As I thought through all my options, an idea came to me. An evil idea, but an idea I knew I would enjoy.
As I looked around at the suddenly stronger gay men, I realized that ‘gay’ probably not also meant that a person was stronger, more dominant even. So why shouldn’t I capitalize on the opposite?
I jogged back home, which was a lot easier than it was pre-muscle. I saw a couple guys stare at my pecs as they bounced in my shirt, causing me to grin. I hadn’t even broken a sweat when I got back to my apartment. Quickly, I moved over to the book and opened the page to “Definitions of Sexuality”.
The definition of straight read: “Straight people are heterosexual, meaning they are attracted to the opposite gender. As they are generally smaller and weaker than gay people, they tend to act slightly submissive toward gay people. For men, masculinity is often associated with straightness and for women, femininity is often given the same association.” I decided to cross out everything after the first sentence, and rewrote the definition so it instead said:
“Straight people are heterosexual, meaning they are attracted to the opposite gender. Additionally, straight people are incredibly submissive, and are incredibly aroused when acting on what they are told what to do. As a result, straight people hardly act on their heterosexual attraction and instead prefer to act as servants to much more dominant gay people. Often, they will even leave critical decision-making to gay people as well, including participating in homosexual behavior, but are capable of turning down orders when it compromises their personal codes or morals, such as committing murder of self-harm.”
I watched the writing turn to text and felt butterflies in my stomach as the world around my changed once again.