Turning A Sphere Inside Out (1994) mentioned 🔥

I really loved this chapter focusing on Brian's debauchery. Specifically how he really wanted to really ruin those guys, espeically the Best Man. To be honest, I was really pumped as Brian described all the reasons why the Best Man needed to be taken down and utterly ruined. Posh wealthy Brit, successful and extremely goodlooking womanizer. From a good family and probably went to Oxbridge, with the world as his oyster, it was hot seeing him reduced to the opposite of that. I was sad to see the story leave him behind, wouldnt have minded seeing more of his utter downfall even as he hates it. Would actually love to see a sidestory focusing on the Best Man as Brian's instruction takes hold as he returns to England, where his colleagues and the lower class folks and suboordinates see this dignifed man's downfall. I love wealthy posh boys being utterly debased. Any chance haha?

This is quickly becoming an absolutely epic story. Great characters, hot sex, devious wish mechanics. Really loving it.

Amazing as always. Can't wait for the next chapter!

That was really nice and wholesome. Also very hot. I loved the twist in the middle and loved both the characters. If not for the author notes, I would’ve guessed who the author is. And if my guess was wrong, my next guess was that it was another author mimicking my first guess’s style. With the notes and the 4 year gap, I’m not sure at all.

Apologies for the delayed responses! Only just realized I can comment without instantly revealing who I am lol To @[Cutlerfan](/user/show/14171), @[SwimJock](/user/show/39947), and @[BlindSeer0](/user/show/381024) Thank you, thank you, thank you for the kind words. To @[Kellan](/user/show/920897) Given the challenge rules, my answer is: probably not. I think this story has enough worldbuilding to feel like a fully fleshed standalone, and I'm also just very pleased with my current ending, honestly. It hit the exact emotional beats and pathos I needed to make the happy ending feel deserved - at least it did for me, because I got a little misty eyed while writing it. My goal was to wrap everything up in a way that makes you feel warm and gooey while still leaving you with an urge to read more. I'm interested to hear if I've managed. To @[BobbyBlobfish](/user/show/700733) Thank you! I do wonder what you'll think of my other work. This story uses a lot of the themes I love, but the romantic/fluffy tone is an outlier. I will warn you that the rest of my work features more manipulation, corruption, identity death, and other similarly unsettling or sometimes offensive ideas; I think that's still vague enough to keep anyone from figuring out who I am before the competition ends. To @[Mnem](/user/show/941744) Yes! Exactly what I was going for. I'm especially glad that the ethics ended up working for you here because there were definitely points I hemmed and hawwed about for fear of coming across as too preachy. Very happy too that you found the romantic aspect refreshing for the lack of manipulation... because manipulation's the most common thing I write. Very chuffed knowing I actually have range when I want to. To @[Bigger](/user/show/230293) Really happy someone else found the way I explored the practical aspects of enacting reality modifications interesting. I once had a dream of being a researcher - although said dream died a quick death when I actually did some work experience in a lab - and I had a lot of fun drawing on some of the wackier concepts of scientific theory I don't usually get to incorporate in my kinkier works. To address your question about the machine, I'll give you some insight into my intentions during the writing process. I really wanted to use this story to explore some ideas I often grapple with myself:       1.   Letting insecurity manipulate you into changing yourself to become something more "attractive" or palatable to others;       2.   Being unwilling to admit your own feelings to someone you love for fear being rejected or ruining a close friendship;       3.   Struggling with developing an attraction to someone very far removed from body types you find attractive, because of who they are; You raise an interesting question about Blake's massive crush being a constant fixture. Personally, I think the device had nothing to do with it and it's completely organic. But... death of the author! Your reading is allowed to be completely different from mine. ^{that said... blake progressively uses more and more metaphors/adjectives when describing the first time he saw andrew's smile to show how he just keeps getting sappier with each change i just love ridiculous pining and rarely get the chance to write it in my stories on here it also foreshadows blake being super mega horny for huge hypermasc andrew by the end hehe} To @[Gorbant](/user/show/927166) Thank you c: To @Anonymous I couldn't resist. [Outside In](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO61D9x6lNY) and [Imagining the Tenth Dimension (annotated)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjsgoXvnStY) live rent free in my brain. As do all of the other bits of trivia, historical acts of cruelty, and general references I've sprinkled into this story.

I love how so into himself Brian is, that 1. He forgot that even Riley's pre is addictive and 2. He assumes that everyone will want alpha pheromones. Like they don't already have the flirting wish lmao. See him next chapter being confused to why no one is affected by hypnosis

How the mighty have fallen!

Truly obsessed with this story. I can’t wait for more!

I am thinking that Brian’s obsession with bring down Tyler is going to be HIS undoing. He made a wish about the pheromones and made Riley wish about the hypnosis but did not exempt himself. He already has begun smelling Riley so it will be fun to see if anything comes of that