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The Laundromat Part 3
Part 2: https://fattysmith.tumblr.com/post/621274806893101056/the-laundromat-part-2
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The next morning, Will slept soundly through his alarm, which was set for 6 AM. All that food took a while for him to digest, so he lay in bed, rubbing his swollen belly until the pain went away. It was well past 2 AM by the time he finally passed out. At 6:30, his mother woke up Cam, who smugly told her he switched shifts with Will.
She was already upset when she opened the door to his room. Immediately, her nose was hit with the stench of sweat, chocolate ice cream, and dried semen. Without a window open, Will’s room had been steeping all night. The garbage was nearly full with takeout containers, McDonald’s bags, and soda cans. Soiled clothes were strewn all about.
In the far corner, Will was asleep, half-in, half-out of the blankets, his thick legs and soft ass facing the door. He was starting to get some light stretch marks just below his hips—something his mother luckily didn’t notice. She stopped when she saw her son, who at this point was nearly unrecognizable. Over the last five weeks home, Will must’ve put on twenty pounds, which was in addition to the thirty he gained during the first semester. The fifty pounds were mostly fat, so he looked very different from when she last saw him in such an exposed state.
“WILL,” she yelled, “time to get up. You’re late to open!”
Will slowly opened his eyes and began orienting himself. He felt so out of it from the massive feast he ate just hours before. His body hurt, felt almost too heavy to move. But he was also starving.
“Hurry up. And how about you clean this room? It’s like a pigsty in here.”
At this point, Will noticed that his naked backside was in full view of his mother. This mortified him. Would she say anything about it, about how fat he’s gotten, how much he jiggled? He carefully tried to cover himself, but the blankets were all tangled and he wasn’t especially graceful in this very moment.
“Fuck, sorry… I’ll clean it… sorry.” He managed to drag the sheet over his large body, each twist and contortion highlighting the new layer of fat that was beginning to cover everything.
“Yes, you will. There’s some breakfast downstairs if you want.” As she turned to leave, she caught her blurry reflection in the streaked mirror. “Maybe, something light? You’re looking a bit…” she trailed off.
After she left, Will hoisted himself up out of bed—with great effort—and put on the first things he could find.
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He was able to make it to the laundromat just in time for the 7AM opening. However, this meant he wasn’t able to have much of a breakfast, save for a couple pop tarts he grabbed on his way out. He felt his stomach churning with hunger, as he took stock of his work for the morning. Not much.
It was probably better he wasn’t able to pig out like he wanted. In his groggy haste, he put on clothes that were way too tight: a pair of 33 skinny jeans that looked anything but skinny on him and a white t-shirt that clung to every fold and bulge of his torso. The jeans were giving him quite a muffin top, which the shirt only accentuated; if he lifted his arms any higher than his shoulders, a soft sliver of belly and love handle came into view. Erring on the side of professionalism, he snagged an oversized flannel in the lost and found to wear over the t-shirt. The thought of eventually outgrowing the over-shirt made him horny for more food.
He put several loads into the washers, several loads into the dryers. The successful coordination and interchange of the two cycles pleased him. He sat down on the tall stool, which was tougher to balance on comfortably now that he was larger, to fold the laundry he had just run through the dryer. It was all still warm.
Will couldn’t help but get distracted by his growing body. It was always with him, always changing, always fatter. He loved the way his arm grazed the roundness of his belly every time he reached across to place a folded article to the side. He would squeeze his blubber every so often to keep the feeling going. His default these days seemed to be a little hungry and horny. Sometimes very hungry and horny. The more he squeezed his fat and felt it in his hands, the hornier he got. His cock was now awake and chubbing up, with almost nowhere to go in his constricting jeans.
As he was absentmindedly rubbing his belly, he realized that Alex was approaching his workstation in the back corner of the laundromat. But, of course.
Will quickly got back to folding, hoping the flannel obscured how turned on he was.
“Hey, it’s me again. Looks like you’re working hard over here,” Alex said and formed an arch smile.
Will smiled uncomfortably. Did he mean hard, like working hard, or hard, like…? He quickly looked down to make sure he wasn’t too exposed. He saw his meaty thighs, spreading out from the stool, the inner fabric of the jeans beginning to wear down from constant friction. He didn’t realize how close he was to blowing out his crotch. He could just make out the outline of his constricted package, but hoped it wasn’t too obscene. Or maybe…
Alex’s eating habits had clearly continued. He was wearing new, looser clothes this time, which obscured his body somewhat. But there was no denying he looked bigger overall. His face had filled in somewhat, softening up his delicate, hard features. Will wondered what was happening beneath the baggy sweater, the designer sweatpants.
“Yeah, you know me,” he managed awkwardly. Alex didn’t even know him at all.
Alex came a bit closer, with a boldness that made Will stop folding the blue striped towel. “Actually, I don’t. But I think I’d like to,” the other boy said softly, as he looked directly into Will’s honey eyes. “I think you’re extremely cute,” he almost whispered.
Will was so taken off guard. This gorgeous stranger in front of him thought he was cute? It never works out this way! He almost didn’t believe it, especially when he remembered how much weight he had gained, how fat his body was becoming. “Really? Uhh—I mean, I’d like that too. You’re so handsome.”
“Thanks. Wait, I don’t even know your name.”
“Oh, right. It’s Will.”
“Cool. I’m Alex.”
“Yeah, I know,” Will said and gestured to the laundromat in no specific way. Both boys laughed awkwardly.
Will wanted so badly to reach out and touch Alex’s face, his body. Feel how he felt up close. See what that sweater was concealing.
Alex put down his backpack and took out a greasy paper bag. “Sorry if this is, like, too weird, but my friend works over at Frankie’s, and she just gave me a bunch of pastries. Way too many for me to eat by myself.” He casually rubbed his belly, revealing just how round it was getting. “And, it seems like you’re not shy around food—which I think is so hot! You wanna help me out with these?”
This both made sense to Will and didn’t. Like, duh, food with a sexy boy, but yes, it was definitely strange. But then again, he was so hungry. And Frankie’s had the best pastries in the neighborhood—maybe even the city. There was no way he could resist. “Oh wow, really? That sounds great. I actually didn’t have breakfast this morning.”
“Oh no! Yeah, you gotta eat some of these,” Alex said earnestly.
“Overslept—so my stomach’s been growling all morning.” He slapped it lightly, and it continued jiggling. “I can take a break once I finish this up. Give me like five minutes?”
“Yeah, for sure. I interrupted you!” Alex scratched his balls—maybe suggestively—and pulled up a stool at the end of the table. The exposed position definitely accentuated his gains, as the sweater was much tighter when he was seated. A slight lip of fat hung over his waistband, which the maroon sweater failed to swallow and obscure.
Both boys were sweating from the dryers and poor ventilation of the space. Before they started eating, Alex peeled off his sweater. To Will’s delight, his gray undershirt came up a bit with the sweater, revealing soft flesh and thick blonde hair trailing downward. “Whoops,” Alex laughed as he corrected himself. Mottled with sweat, the shirt was much too small to adequately contain his swelling body. His biceps strained at the sleeves, his belly strained at the bottom.
Will felt himself hardening at the sight. He could smell Alex’s sweat and deodorant—the most spiritual mingling. He was hungry.
Alex ripped open the bag, which suggested they wouldn’t need to use the bag for any leftovers. “OK, we got chocolate croissants, almond croissants, razor clams, cinnamon buns, and some good old doughnuts.”
“Wow, your friend doesn’t mess around,” Will said, almost drooling. He took one of the razor clams—a long and flat flaky pastry filled with chocolate and custard—and started eating it demurely. The perfect bite.
Alex started on one of the doughnuts, rather greedily—as if he was showing off for Will. After two doughnuts, the gray shirt was clinging even tighter. His belly was round and hard, sticking out further. Emboldened, Will decided to take off the flannel and reveal his own shape. At this point—after two razor clams and a cinnamon bun—he was starting to feel pretty stuffed. He looked it too. The shirt held onto his love handles tightly—as he wished Alex would. He stretched his arms high above his head and yawned. This revealed much of his belly, up past his belly button, maybe some light stretch marks. Alex was staring, without any intention of hiding the fact.
“Looks like we’ve both been enjoying ourselves lately with food,” Alex said, as he licked custard from his fingers. Will had the sudden image of licking Alex’s fingers himself, licking all of him, so as to claim him. He absentmindedly reached down to his aching bulge and felt his girth. This was unbelievably hot—like a fantasy come true.
Alex noticed Will rubbing his crotch. “Looks like you’re enjoying yourself,” he teased.
“I’m enjoying you,” Will said without thinking but immediately retreated. “Um, I mean… Thanks for these pastries.”
“I’m enjoying you too,” Alex purred and stood up, revealing his significant bulge in the front of his sweats. Will could just make out the head of his thick cock through the thin fabric. Alex came closer to Will and carefully reached out to squeeze his exposed belly. His hands were warm and a little sticky from the pastries. Will shuddered at the sensation—nothing had ever felt so erotic before.
He leaned in to kiss Alex, almost involuntarily. He tasted cinnamon on his lips, felt their plump softness. His hands reached out to meet Alex’s waist. His love handles were smooth and pliable. Their bellies and bulges touched, soft and hard respectively. They leaned into each other hard, rubbing and kissing.
Alex pulled away suddenly. “Is there somewhere more private here? I need to get naked with you.” His eyes flickered with lust, as he took the final doughnut and shoved it in his mouth. Will grabbed Alex’s hand and licked his fingers, one-by-one. His heart was racing.
“Yeah, there’s an office in the back. Come on.” The two boys scurried into the back office, leaving behind their mess of napkins, bags, and crumbs. It was twenty minutes before Cam’s shift started.
The Laundromat Part 2
Part 1: https://fattysmith.tumblr.com/post/189634546695/the-laundromat-part-1
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Will’s family ordered pizza for dinner, and Will helped himself to seconds and then thirds. By his seventh slice, he started to slow down. After all, he was one slice away from finishing an entire pizza. His parents had noticed his increasing appetite, which was probably double (at least) what it had been when he left for school back in August, double what it had been for his entire life, if you can quantify that kind of thing. So his eating now was drastic, but they weren’t overly concerned. They were happy he seemed to have a healthy relationship with food; he clearly enjoyed eating, which they figured was better than the alternative. They had started to notice his increasing size, however, but figured he’d work it off when he went back to school. If he didn’t, oh, well. They decided they’d deal with it then, if at all.
When Will finished his seventh pepperoni and sausage slice, he could hardly breath he was so full. Cam asked him if he was all right. It was just the two of them at this point. Honestly, Will wasn’t feeling so great. His shirt was way too tight on his distended belly, which was almost peeking out at the bottom with a few stray hairs showing. The size of his belly was emphasized by how tight his pants were—significantly tighter than when he sat down for dinner. He shifted in his seat, trying to relieve some of the pressure he felt. The wooden chair creaked under him. This was new.
“Yeah, I’m ok,” Will managed to grunt. He drank some of his beer, which didn’t really help. “Honestly, I think I have to get out of these pants. They’re so uncomfy right now.”
Cam looked at his brother struggling, noticed how much more space he took up now, especially after eating. He thought back to when his brother first came back from school, about a month ago, how much smaller his belly was then. His whole body was smaller. Now, Will looked fat, undeniably. “They look uncomfy,” Cam laughed.
“I think I need to get some new clothes.” Will could breath a little easier at this point, but was considering another slice of pizza to make it eight. Why leave one slice, he figured. “I’ll split that last slice with you, if you want?”
Cam considered, but after three slices, he was at his limit. “Mmm, I think I’m good right now. All yours, big guy.”
Will thought for a second, was he really going to eat more pizza? The slice looked amazing—crispy and greasy—but he was also seriously uncomfortable from eating so much. And yet, for some reason he couldn’t identify, he felt like he needed to eat it, he needed more. He sheepishly grinned at Cam as he clumsily undid his belt, which revealed his already popped pants button—an earlier casualty. The belt was the only thing keeping them fastened. With the belt loose, his belly dropped even further and spread out more in his lap. Ah, relief! He considered wearing sweatpants to all future meals.
Cam laughed at his brother, who looked totally unfamiliar in this moment. “Guess you’re really my big brother now,” he teased.
“Yeah, I guess so,” Will chuckled as he shoved the final slice into his mouth. He finished it not at all easily, but in the end, felt like he accomplished something. He was sweating and panting and a bit embarrassed that Cam had witnessed it all. “I don’t think I can manage to clean any of this up,” he said with some shame. “Think you can manage?”
“Yeah, I got it… only if you work my shift tomorrow morning.”
Will knew Cam had him, even though he had been looking forward to sleeping in the next day. He gave his belly a subtle rub and noticed how firm it was, how far it was sticking out. He felt himself hardening, which felt dangerous because his pants were undone. This fact turned him on even more. He knew he needed to get back to the privacy of his room as quickly as possible. “Ok, that’s a deal,” he burped as he struggled to get up and hide his growing boner. He managed to pull his shirt down a little bit, and the thought of closing his belt at this point made him sick. He moved as fast as he could out of the kitchen and up the stairs, feeling his heavy belly bouncing with each step. “Night, Cam,” he panted, as he neared the top of the stairs.
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Back in his room, he caught himself in the mirror and was shocked. He saw how obviously tight his clothes were, how round his body was now, his love handles, his stuffed belly, his budding tits. Even his face looked fatter, with his cheeks filling out and a slight double chin forming. He started rubbing his body all over, feeling how newly soft certain parts were and how hard his belly felt from all the food he just ate. The contrast between his hard belly and soft tits turned him on, as he grabbed each. He needed to be naked, immediately.
Will peeled his henley off and pulled down his jeans, which were now tight on his thighs and then tight again on his calves. He looked in the mirror and saw how tight his briefs were, how thick and meaty his legs looked. He was now able to jiggle his thighs, feel how much new fat they had accumulated during his month at home with no exercise. He ran his hands up along his inner thigh and shuddered from the horny sensation.
By this point he was fully hard, with precum staining the tip of his bulge in his gray briefs. He grabbed himself hard and let out a quiet moan. Why was eating all that pizza making him so horny? Why was his fatter reflection staring back at him making him so horny? Why did he want more?
He thought about eating even more and growing fatter, as he pulled his thick cock from his tight briefs. His heavy balls flopped out with a satisfying thud. He couldn’t remember being this turned on before and was slightly shocked that it was his own doing, his own body that made him so horny. He looked in the mirror at this rounded gut and grabbed it with one hand, as he began slowly stroking his cock with the other. He didn’t even need lube, his cock was so slick.
Then he thought about Alex and how good he looked last week at the laundromat. It seemed like he had been eating quite a bit lately as well. His clothes were tight like mine, Will thought as he jerked off. That interaction was so strange… almost, flirty. It seemed like Alex was checking me out, checking my fat out. It seemed that he liked it.
These thoughts turned Will on even more. He somehow felt his cock grow even harder, gushing even more precum. Suddenly, he felt like he needed to get even bigger, even fatter for the sexy guy from the laundromat. He needed food, which meant he had to go downstairs.
Will found a pair of boxers that used to be loose on him. He figured they’d be comfortable enough. As he pulled them up, he felt how tight they were when they reached his thighs and then his plump ass. They fit around his waist, but just barely. They definitely weren’t loose anymore, especially on his thick, meaty legs. In the mirror, they looked more like boxer briefs. He was also still fully hard, his cock outline obvious, to the left. He wondered how long before his precum became visible. He grabbed an oversized tank top that was becoming less and less oversized. The arm holes were cut dramatically low, so his love handles and sideboob were on display. He did a quick look at himself in the mirror and decided it would do for a quick run downstairs.
He quietly left his bedroom and made the descent. He tried to listen for Cam or his parents, but didn’t hear anything, which was a good sign. It seemed like the coast was clear when he walked into the kitchen. He didn’t know exactly what he craved but knew he wanted a lot. His boner hadn’t gone down one bit, as he opened the fridge.
Will grabbed the first thing he saw: leftover dumplings. He didn’t care they were cold. He shoved four of them in his mouth and washed them down with some milk. He finished off two more. He still felt full, but the feeling of pressure building turned him on even more. He thought about pulling his cock out right there in the kitchen, he was so horny. Next he found some cheesecake and ate three slices as quickly as he could. He had never felt an urge to eat like this before. It was like something had awakened within him and couldn’t be satisfied.
Next he went for the freezer and grabbed a pint of chocolate ice cream. He decided to take it up to his room. As he closed the freezer and turned to grab a spoon, he noticed Cam standing in the doorway, shirtless. He stopped in his tracks and tried to suck in his belly, which made no difference. “Hey, just getting some dessert,” Will said as calmly as he could.
“Yeah, I see that.” Cam didn’t move. “How was the cheesecake?”
Will didn’t know what to say. He moved up closer against the island counter to hide his bulge. This only accentuated his belly, as it almost rested on the countertop. “It was really fucking good. Couldn’t stop at one slice,” he managed.
“It’s the best. I think I want some too.”
“Yeah, you should! I think I’m gonna take this up to my room. Watch some Netflix.”
Cam slowly walked over to the fridge. “Sounds good.” Will moved as quickly as he could, around the island in the opposite direction, trying to avoid his brother. Cam opened the fridge and said awkwardly, “Maybe you should try cutting back a bit? Feel like you’ve been eating a lot lately, bro.”
Will turned to face his brother, his belly even more pronounced from the late night binge, his love handles just showing out the sides of his tank-top. He made sure to hold the ice cream in front of his boxers, concealing his bulge as best he could. “Yeah, I have been …and honestly, I feel great. I like this,” Will said as he looked down at his soft chest, his rounded belly, his meaty thighs. He felt confident and sexy, even in contrast with Cam’s sinewy, muscled body.
Cam wasn’t really sure what to make of it but felt like he should be happy for his brother. “Well, as long as you’re happy.” They smiled at each other, and Cam took out the cheesecake and saw how little was left. “Damn, you really did enjoy this.”
Will laughed, as he turned to head up the stairs. Back in his room, he stripped down in front of the mirror and ate the ice cream as fast as he could. As he drank up the last melted bit straight from the container, he came all over his mirror. What a mess.
The Laundromat
The Laundromat Part 1
Will wasn’t thrilled about coming home for winter break. Yes, the semester had been grueling, and he definitely needed a break from reading, writing, and the exhausting social scene at school. But coming home meant he had to help his parents with their laundromat, and there was almost nothing he wouldn’t rather do instead. The abrasive smell of cleaning chemicals, the incessant hum of the machines, the tropical climate inside the cramped space, the endless shifts. The list goes on and on, but he didn’t have a choice in the matter: the laundromat was his family’s livelihood, and participation was required. Will and his younger brother, Cam, spent much of their childhood at the store, sitting in the corner doing their homework or watching TV. When the boys were old enough to operate a washer dryer, they were indentured by their shrewd parents as part-time employees. Over the years, their responsibilities expanded, and now school breaks meant long hours at the laundromat.
By this point, Will was a junior and, at twenty-one, had grown into himself. He was always a little too tall and a little too thin: gangly, uneasy, awkward came to mind. His pants never fit the way they should and shirts hung loosely on his wire-hanger shoulders. But not anymore. Aside from the natural process of filling out and maturing, over the last year, he made a concerted effort to eat more and lift weights. His arms and legs had some shape to them now, and his torso was no longer concave. In fact, the food he was so consciously consuming seemed to settle there the most, and when he came home for break this time, he had a slightly rounded belly. This made him a little self-conscious, but more than anything, he liked to feel the changes—the newness, the size. This was a small—for the time being—tribute to his progress.
He could no longer wear his size 28 jeans without discomfort, as his new pudge collected at the undeniably tight waistband. “I need some new jeans, I think,” he said to Cam the first night they were both home from school. He lifted his shirt to reveal the rolls of his softer middle.
Cam looked up from his phone and chuckled, “Woah, where’d that all come from?”
Will blushed a little and ran his hand down his belly. “It’s all kinda new, I guess. Just been trying to eat a lot more and bulk up.”
“Yeah it looks that way. You look good though, healthier honestly.”
“Thanks,” Will smiled because he felt the same way about it.
“But yeah,” Cam smirked, “you need some new jeans.” The boys laughed because they both knew it was true.
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That week, Will started his work at the laundromat in his new size 30 jeans. The work was spread out in such a way that for much of the time, he was there alone. Each family member was able to rotate in and out, except for when it was very busy—which was rare. He preferred being alone generally. There was always something to do, but Will enjoyed these solitary moments where he could just be by himself. They allowed him to read or mess around on his phone while he waited for the cycles to finish. Or just to think about things. Folding clothing was mediative.
Will was sitting in the back, scrolling through Twitter, when a guy around his age came in to drop off his laundry. He looked up from his phone and clocked how striking he was walking towards him.
“Hi, I’m dropping off,” the guy said, as he set down his fraying green laundry bag. He took out one of his AirPods, but left his sunglasses on.
“O…k” was all Will could bring himself to say. He didn’t move, just kept staring at the man in front of him. His tight blonde curls, impossibly white teeth, sharp jaw with just the beginnings of ruddy stubble. Will was frozen in his chair.
“I’m actually in a bit of a hurry,” the guy said, not with irritation but more like he was embarrassed. He took his sunglasses off, revealing large blue eyes and delicate lashes.
“Right, sorry,” Will sputtered. He jumped up like a shot and took the bag to the scale. He observed the weight and filled out the tag without looking up at the laundry’s owner. “Your name?”
“Alex.”
“Here, you go, Alex.” He liked saying his name. Will handed him the small sheet of paper with the pertinent information.
“Thanks,” Alex said with a smile. He looked at Will for just a silent second too long, and then put his sunglasses back on and left.
Will watched him walk out, watched the way his sculpted body barely fit into his tight black jeans. His substantial calves. His short puffer jacket made his shirt ride up just slightly in the back, exposing a sliver of alabaster skin dimpled and textured in the usual fashion of especially muscular men.
Will released a deep sigh once Alex walked out the front door. He looked towards the green bag of dirty laundry, and his mind went wild with comparable dirty thoughts. He wanted to live inside the laundry bag, among Alex’s smells and intimates. Or at least dump its contents over him like a shower. Who could know what delights he’d find within the bag. He felt his cock prick with excitement in his tight briefs.
Just at that moment, Cam came in through the front door, already late for his shift. “Sorry, bro, I got held up at the dentist.”
Immediately, Will was taken out of his fantasy. “Oh… no worries—I’ll start this one here,” he said and gestured towards the green bag.
“No, that’s ok. Leave it for me.”
Will wanted to wash Alex’s laundry himself, wanted to touch his soiled clothes. Not that he wanted to do anything explicitly strange or horny in the public setting, but he wanted to handle them himself. But he also didn’t want to seem weird to Cam. He reluctantly conceded, “Ok, sure.” He left the charged environment of the laundromat and realized how hungry he was. He decided on the McDonald’s across the street.
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At home, Will didn’t have the same access to a gym, so over time, his eating habits started to manifest changes. He was probably consuming an extra two-thousand calories a day, which definitely began to add up. By the time mid-January came, his clothes started getting tight again. His sweaters clung to his thickening midsection, highlighting the roundness, and his pants were almost too tight to fasten. Sucking in was becoming the only way Will could wear them. This time, Cam said something before Will brought it up.
The boys were at the laundromat working together. The day had been steadily busy, and they were both hungry. Well, especially Will. He suggested that he go pick up some food. He came back with two bags from McDonald’s.
“I’m assuming the larger bag is yours?” Cam carefully asked his big brother.
“Yeah, I’m starving today,” Will replied without taking the bait. He started unwrapping one of the double cheeseburgers, wasting no time.
Cam watched his brother finish the burger without much effort. Will’s grey sweater was tight around his bellybutton and highlighted his thick, soft chest. Cam realized how foreign his brother was starting to look—nothing like the rail thin boy of his youth, the rail thin boy of last summer. Will had some fries and opened up another double cheeseburger. “Might want to slow down there, buddy.”
“Why?” Will asked through a full mouth. “I’m hungry and love eating.”
“That’s becoming clear. I’m not accusing you of anything, Will. But you have put on a bit of weight recently.” Cam started eating his chicken nuggets.
Will looked down sheepishly and took in his swelling body. He had to make a new, bigger hole in his belt the other day just to close it; he had to wear a belt because these pants would no longer stay buttoned. His sweater was clinging to his body, especially under his belly. This highlighted its obvious roundness. He had to admit he was getting bigger. “Yeah, you’re not wrong. Though, I haven’t been able to weigh myself since I got home.”
“I’m definitely not wrong,” Cam laughed to show he didn’t mean any harm. “I think you look good."
“Hi… I’m dropping off.”
Will recognized the soft voice immediately, even though he hadn’t seen Alex in weeks. He must’ve been on a different schedule, dropping off his laundry when someone else was working. Will thought about him often and was thrilled to see him.
“Oh, sorry,” Will said and quickly wiped his greasy hands with a napkin. Cam did the same.
“Looks like you boys are enjoying yourselves,” Alex teased and plopped his bag on the floor. He looked amazing and different, but Will couldn’t figure out what it was. “Having a little snack?”
“Not so little,” Cam ribbed and eyed Will’s new girth and mess of wrappers.
Alex laughed a little uncomfortably. He flashed Will a smile that suggested empathy, good humor, and perhaps, desire. “Looks good to me.”
Will stood with some effort, given how much he just ate, and adjusted his sweater so it wasn’t all bunched up. He took the green laundry bag and placed it on the scale. When he turned around, Alex had unzipped his jacket. Will noticed how tight his plaid button-up shirt was. There was a decided fullness in his middle that had not been there previously. He looked thicker and rounder; he looked amazing. Alex caught Will staring at his small belly and gave it a light pat. “Holidays, you know.”
Will was taken aback but took the bait this time “Oh, I know,” and boldly patted his own, much more substantial gut. Cam started laughing uncomfortably, as he watched the two boys and their strange flirting. He got up to unload a dryer on the other side of the store.
“I’ve been pretty bad this year,” Alex admitted. “But it feels amazing to relax a little. Give in to being lazier and eating what I want.”
“Oh, that’s the best. I’ve been clearly doing the same,” Will said.
“It suits you,” Alex delicately assured, “I think.”
Will wasn’t sure how to respond. Could it be possible that Alex liked his thickening body? The thought turned him on immensely, for reasons he wasn’t sure of. All he said was, “Thanks.”
Alex smiled his winning smile and said, “See you soon.” He left without taking the form Will had begun filling out. Will watched him leave, his round ass threatening the seams of his pants. After he left, Will took the green laundry back and hid it off on the side to ensure that this time, he would wash it himself.