Monsters is really the best word to describe the governor and it’s friends/family. They fucking ate children! Did the giantesses participate in that? If so, I would prefer cutting my own head off than ever imprinting on any of them. Leah’s chapters managed to really made me understand this feeling of dread and fear Anna has when confronted with the giantesses, so much so she is comming back to some old habbits... not that other chapters didn’t but... they fucking ate children!!

And Toe Jam... talk about being indoctrinated, but I guess anyone would become strange if your own mother wanted to kill you and your best friend enslaved you... Monsters. Oh but Leah cried and she couldn’t get rid of Toe Jam... FUCK THAT! Anna is right, she stripped her of any sense of self, she treated her as a thing!! Monster.

Sorry for ranting, but, as I said, Leah’s chapter was heavy and eliminated any sympathy I could ever feel for her as a reader... so I must ask: did all the giantesses ate children like her parents?

I even wish Toe Jam had touched some of Anna’s blood. She would be better off worshipping Annabelle. On that note, Toe Jam interactions with her and Annabelle scenes as a giantess were the best, the highlight of these last two chapters. The dream scene was as perfect as ever and it made me wonder if the 4 co-ed also ever dreamed of Anna as a massive giantess. The irony: the BSA top dreaming of being the size of a speck.

About Oliver I simply can’t bear to think Anna will end up with a man, and this chapter is a warning: Byte will betray her as Oliver did. No. Anna has to open and come to fall in love with a giantess.  Only then she will really find balance as a tiny – she will feel safe but also free. A difficult task even if she wasn’t the size she is.  

There is more I wish to talk... about Naomi, about Poppy and how Annabelle did not forget her real name during the imprints (thanks God. Annabelle is such a beautiful name, much better than Poppy), but I will leave that for another comment.

Yes, I hate Leah and no, I don’t feel sympathetic towards her because of her mother, since she was also part of the BSA (probably choose to mary the governor because of that).

Great chapter, I can’t wait for Naomi and Nell next. For holding own to her kindness, Annabelle is the true goddess of this story.

Okay so the Leah chapter is here and is every bit as glorious as I have expected. It tell us that Leah, after losing her mother at such a young age and then "losing" her friend, one to a disease and other to what she perceives is a disease, has some horrible trust issues and in general anxiety over diseases so is no wonder that a small person, genetically made to adore her and love her unconditionally who is virtually immortal is a dream come true for her. Despite looking the most confident of the group she is actually the most insecure, and her possessiveness makes a lot of of sense now. She is terrified of losing the people she loves.

And with that it also comes the weird relationship she has with her father where apparently they see each other as equals and compete fiercely over anything and everything which...could be good if you see it as a sign of respect, and I'm sure Leah sees it this way but to me competing with your child like that is just...not good parenting. You are essentially bullying them, and telling them you are not and will never be a parental figure to be trusted, but a rival and for a girl that lost her mother I say she needs a parental figure more than a rival.

I think is interesting that it gives the society of shrinkie haters an extra dimension. They see shrinkism as a tragedy or horrible disease, to the point a mother would be willing to kill her own beloved child over it. Reminds me of people that would want a dead child rather than an alive gay or trans child and it makes them seem more real in a very sad way. The toe jam revelation says a lot about them and how they are and behave.

Also, I'm kind of happy Leah did what she did with whatshisface because I really, really, reaaaaally didn't care for him. As a love interest he is like bland and uninteresting. I'm sorry because I love all your characters and I know you put a lot of effort in writing them!But I really hopes he never comes back. Also, I LOVED that Leah heard Anabelle singing and I dont know if I want her keeping the recording to herself or if I want her to share.

Also like someone before me commented I dont want anyone to get their just desserts. For me the ideal endings are Anabelle imprinting in one or all of the girls and remain more or less herself and actually learn to love one or all of the girls, or for the girls to organize a coup and throw over their parents. That would be fun. But then again I have always vouched for the imprinting ending

     Well first of all welcome  back.  This chapter was amazing.  Leah has been one of my main contenders since i first started reading this story, and this chapter did not disapoint.

     Leah is probably the most selfish and and cold heart bitch of the 4.  I am not surprised that she would use Oliver that way, but damn how that played out still hurt.  I did at first think that he may have hdd, but then even worse i thought he might have leahs sensibilities where shrunken are concerned, damn that he gave up the music for only 5 grand, i get why he did, but damn dude.  I was right about Leah being extremely possive.  Damn girl owns her former best friend ( though honestly i want to really want to know whats in her head, cause i dont know if i fully buy her statement about how she see Toejam ( and damn poor girl has completely bought into their ideas)).  This chapter kinda made is clear that their is very little hope of Leah coming around to thinking of letting her go now, or changing her thinking on shrunken in general.  Damn her dad and prob her mom to. 

    I also caught that statement about Annebells mom, damn that sucks, I really cant wait for Annebells story.   But at this point i dont know how she will react when she finds out her sister is alive (probably), I mean she has thought her sister dead for ten years or more at this point, and her sister never contacted her, yea Annebell is not going to probably take that well at all.  Another person who has either abbandoned her or failed her, or turned on her, and whats worse is it is her sister ( who she has kinda put on a pedestal).  So yea that will be a very interesting encounter that i am looking forward to. 

    You know if the 4 were just a little different Annebell would have all but fallen for them i think, She is so starved for real love.  That is one of the reasons i think she may be succombing and that wierd imprint stage where she is annebell and not, ( also damn Leah for trying to take advantage of that, but fully within her character to),  Is that she has acknowledged on some lvl that these girls actually value her and she is being drawn to that like a moth to a flame.  Damn if they had got her away from the massacre she would belong to one if not all 4 for sure.  Also I caught that statement that she maybe imprinting on all 4 of them, i want to know how the girls will handle that if it is true, which what i have been rooting for from the beggining.  

Well this was a treat.  Up to this point I felt like Leah was my least favorite of the main 4 giantesses, but this chapter may have changed that.  Not because I like her anymore as a person, obviously, but this chapter just hit so many emotionally complex notes that I love in shrinking fiction.  I loved Annabelle clawing her way back from her temporary episode, and I felt for her during that ending segment.  She had me going for a moment, I thought she really was unfazed by Leah's evil ploy, now I just feel for her.

Love learning about Annabelle's past from before she shrunk.  Would one day hope to see her with Zelda or Zoey but not sure if the story will go that way, but I find her old life interesting.

Poor Toe Jam too, I felt a little bad for her before, now I really do.  I feel for her so much, I really hope she gets a happy ending.  I mean, I hope everyone outside of the BSA gets one for that matter.

Anyways, thank you for the update, I look forward to the next.

Glad to hear projects are going well, Thankyou for the update and where u are with next chapter, for me 20,000+ words is fine, one thing I love about this story is the length of each chapter, it goes so fast no matter how long it is.  

This is my first time making a review and I just want to say I really been enjoying this story for a while, I just read this story for the fifth time so far and I got to say I loving the to development of the characters and Annabelle, but I was wondering seeing as you said the story coming to a end soon after the FF background arc, I kind of wondering will this series be ending around fourty chapters then, or will it get to around fifty or sixth chapters before it end just curious. P.s  your story is around my top three spot close to Deliverances by kardo.

Author's Response:

Thanks Nightwatch, as a chronic lurker, I appreciate your review. I'm not entirely sure how long this story will be by its end. The only limit I forced myself to adhere to was the two chapters per FF backstory rule, because if I didn't, I know this whole arc would be over fifteen chapters long. I mostly write based on plot points that I need to hit. Sometimes I'll realize I need to add a scene for a reveal to make sense later down in like five chapters, so then that may add to the chapter--and overall story--length. 

So with that said, when I say coming to an end, I mean I have about five major plot points I need to hit--as opposed to the dozens that I already have. So after the FF backstories there is something else that happens that most can probably guess (the rule of parallelism and what not). Then I'm going to introduce something that has been simmering in the background--and then there's a mini arc/ B-plot that a lot of people will love/hate. 

And you know what? I'm not going to say anything else, because I already feel like I may have somehow spoiled something. 

But congratulations, Nightwatch, your first ever review and you managed to get so much outta me.

Absolutely never any need to apologise WriteofPassage - we all love your writing, but fully appreciate it takes time and life can get in the way.

Great to hear of the exciting opportunities you've had recently :)

Very excited for the next chapter, and conclusion of the best story I've ever read on this site. 

@Ralgar, WriteofPassage has already stated several times that they are busy with their own personal life and you go all thanks and then a few days later you come to ask "is it done yet??are you updating yet??" and is not even the first time you do it. For some reason you keep coming just to poke the author demanding updates, and at this point you are starting to be rude. This story has always managed on a slow update schedule. This is not a paid job, this is a hobby and the author can post updates whenever they are able to or wish to do so. Just wait like the rest of us, and stop coming like a child on a road trip "are we there yet?are we there yet????"

Stop being annoying, respect the author, their time and their personal life. The update will come when it comes, so for once, please, pretty please with a cherry on top wait for it without complaining.

Thankyou for the update.  It hasn’t been that long since u last updated, it’s just I have experienced to many great stories just die with not a word from their author. 

   I hope your national test went well. Life takes precedence after all.  

So can’t wait to see what comes next after the girls chapters. There is still so much needing to happen, between the resistance and Zoey and the college friends. And of course poppy and the imprinting.  

   So yea this story is awesome and I can never get enough of it.  I can’t wait to read it in its entirety and see all the foreshadowing.

Toe Jam: I feel bad for her, she seems to just want to be Leah's one and only.  I like the dynamic between her and Annabelle.

Byte: He's a good boi.  It's honestly refreshing having a completely able and competent tiny in such a dour environment, at first he almost felt too cartoony but I came to like that.  I am glad he's back and hope he comes around more, I would like to see more of this plot line.

Warren: Put him down, kill him.  Though I admit I am not as into cruelty as most people reading this story probably are, I found him to be almost too evil, though that might be because baby eating (symbolism aside) was so heinous it took me out of the story, both due to the evilness and that I don't like thinking of children in these stories.

Looking forward to see where the story goes, despite not being a fan of cruelty the narrative and Annabelle's plight has captivated me and I am very interested to see more!