1. The Ugly Bear


    Date: 7/29/2024, Categories: Gay Male, Author: byWhiteBeard50, Source: Literotica 

    NOTE: This is a work of fiction intended for adults only. The story is entirely imagined by the author. Although the name of some of the places referenced in this story is real, the businesses, people and events are pure fiction.

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THE UGLY BEAR

Old Montréal, Monday, May 12, 2025

It's a big day for Jules and Karl. Karl will supervise the construction of a new building in Old Montréal, on the corner of Notre-Dame Street and Saint-Jean Street. It's his first site management job, working for a young architect already well known in this part of town; Jules Bouchard who is, at this moment, patiently waiting with Karl for the big shovel to start digging the foundation of this low-rise structure. It's a six-story building with an architecture designed to fit perfectly into this very controlled environment. Jules waited nearly three years to get the required permits. Actually, he almost gave up on this project.

The project has a very high profile, as it will house local low-income people in apartments made for humans: space, light, commodities, and comfort. Two floors are reserved for families. Two weeks ago, Jules informed the mayor that he was abandoning the project due ...
    ... to the unreasonable delays in obtaining the necessary permits. He noted that several Montréal area municipalities had shown interest in his concept, and were ready to proceed rapidly.

That same day, to emphasize his point, he had the fence rental company start dismantling the fence surrounding the empty lot under the watchful eye of the most-watched Montréal TV station in the province. An uproar ensued. For the next two days, Jules ignored the mayor's calls, emails, and messages posted on all social media. The last part was quite easy to do, since de didn't subscribe to any social media in the first place. While all that was going on, he signed an agreement with Montréal-Est, an independent town further east on the island. The same reporter from the TV station plus a large number of other media people, were present when the agreement was signed at the town's City Hall. Jules' projects, which are privately financed by one of his foundations, and require no public financing, are sought after by many municipalities in Québec and in other surrounding provinces and states.

Two days later, all the required permits were hand-delivered to Jules' assistant, Chloé. Last week, the fence was reinstalled. Today, Monday, May 12, the shovel digs its first load in front of all the local media, without the mayor. This project is privately financed. No government funds have been requested. No politicians were invited. It's how Jules likes to do business, and he's good enough that it's how ...
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