What I could remember of this story is that the MC has the ability to enhance a woman's ability by having sex with her, he has a friend (male) who wanted to be enhanced too but it is not possible.
Note: it is not the story about Makers.
What I could remember of this story is that the MC has the ability to enhance a woman's ability by having sex with her, he has a friend (male) who wanted to be enhanced too but it is not possible.
Note: it is not the story about Makers.
I've encountered that premise in several stories. It might help if you recall what kind of ability is enhanced.
Possibly one of the stories in https://storiesonline.net/universe/1159/a-true-history
By https://storiesonline.net/a/starfleet-carl
Destinys road seems match with the male friend (Josh?) not being able to be enhanced, at least not by the way it is done with females.
Similar story does not match exactly.
"Leefstic" by "John Wales"
https://storiesonline.net/s/47150/leefstic
https://storiesonline.net/a/John_Wales
Young male alian has accident get stranded on Earth after crash.
He finds mates and raises their abilities.
He then raises their mothers abilities, who then can raise her husbands.
This leaves only the girls brother who abilities has not been changed.
There was an alian girl who he put in suspension after the accident until he could
repair enough of the ship to be able to wake her up. He then hoped
she would help with the girls brother.