Keith:
Gail and I have been a couple for almost three years now. Having known each other since high school, our bond naturally developed from a simple friendship to a romantic and loving relationship. Now, approaching our third year in college, we decided to live together as roommates in a house quite close to the university we’re attending.
Gail was 5’3″, petite and lightweight, her skin a tasteful color of light brown, with short, black, straight hair. Her beautiful, brown eyes always looked like they were in a state of perpetual bedroom mode. Her smile was killer; just one look and you’d melt. I was 5’6″. A bit of a jock, slightly muscular since I joined a track and field club back in high school.
Our friends Ryan, Joanne, (another couple), Brie, who was Gail’s friend, and Miko joined us in dorm hunting. Now, we’re all good friends, but Gail for some reason hated Miko. I don’t know why, he’s not that bad, but she couldn’t stand being in the same room as him. If Gail and I are in a room and Miko comes in, she’d find an excuse to leave and would stay away until he leaves. I suppose one of the reasons would be that Miko was socially awkward or just plain unattractive, being the slightly-overweight dork that he is. He wore thick glasses, and his waistline was a couple of inches more than mine.
But I digress. We found a duplex house we can comfortably and affordably move into, and during the signing, Brie had to change schools at the last minute. Rushing to find a replacement, we found two other girls whose only condition is that they won’t share a room with a guy. So Miko had to share a room with one of the couples.
“Dude, let’s just do a coin toss. Para fair, diba?” Ryan said as we sat down at a table in Starbucks. Me, Gail, Miko, and Joanne shrugged and nodded, but Gail’s attitude was still venomous towards Miko. Ryan pulled out a 5-peso coin, and then flipped it. “Heads for me and Joanne, tails for you and Gail,” he said, flipping the coin with a thumb, catching it deftly in the air, and then slapping it on the back of his hand.
Tails. I could hear Gail audibly groan and sigh. “Babe,” I said, looking at Gail. “We’ll just have to deal with it. He’s an old friend, ako bahala.” She looked at me, obviously mad but we lost the toss and it’s time to live with it. I looked at Miko, and he too was disgruntled. Having to share a room with his best friend was great and all, but he was also sharing it with someone who hates him to his very core. We packed up and left the cafe, parting ways at the entrance.
“Pre, dalhin ko na lang PS4 ko sa dorm. Para naman maging masaya din ako.” Miko called after me, then walked away, his shoulders slumped down. I shrugged, taking Gail’s hand and walking away. I waved goodbye to the other couple and we continued with our date.
Two months passed, and it was time to move in. The first few days, there was already friction.
“Miko, you fucking pig, di ka man lang naghugas ng pinagkainan mo!” I could hear Gail just yelling as I went out of my room. There I found her on the table, her hands on its surface, absolutely heaving and fuming. Miko was already at the couch setting up the PS4, looking at Gail, and she was looking back at him, fury coming out of her eyes.
“Oo na, sorry na. Eto na maghuhugas na ng pinggan, jusko,” replied Miko, standing up from the floor and to the dining table. I went too, and started picking up the plates.
“Di pre, tuloy mo lang set up ng PS4, laro tayo later, ako na bahala.” I said, and Miko immediately smiled at me and went back to the TV.
“Alam mo, kung lagi mo bine-baby yang si Miko di magmamature yan.” Gail told me, walking past me and into her room to prepare for class. I sigh, and as she left for her class that day I sat beside Miko and we played Tekken 7 for two hours til our class.
“Well, catch ya later. Thanks din sa pagkalma kay Gail.” Miko told me as we walked to the door.
“No problem bro, pero magayos ayos ka din kasi.” I told him, smiling warmly.
Gail:
Days passed by, but despite the level of
“Tangina kasi girl bakit ka lumipat?” I was speaking to Brie as I walked home. “Kasama tuloy namin si Miko sa room.”
“E bakit kasi kayo pumayag?” Brie said, her tone amused. “You could’ve just told Ryan or, or si Keith.”
“Ayun na nga kasi, Keith and Miko are close friends. Saka nagcointoss kasi kami, e pangit naman kung tatanggi pa ko edi ako naman nagmukhang masama.” I said, the venom in my voice getting more and more obvious.
“E kesa naman ganyang gagalit galit ka–”
“Oh sya, sige. Nasa bahay na ako. Chat chat na lang sis.” I said, hanging up the call and entering the house. It was empty, as the others were still at class and I got home quite early. Sighing, went straight to our room when–
“IYAAAAAAA!” I screamed. There, on his bed, was Miko, his shorts down, phone in hand, earphones in his ears. His dick was out in the open, and he was jacking off, only stopping and pulling up his shorts when he heard me scream.
Immediately, Keith came from somewhere, probably from the kitchen, and went to the doorway.
“Oh, ano nangyari?” He asked.
“Si Miko, tangina ambaboy talaga!” I said, shielding my eyes and walking past Keith, walking outside of the room.
“Gail, uy sorry! Di ka kasi kumakatok!” Miko apologized, fixing his shorts and standing. Keith had an annoyed, disappointed look on his face.
“Maglock ka kasi ng pinto, dude. Ayan tuloy. Dyan ka na nga muna, kausapin ko lang si Gail,” Keith said, giving Miko a sharp slap on the back of the head, and then went to follow me. “Gail, huy. Okay ka lang?”
I was sitting in the living room, my hand on my eyes. I was crying, not because I was hurt or I felt disrespected. I was so fucking angry. It took all of my willpower not to break the PS4 right in front of me. “Ano?!” I said as my boyfriend sat beside me. “Tangina palayasin mo na nga yang gago na yan!”
“Gail, listen. Kaysa ganitong lagi kayo nagaaway, I mean, nakakahiya naman dun sa dalawang girls and kay Ryan and Joanne. Why not just be friends with him? Wala naman mawawala eh, mabait naman si Miko.” Keith rubbed my shoulders.
“Hah!” I let out a derisive laugh. “Friends? With Miko? You’re out of your mind. Sa couch mo patulugin yang si Miko kung ayaw mo ipa-evict ko yan.”
And Miko did sleep on the couch for the night.
For the first time in around two weeks, it was just me and Keith in the room. Knowing that we locked the room, I could feel my boyfriend already getting frisky with his hands.
His fingers started tracing my thighs through my pajamas, until I felt his index finger hook on the garter. Pulling the pajamas downwards, I responded by smiling, my hands going down to his shorts, sliding underneath and immediately grabbing his erect cock. “Keith, you’re so hard. I missed this.” I whispered, pulling my pajamas off and pulling him on top of me. I felt his hand go down to pull his shorts off, and I slowly spread my legs apart to accept him.
I reached down, grabbed his hard dick, and aimed it against my wet pussy. I felt the tip push in, and then Keith slid into me balls deep. I felt myself getting filled up, and I wrapped my legs around his waist as he kept on pumping into me. “Mmm, harder baby. . .” I moaned, squeezing his butt cheeks as we sloppily made out. He obliged, breaking off from my lips so he can hold my waist, and then he started to fuck me hard.
I cupped my own mouth. It was all I could do to stop myself from letting out a loud moan. Keith rapidly thrusted inside me, until he stopped and asked me to go on all fours so he can fuck me doggy style. I bent over in front of him, and I could feel him grabbing my waist again and then slamming his cock deep inside me. Letting out a loud, “Oh!”, I cupped my hand over my mouth again while he fucked me from behind. I could feel his dick stretch my tight cunt wide, felt his tip in the deepest places of my pussy, and I came hard as his shaft grinded against my G-spot. The bed was already wet from our juices, but I didn’t care as he thrust faster and faster, until–
“I’m gonna cum!” He said, pulling out and spraying his seed on my butt. I slumped forward, heaving, and I felt Keith roll around beside me and hug me. He pulled the covers around me, and I felt my eyes getting heavier. We slept soundly that night, and as morning came, we were a bit more positive than last night.
I even considered his suggestion of actually befriending Miko.
Keith:
“Okay, so my idea is, when we go on dates, we’ll take Miko with us.” I could already see Gail absolutely freaking out at this suggestion so I held up both hands to calm her down. The three of us were seated around the dining room for lunch. “It’s not for, like, every date. Pwedeng sa ibang date kasama sya, sa iba hindi. Para naman magbonding kayo.”
Gail sighed. “Alright, sige. If that’s your idea of me and Miko finally becoming friends, I’ll agree. Pero ikaw,” she looked at Miko. “Ayus ayusin mo sarili mo. I don’t want that incident to happen again. Kadiri.” She sighed again. “And you can sleep in the room again.”
The weekend arrived, and we thought it would be nice to bring Miko along as the first date that he’ll join us in. Not surprisingly, it was awkward as hell, and after dinner we just went home. Me and Gail went straight to bed, and Miko was left outside to play on the PS4 on his own.
The next following dates were still awkward, and it seemed like it wouldn’t progress and they’d remain at each other’s throats. But then Miko thought of an idea.
“Hey, Keith. How about mag-barcade tayo?” He asked me one night as he played Nioh 2. “I know a good place sa Uptown, gusto mo dun?”
I thought about the idea. Why not? It sounds like a good place. Gail and I love drinking, and Miko and I love gaming. Mix the two together, right?
“Sure.” I smiled and agreed.
Gail:
“A barcade?” I asked. “Okay, sige. Pero di ako maglalaro. Kayo mga kids ang maglaro.” The look Keith had on his face was the pure mask of boyish joy. That night, I dressed in my favorite shirt, sweater, and dark blue jeans. I was determined to enjoy this night, and no Keith or Miko will stop me.
We took a Grab Taxi to the barcade, and I was quite taken in by the external facade of the venue. It was quaint, and it actually looked like an ordinary cafe from the outside. Inside was a different story. The cacophony of voices from the patrons, the clinking of glasses against wood, the beeps, bops, dings and rings of the arcade machines mixed into a peculiar but somewhat likable atmosphere.
“Well, here we are. Tara na, babe,” I heard Keith say, taking my hand and pulling me into the barcade. Miko followed closely behind. We entered the threshold and I immediately smelled the scent of liquor, vape smoke, and the distinct smell of air-conditioning. “Right, let’s order drinks.”
Heading to the bar, we sat and ordered our beverages for the night. I looked down at the menu on the counter, and the drinks were quite interesting to say the least. “Beer, Bad Touch, Bleeding Jane, Bloom Light?” I whispered to myself. Turning the page twice, I was met with even more eccentrically-named drinks. “Marsblast, Moonblast, Sparkle Star? Babe, what even are these drinks?” I looked up to Keith only to see him point at a picture of a cyan-blue liquor.
“One Cobalt Velvet, please.” He says to the bartender, a girl with black hair at about our age. Miko himself ordered a gold-colored drink that looked like a richer beer. The bartender turned to me.
“What’ll you have?” She asked. One her name tag was written ‘Jill’.
“Erm, what would you recommend?” I asked tentatively, fingering the menu.
She points to an ochre-colored drink. “Sparkle Star. It’s pretty light and sweet.” I nodded. She smiled cheerlessly, then turned around to prepare our drinks.
“Ano, kamusta babe?” I heard Keith’s voice behind me. I turned around and smiled.
“Okay naman, parang weird ng mga drinks. Bakit ganun yung mga names?” I eyed the menu again.
“Ewan. Sabi nila based on a video game daw yung drinks.” He replied, then we heard the clinking of glasses on the table. Sure enough, Jill placed drinks that were picture perfect from the menu. Sparkle Star looked a deep shade of orange going red. It was quite frothy too. Picking it up and taking a sip immediately filled me with a bubbly sort of warmth.
“What’s in this thing?” I asked the bartender. All she did was wink at me, smiling, and proceeded to clean one of the glasses on her counter.
An hour has passed as we sat and drank. The alcohol has me loosening up, and I found myself laughing at even Miko’s jokes. Finally, Miko asked my boyfriend to go and check out the arcade machines. I nodded, smiling at them, and watched as they played on the machines. The next half hour was filled with laughs, whooping, and finally, Miko was even kind enough to win me a stuffed giraffe as a peacemaking gift. The night wore on, and eventually we felt like we now needed to go home.
Keith:
The next few weeks after our barcade date, there was a marked change between the two. Gail stopped nagging, and Miko actually started cleaning up against himself. They also talked and joked a bit more with each other, and I did feel like the plan to make them be friends with each other worked. Then, one day, Gail approached me with a question that, to this day, boggled my mind.
“Hey, babe? Can I ask you something about, you know, yung nakita ko si Miko sa room.” She said, sitting down beside me on the dinner table. My heart started to beat against my chest.
“What is it?” I asked, trying to contain my feelings. Was I angry? I don’t even know. But I want to punch Miko in the face right now if he did anything to my girlfriend.
“Uhm, kasi, ano. Anghirap for him, to, you know, jerk off.” She says.
“Okay, and?”
“Ano, let’s talk to him about a schedule? Like, kunwari we plan out our dates so he can jack off, and when he has to go out that’s where we can have sex?”
“Uhm, I guess okay lang naman. But uh, ako na siguro makikipagusap sakanya about it. Mamaya, during class mo. Since kami lang naman dito right now.” Then an idea sort of hit me, and I went and asked her a question. “Wait, pinagusapan nyo na ba ito or?”
“No, I thought it up myself. I just don’t want a repeat of that incident, so, I guess it wouldn’t hurt if we tried?” She looked at me expectantly.
“Hmmm, sige. Sure. I think mag-aagree naman sya.” I agreed to her decision.
Later that day, Gail went to class, and Miko was playing Persona 5 while I sat on the couch drinking beer.
“Hey, bro. Nagtanong sakin si Gail kanina.” I opened the conversation as I watched Joker summon Cu Chulainn to cast Power Charge.
“Oh?” He replied, not taking his eyes off the screen.
“Kasi diba nung isang beses nahuli ka nya na nagjajakol? E sabi ni Gail baka daw di ka na makahanap ng time mo na, you know, do that stuff.” I had a bit of a hard time talking to him about it. “Why not ano, like, while Gail and I are out on a date, you can go and jerk off, tapos pag kunwari may lakad ka or classes ka, then kami naman yung magkakaron ng time together? Kasi medyo hirap din kami sa alone time namin dito haha. Especially since we’re sharing rooms together.”
“Hmmm. That’s reasonable naman. Sya talaga nagsuggest nyan ah? That’s so kind of her.” Miko actually paused his game to look at me, smiling the warmest smile I’ve ever seen from his face.
“Yeah, kaya nga eh. Pero, alam mo yun. It’s great that she’s warmed up sayo. I mean, concerned kasi sya about you and all.” I said, taking another sip from my beer can.
“You two are probably the bestest friends I’ve had in forever.” Miko nodded his head, then went back to his game.
“Thanks.” And then we left it at that, and I continued to watch him whack a boss that looked like an eagle wearing an Egyptian headdress.