Pepa was an ordinary guy – 22 years old, short curly red hair, glasses, an average build. Once a nerd, more of a bookworm than an athlete, he often felt he stood a little apart. When his classmates went drinking or to the gym, he preferred to sit with a book. And maybe that’s why fate led him into an old antiquarian bookstore.
There, between dusty volumes, while repairing one, he found a small box. Inside was a silver ring. The shopkeeper couldn’t find it in the catalog and with a smile gave it to him. Pepa hung the ring on a leather cord around his neck – just as a pendant. He had no idea it would change his life.
At the pool with his classmates, Pepa saw a man with an endowment hanging almost to his knees. Later in the locker room, when the guys joked that they’d like to have one like that too, Pepa – just to fit in – carelessly said he would as well.
The ring on his chest shimmered.
The transformation didn’t start right away, but soon Pepa became a witness to his own body bending to the magic.
One evening he mumbled half-jokingly that he wanted “a beard down to his belly.” He laughed at the fantasy – but in the morning, he woke up and in the mirror watched fiery curls tumbling down his chest.
He had it trimmed by a barber. For the first time, he looked at himself as someone who could appear manly.
Curiosity was stronger than fear. Pepa tested the magic – wishing for long nails, then trimming them again. He played with tanning, giving himself bronzed skin for an hour.
One day he wished to look like he had trained in the gym for years. In the mirror stood a muscular, red-bearded man staring at his body in awe.
Not every wish was harmless. In frustration over a book, he cursed at himself, calling himself a “dick” – and the ring took him literally. His body began to change into a giant phallus.
It was a terrifying moment that showed him the ring wasn’t a toy. With effort, he returned to himself, but a spark of fascination remained.
He chose another path: to live as a gainer – bigger, heavier, stronger. By magic and will, he grew bulkier, with a heavy belly and a massive frame.
He tested the limits – wishing for a belly so massive it spilled over his knees. Half afraid, half satisfied, he watched himself grow.
Then Radek entered the story – Pepa’s old friend. Together they began to explore what the ring could do. Pepa even showed him firsthand by transforming Radek.
Later, Pepa learned to return to a softer, more natural shape. And in time, he used the ring on Radek – making him younger, stronger, giving him power to match.
Together they experimented with becoming hulking “meatheads” – hairy, massive, almost animal.
But they always returned – they wanted to remain human. Yet Pepa realized he was beginning to forget what he originally looked like.
In the end, the ring punished them. Radek was returned to normal, but Pepa was left monstrous – a colossal, red-haired beast of muscle and hair.
It was a dark time, with Pepa choking on his own animality. Radek stayed by his side, searching for ways to help.
At last, a ritual silenced the ring. The magic was gone.
Pepa rebuilt himself naturally – through training and food. He grew muscular, heavy, hairy – but this time it was his choice, not magic’s.
Through it all, their bond deepened. Small gestures, shared training, nights on the couch… until one day, they no longer asked what they were. They simply were.
After graduation, they traveled to the sea. On a pier at sunset, Pepa turned to Radek, slipped off the magic ring, and offered him another – plain, steel.
“Will you marry me?” he asked.
Radek nodded, tears in his eyes. Together, they threw the cursed ring into the waves.
No magic. Just the two of them.
And so ended the story of a boy who found a ring – and a man who finally found himself.
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