"Well Ryan, since you asked so nicely, I have come here to give you a hug. But not yet. Not until you're ready."
"Dude! I don't know you, I'm not gay, and I won't be giving you a hug anytime soon, probably never. Now if you'll excuse me I was working out." With that Ryan went back to the leg press machine.
The excitement of Jeff's plan culminating to fruition was making him aroused at this most inopportune time. No matter, it won't help or hurt his plans though may make things awkward for a moment. "I'm not gay either, but you may want to hug me much sooner than you thought." Jeff sat down hiding his erection.
Ryan released the safety on the leg press machine and brought the weight down. Much to his surprise, his muscles gave out and the weight came crashing down to the emergency stop. "Uh huh, why is that?" Ryan asked distractedly making small talk to avoid his embarrassment from showing.
Jeff didn't know if the amount of weight on the machine was a lot or a little but it was a sign that Ryan was well into his transformation.
"Well Ryan, we are going to be really close soon. To the point that we are going to rely on one another completely. You are going to help me be strong and masculine and I am going to be your only means of survival."
"Uh huh" Ryan was trying to push up the weight but his massive muscles were too weak.
"I am turning you into my symbiote, Ryan. In a moment or two you will turn into a creature that will live in and on me. As you have pointed out so often, I am weak and wimpy, but you will help change that! You will effect my hormone levels and make me look and feel awesome and godlike. We will have a telepathic link and it will make you happy to make me happy. You will be very similar to that ooze from the comic, and cartoon show but you will obey my commands. By senior year I will be more muscular than you would have been and you will love it. Just like in the tv show you will be able to change my appearance at my will but you will be more powerful. You will also be able to make me look and sound older, or more muscular, or fatter. You will keep me healthy and clean, we will be such a team."
At referring to Ryan as though he won't be there senior year Jeff got his full attention. "What are you going on about? I'm gonna what? You're crazy." Ryan was flushed, breathing hard, and sweating like he was running in the desert.
There was a beep from Jeff's bag signalling that Ryan was ready. Jeff finished his monologue, "I forgot to mention, you can only survive with me, and you will obey my every whim, even if I tell you to get off of and out of me."
Jeff took a step forward and Ryan wanted to be closer to Jeff in the worst way. Ryan had ignored most of what Jeff had to say and had no idea what was going on.
Jeff looked at Ryan, who appeared like he was about to pass out, and asked, "You really look horrible, are you in pain?"
Ryan thought for a moment and shook his head no. He felt incomplete, uncomfortable, and cold. He felt scared, confused, and somehow knew that Jeff could make it okay.
Jeff watched as the muscular, self-important, jock gave the saddest puppy-dog face he had ever seen. Almost feeling sorry for him and only a few steps away now, "Did you want to give me a hug?"
Ryan nodded limply, something was horribly wrong and he was dying. It wasn't painful but it was scary. Ryan felt sad about it, he knew he had a higher purpose to fulfill and wanted to fulfill it. Ryan didn't want to die alone and he really did want to hug someone, for some strange reason he was deeply satisfied it was Jeff.
Jeff smiled warmly, "Then come give me a hug."
Using the last of his strength Ryan managed to stand and step toward Jeff. Jeff closed the gap and they embraced. In the background the Chronivac beeped, phase two was complete. In that moment, black ooze began seeping out of Ryan's pores and crawled its way to Jeff. It crawled under Jeff's clothes and grabbed onto his warm body, holding and caressing him. As more and more ooze found its way to Jeff, Ryan's lifeless body deflated and collapsed. After a moment, no more ooze came and Jeff let go of Ryan's corpse allowing it to fall to the floor.
Jeff stared at it for a moment in silence, paying what little amount of respect he had towards the thing that was originally Ryan. The Chronivac beeped again and Ryan's corpse faded into steam and across the world, anyone who ever came into contact with Ryan forgot who he was as he was erased from existence.