How to pick her up?

[littlest-lily]

Just curious about what are everyone’s favorite ways of picking up your tiny lady friend! Or conversely for us little ones, your favorite way of getting picked up by a giant?

Things like - voluntarily walking onto an open hand? Pinching her torso between two fingers? Scooping her up into the palm? Wrapping fingers around her entire body? Grabbing the leg and dangling her? Forcing her to climb up the length of the body to reach the hand?

Or any other way I’m not thinking of right now! I suppose it would also make a difference depending on her size. Maybe a fist around the waist or gently pinching her entire body between finger and thumb might be more appropriate.

I think for me it’s either getting scooped up into the palm or having fingers wrap around me like a big, warm hug.

[Mrgoblinging7]

@littlest-lily Wrapping my fingers around the tiny would be the safest way to carry the little thing.

Cupping my hand to be like a little throne for her would also be grand.

But having her naked body laying out across the length of my open palm would be so hot!

As for grabbing them up, I suppose it would be just as contextual as how you would hold them. Naturally, it would be safer for them to just hop on into my hand. But some people just don’t seem to get that when I want to pick someone up, they’re getting picked up. Leading to holding them in odd positions, and trying to get them more comfortable is no good because they just try to wiggle out and run!

[Olo]

@littlest-lily I’m afraid it varies depending on several factors, primarily our respective personae.

To address the specific size issue: little ladies taller than four inches are literally more than a handful, and it’s very important to me that I can enclose her entirely in my hand, so four inches is usually my upper limit.

The greatest catastrophe would be if I were to drop her, so my chief concern is a secure grip. One-inchers get pinched between the pads of my index finger and my thumb, 2-4 inchers are wrapped up by my fingers and pressed against my palm. Under a half-inch-tall is too small to really grip, so if I wanted a micro lady in my palm I’d probably have to sweep her into it. A bottle of compressed air would come in handy here.

An important factor is whether a given tiny woman has ever been handled by anyone at all or by me in particular. If it is an occasion where I need or want to establish trust, I might invite her to place herself into my palm. If I am feeling particularly dominant or if I sense that she’s feeling particularly submissive, I will simply grab her without warning or permission.

Regular readers will recall that I enjoy bathing tiny ladies, so when it’s time to dry off I’ll scoop her up out of the water. If she’s in the bathtub with me, I probably won’t be able to resist surfacing some part of my body beneath her.

There is no greater first impression than the first physical contact, and it can also be an occasion for demonstration and instruction. Dangling her upside down by her leg looks absurd, and as such it is best reserved for when there’s an audience, either other tinies who need to be trained or other biggos who would be entertained by her plight.

Last but not least, I do enjoy picking her up with my lips and teeth by bringing my mouth down over her T-Rex-style. I’ll do this with even the most cherished and respected tinies as a bit of playful teasing.

[The Big G]

@littlest-lily all the above plus having the tiny climb up my clothes

[Olo]

@The-Big-G Whenever I try that they climb up the inside of my pant-leg.

[i am insane]

There’s some variation for size, but when I’m doing it as transport, close the hand around her; otherwise it feels like she might fall off. At the same time though, when it’s not about moving her, or at least not moving her any real distance (to me, anyways), an open hand lets me look at her better, and for her to get a better look at me in turn, while also allowing her to feel less trapped

If they’re small enough, a couple of inches or so, pinching between fingers becomes more tempting as the ‘display’ hold, though if anything I’d be even less likely to try and transport her that way if she’s so small and easy to lose track off; that’s the point where just closing her up in my hand becomes tempting.

Early on in the relationship (unless I’m playing hard ball for some reason), I’d want her to willingly come to me and walk into my hand whenever possible, to build trust so that she’s not too afraid, but as time passes and we settle into our relationship, and she gets used to be picked up, I’d probably be more and more casual about just… grabbing her, often with little to no warning.

[miss-lillipants]

I’m a gentle content fan so will tend to prefer (what might be considered) more gentle methods with my maximum size being approximately 4 inches (or a ~1:20 ratio). But like some other responses here, the pick up and holding technique are dependent on the context. I have 3 preferences.

Generally, I like having the hand down and open for the tiny to crawl, step or hop into. This acknowledges some of the tiny’s independence and ability to make decisions, before being engulfed by a hand at least twice their height. The fingers can be curled slightly for some added protection and stability for the tiny, especially during the initial lift. Allows for air flow, some movement on the tiny’s part, quite a comfortable and flexible position for the giant: 10/10, preferred method.

In moments where time is fleeting, or the giant’s patience is wearing thin, a solid grab and fist around the tiny’s body may be more appropriate. For the tiny’s comfort, ideally their head, shoulders and arms are free, but this can’t always be guaranteed. The grip must be firm with the potential tighten (perhaps to teach a lesson, or as a result of rising tempers, maybe both). More of a symbolic gesture than a transport method, so excellent for proving a point of who is the big man, but grip tightness may be difficult to control (could also be triggering for claustrophobia): 7/10

Another symbolic gesture, but I think is better suited for playful or teasing situations, is the fingers and thumb pinching the torso and/or hips. Pinching pressure is much easier to control than a meaty fist, so force can be adjusted as appropriate. The tiny is exposed and their legs are free and left to dangle, kick, wriggle etc. but a firm hold and good placement of the fingertips can keep the tiny from wriggling out. To me, something about this method emphasises the size disparity and the diminutiveness of the tiny more than a fist - whilst the fist is a natural symbol of power, seeing someone held only by fingers seems more dehumanising as the tiny is reduced to a dangling exhibit. Better suited for short distance transport, but comfortable for lifting the tiny up to or above head height: 9/10

[littlest-lily]

@Mrgoblinging7 If you wanted to make them more comfortable without letting them run, you could always cup them between your hands and make a little cave! I know if I was scared that would probably help calm me down instead of being grabbed. Being tiny can be so overstimulating, so the extra sensory deprivation of the darkness and the muffled sounds might help too.

Or the funny positions you grab them in can just be things you laugh about later when they do end up trusting you

[littlest-lily]

@Olo Love the variety here! And I’m totally with you on the size range, I’m a big fan of micro. Yeah, things get a little different when she’s reeeal tiny. Ideally then you could put a fingertip down and she would just scale up the ridges, either because she trusts you or she realizes that it’s better to cooperate at that point if she’s that small. Otherwise though, if she’s tiny enough (but not so tiny that she’d get obliterated), you could always lick your finger and gently tap it against her so she sticks right on! Or maybe the ol trick of putting a cup over her and slipping paper underneath.

I know some people bring out the tweezers when she’s that little but I’ve always found that idea terrifying. It might allow for a bit more dexterity, but I feel like one wrong move and suddenly I’m sliced in half

[littlest-lily]

@Olo Well, yeah! Getting inside the pants means we can grab on to leg hairs to help us up

[littlest-lily]

@i-am-insane I kinda love the idea of getting so used to my giant partner that I don’t even really need him to warn me when he’s about to pick me up, at least not verbally. Of course it might be as simple as me seeing him bending down or reaching my way, but even if I’m not looking there could be little ways to sense it. Maybe I’m already sitting somewhere on him and I know exactly what that muscle clenching means. Or I’ve learned to pick up on the slight whooshing sound of his hand moving through the air, or the subtle heat of his skin before it touches me. Maybe he’s learned to give me a split second of soft contact before I’m scooped right up into his fingers.

Not to say he couldn’t ever catch me off guard for a teasing/playful moment, but the idea of being totally in sync with someone despite the size difference is just the best. 🥰

[littlest-lily]

@miss-lillipants I really enjoy the gentle stuff too, that’s mostly what I had in mind when I asked the question. Though I do think that once I get to a certain point of trust with my giant (and get used to his shenanigans), I’d love it if he just picked me up without me needing to climb on, just a spontaneous hand embrace~

And I’m not sure I’d really thought about it before, but I absolutely agree that dangling her is a more dominant gesture than the fist. She’s still able to kick and squirm but is nevertheless rendered helpless, and if he starts moving her around it could feel so precarious that she might actually start clinging to him even if she was wishing she could get away. Not to mention the more casual nature of it. I associate the fist with anger but the dangling with a playful, confident demeanor - just totally in control of the situation.

[Olo]

@littlest-lily Tinies suffer less from falling due to their small mass, so being moved around by puffs of air or suction (think a straw with a finger over one end) carries less risk of crushing and can even get to be fun for the tiny.

Yeah, tweezers are unquestionably scary (sometimes intentionally so).

[Olo]

@littlest-lily If I have to run for any reason while holding you, you’ll want to be in my fist.

[i am insane]

@littlest-lily
I mean, there’s that too, but… when you play enough horror games, for example, after awhile the jump scares stop scaring you. Even if you don’t see it coming, you’ve been conditioned by all these startled moments where nothing actually happens to you that it stops triggering a physical reaction.

In the same vein, I’d imagine that, over time, an SW would be conditioned to accept being suddenly grabbed, either because it keeps happening and nothing ever happens to them, or just learned helplessness in general.