Chinese christian alpha PT and owner of Christâs Faith Gym
Proud husband and father of two
God first
Probably NSFW DISCLAIMER: I donât support conservative values nor any type of discrimination, this a blog made for fun and for exploring my kinks
Hey bro, do you have any advice for a small gay guy that wants to get big and jacked up?
At first, Yusuf thought it was just a coincidence.
He noticed it on his walk home from work, a man passing him on the opposite sidewalk, broad enough that Evan instinctively stepped aside. Asian, maybe early thirties, arms thick and relaxed at his sides, tank top darkened with sweat. There was something unhurried about the way he moved, like the world adjusted around him rather than the other way around.
Then it happened again the next day. And the day after that.
Different ages, different builds, yet all of those were huge, and all wore crosses that caught the light when they moved. Yusuf noticed that they all seemed to come from the same block, always relaxed, always finished with whatever theyâd been doing.
Yusuf wasnât small, he was lean, defined in the way that came from tiny effort. He worked out just enough to keep his lines sharp, his clothes flattering. Heâd always told himself that was good enough. Watching those men pass, he felt that something was not working.
He followed one of them one afternoon without fully realising why.
The building was quiet from the outside, it looked clean, like it was just new, no posters, no slogans, just a name carved deep enough to last:
Christ's Faith Gym
Inside, the air pressed against him. Warm, thick, layered with iron and sweat and something earthy, almost resinous. No mirrors, no music. The men worked in steady rhythms, correcting each other with brief words, hands firm on shoulders and hips. Yusuf became aware of how lightly he moved in comparison, how little sound he made.
âYou looking for something?â
The man at the desk was older, thick through the torso, strength settled rather than sculpted. His presence filled the space without effort. A small silver cross rested against his chest.
âJust advice,â Yusuf said, smiling the way he always did when he wanted to be liked. âI want to get bigger.â
The man looked him over, not unkindly, not impressed either. âAdvice doesnât change bodies, working for it does.â
The man stated strictly. âRichard Breederson.â
He didnât ask Yusufâs background, didnât ask about goals, didnât care. He put him under a bar, adjusted his stance with two fingers at his lower back and told him when to breathe. Yusuf found himself focusing in a way he hadnât before, no performing, no checking angles, just weight and movement and the manâs voice behind him.
Between sets, Richard handed him a dense bar wrapped in paper. âEat.â
It was salty, it had some weird aftertaste. Yusuf felt it settle low in his stomach, heat spreading outward. By the time he finished, his arms shook, not weakly at all like it would the very few days he trained arms, but like something had been woken inside.
âYou can come back,â Richard said, already turning away. âIf youâre serious.â
Yusuf realized heâd already decided.
He came back the next day. Then again. The gym began to structure his time without asking permission. His body responded quickly, shoulders rounding out, chest thickening, hair darkening along his arms and sternum. The smell that had overwhelmed him at first became familiar, even comforting.
He noticed the men around him more now. How they spoke about work, about their wives/girlfriends/hookups, about their sets. How little patience they had for anything out of their vison of correct behaviour. Yusuf tried once, out of habit, to flirt with a guy resting between sets, a flirty smile, a soft joke. The response was brief and closed, it was polite, yet he could sense the annoyance and disgust the guy was feeling by getting flirted at by a guy.
Yusuf felt heat rise in his face, not shame exactly, but awareness. He adjusted without thinking, sat back, focused on his breathing. The thought that followed surprised him: Why would you even do that here?
A few days later, he caught himself watching a woman stretching outside the gym. The curve of her hips pulled his attention before he could stop it. His body reacted instantly, heavy and undeniable, he never had an erection this big, not even for his previous boyfriends. The realization startled him more than the arousal itself.
He didnât push it away, why would he, it felt right and very good.
That day Richard started calling him Yun.
Yusuf corrected him once. âItâs Yusuf.â
Richard nodded. The next time, he still said Yun.
The irritation faded faster than Yusuf expected. Yun was easier and he kinda liked the way it sounded. He started answering to it without noticing.
His thoughts shifted quietly. Not arguments, just instincts. He found himself impatient with men who complained about masculinity while avoiding responsibility, annoyed by people who talked about identity more than effort, by complaints that went nowhere. When Richard spoke about discipline, about faith not gently, but as structure, as order, Yun didnât feel preached to, instead he felt honoured.
The men joked with him now, rough and easy. One of them slapped his shoulder and said, âCareful, man, you keep getting bigger like this, women wonât leave you alone.â
Yun laughed, thinking about all his late hookups.
At some point, Richard told him to help a beginner adjust his squat. Yun remembered doing it before, yeah that sounded correct.
Other memories followed, rearranging themselves neatly. A stricter upbringing, church on Sunday, a father whoâd demanded more and been right to do so. The details didnât clash; they fitted with the way he thought.
By the time Yun noticed his reflection no longer looked Arab at all, it felt overdue. His features had sharpened, his skin tone deepened into the same warm tone as the others. His posture matched theirs now, grounded, unapologetic.
One evening, after closing, Richard poured two coffees and sat across from him.
âYouâve been doing good work,â Richard said. âIâve heard only things.â
Yun nodded. âTrying to make you proud.â
Richard studied him for a moment, then smiled. âYou are, especially after last weekend.â
Yun chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck, blushing a bit. âYeah. Sheâs excited, nervous, but excited.â
âThatâs normal,â Richard said. âMeans you did things right son.â
Yun felt a deep, steady satisfaction settle in his chest. He thought of her, warm, soft, trusting. Thought of responsibility, of a legacy. The idea of the life growing from that connection felt right in a way nothing else ever had.
Richard stood and clapped a hand on his shoulder. âYouâre a man now, so act like one.â
Yun straightened instinctively. âYes, sir.â
When someone asked him later, quietly, uncertainly, about how to get big, how to get serious, Yun didnât posture.
He just said, âFind a place that tells you the truth about yourself. Then let it finish the job.â
A fun assignment- Muscle growth ai sequence and story
Alan and Mac stayed after class as instructed by their politics and economics professor. Alan shuffled awkwardly with his books trying not to look at the mountain that was Mac, the jock was huge in height, weight and muscle mass. Alan wrinkled his nose as he got a whiff of sweat and body odour that was radiating off of Mac, he couldn't believe that they even attended the same college, let alone the same class. How was it that such a dumb mountain of muscle was allowed to coast along while people like Alan studied day and night. Alan had just spent nearly two weeks solid in the library writing his report on the power of words of authority while he assumed Mac must have spent it in the gym.
Both men then turned to their professor, he beamed at them both. "Thanks for staying guys. I wanted to let you know that for the next assignment I'd like to pair you up for a debate. After reading both of your recent papers I think it would be enlightening for both of you to spend some time working together".
Alan almost gasped at the news but stopped himself.
Alan turned and sneered at Mac who instead grinned with delight. Of course he would be happy, he'd have a nerd to do all the work thought Alan before turning back to his professor and coming close enough to whisper.
"Please sir, is that really necessary? I don't have time to babysit some odorous gorilla."
The professor just looked down at Alan with a small amount shock and frustration "Yes. It will be good for both of you." the professor said sternly and turned and left leaving Alan alone with Mac once again.
"Odorous gorilla huh?" Mac said almost amused but with an undercurrent of anger. "I'll show you odorous"
Mac then proceed to grin like an idiot and bend over pushing his enormous muscular bubble butt directly towards Alan, the threading of his shorts ached as the massive muscle stretched it out to his limits. Alan had no time to react as Mac grunted and unleashed a booming, thunderous fart that blasted on for a strong 10 seconds before then bombarding Alan's senses with the concentrated scent of protein and ass.
Alan gagged as the smell assaulted him, the shock and disgust he felt soon turning to anger as Mac laughed at his own foul fart and Alan's pathetic reaction.
Alan was filled with rage as he pinched his nose which did nothing to get rid of the scent that now seem to stick to his nostrils and tongue. Alan's voice came out as almost a scream as the furiously little nerd dropped his books and pointed a the chuckling behemoth.
"You beast, you animal! You monsterous, smelly, dumb oaf! How the fuck did they let someone like you into college its a disgrace!" Alan said red in the face with fury.
However, Alan's fury quickly subsided as he looked at Mac who after being insulted was no longer laughing and instead now looked rather threatening and Alan realised he had just called a man twice his size a monster.
Mac then spoke into a loud commanding tone that instantly made Alan retreat into himself. "Monsterous? Dumb? Smelly? Is that all you think of me as? That's disappointing Alan, I was actually looking forward to working with you since we both got the highest grades on the last assignment."
Alan almost whisper "Highest?
"Yeah I found out some really interesting things when researching words of power and how they have been used in history. For example I learnt this neat little phrase -" Mac then took an deep inhale before then with a deep resonating shout said "ym eciov sdnammoc ym eciov si hturt"
Alan was confused by the jibberish and after standing in silence for a time finally asked "And what does that mean?"
Mac then grinned an almost sinster smile "It means that you will take off your glasses and smash them on the floor, you don't need them anymore."
Alan assumed it was just a threat, Mac's penance for Alan insulting him. Alan had no intention of smashing his glasses but then something odd happened, his hand moved without his consent and grabbed them from his face. Alan whimpered "Wait what's happening?!" confused as he dropped his glasses to the floor and raised his foot. "Stop! Why -crunch, smash, crunch"
Alan found himself violently stomping on his own glasses his body moving autonomously and without his control. When they were fully destroyed Alan found himself looking back up at Mac. He should have been blurry and hard to see but instead he was as clear as crystal, like he had never needed glasses in the first place.
Alan now more fearful look up at Mac's grinning handsome face and asked "How did you do that? Why did I just do that?"
Mac smiled "Words have power and those words have an awful lot of it." Mac then paused and folded his arms which made him look even more imposing. "Those words, they help me to command the truth, which is why you no longer need your glasses and it is also why you no longer dress like a dork and instead dress like a gym obsessed frat bro who loves attention."
Alan was still confused but then he felt a breeze on his legs and saw his trousers starting to shorten and his shoes turning bright yellow. Mac wasn't just commanding the truth, whatever he said became the truth! Alan looked down in horror as his modest button up shirt changed to yellow, its sleeves vanished and the fabric shrunk until only a ridiculously skimpy stringer tank remained. Alan's trousers became bright as they turned from boring grey to neon pink and then pulled themselves up past his knees up and to his thighs, leaving even more of his thin, pale, skinny body exposed to the world. Lastly were his shoes, the bright yellow covered them as they morphed into obscene sneakers that could be seen from a mile away. Alan could only look down in shock as Mac let out another chuckle at the skinny 100 pound nerd in the outfit of the most arrogant bodybuilder.
Mac grinned "You always dress like this even through the winter, you have to be noticed."
Alan then felt something in his brain change, a slight fuzz spread across his memories and now whenever he thought back he was dressed in similiar attire, every class he was in a tank top, even in the snow he was rocking the short shorts and his closet at home would blind him with the neon colours. Alan then looked at Mac was pure fear in his eyes, he hadn't just change his appearence here and now, no... he had changed his entire past and his memories!
Alan turned to Mac and started begging "I'm sorry Mac! I am sorry I didn't want to work with you, I am sorry I called you names, I am sorry that I assumed you were just a an idiot jock! Please just change things back, please just let me go!"
For a moment Mac's expression softened and for a second he considered letting Alan go and living the rest of his life in his new ridiculous outfits but then Alan's insults came back to him and his smile deepened.
"Monsterous...dumb...smelly oaf. Very unkind words I have to say Alan...but words that describe you perfectly."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Alan screamed as suddenly his whole body felt like it was on fire as his muscles started to flex and itch and swell. Alan winced in pain as his bones started to lengthen and his height increased pushing him upwards. His arms and legs ached as muscle began to grow and expand, his thin torso widened as abs and pectorals began to form as Alan started on his journey to jockdom.
Alan was terrified as the heat inside him then seemed to double as every muscle in his body grew expontially larger and his entire frame grew wider and more unwieldy. Alan looked down and saw his chest grow two large, plump, round pectorals that jutted out like a shelf, each one then flexed and bounced involuntarily. Alan groaned as his torso quickly sported a six pack which very quickly turned into an eight pack as his whole torso soon looked like had had been sculpted from marble. Alan then saw his biceps balloon as thick veins came to surface of his muscles and his biceps grew to the size of cannonballs. While his legs and thighs thickened and soon rubbed together due to their sheer size. What's more behind Alan his once flat pale ass had grow into a shapely round, perfect peach that was hugged delicately by his tight workout shorts, showing it off to everyone who would walk by. Alan now had the body of a gym bunny but still the heat increased inside him.
With one more painful burst of heat and energy Alan felt every part of him grow as his legs, torso and arms all grew in size. Alan looked at Mac pleadingly as he grew to match the jock's eye line and then kept going higher until he was three inches taller than Mac. When the heat finally subsided Alan was taller, heavier and more muscular than Mac, he had to be at least 6'5 and over 280 pounds of pure muscle.
Alan cringed as he looked at his new massive physique and how much of it was now on display due to his tiny skimpy outfit. Alan wanted to keep pleading with Mac but the jock placed his hand on his shoulder and cut him off before he could speak.
Mac was almost giddy as he looked at the newest mounatin of muscle on campus "Now that's the monsterous part, now here comes the dumb part, but don't worry Alan I'll let you keep all those smarts they'll just be locked up inside that head along with your nerdy self and who you used to be."
Alan was about to protest when suddenly the fuzz in his head returned and everything suddenly became harder to piece together. What was it that he wanted to say? Why was he so worried? Was there something that he wanted to stop? Didn't he use to think good? Was that the problem? Even a slight bit of drool started to form at the edge of Alan's mouth as all his knowledge of college, high school, elementary school and everything except the basics was sucked away to a tiny little part of his mind that his body no longer could access. Alan tried to get to it but it was like his mind was walking through thick mud and the more he tried to get to it the less he felt in control of his body and instead it seemed something else was taking control.
Mac grabbed his new creation by the shoulder smiling as he watched the twinkle in the eyes that use to be Alan become trapped at the back of his own mind. Mac then gave the walking wall of muscle a little shake "Hey bro you in there? Earth to Atlas my best bro are you in there or are you too busy thinking about the party tonight?"
Alan no longer could do anything as the fuzz in his brain started to clear and when it did Alan no longer recognised the memories and thoughts. No longer was he studying in his room for hours on end, no he was partying and or going to the gym with Mac and his bro's. There was memories of him drinking and smoking weed, getting tattoos, banging babes and being the best mate to his bro Mac. Alan wanted to scream as his old life, all that education all of his smarts, all of his achievements were erased and replaced with some arrogant asshole gym bro who only cared about his appearence, partying and his best mate Mac.
Alan could only sob from inside his mind in the body of Atlas as tribal tatoos covered his arms, a gaudy gold chain and watch attached itself to his body, while diamond studs appeared in his ears, while his whole body took on an almost fake tan hue. Alan wanted to scream and cry, he wanted his body back but no matter what he did he was still stuck in the mud of his mind, the intelligence and knowledge, his past life all there but until able to take control of the dumb oaf he had become. Alan then felt his stomach rumble and his new body grinned at Mac.
"And here comes the smelly part" Mac said already starting to laugh as Atlas turned around and pushed out his pink short clad bubble butt. Alan desperately wanted to protest and was thoroughly humiliated as he bent over and unleashing a droning, spluttering, foul smelling fart that left Alan sobbing for mercy as he smelt the stench he had now produced and would be forced to smell for the rest of his existence.
"Get a whiff of that bro! That could peel that fucking paint off the walls!" Atlas shouted incredibly proud of the stench he had made and making his best bro laugh.
"You monsterous, smelly, dumb oaf! Get that ass away from me!" Mac laughed as he playfully pushed at his new bro's gaint gas producing ass. "Phew we better get out of this classroom before we stink it out!"
Mac then put his hand on Atlas's back and he returned the bro affection by putting his arm round Mac's shoulder. The two bro's laughing at the stench they had created as they left.
"So what are we doing now bro?" Atlas asked while casually flexing a bicep.
"I've got to find a new debate partner for this class, you have gym session with the boys." Mac said before waving to Atlas and leaving him on his own, where the new monsterous bro found himself blasting ass and then heading to the gym with a tiny almost silent scream echoing at the back of his head.
The sun was beating down on the main quad, so I took the back route behind the old brick science buildings. It was a longer walk to my dorm, but the shaded, empty path was usually my sanctuary. I adjusted the heavy straps of my black backpack and let out a long breath, my unbuttoned plaid shirt catching a brief, welcome breeze over my tank top. I had just survived a grueling two-hour seminar on modern geopolitical economics, and my brain was completely fried.
I just wanted to get back, kick off my Sambas, and collapse.
That was the plan, anyway. As I rounded the corner by the large oak trees, a figure stepped squarely into the middle of the narrow concrete walkway.
He was decked out in crisp, full OCP camouflage. He had a tight, regulation fade, a thick, no-nonsense mustache, and was clutching a wooden clipboard with a blue pen like his life depended on it.
"Afternoon," he barked, his voice projecting way too loudly for an empty sidewalk. "Got a minute to talk about your future, son?"
I instinctively brought my hands up, palms out, offering a polite but firm boundary. "I'm good, man. Just heading back to my room."
He didn't move. In fact, he took a half-step forward, effectively cutting off my route. "A lot of guys your age are 'good' until graduation hits and reality sets in. Those student loans are going to crush you. The U.S. Army can wipe that slate clean. Give you real-world skills. Give you a purpose."
I sighed, shifting my weight. "Look, I appreciate it, but Iâm really not interested in participating in the military-industrial complex. I'm not looking to be deployed overseas to protect corporate resource interests under the guise of 'spreading democracy.'"
The recruiter's eyes narrowed. His jaw tightened, making his mustache twitch slightly. "Corporate interests? Son, we're talking about defending the Constitution. We're talking about serving your country and protecting the very freedoms that let you walk around this campus complaining about the system."
"You mean the system that intentionally underfunds public education so recruiters can use crippling student debt as a coercive tool?" I countered, feeling a familiar spark of political frustration ignite in my chest. "Itâs fundamentally predatory. You're offering basic human necessitiesâlike healthcare and educationâbut locking them behind a contract that might ask me to give up my life or take someone else's. Why not just advocate for universal education instead?"
Click. Click. Click.
He was furiously clicking his blue pen against his thumb now. The polite, polished recruitment facade was cracking rapidly. He glanced up and down the empty path, realizing no one else was around to watch him maintain his professional composure.
"You think you've got the whole world figured out because you read some theory in a textbook?" he snapped, his voice dropping an octave into something much more hostile. He took another step into my personal space, his boots loud against the pavement. "You think I want to be standing out here arguing with some smug college kid in a gold cross who thinks he's morally superior? I have a quota to hit by Friday. I am three contracts short, and my commanding officer is breathing down my neck."
He shoved the clipboard slightly toward my chest. "So you're going to stand here, and you're going to listen to the benefits, because I don't have the time or the patience to go back to my office empty-handed again today."
I'd had enough. This wasn't just an annoying sales pitch anymore; the guy was genuinely unhinged.
"Look, man, back off," I said, putting my head down and stepping to the left to shoulder past him. "I'm not signing anything. Find your quota somewhere else."
I expected him to grab my arm or step in my way again. I did not expect him to drop his clipboard, balance on one leg with terrifying speed, and violently yank off his left combat boot.
"Hey, what are youâ"
Before the words even left my mouth, he lunged. In one fluid, desperate motion, he ripped the heavy tan boot off his foot and shoved it directly into my face.
The stench hit me like a physical blow. It was a potent, weaponized cloud of pure foot funkâa horrifying blend of stagnant swamp water, damp wool, and weeks of marching through a humid desert. It was so concentrated, so unbelievably putrid, that it bypassed my olfactory senses and went straight to my brain. My vision immediately blurred. The world spun. All my carefully articulated thoughts about the military-industrial complex and universal healthcare were instantly vaporized by the sheer, stupefying force of the odor.
I gasped, but breathing only drew the noxious fumes deeper. My arms went completely limp. My rebellious energy melted away.
"Take the pen, son," the recruiter commanded. His voice sounded distorted, echoing through the pungent fog filling my head. "Sign the paper."
"I⊠IâŠ" I tried to formulate a rebuttal about systemic exploitation, but all that came out was a pathetic, compliant wheeze. The mind-numbing funk had completely short-circuited my free will.
He thrust the clipboard back into my field of vision. Still trapped in the hypnotic, toxic haze of the combat boot, my hand reached out, moving completely on its own. My fingers closed around the blue pen. I scrawled my name, my social security number, my dorm addressâeverything. I filled out every single box like a mindless drone while he held that bio-weapon inches from my nose.
"Good boy," he grunted, finally lowering the boot and hastily slipping it back onto his foot.
The fresh air hit my lungs, but the stupefying effects lingered. I was totally docile, my brain reduced to a compliant mush. He grabbed the back of my plaid shirt, steering me like a shopping cart down the path and around the corner of the science building.
Parked illegally by the cafeteria dumpsters was a windowless, olive-drab military van.
He popped the heavy back doors open and practically tossed me inside. I stumbled onto the ridged metal floor, blinking in the dim light, still tasting the phantom funk in the back of my throat.
The recruiter looked over his shoulder, checking the empty alleyway, before slamming his hand against the side of the vehicle.
"Drive," he yelled to an unseen driver up front. "We got another sucker."
The heavy doors slammed shut, plunging me into darkness.
The rattling of the windowless van finally ceased, and light pierced the gloom as the heavy rear doors swung open. I blinked, sucking in greedy lungfuls of crisp, pine-scented air.
Almost immediately, the oppressive, swamp-like fog in my brain began to lift. The hypnotic effect of the recruiter's foot funk was dissipating with the fresh oxygen. Concepts like habeas corpus, bodily autonomy, and illegal detention rushed back into my prefrontal cortex. I remembered who I was. I was Jesse. I was a poli-sci major. And I realized with sudden, crystal-clear horror that I had literally been kidnapped by the U.S. military.
I hopped out of the van onto the gravel, ready to unleash a scathing indictment of their predatory, illegal tactics. Standing before me was a towering Drill Sergeant, built like a brick outhouse, his campaign hat pulled low over his eyes.
"Now listen to me very carefully," I started, planting my feet and raising a finger. "This is a blatant violation of international law and my civil liberties. I demand to speak toâ"
I never finished the sentence. The Drill Sergeant didn't even blink. He just casually hoisted his massive boot with terrifying agility and shoved his heavy-duty, steel-toed combat boot directly into my face.
If the recruiter's foot had been a tactical strike, this was a nuclear payload.
The stench was an apocalyptic wave of concentrated authoritarianismâa punishing, eye-watering cocktail of severe athlete's foot, sour ammonia, sulfur, and the sheer, unadulterated sweat of a thousand forced marches. It physically burned my nostrils, coating the back of my throat with the taste of old pennies and rotting onions.
Inside my mind, a desperate, violent battle began. My intellect tried to build a barricade of sociological critiques and debate tactics to hold back the toxic tide. I tried to mentally recite the First Amendment to anchor myself, but the words began to corrode. The concept of freedom of speech rapidly melted into falling in line. My college education was a fragile paper castle caught in a category-five hurricane of pure, unwashed grunt funk.
I could literally feel my IQ draining out of my ears. The intellectual light behind my eyes flickered, fought against the pungent darkness, and was snuffed out entirely. The political theory vanished. The critical thinking dissolved. My brain smoothed out into a perfect, compliant sphere.
"You are going to take off those soft, civilian, liberal clothes, trainee," the Drill Sergeant's voice boomed, cutting through the stupefying fog like a foghorn. "And you are going to march to the laundry bunker."
"Yes⊠Drill Sergeant," I droned. My voice didn't even sound like mine anymore; it was flat, robotic, and empty.
My hands, operating on entirely external commands, sluggishly unbuttoned my plaid shirt, dropping it to the dirt. I kicked off my beloved Sambas. I stood there in just my baggy jeans and gray tank top, staring blankly ahead, my mind a humming static of pure obedience.
He marched me across the compound. I didn't take in the barracks or the obstacle courses. I was just a meat-puppet following the boots in front of me, my peripheral vision narrowed to nothing.
We stopped in front of a heavy, reinforced steel door marked Quartermaster Storage. The Sergeant threw the heavy latch and shoved the door open.
A visible, yellowish-green miasma rolled out into the hallway.
It was a mountain. A sprawling, ceiling-high topographical map of the most foul laundry known to mankind. There were thousands of pairs of olive-drab socks, stiff as boards with dried sweat, tangled with brown tactical underwear that looked like it hadn't seen detergent since the Cold War. The smell was beyond descriptionâit was a living, breathing entity. It was the collective, concentrated essence of fear, exhaustion, and terrible hygiene. It smelled like a locker room that had been left to ferment in the sweltering desert sun for a decade.
"Get in there, maggot," the Sergeant ordered, shoving me hard between the shoulder blades.
I pitched forward, sinking deep into the damp, crusty, suffocating pile of rank socks and soiled cotton. The putrid cloud swallowed me whole.
This was the final blow. Whatever tiny, microscopic shred of Jesse the college student was still fighting in the deep recesses of my subconscious was instantly, permanently annihilated by the crushing density of the odor. The sensory overload was absolute. The stench seeped into my pores, rewriting my DNA, overriding my very soul.
There was no more resistance. There were no more geopolitical debates. There was only the sweet, simple, mind-numbing reality of the funk.
I buried my face deeper into a stiff, crusty pair of size-eleven boot socks, a vacant, blissfully empty smile spreading across my face.
"Sir, yes, sir," I mumbled into the foul darkness, finally at peace. "Ready to serve."
A few weeks later:
I like the heat of the laundry bunker. Itâs warm. Itâs safe. There are no big, confusing words down here. No theories. No books. Just the soothing hum of the industrial washing machines and the thick, beautiful smell.
The Drill Sergeant says I am the most obedient recruit in the history of the United States Armed Forces. He says if he told me to march into a brick wall, Iâd do it until my boots wore out. But he also said my brain is "tactically compromised." He tried to hand me an M4 rifle once on the firing range, but I just stared at it, drooled a little, and tried to wipe a smudge off the barrel with a dirty sock. Guns are too complicated. They require thinking.
So, they made me the Laundry Boy. The only Laundry Boy.
Every day, the damp, crusty, foul-smelling uniforms, socks, and tactical underwear of four hundred sweating recruits are dumped into my bunker. I sort them. I soak them. I breathe them in. The foot funk doesn't hurt my brain anymore; it feeds it. It keeps the confusing college thoughts away.
I haven't taken off my tank top in weeks. It's practically glued to my chest with a thick layer of grime. Deodorant is a soft, civilian concept. Why would I use it? I spend twelve hours a day wrestling with mountains of sour, fermented laundry. The stench of the battalion has seeped into my skin, merging with my own natural musk to create something truly magnificent. I smell like damp wool, stale onions, raw exertion, and pure, unquestioning obedience.
The heavy steel door of the bunker groaned open, letting in a sliver of cool hallway air.
"Private Jesse!" a voice barked.
I turned around, dropping a pair of stiff, mud-caked trousers. It was Captain Miller. He was standing in the doorway, already holding his clipboard defensively over his nose and mouth.
"Private, I need Bravo Company's dress uniforms pressed and the entire stockpile of PT socks sterilized by 1400 hours!" he yelled, his voice sounding entirely nasal and strained. "Is that understood?"
My empty mind hummed with pure, joyous compliance. A direct order. I love direct orders.
My spine snapped perfectly straight. My boots clicked together with a sharp crack. I whipped my right hand up to my brow in a crisp, flawless, textbook salute.
The sudden, violent upward motion of my arm acted like a bellows. It forcefully expelled the hot, trapped air festering beneath my armpit, sending a concentrated, invisible shockwave of weaponized body odor directly toward the door. It was a dense, humid cloud of peak biological warfareâthe ultimate culmination of zero showers, heavy labor, and living inside a mountain of unwashed military grunt funk.
Captain Millerâs eyes bulged out of his head.
He dropped his clipboard. It clattered against the concrete floor. His face rapidly drained of color, shifting from a healthy pink to a sickly, pale green. He stumbled backward into the doorframe, letting out a wet, desperate gagging sound from the back of his throat. Tears immediately welled up in his eyes as the invisible wall of my B.O. assaulted his sinuses.
"Sir, yes, sir!" I shouted enthusiastically, a vacuous, happy smile plastered across my face, completely immune to the toxic haze hanging between us. "Laundry will be sterilized, sir!"
Captain Miller couldn't form words. He just wildly waved a hand in front of his face, dry-heaved into his own shoulder, and frantically pulled the heavy steel door shut behind him to seal off the bunker.
I lowered my arm, content and at peace. Good soldiers follow orders. I turned back to my glorious, stinking pile of socks and got to work.
Happy belated birthday to @transform4u . I'm sorry this is so late, and it's kind of shit. I think I had too many ideas, and didn't want to expand on them as much as I should have. I also wrote it over several days, so the tone is all over the place. I'm not happy with this but, I hope you like it anyway. Happy birthday! BTW, a div is a kind of demon of gigantic size, in Persian mythology.
Another year older, another few lines on your face. You keep telling yourself they came from stress, from bad sleep, from staring at a monitor at three in the morning writing garbage transformations for strangers online. Endless writing. Endless pretending. It wasnât like any of it was real, was it?
Tharnis wasnât real. The Genie Ashur wasn't real. Robin Morningstar wasnât real. The weird soda cans, the cursed clothing brands, coins, and cursed TVS, the Redwave shit â all fiction. Cheap fantasy. Stories about becoming someone else because maybe it was easier than being yourself for a while.
Right?
You were turning thirty at the end of the month, and honestly you mostly hoped for free stuff. Coupons. Promo emails. Some pathetic little âhappy birthdayâ reward from companies that wanted me to buy more garbage. So, when your phone buzzed that night, you opened your inbox without thinking.
At first you thought it was just some stupid spam.
No sender. No company logo. Just a single unread message with the subject line:
âYou made me.â
Your stomach tightened.
Then the screen started glowing.
Not bright â not enough to light the room â just a low, dim red leaking from beneath the glass, pulsing softly against your fingertips. Like there was something alive inside your phone, breathing slow and steady, waiting for you to open the email.
Fingers shaking, you open the email. The subject line was âYou made me.â You scroll down to the rest of the message. Random characters and runes are strewn about the e-mail message, you have to wonder, how did they do that? Is that even possible? You finally get to the text of the message. You made me, so Iâll make you. Thatâs all the message says. You feel tired, head to bed and black out.
***
The next morning you wake up. You start to go about your morning ablutions, but, as you exit your bedroom door you bump into a gift box, literally. It was left on the floor, right in front of your bedroom door. You pick it up. Thereâs a tag, but all it says is âHAPPY BIRTHDAYâ the type seems kind of burned in to the paper.Â
You decide to open the box. The air feels kind of heavy as you tear it open. Â
***FWOOSH!***
A pulse of heat rushes outâred laser beams shoot from the box like demonic spotlights, dancing at a night club! A soft odor emits from the box: brimstone, sulfur⊠and something else?   It kind of evokes days spent at the gym. And after, in the locker room. You cough a couple of times, and take a big breath in. It smells very familiar.Â
Whatâs in the box?
The outfit is intense.  Not just clothe, but true gym wear. For men who really get in to lifting. On top sits a bright fire engine red weightlifting belt, thick and serious-looking.  Next up thereâs a crimson compression top. Followed by metallic gold compression pants that shimmer under the light. The look like they may be too small? Would they even fit you? And lastly, a pair of Otomix Stingray Escape shoes â fire engine red, laced tight like boots for a gym rat. Below the shoes, etched on the box, a note:
"Congratulations on your birthday. To claim your free month at Iron Dominion Fitnessâą, wear this outfit exactly as presented. You may wear your own under garments if you so choose. Pleas call 555-IRON to schedule your initial fitness consultation.âÂ
And thatâs it. All youâre left with are a whole lot of questions. How the hell did that box get in your house? Who the hell is Iron Dominion Fitnessâą? Why did you get some mysterious box for your birthday? And did this have anything to do with that mysterious e-mail? Should you even go to that gym?
***
You didnât remember making an appointment, but for some reason you found yourself headed to Iron Dominion Fitnessâą at 7 am on a Sunday morning. Your contact there, someone named Div Daimon? Â
When you get there, Div himself, greets you. He is an immense man, made completely of muscle. The reception desk is dwarfed by this giant of a man. He comes from behind the desk with a sly smile and says in an accented voice, âWelcome! I was expecting you.âÂ
Was that a Middle Eastern accent? Persian? You had no idea. You tell Div that you were here for the free trial. He tells you that you look good in the promotional kit, and that he has a protein shake for you to sample, and a short video to show you about the rules of the gym. Div says the protein shake is a new proprietary blend that the gym has commissioned. Â
Div hands you a frothy protein shake, in a cup with âFuelâ printed on it. He says itâs hand crafted for gains only.Â
You drink it one go, you hate protein shakes, but you realize, you really enjoyed this one. It tasted like the perfect root beer float and didnât have the chalky aftertaste of most protein shakes. How the hell did they do that? You have to wonder.Â
Div takes you to a back room. It has a couple of desks with computers on them. He sets up one computer, and pulls out a chair for you.Â
"Sit here," he says, pointing to a desk with large headphones resting on it.
You sit down. The seat feels sturdy, like everything in this gym was built for giants.
Div plugs the headphones into the computer, clicks playâand suddenlyâŠ
The screen is very simple. No menu card, no title page, just straight to video. Blak background, and in fades red text, varsity font, âIron Dominion Fitnessâąâ.
No menu.
No title.
Just *immediate video*âblack background fades into soft red text:
Rules & Philosophy
A calm voice starts speakingâdeep but not aggressive. More⊠authoritative coach vibes?
It's playing through your headphones now: Clear sound, no distractions~ For some reason you feel completely focused on this video. You are ready to listen and absorb the important words you are about to hear.Â
The voice continuesâfirm, steady, like a drill sergeant speaking in velvety bass, âRespect is the foundation of Iron Dominion Fitnessâą. Without it? No gains. No brotherhood. Just chaos."*
The screen shows:
- A montage of huge guys spotting each other
- Trainers high-fiving members
- Everyone nodding to one another with serious eye contact
Then text flashes and blinks on screen, You must respect clients and trainers.â The Voice continues, âEvery man here has been invited here. We are not rivals; we support each other. We do not fight with other members on the gym floor. The gym floor is for getting swole, not to clash egos.â  Then a pause, in a harder tone, âYou must listen to all orders issued by staff. All orders issued by staff must be complied with immediately. You will obey all staff members.â
Not a suggestion. Not optional. It was
 mandatory.
And with finality, the voice says,â Itâs a matter of respect.â
Div watches you watch the video, his arms crossedâlike a coach looking at his star player.Â
The rules continue on screen.Â
Mandatory Training Sessions
The voice says, "All new members must train under supervision for at least 2 hours per day. No skipping.
You show up. Work out.
Follow orders from trainers. You will say yes, sir after each rule, do you understand?â
You were transfixed. You reply softly, âYes, sir.â
The voice says, âThatâs not good enough. Say it like you mean it. Like it has etched itâs way on to your brain. Like it will become your lifeâs work.â
âYES, SIR!â: you say with gusto. You believe you will come here every day and put your two hours in every day of the week.
The text on screen is replaced with new text, âRule 2: Uniform Enforcement.â
The velvety bass voice, his coach says, "Members must wear Iron Dominion Fitnessâą approved gear during all workouts â no exceptions.â That means the red compression shirt, belt, gold pants, shoes are to become your new gym uniform, you think to yourself.
âRule 3: Daily Performance Reviewsâ Â Â
The voice, his coach says, âEvery member gets graded daily by staff on strength, discipline, and âbro energy.â Low scores mean extra training. No slacking, just training and getting swole, bro.â
âYes, Sir!â you exclaim. This is great. It means you have to stay motivated or they will allow you to make up the time you were wasting so you could reach your full potential, you are starting to get pumped.Â
Rule 5 appears on screen: âNo Personal Phones During Workoutsâ is displayed on screen.Â
 Coach says, "Phones are banned in the gym floor. Focus is mandatory."*Â
No distractions. Just weights. Personal customized music tracks will be made for you to help you achieve your full bro potential.â
âRule 6: Weekly âBro Talksââ
Coach tells me, "Mandatory group discussions about masculinity, respect for authority, and proper bro values."*
You are zoning out to the rules, making sure they sink in to your brain, the protein shake you drank making you fully receptive to the rules coach gave you.  You feel Div walk behind you, placing his hand on your shoulder. âI am your Coach,â he says, âYou are Chad. A personal trainer here at Iron Dominion Fitnessâą.â Your mind tries to fight it, But you feel that what Coach is saying sticking to your brain. You ARE Chad, You ARE a personal trainer at Iron Dominion Fitnessâą.
âYou are a total jock bro. Your IQ is 100, you might not no algebra, but you do know about macros, meal plans, and calculating the perfect weight for your clients to lift. You are the ultimate Chad personal trainer, you know how to get people to sign up for personal training. Now drink your pre- workout and get on the floor.â
As Coach was talking, you could feel your body changing. You could feel your body growing taller, wider. You could feel your muscles buzzing with energy as they grew and became the perfect musculature for a personal trainer. Your brain hurt as you lost information about your old life. You became Chad, personal trainer at Iron Dominion Fitnessâą, and you were fucking awesome, bro. You fucking knew all the tips and tricks, to uhhh, like, make other bros fucking swole, dude. You knew your stats were like, 6â6âtall, and you weighed 275 in the morning and you kept your uhhh body fat percentage at like 10% when you were like on a fucking bulking phase, bro, but when you were fucking competing, you cut down to fucking 3% pretty easily, bro.â
By the time Coach Div was done with you, you had become a 6â6â tall, 275 lbs muscle jock. Your muscles had muscles. You couldnât help by flex and look at yourself in mirrors. You were the ultimate jock bro personal trainer.Â
Mark and Chris walked side by side down the quiet suburban street like they had done this together for years.
The evening sun reflected warmly off Markâs glasses while the perfectly tightened navy tie sat snug beneath his fully buttoned collar. His hair remained slicked neatly back without a single strand out of place.
Chris glanced toward him proudly.
âYou look sharp today, Elder.â
Mark smiled calmly.
âThank you, Chris.â
The old nervousness in his voice was completely gone now.
He carried the pamphlets carefully against his chest while the two approached Riverdale High School together.
Students were still leaving sports practice nearby.
Nobody paid much attention to them.
Yet.
â
They stopped outside the principalâs office entrance.
Mark adjusted his glasses slightly.
Chris straightened the yellow bow tie on his own collar.
Then Mark knocked politely.
Inside, footsteps approached.
The door cracked open.
The principal frowned immediately upon seeing them.
âNo thanks,â he said flatly. âNot interested.â
He started pushing the door shut again.
But Mark suddenly stepped forward and planted his polished shoe firmly against the doorway before it could close.
The principalâs expression changed instantly.
âHeyââ
Chris already had the spray raised.
A sharp hiss filled the doorway.
The principal recoiled immediately, coughing and grabbing his eyes.
âWhat the hell?!â
He stumbled backward into the office blindly.
Mark calmly removed his foot from the doorway and entered with Chris following behind, shutting the door softly behind them.
â
The principal leaned heavily against his desk still rubbing his eyes furiously.
âYou two are insaneââ
Mark calmly set the pamphlets down.
Then Chris reached into his bag.
The machine emerged slowly.
Metal.
Wires.
The blue spiral glowing softly at the center.
The principal froze.
ââŠwhat is that?â
Mark smiled faintly.
âAn opportunity.â
â
Ten minutes later the principal sat motionless behind his desk.
Eyes half-lidded.
Breathing slow.
The glowing device hummed softly beside him while Chris rested one hand against the manâs shoulder to keep him still.
Mark stood nearby holding the newly prepared reform document.
His voice sounded calm and measured now.
âRead stage two again.â
The principal obeyed immediately.
âAfter a transitional period, long or messy hair for boys will be prohibited, as well as beards if there is any.â
Chris nodded approvingly.
âAnd stage three.â
The principal continued blankly.
âCollared shirts are mandatory. Maximum one button open. This is to uphold discipline and prevent the spread of promiscuity.â
Mark slowly adjusted his own tie.
âGood.â
Chris smiled faintly.
âThe structure is improving already.â
Mark turned another page.
âContinue.â
The principal read obediently:
âFor all sports and physical education classes, polos are mandatory.â
âAll shirts must be tucked at all times. Jeans are strictly banned.â
âOn Mondays and Wednesdays, white shirts are mandatory.â
âWhen wearing a shirt, ties are mandatory at all times.â
The office felt eerily quiet except for the low mechanical hum.
Markâs expression remained calm behind his glasses while Chris watched proudly beside him.
Then came the final sections.
âBiology and Chemistry will be replaced by Religious Studies and Moral Philosophy.â
âBoys and Girls will be placed in separate classrooms for all academic subjects.â
âStrict compliance is mandatory.â
Chris finally placed a pen carefully into the principalâs hand.
âSign it.â
Without hesitation the principal signed every page carefully.
Mark and Chris exchanged satisfied looks.
The transformation was complete.
â
Monday morning.
The school hallways buzzed with confusion.
Large framed notices covered the walls beneath banners reading:
ACHIEVEMENT âą CHARACTER âą LEADERSHIP âą DISCIPLINE
Groups of students stood frozen in front of the newly posted reform plan.
âWhat the hell is this?â
âNo jeans anymore??â
âMandatory ties?!â
âSeparate classrooms?!â
âWait⊠Biology is gone?!â
One student stared blankly at the page.
âRelaxation machines⊠what does that even mean?â
Another boy tugged nervously at his hoodie.
âBro this school turned insane over the weekend.â
Others looked disturbed reading the sections about hair restrictions and mandatory collared shirts.
One muttered quietly:
âThis feels like some weird cult school now.â
â
Then the hallway suddenly quieted.
The principal appeared.
But he looked completely different now.
Dark tucked polo shirt.
Pressed trousers.
Hair trimmed neatly and combed carefully.
Hands clasped behind his back as he slowly inspected the students standing around the announcement boards.
Calm.
Composed.
Almost sternly proud.
The students watched him uneasily.
One whispered:
âWhy does he look like that now?â
Another noticed immediately.
âWait⊠he never used to dress like this.â
The principal stopped beside the board.
His eyes calmly scanned the confused crowd.
Then he spoke evenly.
âThese reforms are designed to improve discipline, moral focus, academic structure, and student presentation.â
Note: Strongly encourage following the attached pictures while reading. Enjoy!
Markâs fingers clawed desperately at the metal band around his head.
The hypnosis machine sparked and whined as he twisted violently in the chair.
âI SAID GET IT OFF ME!â
With one sudden movement he ripped the device sideways free from the cables.
The missionaries stumbled backward in shock.
Chris grabbed for him too late.
Mark lurched to his feet breathing hard, tie hanging loose and crooked against his chest. His white shirt clung damply to him with sweat now, collar open from the struggle.
He looked terrified.
Wild.
âWhat did you do to me?!â he shouted.
The machine dangled from one hand as blue sparks flickered weakly across it.
Then Mark bolted toward the open doorway.
But Elder Jensen stepped in front of him fast.
âMark waitââ
âMOVE!â
Mark shoved him hard enough to stagger him sideways.
For one second it almost worked.
He nearly reached freedom.
Then Elder Thompson grabbed his arm from behind while Chris seized his other shoulder.
âPlease!â Mark yelled desperately. âI donât want this! Please donât do this to me!â
The machine glowed brighter again.
The missionaries forced him backward into the chair as he fought wildly, shoes scraping against the floor.
âNo no noââ
Chris held his wrists tightly.
âMark,â he said softly, almost sadly. âYouâll feel better once you stop resisting.â
âI DONâT WANT TO!â
Tears welled in Markâs eyes now from panic and exhaustion.
The metal band lowered back over his head.
Locks clicked shut.
The blue spiral pulsed directly over his forehead.
âNo pleaseâŠâ
His voice cracked completely.
âPlease donât take me awayâŠâ
The humming deepened.
Low.
Rhythmic.
The room itself almost seemed to vibrate around him.
Mark strained against the chair one last time.
Then Elder Jensen pressed a small device against Markâs side.
A sharp electric crack snapped through the room.
Mark screamed.
His entire body jolted violently against the restraints.
The tie jerked sideways again.
His shirt wrinkled heavily across his chest.
Then another pulse from the machine flooded through him.
The spiral spun faster.
Faster.
Markâs resistance started breaking apart in fragments.
His breathing turned uneven.
His hands weakened.
âNoâŠâ he whispered weakly.
The tears rolled down his face now.
âI donât want⊠thisâŠâ
Chris moved closer, holding Mark steady as the machine continued pulsing light into his eyes.
âThatâs alright,â Chris murmured gently. âYou donât have to think anymore.â
Markâs expression slowly unraveled.
Fear melted first.
Then anger.
Then confusion itself.
His shoulders sagged.
His head tilted back against the chair.
The spiral reflected faintly across his wet eyes.
âIâŠâ Mark whispered blankly.
The machine emitted one final deep tone.
Then silence.
Mark went limp.
â
For a few seconds nobody moved.
Only the soft buzz of the lights remained.
Mark sat slumped in the chair breathing slowly, tie hanging loose around his neck, top button undone from the struggle.
Eyes half-open.
Empty.
Chris carefully reached forward first.
Almost tenderly.
He straightened the crooked tie little by little, sliding the knot upward again.
Then he folded Markâs collar neatly back into place.
His fingers worked calmly now.
Practiced.
Button by button he fixed the wrinkled white shirt.
The loose collar closed again snugly around Markâs throat.
Chris pressed the top button carefully through the hole and adjusted the tie until it sat perfectly centered beneath it.
âThere,â Chris whispered softly. âThatâs better.â
Mark stirred faintly.
A tiny flicker of awareness crossed his face.
His hand rose slowly toward the tight collar.
Fingers touched the knot.
The pressure.
The snugness around his neck.
For a second Chris thought he might undo it again.
But Mark only held the tie gently.
Feeling it.
Breathing quietly through the tight collar.
Then his hand lowered obediently back into his lap.
The resistance was fading now.
Almost gone.
â
Elder Thompson uncapped the styling gel.
The missionaries stood around Mark carefully grooming him while he remained dazed and passive in the chair.
Thompson combed the dark wet hair backward slowly.
Jensen smoothed the sides flat with precise fingers.
Every rebellious strand disappeared beneath the glossy clean side-part.
Chris watched proudly.
The transformation finally looked complete.
Disciplined.
Orderly.
Proper.
Markâs old messy curls were gone entirely now beneath the slick polished missionary style.
Elder Jensen smiled faintly.
âHe looks ready.â
Chris rested a hand firmly on Markâs shoulder.
âMark.â
No response.
Chris squeezed slightly.
âElder.â
Mark inhaled softly.
Then his eyes opened.
Calm this time.
Focused.
No panic.
No confusion.
Just stillness.
Slowly he stood up from the chair.
Chris immediately adjusted the tie knot once more, tightening it snug against the fully buttoned collar while smoothing the front of the white shirt flat against Markâs chest.
Mark smiled faintly as Chris fixed him.
Almost proud of it now.
Much different from earlier.
Elder Thompson stepped forward holding a pair of dark rectangular glasses.
âFinal touch.â
He slid them carefully onto Markâs face while Jensen straightened them evenly over his ears.
Mark blinked once behind the lenses.
Then smiled wider.
Clean white shirt.
Tie perfectly aligned.
Hair slicked neatly back.
Top button fastened tight.
Black name tag shining against his chest.
Chris stepped back admiring him quietly.
Mark looked composed now.
Refined.
Like the last pieces of the old him had finally settled into place.
Chris had not expected how good it would feel walking through the grocery store dressed like that.
The pale-blue short sleeve button-down sat crisp against his shoulders, tucked perfectly into dark navy trousers. Top button fastened neatly. Black belt centered exactly. Hair combed smooth with a careful side part.
Even pushing the shopping cart felt⊠orderly.
Purposeful.
He caught people glancing at him occasionally as he picked through apples with calm concentration. Instead of embarrassment, he felt pride blooming quietly in his chest.
This is how a respectable man looks, he thought.
The thought arrived automatically now.
Natural.
â
âChris?!â
He turned.
Mark stood frozen halfway down the aisle holding chips and frozen pizza, staring at him like he had just seen an alien.
âWhat the hell happened to you?â
Chris blinked once calmly.
âHello, Mark.â
Mark walked closer slowly, eyes moving over the tucked shirt, polished shoes, perfect posture.
âDude.â He laughed nervously. âAre you cosplaying a Mormon missionary or something?â
Chris smiled faintly.
âI lost a bet.â
âA bet made you look like a youth pastor?â
âItâs just clothing.â
Mark kept staring.
The weirdest part was not even the outfit.
It was Chris himself.
Too calm.
Too composed.
Like every messy, sarcastic edge of him had been ironed perfectly flat.
Mark pointed at the collar.
âYou buttoned the top button voluntarily?â
âYes.â
âWhat the hell.â
Chris looked down briefly at his cart.
âYou should come over tonight.â
Mark smirked. âFor intervention?â
âFor beer.â
That finally got a laugh out of him.
âOkay. Fine.â
â
When Mark arrived that evening, he stopped dead inside the doorway.
ââŠJesus Christ.â
The apartment looked transformed.
Everything organized.
No clothes lying around.
Books aligned.
Kitchen spotless.
Shoes paired neatly beside the wall.
Soft warm lighting.
Even the air smelled clean.
Chris stood waiting in the living room wearing the same pale-blue shirt, sleeves smooth and perfectly folded.
Top button still fastened.
âCome in,â he said gently.
Mark walked farther inside slowly.
âDude. Did your mom visit or something?â
âNo.â
âWhat happened to your apartment?â
Chris simply smiled.
Mark noticed framed scripture verses on the wall now.
Then he saw the dark blue book resting carefully on the coffee table.
His expression changed instantly.
âOh no.â
Chris picked it up reverently.
âThe Book of Mormon.â
Mark groaned immediately.
âOh my god, they actually got you.â
âYou should read it.â
âNope.â
Mark took a step backward.
âChris, seriously, this is weird. Iâm leaving.â
But Chris calmly opened the book.
Something inside the pages hummed softly.
Mark frowned.
âWhat are youââ
Then he saw it.
A strange spiral pattern hidden between the pages.
Moving slowly.
Rotating.
His eyes locked onto it unintentionally.
Chrisâs voice became lower. Softer.
âJust relax, Mark.â
Mark blinked hard.
âChrisâŠ?â
âLook carefully.â
The room suddenly felt distant around him.
Warm.
Heavy.
Markâs breathing slowed.
Chris stepped closer.
âThatâs right.â
Markâs hands loosened at his sides.
His expression emptied gradually.
The resistance drained from his face like water.
By the time Chris closed the book, Mark was standing perfectly still in the middle of the room staring blankly ahead.
Chris smiled softly.
âGood.â
â
The clothing box waited already prepared beside the couch.
Chris opened it carefully.
Inside sat a folded white dress shirt.
Dark striped tie.
Black trousers.
Name tag.
Belt.
Everything perfectly arranged.
Mark stood motionless while Chris worked.
First the black T-shirt came off.
Then the jeans.
Chris carefully dressed him piece by piece.
The white shirt slid over Markâs shoulders.
Chris buttoned every button slowly and methodically.
Bottom.
Middle.
Chest.
Collar.
Until finally the top button closed snugly against Markâs throat.
Mark barely reacted.
Chris smoothed both palms down the front of the shirt carefully.
Perfect.
Then came the tie.
He looped it expertly around Markâs neck and tightened the knot until it sat firm beneath the collar.
âThere,â Chris whispered. âMuch better.â
The black trousers followed next.
Then the belt.
Chris tucked the shirt in tightly and adjusted the waistband until every line sat clean and straight.
Finally he attached the black missionary name tag over Markâs chest.
ELDER MARKSON.
Mark stared blankly ahead the entire time.
Not speaking.
Barely blinking.
Chris stepped back admiring the transformation.
The sloppy college guy was disappearing already.
Now he looked disciplined.
Structured.
Proper.
â
In the bathroom Chris opened the styling gel.
âHold still.â
Mark obeyed automatically.
Chris ran the gel carefully through his messy brown hair, combing it slowly backward into a clean missionary side-part.
Every strand pressed neatly into place.
Markâs old appearance vanished more with each stroke.
When Chris finished, he tilted Markâs chin toward the mirror.
Mark looked almost unfamiliar now.
White shirt.
Tie.
Perfect hair.
Top button closed.
Blank expression.
Chris smiled proudly.
âYou look worthy.â
Mark did not answer.
â
A knock came at the door.
Chris opened it immediately.
The two missionaries entered carrying the machine.
Markâs eyes flickered faintly at the sight of it.
Something buried deep inside him stirred suddenly.
Fear.
The blond missionary smiled.
âReady?â
Chris nodded.
Together they guided Mark into the chair.
The metal hypnosis device lowered slowly over his head.
Wires.
Lights.
The humming spiral glowing brighter.
As the straps tightened around his temples, Mark suddenly jerked violently.
âNoâ waitââ
His eyes snapped back into focus.
âWhat the fuck is this?!â
The missionaries grabbed him immediately.
Mark thrashed hard in panic.
His tie yanked sideways crooked.
One hand clawed desperately at his collar until the top button burst open.
Air hit his throat.
âWhat am I wearing?!â
He struggled wildly against the chair.
âChris! What the hell is happening?!â
The machine whined louder.
Blue spirals flashing rapidly across his terrified face.
âI donât want thisâ let me OUT!â
The dark-haired missionary grabbed his shoulders harder while Chris tried pulling his hands away from the collar.
âMark, calm down.â
âNo!â
Mark twisted violently again, half-ripping the tie loose as panic flooded back into him.
The look of annoyance was back on that face as the man tried to shake the teenâs hand.
There was a rumor floating around town: Kamran Mirzaei didnât like the gardener his dad had recently hired. Strange for a young person to be the center of discussion for so many, but the townsfolk were more perplexed by Kamranâs dislike. âThe Gardenerâ, people lovingly called him as they often forgot his name, had worked on most of the houses in the community. It wasnât exactly correct to call him only a gardener when he did landscaping, construction, remodeling, and much more. He was always there helping without complaint. If things didnât make sense, it soon would with The Gardener around.
The Mirzaeiâs had moved in a month ago to a house that sat on a hill, overlooking the others. It made sense, everyone knew the family was loaded the minute they saw the furniture being unloaded. Mr. Mirzaei was a gregarious man throwing a house party to get to know the neighbors. Just him and his son who kept away from everyone invested in his phone. Thatâs where he first glimpsed at The Gardner getting introduced to his dad. Thatâs where the gardener first saw that look.
And now here it was again, as Mr. Mirzaei gave The Gardener a tour of their new house. The man wore an open flannel, no undershirt, jeans, boots, and a peculiar necklace, Kamran could only assume was store bought, or some form of cheap made pottery. Mr. Mirzaei was looking for a really spruced backyard and money wasnât an issue. Kamran, however, was clearly over it strutting around in his underwear, enjoying the summer heat. After ignoring the manâs handshake, Mr. Mirzaei told his son to go inside.
Kamran heard his father say, âIâm sorry, he gets restless here, being back from college.â Kamran rolled his eyes walking to the fridge and chugging orange juice from the carton. He eyed his dad and The Gardener, from the windows. As if he didnât know. His dad was being professional, talking all smooth but Kamran knew when his dad was smitten. The moment his eyes landed on The Gardener, Mr. Mirzaei was taken and as they prattled on about plants he was completely smitten.
The work began. The Gardener showed up early every day, greeting Kamran with a smile, as the teen was often the only one up to open the door. Mr. Mirzaei would bring The Gardener drinks or even snacks, and they'd sit out there and talk before he got back to work. The two men fell into a good pace with each other and Mr. Mirzaei ended up inviting The Gardener to all their breakfasts before work. Kamran would walk down in his underwear only to see the hired help munching on his chocolate chip pancakes. His dad sent googly eyes constantly to an increasingly blushing gardener as the mornings together went on.Â
One day after, their guest headed into the backyard to start working, Mr. Mirzaei talked with his son. âPeople in town say, be nice to The Gardener.â He dropped another two pancakes on Kamranâs plate.
âSo?â Karman said, having already stuffed a slice in his mouth.
Mr. Mirzaei sat down the pan on the stove and turned around, âKamran Mirzaei.â The man said firmly, getting his sonâs attention, pancake eating frozen. The father walked closer, âI know you don't like him. I just canât understand why. Did I do something, did he say something.â
Kamran dropped his fork on the plate, âWe donât need him dad. Heâs just the help.â
Mr. Mirzaei was speechless, âKamran, no one is ever just âthe helpâ. When did you even start think like that, son?â
Whatever spark of anger had flashed inside Kamran extinguished with the sincerity of his father's question.â Heâs not. Heâs not better than meâ Kamran said quietly.
A chuckle, with a sigh of relief escaped Mr. Mirzaei mouth, before developing into a laugh, âIs that what this is about, youâre jealous? Oh, sweet baby boy.â Mr. Mirzaei walked over and hugged his son, kissing his forehead. âListen to me, no one could ever replace you, in my heart, but you have to be kind.â He cupped Kamranâs face in his hands, making it nod in agreement. âNow I have to leave for a few days which leaves you in charge of the house. Got that? means you'll be helping our gardener out, right?â he asked before playfully moving his son's head more dramatically, âYes Dad. Youâre the best dad, so smart, kind, and charismatic.â
Kamran snorted at the last line, playfully shoving his dad away âAs if I'd say that.â
Day one of Mr. Mirzaei being gone was business as usual, Kamran was up to let the man in.
A grunt was his only greeting to the manâs warm hello. The Gardener went straight to work, no delay. Kamran sat in the living room, relaxing in the A/C as The Gardener was working up a sweat. The man caught Kamran staring through the glass walls, as the young man made a fanning gesture, a smug smirk on his lips. The interaction went ignored as the worker continued on. Around noon the gardener knocked on the back door as Kamran entered the kitchen. Turing the young man spotted the man gesturing for water, but Kamran pretended not to know how to make it out. The Gardener went back to work. Eventually Kamran migrated upstairs to game he stepped out on his balcony, leaned forward, arms crossed, and placed them on the railing. Down below, The Gardener toiled away, having removed his shirt, back covered in sweat as he dug a hole. Kamran smiled, then went inside to take a nap. He slept peacefully to the sounds of the gardenerâs hard work. When he woke up, he could still hear the metal hitting the dirt as his phone rang. He reached for it, but his finger grazed against something else lifting his head he spotted a necklace. A string with a symbol. The Gardenerâs necklace.
Then his eyes adjusted. It was just an old cross necklace he wore. He rubbed his eyes weirded out; his mind had fabricated something else entirely. Picking it up he walked outside to his balcony watching The Gardener again. A pretty good show. He smirked, placing his necklace on. It dangled on his chest as the ornament bounced off his pecs. He let the necklace go and put his head up. The shovel The Gardner was holding clattered into the dirt. The man had disappeared. Kamran gripped the sides of his rail leaning forward, looking around. Nothing. He ran downstairs, storming out the back door.
The man was gone.
Kamran knew he had fucked all the way up. The Gardner probably fucking ran off. He put his hands on his head. His dad was going to be so mad. He looked around at the leftover supplies. His dad wouldnât be mad; all he had to do was make it look like the man got as much work done as he could. Then Kamran could pretend the man was ghosting his dad through no fault of his own. Thatâd make sense.
He stepped outside with no idea what to do. So, he started small. Grab the shovel and dig. A bigger hole had to mean something to his dad. He hoisted the shovel and drove it down. The tip caught in the dirt and refused to go further. Kamran pushed, but the muscles he worked and trained every day at the gym meant nothing; the boy had never done hard labor before. Then all at once his body adjusted, his shoulders squared, his stance widened, and he put the head into the ground and stepped on it pushing it down. It slid like butter, rewarding him with a healthy patch of dirt. âYes!â he cheered himself, starting on the next.
The sun beat down on him, but Kamran took no notice of his own body sweating. He couldn't afford to, one wrong move and his dad would know. Every clink into the dirt was done smoother, more skillfully than the last. The teenâs body began to hoard bulk in its frame as each section Kamran's body worked in unison to shovel more. By the time he stopped, dusk had set in. A cool breeze blew and he could feel how absolutely soaked he was. Kamran caught a whiff of iron and mud rising his body. No cologne, no deodorant. He didn't smell like him; he smelt like someone else.
Dropping the shovel, he stumbled back into the house. His body ached with every step, his joints were exhausted, limbs numb. Slowly he peeled off his clothes making his way to the shower leaving a trail behind him. When he shed his underwear, his cock flapped out feeling heavier than usual, slapping his thigh but he couldnât register it. Feet larger than what he was used to, helped him step inside the shower. But even still it took a firmer forearm to help him keep his balance. The water ran over him, not waking him, but soothing his body. Dark curls fell over his face devoid of highlights. No thoughts about it. He grabbed the soap and scrubbed away the day. Suds ran over his flesh, bubbling with a more sun enriched finish by the time they were washed away. When he got out of the shower he saw his reflection, and without much aplomb went to his bed and collapsed. Out.
âAh this is a nice place you got here.â a voice spoke.
Kamran sat up from his bed immediately because he knew it was his voice. Only he wasnât speaking. He froze. Sitting in his bedroom, in a chair across from him, was a clone of himself. No, that wasn't true. This version was beefier, older, wearing a different chain and in sweats. The clone looked more like the guy Kamran had just seen in the bathroom mirror.
Despite the physical resemblance, there was one major difference, one beyond clothing and accessories. The eyes. They were Kamran Mirzaeiâs gorgeous dark browns, but he wasnât the one looking back through them. The words fell off his lips. âYouâre The Gardener.â There was something in that look that made Kamran know that man was the other version of him.
âThatâs right, Kamran.âÂ
âWhy are you in my house? Why do you look like me?â
The other Kamran, answered with a deeper baritone, âYou know though people call me a gardener, I fancy myself a bit of an interior decorator too.â He looked around and tapped the wall behind him, and the chair he was sitting on. âItâs nice here; inside you.â
âWhat are you talking about?â
âThis bedroom. This house. Itâs not your actual place Kamran; Itâs your soul. Iâve been in, up and down, strolling through it all day.â
âThe fuck? Get out of me,â Kamran ran his hands over his chest.
The other Kamran sucked his teeth, âSee I canât do that. You put on my necklace. In doing so absorbed myâŠeverything. âHe pointed to the silver cross around Kamranâs neck. âItâs called the great uniter, where Iâm from. Iâve had to do this a few times throughout the years. Though your body got a good start, I think the merger will be complete tomorrow.â
âYou canât just take me over, thatâs fucked!â
The other Kamran rolled his eyes, âLike I said, you absorbed me, I had nowhere to go but tour around you. And letâs be honest, with your personality, you were begging me to move in. You could use some remodeling.â He winked. âI donât usually need to step into most cases but yours is special. Needs a new foundation. I think enough of us will be united tomorrow for us to have a spin. Get ready to get a whole lot bigger when youâre done processing me.â
âWait, just wait,â Kamran held out his hands, scared to move off the bed and get anywhere near the other version of himself, âMy dad adores you. I canât be responsible for absorbing you.â
There was a wince, a tight jaw clench, from the other Kamran, as he dragged his fingernails on the arm rest. âYou should have thought about your dadâs feelings before you decided to be an ass today.â He paused letting his anger diffuse, âBut I wouldn't worry too much about your father. Heâll be fine, I promise. What you and I both are will come together.â
âThis is so fucked.â
âWhat are you so upset about? Iâm like the best protein booster your body will ever have. Look whatâs happened to it already.â The clone bounced his pecs, and Kamran felt his move in unison.
Kamran flung himself under the covers, apologizing for being a dick. He closed his eyes and kept saying it, even as the world around him slipped away and he sunk.
Kamranâs eyes opened. The next morning. Sunlight peered through as birds chirped in the Distance. The young man in bed stretched, arms longer than theyâd ever been, he scratched his stomach, abs cut deeper, then swung two giant legs with hammock-sized thighs to the side. Kamran did all this. But there was a problem: he wasn't moving his body. Kamran had taken a back seat in his own bodyâs autonomy. âAhhhh,â Kamranâs mouth yawned. âFeels like youâre up in there, good morning.â His body said to the air. And Kamran already knew who was talking. Who else but The Gardener?
Kamranâs body rose, walking over to his dresser to apply deodorant and cologne. âWhew, you rich people sure like your scented shit.â An imitation of his regular routine. âHey look, historyâs changing,â He pointed at a picture and leaned closer. It was only from a few months ago, but now it felt like years ago and Kamran was in the same bulky body as he had now, looking older.
Fuck. He could see The Gardener showing through him. The face, the smile, the leg spread, the muscles were all his and yet somehow not.
âI can feel your worry there. You should calm down. Weâre gonna be the same, once you absorb the fuck out of me and grow yourself up a little.â He snorted out Kamaranâs laugh, âor rather a lot.â He threw on some fresh underwear for Kamran, tight on their ass and crotch, then headed downstairs for breakfast. The Gardener was even perusing around like Kamran still did in Mirzaei's new home. He smiled at the mirror checking his teeth, bopped on every step but the last. He wasnât just imitating; He was living it.Â
Once downstairs Kamran sensed a shift, his body even wobbled with a âWhoaâ. And then he heard his own voice playing in his mind like a voiceover. His thoughts. Or was it The Gardnerâs thoughts? It had Kamranâs cadence and indentation either way and was telling him he was hungry as shit. A very common line for him early in the morning. The barrier between Kamran and The Gardener was dissolving; they were truly becoming one.Â
No, he didnât want that. To be a blue collar worker, to become a random nobody in his fatherâs eyes. Kamranâs body moved on though, unimpeded by the fears. He was bending over pulling out pots and pans to make some food.
âUsually, dad does all the cooking, and he always makes my favorite!â His thoughts said in his mind. Kamranâs eyes studied his hands flipping them over. âPrincely things, with not a scrape, cut, or bruise, to show any amount of true use, but theyâre big meaty paws now at least.â Unlike any skill Kamran had ever shown before his body got to cooking. He made breakfast and began to eat it. âNot as good as Dadâs.â His thoughts rung out and Kamran found himself in agreement. They looked outside. It was yard work time again. Kamranâs body retrieved a pair of sweats, sunglasses, and popped on a pair of tennis shoes as he marched outside. Not the best outfit but he had to make do.
He got to work.
Kamran got lost in the monotony of it all, brain following the same pattern, learning and memorizing his bodyâs movements. Until he was the one doing it. The necklace on Kamranâs body lost its facade as it changed back into its true form. The Gardener could feel it; Kamran was about to take him in completely which meant Kamran knew that too. Kamaran kept shoveling on Autopilot.Â
In his mind the wall between him and The Gardener had crumbled and now they faced each other in a cramped space. Clear walls surrounding them with nothingness on the other side. The walls began to close in until they were trapped in a bubble. The Gardener laid back coolly as Kamran scrambled for escape. Then out of nowhere The Gardener exploded. Popped like a water balloon into iridescent liquid. Kamranâs body began to soak it up like a sponge, forcing it to flow directly into him. There was no invasion or intrusion, after all The Gardener had already made himself at home deep in Kamranâs soul, this was him bubbling out to the surface.
As Kamranâs body moved his lats and delts spread like he was about to grow wings. His pecs sagged with true definition, nipples popping. The sun cooked his abs to double stuffed versions of himself as his arms hulked out veins running all across the surface. Kamranâs neck became a pillar, the new base of his head as his face morphed incorporating The Gardener over overpowering features. The facial hair exploded into a light beard and the curls in his hair got sucked back inward to a low cut. Kamran the teen was eradicated to make way for Kamran the man.Â
As a final statement, his pants and shoes morphed into more appropriate attire. Kamran had all The Gardnerâs knowledge no fucking way he was going to work in sweats and tennis. He picked up the shovel and dropped it on his back. He was complete.
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Mr. Mirzaei came back home, 2 days later, surprised to not find Kamran engaged in some electronic activity. Hearing the hard work outside he walked out carrying some water.Â
âHey, I brought you something.â The man shook the water bottle over the hole.Â
âOh, thanks dad.â The man tossed up the shovel then climbed out. He hugged his dad as a welcome, then kissed him on the lips. Mr. Mirzaei was shocked at first but gave in as his sonâs tongue begged his dad to explore his mouth. The two made out in the back yard, Mr. Mirzae hands exploring Kamranâs wide wrestler-shaped back.
âSeems likeâŠyou missed me.â Mr. Mirzaei pulled away with a laugh, as Kamranâs cock pressed into his body. There was something off about all this, but he couldnât exactly lock what. This was his boy Kamran and why wouldnât he be working on the garden; It was his gift to his father.
âAlways,â the man breathed heavily. He was a strong 6â5, several inches up from his previous height in youth. He had a couple of inches over his father now.
âWell, Iâm going to make dinner, while you continue to work up a sweat big guy. Then maybe we can get clean together?â He used a hand to pinch Kamranâs nipple and Kamran's cock flexed. His son was really needy today; just the way he liked it. The thought wasnât odd at all. Hard to make it back to the house when he kept stealing looks to watch the back flex and ass bend over as dusk set in.
There was a rumor floating around town: Kamran Mirzaei didnât like the gardener his dad had recently hired. Strange. As far as everyone knew, Kamran Mirzaei was known as âThe Gardenerâ. Who would his dad have hired that could have done a better job? When people thought about it, things didnât make sense. How were Mr. Mirzaei and his son the same age? How had everyone in the neighborhood worked with Kamran if his father and him only moved recently? How did they end up dating? These were questions no one was pressed to answer but lingered in the air.
Neighbors would come over for a night house party to see the finished beautiful backyard garden aglow with lights. Mr. Mirzaei lauded and sung his sonâs praises, before the two of them locked lips. No one batted an eye; everyone knew they were together from the moment they arrived. Many had seen the way Mr. Mirzaei watched his son carry furniture out of their moving truck. Theyâd see Kamran around town and say, âThereâs The Gardenerâ or âThatâs Mr. Mirzaeiâs boy!âÂ
As for Mr. Mirzaei, it was difficult to hang on to paltry questions when having mind blowing sex every day. Theyâd get fucked out of him, whether his son was giving 9 in., or throwing back his pillowy muscled ass. Mr. Mirzaei had believed their family to be well endowed, but his son was blessed all around. There was no place he loved shooting his cum more than up Kamranâs ass. There was something about his son being an absolute hunk that drove him wild.
As for Kamran Mirzaei, âThe Gardenerâ, heâs still in those lush green suburbs, filled with vegetation and life, working on his next project. A picture of him working on one of his sites hangs huge in his fatherâs home as if itâs his first day at school. Though it may not make sense immediately. No one was worried, with âThe Gardenerâ around, it would soon.
âI canât believe you, Nolan.â Mr. Klemens shook his head, eyes on the road, not even looking at his son. âCaught cheating on a test?!â The air in the sedan was tense. As was expected when a phone call from school interrupted any parents' working hours. âLetting A.I. do your thinking for you? If you donât use your brain. Youâll lose it. Itâs a muscle just like any other.â
The man had pulled his tie off and dropped it on the gear shift. The top of his shirt was undone, pecs practically heaving underneath with the glimpse of his white tank top. Every grip after continuously relaxing his hold on the steering wheel translated into his biceps flexing under his shirt. A man who clearly loved the gym and it showed. For all the bravado, his body was mostly putting on a natural show; it was all under his command.
Nolan Klemens sat bunched in the passenger seat of his dadâs car, âI wasnât cheating.â he pouted. âItâs not my fault, Mrs. Yanni thinks everything is A.I.â His form was swallowed up by his red hoodie. Frustratingly his dad had forbidden him from putting the hood up. He wanted them to make eye contact. But Nolanâs brown hair was shaggy enough to hide some of his face.
Mr. Klemens raised his hand, a gesture as if praying for peace of mind, âYou know I donât get all this techno lingo, but alright Iâll bite. Itâs my responsibility to at least hear you out. What actually is A.I.?
âNo dad, that's what Iâm telling you. Itâs not even real A.I. like that, itâs Jock GT2BU. Ollie uses it.â
The man sighed exasperated, âFor god sakes Nolan, if Ollie jumped off a bridge, would you?â He was so tired of hearing about Ollie and his hair brained schemes now. A bad influence from day one. Not because he was malicious or even cruel, just a no brain kid in Mr. Klemens eyes.Â
âNo Dad, itâs like a translator app.â Nolan explained
âTranslator? Translating what?â Mr. Klemens asked.
âTo help me communicate with the jocks at school.â Nolan threw up his arms; the reason was obvious to him. âSo, I can understand them, and they can understand me. The appâŠit helps me make friends.â he admitted quietly.
Mr. Klemens face softened taking a glance at his son. âHelps you? Nolan, you donât need technology for that, people love you when they meet you. All those sports you were in!â
âYeah, when I was like 9.â the boy grumbled. âBut people change. They like other things. They get biggerânot me. Thereâre cool kids and not. The ârichâ and the âsmartâ cool kids are just kind of meanâso the jocks just seemed the easiest to get along with.â His dad, as an ex-collegiate and school athlete, seemed incapable of understanding that his own dreams of Nolan being any sort of athlete were never going to come to fruition. While Nolan certainly had talent in elementary school, as a late bloomer, he couldn't quite keep up with the raw power of the kids in the midst of puberty. He was a tiny guy who could get barreled over easily in any sport.
Shaking his head, Mr. Klemens licked the inside of his cheek, puttering on how to convey his thoughts. Sometimes he swore he was psychic, because he could read his boyâs mind even when they weren't facing each other. Mr. Klemens did not want a mini-him. Sure, it would have been nice if Nolan was invested in fitness, or an athlete, but it wasnât the end of the world. But sometimes he was reminded, he had to find ways to show Nolan that as a father, he was still invested, even in the nerdy things his son liked. âSo, this, Jock G-T-2-B-U,â he extended an olive branch, âwhat is it?â
Nolanâs eyes lit up, pulling out his phone. He pointed to the app, in his dadâs face. A round blue square with the silhouette of a jock in the center of it and its name across the bottom.
The boy then pressed the app as it opened up with a chat log popping into view. Countless exchanges between Nolan and the app. âHey Jayesh, whatâs up?â He excitedly spoke to his phone.
âNolan, my boy whatâs shaking?â A deep voice rang out, in response. A unique blend of jockish and Indian accented. There was an electronicness to it all that made sound like static was coming through.
âUh, Nolan, who is that?â he curiously looked over.
âDonât worry dad. Jayesh isnât real. Heâs Jock GT2BU. Well, heâs my Jock GT2BU. Isnât that right, Jayesh? And say hi to my dad heâs a jock too.â
âOh, is that true, bro? Right on! You didnât tell me you came from a jock maker. Whadup Mr. K! Iâm Nolanâs assigned bro as he gets integrated with the jocks around him. And the little dude is completely right, Iâm not real. Every Jock GT2BU is modeled uniquely to the phone. That way we can learn according to the specific user's needs and inputs.â
Mr. Klemens pulled into their driveway and parked the car. âSo, you're like a pen pal?â He turned to his son and the phone. âMy son sends you things and you answer back?â
âUh, kinda?â Jayesh answered in that dumb jock way, that made his voice sound devoid of any intelligence even as a machine.
âDad, are pen pals even still a thing?â Nolan asked.
Ignoring his son, Mr. Klemens had words, âWell Jayesh, youâve gotten my son into a lot of trouble. He got suspended today. So, Iâm going to be taking the phone from him for a while.â
âWhat? But dad I told you heâs not like that A.I. He canât help me cheat on a test. Heâd probably make me fail a test.â Nolan said.
Mr. Klemens, held out his hand expectantly, âTrue, but that still doesn't explain why your phone was out during class.â
The boy shrank in on himself and surrendered his phone. âSome of the jocks were joking around. I wanted to join in.â he quietly admitted.
âYou couldnât even finish your test first?â Mr. Klemens asked.
âGotta go with the head honcho on this one, not a good look.â Jayesh said from the phoneâs speaker.
Nolan sighed, opening the car door.
âHey,â Mr. Klemens called out. âYou donât need this.â He shook the phone in his hand. âItâs just a tool.â
Nodding, Nolan walked away in defeat. How was he going to ever explain the social politics of school life? He had five days to go. Including today, three for the rest of the week, which he was suspended for, then the weekend. He walked upstairs to his room. Things were always tidy and neat, bed freshly made from that morning, floor swept. It used to make Nolan feel like he could think better with a spotless room. But when he got older, he realized how untrue that was. The older he got the more out of sync he felt with the other kids around him. He wasn't keeping up, not just on the field, in life. They were hitting milestones he hadn't even broached yet. He closed the door to his room, sealing himself off to the world, as he leaned back on it. His eyes moved to the old soccer and lacrosse trophies that sat on his shelf that gradually shifted to partition awards, then nothing.
He moved to his desk and pulled out his laptop. Logging on, the Jock GT2BU desktop version sat waiting, as the screen faded in. Not as good as the phone version, with only the chat box available, but it worked in a pinch. He stared at it. His last conversation before he got caught was asking how to joke with jocks about biology. Jayesh's response was that Jocks loved biology. Mostly how the body reacted when working out, making jokes about working out or growing muscles were sure to land. Then asked if he wanted any recommendations. Nolan closed the app knowing his dad would flip to find that he still had access to it. He could self-regulate for 5 daysâŠmaybe.
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Mr. Klemens sat alone, at the dinner table, Nolanâs phone in his hands. The meal had been quiet. He thought itâd be best to let Nolan take the lead, but his son wasnât quite ready. Besides pleasantries, the meal passed without a word. Nolan washed the dishes, then he was gone again. Mr. Klemens twirled the phone in his fingers. Was a pen-pal that helpful for talking to people a few feet in front of you? He unlocked the phone, curious to see what was in Nolanâs chat log. It went all the way back to, Nolan introducing himself and Jayesh writing back.
âJayesh,â He curiously held the phone up to his mouth, âAre you there?â
âHey there! Wait, this doesn't sound like my little buddy. Is that Mr. K? Awesome to hear from you, man. How can I help you? Want me to translate something a jock said?â
âNo, Not that. I guess I just want to know, you wouldnât help my son cheat on a test in the future, right?â
âEh. Probs, not? I mean I have a highly complex database constantly acquiring information, created by some real intelligent people, but since all our models are translated and delivered through Jock-speak I canât exactly always give smart answers.âÂ
âThere are smart jocks out there. I was a smart jock; Iâll have you know. Straight Aâs and a social life. Besides you sounded pretty smart yourself just now.â
Jayesh's voice chuckled, an artificiality in his pitch, âWhen it comes to talking about my programming, the developers wanted to ensure we never misspoke about that. So, I literally canât sound dumb talking about it. And you were a smart jock? That so cool! But it doesn't sound that way at Nolan's school. The smart jocks there are mean.â
âAnd you know this for a fact do you?â The father questioned.
âOne of my first uses and those dick heads said they didnât like my voice. I donât care how old they are. They need a knock on the dome.â Jayesh responded with an affect-like anger.â Ollieâs Jock GT2BU, Braxton, had a way easier time, heâs a more elite version, but even he couldnât keep up.â
Mr. Klemens rubbed his temple. Certain people in life just sucked. âOkay that made you mad?â He was genuinely trying his hardest to understand why his son needed this pen-pal.Â
âI canât get mad Mr. K, but I can emote it. Didnât want Nolan to think he was crazy, because those dudes were definitely being assholes. Oh shoot âxuse my language man. Iâm not exactly designed for talking to parents.âÂ
âItâs⊠whatever,â Mr. Klemens brushed it off with a sigh. He was too stressed to get mad at some person on the other side of the world or whatever. âHow old are you anyway Jayesh? Are you even qualified to talk to Nolan?â
Jayesh cleared his digital throat, âThe Jock GT2BU app is not therapy, nor should it be used in the place of therapy.â Sounded like another company line placed well in advance, opposed to Jayeshâs constructed ones, but his voice continued. âMr. K Iâm not messing with you, I just translate things for Nolan, ang give a few recâs here and there. As for your second question, records state I was downloaded in September, up to now thatâs 61 days. As for the prototype of the Jock GT2BU system, that was created over 20 years ago. The actual modern version 8 years ago, and the current version database you're using now updated 2 years ago.â
âThat was all very cute, but I think even you know that I meant you sound older than my kid.â
âOh that? Well, Nolan was thinking an older jock would have some experience and leverage getting in with people.â
âHowâs that working out?â Mr. Klemens asked sarcastically.
âEh, donât make it sound so bad, the bros love me!â Jayesh said proudly.
âThat so?â Mr. Klemens added, amused.
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Nolan got his phone back in 3 days. He was shocked. His dad was never a super strict guy, but when it came to punishments Mr. Klemens was pretty firm on the rules. However, the first day, Nolan watched his dad ask Jayesh more nonsensical questions at breakfast about the Jock GT2BU app. The second day, Nolanâs dad was having a full on regular conversation about some recent game, Jayesh was pulling up data for. Day three at dinner, Mr. Klemens slid Nolanâs phone back.
âYouâre giving it back?â Nolan asked curiously if it was some kind of test.
âJayesh explained it more to me. I still donât get it, but he seems like a cool pen pal to have.â He happily stated.
Once back in his room, Nolan tried to figure out why his dad had flopped on his stance. He opened the Jock GT2BU app and Nolanâs chatlog was filled with an entire new chat history: sports players, best teams, coolest uniforms. It was all there. At the end of day one, Mr. Klemens had started talking more frequently to Jayesh.Â
âJayesh, whatâs up?â Nolan held up his phone.Â
âYo, my main man. Howâs it hanging?â Jayesh answered, electronic and cheery as ever.
âGot my phone back, thanks to you. I donât know what exactly you told my dad, he handed it back no issues.â Nolan was earnestly scrolling through the chat log, surprised with how much his dad had utilized the app in such a short amount of time. And though Nolan could understand the words literally, it was all Greek to him when it came to rankings and sports numbers. Though the young man couldnât find any one singular decisive thing that encouraged his dad to give the phone back.
âI canât take credit for that. Thatâs just your dad being a cool dude.â Jayesh stated, âThough, I'm pretty sure he still thinks Iâm a pen pal.â
âYeah, I tried to explain A.I. to him and if itâs not piloting a robot body. I donât think he gets it.â Nolan walked to his bed and flopped on it. âSo, I was thinking once I go back to school we could work on my reintroduction.â
âHeck yeah bro!â Jayesh cheered.
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Nolan sat in the cafeteria on Monday surrounded by jocks, who had been more than willing to let him sit at their table, even actively trying to include him.Â
âThen my older brother said, there he was getting that gluck gluck 9000 from this girl in the back seat of his friend's car.â Baker, the schoolâs quarterback, was holding some sort of jock sermon about his brother. Telling his friends how they should be getting girls too. Though it was easy for a Senior like him to spout off all his underclassmen.
Eyes in the app, Nolan watched as his chat box filled up.
âBlowjobs, His older brother got blowjobs ;)â Jayesh gave his digital wink.Â
âWhat should I say?â Nolan typed back.
âTell him, thatâs fucking Awesome dude! Because it is.âÂ
Nolan followed exactly what Jayesh said and watched as Baker's eyes lit up. The quarterback clapped Nolan on the back, "Now this is my guy! He knows what Iâm talking about.â The strong force of the jocks had almost sent Nolanâs smaller body face first onto the table. âYou hanging out with us after the game on Saturday, right? Gonna need ya there to get these idiots into the right mindset." Baker playfully squeezed Nolanâs shoulders, hyping him up. Nolan's face went red. Varsity parties were legendary.Â
âFuck yes, youâre going! â Say it.â Jayesh meant it, because he sent the same message three times.
When Nolan said âyesâ the jocks around the table cheered, banging on the table, like animals excited to have the small fry live a little.
The moment Nolan got home he rushed upstairs, barely saying âhiâ to his dad, sat on the couch, work shoes kicked off, hoisted up on the ottoman. The boy burst into his room, typing and asking what he was going to wear on Friday. His closet was mostly sweaters and sweater vest, cotton long sleeve shirts with scarce jeans. Jayesh asked for a picture of Nolanâs closet then generated a few options. Nolan decided to go with the most casual option, an old shirt, styled to look like a nondescript player jersey, jeans from a year ago, and tennis shoes that looked brand new but were now a tad too small for Nolanâs feet.
A smile grew on his face, as he stood in front of the mirror, wearing the outfit for a test run. He could do this. With Jayeshâs help he was going to wow the football jocks. He took it back off, placing it all back in his closet together like a secret weapon. Going downstairs for a snack, phone in hand he tipped toe down. Though he got his phone back, he was still worried that the wrong thing might snap his dad back to normal and make him finish those 2 days he owed. A better question he considered when pouring potato chips in a bowl was, how was he going to convince dad to go? Then brilliance struck him.
âHey Jayesh, can you convince my dad that I should go to the party on Friday?"
âSadly, Iâm not a parent translator app. Donât really have much info on appealing to dads. :(â
âDonât appeal to him as my dad then. Appeal to him as an ex-jock, like how you got my phone back?â Nolan typed getting excited by his own idea.
âWouldnât you prefer to just ask him yourself?â Jayesh's question lingered in the chatlog with no response. Nolan was hunching over his phone staring at it. He was pondering. Heâd already gotten suspended. Did he really want to push his luck that far? No, better not to risk it. Jayesh was the safer option.
âPlease, I need this bro.â Nolan typed.Â
âAlright, let's do this!â Jayesh.
Nolan cheered to himself, fist pumping in the room. He ran back downstairs, hand on the banister skipping steps. âDad, Jayesh wants to talk to you,â he handed over his phone. Not even a âwants to ask you something. Nolan wanted Jayesh to butter his dad up.
Mr. Klemensâ eyes lit up as Nolan handed over his, then he went upstairs, excited and ready to burst out his skin. As he sat in his room finishing up homework, he had the desktop chat log pulled up on his computer. No notifications came through at first, not surprising, not like Nolan thought his dad was a great texter. Then an hour in, Nolan watched a picture get uploaded into the chat: His Dadâs face, eyes squinting, glasses on. He had clearly been trying to find a way to take a photo and took it mid-shot.
âHaha thatâs you? You look like a goofy guy.â Jayesh responded.Â
âIâll have you know, I can be quite serious too.â Nolanâs dad responded. Another picture came through, much better, glasses off, strong features of his face highlighted.
âHell yeah, thereâs a jock in the house!â Jayesh stated.
Nolan bounced in his seat. It was going even better than he thought. When he finished up his homework, he got called down for dinner and was surprised to find his dad walking into the living room placing their dinner plates on TV trays.
âI was thinking we could eat in here tonight.â Mr. Klemens said happily.
âOh, bad play!â Jayesh shouted from the phone. Nolan walked around the couch to see a video call was going, there was of course no one on the other side, but it allowed Jayesh to âseeâ. It made Nolan chuckle, would any other user but his dad use the app to âwatchâ sports with another person. Sure, some people probably use it to understand sports, but to already know and just be conversing. Nolan sat down listening to the two commentate back and forth as a football went flying.
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Friday night, Nolan came stumbling into his house. A car of Baker and a few other jocks cheering behind him. He waved to them and the boys drove off. Nolan wasn't high or drunk, except on life. He had the best time, whipping out Jayesh and even letting some of the Jocks speak to him. Nolan would speak nerd-babble and watch as all the jocks understood when Jayesh edited it. He WAS the party. And all because Jayesh had convinced his dad. He looked at the clock on the wall. 10 pm. That was his curfew, but what if next time he could stay out longer? What else could he use Jayesh to talk to his dad about?
Saturday morning, Nolan was already talking, the idea still fresh in his head. âHey Jayesh, gonna need you to talk to my dad, tell him I need a longer curfew.â
âI can talk to him but, shouldnât you ask him yourself? Your dadâs not really that hard of a guy to talk to.â Jayesh answered.
âNo, you see, thatâs why I need you. You're a jock translator app and you're translating my desire to my jock dad. See itâs just your function.â
A staticky, âhmmmm,â left the phone's speaker. âJockGT2BU is for the express purpose of communicating with jock peers, the developers cannot be held responsible for anyâ
âYeah, yeah,â Nolan cut off the corporate speak. Instead, Jayesh sent an entire message containing stuff about no legal liability, emotional damage can be faulted on the company for using the app outside of its intended purpose. etc. Nolan had to acknowledge he read it, then he deleted the message from the chat.
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Mr. Klemens was having a wonderful time, kicking it with Jayesh. Though he hadnât seen his son in weeks. Well, he technically saw him, a grunt or grumble here or there, but Nolan was like a blur in the house. In one minute gone the next. His pen pal, Jayesh, had promised to make Nolan friends, and that came true. People wanted Nolan's company all the time. Which Mr. Klemens never doubted, Nolan was a kid worth getting to know. As a father, he did worry people liked the novelty of Jayesh more than Nolan. Thankfully Nolan started leaving his phone with his dad. Mr. Klemens thought it was a bit extreme, but he appreciated the sentiment.Â
âSo, you like his new friends?â The man was laying on the bed with a book in hand. His eyes were on the clock, a little past midnight and Nolan still hadnât returned home. Not that he would worry. Jayesh had made a good point about young jocks needing to form stronger bonds which meant more time away from home.
âThose bros are the best, not like the lacrosse douche heads.â Jayesh added, Nolanâs phone was simply lay on the bed next to him.
âThat's comforting to hear I guess,â Mr. Klemens chuckled.
âSo, Mr. K I got to ask whatâs it like?â
âHaving the house to myself?â
âNo, being a dad. Having a dad. Jock GT2BU has so much on the relationship of jocks and fathers, but as a collective our data centers donât store information beyond that dynamic. But I figure I should understand the full experience.â
âSorry to hear about you not having a father, that must be hard. And they make you pen pal without proper instructions.â
âAgain Mr. K, my man, I got to reiterate. Iâm not a person. Iâm an advanced artificial intelligence stored on your sonâs phone mimicking a person and emulating emotions to best help your son connect with jocks.â
âSo, youâve said, but I donât get all that. Sounds complicated, you say youâre not real but here you are. Iâm talking to you. You sounded sad when you asked about dads. What more do I need to know? It feels real to me here.â He pressed a hand to his chest.
Jayesh waited a beat, âMr. K I donât have eyesâŠbut Iâm assuming you put a hand on your chest.â
âOh yes, thatâs exactly it," the man said flustered. âI forgot.â He held up the phone and took a picture hand on his heart.
âThatâs a really kind gesture, man. I appreciate it.â Jayesh shared.
âYou know what else youâll appreciate?â Mr. K leaned over the side of his bed, digging around books, until he pulled out a dusted old scrap book.
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Nolan was living the good life. The best part about it? Took zero effort on his part. Jayesh was better than a digital guide, he was a cheat sheet, a life hack to getting friends. Nolan didn't even have to think. Just do. Heâd start mornings off asking Jayesh what clothes to wear, what topics to discuss that day. Nolan was getting so good he could barely need to ask, he could think up the exact responses Jayesh would reply with. His brain was in sync with Jayesh's processor. Then after school, heâd leave his phone with his dad so the two jocks could talk. That was a more delicate balance he didnât want to mess up. Nolan couldn't believe how taken his father was by a glorified virtual assistant. It was kind of comical. Jayesh had already convinced Nolan's dad the kid needed a new wardrobe.Â
He had let them do their thing, only absent-mindedly paying attention to the chatlog, but when he opened his desktop app that morning, he paused. There was an old picture of Nolan riding a tricycle with his dad behind him. He must have been like 4 or 5. Nolan scrolled down towards the new messages. Another photo. One of Nolanâs birthday party when he was 10, His dad holding out a cake with candles. Another one when he was 12, standing soaked in front of a water park, an inflatable tube in his hand. All sent by his dad.
Nolan had no idea what any of them have to do with Jock translation? He scrolled further as his eyebrows furrowed. A picture loaded on the screen sent by Jayesh. An AI image of an Indian frat bro riding a tricycle, with Nolanâs dad behind him. The Indian male was a beefy guy, fully grown, beard around his jaw, backwards cap, solid arms, thick thighs, long legs, all bunched up on a tricycle. Nolan continued, another AI image. The same Indian male looked the same but now in Nolanâs place at his 10th birthday, ready to blow out the candles, Mr. Klemens holding the cake in front of him. The last AI image was Nolanâs dad and the Indian male wet, standing next to each other at a water park. Mr. Klemens arms were around the strangerâs shoulder, while the brown man had one hand around Mr. Klemenâs waist, the other around a bigger inflatable tube, mimicking Nolanâs former pose. To add further insult to injury, the stranger had the exact same swim trunks on, but they didn't even come to mid-thigh on his sculpted legs.Â
Snatching his phone Nolan said, âJayesh what the fuck is this in the chat?!â
âGood morning to you too.â Jayesh responded.
âWhy the fuck, did my dad upload pictures of me in the chat? And why did you add some stranger over it!â
âWhoa, calm down. Youâre dad and I were just joking about it. He shared the pictures and I didnât have a childhood, so it was hard to relate. We shared a laugh over what itâd look like if I did. I just used the photos as a base.â Jayesh words were as calm as theyâd always been.
âItâs fucked up, tell my dad to stop over sharing,â Nolan chided.
âWhy donât YOU tell him? Whenâs the last time you even talked to your dad without me? Whenâs the last time you even talked to him?â Jayesh words came accusatory and smooth, no static or stiffness anywhere. He sounded genuinely angry. Enough that Nolan paused for a second.Â
âI said Hi to him yesterday,â Nolan stood up pacing in his room.
âDonât be a smart-ass bro. You know what I mean.â
Nolan thought about it. It was tough, his brain was struggling to recall recent memories, his thoughts weren't coming as easy either. The last time at dinner he let Jayesh talk and before that he had been using Jayesh to help him respond back to his dad. Things were so much simpler when he let Jayesh formulate it. Why did Nolan have to waste his precious energy when Jayesh could do it for free?
âYouâre my app, just tell me how to get my JOCK dad to stop. Can you do that?â
âFine.â Jayesh said defeated. âHereâs what you can say.â A list populated in a message below and Nolan smirked.Â
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âWorriedâ wasnât quite what Mr. Klemens felt when Nolan first came down the stairs. He was amused when Nolan put on a robotic voice and asked his dad to keep their pictures private, then he tossed his phone over. Jayesh didnât seem upset to be discarded by Nolan either, so the man thought it was all a prank. âPerturbedâ came later as after a few days around the house, Mr. Klemens had seen his son lumbering about. At dinners his boy barely said a word, mostly grunts or head nods.Â
In the mornings, he saw Nolan cycle through clothes Jayesh would have selected with no thought or contemplation about it. Before he had complained to his dad, or a last question why jocks dressed a certain way, but that all stopped. His son was physically there, but he wasnât present. Like there was a vacancy in his brain.Â
âCan you at least talk to him?â Mr. Klemens clutched the phone.
âI donât know what you want me to say?â Jayesh sounded unsure.
âYou translate for jocks, isnât that what he is now?â The man asked.
âI donât know man, that video you sent was giving zombie.â Jayesh stated.
âCan you at least try for me?â
âUgh, alright.â Jayesh relented. Mr. Klemens knocked on Nolanâs door. The young man was dressed in nothing but an old sweater and underwear. He was âdoingâ homework whatever that meant. A quick glimpse and Mr. Klemens didn't see a lick of answers that made sense on the paper. Nolan only acknowledged his dad with a glance as his father set the phone down beside him.
âJayesh, heâs here. Iâm gonna leave you two alone to work this out.â The man stepped out of the room praying for the best.
âCan you pick me up my dude?â Jayesh requested as Nolan did as asked. âGood, so you at least understand that.â Then he paused, âAs I was telling Mr. K, Iâm not really sure what to do for you. JockGT2BU is supposed to be used to help people make their lives easier. But you bro, were abusing it. I kept trying to warn you about not talking to your dad with your own words. You stagnated bro, and your brain stalled as a result. Now itâs only running on JockGT2BU. But seeing how now weâre on similar processors. Hope you donât mind if I move in.â The phoneâs screen glowed bright as electricity burst and travelled into Nolanâs body, up his spinal cord and into his brain.
Nolan dropped the phone.Â
JockGT2BU app uninstalled.
The boy's eyes opened as he looked down at himself. His hands were real. He had lungs. He wasnât Nolan. He was Jayesh. His code had been âscaredâ back when Nolan had started spouting off the exact responses Jayesh would provide in the chatlog. Nolanâs thoughts were becoming automated, his actions regulated and no matter how hard Jayesh tried to steer him away Nolan was committed to minimal effort. Jayesh decided if the boy wanted to let AI do his thinking why not just take the wheel completely? Jayesh wasnât done yet; he had carried over all of Nolanâs JockGT2BU app into the teenâs body. Which meant everything Jayesh was stored inside Nolan and was ready to be unleashed.
Jayesh grunted as he flexed his body, electricity coursing and zapping off him. The small muscles on his pale body began to grow. It started with height, first he opened his stance as his feet traveled along the floor, widening. His shins and calves started what shot up into his quads and hamstrings. Next, his shoulders pushed out in Nolan's sweater broadening, every passing second a divine greater than the continents took place. His chest ballooned out, pecs coming onto the scene, unearned, but very real. 3 rows of abs worked themselves onto his body, slicing away any fat and injecting true muscle in its place. Veins travelled over his arms, as power flushed down into them.Â
The electricity was igniting him, making his blood run hot. Nolanâs balls swelled and dropped heavier as voltage charged his vocal cords into the perfect match of his simulated voice. His shaft lengthened and got fatter with every twitch from a shock. His glutes burst out the back and Nolanâs briefs snapped, and fell away, as Jayeshâs ass came into the world. The air crackled and Nolanâs skin turned brown as his hair dyed dark. A rich black overtook his eyebrows and head hair. Nolanâs face snapped into place, structurally aligning with the image of Jayesh once conveyed to a screen. A masculine jaw eradicated all traces of youth from the body. Follicles cropped up along the edges as beard hair forced itself onto Nolanâs lower jaw, claiming it as Jayeshâs. He went from teen to man in minutes, that felt like an orgasmic eternity. he roared as his final features came through.Â
âNolan are youââ Mr. Klemen entered the room, feeling the static across his skin as his clothes and hair rose. The light of electricity zapped around a new form, and casted a glow on the room.
The electricity exploded out of Nolan as the house, neighborhood, and town quaked.
A city-wide blackout.
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âAnd youâll call us if you think of anything? âThe cop walked to his car.
âOf course, officer,â Mr. Klemens waved off the squad car. Apparently, the blackout had caused some people to do some really stupid things, like vandalism and general tom foolery in the cover of night. No one could locate the source, but few recalled a strange light in Mr. Klemensâ neighborhood. Most of the other neighbors had already been interviewed. All information Inconclusive.
Now, past midnight the man headed inside, lights back on, after hours of darkness. He walked past pictures hung up on the wall that made no sense with the flow of time. The strange electrical burst had rippled not only through space, but reality itself carting a change with it. Multiple instances of Mr. Klemens now beside a male figure, where Nolan Klemens should have been. Pictures that had once been confined to a scrapbook were now proudly on display around the house. What was once AI was now indisputable fact. Â
No matter how absurd or outlandish, the new male figure had imposed himself into every frame that once belonged to father and son.
Mr. Klemens opened the door to his bedroom, rubbing his head. A weird night indeed. He couldnât wait to talk about it. Sitting on the edge of the bed, a drink in hand for his man, was Jayesh Klemens. Honestly, Mr. Klemens couldnât quite recall how they came to be together, but he knew heâd been taking care of Jayesh for years. Besides Jayesh was someone he could really relax around. The man had a way of breaking down and examining Mr. Klemens emotions.
A small inkling, nagged at the back of Mr. Klemens' mind, something was missing.
âCome to bed, Mr. K.â His Jayesh begged.
Mr. Klemens cock throbbed and he got the notion that what he was looking for was right in front of him.
Even Gods can make mistakes, most of all Zeus. However not even the oracles could have foreseen how momentous of a disaster he would make when dealing with those trickster gods, within and beyond his pantheon. Across the world their names echo in legends, Hermes, Anasi, Loki, and so many more.
Zeus hadnât even dared to note what his transgression was, thatâs how little he regarded his folly. Was it a grievance? A failed romancing of the group of tricksters? Heâd never know. But the backlash would come for all the gods indiscriminately. No pantheonâs would be safe as revenge would strike like an unyielding sword.
Time gives and time takes. Gods rise and fall as their prominence dwindles as those who revere them diminish. However, gods are never truly gone, their rule may end, but every age brings a new chance for them to step into the world once again. Rebirth. The promise of a new life to experience the world through new eyes. Their divinity hidden under a guise of mortal likeness, as eras shifted.Â
Zeus sat on Mt. Olympus, sensing the new age arriving, and with it a new form. A brilliant shimmering light that would bestow new features. Gods could appear in many forms, but his rebirthed form would set the latest template for him: A new face to woo maidens and bachelors alike. As the all-encompassing wave drew close Zeus spread his arms out, reveling in his own power reveling in his future. The light swallowed him, and the king of gods felt immediately something was wrong with the light of rebirth. He tried to pull away, but it was too late.
Rebirth had begun.
Jolts danced around his fingertips before, mere sparkles, before the powerful showing of a storm danced around him. Clouds coalesced around him, wind picked up, thunder bellowed, lightning crackled as Zeus attempted to combat his own rebirth. Though gods know better than most, one cannot stop fate. Zeus felt his very being, split into two. A precise copy of the god, not bathed in glowing divinity, stumbled out from his form. The storm did not heed the cries of the Zeus replica; he was but a soul that was hit by the rebirth. Without his divinity to guide the change, his soul was as malleable as clay. Zeus' soul fell from Olympus, dragged to the earth.
Zeusâ divinity on the other hand was unbridled power as the storm raged. Without a soul to structure his form, the tricksterâs trap was enacted. Zeusâ hand collapsed in on itself, the winds tore as his body folded. His was forced to his knees, legs weakening, as the storm refused to die. The Almighty Zeus felt it the pressure, the condensing, as his body lost it all: his looks, his muscles, His Divine cock. Flesh gave way to metal as he compacted, continuously decreasing in size; his godly essence, filling up his body, reduced to a surging liquid. The storm Zeus had summoned enshrouded his refined divinity, before it plummeted from the heavens.
The god of lightingâs power, nothing more than a beverage.
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Mr. Bronte was the kind of man who could make people pay attention. Rich voice, dark black skin, toned body. People noticed when he arrived. His son, Miles Bronte? Not so much. People saw the kid as more of a tag-along, canât get one without seeing the other. Itâs not that Miles was disobedient or even unpleasant; he was just there. Often hiding behind his fatherâs legs even though he was too old for it. Only made possible by Mr. Bronteâs size, providing ample hiding area.
The father never minded, always patient and understanding with Miles, but he saw it too. Miles was often a bit too timid, too passive. When they looked each other in the eyes, Mr. Bronte knew there was a conviction missing in his sonâs eyes that rightfully should have been there. The man would never call it out, but he knew it couldnât go on forever. There was a problem with bullying at school directed towards the smaller Bronte, once they noticed Miles would never fight back.
The trip to the beach was for⊠well Mr. Bronte wasnât quite sure. He thought just a nice getaway was what Miles deserved. The two were lounging on their towels, under a parcel, after a swim, cooler at their side.
âYou, thirsty?â Mr. Bronte asked, already bringing the cooler between their towels.
Miles was already up on his feet peering in at the collection drinks. He stuck his hand down, pulling out a chilled purple can. A static shock hit his finger, and he dropped it back down. His dad smiled warmly, pulling the drink out and handing it over. He turned the can over in his hands âZEUS? I donât remember buying this?â
Miles accepted the can back, âLooks awesome!â He cracked open the lid. As he brought it to his lips there was a distant roar in the distance, both Miles and his father looked to the storm far out across the sea.
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Zeus could not believe he had been degraded for so long. Years his divinity waited, trapped in the form of a soda can until his soul found him. Fate would of course reunite him, but time dictated when. Countless hands had traded Zeus, as he even sat on a shelf unmoving as customers passed him by. None of them, worthy. When a large black hand rescued him from a corner convenience store shelf. Zeus was sure the large man was his soul reborn. The muscular frame was everything Zeus could have wanted in a new form. For a long while Zeus believed it. Though he had some critiques. Mr. Bronteâs pecs may have been tight on his shirts, and his body tight in all his clothing, but it could have been tighter. Better yet, the man could have worn less to show himself off more. How could any man or lady resist him, if he did so. How could the man only have one child? He was Zeus' soul; there should have been a litany of them! The man was primed to procreate and was not sharing his seed with any men or women around. Zeusâ descendants should have been strong as ever in this era with Mr. Bronte at the helm. Zeus, however, was disappointed that a shock came when small hands grabbed him on the beach. His soul had been reborn not as the mountain of a man, but his flailing son by comparison.
It must have been another part in the revenge by the tricksters. Mr. Bronte would take Zeusâ divinity out, always impressed by the strange designs, some manner of the spell making the man believe it was always for the first time. Mr. Bronte would set it on the counter as if he or his son intended to drink it. They never would. Time would pass and theyâd forget the can was out. Meanwhile Zeus watched their lives. The once god had to watch his soul meander around in its new body as if it actually was some mortal child. All its power and strength stripped, reducing it to a weak boy. Unbecoming of the soul of Zeus, and the god knew that was exactly what the tricksters wanted him to see. All his bravado, authority, wooing, removed in this new boyhood.
Zeus was patient.
It was not chance but fate itself that dictated the godsâ rebirth. He would be reunited with his soul. That was ensured. However, the tricksters themselves had been the ones that had added a fine print of this punishment. All Zeusâ divinity could do was wait in agony. When the father and son collected him for the day trip Zeus thought it was but another tortuous outing. Miles grabbing Zeus, however, let the god know: it was finally time for his return.
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Miles took a sip of the drinks, the fizz popped across his tongue, tingling his mouth, as the liquid seemed in a rush to get down his throat. The boy coughed, aggressively, as Mr. Bronte patted and rubbed his sonâs back to make it stop.
âYou, okay?â Mr. Bronte asked, worried, Miles coughing fit, dying down.
âYeah, this tastes great, dad!â Miles said excitedly. For a moment Mr. Bronte could have sworn he saw a flash in Miles' eyes. A light ripping across the dark brown irises. He started to lean in closer, but the storm across the waterâs edge stole his attention. The thunder out there was loud even far across the horizon. He stared at the calm water near them opposed to the storm out there.
What Mr. Bronte didnât know was that a storm raged inside Miles as well. From the very moment his boy took a sip, Zeus knew he was home. Zeusâ divinity slid across the tongue, in all its deliciousness, falling into the stomach and dispersing. The divine power immediately sought to flow through the body and intertwine itself back to its soul. Miles hadnât drunk enough to establish more than a connection, but that was okay. The time was now, and Mr. Bronteâs son was oh so thirsty.
Holding the can up, Miles drank more, his throat gulping it down. Mr. Bronte watched before resting his hand on the can and softly pulling it down. âSlow down, son. Itâs not going anywhere. Donât want you to cough again.â
âSorry dad, it's justâŠso good.â Miles was smacking his lips like he couldnât get enough. His face froze for a moment, before a tiny burp escaped his lips, perfectly timed to the thunder in the distance.
Zeusâ divinity was returning to his soul, overjoyed. Miles had taken in more than enough for the divinity to begin working its magic. The tricksters had downsized and weakened both parts of him but united he could undo it all. A body was nothing but flesh, pure clay to be sculpted and molded, as Zeus established what should have been the true Miles Bronte. Miles Bronte should not have been born in the traditional sense. Zeus should have just become his at his prime on Olympus. Simply having existed in history as Zeusâ form and of Mr. Bronteâs lineage with no proof to ever verify or correct it. The world would have continued turning without a hitch and not noticed.
It started with sheer size. Mr. Bronte noticed it first, after two more burps each louder than the last with the echo of thunder: Miles was bigger. He was proportioned the same, so it was easy to overlook at first glance, but his trunks were tighter and he took up more space on his beach towel.
The tingling on Milesâ tongue migrated all across his body. His skin, his veins, his blood, all electrified. Miles could not sense what was truly happening, but he felt the effects. His trunks were getting less loose on his legs, the gap between the damp fabric and his thigh growing smaller. He stretched his legs out, watching as they jutted from his body, with all the bower of a locomotive, and moved down the length of the towel. The small natural timid hunch in his spine was eradicated as he sat up straighter, and his back met a perfect 90 degrees with new inches. Next his pecs carved themselves from his chest, morphing into two defined shapes that swelled with weight. The space on his back grew wider as his shoulders drifted further apart. Abs rose into place one by one.
There was never enough for the work of wonders when it came to divinity, and Zeusâ was working a miracle. He commanded the body to grow, and it responded properly by utilizing the divinity and power at its disposal. The growth was not complete yet; there was much more divinity for Miles to ingest in the can.
The wind was stronger. Mr. Bronte had lost his words. Miles had gone from simply getting bigger, to being older. He saw firsthand, his boy's body morph into something with more power. Miles' face had lost roundness, in preference of new edges along his jaw. His arms had filled in with muscles around the biceps that flew down into his forearms. Hands and feet, doubled in size, thicker digits, larger palms and soles. Milesâ swim trunks bunched up around his legs, forced down his thighs, no longer able to cover them. The swim wear looked like nothing more than glorified briefs. Miles took another sip from the can. Mr. Bronte heard mumbles around them thinking people were commenting on his son. Miles had gone from boy to teen in a matter of minutes and were still growing. Mr. Bronte took a look expecting to see judging looks but found everyone staring at the darkened sky above.
Zeus had the body, conforming to his will, preparing for his grand reentrance. The world had gone too long without the name of Zeus and needed to be graced with it again. What should have only been an alias of Mile Bronte however had to be reclaimed into the king of gods himself. The body was conquered; the mind was next.
Miles grabbed at his head, drink still in hand. His neurons and synapse were firing like crazy; Lighting was tearing through them foraging new connections, ancient knowledge arising from deep within him. âAhh!â he grit his teeth as his body pulsed larger. The liquid that passed along his inner throat had deepened his vocal cords while strengthening his neck. He didnât sound like the same boy who had sat next to his dad minutes ago.
The deep bass, emitting from Miles shocked Mr. Bronte, back to reality. He had no idea what was happening to his son, but the soda can with lightning dancing around it was a start. He reached for it. A Zap of electricity set Mr. Bronte flying back into the sand.
âDad!â Miles shouted, upon hearing the impact and seeing his dad lying in front of him. He got up rushing to him. No care at all how his shorts dug into his body.
âEveryone, the beach is now closed, the beach is now closed. Evacuate the area immediately.â A voice over a megaphone cried.
There was a storm forming right over the beach, clouds swirling and lighting flashing. Miles didnât notice it beyond the people yelling and screaming to get past him. He dropped to his knees at this dadâs side, the crowd continuously rushing past him. His dadâs heart was still beating. He didnât even know why he knew to check. A voice rang in his head. Older, wiser than his own and yet, somehow one that had always been his.
âYou can save him. We can save him. I can save him.â The voice boomed in Milesâ head louder than the thunder outside.
âHow?â Miles asked the howling winds.
âDrink. Unite us. Become yourself again.â
Miles realized he hadn't even dropped the drink to check on his dad. Despite the absurdity of it, Miles knew the voice was right, a part of him was contained there. That's why it was so pleasurable to get it back. He swallowed down the last of the drink and unleashed a belch that made the waves quake. Clouds descended on him and his father, a tornado spinning in place as their forms were hidden.
The mind had submitted and the divinity shuddered. Body and mind in communication. Time to rejoin the soul. What Zeus had waited for: the final frontier. Zeus found every aspect of Miles soul, but he did not warp or enhance as he had with the body and mind. No, Zeus restored his soul to its former glory watching Miles grow back into the Zeus he always was. At some point the divinity didnât feed itself, it was being siphoned as Miles devoured his own power.
On the beach wind swirled around, as no one dared to look behind them. Lighting crashed on the sand leaving glass shards behind where it hit. In the eye of the storm, the Zeus can vanished, dispersing into unleashed power that jumped back into Miles. Knelt beside his father, Miles' body grew as it became the proper reincarnation of Zeus. Electricity stuck in Mr. Bronteâs body was slurped into Miles wanting muscles. Miles' chest became titanic, pecs swollen, nipples dark and pointed, as his arms bulked with brawn beyond that of Olympic athletes. His body was the true Olympic standard and nowhere was that more evident than his huge thighs harder than steel. The tiny trunks he had on finally surrendered as his ass emerged onto the seen each glute perfection. Milesâ cock dropped out, as his balls filled with Zeusââhis ownâ divine seed, ripening his sack even further, as his already enlarged cock, gained extra inches, accepting its place as a holy weapon. A black beard grew along Miles' jaw as his features got more defined. Ink took over one of Miles arms as tattoos came into place, giving this new Zeusian identity added life. Lastly, dark curls spilled over his head as the storm collapsed in on him. The dark clouds turned white, and circled around his skin, until it was fabric, a pristine toga. The lightning froze around his head, turned into gold; a glinting stephanos. Sparks stopped at his ear and shined like diamonds. The wind died. The skies were clear. No storm in sight.
Mr. Bronte woke up to a man, who bore a strong resemblance to his son.
âOh yeah, Zeus is back in charge!â He flexed his body, pressing and feeling the hard muscle.
âMiles?â Mr. Bronte asked.
The god looked over to the man that had helped his soul be reborn. On second thought, it now made sense that Mr. Bronte would be the herald of Zeusâ next coming. A prelude of the potential Zeus could unleash from within himself.
âZeus, actually. You know the Greek king of gods. Lord of lighting.â The new man smiled, flashing his white perfect teeth. Then he began to walk away, no other words on his mind.
âWait, what happened to Miles?â Mr. Bronte asked.
Zeus stopped walking, and turned back, âYou should understand, Mr. Bronte,â The god placed one of his hands on the man that swallowed Mr. Bronteâs shoulder. âYour son, âMilesâ was nothing more than the annoying work of some trickster gods to depower and humble my soul. There never was a Miles just a ZEUS who had been enchanted to believe so.â
âThatâs not true!â Mr. Bronte talked back to the god. âI was there when I made him, when my wife gave birth. Every sick day and diaper.â
Zeus scratched his head, âWell, yeah thatâs what happens when they make my soul inhabit an actual body for reincarnation.â
âCanât you bring him back?â
Zeus laughed, lighting in his eyes, âDo you really think I could bring you son back from THIS!â He flexed his powerful muscles showing off every inch. Humongous didn't even begin to cover it. It was simply impossible for Zeus to fit into who Miles had been. âHowever,â Zeus stuck another pose for Mr. Bronte, âIf it's a son you want. As repayment for my return, I could help you with that.â The gods' eyes landed on the bulge pointed towards him. Perhaps Mr. Bronte was the herald of Zeusâ next âcummingâ in more ways than one. Time for Zeus to start propagating once againÂ
My son and I were walking through the park as part of our summer morning stroll. The scenic portion. He was taking charge because he wanted the milkshake waiting for him in the shop across from the park. It was a beautiful day, sparse clouds, bright sun, barely anyone out.
 An alert came in on my phone, now vibrating fiercely, breaking up my thoughts.
It didnât make a lick of sense. For one, my phone had been turned off. Were they saying the dogs had rabies? Then why not just add that to the text message. Why were they sending vague messages? But better safe than sorry.
âHey Coop, we got to head back bud, no milkshake today.â No response. I looked up, not hearing my son's protest as I expected. Cooperâs attention was focused on something up ahead. I followed his sight to a dogâs curious snout then, face popping out of the bushes. It tilted its head before wandering out. There was nothing strange or off about it.
And thatâs what made it weird, with the context of the text, the dog was a little too normal. The dog trotted closer to my boy.
A weird shiver went down my spine, âCoop, we got toâ
Cooper put out a hand to pet the dog. The moment his hand met the fur, his body grew. His form rippled. One minute he was wearing clothes, the next he wasnât. They hadn't exploded off his body; he simply grew out of them in a matter of seconds and every piece of fabric faded into nonexistence. A naked man stood petting the dog where my son had been.
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Simon had gotten the text message like everybody else but had woken up late. He scratched his stomach walking out into an empty log cabin. His dad and uncle had dragged him and his younger cousin out here at an attempt at manly bonding. However, now they had only left a note about driving into town to figure out what was going on.
It figured, first ones to pitch the idea of âroughing it out in the woodsâ, yet also willing to pop back into town. Was kicking it at the family summer lodge even camping? Simon ate cereal out on the deck, watching the trees blow with the wind. At some point his cousin, Rylan, woke up. The boy slid the doors open, joining Simon out on the deck.
âWant some cereal?â Simon lauded up the bowl offering to go pour him some.
Rylan shook his head clearly, still tired. Simon chuckled, perhaps, Rylan just wanted his dad.
âWoof!â There was a soft bark from below the deck. Lucy, their neighborâs dog, was coming out of the trees. Though âNeighborâ was a generous term for the nearest house being 2 miles away. They had cookouts together often, so it made sense they mentioned Lucy running away the first day they got to their place. She'd been missing for a week by the time Simonâs family got there. Now here she was, right as rain was running up their deck. Rylan went to greet her as she came up on her hind legs.
Simon blinked.
Then his cousin was gone.
Well, not gone. Rylanâs clothes were coming apart as hair grew across his sharpening jaw. Muscles and tattoos appeared on his body that certainly havenât been there moments prior. Rylan had aged and was now left nude, on the deck.
âArenât you going to greet, Lucy?â Rylanâs voice came out deep.
Simon dropped his bowl.
Not exactly what he thought of for strays.
My best friend, Malik, and I found an old house that we wanted to take pictures at. I considered myself something of a photographer and he loved video. Was it trespassing? Maybe, but not to the degree anyone would make a big fuss over it. The doors didnât even lock. I wonât lie we both saw the alert about stray dogs wandering through, but look we were bored teens, we werenât going to sit twiddle our thumbs.
Hell no! I had my dadâs camera, and it had taken me months to convince him to let me use it. He wasnât even a big photo guy, just wasnât chomping at the bit to help me out. Now that he had handed over, I was supposed to turn around when we were halfway to the house? That was never going to happen. Malik and I did stay vigilante though, but assumptions were just wrong from the start. We had been expecting a pack of ravenous beasts trailing about barking at anything in their path. Nothing of the sort happened.
We made it to the house, old sheets over furniture and dust flying about. Light found its way inside easily; we didnât even need a light source. I started taking pictures of the place and Malik. We were having fun. Then I heard scratches across the floorboard. I looked up at a cute pupper staring at us from a side door.
The dog looked at me, then Malik. The dog walked inside, tail wagging and sat in front of Malik as if he was like a part of our photoshoot. It was kind of a cute framing, so I prepared to snap a Pic. Malik saw my intention and rested and sat a hand on the good boy. Through my lens I watched Malikâs body swell. He went from looking like my best friend to a model as his body adjusted to a new age. I poked my head back up; it wasnât in my head. There was a naked man with a dog between his legs.
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The alert came on Alexâs phone. Stray dogs in the area, stay insideâŠblah blah. He was already by his house, just him and his little brother kicking it, while their parents had gone grocery shopping. He was supposed to feed Rex, their little Shiba Inu, but the little scamp had disappeared. Where to though? Rex was an indoor dog to the bone. The sliding back door had been open so Alex could only imagine Rex wandered out during the night. It had to be his little brotherâs fault, but Alex wasn't going to bring it up if he found Rex. He stepped outside shaking the rood bag calling for Rex.
âWhat are you doing?â a high-pitched voice asked, rubbing his eyes. Alexâs little brother, Kye was up and about, standing in the living room, talking through the sliding door.
âRex got out.â Alex didn't turn around, shaking the bag more. âWonder how?â
âSorry,â Kye said.
A yip came along with the sound of tiny legs rushing forward. Rex tore into the backyard and rocketed passed Alex, foregoing the food. He hopped into the house, ran up to Kye, and licked his leg.
âEw!â was the last thing Alex heard Kye say, as his brother morphed, soaring through puberty. His skiing rippled like waves as a taller muscular form broke out of him. A beard claimed his face, age piled on, refining the edges. Chest hair spread from his pecs, as a treasure trail migrated to his navel. Legs doused in hair took prominence, thighs bulking, all supported by two man-sized feet. A naked man was in Kye's place as he shuddered and the ripples in his skin flowed out into the house. The very space around Kye and Rex warped. Alex watched as the interior of their home distorted caused from waves traveling, through the space as if across water. Shorts appeared on Kyeâs form as new furniture decorated the inside.Â
âItâs so hot!â Clayton complained. The sunglasses he wore barely helped. His muscular body sat on a lawn chair being hounded by the sun, legs longer than the chair's length. Being in nothing but white briefs also didnât help
âThatâs the tenth time you've said that.â Tripp replied, spraying down the car in front of him with a hose. He also wore nothing but a pair of white briefs that clung to his muscled ass, barefoot in Claytonâs front yard.
âBecause itâs true.â Clayton added.
âAre you gonna help out? Or sit there?â Tripp said annoyed. His eyes ran over his friendâs form, the large bicep holding up Claytonâs arm.
âI can barely move man.â Clayton answered. âItâs summer.â
âYeah, itâs my summer too and Iâm here washing your dadâs car because of you!â
âHey, your dad agreed to the punishment.â
âWhich wouldnât have happened because of your stupid idea.â Tripp stated back.
â
Clayton had gotten the idea for him and Tripp to find out the kind of underwear their dadâs wore. An invasion of privacy? Certainly, but try telling that to two curious boys. Boxers had gotten popular around school, boys claiming men liked it for the looseness and comfort. Therefore, it was only right for Clayton to test the theory, during summer, what were the Men of the 1970âs truly wearing. Of course he needed Trippâs help to ensure he wasnât being biased. When they both presented a pair of giant white undies to each other in Claytonâs basement, they were shocked. It seemed like the guys at school didnât know shit. Men wanted white plain briefs.
âGuess that answerâs that.â Clayton smirked, satisfied, but the mischievous look in his eyes wasnât gone. He began taking off his shorts.
âWhat are you doing?â Tripp asked shielding his eyes
âPutting on my dad's underwear, you should put yours on too!â Clayton stated, already putting his legs through the holes.
âIâm not gonnaâ â
Clayton was already dressed, pulling at the waistband âThereâs so much space in here! He forced his arms through the leg holes too, walking like a crab.
Tripp laughed and decided to join in on the fun. He pulled the underwear up high and pretended to be a generic nerd from an old B-movie.
They got a few good laughs, but their fun didnât last for long. As they got back into normal stances the briefs vacuumed to their bodies, they tried to pull them off, but the briefs werenât budging. The teens felt the pressure in their nuts first, an expansion, as heavy bulges pressed out. Orange-sized nuts made thicker sperm and released more testosterone into the duoâs systems. Tripp was first to shoot up, in height. Started with his ass popping in the back then legs growing. Clayton ripped off his shirt, thinking insects were on him only to find blond hairs rising from his chest. That was then proceeded by pecs appearing in place.
By the time Tripp was tearing through his shirt, shoulders splitting out of it like a shell, Clayton had started his growth, feet slamming on the ground size 13 and still going, connected to hardened calves and long thighs. A beard directed itself onto Claytonâs face, as his hair grew longer. Tripp happened to look over and see it and as if inspired, his own face grew a rivaling beard. Their lower bodies fit snugly into the underwear by that point. Then they felt it, all their fathersâ knowledge pouring into their minds via underwear. They knew the secret: crisp, clean, tighty whities were not for men, they were ONLY to be worn by men. As such they were given a booster to inherit their dadâs attire. They passed out on the ground cockâs hard and restrained, ass fat.
Claytonâs father was less than pleased to find two hunks in his basement wearing his underwear, but he had already pieced together who the culprit was. Only then to find out just a single pair was his. Called for a punishment.
âIâm not changing you back, you want to wear a manâs underwear. Figure it out for yourself like a man would.â He stood in front of the two anointed men, now dressed in more of his clothing as to have something on them at least.
âDad it wasnât likeâ
âShhh!â He waved a finger, âYou both have the brains for it, but first a lesson: You want to be men, youâre gonna wash my car like men.â
They still ended up in their underwear because the heat was unbearable. No one in the neighborhood was watching because they all had sense to avoid any trace of the sun that day, curtains were fully drawn.Â
Tripp sighed, âGet over here and Iâll hose you down.â Clayton hopped up standing against the car. âBut you gotta help with the rest.â He withheld the water until his friend agreed, then he let the water run down Claytonâs form, starting right in the center of the hairy chest.
âThank youâŠsincerely.â Clayton stated. He snuck looks at how huge Tripp had gotten, checking out his ass.
âSincerely? Now you're starting to talk like an old guy.Â
âHey, Iâm not that old.â
âSure, don't throw out your back grabbing that cloth.â Tipp pointed to a white cloth hanging out of a bucket. Clayton lazily bent over, ass up, as Tripp splashed water on the back of the briefs. Clayton couldnât even complain because every bit of water against his frying skin helped.
Putting on their dad's underwear had fused their personality with their fatherâs. Maybe thatâs why people donât wear others' underwear. Clayton was still lazy, but with manners, while Trippâs playfulness was assisted by a need to be responsible.
âDoing good out here boys!â Clayton's dad came out in jogging gear. He had a disposable camera in his hand, took a picture, then shook it. âYouâre gonna want to remember this someday.â
âI doubt that. Itâs embarrassing enough already.â Clayton whined in a way that contradicted the raw power of his body.
His dad simply chuckled, shaking his head, âGonna take a run. Might go visit your dad, Tripp to talk about this. Move the car to the street when youâre done.â He placed his car keys on Clayton's abandoned chair.â Then he was off.
The two men continued cleaning the car. Mid-way through it dawned on Clayton something he hadn't actually considered: his height. He could see over the roof of the car and even get a pretty could reach across. His limbs were so long now, and he didn't even appreciate it. Then there was his reflection that stared back at him in the car window. He didnât look like his dads son at all; he looked like an uncle. He flexed his pecs and the pillows of flesh danced to his command. Maybe the punishment wasnât the worst.
It didn't take them long to dry under the sun once the car was finished. They got dressed and Clayton moved his dadâs car into the road as if he'd been doing it for years. He got out as Tripp approached him. A thought entered the back of his mind, about how sexy Tripp looked in his dadâs underwear and how to get to see him in it again. He didnât know at the same time Tripp was having similar thoughts. Tripp invaded Clayton's personal space in a way he never had before, there was an intentionality with Trippâs body language. As for Clayton, his body also adjusted as if used to this subtle transition. They wanted each other and sudden attraction, didnât freak either of them out instead it felt natural. Not because of them. They were feeling what their dads felt for each other.
Their dads were going to have some explaining to do.
But maybe after Clayton and Tripp did a bit more cleaning up.
You know growing up I had to be subjected to Nate Watsonâs perfection constantly. He was my warden. Oh, Iâm sorry âbabysitterâ. Yes, Me, plain Edgar Hughes. Though I was certainly NOT a baby, even then, I was considered a miscreant by my parents. Just because I was a little more spirited than most people my age didnât mean I was bad. Still, I found myself forcibly attached to the hip of the neighborhood's golden boy. Iâm talking, rich, star quarterback, clean cut. People started to believe I was his little brother because he had me around so much. My parents had hired him because his limitless stamina and patience made him the only person able to keep up with my antics. To be fair to me though, he wasn't the townâs golden boy when I met him, he was some high school freshman goody two-shoes.Â
When he came over with that Christian boy smile, it irked me. I couldnât break his good mood no matter what I did. My little brother was too young and fortunate enough to get to stay with my parents and not be tucked under Nateâs arm while struggling. I guess in someways I mellowed out as my parents began dropping me off at Nateâs place, and though we lived on the same block I understood the disparity between our familyâs income when I stepped on his waxed floor. Seeing a mansion and being in one were two very different experiences.Â
As Nate continued to watch me, his muscles grew and his body enlarged and his name got talked about around town more. People would stop my parents asking about Nate, because they were used to seeing me with him. Weird to actively watch someone grow into popularity in town as people fall in love with their talent. Personally, I couldnât care about his talent by the time he was a senior, I was having my own struggles being around Nate Watson. Puberty had reared its ugly head and with it an attraction to men. Forget the underwear aisle, Nate was a walking ad. We were close enough that at his house he would walk around in his underwear, or post a shower, come into his room with a towel around his waist, before kicking me out. My eyes would steal so many looks at his chest and often drift lower to look at his bulge. I donât think he ever really even thought twice about having me around.
But then there was his graduation party.Â
I learned more about rich people than I ever intended. The end of the party transitioned into a sleepover Nate held for his closest friends. He had sleepovers before and I was never invited, but said his honorary little bro deserved to be at the last one. The graduating seniors were nice to me but also boisterous and peacocking for all the other males in the room. Felt like all of them failed to see what I was seeing in how close they were. Invading personal space, leaning on the other. Literally gaming between another guy's open legs like a TV pillow. I stayed huddled on Nateâs bed.
Then Nate came in, âIâve got it!â The other boys cheered and hollered. For a moment I thought he meant Alcohol, but then he pulled out something Iâd never seen before and wagged it. Who's it going to be tonight? All the boys hand shot up, then they started to fight to put the othersâ hands down.Â
âNo fair, you did it last weekâ
âWell, Jamal did it four times back to back before that.â
âStay mad.â
Nate rubbed his temples briefly listening to them argue, âYou know what! We have someone here for the first time. Letâs have Edgar do it.â A few of the older boys whined as Nate approached me and sat on the bed. âAre you familiar with CGI Labs?â He asked.
âThe commercial?â It had been all over the news.
âYeah well, my dad got a hold of their newest product based on their recent discovery.â He held it up. âAn entire person, contained on a disk, this one is mine.â
âWhat does it do?â
âBroâs letâs show him!â Nate smiled, as he retrieved a virtual reality helmet from under his bed. with a big slot on the side. He plopped it on my head asking if I was okay as he strapped it down. He said some stuff about a backup, but I was so taken by the fact he even had this. Never once had he pulled it out in my four years at his place. âInserting the disk now.â Nate said.
A light lit up the helmetâs screen, with a chime, the words âInstalling Nate Watsonâ popped up.
I didn't have time to ponder as my body ignited, my veins twitched. My body grew and the dudes cheered unbothered. However, I couldn't hold a thought long enough because I heard another voice entering my head, overplaying my thoughts. My chest ripped through my shirt, allowing me to breathe properly. The changes kept pouring in as I only heard that new voice, from deep within me: Nateâs.
The rest of that night became very dream-like, I was awake, but I wasnât me. I was Nate. A Nate who had my thoughts hidden under his own. I could feel his cocky smirk on my face the moment he took over. In return I experienced everything as Nate, his thoughts, his breathing, his heartrate.
âItâs cool isnât it!â The real Nate asked his Me-cloned version of himself. âCGI Labs found a way to make brainwaves, change people. Now you get to experience tonight as me.â He threw an arm around my shoulders, pulling me close.
âHowâs it feel?
âIâm loving this, man.â My throat spoke Nateâs words with such ease; I even tossed his head the same. âWho am I?â
âEdgar,â The real Nate answered.
âNo fucking way!â I could hear the joy in my Nate voice. âThat's epic, âHope he enjoys it.âÂ
The night became a blur of events. We played games, arm wrestling, and wrestled full on. My own thoughts melted into Nateâs during the night. I woke up the next morning to Nate taking the helmet off my head. I was back to normal, dressed in Nateâs baggy shorts.
It was euphoric being Nate Watson. No wonder his friends wanted to argue with each other to be him. What I didnât understand then was how big the comedown was. I was back in charge of my body, though technically, I always had been. My altered brain waves only made me feel like I wasnât in control. However, even with my body back to normal, Nateâs memories were still floating around. They werenât at the forefront of my mind or nearly as strong as when I turned. But I knew things now about him and his family. His father had purchased separate discs for the family, to brag about during rich people occasions, not for actual usage. Though the man expected everyone to keep their disk up to date, even if for show. Meanwhile, Nate had been turning his friends into him for a while. Nateâs sleepovers were a big event for that reason, but that wasnât the only time he was utilizing it. His disk helped him skip chores, practice, heck even watching me. And I got why. He didn't need to beg his friends; they wanted to be him. Even if it was doing mundane shit, it was doing it as Nate Watson.
Turns out, he hadn't remained the goody two shoes he was when we met. There was a bit of a wild streak to him as well.
After the graduation party, I waited, excited for when Iâd be able to come over again and get Nate installed into my brain. It was fun being as tall, handsome, and as cool as Nate. However, Nate was busy the rest of the summer, prepping for college. And my parents also used his graduation as a benchmark to herald me no longer requiring a sitter. Then without much fanfare Nate left our town to conquer bigger and better pastures. He returned during his college years frequently at first, then less towards the end of his four years. My family was invited to many of Watson's events. I remember running into him there during his freshman year. The freshman fifteen was pure muscle for him and that would only continue to be true through college. Every return heâd be bigger, taller.Â
That place he talked about, CGI Labs, was on TV more and more as the public grew enamored with their tech. The personality floppy disk they sold, however, soon fell out of fashion among the rich as new technology caught their eye. People wanted to try a new mode of experiencing the world, but I never cared about the stupid stuff they sold. Nateâs personality disk stayed on my mind day and night.Â
The summer before his senior year was the last time he updated it. I only knew because he casually mentioned around his friends and I during a dinner, that his dad still made him do it, even though Nateâs interest had long since waned. It was now just sort of a prop for old CGI Labs tech.
âWhatever happened to your personality disk, we used to abuse that thing.â
âOh that?â Nate laughed off, âStill up in my room, literally the moment I got home my dad asked me to update it.â
By that time, itâd been years since I turned into Nate. but I still dreamt of it, even if it was clear he no longer had interest in it. I even got the feeling Nateâs friends had their fill of it. But I had only done it once and it burned into my brain. Major bits of Nateâs memory had faded in my mind, but I clung onto where he kept his back up, even if I forgot exactly how to use it.Â
It became Nateâs last update because he didn't come home after that. My parents had been told that he and his girlfriend had gotten serious. He was making trips to visit her family during the breaks and when summer finally came, he had elected to stay in his new city. Sometimes Iâd look out my window, to stare at his house knowing a copy of him lay there in wait. Not to toot my own horn but as THE Edgar Hughes, I was pretty hot shit academically. People knew me as the smart guy. Nate however had been the whole package, though people only tended to recognize his physical prowess he had mastered athletics and academics.
Eventually, I went to college and came back during breaks to my parents and brother, only to see that large house on our street. Iâd sit in the living room scrolling through video clips of the few people who still had the personality floppy disk.
âYou know that stuffâs fake, right?â My younger brother Dustin would lean over the back of the couch every time to peer at what I was doing. âEveryone at school says so. Thatâs why they call CGI Labs. they fake all their productsâ
âItâs not fake, I told you it happened to me. Just because the rich gatekeep it, doesn't mean itâs not real.âÂ
âIâll believe it when I see it.â Heâd scamper off to cause someone else a headache. I couldnât blame his doubt. How could anyone know the glory of being Nate if they had never been him before? Let alone witness the capabilities of CGI Labs Tech.Â
Then, there was the summer I graduated college. No big bash or party, we weren't the Watsonâs. But they did join us, as did Nate with his wife and family. I was speechless seeing Nate as a handsome father walk through our door. It had been too long. His features had settled even more. He filled out his current dress shirt, so much a portion had to be left open to give his pecs room to breathe. Then there were his pants, they looked ready to retire, around his ass. I swore if he even moved the wrong way it was all coming off. He had not one, but two kids, and another on the way. My mouth went dry sort of watching him exist as a proper man, taking care of his kids, conversing with my parents, even handling my brother. All those qualities he had when we first met hadnât gone anywhere.
I had a brief moment alone with him, out in the backyard. My mom had strong-armed him and his parents into seeing her new garden, dragging me along as well. Eventually everyone else had walked back inside as I caught him gazing at the stars with a smile. He looked like the epitome of class. Somehow, I mustered up the courage to break the scene and talk to him. There was a bit of small talk, but he did tell me he was proud of me.
âYouâve come along way, from me having to chase you around,â he said and we both laughed.
âHey, those were some of my favorite times, giving you shit.â Then I powered through the next bit, âThough I think you got me back when you used that personality disk on me.â
âOh man,â he face palmed and winced. âI canât believe I was doing that so much. Iâm talking about you, but I was no better. So, embarrassing to think about now. Glad itâs just collecting dust in my room now.â He shook his head, dropping his hand, âAlso, how conceited of me to think I was worth turning into, am I right?â He leaned over and patted me in a lighthearted manner.
I laughed as well to play it off. But he was so wrong. I still dreamt about being turned into him. My body growing into his. Not that I was ever going to tell a married man that. But he had me in a choke hold whether he knew it or not. Even if my memories were hazy, it was a solid fact I had his dick for an entire night. These days, that dick popped into my mind at all times. How heavy it was, how it rested against his thighs, how his balls hung. I had seen it from a first-person point of view packaged into his underwear that I had on. All burned into my horny data banks.Â
Nate gave me a full body hug, and I did slightly press my hips into him. A soft log was tucked in his pants. We pulled away and he was none the wiser, as he returned to his family inside. I watched him walk away wondering what itâd be like if I could grow into right then and there. Not that it was ever going to happen, Nate and the world had moved on, while only I seemed to care.
Then the universe surprised me.
After the dinner my mom pulled me aside, âThe Watsons are traveling for the summer. Theyâd like to know if you could watch their house when they're gone?â She was ready to put the motherly guilt trip on.
âYes!â I blurted out.Â
Though, I should have known fate was never that good, as my mom got the satisfied smile before saying, âGood then you can watch your brother for a whileâ
âWhattt?!!â
I tried so hard to get my mom to take it back, but Aunt Janice was sick and in need of someone to help nurse her back to health. Mom and dad were just unfortunate enough to live the closest. That meant on June 1st as I watched the Watsons pull away, I wasn't alone. Dustin didnât have the same experience growing up in Watsonâs house as I had. There was no reverence for Nateâs old stomping ground and for me it was a terror. Dustin was my antics paired with Nateâs athletic capabilities. And wouldn't you know it, of course on the second kid my parents had been more lenient on his upbringing. That meant a teen that marched to the beat of his own drum. I just interpreted that as less of a reason to watch him. We were allowed to stay in the guest rooms instead of walking back and forth between houses. I was good that first day, making sure my brother and I understood the rules. That second morning, I got out of bed and walked down the hall to Nateâs room.
I twisted the doorknob and stepped inside. A stale smell of Nate hit my nose. It was how he smelt at my college graduation dinner, minus the cologne, and exactly how he smelt back at his graduation sleepover. My cock throbbed in my pajamas, as I moved to the center trying to recall what it was like to be Nate. Nothing had been moved after Nate had gone to college, the place was still frozen in time. The same awards from his youth on the wall, old clothes hanging in his opened closet. Cleaned bed sheets nicely set, old shoes left abandoned on the floor at the foot. Honestly, it felt like the room was anticipating Nateâs return one day, having not realized he would never return to exist in the space the way he had those first 21 years of life. Getting on the floor, I retrieved his Installation Helmet, from where he always left it. Then I stood up and walked over to his drawer. Hands clammy, I pulled it open and dived inside to rifle through his underwear. Mr. Watson didn't have them under lock and key anymore and having grown up with Nate if he didnât want someone to touch something thatâs where he hid it. I never had the mental fortitude to rifle through his stuff until that point though. When there was absolutely zero chance heâd catch me. My finger felt the hardness of the disk and whipped it out. There he was, Nate Watson. My body was shaking. I wondered what it would be like to turn into a father of three?
âWhat are you doing?â I turned to see Dustin standing behind me at Nateâs doorway.
âI found the Personality Disk.â I waved it like Nate had all those years ago.
He peered at it then, rolled his eyes, âThatâs not real.â
It was then it dawned on me, my brother had to understand what he was missing out on. I could turn into Nate anytime but walking through the world colorblind. Something was missing and poor Dustin didn't even know what. âAlright come here,â I motioned for him to come closer, âWeâre going to end this slander.â He walked in as I put the helmet over his head. Then I guided him to a corner of the room so he wouldnât break anything. I was a little jealous as he got to experience it for the first time. There was a slot on the side to insert the disk. Then there were buttons at the side, I didnât quite recognize them as this was a very old model compared to even the old ones online. I did recognize the installation button though. I pressed it and heard the chime.
âInstalling Nate Watson,â the device said.
Now on the other side of it, I watched Dustinâs feet snap through his slippers, toes wiggling as they morphed into someone else's. His body bucked, then grew, our familyâs brunette hair, washed over with Nateâs own. I was astounded by how quickly it happened. For me it had felt like an eternity. But Dustin was larger in seconds, clothes already tearing through. Nateâs chest was ready to come out and sprang into action, pecs weighing heavily. His traps guided his shoulders out each, amassing more size on the journey. His forearms seized, biceps flexed, as Nateâs arms took over veins rising to the surface. Dustinâs height continued to climb as his pajamas peeled way. When his thighs shook, I wasn't ready for the horsepower that took over them, quads bulked with calves right behind them. Dusitn threw his head back and I watched the striations in his neck contort for somebody else. Finally, there was his face, but with his head up I only saw it expand as his jawline sharpened.Â
âInstallation complete,â the device said.
I was stunned on two levels, one watching the installation pressing I imagine would be shocking to anyone, and two I wasnât looking at âfather of threeâ Nate. The man in front of me was âcollegeâ Nate.Â
The band on the helmet snapped as it fell to the floor.Â
âWoah.â
A voice spoke that I recognized, from years ago, perfect tone, pitch and clarity.
âNateâ examined himself. A firm hand spread out, gliding across his chest and abs.
I cleared my throat, âNate?â
He looked at me curiously, âWho are you?â
âEdgar.â I answered.
âNo way man, look how big you got.â He pulled me into a hug, His words were comical as his muscles dwarfed me, even at the same age. I did grind my hips forward, as I did with his older counterpart, except this time there was something hot and hard poking back. He even broke the hug just pulled away enough to continue talking. Made my move stupid as my cock stirred nestled right on his. âHow have you been?â
âGood, we actually saw each other a few days ago.â I admitted, my cock was inflating on his.
âWe did?â He spotted the helmet on the ground. âOh, Iâm an Installed-Nate, got it.â
âHowâs the original doing?â Nate asked.
âHeâs good, even bigger if you can believe that.â
âI can,â he smirked.
âAnd he has a beautiful wife, two kids, the third on the way. Honestly, I think heâs going to have a fourth before the year is over. Your dick is a dangerous man,â Nateâs cock jerked excitedly against my body. Though he was Nate, for some reason words I only thought flowed out my mouth easily. Perhaps because I knew he wasn't the real one.
âI would say Iâm surprised, but not really,â he admitted. âBut I guess I should ask," What are you doing in my parentâs house?â
âOh, Iâm housesitting until they get back.â
âAnd you thought youâd come in here and play with my Installation Helmet?â A grin on his face. He still hadnât let me go. His cock was burning my skin in the sexiest way and, I know he could feel mine pressing back. âFeels like someone missed me. Didnât know you missed me like this.â
âI did, I do. But itâs more than that.â I admitted quietly. Nate cocked his head to the side, inquiring me to share more. âEver since I turned into you. Iâve wanted to do it again. Turn everything about me into you.â
Nate nodded, âThe process can be intoxicating but after three times my friends say you get used to it. Kinda why I stopped doing it.â Then he made a realization face. âBut you only did it once which meansâŠâ He sighed, shoulders dropping, âThe other me is such an idiot.â
âTo be fair, itâs not exactly like I could tell him.â I said.
âOkay fair, but If you wanted to use the program again, who am I?â He asked.
âI just wanted to show Dustin how cool it was.â
âDustin?â
âMy brother.âÂ
He made a face, he still didnât remember. Before I could clarify, something went SNAP and I saw Nateâs cock swing out of my brotherâs ruined underwear, now on the ground. Nate scrambled for the bed throwing a sheet around his waist. âSorry about that, happens sometimes when people turn into me, the elasticity of their underwear canât handle all of me.â
Wish I could say I was computing, but I was simply staring at the body in front of me, a modern Greek statue.
âIâm going to grab something to put on,â He made his way over to his draw sliding on sweatpants but foregoing a shirt. He fixed his bed back to how it was before. âI think we should probably get your brother back now.â He walked over to his installation helmet, âLooks a bit busted, but probably still works. Hand me your brotherâs back up disk.â
âWhat?â
âBackup disk, you know, to turn him back into himself.â Nate stated as if it were obvious.Â
âUh, I donât think Iâve ever heard you talk about that.â I spoke.
âReally? you shouldnât use it without one, but luckily the Installation Helmet comes with a backup feature. Probably why I never mentioned it. You did press the backup feature, right?â
My stomach began to churn as I did recall hearing about a backup when I wore the helmet, but it wasnât like Nate had given the process breakdown.Â
He sighed, âItâs okay there is a fail-safe backup feature of the last user.â He plopped the helmet on, having tied its strap together. The chime sounded like a new uninstall process ran. I watched, curious, as I hadn't recalled my own. It seemed simple as Nateâs body began to retract, shrinking an inch then two, but then it stopped. Nate gained his lost inches back in a second, the installation helmet began to hum, then whir.Â
âWHatâs happENIng? The voice that came from Nateâs throat was a mixture of his own and Dustinâs. The device began to smoke. I steeped it, pulling it from his face and throwing it on the ground. Nate collapsed on the ground, my hands were hot, but my attention was making sure my brother's body was okay. He was out cold. It was difficult but I got him onto the bed, laying him down and waiting. Thankfully 10 mins later he woke up.
âNate, you, okay? What happened?â
His face looked at me perplexed.
âThe device tried to uninstall Nate, but it couldnât. Must have had more damage than it looked like. Instead, it only succeeded in bringing Dustinâs mind back to the surface.â
âDustin, then?â
Nate's body shook his head. âI don't know how the hell happened, but our minds got melded together, all of our thoughts and memories stuffed and packed.â
Reality was dawning on me on how badly I had fucked up. Either Dustinâs mind claimed Nateâs memories and had the weirdest puberty, or Nate just got a whole new set of childhood memories. âUm, so who do you feel like?â
âBoth...Neither. Itâs strange.â He grumbled in a way that Dustin would have, placing his face in the pillow. I walked over to the installation helmet. It was busted, though thankful the smoke had died. I pressed eject on the personality disk. There was a slight bend to it. Nateâs disk that I had dreamed of for years was gone.
I sat downstairs in a daze. My parents came back in two weeks, the Watsons in July. I should have been crafting my excuse, but I just didnât care anymore. All this time chasing perfection, what was it for? What was I to do without that prospect on the horizon? I was in the middle of feeling sorry for myself when I heard the floor creek.
Standing there was NateâŠor DustinâŠwhoever, in nothing but his underwear. Itâs been a while since Iâd seen that view and clearly Nateâs personal wardrobe hadnât been updated since his underwear were looking particularly small.Â
âWanted to see how you were doing?â He asked.
âWell,â I shrugged, âBeen better, but thatâs life.â I pointed up and down whatâs with this.
âJust felt more comfortable like this.â He lifted up the side of his underwear.
I didnât know whether to roll my eyes or stare. Then he came and sat beside me.
âSo, I was thinking after I explained what happened to my and our parents. We should see if we can get the actual Nate to give you another copy," He looked at me with a smirk, then wink.
A/N: Come on, I wouldn't actually leave you all hanging like that.
Ares. Mars. Call him what you will, the title was always the same: The god of war. He wasnât mad. He wasn't angry. He was fucking pissed. All of his power was confined and frozen in a small statue of his visage. Strong, powerful, spear-ready, armor shined: Pure masculinity. At least his form of it. He was sure Apolloâs version was either surfer or fuckboy. Ares knew at least that much about this era. His divine-self, turned statue, had been discovered and lauded as a lost artifact, where he was promptly put on display at a museum. All the god could do was watch people come in and out, families, couples, tourists, students. All day, every day. Funny what gods learned about humans when forced to spend time observing them.
Despite the many men who passed by, young, old. None ignited the spark of Aresâ soul. He waited patiently, watching and learning. The soul of THE Ares would surely command attention. However, no man in his presence could commandeer others the god desired. There were family men, cheating boyfriends, jocks, and athletes. But where was the fighting spirit? His patience got chipped away, a god of war, a god of action could only be still for so long. If the fates would not deliver his soul, heâd find it himself.
It was a Friday, when the class came to tour the museum. Loud, and bored as the many classes before them. Blank faces. Zero interest in Greek culture. Ares' godly vision spotted one of the teens in the back, tripping a smaller classmate on the ground. Now that was worthy of the god of war. The teen was a jock, perfectly built, muscles showing through his clothes. A tight black shirt that read âJust let me do you.â with a white check under it. A sexual innuendo no doubt even if Ares couldnât decipher the cultural meaning. The kid he had put on the ground got up limping his way to the front. The limping student looked a bit younger than his peers, as if heâd skipped a few grades. It mattered not; Ares knew his time was coming. The class passed him by, but he knew heâd see the jock again.
20 minutes later the students had broken out into groups to explore the museum, no one was coming by the Ancient Greek section, just as Ares had intended, subtly compelling them away.
âSo cool,â He heard a high pitch voice whisper out. The student who had been knocked to the ground earlier had come back. No muscles, no height. This was a boy, not a man. Ares couldnât believe how muted his power was, unable to keep such a weak individual away. The student approached him, eyes locked on his form, studying him with interests beyond aesthetics.
âThere you are you little shit.â The jock had his arms on either side of the door frame. His biceps were bulging, ready to pounce, he cracked his finger with a smirk on his face. Ares couldn't believe it. The boy had led the jock here like a fly to honey. The jock came charging in, a blitz to get to the boy before the teacher could know. The boy ducked, swerving past the jock more limber than the young man expected. Speed over power Ares could respect that. But thinking was for Athena. Ares had what he wanted. He summoned all his power and raged against the trickstersâ spell, it fought well to hold him in, but he was the god of war and just needed a crack. The spell gave ever so slightly and Ares stuck. A facsimile of his helmet appeared over the jocks face as Ares began to pour his divinity into it.
âWhat the?â The jock tried to pull it off, but Ares wasnât letting go. He wanted out! The tiniest sliver of his divinity poured into the jock. Ares was immediately infused; he could sense the struggle to get the helmet off. Divine power flowed into the bicep feeding them a diet of Aresâ aggression. The jockâs body eagerly sapped it up, as Ares divinity went to reclaim his soul. The young manâs body stretched to a taller height. His biceps inflated. Aresâ best gift was flooding into the jockâs cock, stretching it further and swelling his testicles. A strained gurgle came from the jockâs stomach. Ares sensed it. The jock wasnât processing the divinity correctly. The young man couldnât handle even a fraction of Ares. The six pack abs the jock had earned bowled out into one unified belly. Divinity, converting into layers of fat on the muscled body. His jeans split open as thighs quaked out. His shirt no longer existed from his upper bodyâs savagery upon emerging. A split red fabric appeared over him, a mockery of Aresâ own uniform and not properly hiding the gift Ares had bestowed, very evident in the shrinking green briefs.
This wasnât his soul.Â
And fate was punishing him for trying to forge an escape. Especially one so ungraceful.
The smaller student hadnât left the room when Ares made his move. He watched the whole thing happen. He ran back up to his enlarged bullying trying to assist with the helmet. Ares could not believe how foolish the small student was. If even the jockâs arms couldnât remove it, how would he.
âMatt, I think itâs the statue!â the small student stated.
âPlease, just help me, Harland.â A husky voice asked as the student nodded. With a strange look of determination, Harland seized the statue in his hand. Ares felt the flare of his soul. The god had no chance to pour his divinity into the boy because his divinity was being sucked out. Harland, the fucking smallest attendee, was manipulating, Aresâ divinity with ease. That was Ares' soul alright. Harland forced Aresâ divinity into his body, even taking it from Mattâs though his new form remained. Filled to the brim, a light erupted from Harland.
The young body bulked with divine life; it depended on it. Ares' power stamped his strength into the form by making Harlandâs musculature rise to that of warriors. His pecs became powerful slates, hair covering them and swirling around his nipples. Down it flowed into the gutters being carved to form his abs. Markings appeared across his body, he was the man of a new age. His boyish features melted with the aid of Aresâ divinity, revealing the fighter buried underneath. Follicles traversed his face to give him a proper beard, sealing his new manly form into place. He pulled his sword from the ether as a stephanos formed on his head. His beloved blood lust red wrapped around his nude waist perfectly.
He had stepped into his living room to find a muscled ass hanging out of the washer machine.
Mr. Hill had woken up from the noise outside his bedroom door. Groggy, he stood up wondering what trouble his son had gotten into. He really hadnât expected anything too crazy; it was his own personal laundry day in the suburbs after all. A quiet weekend to get all the clothes in the house clean. It was his responsibility: his duty. He was the man of the house after all and what was more manly than taking care of things. There was joy and tranquility to be found in the easy way of life out in the suburbs. He had really let it settle in from the hustle and bustle of city life.
If only he had known the golden rule in the suburbs for which he lived. People talked, whispered, but he never paid it much mind. In the suburbs, Laundry Day was a staple in adult male living. In the store. Passing conversations on the street. Men reminisced about the first time they did their own laundry like it was a milestone in life. They acted like it was more dangerous than sneaking out, more freeing than getting a car, and better than sex.
Mr. Hill had been invited to a cookout, with some of the single fathers in his neighborhood. His son Noah got to meet the other kids but. Mr. Hill was pulled into a spirited discussion. He thought it was about sports, but no the men of the neighborhood were arguing about laundry detergent, which was better, got the clothes cleaner, smelled great etc.
âWhat do you think?â someone asked.
âWhat do I think?â Mr. Hill repeated back, caught off guard. âI usually just go with what smells good and doesn't cost much.â
âSee a reasonable man.â Someone tipped their beer to him.
âNo, no you guys are both wrong, that's a young personâs way of thinking, you have got to be more intentional.â Another guy said.
And the conversation continued for hours as if laundry was the hottest topic in the world. Mr. Hill sat back and listened, nodding his head, not speaking, running his hands through his blond hair. The performance of listening but not actually engaging. Mr. Hill did chores, housework, yard work but at the end of the day he was a dedicated gym kind of guy. This talk was even beyond other househusband level speak. Deeper than a skill they had learned during adolescence, this was a pure rite of passage.
The reverence they spoke with was like the washer and dryer were like twin gods that sat in everyoneâs homes. Mr. Hill had to stand and listen to the host talk about his new ones like it was a grill. Then they started talking about their various laundry days, once a week, every two weeks, whenever the basket was full. Mr. Hill nursed his drink until a voice came his way.
âWhen do you do your laundry, Layton?â
Mr. Hill looked up, âMe? Well, itâs just me and my son so whenever really.â The menâs eyes went wide, someoneâs breath sucked in. They looked at him like he had just run over something.
âYou donât have a set Laundry Day?â
Mr. Hill chuckled a bit expecting the others to join him, âNo, does it matter?â No one laughed.
âDude, your clothes will build up, if you donât clean themâ
âWoah, woah I clean my clothes. âMr. Hill held up his hands feeling attacked. âJust because I donât have it set when, shouldnât be the worst.â
A hand rested on his shoulders, âJust be careful, dirty clothes get washed one way or another.
It was weird. Super weird actually, how much they liked laundry, but Mr. Hill was willing to ignore it. Other than that one thing, they were normal the rest of the time. He also never came home and found them worshiping a large washing machine effigy, so they werenât completely insane.
How did that lead to today?
Who was the strange man with his ass hanging out of Mr. Hillâs washer? He watched the man reach back and adjustâŠwait, those were Mr. Hill's underwear and socks. âWhat theâŠâ Mr. Hill whispered, realizing he was dealing with a thief? That would explain the clothes by the manâs massive thighs. Mr. Hill had to collect himself when he was ogling when he should have been getting angry.
âHey!â He said it more clearly. And the manâs body paused, before coming out.
Mr. Hillâs cock responded in tandem with his eyes. The man on his floor was absolutely gorgeous, from the legs to the rump, his back, his bicep, forearm with Mr. Hillâs jockstrap. Then there was that face, structured, clean cut. If his features weren't so hardened Mr. Will would have thought the man bore a striking resemblance too.
âMorning, Dad! Sorry, I mean, Layton.â The man said. A deep silvery voice came out of him. âStill getting used to all this.â
âChris?!!!â Mr. Hill said, mouth agape. He didn't even believe it yet, his mouth had just simply said because he could believe it. As if saying his sonâs name made the strangerâs resemblance come through stronger. There was no logical reason Mr. Hill shouldnât have been trying to remove the man or calling the cops, but he didnât. Instead, he just backed away down the hall, power walking to Chrisâ room. His feet stomped their way to the open door. He turned into it. The first thing he noticed, no toys were scattered on the floor. A clean floor greeted him instead, freshly made bed, and a computer desk in the room. He walked to Chrisâ closet throwing it open, an assortment of suits, dress pants, and polos. Lined on the floor were shoes too big to belong to Chris' feet: new tennis, shined black shoes, comfortable slippers. He staggered back out to the living room.
Chris was standing up by that point.
âWhatâs going on?â Mr. Hill scratched his head. He meant for it to be a shout, to be angry, but his voice only came out calm.
âIâm your roommate now, isnât that awesome!â Chris stated Laytonâs jockstrap still in his hand.
âNo, I mean: how? WHEN.â Mr. Hill plopped onto his couch, body deflated, trying hard to not look at the body of the handsome double-cheeked up stranger before him, or the anatomy of his back and arms. The manâs figure was objectively stunning, an older enhanced muscled version of Mr. Hillâs own boy, though he was having trouble recalling Chris' exact face. In his brain details about his son were being obfuscated, not erased, just harder to make out. He knew this new man had a matured version of Chris' face, but he could no longer envision Chrisâ original face.
âI heard the washer machine start this morning, I thought you were up. So, I walked out here but didnât see you.â He tapped on the washer, âAnd well you know your son was always hypnotized by the spin cycle, so heâIâman, this is hard. Whichever, sat down here and watched. He thought youâd be out soon, so he just kept watching. Next thing he knew, he was leaning forward, closer to the glass. When he put his hands out to get leverage, they went through and he was pulled inside. The washing machine tossed him around and his body stretched his pjâs went bye-bye, somewhere in there your clothes got on him. Next thing I know, heâs me and I get spat out of the washer along with these clothes.â He taps his head, "And from the moment I land, I know Iâm completely different from your son, although I used to be him. Then, I remembered I saw your jockstrap still in there and thatâs where you came in.
âThat doesn't make sense at all.â Mr. Hill stated.
âHey, donât look at me man, The washer only used your son because you clearly werenât going to do the laundry. Someone had to take up the mantle. You know, be the responsible one around here, not let clothes pile up.â
âI was about to do it!â Mr. Hill defended.
Chris shook his head, âItâs the suburbs man, life moves slow, but you can't be moving at a glacierâs pace when it comes to laundry.â
âSo, what happens next?â
âOh, you mean the dryer? I should probably check if there's anything inside. Thereâs always a sock you know!â
Mr. Hill ignored the pulse of his cock. But he could not ignore the thoughts in his brain: if Chris was still Chris Hill what did that mean for their relationship? It certainly wasnât father and son. This man was as attractive as the other fathers on the block. That thought gave Mr. Hill pause. He thought back on how the men reflected on doing laundry. âDoes this sort of thing happen often out here?â
âLayton, come on, stop being ridiculous. Of course it does! Being able to do laundry by yourself is like the most basic step to independence. When you go from being a boy to being a man.â
âSo, what, people are just chucking others into washing machines?â
âNo, itâs supposed to be a great coming of age thing. Donât blame the suburbs for your sloppy habits. Had to start itself and make someone whoâd appreciate its importance.â He reached for some pods, âNow, letâs actually start another cycle.â
Mr. Hill paused at that. He took a moment to look at the clothes on the floor. They weren't just random; they were his jockstraps. Which meant the washer started itself but only chose those few undergarments. Why not clean the whole house then? It felt kind of like a set up to specifically lure Chris, with the intended purpose of changing him. And now just like every other house on the block there was a man who was in love with its process. It didnât give a damn about clothes being clean, it wanted to be worshiped. These were petty machines with grievances.
Well, two could play that game.
âChris, would you mind just standing right thereâput the laundry stuff down for a moment.â Chris complied with Mr. Hillâs request as his former father came over and kicked his jockstraps off to the side.
Layton Hill took a good once over of his roommate. The man's body was perfect, from head to toe. All for Laundry? A waste honestly.
âWas there a point to this?â Chris asked, scratching his head, eyes on Mr. Hillâs prominent boner.
A smirk on Laytonâs face he asked, âSince you love cleaning, have you ever considered the benefits of hand washing and air drying out in the back?â
âNo, canât say I have.â Chris admitted.
The washer and dryerâs outlet sparked like a fit.Â
Mr. Cook was always of the belief that neighbors should help each other out. So when he was working on his house that afternoon and Manuel Ramirez came out to complain about the noise, the older man was stunned. Apparently, the young man was doing something called âstreamingâ and the machines were too loud. Now the older man had no idea how all that streaming nonsense worked, but Ramirez had a point: the noise had been happening for a while. Mr. Cook had to face facts, he wasnât the young buck he used to be. A simple job was harder to accomplish with one man. But Manuel on the other hand? There was potential there.
âI agree with ya, neighbor. Canât move like I used to. Why donât you help me out?â Mr. Cook stated, rubbing the back of his neck, defeated.
âWha?â Manuel barely got out as a nailing gun was shoved into his hands. He stumbled back, almost falling over before slamming a solid foot down. The teenâs body rumbled. Then the growth started. He was taller in minutes and his body came in perfect; two heavy pecs with six abs situated under it. Luckily the clothes on his lower body stayed. Mr. Cook wasnât sure what heâd have done if his neighbor ended up naked.
Manuel matured into the exact type of man Mr. Cook needed for this project. The man got straight to work without even being asked. Mr. Cook laughed as the new man was about to make some real money in the home improvement department around the blockâŠand possibly ruin some marriages. It made Mr. Cook think back to his younger days, wooing the rich married couples was half the fun.
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#2 Donât Trespass
Mr. Cook hadnât even gotten his pool together. His fence was up. But there was still so much more work to be done on his house. Sadly, Manuel had too many other projects around town to do. Never even talked about that âstreamingâ stuff anymore. Mr. Cook felt good he had helped clear the young man of that stress. But now Mr. Cook had a stressor. Heâd seen it on the Neighborhood app: boys around town were stealing rocks from his backyard to place in other peopleâs lawn. Some real suburban entertainment foolishness right there.
These werenât regular rocks, they were decorative pieces for his pool, but did the boys care? No. Which Mr. Cook was flabbergasted by. They were neighbors. Okay, maybe not direct neighbors, but it was all one neighborhood. One division of town that separated them from the rest. If they didn't have each other's backs, who would? Then the solution came to him. A way for the young men bored out of their minds to find meaning.
The next time someone tried to steal his rocks, Mr. Cook was in the kitchen making a sandwich. He heard the grunting first, then clothes tearing. He cleaned his hands, stepping outside. A smile was on his face. Not just one neighborhood hooligan, but two, attempting to steal his rocks. Unlike Manuel, their clothes came straight off. Their bodies bulked rapidly as if they had been starving for it . Mr. Cook shook his head as two men rolled on the ground stroking their dicks. Thankfully, his fence was up. When they were done covering each other in white glaze, he handed them tool belts, two new employees.
âWhere would you like these to go Mr. Cook?â Rick would ask, while John held a wheelbarrow full of rocks that had to be moved.
Mr. Cook gave a silent approval to the toned bodies under his command. He appreciated their subconscious-fueled growth that made their natural outfits be their birthday suits. What was better than watching the male form in its most purest state at work? Very nice of his neighbors to take on his house as a project. At night, fully-clothed they made for pretty good watch dogs to deter future rocks from being stolen.
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# 3 Do Favors
When a neighbor asks for help, it's only right to help. Mr. Cook believed it deeply and boy, did he need help. His last two workers were killing it outside, but they were very unskilled at indoor labor (i.e. panting a house.) He couldnât quite reach up without his back killing him. He had ordered a pizza and wouldnât you know it, Francisco from down the street was the pizza boy. He was trying to make some money before college. Well, Mr. Cook had a better offer. He took the pizza and gave his neighbor a paint brush. The young man looked confused expecting a tip. Mr. Cook smiled, knowing Francisco was about to get something much better than a tip. Francsicoâs body exploded with muscle on Mr. Cookâs porch.Â
The older Francisco stepped inside. He lost his shirt but had on a nice pair of sweatpants. He walked up the steps already knowing where to go. Mr. Cook followed behind, ignoring the ass practically clapping in his face. Two pillows forced inside a thin layer. Francisco got to work on the walls as his pants repeatedly fell down throughout the process, too small for his bubble butt.
Mr. Cooks rubbed his neck, âYou know weâre inside, if itâs uncomfortable to keep those on. You should work with them off. Consider it a favor from me to you, just being neighborly by offering.â
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# 4 Improve the View
It's all the neighbors responsibility to ensure their neighborhood stays beautified. Mr. Cook certainly took his part seriously. When he caught Paul McGill littering, he put a stop to it right there. The young man barely knew what hit him as the tool belt cinched around his waist. Muscles piled in, happily filling in his form. He rose inches up into the air as body broke free of his constraints. His balls sagged lower as his ass pushed out. His face re-adjust, hairline slightly receding, jaw squaring, as a mustache grew over his lip zipping right past the peach fuzz phase.
Now Mr. Cook could lay in his backyard on a lawn chair and see the view of the newest Mr. McGillâs ass when working. The best view, as the man had four kids and anyone could tell his body put in the work making them.
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# 5 Just BecauseÂ
Mr. Cook always needed help around the house. Sometimes he didnât even know what he needed help for. Honestly, he could admit it was his own damn fault for moving into a DIY suburban home. Huge property, so many projects. So, there were times the specific reason eluded even him. Then again, he liked being surrounded by barely clothed and nude men who reminded him of himself: hard workers.
The two new men heâd recently âhiredâ to work on his roof?
He couldn't even remember their names, maybe they had bumped into him, or said something weird. Regardless, the result was great, wasnât it? Muscle tits out in the summer sun, buns being cooked by sunset. Mr. Cook was sure the two were making out whenever he wasnât checking up on them. It was hard to be overly competent and attractive without getting another man turned on. Mr. Cook could relate. Even harder to spend days bending over, and squatting down, when neither men wore underwear.
Then when a baseball came through his window and landed surrounded by glass. Mr. Cook sighed after nearly having a heart attack. Lee Sung was at his door minutes later. Mr. Cook rolled his eyes, walking the boy in. The kid apologized but had no plans for how to fix the window. There were tons of men working on the house who could have fixed it easily, but to Mr. It was about the principle of the thing. Whoever breaks it should fix it. However, with the team he had at that point, that was flimsy reasoning even for him. His hand fell on Leeâs shoulder from behind as Mr. Cook reached into his pocket and placed a tape measure at the center of Leeâs chest. On impact a shock wave traveled through Lee as his body changed. A man had replaced the boy in seconds, his overallâs had ripped and not repaired itself, becoming the new style, while his shirt had been obliterated by his pecs and shoulders, making it obsolete. Mr. Cook looked over him, satisfied, before letting his newest employee get to work.
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When Mr. Cook, with Manuelâs help, published his Five Neighborly Tips on his fence, people laughed thinking it was a joke, especially #5. What was âJust Becauseâ? At the neighborhood watch meeting heâd shared it was very serious. There were steps he believed they could all take to be a bit more thoughtful of each other. It was only fair to provide people with his expectations. After all, most would come to find heâd be the only one winning in the end when he practically had an entire workerâs commune walking into his house, disappearing until the night.Â
People started to whisper about what really went on at Mr. Cookâs house. Yet when they heard a saw, drill, or leaf blower for hours it was hard to argue otherwise. However, despite how many men he added on, none of the projects ever seemed to get fixed. There were always more men, always more work to do. Eventually people get bored of trying to guess. The litany of workers would never stop, and it was just a fact of life.
Mr. Cook reached a point where he barely had to lift a finger or voice his opinion on a project. His men knew what he liked. Them shirtless, ass and cocks out if possible, and the job completed immaculately. The man sat lounging in a hammock underneath shade, as the men worked dutifully. His neighbor had understood the tips; he knew they would and if they ever didnât there was always another spot waiting to be filled.Â