Joe Barnes is infatuated with fellow college freshman Ron Driscoll. Ron is in the ROTC program and Joe starts to dress in military clothing to emulate his idol. But apart from discussions in philosophy class, Joe is too shy to speak to Ron, and Ron doesn’t break away from his circle of admirers long enough to notice that Joe is alive. Joe all but throws himself at Ron during a discussion of Kant’s views on beauty. But Ron remains unaware of Joe’s feelings. One Friday after class Joe visits the bathroom and finds himself blindfolded and put in handcuffs. Having a secret kink for bondage Joe is by turns scared and aroused. Ron has planned a romantic and kinky weekend with Joe in the Allegheny mountains where soft rope will be needed, but clothes will not.

ROTC Ron

The truck came to a halt and Ron switched off the engine. “Here we are.”


“Where’s here?” Although Ron had agreed to Joe’s request of being handcuffed at the front rather than from behind, Joe was still blindfold. 


Ron unbuckled Joe’s seatbelt. “I’m going to take off your blindfold. You might want to close your eyes, the sun is pretty bright.” 


Once Joe’s eyes had adjusted, he was able to see that Ron had parked on a dirt track, trees flanking them on both sides. Everywhere Joe looked there were trees.


“Wow,” he whistled. “Where do we set up camp?”


Joe watched as the pocket-sized hunk of masculinity got out of the truck and jogged around to the passenger’s side. Ron opened the door, reached in, and unlocked the cuffs. He rubbed Joe’s wrists and checked them for injuries.


“You’re good to go.” Ron kissed each of Joe’s wrists.


Chapter 4