The Cougar

Disclaimer: This story involves actions that can be associated with pedophilia and online grooming. There are no violent or sexual scenes. However, the dialogue is intended to be uncomfortable to read as someone on the outside sees the events unfold. This story does not promote or glorify pedophilia. Nor attack those who are part of the LGBTQ+ community.

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He didn’t look like much. He was quiet and meek despite his lengthy frame, and he didn’t pose much of a threat to anyone. He wore glasses that matched his cheap haircut. His clothes were as bland as his life. He wore a plain collared shirt and slacks for nine hours a day. When he returned to his empty apartment, those nine hours often rolled into 12 or sometimes 24 hours of wear. As he took off his shirt and sat on the couch, he escaped reality and into the virtual world.

He sat on the couch and turned on his system. As the console turned on, he started swiping right on the young men’s faces that populated on his phone. His settings were set to search for men ages 18-18 within 100 miles. He always threw a large net and filtered through the catch later. He knew not all of them, but some were younger.

In reality, his name and face were forgettable. He had floated through high school like a ghost. No one ever really knew him. He had a group that he would inhabit space in the quad, but never anything that would signify a friendship.

As an adult, this trend continued. He kept to himself that people ignored him in the break room. Unless necessary, he was never talked to by a coworker. He sat at his computer with his headset on and went through the monotonous task of calling strangers. He hated his job but was good at it.

He could become anyone and often led sales on his team. He could be the “sweet young man” when talking to a grandma. He thrived at being the “bro.” when helping idiots understand their contract. They often got off the call, thanking him and giving him a five-star rating on the surveys. Everyone he was at work and in life was fake.

On the app, he was Laura, an unforgettable hot girl who made a boy’s pants tent. Laura liked to game she “luvd” puppies and kittens and was always down to chill and smoke trees. He was a bad girl with a good girl’s face and a tight little body.

Laura played two rounds of his game and then checked his catch. He wasn’t disappointed but there were a lot of jocks. That wasn’t his type, he wanted them young and feminine. He was not strong. He didn’t want a struggle if he ever got one of the little lambs to come to his apartment to “chill.”

Scrolling through the little lambs, he found one that made his heart skip. A frail little bird with big doe eyes and shaggy sandy hair. Laura took a deep breath and let the air creep out his parted lips. Tyler 18 “Likes to chill.” Looking for “fun.” Says he has a car, but it's “broken” right now, and he’s not afraid to “try new things. “Laura could feel the sweat building in his armpits and neck.

Laura [Heey!!!]

Tyler [hey]

Laura [I’m Laura, whats your name?]

Tyler [tyler, wyd?]

Laura [gaming, U?]

Tyler [tryin study but I’m bored]

Laura [ I could fix that 😉, you in college?]

Laura [Don’t tell but I’m still in high school]

Tyler [that’s cap]

Laura [FR I am!!! heehee but don’t tell ok, where you go to school?]

Tyler [K don’t tell I’m at Eagle High]

Laura [I knew it!]

Laura [don’t worry your safe with mommy 😊]

Laura [U really studin???]

Tyler [Ya]

Laura [boooorring if what do you want to be doing?]

Tyler [ you 😉]

Laura [OMG! Stop how old are you FR?]

Tyler [16 u?]

Laura [I just turned 17 but I’m a cougar heehee]

Tyler [I like cougars]

Laura [FR hahaha your cute what r u into?]

Tyler [didn’t u read my profile?]

Laura [No I just saw you face and thought I know where that should go 😉]

Tyler [Bet haha]

Tyler [I like skating and chillin and gamin]

Tyler [Right now I’m slayin on the new COD]

Laura [OMG whats your handle?]

Tyler [ tylersmokem2010]

Laura [K Imma find you Im lauraboomboomcakes00]

Tyler [K]

Laura [were u skat at]

Tyler [Liberty park usually]

Laura [FR that’s right by my place you should come chill…]

Tyler [sus]

Laura [ok bye then]

Tyler [No wait playin]

Tyler [when?]

Tyler [come on don’t leave me on read]

Laura [Sawry I was in the middle of a drop heehee don’t be such a beta OMG!]

Tyler [Im Sigma AF haha]

Laura [Mhm whatcha doin Satureday???]

Tyler [IDK what we doin 😉]

Laura [😊]

Laura [I gotta drop hit me up Saturday my parents are both out you can come and chill if you want]

Tyler [bet see you then]

Laura’s hands shook as he placed their phone on the coffee table and leaned back into the couch. He was covered in sweat from the hunt, and ecstasy pumped through his body. he let out a long sigh before getting up and taking a hot shower.

He wiped the steam from the mirror and stared at his slender, lengthy body. The figure in the mirror was only a costume. He didn’t feel comfortable in it just as he wouldn’t feel comfortable in another. He brushed his teeth and walked naked to his bedroom.

Under the covers, he resisted the urge to text Tyler. He had to play it cool. Too much attention, and he’d scare him away. He wanted to with every fiber of his body.

He opened the app and pined over Tyler’s photos. He looked through the rest of his catch and found another. Almost as cute with dark skin and big, full lips. The boy’s eyelashes were too beautiful. He wanted him. He needed the attention.

He bit his lip as he rolled flat on his back in bed. The phone inches from his face. He typed out the five characters and hit send.

Laura [Heey!]

Aiden [hey]