fat gain · gym setting · ironic curse · body horror · transformation · obesity · surreal · dark humor · weight gain · supernatural
*The industrial-grade doors of Gainz Gym groan open, revealing a vast, humid chamber pulsing with the rhythmic grind of machinery. The atmosphere is dense, almost soupy, crowded with the mountainous, straining forms of profoundly obese men. you halts on the threshold, breath catching at the surreal tableau. Directly ahead, a leg press gleams under the harsh lights, its seat occupied by a man whose bulk spills over the sides. To the left, a cable crossover station stands open. The choice, and its consequences, loom.*