david and matt start hanging out. matt, who had tried his hand at drawing comic books, pesters david to show him his paintings but david resists. matt confesses that he had once fallen in love with another man in college although he hadn't acted on it. david, finding himself drawn to matt, paints him nude (although matt doesn't pose). he tells matt that there's a painting he needs to see. matt comes to david's place and sees the painting. he becomes aroused and the two begin an affair.