the wrong idea.] When it's done right it feels great.

[He can figure that slang out.]

How is it done right?

We're talking about ass, right? Cause you got handjobs and oral down already, right?

[This is Freddy's way of making sure Steve is ready to have this talk.]

Yes.

[Steve is looking at his hands again because oh look a mole he didn't know he ha--no, wait, that's just a smudge of charcoal]

Please.

Giving it or taking it?

[Not a trick question, not really.]

[Pause]

I guess I should know both, right?

Good answer.

[Hands. They're waving and flapping.] If you ain't ever done it before you're gonna want a lot of lube. You gotta get relaxed and take it slow. Keep your nails short and clean cause fingers usually go first. I mean you can use other shit but these guys right here got a lot of control.

[Look at him waggle his fingers.

[Steve is taking mental notes because if he does that he won't freak out.]

Fingers first.

[Said with the surety of someone paying attention]

And use a lot of lube. I'm guessing you don't mean the kind I'd use to grease up a car.

Back in your day I wouldn't be surprised if that's what was laying around. Now you can pick that shit up at the supermarket, moral decay of society or whatever. It's always by the condoms.

[Speaking of.]

You two thinkin' about seein' other people at all?

Next to the condoms.

[Wait.]

No. Why?

It's called protection.

[Duh.] What's his history like, do you know?

Protection from what?

[Freddy be nice he is pre-HIV okay]

I've known him since we were kids, of course I know his history.

....Diseases, man.

[Looking at you now, Steve. Come on didn't they teach you guys to be careful with women abroad? Freddy might not know his history that well but come on, and that's not even approaching HIV which he'll get into. Maybe.]

Wait.

Like...fighting fifth?

[He means syphilis.]

No, no, we're not sick. I don't even think I can get sick even if I-

Which I haven't.

Just cause you don't get drunk doesn't mean there's no alcohol going in you. [The implication being if he doesn't know he could be a carrier he'll never know he just passed it on.]

You should keep'em around even if you're taking the all-exclusive monogamous high road. Just in case. Curses happen. Shit happens.

[Well, Freddy is the expert and Steve accepts that]

All right. Lube, condoms.

[Maybe he can bypass the health talk after all.]

You're sure it's just you two? I'm not doubting your bonded loyalty or anything, just you know...when I'm from it's a big deal.

[He nods]

I'm sure.

[That might be Steve being naive, but he honestly believes it. He hasn't had enough exposure to a world where romance isn't always perfect yet. His own have only been tragic.]

Guess it must be, if you're thinking to bring it up.

You might be getting out of having kids by sleeping with dudes but that don't mean you get out of any other life sentence.

[That's that. Fingers gesturing.]

Anyway get all the lube on there, start small, work your way up to the real thing. Every guy's gonna be different, you're gonna know when it's okay to bump the gauge up. Man I should get you a movie.

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