What even is that shower?! I don't remember ever needing a protractor in the bathroom!

But taking that scene a bit more seriously, that's some incredible attention to detail on Liam's part. I think it also implies either a stubbornness or cheapness to him (based on what we've seen so far, I'm strongly leaning toward the former) that he would rather memorize the the perfect way to use their messed up plumbing set up for the shower rather than just have it fixed. In any case, his exactness regarding such a minor thing really stood out to me.

Then there's the seemingly contradictory way he got offended when being labeled a sizist despite the fact that his job involves torturing downsizers, which we were reminded of in an extreme way when he told Luna that he broke 14 bones on the last tiny he paired with his fleshlight. The distinction he makes between those other downsizers and Luna is intriguing: Those other ones deserved to be punished while Luna is his wife and therefore doesn't. He also claimed that his job is to protect downsizers.

He seems like a very black-and-white, law-and-order type. Between that and his attention to detail that I noted above, I'm starting to think that he might be former military or something along those lines, which, if true, would give us some interesting insight into the type of people that Lilliputian Lakes has on the payroll (I'm assuming he works there because of the shirt Sofia found). Why would they need someone like that around just to deal with little people? Again, this hints at darker intentions on the part of those operating in the downsizing sphere.

And, of course, the larger question to come from all that is what, exactly, does a downsizer have to do to deserve some alone time with Liam?

The fact that Luna knows what Liam does with certain downsizers (and based from the way she talks, I get the feeling that she has watched him do these things) and her reaction to it is almost a sense of jealousy rather than horror says a lot about her. She even seemed to be getting wet when he told her about breaking that downsizer's bones, and the way it turned her on to see things from that perspective is obviously telling. But one thing I'm left wondering is whether its her kink that lets her be okay with the reality of what he does or if she has somehow been convinced (or accepted as a natural consequence of "saving the planet") that such things are just a necessary part of this new world. My initial thought is that it's the former, as I've been leaning toward her being all talk with no substance regarding her activism (she clearly had other motivations for downsizing), but I don't think I know enough about her yet to know that for sure.

She also seems like a lot. On some level, her high energy and bubbly personality make her really likable, but she also gives no thought to the consequences of her actions and just expects everyone to be on the same page as her regardless of the situation. Her chaotic nature also clashes pretty hard with the more orderly lifestyle of Liam. In fact, their whole relationship confuses (and, again, intrigues) me. He clearly has a thing for bigger women, given his attraction to Sofia, and Luna was so much smaller than him before that they had to prepare her for sex.

Still, he really does seem to love her and even started to see the appeal of having a tiny wife. He seems pretty loyal to her (although it's almost never a good sign when you have to tell yourself that you would never do something the way that he did about Sofia), which, again, could possibly indicate a military background or experience in some other professional organization.

But the highlight of the chapter for me was the time we got to spend with my girl Sofia.

I think you did a tremendous job of balancing her sweet, humble nature with her budding fascination with dominating her tiny husband. I think it's hard to pace something like that in a way that makes sense, but you're off to a good start with her here. To me, at least, she maintained her meek, loving nature even when she was teasing and casually overpowering him.

Even the times when she hurt him (keeping him in her tits or pushing his head into her nipple in the tub, for example), it came off as innocent rather than malicious or even just power hungry. Part of this is her growing fascination with being big, giving even the rougher parts of her overpowering him more of an exploratory feel than anything. But I think a bigger reason is Miguel.

First and foremost, having her tiny husband be so into her has clearly done a lot for her confidence. She went from being concerned about how weird she would look to him to actively emphasizing the size difference both physically and verbally while using him to get herself over the edge. It was Miguel's words, his enthusiasm at the prospect of seeing and exploring his giant wife, that allowed her to move past her awkwardness and embrace this changing dynamic.

But maybe even more importantly, because of Miguel's machoism, annoyed seems to be his default for dealing with any negative emotions, and he holds back when talking with her about how rough she is with him at times. He didn't even let her know how beat up he got riding in her cleavage. And if instead of "What the fuck?!" he would have said something like, "Why would you do that to me?" when Sofia pushed his face into her nipple, I think she would have had a very different reaction. But because he came off as annoyed instead of scared or upset, because his reaction didn't reflect the desperation that we read just a couple paragraphs earlier, she just laughed it off, chalked it up to needing to get that training, and teased him about it.

In other words, Miguel's ego causes him to downplay things, keeping Sofia from feeling the guilt she might feel if she knew the full extent of her actions.

But as good as Miguel's machoism may be for Sofia right now, we also saw here that it might not be so good for him. I can understand his concern about Liam making a move on Sofia and even that Sofia might not shoot the average-sized man down. I don't think Sofia would go for it, as she seems incredibly loyal to and loving of her husband, but the insecurity of being two inches tall with a full-sized, super hot wife is, as odd as it may sound, pretty relatable. Yeah, that particular situation isn't something the reader will ever experience, but that feeling of inadequacy that comes with recognizing your perceived flaws while being with someone you view in such high regard is actually fairly realistic.

The problem is that Miguel's need to "be a man" forces that insecurity to come out in a way that unintentionally makes it sound as though he's questioning Sofia's faithfulness. I really don't think he's thinking that Sofia is actively looking for a way out of their marriage or that she's desperate for a "real man," but that's kind of how he comes off, hence Sofia's annoyance. Making it worse is that any comment she makes that could be construed as feeding into this insecurity (being flattered that he thinks she could land a younger guy like Liam, for example) is going to be taken in the worst possible way by him.

If Miguel doesn't find a way to dial that machoism back a bit and be a little more direct about how he's feeling from time to time, this could cause some serious problems for him down the road. I think his "fear for his life," while again understandable, isn't a legitimate concern; she's not going to intentionally hurt him. But there are a lot of other things she can do to him now that he's that small ...

I feel pretty bad for Sofia after that voicemail that closed out the chapter. It has to be rough not only not knowing where Mateo is but also knowing that she's the reason he's not with her and instead out in the world, incredibly vulnerable. To make it even worse, it's not actually her fault things turned out the way that they did; she meant everything she told him about downsizing and clearly doesn't think less of people who are downsized. The whole situation has to be incredibly frustrating and terrifying, too. For all she knows, she may never see her son again, and whether or not she does might not even be his choice!

That being said, this chapter shows that he's in better hands with Hazel right now than he could be with his mom. She doesn't have the training or experience in handling or dealing with little people that's ideal for handling a new downsizer. I think this transition so far would have been a lot harder on him if he had stayed with his parents, and he'd certainly be having a harder time accepting it.

I love this story so far!

Slow burns are great when it comes to storytelling and anticipation. The bully is misunderstood, the best friends are written nicely and play off of each other in a realistic way. I like the idea of Hazel’s pheromones making Mateo trip and most of his trips are about Beth I love how the story is gonna tie itself up into a nice bow when Beth and Mateo finally get together! Keep on writing brother I’ll keep on reading and reviewing this great story! 

I have read stories on here for a while, but this story has made me make a profile just to leave a fantastic review. The Story started off kind of slow, but worked its way up to a great premise, and shows so much promise. I hope to see much more in the future, and can't wait to see how it goes.

Yay smut!!!   I really liked the way you handled Hazel and Emma being gay, and yet throwing little Mateo a bone (er sock).

Well, I've cluttered up the reviews of your other two stories, so I figured I may as well do so with this one too!

First, I have to echo one of the other review in praising your worldbuilding here. There are a ton of little details in how this dual-sized society works, and we're delving a little deeper into how all that works with each chapter. It's clear you put a lot of thought into this, and that's greatly appreciated.

Maybe even more importantly, at least to me, is how that information is being presented to us. There's a real natural flow to it throughout the story so far, with no part of it feeling the least bit exposition-y. You've done a masterful job of blending these details in with casual conversation between the characters, Mateo's own thoughts and concerns about downsizers and downsizing himself, and super fun propaganda! I've yet to feel the least bit burdened or info-dumped upon while reading this story so far.

As for the world itself, is it just me or does it feel like there's something really sinister goin on in the background of this whole downsizing thing? I mean, $5,000 a month rent for an apartment that is clearly nothing special? And rent is going up?! Not mention Miguel and Sofia's enthusiasm for downsizing, despite the fact that the only reason they're doing it is because they have to financially. Mateo was right about they're responses to his arguments seeming scripted, although I think conditioned might fit even better. But it wouldn't really be conditioning if everyone knew it was conditioning, right?

And could there even be amore dehumanizing thing for the downsizers than calling normal people humans? Sure, downsizers are very much protected in this society (at least for now), but the fact that both normal-sized people and downsizers themselves consider the latter to no longer be human just because they're tiny now is pretty chilling. Not only that, but, since everyone seems to view it this way, those choosing to downsize are literally willing to give up their humanity in order to have a better life or save the planet or whatever. Yeah, I can't envision a scenario in which this branding nightmare ever coming back to haunt the tinies! Not at all!

Between that stuff and the obsession over carbon footprints and climate change, it just seems to me as though people are being steered toward downsizing rather than naturally thinking it's the best choice for them. Someone is putting a lot of work into convincing people that this is the case, at least that's what the voices in my head that I put in charge of organizing my conspiracy theories are telling me. I like to keep things orderly in there.

Mateo is a really relatable main character, and I'm finding it very easy to get behind him, even when he does stupid stuff like walk out on his family at two inches tall (I'll get to that in a minute). His quiet, more passive demeanor (most of the time) means he lets people push him around a bit (Beth obviously, but the way he let Trish go off on downsizers with no pushback comes to mind as well), but he's shown that he has a little fire in him if he's truly stressed. And the bond he has with his friends feels genuine and really strong.

His concern about downsizing are pretty legit, and I can't blame him for considering complete isolation from the bigs. I think the fact that he didn't press that "juicy red button" (I love that wording to describe the temptation, by the way) shows just how much trust he has in Hazel. I mean, the only reason he was starting to come to terms with downsizing was being able to live in a society where he would always have the option to be surrounding by people and things sized for him, so trusting Hazel enough to not isolate himself from his friends seems pretty significant.

Still, I'm going to go ahead and guess that his first time seeing her as a giant and being "handled" is going to go less than smoothly next chapter. He's just too overwhelmed right now, and that's going to be a lot for him. Not to mention the fact that while Hazel has experience with handling a downsizer, Emma was born that way, so dealing with someone adjusting to being tiny will likely be a challenge for her as well.

Speaking of Hazel and Emma, those two are extremely cute together. Hazel's laid back attitude is really fun, and it shows how much she cares about her little girlfriend when she breaks that demeanor and gets serious. And Emma's happy-go-lucky attitude not only endears her to the reader, but it also shows how comfortable she is not only with her size but with Hazel as well. Her enthusiasm at evening-up their group with two tinies and two bigs is pretty funny, too.

And Jack made me crack up pretty hard with that "I hope you don't die" line. He's just so fucking awkward, and the thought that this was him trying to be legitimately supportive made me lose it.

I'm pretty curious to see how this group dynamic shifts with Mateo being a tiny now. Jack and Hazel seem really open-minded and respectful about downsizers, so I don't think this is going to be one of those "friends gradually stop seeing you as a person" type stories, but I could see Mateo being overly sensitive to minor changes to things and blowing stuff out of proportion or the two bigs doing something that they don't realize is a big deal to a tiny that used to be a big. No matter how it goes, it should be pretty interesting, I think.

I love Beth! Putting her this low in the review is in no way a reflection to how I feel about her as a character. That hard exterior that she showed in the first chapter had me wondering which way you were going to go with her, and I was thrilled to see her show that she actually cares about Mateo (and downsizers in general) in chapter two. That combination makes her unpredictable, especially since I'm getting the vibe that she thinks that Mateo likes to be pushed around a little bit (and I'm not so sure that she's wrong about that) and might act on that at some point after the inevitable meetup between the two happens. But that soft interior protected by a prickly exterior thing she has going on has the potential to be really rewarding for the audience down the road.

Also, this is just pure speculation on my part, but I'm guessing that Beth's home life probably isn't the best. Something is making her hostile (and let's face it, as hot as she's been made out to be and with her status as a star athlete, you would have to be pretty hostile to be a exiled the way she has), and that something doesn't seem to be originating at school.

Trish is a really interesting character. I'm not sure exactly what you're going to do with her. Part of that has to do with the nature of her complaints about downsizers. The things she was talking about didn't strike me as stuff that high schoolers typically worry about. It sounded more like stuff she's heard at the dinner table over the course of several years. So I think she was unwittingly conditioned to think this way (probably off-handed complaints from her parents or possibly older siblings that they likely didn't think much of at the time; not that they would care that she hates downsizers, too).

So how will Trish feel when she sees downsized Mateo for the first time? Well, the fact that she ditched him and that we got such an unflattering look at her at the end of chapter two doesn't bode well, but you never know. Does she still care about him at all? Did she ever actually care about him at all? Will seeing him tiny piss her off and/or awaken something in her? Or will it make her second-guess her worldview?

There's a lot of places you can go with her, and we really don't know her well enough to have a good idea of the role she's going to play in the story. I kind of like that.

Sofia is such a sweetheart! She's strong-willed but super nice, not to mention incredibly patient (I wouldn't have been able to deal with Luna for that long). I love the passion she showed when she found out about Trish being a sizist. And the understanding she showed during Mateo's tirade displayed a level of maturity that most adults never reach, in my opinion. She understood just how angry Mateo was and, more importantly, that because she ended up keeping her size, she was going to be the scapegoat for that justified but misdirected anger. Even with all the stress she was under, she put her son's feelings before her own, and that's extremely admirable.

As for that tirade, I completely understand Mateo's anger, especially when he found out that he would have to live in the big world because his mom couldn't downsize. Like I said above, he was clinging to the fact that he could stick to Lilliputian Lakes and possibly even the downsizer parts of school to get him through the downsizing. Now that comfort has been ripped away from him (his tiny home is now gone, and now he has to choose between his friends and his comfort around tinies at school). It's not Sofia's fault, but, at the same time, she's the reason why this is happening. It only makes sense that he take out his frustrations on her, even though that's not really fair.

What's really funny to me, though, is that he's so made about having to live with the bigs that he's going with his friend to, uh, live with the bigs? He clearly didn't think that one out all the way, not that I can fully blame him, given the situation.

And I blame the fact that Mateo is even in that position mostly on Miguel. I really like the nuanced way his machoism has been shown so far, kind of as a "live by the sword, die by the sword" kind of thing.

For example, he knew how upset Mateo was about Sofia not downsizing, but he demanded that they see her anyway. Then he expected Mateo to come with him to see her (against the advise of the clinicians), despite his son showing that he was going through a myriad of emotions at that moment. Then, when Sofia showed up and Mateo was clearly freaking out, he made his son sit down instead of letting him leave to get himself under control. And finally, when Mateo finally snapped, his expectation for Mateo to just accept the situation like he had served to further antagonize his son rather than bring him back. If he had just taken a minute to consider what his son was going through instead of expecting him to man up and act like everything was fine, he probably would have given Mateo the space he needed to come to terms with the new situation and things would have most assuredly gone better than they did.

At the same time, Miguel's need to be a strong man is exactly what Sofia needs right now. She needs someone to lean on, and if her husband would have let their situation get to him (he didn't seem super thrilled about living with the bigs, either), she would have fallen apart after Mateo walked off. Not only that, but him being there for her, as well as how much comfort she found in that, show just how much they love one another.

So while I like Miguel, I do think that machismo needs to be taken down a step or two, just enough for him to be able to show a bit more empathy toward his son. Huh, I wonder if being two inches tall and being married to a giant wife might help with that ...

I did want to go back to Sofia for a second. I thought the twist of her not shrinking was brilliantly executed, as I didn't see it coming until they were separated (not that this gave anything away, but just by the nature of writing it set off alarm bells in my head). But I think holding off on describing her until the flashback during the phone call (when we pretty much knew what was up) was a pretty good way to conceal that she was going to stay normal-sized (if you had described her, especially like that, in chapter one, I think we would have figured that she would end up a giantess).

And I also wanted to compliment you on that scene with her in the downsizing room. There hasn't been much giantess content in this story as of yet (not that I'm complaining, as I'm pretty into the build up of the story, as the length of this review should show), but that was a great example of the less is more concept. I mean, really all Sofia did was role over, stand up, and take a step back to catch herself from falling, but, with the way you wrote it, it was hot as hell!

Lastly, Liam and Luna have me pretty curious. Liam obviously works with tinies, given that he has a permit already despite the fact that he didn't know Luna was shrinking down until after she had already done so. So I'm left wondering where he works. And just what the fuck are unregistered downsizers? Are people shrinking themselves with pirated tech? Or maybe it's a reference to downsizers who neither live in a downsized community nor have a big to look after them? And just why does Liam think it's okay to ... do things to these unregistered tinies? Then again, he didn't seem like the most empathetic person in the world, either.

And I feel kind of bad for Luna, as she seems pretty brainwashed (again, assuming that there's something nefarious going on behind the scenes). At the same time, I love how into Sofia she is, especially since Sofia is annoyed by her but is too polite to show it. I think that might lead to some interesting times at Luna and Liam's place in the coming chapters.

Loved this chapter. I liked the twist where the mom couldn't downsize. I hope there is some good interaction between her and her now tiny family. One suggestion I have for this story is for a bit more butt content. Keep up the good work.

Dear Lord this was the perfect chapter. I absolutely love how busty the mom is, and can't wait to see her be the mega milf she was born to be. Seems like she's got plenty of cleavage to keep her disobedient son in for timeout. 

Author's Response:

Oh, I know you like busty moms ;P

Great chapter, I dont know what I look forward to more, Mateo meeting up with Tricia or meeting up with Beth when hes small. 

Great start to the story!  Love the characters.   I love how Beth is so assertive, and look forward to see her feet near Matteo at some point in the future!