[Report This]Date: May 10 2024 8:57 AM Title: Chapter 19: Power
The hospital staff taking gallons of Trish's blood for testing got me thinking about how she would be a blood drive coordinator's wet dream. Just imagine if she's O negative!
I really liked the early emphasis on Trish comparing the strength of her fingers and toes with power in her toes with the little, uh, I mean average-sized people taking her blood. In particular, her flexing her toes to feel the power in them only to realize that doing so felt the same to her as it always did was a really nice detail to highlight. There's something about that casual component to the power she has that really amplifies how hot it is. And the fact that she spent so much time trying to wrap her head around that was a very realistic approach to the scene.
Then to follow that up by casually playing with Thomas with her feet builds on the concept (as well as Trish's revelation from last chapter) quite nicely, as did Thomas noticing how wet the whole experience was making her. Finally, we have Thomas realizing that Trish isn't trying to visualize them at the same size anymore, obviously a huge departure from every other sex scene since she hit 20 feet tall (I'm happy she's so comfortable with herself now, but a part of me will miss those comparisons of Thomas's whole body to fingers or a hand moving across her body).
So, while we Trish really starting to enjoy the power she has over the "littles" last chapter, I think, between all of that and the other escalated displays of dominance mentioned throughout this one, it's safe to say we've now moved to her finding it to be hotter than what used to get her going! She's now an official member of our little club here. Where do I send the "Welcome" fruit basket?
But even with her fully embracing her size and the feelings it gives her, we're still reminded that she's only able to do so because she feels "happy, confident, and loved," as she noted when she imagined how she would feel at 600 feet tall. I think that line is important, as it shows that this change in Trish isn't her becoming a monster. She's still the same person she always was.
Without someone like Thomas there to help her feel like there's nothing wrong with her being big, she's now able to put aside her doubts and fears and focus on the good parts of her condition. If he wasn't there, especially given the hospital staff and her previous boyfriend, I don't think she would have ever gotten to this point and would probably be a 60-foot ball sitting on her bed all day every day.
It was a nice touch to have Thomas notice the change in Trish a few different times in this chapter, only to dismiss it as him seeing what he wanted to see because of his fetish. He has had such a good read on her pretty much since he tried to figure her out the first time they met, so it wouldn't have made sense if he missed such clear signs from her. At the same time, it makes sense that he would be concerned that he was projecting them on to her, as her made one comment in the narrative (about how sweet Trish was for indulging him with her dominance games) that almost came off like he felt just a tad bit guilty about it (when he noted how hard Trish's condition has been for her to deal with). So it makes sense that he was extra cautious about reading too much into her actions, allowing him to still be shocked when she tore apart his cabin to grab him.
And holy shit, what a scene that was! Between Trish's playful demeanor and Thomas's confusion over his fear (I'm sure his love for Trish and probably how hot a part of him found the whole thing muddied the waters up for him quite a bit), this was incredible. Not to mention there were a couple of simile's in there a really liked (that gift box one, in particular, painted a very clear picture in my head). Very well done!
I also love that it took Thomas confronting her for Trish to realize that she was starting to do things because she liked it instead of just for his sake, which, as it turns out, was the perfect excuse to hide the truth from herself. It makes sense that she feels like she's betraying her "smaller self" by enjoying her size.
I think it's true that if 10-foot Trish could have seen 65-foot Trish's actions out of context, she would think that she was turning into the monster that most people seemed to think she would. But Thomas was right when he said that this new attitude regarding her size is "probably really healthy" for her. Trying to live how others want you to live, ignoring or even suppressing your true feelings, is never a good thing. The Trish we saw at the start of the story was clearly basing her opinions on her condition on what everyone else was thinking about it, and we see where that got her.
So maybe "betraying" the person she was a year and a half ago is actually the right thing to do.
I appreciate you owning that cocky pun. I swear, if that one wasn't intended ...
I don't see why Trish is so hesitant to talk to Jeb about why she destroyed the cabin. I mean, there's no way that conversation could be more embarrassing than the one Thomas had to have had with him to get the shackles installed!