[sebbie]

The main reason Shawn and Randall are at the mall this morning is to find a swim brief for Shawn like Randall wears under his pile bathrobe. Not that many years ago, the Mall stores that carry sports clothing would have a big rack devoted to swim briefs for men in a host of different styles, sizes and colors. But this trade has largely moved on-line and now the big sporting goods stores carry only a limited selection of basic styles, brands and colors.

Sure enough, Randall and Shawn fairly quickly find a rack of swim briefs, but they are all the basic design, Speedo® brand, 3-inch sides. By far, the vast majority of them are in either navy blue or solid black, but there does appear to be a couple of Royal blue ones here and there.

Still, that is more or less what Shawn was looking for, a conservative black or navy. Shawn wonders a little bit about the sizing as well. Randall tells Shawn that he just wears whatever waist size he wears in jeans, in Randall’s case, a 32” waist. Randall explains that at first the swim brief will probably feel a bit snug, but as a guy wears it over and over and perhaps showers in it too, the brief will quickly conform to Shawn’s body, much like shoes or boots that feel a bit uncomfortable at first usually are fine.

Still, Shawn has never before been in a swim brief, and as conservative as the navy Speedo® seems to be in this respect, Shawn is still wondering if and how his penis might “react” to the situation. At some level Randall knows that Shawn is more than a bit apprehensive about this but he reassures Shawn that the 32’ waist should be a fine choice. Shawn thinks it looks “a little small” for him, but with Randall’s advice and encouragement he goes ahead. The price at $28 seems a little high to Shawn for such a small clothing item, but he goes ahead anyway. Meanwhile Randall picks out a similar suit but in black. No wait! There is a lone one in 32 in royal blue. Randall picks that one out, instead.

While the two of them are in the store, Randall also wants to see what is available in athletic supporters (jock straps). Randall has enjoyed wearing a strap under his skinny jeans along with his undersized tighty whiteys, but straps often don’t last very long especially if Randall wants to do this on a regular basis. In the back of his mind, Randall is also thinking about how powerful that orgasm was after wearing that strap to classes under his skinny jeans all day long, but, of course, Randall doesn’t dare mention that to Shawn.

Still, Randall and Shawn now have wandered into the athletic supporter section of the store. A basic problem once again is that most big sporting goods stores no longer carry a large selection of old-school straps and this part of the business too has largely moved online. Guys just seem to be much more comfortable buying straps on line in privacy than buying them from a rack in a sporting goods or discount store.

Still, there are a couple of them on the strap rack that interest Randall. The design looks to be “semi” old school with the old-style “rough” elastic pouch but with a fancier 2 ½ inch wide elastic waistband with the brand logo written on it. Randall debates between the SM and the MED size and eventually decides on the MED. Randall says to Shawn “Maybe you would like to get one of these, too”

Shawn responds, “Well I don’t really know if I would wear it anywhere, but maybe OK.

Then, it’s off to see what is available in compression gear. Shawn really likes how Randall looks in that silver gray compression shirt and how useful it seems to be as an undergarment to a polo shirt. Meanwhile, Randall is interested in seeing if he can find a long-sleeved version of the silver gray one he already has. These items are easy to find and Shawn chooses a short-sleeved MED in a shiny navy blue color. Shawn also picks out a pair of sleek compression shorts in the same navy blue color.

The final item Randall wants to look for is a pair of running tights, ideally in the same silver gray color of his old short-sleeved tee and the new long-sleeved version he is buying. Sure enough, the store has the running tights in the same brand and silvery gray color. Shawn admittedly is tempted by running tights in navy blue but for now they are a bit over his budget.

So the two guys each got a new swim brief and an athletic supporter. Shawn got a compression tee with short sleeves in navy blue and matching compression shorts, while Randall got a silver-gray long-sleeved version along with running tights that just matched the shirt.

Enough of shopping for one day and time to head back to the dorm.

To be continued…