

Game Show
by @Jack Col
Game Show

Three teams were left. Their points were so close that it felt like anyone’s game. The tension in the air was palpable as they neared the end. Tony, the host, watched with a calculating smile. This was the moment he’d been waiting for, and only one team would come out on top.
Amy and Mark had fought their way through round after round, answering questions about each other and their relationship. They were scraping the bottom of the barrel, wondering, What else could they throw at us? Tony's voice echoed through the speakers, his excitement clear. "Well, well, well, it seems we've run out of questions for our competitors!" A sly grin spread across his face. "But don’t worry, we’ve got plenty more in store!" The audience erupted into cheers. Mark’s mind raced. What could Tony possibly have planned next? He glanced at Amy, hoping for some reassurance. But seeing her jump up and down, her face lit with eager excitement, his anxiety began to fade. Grinning, he couldn’t help but join her in the excitement. With a dramatic flourish, Tony pulled a lever on stage. A massive metal heart, wrapped in chains, slowly descended from the ceiling. "It’s time for a series of trials that will test our competitors in the most intimate part of their relationship!" he announced, his voice dripping with excitement. With another pull of the lever, the room plunged into darkness, save for a single beam of light illuminating the descending heart. A plume of smoke shot up, and colourful lights flashed as the heart began to rapidly beat. With a sudden snap, the chains broke apart and clattered to the floor. Tony's voice boomed over the chaos: "LOVERS LOCK HAS BEEN UNLOCKED!" The crowd erupted into thunderous cheers.
Mark was grabbed and dragged behind the curtains. He glanced at his wife, only to be met with a sly smile and a wave goodbye. Stripped of his clothes, he was shoved into a box, his hands bound. The box was then returned to the stage, placed alongside four others, a slit opened up near his crotch and his penis fell out. Tony's voice returned over the speaker. "It's time to see how well our partners really know each other," he said with a grin. "Amy, you're up first. There are five boxes on stage—four containing strangers, and one holding your husband. Your task is to figure out which is which. To make things more challenging, you'll be blindfolded. Do whatever it takes to identify them!"
Game Show