@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.
@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.
@foreverlurk It’s all fun and games until someone loses their size.
@frollo Check out that big dangler back there!
Thank you for the feedback. My initial impressions largely matched up with the areas of focus mentioned (I also did a little googling), but it’s very helpful to hear how they apply in the context of size writing. The visual/emotional balance is one that has to be struck anew for every story, and I think it’s important to keep that balance consistent over the course of the story.
One challenge I’ve had ever since I started writing size stories is gauging the right level of description. Popular fetish-writing guides tell you to err on the side of too much description rather than not enough; in the case of Size, the reader wants to be constantly told how huge or tiny everything is to the POV character. One thing I’ve tried to keep in mind is that objects (and people) can both physical size and dramatic size. The Biggo’s hand might be the relative size of a small car, but if the Biggo is the POV character’s only hope for survival then their hand will seem even bigger.
@miss-lillipants said:
And then you can throw them in the bin
I feel like I did something like this when I built up the protagonist of The Interview as an accomplished woman only to have her meet an absurd and ignominious end.
@littlest-lily said:
Obviously this is a big generalization and all genders can enjoy any of it~
I imagine everyone is capable of either “gaze,” and I asked because I want to work on them.
@skysayl said:
I guess I enjoy it as a payoff, rather than instant gratification. I think I fall almost purely in femgaze for that reason alone lol
I’m curious how people around here define “femgaze,” what they think it’s specific characteristics are.
@littlest-lily I just started using a weighted blanket a couple of months ago. I’ll most likely stop using it when it gets warmer, but for now it has really helped me get to sleep quicker.
@foreverlurk said:
I’ve often thought of tinies as ideal therapists, as non-threathening as they are, makes it easier to open up.
Ideal. They can even surreptitiously accompany you for stressful situations and talk you down from a panic attack.
@Nyx That building was coming down anyway.
@littlest-lily Advanced Therapy: Watching him eat.
