Date: September 26 2024 4:03 PM Title: Kurwa Mać
Great chapter. Go Miguel. Can’t beat her physically, emotionally he got her
Author's Response: You're right! I believe he'll get the upper-hand eventually!
Date: September 18 2024 8:58 PM Title: Kurwa Mać
I hope Sofia becomes merciless! She's already stepped on a little one, tortures her husband psychologically, wants Liam to bring home other shrunken ones... I'm enjoying this haha I hope there's more content with feet
Author's Response:
Thanks for your comment! She's gonna keep going until someone or something stops her. Feet content? Yeah, sure. Eventually.
Date: September 16 2024 10:04 PM Title: Kurwa Mać
Wow! There's a lot of depth to this chapter. So much going on!
I found it interesting how casual Tricia was when talking about the downsizers she has eaten. I don't think this, or demanding to taste Kamila, was a taunt by Tricia; she thinks Kamila understands that she's safe with the giantess, and also, as I mentioned above, Tricia doesn't really have anybody to talk to about what's truly on her mind. So Kamila gets to hear those thoughts, while Tricia dismisses the downsizer's concerns until they begin to eat at her.
I think that's what led to Tricia putting Kamila in that jar. To Tricia, putting Kamila in her mouth was no big deal; she even offered the tiny a sweet dessert afterward! Seeing how genuinely terrified Kamila was bothered her, and anger is the only outlet Tricia knows. That's why Tricia gradually worked her way up to making the issue about downsizers being spoiled. She used her prejudice to mask her hurt.
And when Kamila asked to go home, that rejection was too much for Tricia in that moment. That's why Kamila ended up in the jar, and that's why Tricia said that she thought Kamila was different. I don't even think she meant different from other downsizers; I think she meant different from all the people who have "rejected" her in her life, even if some of those, like Steve and Mateo, never actually did so. In Tricia's mind, them downsizing was a rejection.
Despite that harshness, Tricia's wordless apology was really sweet. Then when she said, "Don't be mad at me" my heart melted despite everything. As terrible as Tricia has been, I find myself feeling so bad for her. I also love that Tricia is learning Polish for Kamila, and that she understood Kamila's "Fucking hell" and only countered it with a "Don't be afraid" and a playful wiggle of her fingers was a really nice moment, one of the few times Tricia didn't let her anger get the better of her, which I think is significant in terms of how Tricia feels about Kamila.
But we see the real tragedy of Tricia's character in her last segment ending the chapter.
First, we see her infuriated over her jealousy of Beth and Mateo. Rather than being upset simply at them being a mixed-sized couple, however, her jealousy causes her to imagine what things would be like if she had stayed with Mateo after downsizing. This shows her cards and was pretty eye-opening for me. She wants what Beth and Mateo have.
Her first thought in imagining sticking with Mateo wasn't about how good he'd feel in her pussy or tormenting him for having the audacity to downsize when she didn't want him to, but it was about enjoying a heartfelt lunch with him. She thought about introducing him to her dad and how much he would enjoy her company.
Tricia clearly wants a real, loving mix-sized relationship.
But she won't admit that to herself. The way she was raised and the sizist opinions of her clique won't allow her to truly entertain the idea. And if you think about it, Tricia really has nobody as close to her as Beth is to Mateo in her life, so all of this pressure and societal brainwashing has cost her a chance at true happiness and left her miserable, much to the Steve's detriment.
Lin unwittingly offered her a loophole, though. Hearing Lin's explanation of her "relationship" with Brian opened up the possibility of such a relationship to Tricia. I don't think Tricia totally bought into Lin's belief that Beth was using Mateo the same way that Lin was using Brian, as Tricia paid attention to the couple and saw how happy the both were, but what Lin told her lined up with Tricia's beliefs more.
And that leads us to poor Kamila and that heartbreaking ending to the chapter. That first half of Tricia's conversation with the downsized nurse, to me, was her giving one last ditch effort to see if a real mix-sized relationship was possible. I think her soft, almost nervous approach was a clear sign of that. And while I know there was no way Kamila could say yes to that (and I'm certainly not victim-blaming here), but I can't help but wonder how this would have played out if the Polish woman would have agreed to be Tricia's girlfriend right away.
Would Tricia have still been so forceful in shoving Kamila inside her? Would Tricia have not raped her at all? Maybe they would have ended up snuggling instead, with Tricia trying to work Kamila up to the point of consent. Or perhaps things would have turned out exactly the same. It's really tough to say for sure.
That being said, I do Tricia would have handled things differently in that case. Because I feel like that flash of anger that she suppressed was her hope for that relationship that she wanted, the one matching Beth and Mateo's, died in that moment. Rather than listening to Kamila and understanding that, like most of Tricia's other problems, this was an issue of her own making, Tricia instead decided that Lin was right and that using a downsizer as a sex slave is the only way a mix-sized relationship can work. And we saw the results that came with her reaching that conclusion.
The worst part of all this, at least in my view, is that Tricia really does care deeply for Kamila. From preparing that lovely bath for Kamila as a silent apology for sticking her in that jar to Tricia wanting to rush home and comfort Kamila after hearing her story to trying to learn Polish to how nervous then angry Tricia got when asking Kamila out (in a roundabout way), it's clear that Tricia's feelings for Kamila run deep. But now she thinks that this is the only way forward for them and has fully embraced it. I could also see this turning out like Tricia's vore habit, with her doing it because of Lin's influence but becoming addicted to it of her own accord.
The real test for Tricia is how she feels about Kamila going forward (no, I haven't jumped off that redemption train for Tricia yet!). Kamila is likely going to start acting differently now, as it looks like this has traumatized her. Will Tricia notice this (I think she will), and, if so, will she feel regret/try to change the way she treats Kamila (this one I'm not so sure on, but I think we've seen some evidence to suspect that she might)?
I found the Sofia and Miguel stuff in this chapter pretty interesting as well.
As much as I hope Miguel's moving speech at the end of that segment gets through to Sofia, I'm not so sure that it will. It seemed like Sofia understood that she had taken things too far and started to take him seriously when he started that story (another one of those signs I keep blabbering about, I think), and I feel like Miguel's words will carry weight with her. The problem is that they don't address his cheating (obviously, neither of them know that it actually wasn't his fault) at all. I feel like having Sofia recall such a powerful memory might cause her to contrast it with what her husband "did" and make her even more upset, making her feel more justified to stay on the course she has currently set.
Again, I'd love it if this woke Sofia up, but I just don't see it. Of course, when Sofia inevitably learns about pheromones and what they do to downsizers, I could see her looking back on this conversation and Miguel's words hitting her differently.
As for the divorce, I'm curious to see how this plays out. Every time I read Sofia, I feel more and more confident that she's going to have that moment of realization and finally understand the gravity of everything that she's done. Because she really doesn't right now. Hell, it was noted in this chapter that she still doesn't understand the proper way to handle downsizers, let alone the psychological issues that come with being tiny in a giant world, something I believe is covered in that training that she still hasn't received yet. Just how temporary is that permit, anyway?
The big question in my mind now, however, is how Sofia will react once she makes that realization I mentioned above. Personally, I think she'll regret the way she treated the men in her life, even if she still strongly believes in her reasoning that led to that treatment (i.e. she'll still think she was right to try to separate Mateo from other humans but feel like shit once she realizes how much her "spankings" actually hurt him and how grueling the beads punishment really was for him, if that makes sense). She could go the other way, though, and bury her head in the sand. She could refuse to let Miguel leave her yet try to treat him nicer in an effort to win him back (it might be neat to see her try this and how far she gets before she finds herself going back to how she was before).
I could speculate on what's going to happen next here all day, but I've probably done too much of that already, so I'll just move on.
I love that Liam, even in the middle of getting pleasured by Sofia, still tried to make sure Miguel was cool with him fucking Sofia not once but twice! He's such a good dude, and I feel a little bad that I suspected him of shady shit in some of the earlier chapters. Yeah, he could stand to be a little less oblivious, but I can't fault him for assuming the best in people.
I feel bad for Luna. Sofia finally found a way to get to her, and Sofia might not even fully understand what that way is. Yes, Luna is sad that she's being cast aside as Sofia takes Liam on alone (I have a feeling Liam is going to be more vocal about getting Luna involved going forward, which will make it interesting to see how Sofia reacts to that), but there's more bothering her than that. Luna feels terrible that Sofia hates her. It turns out the worst thing Sofia could do to get revenge on Luna was just be honest about her feelings about the downsized girl. I found it adorable that Luna cared that much about Sofia's opinion of her and that Luna blames herself for how Sofia views her (I mean, she's not wrong, either).
I don't know if we'll ever get there, but I'm pulling for a nice, healthy four-way relationship to come out of this eventually. Liam is already starting to be that voice that Miguel used to be to rein Sofia's hot feelings in, and both Luna and Liam want to fuck everybody. And despite everything, I think Sofia and Luna still love each other. Oddly enough, I think the biggest obstacle to this outcome isn't the Latino couple's rocky marriage but Miguel's aversion to Liam's cock!
I could just be pipe-dreaming it, but I've always been a happy endings guy, and this seems like the best outcome to me!
I also love that, throughout this dark, dramatic chapter, you managed to sneak in a little bit of Mateo and Beth goodness. I really appreciated that!
My heart melted when Haze hugged Beth. Beth finally has friends! I like how she tried to play it off, but we got to see just how moving this was for her.
Also, I love Hazel! She didn't do much in the chapter, but I just wanted to get that out there.
Lastly, that "I'm gonna wear my socks even harder" line got me! I loved the banter between Mateo and Beth there as a whole, but that line was so fucking funny! Emma going around stealing the bigs' food was a hilarious visual as well!
Thanks for another great chapter! See you at the next one!
Author's Response:
Yeah, I'm not reading this :P
(j/k. DM'd you.)
Date: September 16 2024 3:24 AM Title: Kurwa Mać
First of all - super compelling story, it really sucked me in, especially Mateo & Beth's arc. On the face of it, a lot of things in this should really switch me off e.g. M/f, vore, extreme cruelty, watersports, overbearing parent(s) etc, but I found myself overlooking these due to the excellent job you've done making the world feel real, and getting me invested in what happens to the nicer characters.
Taking the bones of the insanely disappointing 'Downsizing' and tweaking its world to make it a lot more macro-centric works really well - there are a LOT of horror elements here but they are regularly offset with wholesome moments that land that bit harder because of the cruelty and dysfunction elsewhere. You've mentioned your passion for cruel narratives, and it shows, but know that there are hesitant gentle folk like myself who cling to the little threads of loveliness within this tale quite fervently now.
My main observation from the story so far is that a huge many of the key authority figures are selfish or broken in some fundamental way, whereas the younger characters (bar Tricia and Lin) are infinitely more well-adjusted and compassionate. Sofia is a harrowing example of this - she began as a well-meaning, if overprotective maternal figure... by Ch. 16 she's turned into a power-addicted adultress desperate to twist her loved ones to suit her own ends. Liam's job involves sexually abusing and eating criminal downsizers, Principal Sullivan blackmails and belittles downsized students and parents alike.. even Miguel openly expresses how he'd kill anyone Sofia touched if only he wasn't a 2-inch-tall cuckold.
By contrast, the core friend group of Hazel, Emma, Jack, Mateo and eventually Beth isn't exactly lovey-dovey, but they're all emotionally articulate, smart, clean, fundamentally decent people. Beth in particular is presented as this incredibly desirable tsundere with a heart of gold - she's super fanservicey, sure, but boy does it make for an unmatchable high when she reveals herself to be Mateo's perfect giant girl and he her perfect tiny boy. Hazel and Emma are understanding and fun, and even though Jack is under-utilised he's a nice foil and fall-guy.
The most complex character by far is Tricia, who in many ways is the twisted mirror image of Beth - starting off as Mateo's perfect girlfriend but rapidly outing herself as a cruel and tormented soul capable of truly horrid acts, whose deeper motivations are a mystery even to herself. Her love-hate relationship with her tormented father, and subsequently Kamila, paired with her mood swings and her jealousy and rage at downsizing make her a pitiable villain with a palpable, albeit fragile, pathway to redemption that could easily disintegrate if she panders to her more selfish desires.
I suspect this story will get a lot darker before (or even if) it gets lighter - with Mateo and Beth tracking down Kamila's whereabouts, Tricia scheming plans to make Mateo hers, and Sofia emasculating Miguel out of perverse vengeance, there's a lot still to unfold and I'm really looking forward to reading it - mostly through my fingers, very occasionally with a warm feeling in my heart.
Author's Response:
Your review means a great deal to me. I can’t believe with all the unlikeable kinks, besides the theme and cruelty, that you still read it. I’m still astounded that you read it with all the landmines strewn about the chapters. When I say I appreciate your comment, I really, really mean it.
Yes, this is a fetish story. Yes, I’m indulging in my kinks and fantasies. But honestly, I was shooting for a gritty and realistic “what-if” scenario if downsizing was real. With the help of my wife and life experiences, I crafted each character and just let them run amok in the story.
I love your observation of Sofia. You’re 100% right that she went from an overbearing mother to a power-addicted adulteress. I couldn’t have said it better myself. And then, yes, the Principal, Liam … they all have their flaws and I won’t defend them. They are who they are.
I found what you said about the core group of friends being more emotionally stable than the adults. Wow! That’s right! I didn’t think about that—I’m being genuine here. I never realized they were more mature than the older people in the story. Funny how that worked. I wasn’t trying to serve the fanbase with them. Honestly, I just create the characters and situations, and let them have at it. I wish Jack had more airtime, but I really don’t have the bandwidth with all these characters, haha.
You mentioned Tricia as being the most complex character. Did you know I was super close to not having Tricia in the story? She was like an afterthought. Man, I’m glad I changed my mind about her, because she’s currently my favorite character in this story. She’s that ‘coming-to-age’ person, still learning about life and still figuring out who she is. Her past and present shaped her into who she currently is. And probably some undiagnosed mental stuff. As you said about her path of redemption, I think Tricia needs that nudge or to meet someone that could set her right. I’m really rooting for her.
Will this story get darker before it gets brighter? Maybe. But in a more accurate way, yes. What’s the saying? It’s always darkest before it gets brighter? Or something. I have hope for Sofia and Tricia.
Again, thank you, thank you for sticking to this story. Thank you for all the comments on discord and here. It means a lot to me that you’re reading this story. And I think you’ll like the payoff in the later chapters!
Date: September 15 2024 3:56 AM Title: Kurwa Mać
I'm really disapointed with Tricia man, after learning that she had a shrunken dad that she actually took care of, it allowed us to see a different side of her, one that was capable of compassion, the person she could be under different circumstances,
Unfourtanetely, she has negative influences in the forms of her friends that make sizest beliefs spread like a tumour,
however discovering that she had a shrunken dad and how troubled she is, I was hoping for a Zuko tier character redemptiona arc where she cuts out the toxic influences and becomes that good person that it is buried deep inside of her.
However, after swallowing and killing all those people she's can never turn back.
That hope I had is gone, now my only wish is that Camila and her dad are rescued and that somehow she is shrunken so that she may suffer similarly to those she has mistreated.
That being said I would think it would intresting if she was remanded to the care of someone who wouldn't tortue her (at least not exclusvely,and with some rules and dicipline about it)but moreso control her very life,so that she can feel helpless and a lack agency similarly to how she makes Camila feel,
Author's Response:
It's true that she's killed those people and there's no way to bring them back. But Tricia can change and be a force for good -- if she chooses that path. I don't think it's too late for Tricia. Things will get dark and a lot worse, but there's still hope for her. Don't give up on her!
You're right that her friends and mom are a bad influence and like a tumor that are clouding her judgement. If only she got away from that shit, and learned to be the person she truly is. Remember those sincere moments with Kamila? That's the kind of person Tricia could be.
Thank you for your comment and reading!
Date: September 14 2024 3:41 PM Title: Kurwa Mać
Love the Chapter.
I really hope Beth gets shrunk and Mateo and Beth both become sex slaves of Tricia.
Author's Response:
Haha, that would be hot, not gonna lie. But I'll be real with you, I don't think it'll happen.