The Close Study

Abraham liked to take his classwork very seriously, particularly when it came to Psychology. He wasn’t the type of student who got drunk on weekdays and went out partying with his bros to pick up chicks - in fact he didn’t do any of those things. He was a gay sober young man who saw college as an opportunity to extend his learning and achieve his dreams of becoming a psychologist rather than a playground in which to clown around in, which some of his classmates clearly did. As a result he was something of an oddity to the rest of the students in his year group and made very few friends which was quite alright with him. He’d much rather keep company with his treasured books than with sloppy college students.

When the psychology class was assigned an essay requiring them to do a close study into how social groups could affect educational attainment, Abe took some time to consider who his focus group would be. He felt like giving himself a challenge so eventually settled on the type of guy he saw all too commonly around campus - gym-obsessed, chick-loving meatheads. The ultra-privileged straight white male. Being only one of those three things, he was confident that the investigation would prove a suitable enough challenge to stretch his own learning.

Abe was even able to recruit one of his classmates - not that either would ever willingly be referred to as a ‘mate’ of the other - to be the main focus of his essay. Dominic was about as picture perfect as could be with symmetrical features, a strong jawline and intense hazel eyes. Every part of him looked like it had been sculpted out of marble, whether it was his gorgeous face or his strong muscular body. Even the tattoos that decorated his chest and right shoulder blade didn’t turn Abe off as much as he was inspecting, in fact managing to complete Dominic’s ‘free-spirited bro’ look.

What Dominic hadn’t been anticipating was for Abe to take things a step further than simply studying him from an outsider’s perspective but rather to switch their bodies so he could experience just a day in the life of his subject group and get the research he needed first hand. The switch was not only of their bodies but of their intelligence which in theory would allow Abe to get everything he needed to write a perfect essay and once again impress the professor. 

Unfortunately for Abe he soon realized that he was unable to focus on the work he was supposed to be doing - unknowingly proving the point of his essay, that certain social groups just couldn’t focus on their education as well as others - and was fighting back the urge to go to the gym and perform one of Dominic’s workouts from his bulking plan. Abe had never even seen the inside of a gym before, nor did he understand the concepts of bulking and cutting but it all came so naturally to him once he was changed into his workout gear and was warming up on the mats, performing stretches to make sure his body was ready to lift some heavy shit.

Blasting his way through the high-octane workout, Abe was delighted to find that he was so much stronger than he ever could have imagined. Not only that put he had the respect of his peers, fist bumping a number of guys he recognized from his psychology class who had previously only ever looked at him with disdain. Now they were helping to spot him as he benched two-hundred pounds or hitting a new personal best on his back squats. It felt all too natural for Abe to return the favor too and by the end of the session he was hooked, already thinking ahead to his next workout the following day.

As Abe unwittingly fell headfirst into the straight bro lifestyle he had once abhorred, including flirting with a sorority girl who clearly had the hots for him, Dominic found himself experiencing quite the opposite. While he hadn’t quite inherited all of Abe’s submissive qualities, he was certainly less outgoing and more reserved. The major benefit though was his heightened intelligence and he realized with some excitement that keeping Abe’s body would provide him with far more business opportunities in the future than his own did. By putting in hard work he’d even be able to put his own knowledge of fitness to good use and start up a business offering workout guides. He’d be rich in no time!

The new Abraham handed in his essay several days before the deadline, feeling confident that he’d been able to give a detailed study of his chosen social group. Meanwhile the new Dominic failed to hand in anything and was given a warning by the professor to get his act together. Dom chose to believe that it was only because the old man was jealous of his hot body and how much pussy he was getting! Yeah, that had to be it. Who the fuck cared about psychology class anyway? That shit was for nerdy losers!