A construction worker's life drastically changes when a video in which he appears shirtless goes viral. Out of nowhere, the hunky 46 years-old becomes a sensation in the gay community! And when he realizes how much money he can make selling pictures and videos of himself online... Bruce decides to become Silver Fox!
SILVER FOX
Chapter 3: Stinky large feet and bushy armpits
Could I really make money out of my viral moment(s)?
The video in my gym shorts had exceeded all expectations and I was definitely having another momentum online.
In fact, it was much more hectic than the first clip on the roof.
I was earning thousands of new followers every single hour; I could no longer keep up with the comments; I had countless of guys asking me for a link to my FansVips in my DMs; My videos were shared everywhere on social media (most of the times, without any credit); And I had even been recognized once at the gym!
I caught a twink discreetly snapping a picture of me as I was lifting some weights.
When I came up to him, he admitted that he had seen me online and could not believe that I was working out at his gym.
Jimmy was impressed... and a little worried, especially as the twink was seemingly following us wherever we were exercising.
"Man, you're actually famous. Be careful that those guys don't snap pictures of you in the communal showers." He told me as we were heading back to the locker-rooms.
I looked around us.
"Hell, I'm not going to control my every move." I replied, struggling to remove the tank top glued to my chest.
Who cared if my nudes were leaking online? At my age and in my circumstances, I was fine with how I looked and comfortable with nudity.
"I guess..."
Jimmy was getting naked as well.
The 34 years-old had an incredible body.
He was sporting firm muscles, great legs and biceps, six-pack abs, but he was quite lacking on the dick department (compared to me), and he was trimming his body hair a bit too much in my opinion.
He told me that it was for enhancing the definition of his muscles but I had always found it odd.
A man should have hair on his body, right?
"You know, Jim, you could post videos of yourself too. I'm sure you'll get pretty famous soon enough."
"I'm not sure... Look at Nick. He's nowhere near you when it comes to followers and he's very fit."
This was always nice to hear, that I was doing better than the little brat at work.
I was casually soaping my large junks as we kept talking.
"Yes, but the dude is 19, people like more mature guys. And you're a daddy yourself, well, an actual one! I'm telling you; you could smash it on TikTok."
He chuckled.
"That's the problem, man. I'm an actual daddy! Doreen would literally kill me if I was posting thirst traps all over the Internet."
"Damn... I always forget that everyone is not as free as I am. Sorry for your loss, man, enjoy the boring family life."
He slapped my ass playfully.
Jimmy and I had been work and gym buddies for years by this point, and we were used to horse around naked in the locker-rooms or in the showers.
This was no big deal at all.
"Hey! Do you know how many guys would pay to slap that fat ass?" I joked, pretending to arch my back even more.
"I know! I've seen some of the comments on your page too. Are you going to open a FansVips? Logan thinks you could make a lot of money and he knows his stuff."
"I've started to do some research about it. I don't know though. I'm not a pornstar."
"I get that. Logan says you don't have to fuck on there, but that seems fishy anyway."
The truth was, I was torn.
The news article I had read about FansVips went from people making millions a year sharing nude pictures and sex-tapes online, to politicians alarmed by 18 years old girls opening an account as soon as they were of legal age.
Not even talking about the horror stories I had stumbled across of young guys hoping they would get rich showing some skin, and regretting to have ever shared their intimacy online a few years afterwards, because of the unavoidable leaks and permanent stain on their image.
That is the thing with the Internet. It never forgets.
That being said, I was old enough to make my own decisions and take my risks.
I did not have any family to worry about and I had been exhausting myself at a tenuous job for nearly 30 years of my life.
Not to mention that my financial situation was very precarious and even for a few hundred dollars per month, it could be worth it...
In the end, more than the potential implications on my life, it was mainly my awkwardness with social medial and new technology which was preventing me from opening a FansVips account.
I simply did not get it.
What was I supposed to post? When? How frequently? How was I supposed to make people pay for this? How was I expected to pay taxes out of those revenues? How much money could I really hope making?
I was not against the idea of showing off for cash but it seemed like too much trouble to worth the hustle.
For the time being, I was happy with gaining followers on my free social media platforms, and scrolling through my comments and DMs for some ego-boost.
I was now much more popular than Nick and this was a victory all in itself!
My first financial opportunity occurred a couple of weeks after the initial viral video. By then, I had gotten somewhat accustomed to managing my (flirtatious) chats.
I was going through my messages and a funny one caught my attention.
"How much to see your stinky large feet and bushy armpits up-close on video?"
I chuckled and clicked to read more, but there was nothing more.
The message was dated for more than three days prior when I read it, - my inbox, just like my balls, was quite full -, and surprisingly, it was attached to the profile of a man about my age (maybe even slightly older) who looked perfectly normal.
Well, aside from being seemingly loaded with money!
Klaus Wagner was German, wearing fancy business suits on his Instagram posts, and he was apparently working at a top management position in a European bank.
He was mostly sharing political and financial news on his feed.
And that dude wanted to see my feet!
The Internet really was an odd place.
And how did he know that my feet were stinky anyway? I mean, he was not wrong but I had never shared such information about me anywhere.
I rarely answered to the hundreds of dirty messages I was getting. Since I knew that most women were catfishes, I was mostly staying away from engaging in conversations.
When I enjoyed someone's praising, I was, at most, liking the message to show my appreciation.
This time though, I was a little drunk, alone at home, and rather bored. It was either this or watching a porn movie.
"My feet smell like European cheese, but how do you know?"
I had written this message without thinking.
I did not really expect an answer or intend to pursue this ridiculous talk, but despite the time zone difference, Klaus was very quick to reply.
"I know my stuff and I can tell when a foot exudes a manly natural scent. You didn't answer my question though. How much to see them up-close and personal?"
Most people thirsting over me were younger guys and it was nice to see that I could appeal to gay men my age as well.
Any sort of attention was good for my ego.
I had no confirmation that Klaus was gay, - he actually seemed like he was married to a woman on his profile -, but I bet that he was not that straight if he was messaging me in the middle of the night for pics of my hairy feet.
For some reason, that thought made me hard.
Imagining a wealthy white-collar guy in his fancy apartment or loft, hiding from his wife to text me in the middle of the night, as he was fantasising over my sweaty wet pits... That was hot!
"I don't do this kind of things."
I wrote, after some hesitation.
This was just a little too weird for my taste.
"We've both lived long enough to know that everything and everyone has their price. What's yours?"
Damn, he was persistent... and he was not wrong.
At the very least, it was a nice change of pace from the guys harassing me with long messages only to get a free sneak-peak or to attempt a catfish.
I enjoyed that Klaus was straight to the point.
I was tempted but I had no idea what price would be considered right.
I decided to text Logan, he was the only one I could trust to advise me on this.
"Hey, Logan. I have this freak who wants to see custom-made videos of my feet and of my pits. I might give in this time. He says he has money and asks me for a price... What do you think?"
The reply was also quite immediate.
Logan was clearly obsessed with my recent fame.
Or maybe, he was just obsessed with me and my dad's body?
I did not know if his boyfriend, Bernardo, knew how much we were exchanging on a daily basis.
Is it considered cheating when you fantasize on a straight older man when you are gay and in a relationship, or is it just normal?
"First of, you're the freak. Second, be aware, he might be all talk and no money. Try him with 100$ for feet only, if he's still interested and goes through with payment, it means that Silver Fox Daddy may have found a sugar daddy for himself!"
I smiled reading the last sentence.
One hundred bucks for feet content, that sounded like an awful lot to me, especially in comparison to what I was making for a full day of work in construction.
Hell... The German banker was seemingly wealthy, right?
Go big or go home!
"100$ for a video of my feet. Just for you. You're in?"
I typed the words feeling like a whore.
Not a cheap one though. And frankly, showing my feet was no big deal. I was mainly surprised that anyone would be interested in that shit.
"Send me the link to the platform you want to be paid on."
Wow.
No bargaining, no pushing back; Klaus seemed to be for real!
Once again, I asked Logan for a little help and soon enough, I had a way to receive some cash from this foreign donor on an app.
I sent him the link but I did not get any response for the following minutes.
Arf, I thought. It could not have been that easy.
He was probably just another guy who liked to fantasize about the idea of Silver Fox, who wanted to talk directly with me, but who had no intention to back his intentions with real cash.
I was about to go to sleep when I received a notification on my phone.