Especially this Monday, when he walked into the university library and immediately locked eyes with Derek Vaughn, six-foot-two of sculpted muscle, cocky smirk, and the kind of effortless charisma that made professors laugh at jokes that weren’t even funny. And, of course, Derek’s favorite hobby? Making Peter’s life hell.
"Hey, twig," Derek called, slamming a meaty hand on his shoulder, twisting painfully. "You gonna cry if I take the last coffee? Oh wait, you already look like you’re about to."
Peter clenched his jaw, his face burning as Derek laughed cruelly, pushing him to the ground and sauntering off.
This was pretty much a daily experience at this point, but it seemed worse on Monday's, as if Derek had missed bullying him all weekend, and had to make up for it.
Peter slumped at his desk, scrolling through Reddit threads about revenge fantasies when he stumbled upon it: "BodySwap.exe – A Little Justice for the Underdogs"
The post was buried in an occult forum, barely upvoted. The instructions were simple:
2. Input the target’s full name and photo.
3. Hit ‘RUN’ at midnight.
Peter hesitated. This is insane, almost definitely a virus. But he remembered Derek's smirk, the cruel laughter, the months and months of endless torment, driving him to loathe going to university.
The program loaded with a flicker of eerie green light. Peter typed:
TARGET: DEREK MICHAEL VAUGHN
He dragged in Derek’s most recent Snapchat pic, not caring that the screenshot notification would be sent to him - shirtless at the gym as he lifted, biceps glistening, abs like a damn anatomy chart.
His cursor hovered over RUN, and for a second, he was afraid. This isn't real, so why was he trying it? Surely now he's screenshotted that picture Derek would beat the shit out of him, his life would be over.
"But what if it isn't fake, what if it works?" A part of him thought. "Isn't it about time you get to be the one on top for once?"
He clicked, and a jolt of electricity shot through his body. His vision went white.
He awoke in an unfamiliar room, feeling dazed and horny. His cock was hard and wet in his designer boxers, the result of a wet dream, and his head pounded, clearly hungover.
After a second of groggily awakening, he realised the difference in environment. His arm thicker, tatted, unmistakeably familiar.
"The fuck?" He thought, then remembered. "Oh my fucking god."
He sprung up, the world spinning brutally, and drunkenly staggered towards the mirror facing his bed. He flexed, watching the muscles ripple under his skin. His biceps. His abs.
A grin split his face. It worked. He grabbed his phone - Derek’s phone - and scrolled through the notifications.
"Bro, where u at? Party at mine!"
Peter laughed. Oh, this was going to be fun.
He strutted into Derek’s, now his, living room like he owned it - because he did now. His roommate, Chad, barely glanced up.
"Dude, you look like shit. Too much tequila last night?"
Peter, Derek, smirked. "Nah. Just feeling powerful." He caught his reflection again - that jaw, those eyes, the way his shirt stretched over his chest.
"Bro, you're fucking stupid. That doesn't even make sense haha."
But he didn't care. He was Derek Vaughn now. And the old Derek?
He checked his old phone.
1 New Message (From: Wimplord): "WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO ME?!"
He grinned, and sent back a selfie, feeling a pulse of sick pleasure flow through him.
"Enjoy being nobody, freak."
At first, it was perfect.
Girls flirted with him. Guys respected him. Professors gave him passes he’d never gotten as Peter.
But one night, he dreamed, flashes of Derek’s memories. Football games. Parties. The rush of knocking someone weaker to the ground.
And worse, the hunger. He woke up craving things he’d never wanted before. The thrill of dominance. The need to control.
One night, he caught himself laughing as some freshman flinched away from him.
"Pathetic," he muttered - the inflection matching how Derek used to talk to him, before all of this.
That night, at yet another party, he beat the shit out of some freshman he caught checking him out. He revelled in the feeling - the power - it brought. It felt right, and that terrified what was left of Peter.
He grabbed his phone, trying to find the file to reverse this. But the file was gone. The forum post deleted.
And when he caught his reflection in the screen of his phone, Derek’s cruel, sexy smirk looked back - natural. Right.
The last trace of Peter faded as he lifted a beer to his lips, slinging an arm around a giggling sorority girl, his cock twitching and the pulse of pleasure eradicating that old wimp.
"Cheers," he said, letting the arm slung around the girl grab her tit, squeezing as she giggled.
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