[Report This]Date: July 12 2024 7:24 AM Title: Chapter 28: The Next Step
The first thing I noticed here was Trish changing her view of humans from little people to bugs. Of course, I can't blame her for this, given how small we seem to her, and her watching the "bug" doctors scurry when she was trying to see little Thomas Jr. was one of my favorite parts of the chapter.
Man, Thomas is such a good husband, putting up with moody Trish during the pregnancy. Granted, he was probably into some of the stuff she did, but holy shit did that pressing the air out of him sound brutal. Of course, I wouldn't call this outright cruelty because of the safeword, which she honored, sort of. Leaving him stranded on her tot for so long that she forgot about him was a whole different sort of torment.
So I had to ask myself the same question that Thomas asked her: Why? Her answer was interesting. She did it because she was feeling guilty and wanted to test how much he'd put up with from her? I took that to mean that her hormones were making her feel insecure and have some doubt about just how committed Thomas is to her, which she felt shitty about because her rational side knows how devoted he is. So her compromise was to prove it by doing by "helping him breathe." And even when he passed the test by putting up with it for a while and giving the perfect answer,"I thought you were enjoying it," her insecurity still couldn't accept that and convinced herself that he was just into it, hence the further punishment and the deeper guilt after she calms down and realizes how irrational and mean she had been.
I have no idea if any of that is correct, but that's how I made sense of it.
Oh, and I just love the idea that Trish would randomly decide, "That's enough words" and just tossed Thomas in her mouth for a few hours. Even without a detailed description, that may be the hottest thing you've written in the whole story, at least in my opinion, and that's saying something.
I was happy to see Thomas come around on the whole destiny thing. And that bot right before that, when he once again read Trish's mind. It's impressive just how well he knows her, and stuff like this makes them so enjoyable as a couple.
This week's Trish moment has to be her insisting that Thomas fill her with millions of babies just so she could have a baby belly. That was a cute, silly conversation that I really enjoyed. Between that and her affectionately partially "caving in" her birthing cavern by pressing her hand into herself, as well as all the love she felt when Thomas announced that he had their baby, there was so much heartwarming stuff here!
And then the army showed up, because of course they did! I wonder if they knew her babu was being born that day. If so, pure balls on their part. Trish still hasn't hurt anybody too badly yet, but this may be the ultimate test for her.
But I have to say, if they took Thomas as a hostage, that's probably the only card they have left to play, but that doesn't make it a good one. I'm really curious how this plays out.
[Report This]Date: July 06 2024 2:00 AM Title: Chapter 28: The Next Step
And the plot thickens! It was satisfying to see my suspicions confirmed with Trish's pregnancy and all of the details surrounding it. The mind boggles at what the future holds regarding her newborn son. Will he remain the same size as his father or will he slowly grow into a titan like his mother, or something in between the two perhaps? How will he interact with a mommy who is (at present) approaching the size of literal skyscrapers at this point? And how will he interact with her as she becomes bigger and bigger over time?
Also amused to see the final twist at the end of the chapter. Assuming this isn't a very vivid dream state which Trish is having and that the military really does have Thomas in its clutches, what is to become of the happy family from here on? The military apparently is aware that while they pose practically no threat to Trish, they can potentially make her fall in line by going after those closest to her (Thomas and perhaps her father to some extent). I'm curious as to whether the president authorized this action or if it's a rogue element within the military feeling that it has to take matters into its own hands. If it's the former, then that doesn't bode well for Trish and Thomas, but if it's the latter, then there might be hope to pull back from the brink for all parties involved. I suppose we'll find out whenever you release the next chapter.
It was especially endearing for Trish to find a way to interact with her newborn son. You really conveyed the motherly instincts she was feeling quite vividly, what with how emotionally tormented Trish must feel at not being able to normally hold her own child despite wanting to so desperately after having birthed him.
All in all, another fine addition to the broader story. It certainly has a "point of no return" feel to the narrative by this point, as if the couple is crossing the proverbial Rubicon when it comes to where they stand with the U.S. government and military up to this point.