Date: October 03 2020 9:22 PM Title: Chapter 19 - Mrs. Alka Padmanabhan
I'm not really counting on it, but there's a 0.01% possibility that Nancy will believe he's staying in the shrinking program as an angry reaction to her, ehm, creative punishment, and go a bit easier on him... not that I'm counting on it.
On the other it seems that his teachers are getting strange ideas about him, his tastes and his motivations, not sure how he's getting out of that.
And I'm still waiting to see what a certain fellow student has in store for him... did I mention how much I love this story?
Author's Response:
Thanks for your review! We'll see... ;)
Date: October 02 2020 9:41 PM Title: Chapter 19 - Mrs. Alka Padmanabhan
Great chapter, but I'm a bit confused, does the protagonist have a foot fetish or not? It seemed like in previous chapters he was more than willing to lick and clean feet, like with Gu and Erenli, but this time he didn't want to. It could be that I didn't read well enough, but was just curious. If it were me I'd be all into those Indian feet! Anyway, can't wait to see what it's like with his mom in charge.
Author's Response:
Thanks for your review! Well, you're getting really close to the meaning I'm trying to explore. Of course Brett has a foot fetish, but with real people, usually enjoyment of these fantasies is contingent on the right circumstances in which they are enjoyable to be explored. For Brett, the whole experience is kind of ruined if it is produced by someone who is emotionless, impersonal, sees it as a transactional thing, and doesn't seem to be enjoying herself at all. He would much rather be with someone playful and self-indulgent, or even a situation where someone was crassly capricious and domineering, but true ambivalence is not sexy to him (or me for that matter). There's also the point again about sexual maturity in that he finds it very hard to understand and contextualize his feelings as a 17-year old, and so it's a learning process for him too.
Date: October 02 2020 3:46 AM Title: Chapter 19 - Mrs. Alka Padmanabhan
Another great chapter!
Nice switch to a teacher with some smaller feet again (though I love big ones, and any foot is big to Brett)
Nancy is such a bitch! Like urggggghh, I really wish she'd get off Brett's back, he likes ot be shrunk and he likes feet, he's almost an adult.
(and yes, parents 'blah blah blah' what would others think about him)
In this verse, shrinking tech is out there, it's a wish fulfillment for so many people who would relish the chance to be temporarily shrunk.
Nancy's attitude is really pissing me off, but I am still excited to see where this goes.
Author's Response:
Thanks for your review!
This universe is not going to make shrinking technology "generally" available - it exists only in fairly limited circumstances and owned by governments, prisons, militaries, universities, and corporations. As far as wish fulfillment goes, well, yes I agree it very much sounds enjoyable, but I like to write about them from a POV where it's still something novel and unusual to the characters, and I especially have trouble enjoying straightforward indulgence without any tension- I like dissembling, misunderstandings, cultural mix-ups, missed connections, and drama. So we'll probably see more of it, including from Nancy.