#superachx

    Cyrus woke up early. In the comfort of his own bed and empty home, he slept without a single item of clothing on him. But, as soon as the thick covers of his comforter were pulled back, he hurried to dress on his bathrobe. Thick, woolen and warm. It was tied around his waist, and he proceeded to slip on some fluffy, knee-high socks too. While making his way downstairs to the kitchen, to prep a morning beverage of a freshly zested and squeezed lemon and honey tea, his attention turned to the outdoors, noting when a soft snow-fall had begun to cover the grounds once more. As he took sips of his drink, he found himself looking over the still, black lake that was only a few hundred yards away, not yet frozen over. Cyrus moved to the living room area, where the windows were much wider and taller, from floor to ceiling. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted movement. A man, tall and slender, of an athletic fine build, began to peel layers of his clothing until he was stark naked. Brows perched up, corners of his lips sank into a frown, one of total surprise. Not what he expected to see out here from a new neighbour. Most of the neighbours he knew would leave these cabins to enjoy a warmer climate, where the chance of being snowed in was extremely low. Alas, he watched as the man stepped to the long dock, and took a well-formed dive into the freezing cold waters. “ Huh, ” Cyrus was totally mesmerised. He moved away, and got himself dressed: boxer-briefs, a thermal shirt and pants, a long-sleeved Henley, a hooded jumper, and a jacket, followed on top with a beanie. Below, he opted for a pair of cargo pants, form-fitting around his thighs and posterior. Another pair of socks was placed on top of the current ones, finally followed with some snow boots. With his mobile in his pocket, keys in another, he exited his home with his brewed cup of tea.

    For the first couple of minutes, he kept his distance, preferring to not make the man uncomfortable with him simply watching his naked frame swim back and forth along the way. In fact, Cyrus wasn’t even focused on the nudity: he was much more perplexed the man could withstand the cold temperature for such a long period of time without falling unconscious. Out of all of the neighbouring cabins, Cyrus had been the only man to ever venture into the lake at this time of the year, but even then, he opted to always wear a pair of shorts to cover up his nether regions from any preying eyes.

    At last, he stood closer, a hand in his pocket while the other was curled around his hot mug, observing with an intentful eye when his presence became known. Cyrus watched the man exit the water, covering himself with hands and approaching him, but keeping his distance. “ Well, ” he cleared his throat. “ You have a gift. Never seen anybody besides myself jump into these waters this time of year. The name’s Cyrus, by the way. ” He offered a hand out to him, having not realised they were currently being occupied elsewhere, so he shamefully shoved his hand back into his pocket. “ Right, yeah, sorry. ” There was a long, drawn-out silence between them. “ I don’t mean to disturb you any longer, just came by to greet a new neighbour and to say welcome, feel free to knock on my door if you’d like to grab a coffee when you’re more... appropriately dressed. ” Truthfully speaking, Cyrus didn’t mind in the slightest.

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Aiden had to do a double take to make sure his eyes were not deceiving him. He suspected, or maybe hoped, that Andrew was into men as well. He had had a crush on him from the first day they worked out together, but nothing ever happened. He had lost all hope– until he saw him at the bar. He excused himself from the man he was chatting with and slipped next to his workout buddy and friend, grinning from ear to ear and leaning against the counter. “I knew you looked too Sean Cody to be straight.” He quipped. “I was, like, seventy percent sure, but I didn’t want to risk getting punched in the face if I were wrong.” He tried to contain his excitement, and fight back his smile, but he couldn’t. “I’m glad you’re here, man. Tonight was a bust, I was about to head home, actually.”

Andrew was trying quite hard not to look out of place, but he was hugging the bar so tightly it was basically like throwing a spotlight on himself. He’d wished he’d ordered a stronger drink when he had the chance, the bartender was occupied down at the other end of the counter now, leaving Andrew in a dilemma. When someone sat down next to him, he was considering getting up to leave, but he recognized the guy. “Shit, man,” he laughed out of surprise, a little bit too out of awkward energy. “Uh.. I don’t even know what that means.” That was a lie, but he still wasn’t sure if he should admit he’d been looking.  “I um.. I just figured I’d check the place out. It’s uh.. a lot.”