A metabolism will only get you so far

chapter 2

Apparently satisfied with the reply Austin closed the door with the mirror and sat down next to Max, despite noticing his fading abs in the mirror he didn't really notice the slight belly roll being formed especially sitting down like this, if he could Mac would be able to grab a small but decent roll between his fingers, a big change on the skin he would of grabbed before. Austin however bought into the pre growth spurt excuse with a vengeance, blaming his eating habits on it along with the "not even noticeable" weight gain which continued to tick up.
Austin seemingly was on his own little mission to enforce that he was about to go through a growth spurt, often going for another serving with the idea that it may cause him to get even taller. Max was thinking to himself that despite the fact that Austin nearly certainly was done growing up he was going to see growth of his body in one form or another, probably not quite what he was intending however. It would seem that Austin's metabolism had finally cracked under the pressure and collapsed as his weight gain seemed to be increasing somewhat. It only took another week before Max could notice a slight difference and another week after that where it was undeniably more than it had been even when Austin had taken a bit of notice. Wearing his tight shorts, his completely flat chest had grown out to have a slight bit of bump to them and his nipples had sagged by the slightest bit from the extra weight pushing down. His belly button had widened and deepened slightly and even sucking and tensing in there would be no sign of any muscle definition. If Austin was standing up completely relaxed his flat stomach had started to spread out slightly in front of him by about a quarter inch Max was guessing, all of it pudge. His obliques were softer and starting to puff up and his legs had also shown a slight softening. The weight was really starting to show on the rail thin lad, the only sign definition that remained was a little bit of rib but even that was close to going, the weight at first only being seen on his stomach was spreading all over. Max estimated that Austin had probably gained no more than 5 or 6 pounds but Austin didn't carry it well in the sense that with his shirt off it really showed. Of course in clothes there was no sign of any weight gain yet.
Max was by himself back home when he noticed that Austin was calling him, he reached for his phone and answered it to an animated sounding Austin.
"Hey Man"
"Dude, you know how I mentioned I might have gained like a pound or two from this growth spurt or whatever, well I just weighed myself and I've gained four pounds dude"
"Really, I hadn't really noticed, are you sure"?
"Of course I'm sure, the scale is quite clearly telling me I'm 134 pounds, I was only 130 when we broke up from college, and I've gained four whole pounds in only like two months dude, and like my abs are completely gone dude, I can grab a bit of fat on my stomach now"
"I don't know why you're freaking out so much man, it's only four pounds and besides you probably needed the extra weight, and besides it's all going to strip away before you know it"
Austin sighed before replying
'Yeah... I guess you're right I'm just not really comfortable with it at the moment, it's a little embarrassing, but it'll be gone soon. Just don't mention it to anyone hey"
"Course not man, I think you're way overreacting"
"Yeah ha-ha, sorry for bugging you like this, you want to head over anyway?"
"Yeah sure, you want to grab lunch or something?"
"Yeah I'm absolutely starving, I could totally go for a burger or something"
Max bit his lip with amusement, Austin seemingly moving on from his little panic instantly to more food, his logic was seriously working against him. Apparently he fully believed Matt, which was going to make everything much easier.
Austin quickly made short work of two burgers and a large serving of fries along with a huge soft drink, he sat back slightly bloated and grinned at Max his hand resting on his bloated stomach. Max was still working through the same sized meal that Austin had simply ordered two of, he managed to get Austin to eat one of his burgers but he still struggled to finish. Austin hopped up with a flourish to order a dessert, Max rolled his eyes, this was almost too easy as he watched Austin line up.
Austin more and more suggested food adventures for the boys, often going further and further to try different things and places, Max wasn't really that enthusiastic to spend all that time in the search of food but the car trips were fun enough and it was a good way to pass the time, one time Austin decided that they needed to go over an hour so he could try a burger with a full pound of beef, even Austin couldn't finish it though leaving about a quarter of the burger behind despite trying his very best which left him a bit disappointed. Max managed to work himself though a half pounder but felt sick and couldn't imagine eating another half one along with fries. Austin declared on the trip home that he was going to conquer that burger one day, Max laughed at the thought of Austin training himself to eat more.
The boys got home from their trip and sprawled down on their backs, still uncomfortably bloated from their gorging. Austin gave Max's stomach a pat and laughed, Max pulled up his shirt to show his belly pushed out tight and hard with his abs still on display. Austin lifted his own shirt to reveal his own belly also stretched hard but not quite as hard, the layer of fat was substantial enough to still warrant a bit of jiggle even spread as it was. Austin giggled to himself, probably convinced it was entirely bloat.
Austin continued on his path of denial and continued to sprawl out over the next week or so, Max knew that Austin would have to wise up pretty soon but with every day that passed no indication was made that would suggest Austin was fully recognising what was happening to him. Even one night when the boys were going out Max fully dressed noticed Austin still shirtless pulling his jeans up to his waist and struggle a little bit to get them done up. He didn't really have to work hard but he did have to suck in a little and force them closed, done up it was obvious that Austin was going to need a bigger size, these ones were cutting in very slightly and causing his sides to sit on top of the sides a little bit. Austin threw a shirt over the top however and once again all evidence of any changes was hidden.
The turning point came two weeks after that, the boys started back at college in the next week and the holidays were drawing to a close as the weather also started to cool off a little bit indicating the end of summer. Austin's weight gain had continued without a hitch seemingly, wearing his short rugby shorts his body was hardly skinny or athletic looking anymore, in fact he was looking downright skinny fat and seriously unfit. His body though tanned was soft and undefined, he had small though distinct 'pecs' now that stuck out maybe a third of an inch from his chest and the shorts were now stretching around a slightly more generous rear that wasn't bony anymore, perhaps the only change Austin would be happy with. His legs and arms hadn't really changed, maybe slightly softer but whatever Austin had gained wasn't enough to really impact them quite yet but it had certainly changed his waistline. His stomach was soft and starting to pooch out slightly over the shorts particularly bellow his belly button which was getting a solid roll of flab. His obliques had also really grown out and lapped over the back of his shorts quite obviously, bigger in proportion to any other feature on his body. Max also in shorts lazily scrolled down his phone but looked up when he heard a faint
"Oh shit"
He looked up to Austin looking at himself in the mirror, shorts up to his waist, shorts that he obviously hadn't been able to close together judging by the slight fading red mark on his stomach. Austin swore again and grabbed a solid roll of flab with one hand and gave it a jiggle and swore for a third time.
"Oh my god man, I'm getting huge, look at this roll"
Max struggled to find the words and only managed to stutter out
"Nah not really"
Austin turned to the side and saw the profile of his stomach and wobbled it aggressively with his hand.
"Are you kidding me, look at this dude, where the hell did this all come from, this can't just be a growth spurt, and this is insane"
Max bit his lip as Austin reached back and patted his obliques which were quickly turning into meaty lovehandles, Austin continued.
"Bro how could you not notice how big I've gotten, look at my sides, they're flabby as hell"
Max replied semi honestly
"Well I didn't want you to freak out or anything, and besides its still nothing to be worrying about, you're still far off being fat"
Austin agreed but still continued to poke himself