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@technomage Other guys worry about inconvenient erections, I worry people will notice my clenching fingers or my twitching tongue.

@ivythefairie There is clearly an appeal to being able to get what you want just by grunting.

@shardro Marvelous!

Special Unit 2 was a short-lived sci-fi/fantasy series in 2001-2002 about a secret (municipal!) police unit tasked with discreetly handling mythological creatures and events that weren’t all that mythological. These creatures were collectively referred to as “Links” (as in “Missing Link”).

In the second season opener “The Grain,” there’s a brief scene with a Link called a “Parasite,” which apparently takes the form of a tiny human and eats living entrails. Nothing more about Parasite ecology is ever explained, but who cares because it’s played by the scrumptious Michelle Krusiec in a bikini. Enjoy.

Someone’s excited for Vore Day.

So, an exchange in the Unfortunate Alice thread prompted me to think more about a question about perspectives in size fantasy that I’ve been wrestling with for a while now. How much do you really want to know about your fantasy object?

If you identify as a tiny woman in a M/f scenario, do want to know what’s going on in the big guy’s head, do you want to project your own preferences onto him, or do you want him to remain mysterious and overwhelming? I know what I like as a size fantasist, but as a size writer I often wonder which perspectives and how much depth I should include.

I don’t think there’s much question that the majority of size fantasists primarily identify as tiny, with the consequence that the “classic” size fantasy story is written from the tiny’s perspective. In such stories, the giant characters are generally free to pursue their own agendas without having to explain or justify them, and the drama comes from the tiny characters having to anticipate and adapt to those agendas. Mysterious or arbitrary giants therefore often make good plot devices.

Size fantasy has become more sophisticated since we all found each other and started creating for people other than ourselves. We have begun to think about not only what we want to see but also how we want to be seen, about who else has found their way to size fantasy and what they want to see. “Classic” relationships can be inverted, trying on different perspectives or just mixing things up and seeing what happens.

I’m just curious as to what everyone’s tastes are as far as this goes. Sometimes I prefer a refreshing change of perspective, but often I just need my itches scratched, and long stories with complex characters and plots can divert from that. I still maintain that real characters make for hot smut, but I don’t always have a good feel for when to just lean into the tropes we all know and love.

For example, my story series Taken is written from the perspective of Gordon, a man compelled to shrink women and take them for his pleasure. The narrative is deeply embedded in his own desires and anxieties, and he is often a comic or a tragic figure. I wrote it this way partly because I wanted to subvert the stereotype of the mysterious and confident giant, partly because I was trying to stretch my literary legs, but mostly because I wanted to explore what kind of man would kidnap, rape, and devour women and how he would think of himself. If you’re a tiny woman who gets off on reading about such a man, do you want to know what’s going on in his head or do you just want to see him get down to business?

There is no “bad” answer here; all opinions and preferences are valid.

The Captive by Mikester65

@tiny-ivy In The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, the original script had a much longer scene with the giant court on the Moon.

Would you want your phone with you, or would you seize the opportunity to get off social media?

@hentaihunter1 said in Perspectives:

I don’t really have any giant stories, I just don’t know what else to call them. Cagers? Reducers? Did I miss the slang memo for this?

I’ve never seen slang or a tag for this, but I’d nominate “Collectors.”

I don’t think I have any personally written stories that switch between shrunken and Giant though, maybe I should.

I didn’t want to imply that all stories could be divided into “giant’s perspective” and “tiny’s perspective;” there are endless variations and configurations. When it comes to smut, it generally helps to have someone’s perspective in order to show their sensations and emotions and thoughts. However, I’ve read successful (that is, arousing) stories that were just straight-up third-person reporting of events that didn’t get into anyone’s heads.

Of course, it’s always more difficult to write from the perspective of a different gender, orientation, or kink than your own, but that’s not a reason not to try. As always, the solution is to encourage greater diversity in both writers and readers.

Everyone’s looking at that drop of dew, but I’m also enjoying his giant balls slapping her tiny tushie.

Fun With Egg by LadyEgg (longer video at link)

@SmolChlo I was sure tinyfluencers would be a thing. #TinyHacks

@giant-me Jit expressly created this forum for M/f fans to have a place to share their darker thoughts and fantasies. Even I have to remind myself of that occasionally.

Belastungsprobe by Pipifax (aka Max Liebermann)