The Unlucky Remote | WEDGIES | Lalo Cortez

Description: Lalo threw his backpack on the floor with a sigh, happy to see the sofa after another exhausting day. it was then that he saw it – a strange object, nestled between the cushions. it wasn't the tv remote, nor the gaming console one; this one was made of opaque black plastic, unmarked and with a single red button, strangely inviting. lalo's curiosity, as always, got the better of him. he reached out and, without a second thought, pressed it. what followed was not the familiar sound of a device switching on. instead, the room momentarily grew darker and two electric-blue energy beams shot out from the remote, instantly enveloping lalo's arms. they didn't hurt, but they were cold, tingling, and, strangest of all, seemed to be giving his limbs a will of their own. lalo tried to move his arms, but they were rigid, moving with a robotic precision. his arms, now autonomous, wasted no time. the right hand quickly grabbed the back of lalo's underwear. lalo's eyes widened. "no, no, no! stop that, you're my arms!" with a perverse coordination, the hands worked together. the right hand firmly held the fabric at the back and, with a sudden, yanked it upwards. the elastic of lalo's underwear shot up, digging in painfullywhere it should never be. lalo stumbled forward, feeling the pressure and the sharp discomfort. it was a comical, humiliating pain. he tried to fight back, but the power of the electric beams was greater. his own arms were now his tormentors. to ensure the experience was complete, the left hand began to tighten the yank and twist slightly. lalo let out a strange groan, a mix of pain and disbelief. he looked like a puppet caught in its own strings. his arms finally stopped, keeping the underwear stretched and wedged high, and slowly returned to a normal position, as if awaiting applause. lalo stood in the middle of the room, breathless, paralyzed by the pain and the shock of being attacked by his own body.