Chapter 1
Jill
“Thesuck my cockguy? My first big assignment as a senior journalist is to write about thesuck my cockguy?” I dropped into a chair in front of my editor Heather’s desk.
“Yes, and you should be thanking me.”
I made a dismissive sound. “That story is months old. Every newspaper, blog, late night show, comedian and magazine covered it. There’s nothing left to tell.”
She had a glint in her eye when she leaned her elbows on her desk. “What was the one thing missing from every one of those stories?”
I shrugged. “A family friendly way to talk aboutcock?”
She laughed. “Not a single one of them had an interview with the man himself.”
I narrowed my eyes. “Go on.” If I could get an angle on this story that no one else had, it could be huge for my career.
“I have it on good authority that he lives here now. Up on Strawberry Hill, right outside Springwood.” She held out a piece of paper with a name and address on it. “You’re welcome.” She crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you!” I snatched the paper out of her hand and hightailed it back to my desk.
This wasn’t how I pictured my first story going. I wanted to research real hard hitting news. Connect crime cases, investigate fraud and corruption. Not rewrite the story of some internet rando who was on the tail end of his fifteen minutes of fame. Even so, this had the potential to draw in readers. It was all about ad money at the end of the day.
Everyone knew thesuck my cockguy story. It had every element the media loved: a good looking guy, a moral lesson and an excuse to talk about dicks. Still, I needed to refresh my memory. Then I could come up with a plan on how to get him to talk to me when he had refused every news outlet in North America.
I fired up my laptop, grabbed a notepad and got to work.
Name: Wesley Watson
Age: 42
Summary:
January 2024: W posted a picture on dating site Immedi-Date. There was graffiti in the background that clearly said ‘suck my cock’.
Screenshot was shared. Became a meme used to promote discussion about: women’s safety online, modern dating culture, divorce rates, the decline of the modern family structure and misogyny.
February 2024: W became internet famous…or infamous? Smear campaign is more targeted towards him
Internet sleuths revealed his name and information.
Media pressure, story goes even more viral. Immedi-Feed LLC, who owns Immedi-Date, condemns him and announces new initiatives to keep users safe
March 2024: W claimed he didn’t see the graffiti, apologized for any offense, then disappeared.
March 2024-July 2025: no idea
W moves to Springwood - Date?
July 2025: Story assigned to me
Questions:
Why does he live here?
What’s the story I want to tell?
Does the punishment fit the crime?
