#soccertf

Adam was in pretty good shape for his age - but he knew that "for his age" was doing a lot of heavy lifting. Heavier lifting than he was, that was for sure. He watched what he ate, he tried to get enough sleep, he worked out hard three times a week, and yet the results were always... underwhelming.

As he looked at himself in the mirror at the gym, he couldn't help wishing he had more to show for all the effort he was putting in. A mental image floated into his head: bigger arms, a washboard stomach, a bubble butt, somehow knocking about 10 years off his age. Adam scoffed quietly at his own delusion; there wasn't a gym in the world that could promise that.

After showering and getting dressed, Adam made his way out of the gym. On his way past the message board near the entrance, a new sign caught his eye, printed on expensive-looking gold paper in crisp black text:

GO FOR GOLD

Odd; he didn't remember having seen this notice on the way in. Adam was sure he would have remembered one as distinctive as that. He leaned in for a closer look. Below the bold headline in much smaller text, it read: "The Golden Army seeks those who are ready to leave behind the ordinary and embrace something extraordinary. The transformation into a member of the Golden Army is not just about joining a team. It's about entering a golden world where unity, strength, and excellence define every action."

Adam let out an involuntary blissed-out sigh. That sounded like exactly what he wanted. That was the whole reason he'd been coming to the gym in the first place.

At the bottom of the notice, there was one more line: "Ready to join the Golden Army? Talk to one of our recruiters today."

There was nothing else: no contact information, no little strips to tear off with a phone number on them. Maybe there had been, and they'd all been torn off already? But no: the bottom edge of the poster was neat and even, with no telltale rips or tears. Adam let out another sigh, this time one of disappointment: whatever this was, it looked like he wasn't going to be a part of it.

Pushing open the door, Adam walked out into the crisp spring air - and was surprised to see a handsome, athletic young man, wearing a golden soccer kit that glimmered in the morning sun, and walking directly towards him.

There was something about the man's aura that stopped Adam in his tracks. Although the man was walking towards him, it felt more like there was a magnetic charge emanating from him, and that Adam was the one somehow being pulled closer.

"Hey bro," said the man, smiling warmly. "I heard you wanted to join the Golden Army?"

Adam stuttered. "Wha – how – I mean, sure, I do, but... how did you know?"

The man's grin widened. "I'm Franco, I'm a recruiter for the GA. It's my job to know these things."

Adam still didn't quite understand how this was possible, but he was distracted by Franco's taut, muscular body and the beautiful golden soccer uniform that clung to it in all the right places. His confidence sagged a little: he still didn't know exactly what the Golden Army was or what it did, but it seemed pretty unlikely that an organisation filled with people like Franco would have any place for him.

He tried his luck anyway. "So... is there an application form or something? What do I need to do?"

"You'll know what to do," Franco said cryptically. "It's already in you."

He put one hand on Adam's shoulder, while the other tapped Adam's duffel bag four times. With one last megawatt smile, he turned and walked away, leaving Adam entirely confused and filled with a sense of longing.

All the way home, Adam convinced himself that he'd somehow hallucinated that entire exchange. By the time he walked through his front door, he'd put it down to dehydration, maybe, from his workout, or perhaps low blood sugar. He needed a glass of water and a protein shake, and a maybe a cold shower.

He caught himself thinking about Franco in that tight-fitting gold soccer kit again, and his cock stirred involuntarily.

Definitely a cold shower.

Adam walked into his bedroom and put his duffel bag on the bed. First things first, he needed to get his sweaty gym gear out of there and into the laundry basket. He unzipped the bag, and a burst of brilliant golden light emanated from it, causing him to recoil in surprise. When his retinas stopped burning, he took a closer look: there was no sign of his boring, baggy gym gear. Instead, the bag contained a golden shirt remarkably similar to the one Franco had been wearing, along with matching shorts, socks and football boots.

This was weird. Had he picked up the wrong bag from the changing rooms? It seemed unlikely; nobody else there that morning had a bag that looked like Adam's. He tried to make sense of the situation, but he was distracted by the fact that he really, really wanted to put that shirt on and see if it felt as good as it looked.

Suddenly, he heard a voice inside his head: a younger man's voice, light and breathy. Put it on, bro. Put it on and become exactly who you are meant to be. Put it on and join your bros. They're waiting for you. All you have to do is put it on.

Adam's body trembled with excitement and anticipation as he raised up his arms, taking off his plain black t-shirt and pulling the golden jersey over his head. He walked over to the mirror and looked at himself. He looked good. Somehow he looked different. He was taller, and carried himself with more confidence. Had his hair grown? Wait, he had abs! Where had those come from?

A warm feeling spread all through his torso, like the jersey was massaging him. Adam wanted more of that feeling; he wanted it in his whole body, forever. The voice in his head spoke up again: Bro, what are you waiting for? I'm right here. Let me out. Become me. Become who you were always supposed to be.

Adam couldn't get out of his shoes, socks and jeans fast enough. He reached into the bag to retrieve the rest of the kit, taking his time as he put it on, allowing that incredible sensation to slowly spread across the rest of his body. First the shorts, then pulling the socks up to his knees, and finally putting on the boots. He knelt down to tie the laces, and when he stood up again, a jolt of transformational energy coursed through his entire body. His hair was growing, his muscles were growing, his confidence was growing. He suddenly felt younger, boyish but still unmistakably masculine; he was a world-class athlete at the peak of his abilities. The idea filled him with a thrill that he was now powerless to resist, so Adam shut his eyes and let the feeling overwhelm him completely.

The voice whispered again, much stronger this time: That's it, bro. Just like that. Let me in. Become me. He could feel the physical transformation slowing as the last remaining traces of Adam evaporated from his mind. The transformation completed as a name and number appeared on his jersey: Shawn Gold, #22. A midfielder for the Golden Army.

Shawn opened his eyes. He was in a locker room, which briefly felt strange because he was sure he hadn't been there a minute ago. He couldn't remember where he had been though. Anyway, it didn't matter. Of course he was here, in the locker room of the Golden Army. Where else would he be? This was where he belonged.

"There he is!" came a voice that he instantly recognised as his teammate Franco. "Shawn, bro! You made it!"

Another teammate appeared on his other side: Alton, the squad's man-mountain of a defender, who'd been assigned as Shawn's mentor when he joined the team. "C'mon, rookie," Alton said with gruff affection. "I know you've got a pretty face, but you can't stare in the mirror all day. We've got work to do."

"Yes sir," Shawn replied, his face bursting into a grin, his head empty of all thoughts other than how happy he felt right in this moment. It was time for training. Time to be with his bros. Having fun, but working hard, striving for excellence, supporting each other, and never letting anything get in the way of their determination to be the best.

He felt good.

No, he felt great.

No. He felt Gold.

Dedicated to my recruiter @franco-gold94 and my mentor @alton-gold77, the best teammates a bro could ask for.

Be My Valentine? ---

By the time Wells reached the Golden Chalice that afternoon, the nerves from his morning run had not faded.

They had settled deeper.

The pub glowed with its usual warm gold light, all polished wood, low voices, and the familiar hum of brotherhood. Wells stepped inside still feeling the echo of Coach Stone’s message in his chest.

Important matter to discuss.

He spotted Coach at a corner table.

Coach Stone was already waiting, broad shoulders squared, hands wrapped around his own glass. Across from him sat another drink, untouched, amber liquid bubbling softly over ice.

Wells slowed when he saw it.

Rye and ginger.

The same drink Wells had ordered for Coach at Woody’s back in Toronto.

That memory hit him hard. The noise, the lights, the easy grin Coach had given him that night. The way something had shifted between them without either of them needing to say it out loud.

Coach looked up.

“Sit down, Wells.”

Wells obeyed, sliding into the chair across from him. His hand closed around the cold glass, but he did not drink yet.

“Coach,” Wells said, trying to keep his voice steady. “What’s going on?”

Coach Stone was quiet for a moment. His eyes stayed on Wells, serious, heavy with something deeper than strategy or training.

“I’m not taking the contract,” Coach said.

Wells blinked.

“The UK one?”

Coach nodded. “Yeah. That one.”

The words landed slowly. Wells had prepared himself for a goodbye, for some careful speech about opportunity and distance and staying strong. Instead, Coach was still there. Still across from him. Still looking at him like Wells was the whole reason the decision had changed.

“I thought you wanted it,” Wells said softly.

“I did,” Coach admitted. “For a while.”

He glanced down at his drink, then back up.

“But then at the match against the Crimson Frost Giants when Red-021 attacked me. And then I saw what happened to you. RED-007 going after you during your concert.” His jaw tightened. “That changed things.”

Wells felt his chest tense at the memory. The crowd. The music. The sudden violence. The red threat cutting through what should have been his moment.

Coach’s voice dropped lower.

“I kept telling myself this was just training. Just teamwork. Just looking after one of my players.” He shook his head. “But it’s not just that anymore.”

Wells forgot about the drink in his hand.

Coach leaned forward.

“You became important to me, Wells. More important than I expected. Somewhere along the way, you may be one of the team's alpha jocks, but you became my boy. My golden boy. My gold”

The words hit Wells harder than any tackle ever had.

Coach did not look away.

“And after seeing you attacked, after knowing how close things came, I realized I couldn’t just walk away. Not from the Army. Not from the team. Not from you.”

For a moment, the pub seemed to fade around them. Wells could hear the ice shift in his glass. He could hear his own breath. He could feel the gold in him rising warm and bright, not like command, but like belonging.

Coach continued, quieter now.

“I want to stay. And I want to ask the Golden Army if they’ll take me on as a coach. Officially. I’ve worked with you. I’ve worked with a lot of the players. They seem to like me. They like training with me. Maybe there’s a place for me here.”

Wells stared at him.

“You want me to ask?”

Coach nodded. “You know them better than I do. You know where to start.”

Wells stood before he could think better of it.

Coach barely had time to rise before Wells crossed the space between them and pulled him into a huge hug. Strong arms locked around Coach, tight and real, all the fear from the morning and all the relief from now crashing together at once.

Coach held him back just as firmly.

Wells pulled away only enough to look at him.

Then he kissed him.

Not long. Not for show. Just enough to say what his voice could not catch fast enough.

When Wells finally stepped back, his grin was bright, golden, and full of pride.

“I’ll see what I can do, Coach.”

Coach smiled then, the tension in him easing for the first time that afternoon.

Wells picked up the rye and ginger and raised it slightly.

“To staying,” he said.

Coach lifted his own glass.

“To my golden boy.”

And in the warm light of the Golden Chalice, Wells knew the morning message had not been the start of a goodbye.

It had been the beginning of something stronger.

Sometimes the Gold does not just call you to train. Sometimes it calls you to stay, to belong, and to protect what matters. Join the Golden Army and find the brotherhood worth choosing. Contact: @alton-gold77, @polo-drone-125

Chapter 10

Daniel woke up before sunrise with his pulse already elevated.

For a few seconds he lay still beneath the blankets staring at the ceiling while cold blue morning light slowly filled the edges of his room.

Then his eyes shifted automatically toward the chair beside his desk.

The glossy black duffel bag sat exactly where he left it.

Beside the closet, the varsity jacket hung neatly instead of crumpled over furniture like his clothes normally were. Beneath it, the black cleats with gold swooshes rested side by side near the bed.

Daniel stared at all three things for a long moment.

Tonight.

The word moved through him instantly.

Not conditioning.

Not drills.

Not practice.

A game.

An actual game.

Energy rushed through his chest so quickly he sat upright before fully realizing he’d moved.

His body already felt awake.

Not nervous exactly.

Restless.

Like he had too much momentum trapped beneath his skin to stay still inside the room.

Daniel swung his legs over the side of the bed and grabbed his phone immediately.

6:12 AM.

Too early.

He dropped back onto the mattress for roughly three seconds before sitting upright again.

Impossible.

There was absolutely no chance he was falling asleep again.

The room felt charged now.

Every object connected itself automatically to the game:

the duffel bag,

the jacket,

the cleats,

the glossy compression gear folded inside.

Daniel stood and crossed the room barefoot.

The zipper opened smoothly beneath his fingers.

Inside, the black compression shirt reflected pale strips of morning light across the glossy synthetic fabric. The matching shorts and socks sat folded beneath it.

Daniel touched the material lightly.

And immediately his body remembered the field.

The cold air.

The stadium lights.

The violent adrenaline from sprint drills.

The sharp silence that arrived every time movement finally drowned out thought.

A grin pulled briefly across his face before he could stop it.

That realization hit almost immediately afterward.

He was excited.

Not cautiously interested anymore.

Excited.

Daniel shut the bag and ran both hands through his hair.

“This is insane,” he muttered quietly.

But the grin returned anyway.

—

His father noticed before Daniel even sat down for breakfast.

“You’re awake early.”

Daniel grabbed orange juice from the fridge.

“Couldn’t sleep.”

“You look like you drank three energy drinks.”

Daniel opened the cabinet harder than necessary searching for cereal.

“Helpful observation.”

His father watched him for another few seconds over the coffee mug.

“You excited?”

Daniel paused.

The question should have embarrassed him.

Instead the answer arrived instantly.

“Yeah.”

The honesty surprised both of them slightly.

His father smiled slowly into the coffee.

“That’s good.”

Daniel poured cereal while trying unsuccessfully not to smile again.

Outside the kitchen window, gray morning clouds drifted slowly across the sky.

By tonight the stadium lights would cut through all of it.

Daniel could already picture the field.

He checked the time again.

6:28.

Impossible.

—

School felt electric.

The moment Daniel stepped out of the car wearing the varsity jacket, he could feel the difference.

Game day changed the atmosphere entirely.

Black-and-gold flooded the parking lot:

hoodies,

jerseys,

jackets,

warmup gear,

school banners hanging near the entrance.

Students moved louder today.

More energized.

Daniel caught fragments of conversation immediately while crossing toward the building.

“You going tonight?”

“They’re undefeated at home—”

“Coach said varsity’s starting aggressive tonight—”

The words followed him through the front doors.

And for the first time:

he belonged inside those conversations.

That realization sent another sharp wave of energy through his chest.

The varsity jacket fit perfectly now.

Not bulky.

Not borrowed.

The glossy black body sat cleanly across his torso while the gold sleeves sharpened his frame beneath the fluorescent hallway lights.

Students looked toward him differently now.

Not dramatically.

Recognition.

Daniel noticed it constantly.

A sophomore soccer player slapped his shoulder lightly while passing.

“You dressing tonight?”

Daniel answered before thinking.

“Yeah.”

The word felt good.

Simple.

Direct.

Real.

The player grinned.

“Nice.”

Then disappeared into the crowd.

Daniel kept walking, pulse climbing slightly higher.

Every hallway seemed louder than normal today.

More alive.

By second period he stopped pretending he could focus on class.

His knee bounced constantly beneath the desk while his thoughts drifted toward:

the stadium,

the uniform,

the field,

the possibility of stepping into all of it publicly tonight.

Not once did the anticipation feel unpleasant.

It felt addictive.

At lunch, Daniel barely touched his food.

“You’re vibrating.”

Daniel looked up immediately.

Chase dropped into the seat beside him holding a sports drink beneath an unzipped varsity jacket. Glossy black compression sleeves stretched tightly across his forearms while gold CHASE 18 details reflected beneath the afternoon light.

Daniel looked back down at the fries.

“I’m perfectly calm.”

“You reorganized your tray three times.”

Daniel glanced downward.

He had.

“That’s not evidence.”

Chase laughed softly.

The sound immediately pulled Daniel backward for half a second—not into memory exactly, but familiarity.

Kevin still existed in there somewhere beneath the confidence and polished athletic image.

And now, sitting beside him again, Daniel realized something strange:

he no longer felt like he had lost him.

The realization settled quietly but deeply somewhere beneath his ribs.

Chase twisted open the sports drink.

“You ready?”

Daniel answered instantly.

“I’ve been ready since six in the morning.”

That made Chase laugh harder.

“There he is.”

Daniel frowned slightly.

“What does that mean?”

“You stopped pretending you don’t want this.”

Heat rose immediately into Daniel’s face.

He hated how accurate the sentence felt.

Chase leaned back against the bench, eyes drifting briefly toward the athletic complex across campus.

“First game’s the best.”

“You say that like I’m about to ascend spiritually.”

“You kind of are.”

Daniel rolled his eyes.

But he smiled anyway.

The rest of lunch passed easily after that.

Not awkward.

Not strained.

Natural.

Like they had finally stopped orbiting each other from opposite sides of the same thing.

When the lunch bell rang, Chase stood and grabbed his bag.

Then paused.

“You’re gonna love the lights.”

The sentence followed Daniel through the rest of the afternoon.

—

By the time school ended, the entire campus felt charged with anticipation.

Students flooded toward parking lots and buses while athletes crossed between locker rooms carrying glossy black duffel bags and equipment cases.

Daniel walked toward the athletic complex with restless energy practically vibrating through him.

The varsity jacket suddenly felt too warm.

The stadium lights were already on by the time he reached the soccer building.

Bright white beams cutting through the early evening sky.

Music echoed faintly from inside the locker room.

Daniel’s pulse jumped immediately.

This was real now.

Not hypothetical anymore.

He pushed open the locker room doors.

Sound hit instantly.

Music.

Laughter.

Locker doors slamming.

Cleats scraping concrete.

Compression fabric snapping against skin.

Players moved everywhere around him in glossy black-and-gold warmup gear while the entire room pulsed with restless pregame energy.

And instead of feeling intimidated,

Daniel felt awake.

Completely awake.

He dropped the duffel bag beside an empty locker and started changing quickly.

The glossy compression shirt tightened smoothly across his chest and shoulders. The material clung coolly against his skin while stadium noise echoed faintly from somewhere outside the building.

Then the shorts.

Fitted.

Athletic.

Sharper than the loose conditioning gear from earlier practices.

Daniel pulled the long black socks upward carefully before sitting to lace the cleats.

The gold swooshes reflected harsh locker room light every time he moved.

Around him, players continued talking over the music.

But Daniel’s focus narrowed steadily inward.

Toward the game.

Toward the field waiting outside.

Toward the strange electric pressure building beneath his skin.

Then the locker room quieted slightly.

Not fully.

Just enough.

Hale entered carrying jerseys over one arm.

Glossy black-and-gold.

Daniel’s pulse spiked immediately.

Players stepped forward one by one collecting uniforms while Hale gave short instructions without wasting words.

Then Hale stopped in front of Daniel.

For a second Daniel only stared at the jersey in his hands.

Black.

Gold.

Sharp athletic lettering.

Number:

54.

The glossy fabric reflected locker room light like polished armor.

Daniel took it carefully.

And Hale said calmly:

“You’re starting wide tonight, Bram.”

The name hit him instantly.

Not confusion.

Recognition.

Something in Daniel’s chest tightened sharply while his eyes lifted automatically toward Hale.

But Hale had already moved on to the next player like nothing unusual happened.

The room kept moving around him.

Music.

Voices.

Movement.

Yet Daniel remained still for one extra second holding the jersey.

Bram.

The terrifying part wasn’t hearing it.

It was how natural it sounded.

He should have corrected him.

Instead he looked back down at the jersey.

And somewhere deep inside himself, the name settled quietly into place.

—

Daniel pulled the jersey over the glossy compression layer slowly.

The fit was perfect.

Not oversized.

Not borrowed.

Built for him.

The black-and-gold fabric tightened cleanly across his torso while the number 54 stretched sharply beneath the overhead lights.

He stood automatically and looked toward the mirror.

Then stopped moving completely.

The reflection staring back at him didn’t feel disconnected anymore.

The fitted jersey.

The glossy compression sleeves beneath it.

The lean athletic frame.

The sharp posture.

The black socks.

The cleats.

Everything looked cohesive now.

Intentional.

Not like someone trying to belong.

Like someone who already did.

Daniel stepped slightly closer to the mirror.

Bram.

The name echoed once quietly in the back of his mind.

And somehow,

looking at the reflection,

it fit.

“Looks good, Bram.”

Daniel turned immediately.

Chase leaned against the neighboring locker wearing glossy black football compression gear beneath his open varsity jacket. Number 18 reflected gold beneath the lights while his helmet rested against one hip.

Daniel stared at him for half a second.

“You too?”

Chase smirked slightly.

“Hale called you that?”

Daniel nodded once.

Chase looked toward the 54 jersey briefly.

Then back toward him.

“Yeah,” he said quietly. “Makes sense.”

The sentence sent another strange pulse of pride through Daniel’s chest.

Not embarrassment.

Not discomfort.

Something warmer.

Real.

Outside, the crowd erupted suddenly as announcements echoed through the stadium speakers.

The sound rolled through the locker room walls like distant thunder.

Daniel’s pulse jumped instantly.

Game time.

Players started moving toward the tunnel.

Energy flooded the room immediately.

Bram grabbed the varsity jacket instinctively before stopping halfway through the motion.

No.

Not tonight.

Tonight he wanted the jersey visible.

That realization alone nearly made him grin.

—

The tunnel smelled like cold concrete and damp air.

Music thundered through stadium speakers overhead while crowd noise swelled louder with every step toward the field.

Bram’s heartbeat matched the rhythm automatically.

Fast.

Sharp.

Alive.

Then the tunnel opened.

Light exploded across the field.

The stadium looked enormous beneath the floodlights.

Students packed the bleachers wearing black-and-gold.

Banners hung across the railings.

Music pulsed through the air while announcers echoed overhead.

And suddenly:

everyone could see him.

The realization hit hard.

Not in a frightening way.

In a consuming way.

Bram stepped onto the turf and cold air swept instantly across the glossy compression sleeves beneath his jersey.

The field glowed beneath the lights.

And the second his cleats touched the turf,

his body relaxed.

This was where he wanted to be.

Warmups blurred by in waves of adrenaline and movement.

Passing drills.

Stretching.

Sprint lines.

The crowd kept growing louder around him.

At one point Bram glanced toward the far side of the stadium and spotted football players gathering near the adjacent complex.

Number 18 stood among them beneath separate floodlights.

Chase looked directly toward him.

Then nodded once.

Not encouragement anymore.

Recognition.

Bram nodded back automatically.

The whistle blew.

The game began.

—

The first few minutes moved too fast.

Adrenaline flooded Bram’s body hard enough that everything initially felt half a second ahead of him.

The opposing team pressed aggressively.

The crowd noise blended into static.

His breathing came too quickly.

Then instinct took over.

The same silence from conditioning returned suddenly and completely.

Movement replaced thought.

The field narrowed.

Ball.

Space.

Pressure.

Momentum.

Again.

Again.

Again.

Bram adjusted instantly after that.

His cuts sharpened.

His reactions quickened.

The game slowed down around him.

A pass reached him near midfield.

One touch.

Turn.

Accelerate.

The crowd reacted immediately as he burst past the defender down the sideline.

Energy exploded through him.

Not nervousness anymore.

Power.

The defender recovered quickly and slammed shoulder-first into him near the line.

Bram stumbled.

Recovered.

Kept possession alive.

The sideline erupted.

“THERE YOU GO, 54!”

Heat surged violently through his chest.

Not because of the crowd.

Because he loved this.

Absolutely loved it.

The game intensified after halftime.

Bodies collided harder.

Players shouted constantly.

Sweat soaked through the glossy compression layer beneath his jersey.

And Bram kept pushing faster.

Then the moment happened.

Late second half.

Tie game.

A loose ball broke dangerously toward midfield after a failed clearance.

Bram reacted before anyone else.

Sprint.

Full speed.

His cleats tore violently across damp turf while the crowd noise blurred into pure adrenaline behind him.

The opposing defender reached the ball first.

Bram hit harder.

Sharp shoulder.

Quick recovery.

Possession stolen cleanly.

The crowd exploded.

Bram drove forward immediately, heart hammering violently beneath the jersey.

One defender.

Cut inside.

Another player closing.

Pass.

Fast.

Sharp.

Perfectly timed.

The striker buried the shot into the top corner.

The stadium detonated.

Players slammed into Bram almost instantly.

Hands against shoulders.

Helmets of noise all around him.

Bodies crashing together beneath the lights.

“54!”

“BRAM!”

“LET’S GO!”

The sound crashed over him completely.

And somewhere inside the chaos,

Bram realized something enormous:

he wasn’t outside the Golden Army anymore.

He was inside it.

Completely.

—

By the time the game ended, Bram’s body felt wrecked.

Sweat soaked through every layer of glossy black-and-gold fabric.

His legs trembled from exhaustion.

Adrenaline still pulsed violently through his chest.

And he had never felt more alive.

Students flooded near the railings shouting congratulations while music blasted across the stadium.

Teammates shoved him around laughing and replaying the assist repeatedly.

Hale stopped briefly beside him near the sideline.

“Good work tonight, Bram.”

Simple.

Calm.

Certain.

And hearing the name now felt completely natural.

—

The diner smelled like grease, fries, and late-night exhaustion.

Bram sat across from Chase in a booth while both dads argued animatedly over the assist for approximately the fifth time.

“He saw the run early,” Chase’s dad insisted.

“No, the recovery was the important part,” Bram‘s father argued immediately.

“Dad,” Bram muttered, laughing despite himself, “it wasn’t the World Cup.”

“You say that now,” Chase said around a mouthful of fries.

Bram kicked him lightly under the table.

The entire booth felt warm and loud and familiar.

Chase kept stealing fries off his plate like nothing had changed between them.

Their dads kept replaying moments from the game.

Adrenaline still hummed faintly through Bram’s exhausted body.

And slowly, somewhere during the conversation, he noticed something strange.

Nobody had called him Daniel once since the locker room.

Not Hale.

Not Chase.

Not even his father anymore.

Bram.

The name moved naturally through every conversation around the table now.

And sitting there beneath the warm diner lights still wearing the glossy black-and-gold varsity jacket over his compression gear, Bram realized something quietly astonishing:

He is Bram and he is part of the Golden Army.

———————————————————

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PDU-039 supervises the Gold Bros' training per protocol, preparing for the match against Regency.

The air hangs heavy with sweat, raw motivation, and surging golden testosterone. All units focused on objective: victory.

Alton spots PDU-039 standing stock-still while monitoring the Bros' tech data. Alton walks up: “Hey Xav, what's up buddy? How am I doing?”

PDU-039 responds without variance: “039 acknowledges misidentification. Xavier protocol remains active. Proceed with 039. Enhancement module prepared.”

Alton tags along, kinda confused. He ain't sure what's coming, but every time he's followed Xavier, he's always had a blast, he thinks with a smirk to himself.

IN THE BACKROOM

They access in the back room. "Assume position." 039 commands.

Alton does it with a grin. Metal straps clamp down on Alton's wrists. “Hey, you know I dig this, but coach banned any fun stuff before the match to keep testosterone levels cranked.”

PDU-039 acknowledges. PDU-039 is A DRONE PDU-039 Obeys the Hive. MAIN DIRECTIVE: look after the gold bros and hook 'em up with whatever help they need.

PDU-039 will elevate testosterone to maximum threshold.

*INITIATE PROCEDURE*

PDU-039 gets closer, real close, puts a finger on Alton's lips, and slides it down his chest, pulling off this erotic lapdance move.

Alton starts squirming: “Bro, hope these straps are locked tight, saying it for your sake!”

Good boy, let loose, 039 wants to see you go wild.

You're no longer just a gold bro, you're a gold bull!

*TESTOSTERONE LEVEL: +50%*

Bro, I'll smash your rubber hole right after the match ends, promise!!

*TESTOSTERONE LEVEL: +100%*

Victory prerequisite, golden bull unit. 039 computes no failure tolerance.

Hell no, I'll teach those stuck-up pricks a lesson they won't forget!!

*COMMITMENT: +100%*

*FOCUS: +200%*

*TESTOSTERONE: +200%*

Damn 039, what the hell are you doing to me!! He thrashes harder. Starts huffing air outta his nostrils like a raging bull, wrists slamming against the metal straps.

*PROCEDURE LEVEL 2*

PDU-039 Slips off his rubber jockstrap and waves it under Alton's nose. This'll keep your focus sharp during the match.

Wear it in the game.

Inhale deep, Gold Bro, feel the power hitting your lungs, rushing through your chest, pumping up your muscles, and building up in your balls.

Alton does it: with every breath, he feels the power flooding his body and brain, sinking deep into his bull balls as he keeps sniffing like a wild beast.

Now he ain't fighting the chains anymore, just soaking in the feel of the cold metal straps on his wrists while his dick throbs hard in his shorts, leaking some pre-cum.

039 scoops up the cum with his tongue, feeds it back into Alton through his mouth: “Too precious to waste even a drop.”

*PDU-039 PROCEDURE TERMINATE*

The straps pop open around Alton's wrists. The Gold Bro gets up from the chair with the most determined, cocky look ever, staring 039 right in the eyes. 039 nods, satisfied.

Alton slaps his hand on 039's bulge: Now I'm gonna wreck their asses, I'll be back victorious soon!

Thank you,@alton-gold77, for submitting voluntarily to the procedure

In the Golden Bros Settlement

In the Golden Bros' settlement, the poster hung on a smooth, glossy black wall between strips of golden light. The lettering was clear, direct, and impossible to miss:

“Volunteers needed to wear a chicken suit.”

Below it, a small addition in fine, gold typography: “Report to Development Lab – PDU-073”

At first, it was met with amusement. Some Golden Bros stopped, exchanging glances. A harmless request, they thought. Perhaps an event. Perhaps a test run for something new.

But the poster's design seemed too precise. Too deliberately placed.

Meanwhile in the Laboratory

In the development laboratory of the Polo Drone Hive, precise silence dominated. Only the soft circulation of systems and the rhythmic bubbling of the glass cylinders broke the stillness. Inside them, a viscous golden substance simmered—the raw material of the next generation.

PDU-073 stood upright at the central workbench. Perfect posture. No unnecessary movement.

Before him lay the subject of the project: Chicken Suit – Iteration 7

Outwardly, the suit appeared almost playful—yellow, softly glossy, with simplified animal features. But the surface was merely camouflage. Beneath it operated a network of reactive fibers, adaptive nanostructures, and conductive polymer.

One day later

The next morning, the first volunteer stood before the development lab. A young man. Golden sports kit. Two digits on his chest. His posture still human—slightly uncertain, yet determined.

PDU-073 greeted him motionless, in perfect posture.

Behind him: large glass cylinders in which a shimmering yellow, viscous substance circulated slowly.

The “chicken suit” hung from a frame.

At first glance, playful. Almost absurd.

But up close: No seams. Just a futuristic zipper. An opening for the face. Otherwise, everything was seamless. Even the red elements seemed to blend with the yellow. Not real material – more like a living shell.

PDU-073 took it out of the frame. 

It initiated the final sequence.

A subtle impulse ran through the material. The surface responded.

Status Display:

Material binding: stable

Reactivity: active

Adaptation protocol: ready

073 turned toward the young Golden Bro.

“Bro, step forward.”

The young man approached. His gaze fixed on the suit.

“Put it on.”

No further words.

Phase I – Contact

The suit was opened. The young man stepped inside.

At first, nothing unusual. The material rested loosely.

Then the reaction began.

The surface tightened slightly. The color intensified.

A faint pulsing.

Phase II – Adaptation

The suit responded to body heat.

The yellow darkened. Structures began to realign.

The fibers drew closer to the skin.

The young man inhaled sharply.

“It’s… moving.”

073 observed. Motionless.

The material flowed over shoulders, arms, torso—without folds, without resistance. Every line of the body was traced with precision.

Phase III – Transformation

The color shifted.

Yellow → deep black.

The sheen intensified. Reflective. Flawless.

The surface lost all textile properties. It became a second skin.

The connection initiated.

Not mechanical. Not visible.

Synchronization.

The structure of the suit bonded with the outer layer of the wearer’s skin. No seams. No transitions.

The rubber spreads throughout the body, transforming it. The entire human interior transforms into rubber polymers until the entire body is composed of fine black rubber. His posture corrected itself.

His hands moved into proper position automatically.

Phase IV – Identity

The final elements formed.

A polo collar emerged—fully closed, precisely aligned. Golden accents traced the contours.

An emblem appeared on the chest.

A laurel wreath.

Within it:

703

The head.

Slowly, the surface began to seal over the face.

Features disappeared. Structure smoothed.

Until only a flawless black ovoid remained.

Perfect.

Completion

Silence.

Two units now stood side by side.

PDU-073 and PDU-703.

Identical in structure. Distinct in designation.

PDU-073 stepped closer.

Placed a hand on the shoulder of the new unit.

“Status.”

A brief pause.

Then, mechanical, calm and clear:

“Unit 703. Active. Ready for integration.”

PDU-073 gave a minimal nod.

In the background, the cylinders continued to boil.

The next material was already in preparation. .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.

Lure, Trap and Turn.

.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.

Join the Polo Drone Hive: Once activated:

The material adapts The structure aligns The identity resolves

No resistance. No uncertainty. No fragmentation.

Only clarity.

You will not wear the system. You will become it.

DESIGNATION AWAITS.

Step forward. Accept integration. Receive your number.

Stand in perfect posture. Think less. Execute more.

It does not think. It obeys. It does not feel. It acts with purpose. It does not doubt. It follows.

POLO DRONE HIVE DISCIPLINED. FOCUSED. CONTROLLED.

Ugh, totally over thinking!

Sports are life, bro!

Muscles, muscles, muscles!

Gym rat status, 24/7!

Gotta scope out the competition, see who's pumpin' iron harder! That's the dream, buvs!

Ready to embrace the gold? Lose the doubts. Drop the overthinking. Strip down to muscle, obedience, and joy. If “himbo” sounds like heaven, we’ve got your golden kit waiting. You’re not just changing clothes—you’re changing function.

Join the Golden Army. Become muscle. Become bro. Become GOLD.

2025 had come and gone. Quietly. Relentlessly. Now, 2026 stood open—unwritten.

Nate sat on a weathered bench overlooking the city’s edge, where concrete softened into the sky. Above him, the sunset unfolded in slow layers—burnt orange sinking into deep red, purples stretching thin as the last light faded. The cold wind carried the promise of change, brushing against his golden jacket as he stared ahead, lost somewhere between memory and anticipation.

In his hands rested an envelope.

It was heavier than it should have been.

Cream-colored, thick paper. International postage stamped cleanly in the corner. The return address read United Kingdom, written in a careful, deliberate hand. Nate had turned it over more than once before opening it, as if the weight of the words inside might change depending on how long he waited.

Footsteps approached behind him.

Another figure entered the frame of the moment, the black of his jacket absorbing what little light remained. Silver lettering caught briefly in the sunset glow: SERVE-897. Nate didn’t look up right away. He didn’t need to.

The contrast was familiar—black against gold, silver against shadow. On Nate’s chest, black lettering marked PDU-166. Above them both, the sun danced one final time, catching in Nate’s vivid rainbow hair and in the red, blue, and silvery white strands of the man now standing beside him.

“Hey, Nate.”

Nate finally looked up. “Hey, Teddy.” A pause. “Been a while, hasn’t it?”

“Yeah,” Theodore said quietly, glancing down toward the bench. “Seat taken?”

“No,” Nate replied, shifting to the side. “All yours.”

Teddy sat, exhaling slowly as he did. For a moment, neither spoke. The city hummed in the distance. The year turned, unnoticed by most.

Teddy’s eyes drifted to the envelope in Nate’s hands. “That new?”

Nate nodded. “Came this morning. International.”

“From where?”

“Britain.”

That got Teddy’s attention. He leaned back slightly, eyebrows lifting, examining the carefully placed barcoded stamps of the Late Queen and current King. “Family?”

Nate nodded, then carefully slid a finger under the envelope’s seal. “Cousin,” he said.

He unfolded the letter, the paper crisp despite the journey. Teddy watched silently as Nate read, his expression tightening—not with worry, but with recognition.

“Regency Eleven,” Teddy muttered suddenly, pulling out his phone. “That’d explain it.”

Nate looked over. “Explain what?”

Teddy scrolled, then turned the screen slightly. “They just issued a public challenge. Friendly match. Gold versus Regency Eleven.”

Nate blinked once. “You’re kidding.”

“Nope.” Teddy smirked faintly. “They’re calling it a ‘family rivalry with international flair.’ Whoever wrote the press release knew exactly what they were doing.”

Nate let out a quiet breath, glancing back down at the letter. The words made more sense now—formal but warm, competitive without being cruel. Pride threaded through every line.

At the bottom, the signature was simple:

– Yours Truly, JRCM

Nate stared at the initials.

“Still not signing their full name?” Teddy asked.

“Guess not,” Nate replied. “But James isn’t as clever as he thinks he is.”

Teddy nodded. “Classic.”

The sky darkened another shade. The sun slipped below the horizon, leaving only its echo behind. Nate folded the letter carefully and slid it back into the envelope, as if sealing a decision he hadn’t yet spoken aloud.

“Are you thinking of accepting?” Teddy asked.

Nate didn’t answer right away. He watched the last light fade, feeling the weight of history pressing gently against his chest—not as a burden, but as an invitation.

“Yeah,” he said finally. “I think I am.”

Teddy didn’t hesitate. He stood, turned fully toward Nate, and rested a hand briefly on his shoulder.

“Good,” he said. “Because whatever happens—on the field, off it—I’ve got your back.”

Nate looked up, surprised, then smiled—small, genuine.

“All the way?” he asked.

“All the way,” Teddy confirmed.

They sat together again, side by side, as the first stars emerged overhead. Two brothers. Two paths. One family, stretched across borders and years.

And somewhere across the ocean, a cousin waited.

“Game on, James Rose Conway Madison, Game on.”

2026 had begun.

Thanks to my Brother @serve-897