@foreverlurk said:
I much prefer “lilliputienne”.
German doesn’t seem to like double consonants like those in “Lilliput.” Their words for male and female inhabitants of Lilliput are Liliputaner and Lililputanerin.
I bought the first hard copy of Milo Manara’s Gulliveriana I came across, which was in France. When Gulliveriana finally has her big disagreement with the Empress of Lilliput, she calls the latter a “Lilliputasse.”
@blehb said:
Plus, beauty is subjective! Which is why I think some writers will leave out descriptions. They’ll imply the giant is attractive and what that means is up to you and your preferences.
This was my initial instinct when I first started writing Size stories, but I quickly changed my mind for two reasons.
Interior monologues are too important to erotica not to include the POV character’s opinions on the physical attributes of the character they’re having feelings about. Those little details are going to take on greater significance as the protagonist reflects on what it’s like to be near them (or separated from them). If the reader is just too repelled by the giant’s mustache or beer gut, well, you can’t please everybody.
Similarly, another well-known trope of erotica/romance is that emotional attraction often precedes physical attraction, and attributes that might be insignificant or even unattractive on a dating app or in a singles bar become endearing or even arousing later in the relationship.
Reasons specific to Size: being overwhelmed by a giant’s physical attributes is a central experience in size fantasy. How they smell, the texture of their skin, the color and style of their hair, the clothes they wear (and enclose tiny POV characters), how their voice sounds to tiny eardrums—it’s not a Size story without these details.
Another aspect of Size that is important to me is that tinies can’t be choosers. Meaningful consent is an elusive beast in all but the most gentle Size stories, and becoming acclimated to the tiny role in a mixed-size relationship includes accepting all the physical realities. That process of acceptance is a crucial element of this genre.
@Giganto82 They’re afraid of catching Teh Gay.
@foreverlurk said:
if the giant is a handsome, strong and tall 20-something, it makes it harder for my early midlife self to insert.
It’s getting harder and harder for me to write college-age characters the farther I get from those years. It’s not just that I don’t know the current slang, I don’t even know how they hook up any more.
I’m possessive of my pet ladies and I feel a responsibility to keep them in comfort, if not in privacy. I can be petty and mean at times, but it’s never cruelty for its own sake. My desires take precedence over their autonomy, and when I’m drunk and feeling gluttonous, regrettable accidents can happen. I prefer to be on speaking terms with those in my custody and I don’t like to see them bored or despondent, so I make an effort to be involved in their intellectual development.
@foreverlurk I’m not a 3D render artist, so I don’t know what models are available, but I’d like to see more normal-looking people in Size renders. Plain faces, higher BMI, and older folks. Enough with the boobs that look like helium dirigibles. Bring back gravity.
@smolchlo Shouldn’t Chloe, who is the most familiar with her orifices, determine the answer to that question?
@The-Big-G As a veteran Size world-builder I’m guessing that they know how to safely reduce non-organic materials and they perfectly replicated their own house down to the appliances in miniature before she woke up.
@littlest-lily I mean, the term “the male gaze” originated in film studies and I’ve seen it much more in reference to visual arts. That’s part of why I asked: its application to text seemed less obvious to me.
I’ve complained about this before; search on Subject for “Sex Objects.” Unlike textual depictions, visual representations have to be specific about the objects of their gaze(s). For better or worse, the bottom line remains: if we want more gratifying representations of giant men in M/f art, more tiny straight women need to make it.
@smolchlo You wanna play with giants, you need to know your limits.
@foreverlurk Great idea! A French tiny wouldn’t be able to understand a thing in Quebec.
@smolchlo We’ll start with something more pliable than a fingertip. 
