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.