Big on Broadway: Chapter 4

Roger was on the verge of giving up on his career and becoming Riley’s kept boy. For the last eight months he had been on more auditions than he could count and was not offered a single part. Meanwhile, Riley was given the starring role of a different play on Broadway and was now making loads of money. Roger felt occasional bouts of jealousy but overall was happy for his boo. When he arrived to audition for a small part in the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical, he had low expectations.

Roger was auditioning for the role of Violet Beauregarde’s father and was dressed in a rather form fitting suit so as to get in character for the role. Roger had gained another fifty pounds in the last eight months, which manifested in a soft and hefty belly that pooled over his belt buckle and into his lap when he sat down in the waiting room. Looking around, Roger noticed there were plenty of other fat guys auditioning, which soothed his nerves a bit. Most were around his size and some were even bigger. He was feeling hopeful until one of the big guys leaned over and said: “You auditioning for Augustus Gloop too?” Roger was taken aback but then realized what was going on. All the fat guys were here to play the fat guy. He tried to forget this when they called his name.

By the end of his audition the casting director was grinning ear to ear. She offered him the role of Augustus Gloop. Roger’s heart sank when he realized that the first role he’d been offered in nearly a year was that of the kid who is so gluttonous he gets stuck in the chocolate factory. However, beggars can’t be choosers and Roger accepted the offer. When he stepped outside the casting office and into the fresh air, he was hit with a jolt of excitement. He was finally going to be back on stage.

It was mid-July and Roger immediately broke a sweat upon heading to the train station in his stuffy clothes. The last fifteen pounds he put on over the summer had resulted in some extreme sweating and chafing that he wasn’t used to. For the first time since he’d started beefing up, Roger’s fat was getting in the way. To make Rileyers worse, the subway was very crowded and Roger struggled to squeeze his overweight body through the crowd. When he finally made it all the way in he saw there was only one seat open. He was exhausted from all the walking and badly needed to rest his legs, but he was unsure if his ass would fit between the other two people sitting down.

These days his booty created a shelf that sloped outward from his fleshy back and love handles, taking up a considerable amount of space in all directions. After some internal deliberation he accepted that he was too winded to continue standing and squeezed his fleshy curves between two disgruntled looking passengers. He exhaled a massive sigh of relief upon sitting down.

Roger was headed to the mall to do some errands before going home. Of chief importance was buying new underwear as every single pair of his had succumbed to his fat and developed tears and holes, including the pair he was currently wearing. Second, he needed to pick up a new phone case at the Apple store.

Roger exited the subway and began the long haul up the stairs of the station and into the real world. As of late stairs were his enemy, but the escalator was broken so he had no choice. By the time Roger made it to the top he had to stop and catch his breath. By the time he walked two blocks to the mall he was growing embarrassed about how much he was sweating. Luckily, the mall was excessively air conditioned.

Roger first headed to H&M to buy underwear. He stared at the packages for awhile trying to remember what size he currently had on, figuring they were mediums. Strangely, the next size up still seemed small. Was he actually an extra large? That was the biggest size they had in stock and he shuddered at the thought of the twink sales associate ringing him up, but he had no choice.

After the awkward transaction he headed for the Apple store but was enticed by a sweet smell. It was Cinnabon. He wanted to resist but his stomach began to growl. As an award for getting the part, he treated himself to two cinnamon rolls. Afterwards he stopped at the bathroom to unbutton his uncomfortably snug button up, allowing his belly to protrude outward in a skin tight blue tee. There was no denying this look made him look especially rotund, but he was tired of feeling constrained.

After the Apple store, Roger once again encountered a delicious smell. This time it was Auntie M’s pretzels. He absentmindedly gravitated to the store front salivating. When they asked his order he snapped back to reality and requested two pretzels and cheesey jalapeno dip. As he chowed down serotonin coursed through his veins causing him to feel elated and content. There was no denying that food was what made him most happy.

“Are you… Roger? Like from the Riley and Roger instagram page?”

With a mouth full of pretzel Roger nodded, “Uh, yeah.”

“I’ve followed you for so long,” said the young gay fan. “No offense but why’d you get so big? You had like, the perfect influencer body.”

“Uhhh,” Roger could feel his face flushing red, “it’s uh for a role. I’m gonna uh play Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

“Ohh, that makes sense. Hey, can I get a picture with you?”

Roger agreed while the teen huddled next to him and a stranger took their photo. He was relieved when the interaction was finished. Sadly, his pretzel had gone cold but he downed it anyway and headed home.

That evening Riley prepared a more elaborate feast than usual. He told Roger that it was to celebrate the new role, but Riley also knew that Roger was a mere ten pounds shy of hitting 100 pounds gained and he wanted to do everything he could to get his chubby hubby past that threshold. The couple enjoyed the most gourmet meal Riley had ever cooked up, replete with candlelight and multiple courses. By the time they were finished Roger was bloated beyond belief and headed straight to bed.

The next morning he awoke to dozens of notifications on his phone. Something had happened overnight. He opened Twitter to see the photo he took with the young fan all over his feed. Roger was in disbelief. In the image, Roger was sitting down with his legs spread wide allowing his belly to spill forward and out of his T-shirt, exposing a good two inches of skin and bright red stretch marks. He didn’t even know that he had stretch marks on his belly. To top it all off, he had a pretzel in one hand and cheese droplets on his shirt. The comments were vicious and never ending. Roger kept scrolling until he found the original post on Instagram. The fan had captioned it: “Roger training to be Augustus Gloop, the great big greedy nincompoop.”