Chapter Six
Krish looked up from where he was sat on the side of the stage and glanced at the students in the lecture hall. As always, he paused at Luke, drinking in his features. Ever since the first lecture that Krish had seen him, he'd always found himself drawn to him.
Krish would seek Luke out, watching him, coming to lectures he didn't need to so he could simply watch Luke. The way he would stare intently at Prof Stapleton as he listened and took notes, the way Luke interacted with his friends, and unfortunately, the way he was with his girlfriend.
Krish knew Luke was straight and he didn't have a chance in hell of ever having anything meaningful with him, but he could still dream. And he did dream of Luke.
He would often find himself lost in the middle of lectures thinking of scenarios with him and Luke. Luke on his knees sucking his dick, Krish bent over the bed as Luke pounded into him from behind. Yeah, he didn't mind topping, but he preferred to bottom. And all he could think about was Luke being the one fucking him.
Frowning, Krish looked more closely at Luke. He looked tired, his skin pale and dark circles under his eyes. He saw the way Luke nervously glanced around the room, chewing the end of his pen. Krish also glanced around the room, and he began to notice people glancing furtively at Luke and then talk to their companions. Then they would look at their phones and giggle before looking back at Luke.
What was going on? Krish hadn't heard any rumours regarding Luke, so was at a loss as to what could have happened.
Maybe he's split up with his girlfriend? Krish smiled slightly to himself. He wished. He could then swoop in and show Luke that he needed to be with a man. Krish chuckled quietly. Yeah, there was no chance of that happening, was there? In all the times Krish had watched Luke, he'd never seen Luke look at another man. He'd only ever had eyes for Sarah.
Krish slumped back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest. What he wouldn't give to have Luke gift him with one of those smiles, the ones he always gave Sarah.
As Prof Stapleton droned on, Krish began to imagine a night out with Luke. He'd take him out for a nice meal at some Italian restaurant, enjoying his company and having a good time together. Later, they would go back to his house, and both Danny and Simon would be out, so they'd have the place to themselves. Going back to his room, they'd have a few more drinks before things ended up moving to the bed.
God, all Krish wanted to do was to strip the clothes from Luke's body and feast on him. He could imagine what Luke would look like naked. Even though Luke was a few inches shorter than him, Krish could tell that he had muscles. He clearly worked out and took care of himself.
Kissing and licking and sucking all over Luke's body, tasting Luke's skin. Further south, taking Luke's hard, leaking...
Banging on the desk by Prof Stapleton jerked Krish out of his daydream. He looked around the room and noticed more than a few people had lost interest in the lecture. Prof Stapleton banged on the desk again until everyone was looking at him.
"I'm not standing here for the good of my health. You are here to learn, and if you're not interested, then leave. I'm not wasting my time on lazy individuals like you. I should be glad you're here. At least you turned up. I pity your parents. Now as I was saying..."
Krish rolled his eyes, listening to Prof Stapleton rant. As soon as he turned up this morning, Krish had known Prof Stapleton had been in a bad mood. He'd had words with several TAs already, and after this lecture was over, Krish was hoping to be able to avoid him for the rest of the day.
Sitting up straight in his chair, Krish looked at his watch. Only twenty minutes left, and he'd be free.
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Later that night, when Krish got home, he spoke to Danny and Simon about Luke. They both knew that Krish was attracted to Luke, and they also knew that Luke had a girlfriend. That hadn't stopped Danny from teasing Krish and telling him that he should ask Luke out anyway. Krish had laughed it off but was grateful that both Danny and Simon weren't concerned about his sexuality. He knew how lucky he was. His family and friends had stood by him when he'd come out, and other than the occasional derogatory comment, everything had been fine.
He knew it hadn't been that easy for other people, and that they hadn't had quite the welcome that Krish had had. He knew that some were thrown out for their sexuality, that some had been beaten or even murdered. It infuriated Krish that people were treated that way because of their sexuality and that others thought it was okay to abuse someone mentally, emotionally, or physically because of who they loved.
The fact that in certain countries it was still illegal to be gay and you could be put to death astounded Krish. In this day and age, you should be able to love who you wanted, without repercussions.
"Do you think they split up?" Danny asked.
Krish shrugged. He really didn't know. Luke had left the lecture hall as soon as Stapleton had finished. "I don't know, but he didn't look right. You know what else I noticed? Other people were staring at him."
"My guess is they split up then, and its spread around already," Simon added. "Girls love nothing more than gossiping and spreading rumours. They can be complete bitches at times." Simon turned to Danny. "Didn't Katie have problems last year?"
Danny nodded, swallowing the toast he'd been chewing. "Yeah, fucking cunts. Saying shit about her 'cause she colours her hair. I wanted to smack one of them when she ran her mouth off at me, asking what I was doing with Katie."
Krish nodded. He remembered it. Poor Katie had been in tears, and Danny was ready to kill someone, male or female. No one was upsetting his Katie. It had taken them a long time to calm him down.
"You won't find out for sure unless you speak to him," Danny told him. He pointed his toast at Krish. "You have the perfect opportunity. You're concerned, you've seen him around, and he doesn't seem himself blah, blah, blah."
Krish smiled at Danny. "If he's just split from his girlfriend, then the last thing he needs is me asking questions."
"That's where you're wrong, Krish. What he needs is a good man to lean on."
Krish shook his head, smiling at Danny. "Maybe later. I'll give a few days first, then I'll see how he is."
Danny waved the toast at him again, then glanced at Simon. "Come on, Si, stick up for me here. Tell him I'm right."
"He's right, Krish," Simon agreed with Danny.
Krish held his hands up, palms out. "Stop now. As I said, I'll give it a few days and then I'll speak to him. He's got exams coming up, and if he has split up with his girlfriend, the last thing he needs is me poking around."
Both Simon and Danny burst out laughing. "Poking around," Danny sniggered.
"For fuck's sake, you're grown men." Krish sighed.
"I know, but every time you say it, it makes me laugh," Danny gasped out.
Krish shook his head. "I've got work to do. I'll see you later."