A metabolism will only get you so far

chapter 4

The comments didn't seem to get through to Austin, sure he blushed and sucked in a bit but he still tucked in to his lunch with vigor. And after he had come back with more he had seemed to of given up sucking in.

As the exams came up both boys buried themselves under revision, long nights of studying and reading quickly took up all their time and energy. About halfway through the exam period Max went to Austins for a study session and was in for a bit of shock. Austins room looked like a bomb had hit it, there were chocolate wrappers and fast food bags overflowing from the bin and all over the floor, empty cans of drink covering all surfaces but his desk and even lolly bags stashed under his bed. Max was absolutely shocked and more than a little amused. Austin blushed as he fully realized how bad it looked but didn't try and justify it. Even as the boys studied he couldn't help but much away at a snack, apparently he needed brain food.

Finally exams were over and the boys were free to their own devices, Max left to see his family for a few weeks as did Austin so it wasn't for about a month that they caught up again.

Austin opened the door slowly to Max, almost trying to hide a bit behind it. As his body came into view he could see why. They had texted while away and Austin had briefly mentioned that he had gotten some comments about his new girth but it seemed he had massively understated it. Dressed in a pair of sweatpants and a white singlet he looked at least 10 pounds bigger than he did last time they had been together, maybe even more.

Austins cheeks had filled in completely and were puffing out, his chin wobbled slightly, a very new development. His moobs were really getting to be quite big, they stretched out the shirt and faintly showed his nipples sagging slightly with the new weight. Even the baggy sweatpants looked too tight around his waist, his soft ass pushing them back and stretching them tight. The bottom of his t shirt quickly rode up revealing an inch of skin as soon as he moved, he quickly brought it down but it rode back up in a few seconds to around midway from the bottom of his gut and his belly button. His gut had to be approaching 36 inches from the way it stuck out over the top of his pants, a solid two inches when he was relaxed, maybe even further at his belly button Max quickly estimated. Even his love handles had massively grown sticking out more than his gut had a few months ago and carrying some serious weight now. As Austin moved around Max had to up his estimate to an extra 15 pounds, particularly as the shirt rode up higher and higher.

Austin gave up ignoring his problem
"You don't have to say anything, I know I've put on a ton of weight"
"What happened man, you were already getting big but you've exploded since I last saw you"
"Well everyone was so shocked when I got home but once they got over that there was just food everywhere, everyone there were small eaters so it was just me polishing off the leftovers every damn night"
"Must of been a lot of food man"
"Mom just kept making more and more, I couldn't help myself, I even starting going down in the middle of the night for more"
"That's crazy man, no wonder you're getting so fat"
"The worst thing is I have nothing to wear, not even this will fit me, I had to drive here in it, and this damn gut was sitting in my lap the whole time jiggling at every bump"
"Not surprised there, most of your clothes are still 30 inch waists and smalls at the most"
"This shirt is a smaller medium and I just can't keep it down, if I lift my arms up it goes up further than my belly button"
"You need to get new clothes man, you look ridiculous"
"I know I know"
"How much weight did you even gain man"
"I don't think I want to know, been too scared"
"You have to, can't ignore it"
"Fine"
So they two guys went into Austins bathroom and he kicked out the scale
Austin forced off the tracksuit pants and stepped on and Max could see that his legs were still on the smaller side, just jiggly as hell.
A number flashed but both boys were silent, both stunned
"Holy crap, I'm 163 pounds" Austin almost whispered
"Oh wow, man"
"How the hell did this happen man, I've gained 35 pounds in like not that more than 6 months, at this rate I'll be 200 pounds before my next birthday"
"Oh don't be silly"
"What would you call it, look at all this fat - I was bone thin so every single pound is pure lard man - I'm getting huge"
"You just need to get some new clothes man, then you can deal with or whatever"
"Yeah I guess, I'm going on a diet though, I'm going to get back down to at least 140 or something"
"Yeah maybe, you could totally do that easy man, don't stress so much about it"
"Lets go get these damn clothes"

Austin went back to him room and they guys tried to find something that would be acceptable to wear to a shop. He pulled out a pair of jeans from his 130 pound days, a 28 inch waist and couldn't even get the button anywhere near the hole. The new 31s from when he hit around 145 were almost right. The button was done up technically but he bulged over the top and was obviously sore. His muffin top was pretty damn noticeable with the biggest top he could find but it was the best they could do.

As soon as they got there Austin didn't waste any time, buying some 34 inch pants which were a little roomy and some large shirts which didn't highlight his gut, though didn't really hide it either. It seemed that he thought if his clothes were big enough he might be able to disguise his growing frame under fabric. Shame he couldn't suck in that chin or his cheeks that were rapidly getting chunkier.