The Home Depot Hookup: Chapter 1

I woke up to the unmistakable ding of several Grindr messages. What time was it? I felt discombobulated. The sun was just setting and my mouth felt parched. I was on the couch and turned towards the coffee table where a mess of fast food wrappers and a half empty coke stood. I clutched the coke and gulped it down until it was gone. I had forgotten about my little Wendy’s binge earlier.

Since packing on my first thirty pounds my libido had kicked into overdrive. Sure my appetite had expanded, but it was my sex drive that was truly driving my weight gain. I now remembered how my lunch of chicken and pasta had not left me satiated. In the midst of scrolling through Tumblr and Grommr I impulsively hopped in my car to grab some fast food. The two thousand calories I’d consumed must have knocked me out cold for a couple hours. Looking at my watch it was already dinner time.

I sat up with a grunt and grabbed my phone. I had three unread messages on Grindr. Nothing ever came from that useless app. All the men were gym bro himbos who needed at least fifteen extra pounds of chub for me to even be interested. Still, I seemed to attract their attention. I gained a fair amount of muscle along with the chub and that was enough to keep my inbox full. I launched the app.

The messages were from a blank profile and I almost deleted the thread. Luckily, I had second thoughts after reading his stats at 5’11’ and 250lbs. A big boy! Might as well check it out. He sent the generic “hey man” with two pictures. The first was a selfie, and he looked surprisingly dashing.

He seemed to be a Home Depot employee with messy brown hair, a square scruffy jaw, and the cold macho expression of a straight man. The second was a shirtless pic taken from a bathroom. He had a hefty gut that hung over the waistline of worn Carhartt jeans. Dense chest hair covered impressive pecs and trailed down the curve of his tank. His biceps were bulky and tattooed and a farmer's tan indicated he spent time working outdoors.

I was sold. This man looked like a fat blue collar Tom of Finland and I was down to fuck. Hopefully it wasn’t a catfish, but either way I was gonna find out. I responded with my own shirtless pics and closed the app. I patted my belly lovingly and stood up from the couch. In my underwear and tank top, I cleaned up my mess and cracked a beer.

With beer in hand I stood in front of my full length mirror. Lately, I spent more time in front of the mirror than I would care to admit. I gained thirty pounds in four months over the summer and I simply could not get over my appearance. For the first time I didn’t feel like a pushover. My body took up space. My belly bulged outward beneath the cotton of every T-shirt I owned. There was no hiding it. Plus my upper body gained some muscle so that every tee clung tight to my newfound pecs and burgeoning biceps. I was becoming a heavy guy and I planned to get even heavier.

My phone dinged again and I giddily launched Grindr. It was my Home Depot man. He seemed to like my photos and we exchanged some suggestive compliments. I rarely got to chat with chunky civilians and the prospect of hooking up with this beefcake had my erection straining against my underwear. Naturally, we eventually exchanged what we were “into.” He mentioned twunks and otters into pig play as well as bubble butts. Luckily, I wasn’t lacking in that department. In response, I admitted I was into big dirty bears.

He didn’t immediately respond and I began to get nervous. I didn’t want to come across as too much of a chaser. Should I take back what I had said? I decided to just snap an enticing ass shot to regain his attention.

I quickly grabbed an old pair of jeans that I only kept around to remind myself of how much I had gained. I pulled them up to the base of my bare ass so that the waist propped up my heft making it look even juicier. Looking at the photos, I was surprised by just how curvaceous my rear had become. I guess I had been so focused on my belly that I rarely looked back there.

I sent the photo and immediately got a response.