/lit/ - Literature

I had a strangely coherent dream that I've decided to turn into a short story. In this dream I was some kind of journalist, interviewing a man suffering from a rare illness called "fatfoot" where his excess bodyfat mostly collected in his foot and leg. I very quickly saw that this was not quite accurate since he had a double chin and a big gut, but it was undeniable that he had trouble walking and had an exaggerated limp.
As a journalist it was my job to cover his 25-year long struggle to graduate university, a struggle that continued year after year due to "health reasons", but I very quickly discovered that he was mostly just using his studies as an excuse not to get a job. He didn't even qualify for disability, because having fatfoot doesn't mean you can't work.
I woke up before the dream advanced beyond a ride we took in a tram to get someplace. It's strange how clear and focused the dream was, almost like a movie.
Where the fuck does an idea like "fatfoot" enter someone's subconscious? Closest I can think of is The Nutty Professor, but I haven't seen that in like 20 years