Reviewer: It Was Me Signed [Report This]
Date: November 10 2024 5:28 AM Title: Epilogue - A Tiny Hope, and a Glimpse Behind the Curtain

I meant to write this review a lot sooner, but I kind of got caught up in some other stuff and just now got a chance to come back to it. At least it looks like I beat the coda (I'm really looking forward to that, by the way!).

But man, after reading chapter seven, I realize you must have been laughing pretty hard when I DM'ed you my prediction for how this was going to end. I was really close! I just didn't realize that not having the VIP band would lead to Beth being forced to eat Cassidy (I thought it was more of a safety assurance thing than a security thing). That was a brilliant twist, and you absolutely got me with it!

And how about that ending! You made me cry and everything! That was such a tragic end (although maybe not, based on the epilogue) for our main couple. I have to admit that I didn't expect Val to straight up assault Cassidy for the band, although that level of desperation is certainly understandable. I actually thought Cassidy would give the band up willingly, so the fact that she decided not to risk being safe as a paying customer made the fact that she ended up being eaten anyway that much more depressing, because despite how accepting Cass was at the end, we know that she wanted to live.

Even the fact that Cassidy was at peace with becoming a part of her lover was incredibly sad. As we saw a couple chapters ago, tinies in this world have a huge confidence issue. That's part of the reason why most of them came to terms with the reality that they were going to be eaten by Beth. But like Beth realizing that the five tinies didn't even consider the possibility that they would be able to get her off and win the bet, Cass accepting that being a part of Beth is good enough feels like she's selling herself short and doesn't realize how amazing she is. The fact that Beth takes no comfort in this is a good sign of how much she really values the lives of tinies (odd to say, given the nature of her reason for visiting the establishment, I know).

I do get that this language (becoming a part of your lover, always being with them, and so forth) is at the heart of vore's appeal. But given that the theme of weighing just how much the life of a tiny is worth is so prevalent throughout the story, I can't help but think that Cass's words before being swallowed are more a reflection how beaten down by society tinies are than something to be romanticized.

That very theme culminated in chapter seven in a couple of interesting ways.

First, that moment when Beth noticed that the activity in her stomach had mostly stopped and she briefly considered throwing them back up before being interrupted mid-thought really stuck out for me. This made me think back to Cassidy's warning to Beth in that memory Beth had from before they left, where Cass was concerned that Beth would feel guilty at some point during the evening and Beth dismissed it. This was that moment, I think. Beth had made this experience out to be romantic and dignified, but once the vorgy stopped, the terrible reality of just what she was doing to those poor tinies finally started to truly sink in. If any of those tinies end up not surviving once Beth takes that Plan V drug, I really believe that their deaths are going to weigh heavily on Beth for the rest of her life (which, ironically, will preserve her memory of them more than the fun they had before she ate them).

Second, when Beth realized Amaterasu was wrong as he watched Cass dominate the scene with Dina and Val was just incredible! Indeed, any doubt that Beth may have been harboring in the back of her mind melted away as she realized that it was Cass that got her going, who she is and how she carries herself, not just dominating her like a toy or pet. That line by Amaterasu right after Beth ate Dina really made the point hit home, as her admitting that the whole scene was hot as fuck clearly disproved the sun goddess's whole point!

Speaking of Amaterasu, what a fucking twist in the epilogue! Now knowing that this whole thing was a production and that she was playing a role changes the way I view certain things she did, such as ignoring Beth's words as she went through her spiel about picking the VIP band wearer (that feels like a nice, generic description to put in a script in place of [insert victim's name here]). At first I thought she was just being stuck up and talking over Beth in annoyance of being interrupted. Now I can see that she was just trying to stay on-script and that said script didn't account for the feelings Beth was expressing there, so she just tried to ram through her lines and be done with it.

It also makes those moments when Amy was acting sincere feel that much more real in retrospect. Given that this was a "lovers to predator and prey" scenario initially, she must have been taken aback by how dedicated to Cass Beth really is, and those moments of sympathy, of "breaking character" as Master Hearth and Madam Hospitality noted, were signs that this actually touched her.

I know you said you were worried about what people would think of Amaterasu after the reveal in the epilogue, and I can see why. However, even despite those nice words I just said about her above, I feel like this new information actually makes her more evil. Before she was a misguided person whose feelings on tinies unfortunately matched too many people in society who was trying to do Beth a favor in her own mind. Now we know that she's a person who doesn't necessarily think less of tinies (she's working for at least two of them, after all) but still has no qualms about eating them. It makes me wonder if she would kill a normal-sized person if she could get away with it as easily as she could with a tiny. There's something uniquely evil about a big who recognizes that tinies are people but is cool with killing them anyway.

So yeah, the epilogue upgraded her as a villain in a big way!

But Hearth and Hospitality are intriguing villains as well! Tinies who are just fine with having other tinies killed just to profit off of these dinners and sex videos? Even without knowing the details, they're already pretty despicable! Not only that, though, but they also use their fellow tinies as sex slaves as well and even feed them to their big employee once they've outlived their usefulness.

That usefulness thing was interesting, too. I didn't fully understand it (I don't think we were supposed to?) but from what I gathered, Val's mom lost her usefulness because they knew Val wasn't getting out of Amy's stomach alive. Sumayya is still alive because they still don't know for sure that Nashwa is dead. From the sound of it, if either Val or Nashwa survived the night and kept Beth quiet about what happened, both they and their loved one would have been freed after a month, meaning that the Establishment is holding on to Sunayya to assure Nashwa's silence should she survive. Based on what Nashwa was trying to say before Beth swallowed her, it sounds like she (and presumably Val) knew this to be the case.

If that's the case, it frames Val's actions from throughout the night in a whole new light. As we were seeing things from Beth's perspective, Val's "annoying" desperation to survive came off feeling a bit selfish (even though it was actually perfectly reasonable). However, now it seems that Val wasn't just fighting for her life but the life of her mother as well. It's much easier to see why she beat the shit out of Cass and stole the armband like she did, and I can't even be mad at her for it (part of me was pissed that she did that to Cass, even if I understood that it was a survival thing). It's so unfortunate for her that things turned out like they did (although I can't feel too bad for her, as I want Cass to survive. Gah! These feelings are complicated!).

Backtracking to Nashwa, holy shit did her vore scene get my eyes a little watery as well. I forgot to mention it in my last review(s) (that's right, two reviews and I still forgot to mention shit!) that the story of Sunayya and her was so heartbreaking and aggravating! That spilled over to here, with Beth and her going from teasing each other to Beth trying so hard to comfort her. The irony of Beth's words about Nashwa being reunited with Sunayya now that we know Sunayya is, in fact, still alive, cuts even deeper thinking back on that scene. I really hope Nashwa survived her time in the belly of the Beth (I mean, I hope they all survived, but I find that pretty unlikely).

Foreshadowing as a tag! I knew Sal would be there, even if I didn't know his name at the time. When Hearth mentioned how long it would take for Beth to sprint to the nearest pharmacy, I remembered Beth's words to Sal about coming back if he was short on fares. You drew it out just long enough to make me feel slightly unsure that I was right, then he came in to save the day.

We didn't see much of Sal, but he's a pretty interesting character. He seemed really concerned about Cassidy (both at the beginning and at the end), and this is actually a little bit odd, given what we know about this world. Each of the dozen girls on the menu (except for Val, as I don't recall getting her story at all, probably due to the suddenness of her being eaten) had stories about how humans screwed them over or wanted to eat them. Each story helped to illustrate a world in which tinies were technically considered people but not really (except for Beth, pretty much). So Sal being so concerned for Cass's well-being, his willingness to drive unsafely to ensure they get to pharmacy on time despite not even knowing exactly what's happening, was really, really touching!

I'm sure there's more I could mention from these last two chapters (and if I think of them, I'll just write another review), but I think I hit on all the things that stuck out to me the most. These two chapters were a fantastic ending to a phenomenal story that could have easily just been a bit of vorey smut to commemorate vore day. That you put so much effort into this (and are even writing a coda to let us see how things turned out instead of leaving things vague) is something I want to express deep appreciation for. 

So thanks for sharing this incredible story, and hopefully you see fit to revisit this world again at some point (that epilogue opens up a lot of new avenues, I think)!

Reviewer: TerryLarka Signed [Report This]
Date: November 03 2024 2:44 AM Title: Chapter 6 - The Final... Four?

 I mean no hyperbole when I say this is one of the hottest stories I’ve ever read. I just finished chapter 6, and I should have the finale and epilogue finished within the next few hours, but I just wanted to leave some thoughts while they’re still relevant in my head.

What makes this story so remarkable to me is how layered all the interactions are. Gentle and cruel, willing and unwilling, degrading and respectful, vore and, well, more vore, this entire narrative weaves together disparate elements of this fetish so beautifully well that it enhances what is already extremely hot smut to greater heights.

Best example is Beth’s time with Cassia towards the end of chapter 5. All these tiny women have fucked up circumstances that led them here, all of which show how awful this world treats its smaller denizens (and as someone who spends a lot time writing mixed size utopias, the worldbuilding in these backstories are especially intense), but Cassia’s hit especially hard for me in how it involves a tiny reclusive society completely ruined by the introduction of bigs into it. It enforces an idea that the two sizes cannot mix well without one of them, the obvious one, coming out on top and oppressing the other.

The fact Cassia enjoys being treated worse than dirt only makes it more tragic. I’m not sure if this was your intent with her character, but it comes off as a defense mechanism, a way of rationalizing the immense cruelty of the world she lives in, to enjoy the abuse she’s put through because it’s been beat into her that this is the natural order, the way things are meant to be, and this how she copes with that.

And Beth recognizes that and takes full advantage for both of their pleasures. In case it needs to be said again and again, Beth is still absolutely incredible. The way she respects and listens to each tiny while simultaneously plotting how best to toy with them is such a delectable blend of traits I’d expect from a woman who both loves a tiny to death and derives intense gratification from dominating and devouring them. The fact she was able to deduce Cassia’s masochism already is a testament to her understanding of little people, and then uses that deduction to fully dominate Cassia in body and mind shows how dangerously skilled she is at wielding it.

Beth is a lot more gratifying as a giantess than most of your run of the mill sadists because of this. It’s like she’s using all the tricks from the gentle giantess’ playbook for evil, and that makes her actions so much more compelling than the “step on someone and call them a bug” routine. The juxtaposition of her caring and monstrous demeanor, using Cassia as a cum rag in an exemplary showcase of Macro/micro CNC, made that scene so goddamn hot, enough to standout in a story packed to the brim with ungodly pleasurable prose. Seriously, Beth’s dialogue there was fucking perfect, this review can’t even do it justice.

And speaking of perfect fucking dialogue, Amaterasu’s monologue in chapter six is hotter than most actual sex scenes. As a gentle romantic, I vehemently disagree with her thesis statement, but even my soft heart can’t deny her delivery was unequivocally provocative. I’m very excited to see the places she goes in the finale.

Narratively speaking, the tiny coalition’s failure to bring Beth to orgasm comes at no surprise. I chalk that up to Beth’s feelings of fear and guilt clouding her judgment more than anything (that and Cass really didn’t seem to be trying too hard lol). Amaterasu’s monologue was so convincing (and really, I cannot blame Beth here) that I think it got in her head and turned the bet into a self-fulfilling prophecy. All her observations during and afterward came across to me as confirmation bias. And even if Beth’s pleasure comes from what she can do to Cass rather than what Cass can do to her, then so what? Not all couples express their love in the same way, and if that’s how they enjoy each other physically, then who’s to tell them otherwise? And that’s not even factoring in the fact there’s more to a relationship than just sex, and that tinies, while only questionably people (grumbles in tiny rights activist), have the emotional capacity to be a supportive partner. Dammit, Amaterasu! Why must you make being wrong look so sexy?!

Speaking of activism, Beth considering turning over a new leaf and being more supportive of the tinies’ plight after eating a dozen of them is such a shitty thing for her to think lol. I’m picturing her support amounting to a couple tweets and a signature on an online petition. Y’know, some real atonement for all the extra fat in her tits. lol

I have no clue where the story’s headed. Amaterasu wanting to snack on Cass is so obvious from the description let alone the actual content that it’s probably a red herring, but I’m still uncertain if the little lady is going to make it out of this alive. Val’s been eyeing that wristband, and there’s the knocking about and shouting inside Beth’s pussy. I was convinced at one point that she was going to steal the wristband thinking it’d make her immune to consumption, only for Ammy to mistake her for Cass and eat her, but I’m now thinking the goddess is probably more perceptive than that. Even is she thinks nothing of tinies, she’s probably still able to distinguish between them. So yeah, I don’t know what’s going to happen, and that’s really exciting. It’s rare, in size smut and in general fiction, to have no sense of whether the hero’s going to survive or not, and I am thrilled to find out what all’s left you have in store for this wild ride.  

Author's Response:

Thank you so much Terry!  It's incredibly affirming to hear this from an author as talented as yourself.  Cassia's story is one that I went into with a simple premise, and the more I thought about it, the more the situation informed the character, and then the new details I had for the character brought me to adjust the situation, until it fit a spot that I thought hit the right amounts of Overprotective Bigs, Controlling Government Propaganda, Corrupt but Well-Intentioned Religious Organization, and sexy, slutty tinies who know they're oppressed, but will make the best of the situation.

I really enjoyed writing Beth.  She is protagonist, antagonist, villain, and lone beacon of hope in this dark setting.  She is manipulative, but also able to be manipulated.  She is willing to take risks, yet still rails against the consequences of her own actions.  She wants everyone to have a good time, and she's willing to make it happen, but she's making the effort because it enhances her own pleasure.  She's just been a blast to write across the board.

I'm glad Amaterasu's dialogue was so evocative.  I've had some DM discussions about her arguments, and how they're so attractive on the surface, but everything she does is false and misleading.  She gives the tinies a harsh and arbitrary time limit, she has poisoned Beth's mind with worry and confusion to take her out of the mood, and she makes Beth self-conscious about how she derives pleasure from interacting with tinies.  Then, after a short, five minute window when the tinies are starting to get Beth going, Amaterasu uses a pleasure aid AND THE BODIES OF HER COMPETITION to jump in on the coattails of their little efforts, and just dominate the contest.  She made use of several artificial advantages denied to the tinies, after poisoning their efforts three ways from Sunday.  it's an almost entirely empty argument, but by tying it to fresh experiences and sexual release the argument gains so much emotional weight that it cannot help but persist.

I'm glad at this point I had you still guessing.  I went into this story with a very clear goal, but I really didn't want the outcome to be telegraphed until the final moments.  This is a big relief to hear.

Thanks again for taking the time to read my writing.  I really appreciate the feedback you've given me.  I see another review came in after this one, and it just warms my heart that these silly little words I typed onto the screen connected enough with my audience that they felt the need to respond in some way.  That someone of your caliber is willing to offer so much insight is a true honor.

Reviewer: It Was Me Signed [Report This]
Date: October 23 2024 6:17 AM Title: Chapter 6 - The Final... Four?

I realized I forgot a couple of things, so here, have more stars! This story is definitely worth more than five anyway.

But yeah, there were two things I forgot in my first review for this last chapter.

First, Cassidy's words when she told Beth that she didn't want to hold her back in life made me a little emotional. That was a sadly touching moment, and it's interesting to wonder if Cassidy is right to think this way. It's clear at this point that Beth's whole world would shatter without Cassidy. So while I get what Cass is saying here (she's kind of backing up Amaterasu's point) the way Beth behaves in this chapter strongly implies, at least to me, that Cassidy is wrong and that Beth's relationship with her is part of what makes the normal's life so great! Again, this defeatist attitude by the tinies is as heartbreaking for me as it is for Beth.

Of course, I also have to wonder between that and Beth having something she needs to talk to Cass about after the dinner if these things are just setting up a more emotional death for Beth's tiny girl. You could also be "faking the fake" (don't make me break out the iocane powder again!) and using these powerful tropes to trick us into thinking that Cassidy is doomed. I really don't know at this point. You've done a masterful job of keeping us guessing about her fate.

Second, while I noted how much I loved Dulce's scene at the end, I forgot to point out how much I appreciated the little stutter you gave her there. She's brave and she wants to go out on her own terms, but that doesn't mean she isn't scared. It was a small thing that wasn't even noted in the narrative, but I love little touches like that, and I felt like that alone was worth coming back and leaving a second review for the chapter (let alone the other thing I forgot).

Oh, also, I lied.

Third (and last for real), God damn was it cute as fuck when the final five questioned the vorgy before making their decision. That shit made my heart melt. It also bummed me out, knowing the (likely; I'm still holding out a small sliver of hope that they'll be saved somehow, even though I know they probably won't be) horrible fate that awaits those inside Beth's stomach once those antacids wear off.

These thoughts just hit me randomly, so I hope you don't mind me dropping these extra thoughts off with no rhyme or reason days later.

Author's Response:

There's even more!  You are a saint, and a scolar!  Thank you for all the feedback!

Self-doubt is something we all deal with.  My personal brands tend to be imposter syndrome and a focus on every past failure I can remember, particularly the ones no one else can remember.  How could a tiny in this world not feel self-doubt?  I wanted to show that Cassidy very much feels thouse doubts too, and it is despite those doubts that manages to be such an incredibly possitive and assertive person.  I absolutely love her character, and I think she's my second favorite OC, behind Titania, but just barely.  I really don't want her to die, but in some ways the story (and the meddlesome characters there-in) writes itself.

I'm glad Dulce's stutter came through.  In my li.ited experience, no one wants to die.  Death is only pursued when it is percieved as a less-awful alternative to existence.  Dulce didn't want to be eaten, but she was not leaving that room outside of a stomach, and she was offered a chance to go out on her terms.  She was able to take her skills and experience, and cook up a culinary farewell that would leave an impression (and savory aftertaste) with the people with whom she spent those final moments.

I'm SO so glad that scene played well.  I didn't want to overplay the tinies on the outside questioning the dearly devoured, but from a conceptual level, if not in prosaic execution, that scene was a chef's kiss moment for me.

Reviewer: TerryLarka Signed [Report This]
Date: October 19 2024 4:12 AM Title: Chapter 5 - Tiny Sampler Platter for Two

I'm currently halfway through Chapter 5, but I figure I should get my current thoughts out now because who knows what's coming in these last few chapters. Sorry it's taking me so long to catch up. Never has a story required me to take so many breaks while reading, if you catch my drift. You've really outdone yourself with this one!

First off, the prose is absolutely oozing with sensuality in every sentence. Word choice, alliteration, dialogue (Oh my God the dialogue), everything comes together to put the reader on the wildest ride of their life. A standout moment is in I think chapter 4 where Amaterasu whispers into Beth's ear and there's an entire paragraph dedicated to how her breath feels on Beth's ear and that's just one of many examples of next level smut writing on display here. No stone is left unturned, no sensory detail left untouched. This story is constantly blowing me away.

I believe I said it in my last review, but it needs saying again that Beth is incredible. Now that I've gotten into the meat of the vorgy, she makes such an excellent pred. There's so much depth to her, a woman who is madly in love with a tiny gal and eager to mercilessly devour other little ladies in the same breath, and that complexity adds to every tease, every threat, every justification, and every empty promise that drips out of her ravenous mouth. The way she manipulates her snackrifices into fearing her in the exact way she wants, the way that best serves her libido, is a sight to behold, and I love the way she justifies killing them by rationalizing her gluttonous indulgence as giving them a chance at achieving ultimate pleasure before they die. It's not that she's doing them a service by eating them, but if they're going to die for her pleasure, they may as well enjoy it. It's twisted, compelling, and extremely hot. And the fact it contrasts so hard with how caring and gentle we see her act towards Cassidy (gentle in the streets, maybe not so much in the sheets) further heightens her character's appeal (at least to me, the reader, maybe not so much to the people she's eating). When Alma called her a monster that hit so hard, because she is one and yet you have me rooting for her unapologetically. Their little lives be damned, I want to see Beth satisfied!

That insight into Cass' backstory, talking about how she met Beth, did a lot to flesh out her character. The fact she at one point was so despondent she actually wanted Beth to eat her, to serve a greater purpose as extra fat on her tits, really stuck with me. Initially, Cass came off to me as a callous nympho, someone who doesn't care about loss of life if it gets her and her giant girlfriend off, and I guess that's kinda still true, but the fact she doesn't value her own life to begin with really clarifies why she's eager to feed her sloppy seconds to her lover. She's not exactly a hypocrite if she's willing to share in their fate! And I love Beth having to tell Cass that she has to hold back with her, that tonight the cravings might become too strong and she does the unthinkable.

Also, if I ever have to explain to someone what the appeal of getting vored is, I'm showing them Cass' explanation from chapter 4. It so perfectly sums up the fantasy and what I love about it in a way I'm not sure I could accomplish on my own, at least not as well worded as this.

I'll admit that race play isn't usually my cup of tea, but I think having the tinies all be flavored based on their heritage works really well here (Pushpa tasting like Indian food, the German girl reminding Beth of Oktoberfest, etc.) Tinies having distinct flavors is always a treat, and it also serves the additional purpose of making the ladies easily identifiable which is no easy feat when there's like a dozen of them. I also like how they each react differently to imminent threat of being devoured. Momo accepts it early on (I loved that tender moment with her sister as she poked out of Beth's lips and the giant woman pushing her twin against her throat as she swallowed), Adeya fights it the whole way down, Alma freaks out, then accepts it, then relates to Beth through the game they both play, only to return to freaking out once she's actually travelling down the esophagus. The range on these minor characters is incredible and adds layers to what would be literal fodder in a lesser story.

On a semi-related note, I need to know what kind of game Gut Slut Grotto is. I'm guessing some mobile gacha crap from the things the characters said, but what's the gameplay like, and how can I get an actual developer to make it a reality?

I think I covered most of what I wanted to say, though I'm probably forgetting a bunch of praise worthy points, but I guess there's still three and a half chapters left, so expect another review or two down the road. This story is really outstanding, and I'm so glad your PC is back to get it uploaded (and I'll let you know I am dying to read more Small Investments. Why'd your PC have to break on a cliffhanger, dammit?!)

Author's Response:

I'm not gonna lie, I'm not giving this review the response it deserves.  I just spent an hour and a half overloading my brain, trying to figure out how to properly thank It Was Me for that glowing review on Chapter 5.  I finally hit a point where I don't feel like complete crap for failing to appropriately address all of the details mentioned, so I hit Submit on the response - only to see this incredible review pop up.  I feel like an anime character who just came out of the mid-season finale, clothes torn, one arm hanging useless, 8 people's worth of my blood laying splattered on the shattered stones behind me, only for the boss of the next arc to show up and pull off a grandmaster-tier technique that blasts me through a mountain, just to show me how freaking far I have yet to go before I might have a chance of meeting them on the field of battle.

Screw it.  Shonen power of muscle-headed determination, activate!

I'm glad the sensuality hasn't gotten stale.  As several of the tinies find out next chapter, too much of a good thing is a thing that happens, regardless of whether you still want more afterwards.  I'm doing my damnedest to make sure it's still fresh and enjoyable, but after enough chapters of almost non-stop sex, that natural sensitivity boost could easily become grating.  As for the whispers thing, I feel like the sensuality of the intimately spoken desire is an element of erotica that is criminally underutilized in size fiction.  I very much wanted to make use of it here, particularly during significant high points, or potential turning points.

I'm glad Beth is still flying high in your eyes.  She's definitely not a self-insert character, but she is definitely serving as a vessel for those intrusive thoughts and desires that, should shrinking/growing ever become possible, I expect I would be too principled to act on, but would be torn up inside by the allure of the taboo.  I have loved taking the hollow justifications and strawman arguments I've made playing devil's advocate in my own head, and filling them out and expressing them through this ravenous, yet empathetic temptress.  That monster comment was one I agonized over for a while.  Not whether or not Alma would call Beth a monster, but rather how she would handle it.  In the end, taking it in stride seemed like the right call.  Beth has seen what normals do to tinies, and has second-hand experience through Cassidy of what it can be like.  She has acknowledged her desires are monstrous, and accepted that she is, in some ways, a monster.  That doesn't mean she can't still love Cassidy, nor does it mean she has to hold herself back from her deepest, darkest desires.  She has accepted that she is a monster, and as such, she gets to have more fun.

Ah, the appeal of Vore.  I rewrote that explanation like 3 times.  It's such a strange thing, how it plays with our instincts in a way that's almost counter to evolution.  I'm glad it landed, and if you ever do actually use it to try and explain the appeal of vore, I hope it serves you - and any other readers who might try the same - well.

I'm with you on raceplay.  It's not a major factor for me, but rather I do find the cultural differences, and the different perspectives they each have, to be appealing.  Those cultural differences just so happen to tend to come with some aesthetic physiological differences that can help visually remind the reader of those cultural differences in the context of this story.  Plus, I know some people are into that, so I play it up a little here.

Ah, Gut Slut Grotto.  I 1000% pictured it as a sizey gatcha game with a focus on collecting the various gut sluts, ostensibly to flush out a story, much like an interactive visual novel.  Different GS's would have different stats, and which ones you used in different circumstances would give different story arcs, and eventually different endings.

Once again, thank you so much for taking the time to comment.  Once I'm done with posting this story, I'm going to take the time to dive back into Twin Sizes and Roomies, before I do my Small Investments readthrough.  I'm looking forward to checking in on the excitement of the cute tiny with a HUGE personality, her quiet, giant sister, and of course, the shenanigans of the infamous love rhombus.

Reviewer: Cameron99 Signed [Report This]
Date: October 17 2024 8:01 AM Title: Chapter 6 - The Final... Four?

The prediction I was anticipating is that she'd indeed choose Cassidy as her tiny lol. Though part of me hopes I'm wrong even though this seemed to spell it out. She wanted to just put the fear into the couple but doesn't actually pick her, now that she taught her the lesson she wanted to anyway.

But I suppose we'll see haha

Author's Response:

Without giving away anything, I like the way you think.  Solid prediction, let's give it a 9.5 / 10.  As for the actual events, they'll be up this weekend for your viewing pleasure.  I'm about halfway through my line edit of Chapter 7, once I finish that and the epilogue line edit, we will see just how right you are!  Is this a case where I should be saying, "I hope you're right," or, "I pray for all our sakes you were wrong?"

Reviewer: Cameron99 Signed [Report This]
Date: October 15 2024 4:06 AM Title: Chapter 5 - Tiny Sampler Platter for Two

Just finally got around to reading this one. Wonderful story so far, an absolute delight. I'm really looking forward to seeing the remainder of it. I have a prediction on something I'm curious to see if happens. Thank you for the really unique and well written tale 

Author's Response:

Thanks for leaving a review, and I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying the story! 

Ooh, I'm curious to hear what you think is going to happen!  Feel free to send me a DM on Discord with your theory, you can find me there under the pen name I use here.

Chapter 6 was just posted, I hope you continue to find it to your liking.

Reviewer: TerryLarka Signed [Report This]
Date: August 12 2024 10:59 PM Title: Chapter 2 - Dinner is Served

So, my plan was to get caught up before leaving a review (which as of now would be chapter 4), but chapter 2 proved so good that I need to get some thoughts down now while they're fresh. 

First, the premise is very creative and inherently hot as fuck. I remember an old gts video in which two women eat tiny toys off each other's bodies while drenching them in honey. This story is like that, but dialed up to 11 and written by an absolute master of the size arts. 

Beth is one hell of a big. I love the glimpses of her we get in chapter one, how protective and loving she is towards Cass, and just generally comes off as a sweet gal. And then comes chapter two. Once she gets her hands on other tinies, we get to see that inner domme come out and it is a more delectable treat than an aroused Japanese twin covered in chocolate. Her attitude towards the other tinies is so tastefully domineering without ever feeling over the top. You can tell she sees them all as objects for her and Cass' pleasures from the way she talks and not just by what she says which is really impressive. Her pressing Momo against Amaterasu's sole and reminding the tiny of her place was the cherry on top of the human table sundae.

I have less to say about Cassidy at the moment (other than I love their names). She's a nympho and a puny firecracker and you know how I love my puny firecrackers, but that's about all I've gotten from her so far. I'm hoping to see more from her character in future chapters (again, I'm only finished with Ch. 2, so that's probably likely).

Chapter 2 is such a tight package. I felt the edging irritation Beth felt every time she had to put a tiny down so Cass could get a taste. All that anticipation building to the end with Pushpa was so satisfying. The use of foodstuffs, Amaterasu wearing candy lingerie, adds so much to the smut. It's appealing to two types of cravings simultaneously and reading about Momo getting spread across a chocolate covered leg and foot is an image that will stick with me for a lifetime.

Knowing the premise and knowing you were the one at the helm, I went into this expecting an incredible ride, but I wasn't expecting my expectations to be met by the second chapter, so here's to looking forward to everything that comes next because it's sure to be masterclass.

Author's Response:

Thank you Terry for leaving another review!  It's always a joy and an honor to hear from you.

First - that video sounds hot as fuck.  I need to get my Google Foo on point and locate that.

I'm glad Beth is coming across as a Big worth feeding - I mean meeting.  She was a bit of a discovery character, growing from a couple loosely-defined character concepts, but I like where she's going, and I hope you enjoy where she ends up by the end of the story (which I promise will be out soon, now that my PC is working again!)

You're not wrong in that Cassidy starts out with a fairly light presence, as she's quickly off doing her own thing while Beth tastes the appetizers.  I hope her scenes in the coming chapters gives a better feeling for the character, and that you find more than just her name and personality archetype to your liking.

As always, thanks for the review, and I hope the coming scenes continue to meet or exceed your expectations!

Reviewer: It Was Me Signed [Report This]
Date: August 12 2024 8:24 PM Title: Chapter 4 - Late Arrivals Should Be Presentable

Holy shit! This story is fucking amazing and may be the hottest vore story (maybe even story in general) that I've read on this site. I'm enjoying the narrative quite a bit as well, and the story you're telling around this orgy only serves to enhance its more erotic parts.

But first, I have to admit that chapter one's foreshadowing tag is fucking with me. I can't decide if Cass is going to end up in someone's stomach. The foreshadowing tag, combined with what I felt were several clear hints that the love of Beth's life would end up devoured (that assumption or simple oversight line, the explanation of how private contractor agreements work, and the way the contractor's offer is explained, for example), makes it seem pretty obvious what's going to happen to Cass.

But I'm also familiar with your work, and I almost feel like this was too transparent to be what it seems.

It's like we're sitting at a table with two glasses, one filled with iocaine powder, engaged in battle of wits. Are you the type of man who would drop such blatant hints on purpose or use them to deceive the reader. A clever writer would use this as a narrative trick, knowing that only a great fool would reach for the obvious conclusion? I'm not a great fool (I hope), so I clearly can't choose the happier ending in front of you. But you must have known that I was not a great fool (or confirmed that I am. Shit!), you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the obvious, darker ending in front of me!

But the recently dropped fourth chapter, at first glance, seems to imply that things are moving in the direction hinted at in chapter one. Amaterasu's terms, which are not subject to the Establishment's rules, never specified that Cass was off limits, so that rubber band she's wearing now seems to mean nothing. And the sun goddess seemed so sure that Beth wouldn't eat her desired tiny delicacy before it came time to collect her payment. There's only one tiny in the room that Amaterasu could know that Beth isn't going to eat.

And what a horrifying turn of events that would be for Cass. She's even said she would be okay with being eaten, but I'm pretty sure that only applies to Beth at this point. To be digested in the belly of a stranger, one who, as far as we know, hasn't taken the same precautions to ease the suffering of her meal, and die knowing that she never got to become a part of woman she loves. Just brutal. Not to mention that she'd get left out of the orgy in Beth's stomach, which would also be a serious blow to her!

And let's not forget Beth. If this comes to pass and she's informed when there are four tinies left, being unable to tell her lover of her fate ... fuck, that's heartbreaking to even think about. She would have to make the most of those final moments before she has to watch her goddess swallow the love of her life down, Beth's own treat serving as little consolation, most likely.

So am I ready to conclude that Cass's fate is sealed? It seems you've shown your hand, but, then again, you did best my Spaniard ...

But aside from that back-and-forth going through my head as I'm reading this, the way you've framed these orgies is so sensual, so stimulating, and, maybe most importantly, so personal. In such a short span, you've let us get quite familiar with each of Beth's treats so far and even made them endearing to us in different ways. From Pushpa's super cute broken English and polite eagerness to Adeya's confidence bordering on arrogance and the unique blend of terror and lust it brings her, we get to know these tinies pretty quickly.

More importantly, Beth gets to know them.

It became clear from her first interaction with Pushpa that Beth's fantasy wasn't just to eat the tinies, but to get to know her prey a bit first. She wants to understand those she consumes. This makes a lot of sense for someone in love with a tiny. She doesn't just see them as food. It's the fact that they're real people that is part of the rush for her. Knowing that gives us a deeper perspective into her, and, at least to me, magnifies the intense eroticism of her predatory actions tenfold!

I'm also a fan of Beth's manipulative nature when it comes to luring in her prey. She could easily just pick them up and eat them at any time, but, again, she wants more than that. She needed Pushpa to beg her for it, even when the tiny didn't know what was coming. It wasn't enough that Isabella knew what Beth had in store for her; the normal needed Val to bound and gag the unwilling tiny, not only for the stated reason of providing Beth's meal with toys but because watching Val unwittingly torment Isabella before sending the latter down her bullet was an incredible sexual tease for Beth.

And back to Cassidy, you've made her the most lovable character of all! Despite the depravity of the couple's sexual exploits and the tiny girlfriend's eager acceptance that her own kind is on the menu, there's an innocence to Cass that really makes you want to root for her. Adorable little details like Beth having to use her finger to make a dumbstruck Cass nod in agreement of the rules only help this perception. And the way she was able to reason with Alma and get the other tiny to accept her fate and maybe even look forward to it a little bit was so sweet and endearing. I love this character, and, based on what I'm leaning toward believing will happen to her, I'll be reading the final chapter of this story through gaps in my fingers as I try to cover my eyes!

Your detailing of the action throughout the story so far is incredible, as always. You really have a knack for painting a clear picture that stays in the reader's mind. And you put that to good used, too. Like in chapter two, where you made it so clear to me what food items and which tinies were positioned throughout on Amaterasu's body, then simply referenced a stray detail here and there as Beth plucked tinies up to examine them, relying on the totality of your past description to keep the image fresh in the reader's mind.

Also, I love your love of alliteration! You had a couple of longer ones in here that I really liked, too!

I also wanted to compliment you on your narrative choice and the way that you've handled it so far. Keeping things strictly from Beth's perspective couldn't have been an easy choice, especially when you've got an orgy going on inside her. The temptation almost surely had to be there to switch to different tinies' perspectives at times, adding details that only they could provide (I can't imagine Isabella was having much fun in Beth's mouth when the normal was talking, for example). But I think that would have ended up being a really tedious to write and maybe even a bit tedious to read, and you'd have spent so much time balancing things out that it would take forever to move anything forward.

Also, you really hit on details that Beth is experiencing that make seeing everything through her eyes feel truly special. Her feeling her tiny meal shifting around in her stomach when she bent down to speak to the sun goddess and the way she could tell that her "belly laugh" shook their world were both really sensual, unique things to note from her perspective. And the way she envisions how the orgy in her stomach is going is, in some ways, even more alluring than us being made privy to what's actually happening in there. That also kind of plays into that "getting to know her prey" thing I mentioned above. She has insight into their personalities, and that only serves to feed her (and our) imagination!

Oh, and the way you turned the whole concept of the meal on its head at the end of chapter three, when Beth ate a willing Momo in front of everyone, was pretty fun as well. That shift from unwitting prey to terrified victims gave the story a whole new feel. The way all the tinies screamed, cursed, and vainly tried to resist each time Beth cleaned them was perfect! They don't know if this is the moment she'll swallow them or if she's being honest about just cleaning them. of course, for two of them, she didn't end up being honest, even if she initially meant what she said.

I look forward to seeing how this terror-driven meal plays out from here.

So yeah, this story is pretty spectacular! Don't let the lack of reviews get you down or make you think otherwise! I'm really eager to see where you go from here, even if I'm scared for Cass.

Author's Response:

It Was Me, you are a living legend.  Your reviews are a thing of art and beauty, and thank you so much for your continued interests in and feedback on my stories.  I'm sorry there has been such a gap in posting.  My PC died about 2 days after I left my iPad at a friend's house several states over, and I've had no way to access the remaining chapters.  I'll probably include some more context when I get Chapter 5 posted.

As for your comments, I'm deeply honored by your words here.  This site has a ton of vore stories, so even to be counted among the top is high praise.  I'm glad to see that the foreshadowing tag is doing its part, and keeping readers on their toes.  I certainly don't aim to be predictable, but it would seem a tiny in a vore story either survives, or gets eaten, so I can only be so creative in the outcome.  Though, the idea of inoculating oneself to the danger is an interesting one.  I won't keep you waiting long to find out.

I'm glad my decision to make the tinies people, rather than snacks is paying off.  My initial intent with this story was NOT to end up with another significant narrative, but rather to churn out a 2 or 3 chapter smut story about a mixed couple enjoying a fun twist on a taboo dinner party.  Then I wanted to know who these tiny women were, and how they go there, and... well, you've seen what it ballooned into thus far.  I really enjoy the personal angle for each of these women, and moreso, figuring out how Beth can twist their circumstances into a mentality that can accept their inevitable fate, and preferably frame it in an enjoyable manner.

As for my unhealthy obsession with the artistic application of alliteration... I'm glad someone can appreciate it.  To me, alliteration flows so well, but I am well aware I over-apply the technique.  Still, I guess it isn't be a MicroThaumaturge story until a tender, trusting tiny is thrust deep into the wonderous, weeping womanhood of a gorgeous, glamorous giantess.

I'm glad keeping the PoV hasn't irredeemably removed the spice from this story.  I think the tiny PoV's for this could be a lot of fun, and I'm considering (ONLY considering) writing a series of mini-scenes from this story from the tiny PoV's, and posting them in a compilation called Side Dishes.  But before I do that, I need to finish Small Investments.

Thanks again for your continued interest and support!  Reviews are the only thing keeping me writing these days, when I can scrounge up the time (and when my computer isn't bricked).

Reviewer: Musukaiser Signed [Report This]
Date: August 08 2024 7:01 AM Title: Chapter 1 - Setting the Table

Ok this is easily one of my favorite stories on this site already. 10/10. Hope Cassidy makes it out of this okay though 

Author's Response:

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!  Waking up to these couple of sentences already made my day!  I'm glad to hear you're rooting for Cassidy to be okay - honestly, I was too while writing this!