Author's note: In this alternate timeline, not much is different from the current world with one notable exception. A subset of males have evolved the ability to conceive and bear children (known as "fertility-capable men" in polite company, "breeders" in more common usage). A womb grows and connects to the rectum, leading to fertile periods not unlike those experienced by females.
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Andy Johnson was the son, grandson, and great-grandson of a breeder, so he was expected to inherit the same status. But the hormone test he was given upon entering puberty showed no signs of developing fertility. He wasn't the first male to lose this semi-hereditary trait. Andy was slightly disappointed given the family legacy, but it meant less to think about for him and he had enough urges/hormones to deal with.
Andy's adolescence passed in the usual way: girlfriends, a few same-sex encounters, acne, and awkwardness. By college, however, Andy seemed to have turn the tide and became a head-turning young man. He was 5'9" tall with sandy blonde hair that formed lazy curls, which sometimes fell down over his blue eyes when wet. His body was toned from years of running track-and-field, but Andy's ass strained against his running shorts from regular squat work encouraged by a former girlfriend.
First semester of college was a blur of socializing, classes, and continuing to run track. During the second semester, he and three friends made arrangements to share a house starting that summer. Around the same time, Andy noticed he was feeling flushed and feverish every few weeks. The symptoms started out minor enough he was able to wave them away, but they got more and more intense, and coincided with strong sexual urges that made him jerk his 7" cock up to six times a day. After a particularly intense spell, Andy made an appointment to see a doctor.
Dr. Shaw gave Andy a thorough examination and said he had a hunch and pricked his finger for a blood test.
"Andy," Dr. Shaw said gently, as two lines appeared on the small plastic device, "it turns out you're a breeder after all."
"But the tests I had when I was younger said I wasn't?" Andy asked, confused.
"Well, just like sometimes the breeding gene leaves a family line, other times it just takes longer to express itself," Dr. Shaw said. "It's rare, but not unheard of it, and not dangerous."
Andy sat in stunned silence. He had grown up expecting to be a breeder, then was told he wasn't and had accepted that, and now it seemed like things had changed again?
"As you know, typically it takes about a year for the breeding cycle to normalize in adolescents," Dr. Shaw added. "But in your case, it's accelerated as the body 'catches up.' Based on your lab results your next breeding period will began to settle your body."
"Well, glad to hear these weird symptoms will get less intrusive," Andy remarked, still processing.
"Yes, but there's something to be aware of," Dr. Shaw sat down for this and his professional tone softened. "You're going to be incredibly fertile for the next few months. That's part of the 'catching up'. And along with this fertility will come strong sexual urges which may cloud your judgement."
"I mean, I'm not 13 any more Dr. Shaw," Andy chuckled.
"True," Dr. Shaw nodded, "but you're not so old for hormones to mess with your mind. And, based on the limited knowledge we have from other cases, you may have extra... attractive powers."
"Attractive powers?"
"Yes, you're familiar with pheromones right?"
"The stuff that like... attracts monkeys in mating season?"
"Exactly! We don't fully understand how they work in humans but we know breeders are capable of releasing pheromones at levels far beyond even what fertile women produce."
"So... I'm going to drive men crazy?" Andy chuckled.
Dr. Shaw chuckled too, but added "in a manner of speaking. I hate to say it, but you may want to consider taking some... time to yourself when you feel a cycle starting."
"What, like quarantine myself?"
"Something like that. Unless you want to breed of course."
"I definitely do not."
Dr. Shaw nodded, "well, I'm here for you, but it may help to talk to other breeders too. Whatever you need, just let me know."
Andy shook the doctor's hand and headed home. The whole drive back, Andy thought about the summer of fun he and his friends had planned. How would he explain his latest "development"? Would they regret being his friends? Ask him to move out? Just because society accepted breeders didn't mean college jocks were above poking fun of them and being weirded out. Andy decided to think carefully before making any decisions.
But when Andy's cycle ended a few days later, and the move loomed two weeks away, he was too excited for the summer ahead to think about his new breeder status. So Andy said nothing and entered a state of denial.
***
The summer started out great. Andy, Brian, Jake, and Chase set up their new place - a typical college boy house of questionable structural integrity - and a week later had a housewarming party that met the college standards of wild times, alcohol, blacked-out memories, and new experiences.
Andy's hangover the next day was brutal. Too brutal, Andy realized feeling a familiar flush throughout his body and weird sensations in his abdomen.