Every year, I host a party with many friends during the holidays. It's become an annual tradition, and this year was going to be even better.
Jeremy is a tall and handsome guy. I work with him professionally but have yet to have the chance to pursue any outside bedroom activities. I'm proud to admit I've fooled around with a few people at this party, like Trevor.
But I never had a chance with him. And unfortunately, he is married to Kathy, so that dream died for me. He is my good friend, and I can tell when something bothers him. I saw him scrolling through his phone on the bed. I was about to talk to him.
Before I could, Trevor, a rather nice-looking guy and a former fool-ee of mine, blocked my way and said, "Don't worry, man. I'll see what's bothering him."
I didn't have a problem with that because they knew each other.
He walked into the room and closed the door.
He sat beside him and asked, "Dude, what's up? You are missing the party."
"I just don't feel up to it. That's all."
"C'mon, dude. You know Neil does this party every year. You should be having fun."
"Like I said, I am really not in the mood. I might just head out."
"Well, if that's what you want. I won't pressure you or anything." Trevor tossed a fortune cookie at his chest.
"Hey. What was that for?"
"It's your fortune for the night. If it's good, you should stay. If not, you can leave."
He sighed, "Fine, you idiot, haha."
Each one broke up their cookie and unrolled the fortune. They both read what the fortune reads: "A journey soon begins. Its prize reflected in another's eyes. What you understand you lack, then selfless realization will change you back."
Trevor laughed and said, "Lame. We have the same fortune."
"What the hell does that even mean?"
The fans' light switch and speed switch lightly clattered, causing a slight rattling sound. Then the ground rumbled, and the room violently shook until Jeremy and Trevor passed out on the floor from the powerful seismic waves. After a few minutes, Trevor woke up disoriented. He saw Jeremy on the floor and woke him up. Jeremy groggily sat up.
Trevor looked at Jeremy and said, "Dude. Are you alright? What happened?"
"I really don't know," Jeremy replied with a shrug. He seemed pretty out of it.
"That was crazy. There was an earthquake."
They could both hear the party continue like nothing had happened. Jeremy opened the door and saw everyone partying like usual.
"Huh? Everyone is acting like nothing happened."
He closed the door.
"Strange," Trevor uttered. Trevor walked and stopped himself. "I feel funny. Almost lighter in a way."
"I feel the opposite. I feel quite heavier, actually."
Trevor felt himself through his chest, legs, and then his crotch.
"What the hell?!" Trevor shouted.
"Damn. What is it?"
He immediately took off his shirt and looked at himself in the mirror.
"That's not my body. How is this even..."
"No way." Jeremy got up and walked to Trevor, looking at his naked chest. "That's my body."
"What? You're crazy."
"No, I'm not." He pointed at a birthmark right below his right nipple. Have you ever seen that birthmark?"
Trevor squinted and said, "No. What's going on?"
"Did we switch bodies or something?"
"How is that even possible?"
"I'm not sure, but after reading the stupid fortune, there was an earthquake -- one only we both felt. And we had the same fortune."
Trevor shook his head and said, "Dude, you sound like a damn conspiracy theorist."
"Sounds crazy, I know. What other explanation could there be?"
"Wait, shut up." He reluctantly removed his pants and stood before Jeremy in only his pearl-white briefs. His loose front didn't leave much to the imagination. He shouted,
"Dammit! It doesn't even look like I have a bulge." He stretched the waistband of the fabric and looked between his legs. "Oh my god."
"What is it?"
"Dude, you are really tiny down there." Jeremy blushed a little. Trevor was bewildered by the small one-inch nub that he now possessed.
Embarrassed, he looked down to the floor, "Yes, I know."
In an apologetic tone, Trevor said, "Oh no. No shame at all. It's just I'm used to being the hung guy."
"Wait, really?" Jeremy felt his own crotch and was surprised to feel a massive dick -- something he wasn't used to at all. "Oh wow, you're pretty big. I can feel it." Without even hesitating, he pulled his pants down, and out sprang a large penis. "Yours is nice and thick. It feels like a weight pulling me down."
"Yeah, and now I feel lighter than a harmless feather."
"So, what do we do?"
"I'm not sure. The fortune says we need to realize something. We can't do anything about it now."
"Will people notice?"
"I mean, I'm sure Kathy will notice I'm way bigger now. Just be careful who you show yourself to. We'll figure this out later."
"Okay, we need to get our shit together. This is ridiculous."
They both joined the party as if nothing changed. I noticed something was different, but I didn't question it.
Jeremy's Perspective