Men and women alike were dressed from head to toe in bright colors, as the lively crowd marched on the streets waving rainbow flags and pride banners.
Today marked the annual Pride Parade of Ophrus, and to many queers this was the time of the year where you could celebrate your sexuality with your friends and be yourself. Everywhere we looked the streets were filled with men wearing neon thongs and women with colorful hair. Almost everyone had a tiny pride flag in their hands, including me and Brad who were wearing matching 'Love Wins' t-shirts.
"I can't believe you've never participated in Pride before," Brad chuckled.
"I know right!" I laughed. "This is actually really cool."
Brad's friends Kyle, Zayn and Kaito were also there, walking with us nearby. Apparently, Charli XCX was going to perform later on, so Kyle had to go try to find her. One of Brad's favorite singers Nikos Drake was going to perform after Charli XCX at around 9pm, so naturally we were going to the huge stage in the park later to watch him.
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"Would you ever wear something as revealing as that in public?" Brad pointed towards a man who was wearing nothing but a blue thong and a pair of feathery wings.
"Nope, unless you're wearing that with me." I replied.
"Says the person who wore that sexy football player outfit for Halloween." He teased.
"I was supposed to be Aaron Samuels from Mean Girls!"
I suddenly spotted a familiar man standing on my right, wearing a leather cap and very alluring leather straps all over his nearly naked body.
I was staring at his ass when the man turned around.
"Ped! Nice to see you again!" It was none other than Tyler Bukhari, the more talkative porn star twin.
"Oh, who's your friend?" Brad chimed in.
"Brad, this is Tyler. Tyler, this is my boyfriend Brad." I introduced.
"Nice to meet you!" Tyler extended his hand to shake Brad's, and almost instantly, Abel showed up in the exact same outfit: a full body leather harness.
"Ped, great to see you again." Abel smiled.
After I introduced Brad to the both of them, we started chatting about the parade and the performances.
"Brad!" Kyle's voice boomed. "It's Charli fucking XCX right next to me! Group photo!"
Brad gave me a quick pat on the shoulder and bounced towards his friends, who apparently had finally found their favorite singer.
The group immediately posed around the singer who was a young woman wearing a transparent green coat.
"That's a hot boyfriend you've got there," Tyler nudged me with his elbow.
"Thanks." I turned to the twins.
"I bet you two lads have great chemistry in the bedroom." He continued.
I blushed and snickered. "Um, well…"
Abel whispered something in Tyler's ear.
"Oh yeah," Tyler's eyes sparkled.
"You know," Tyler winked. "It just so happens that we're looking for a fresh, young gay couple to film some amateur porn back at our studio…"
"Wait, you want us to um…?" I asked, motioning with my hands.
"I think you know very well what we're trying to say here." Abel gave me a naughty glance.
Brad and me? Shooting pornography? The suggestion, for some odd reason, turned me on and I was slightly inclined to say yes to it. But I'd have to talk to Brad about it first. And Brad's been awfully careless about our relationship outside campus; it wasn't like we were even trying to hide it at all, we even had sex on the Central Ferris Wheel for fuck's sake. If we really did a porno together, someone on campus might see it and we'd be doomed. Also, was I going to get paid for it?
"Are we getting paid for it?" I questioned.
"Of course you're getting paid." Tyler answered. "We're talking two grand for the two of you."
"Two grand?" My mouth was wide open. "We're getting one grand each?"
"Yup, you heard me." Tyler said, holding two fingers in front of my face. "Two grand."
How much were these porn actors getting paid? I asked myself. Was Christian also making that much? Maybe I should just quit school and become a stripper.
"You don't have to answer now," Abel said. "Go talk to your boyfriend and consider our offer. Call us."
He stuck his thumb and pinky out and gestured me to phone him.
"Your babe's coming back, see you!" Tyler and Abel both waved and began to walk towards the other direction.
"Oh, your friends left?" Brad hugged me from behind.
"Yeah…"
"What's up? You're thinking about something?" Brad stroked my chin.
I turned to Brad and gave him a quick peck on the cheek.
"Let's talk about it when we get home."