Reviewer: It Was Me Signed [Report This]
Date: June 16 2025 6:35 AM Title: Chapter 34 - I Will Do What I Must

Damn, I keep falling behind!

I love that Ben gave Morgan a proper conversation in the last chapter. He kind of did that in the coffee shop, but this talk was more definitive and left no room for doubt. Morgan took it like a champ, too! She's the best, holding it together and being supportive despite losing out on what she really wants.

And my heart broke alongside Ben's when she laughed off crying into a tub of ice cream that night! That's so sad. The worst part is that I don't know if Ben calling her to check up on her would make things better or worse, so he's probably better off just leaving her alone, which sucks. She's in pain, and Ben can basically do nothing to help, since he's inadvertently the cause.

I also loved the nervous flirty energy Angie brought to her texting game, those dreaded dots showing that she's thinking, deleting, sweating out the proper wording to things, all while we see Ben doing the same thing on the other end. But when she called him tiny at the end there, it was fucking adorable!

Shit, she even admitted that she was looking forward to the session, to having him tiny at her feet. I definitely like where this is going!

Then, at school when they were face to fact, she was really shy. She even took Ben's idea from before and had them switch up partners during debate prep. She also clearly wanted to say more when she backed out and told him she'd see him later.

Now, on to this chapter! This! This is what the story has been building toward! The Ben and Angie stuff is all gold already, and we haven't even gotten to the good part yet!

But first, it was a nice twist that Dr. Rivera is an old friend of Ben's mom. I never made the connection that she was a doctor and Maria worked in the medical field as well. I'm not sure if this will be something the story draws on down the line, but I kind of hope this was mentioned for a reason!

That conversation between Kimberly and Ben was also really awesome! Yeah, her getting the whole story from Ben was good, but I was more impressed by the fact that they had it through the shrinking process. Ben still gets a little dazed when he changes size, but he's clearly comfortable at three inches tall, at least when he's in the hands of someone he trusts, like Kimberly. It just really stood out to me that the conversation didn't even break as he stepped into the chamber and shrunk. This was nicely done!

But maybe the most stunning thing here was the way you sold Angie's size! You've done this before, both with her and the other clients he's seen (not to mention Dr. Rivera and Kimberly),. but it just felt ... more here. The way Angie's soft voice boomed and vibrated through Ben's body, especially when she giggled innocently and the vibration traveled through her foot to him. The way she bent over to peer down at him, her hair cascading down the sides of her face as she looked down on him like a benevolent goddess. The way her shins seemed to stretch upward forever and her big toe was as thick as his body. All of this set the scene perfectly and made Ben seem even more vulnerable than before.

And there's just something special about a girl's voice booming and dominating a tiny guys existence as she blushes shyly and speaks quietly (on her scale). It was so adorable when she blushed and accepted Ben's compliment while her voice was so loud, not matching her demeanor at all. I love this so much!

Angie remembering that he likes the color blue, such a minor thing he brought up months ago, is such a clear sign that she's into him! There have been several of those (basically the last three chapters, if not the whole story), but this is an even bigger tell than the mocha was! Not only that, but she wore that same blue dress to their last session, also leaving her hair down like before. Did she subconsciously suspect that Ben was her technician the entire time? The mind works in mysterious ways ...

It was nice to see Ben establish that he always respected Angie and that he never hated her instead of just jumping in about his feelings for her. Clear the air and bury the past before setting off for the future.

That they were both envious of each other, thinking the other was pretty much perfect while their own lives were a mess was kind of cute, too! That also shows that we really have no idea what someone else is going through and that everyone is good at hiding things from the outside world when they feel like they need to. It's been very satisfying seeing these two move past that.

I'm glad they touched on Ben's family situation again, and Angie noted that she didn't realize things were that bad when he said something before. I'm sure part of Angie feels guilty for her complaining about her "high end" problems when he's struggling in the real world. I keep going back to her being annoyed that her parents want her to attend Harvard and Yale while Ben is struggling to pay for college application fees, but it perfectly epitomizes the different worlds they're living in.

Having said that, I respect Ben for kind of dismissing the notion that her problems matter less because she's well off financially. He didn't say that directly, but he apologized for judging her, for not just talking to her and instead viewing her "perfection" as a challenge. He acknowledged that he made some assumptions because of her class and that he now realizes he was wrong to do that.

Have I mentioned how much I like Ben?

On the other side, Angie admitting that she thought Ben was living a perfect life because of his authenticity was eye-opening. Yeah, she's been talking about feeling forced to play a role and her parents trying to decide things for her, but I never made the connection that she looked at Ben and saw a freedom that was well beyond her grasp. That she tried to take some of that from his debate style and incorporate it into her own is kind of sweet, really.

So the two of them saw the lives they thought they wanted in each other, and that seems to be a big part of the reason this rivalry became a thing in the first place. That makes it all the more fulfilling to see them realize that both of them are all too human and have their own problems.

I thought it was a nice touch that both of them started to settle in as the conversation progressed, and we even got to see a little bit of Angie's flirty side show itself with that "Mr. Carter" stuff.

And then of course, you cut us off right when Ben was about to confess! Thanks for that! Ha!

So yeah, I'm really eager to see where this goes next chapter. All the signs are pointing toward Angie feeling quite similarly to Ben about the nature of their relationship, and I'm excited to see if that shows in how she responds to him.

Author's Response:

Ben and Angie finally opening up to each other was one of my favorite things to work on, after all the building up.

I wasn't really sure how to go about it, but I at least had the opportunity to bring up more things that couldn't be discussed at the coffee date.

Rivera and Maria knowing each other was something I came up with later, not something I had planned out from the start but it just made sense!

I'm glad you like Ben as he is, he's been making mistake after mistake up until now, but he tries his best. Just like Jordan, my main characters tend to be kind of prone to making things worse before they make it better, but they have good intentions. :)

Reviewer: It Was Me Signed [Report This]
Date: June 14 2025 6:57 AM Title: Chapter 32 - Nothing Stronger Than Family

Wow, I wasn't expecting Ben to have anything sorted out so soon after telling Angie the truth!

I feel bad for Morgan, but I think Ben handled that conversation really, really well. It just comes down to the fact that he doesn't see Morgan in the same way that she sees him, which is tough but not something that can be helped. She's really important to him, but the love he has for her isn't of the romantic variety. He did an excellent job of making all of that clear to her during his second "coffee date" of the day.

I came away from this conversation convinced that he has learned a lot about honesty and openness from this whole experience. It was really cool to see the how all of this has shaped him as a person!

As for Morgan, it was so sad when she said that he shouldn't treat her with kid gloves because she's used to feeling this way. It had to have been such a struggle being his closest friend, his personal confidant, all while wishing he'd sweep her off her feet. Hopefully it'll get a little easier now that she knows that he doesn't feel the same way about her, and she'll be able to move past this with their friendship still intact and maybe even stronger than it was before.

And in this chapter, we saw Ben finally start to admit that he's crushing on Angie. I love how much shit his mom and sister gave him about it, like he was the only person in the world that didn't know! In fact, seeing Maria and Maggie a little more laid back for once was a treat in general. I think this is the first time we've seen both of them when they weren't dead tired from either going to or coming from work.

Tiny Treatments giving him that bonus was not only cool of them, but it actually made a lot of sense to me. While Kimberly thought he'd get a talking to about professional standards at some point (and he still might), I think Dr. Rivera was likely more worried that the stress of the whole thing was going to cost her an employee. As noted before, it's been hard for her to find people who are both comfortable with the shrinking process itself and willing to "work with" giant people while in that state. So I could see the good doctor just being happy that Ben is still a part of the team, let alone appreciate his flexibility during the Angie-Sabrina situation.

I thought it was awesome that Ben wanted to give his bonus to his mom and sister. He really is doing this for them rather than himself. I admire that about him. Likewise, I love how his mom shut that shit down, knowing that he earned that money and needed to put it toward his own future. Maggie's compromise made a lot of sense, too, and it could be fun to see the family out having a good time, assuming that makes it into the story.

I'm not 100 percent sure, but I think this is the first time we've heard anything about Ben's dad, right? I was wondering if he had died or something, but from what little we got here, it sounds like he just bailed on the family. That's fucked up, but I'm impressed that Ben has been able to step up and become more of a man than his father probably ever will be, even before he turns 18!

This is a minor nitpick, but Ben has said for two chapters now that he texted Angie and they met at the coffee place, but didn't she text him? Am I misremembering that?

Lastly, I'm excited to see that Angie has already booked her next session and love that Ben found out via Tiny Treatments rather than Angie talking it out with him first. This comes off as a tad bit impulsive by Angie, something an organized, sugar-packet-organizing girl like her would never do on a whim, so it feels special with him finding out this way. And the fact that she wants to see him tiny again is really interesting. Does she think it'll make talking to him easier? Does she want to tell him more secrets, this time trusting him as himself? Does she just think he's cuter at three inches tall?

I'm very much looking forward to that session, mostly because I really have no idea what to expect. I mean, yeah, Morgan found out about him during her session, but obviously Ben stopped massaging her after that. I'm curious how Angie will handle that aspect of it and also how she'll handle the size difference, since Ben shared how it changes the way he sees her from that perspective. Will she be more awkward, trying to avoid that? Or will she lean into it?

And how is she going to handle him dropping another bombshell on her mid-session when he confesses his feelings for her?

Yeah, this should be fun! Now I'm just left wondering when she scheduled the appointment for? If it's only a day or two from now, that level of eagerness on her part could only mean good things! If it's a bit longer than that, she's likely being a bit more cautious and reserved, which would be completely understandable.

Either way, I hope we don't have to wait too long to see it (and from what you said before, it sounds like we won't)!

Author's Response:

You're right, it was the first time I'm really bringing up the dad here! I figured someone might wonder eventually where he is. He has no presence in the story itself, he's just absent (and also the cause for the financial struggles by leaving)

And true, Angie texted him, I accidentally kept in a part from a small story change I made where Ben was the one texting Angie asking if they could talk, but then I reversed it later on. Thanks for pointing it out!

As for the next session, there'll be some new things happening soon. The appointments have been pretty routine up until now, so it's going to be switched up quite a bit from there, hopefully something people will enjoy reading. :)

Reviewer: It Was Me Signed [Report This]
Date: June 12 2025 7:09 AM Title: Chapter 30 - Coffee Date

Hey, we finally got the real talk in this one!

Going back to the previous chapter first, though, I thought it was really sweet how both Kimberly and Dr. Rivera were so worried about Ben. Dr. Rivera chasing him down outside the facility not to yell at him but to check on him was particularly heartwarming! Tiny Treatments seems like a nice place to work, despite all the foot-related incidents ...

And I took it as a great sign that Angie both greeted him casually and ordered him that mocha, memorizing his pre-debate order. Yeah, she's definitely got a thing for Ben!

And of course she's the type of person who "organizes" the sugar packets when she's nervous!

Okay, on to this chapter! Ben and Angie talking, like really talking was so great to read! I've been waiting for this, and it didn't disappoint!

Ben used Maggie's advice here! He apologized instead of making it about him. It was nice to see him have it together enough to remember to do that this time. He still struggled a bit (hence all the mocha-sipping), but he did a much better job of explaining without making himself sound like a victim.

 Angie's emotions were really complicated here, but I think she did a great job laying everything out. Mainly, I was impressed with her navigating her humiliation, anger, and disappointment with the fact that she couldn't even be fully mad at Ben because she liked talking to tiny stranger him. I can understand that. It had to be mortifying to find out that she confided in her rival, but at the time, when she didn't know it was him, it was so freeing and felt so good! Hopefully they can get to a place where she feels that freedom without the mortification!

I love that Ben went into detail about his family's struggles and that Angie immediately showed signs of sympathizing with him. I was kind of hoping to hear her thoughts on that, but I'm still hopeful that this might come later on. That's been a big part of the story on his end but has mostly been separate from the school-related stuff. I mean, Ben mentioned to the rest of the team that he was doing this to help his family, but we really don't know how much they know about his family's situation. But I do think Angie has a lot on the brain right now, so it's understandable that this is just one more thing she's processing.

Ben did a hell of a job explaining why he didn't stop Angie from pouring her heart out to him. He panicked initially, but then he started to realize that he had been so wrong about her all this time, and he was too focused on that to tell her the truth. That makes a lot of sense and has to be reassuring to Angie. This wasn't a joke to him at all; it was a profound and meaningful experience, maybe as much for him as it was for her. That has to make her feel that her secrets are safe with him.

I was surprised that Ben mentioned that Sabrina stepped in to fill the appointment Angie walked out of. I'd argue that even that is skirting the line a bit, but I was so glad to see him pull back and tell Angie that he couldn't go into the details of their conversation. I'm sure Angie either was or will be too, as that means that he'll take her secrets seriously as well.

In any case, I'm was happy that Ben was able to humanize Sabrina to Angie a little bit.

But once these two got into a groove, they were quite cute together, with their sips to buy time, gently playful banter, and slight awkwardness when it came to figuring out what to do next. I really like these two together. I also really like Ben with Morgan, but for different reasons. I'm really curious to see which way you go with this, but my money is still on Angie right now, and honestly? I think that's what I want to see, too, even though, again, I wouldn't hate seeing him end up with Morgan either.

Watch you swerve us all and have Ben go with neither, just not having a girlfriend at all. Or, better yet, he swoops in and steals Savannah before Dustin can grow the balls to make a move! Plot twist!

It was great to see Ben request that they go by first names from now on, doing so first. That's a small but significant step in putting their rivalry to bed. It's adorable to hear Angie use his first name (Benjamin or Ben, either way) after she's been calling him Carter for so long!

The prospect of Angie scheduling another session with Ben is an exciting one! I'm really curious what that would look like, now that Angie knows his secret. However that pans out, that will definitely be a pivotal moment in how they move forward (because now that you've teased it, you have to do it; you know that, right? RIGHT?!).

And now we wait to see how this conversation goes down with Morgan. You're doing an amazing job of constantly giving us something to draw us deeper into the story!

Author's Response:

Angie was definitely very focused on wanting to know why Ben lied, so she wasn't really thinking much about anything else for sure, it does get brought up again later though! It just wasn't something I could focus on writing out without it becoming the main topic.

Angie has a longstanding tense rivalry relationship with Sabrina, so Ben figured she'd want to know something like that. He's also being honest and open with her so I figured that'd be interesting to add in. :)

I really liked (and struggled with) the idea of both girls with him. I even considered Savannah at some point. It's difficult for us when you have to pick one and not turn it into some kind of harem, isn't it?

I'm glad you're enjoying the conversations inbetween! It won't be too long of a wait until the next shrinking this time around at least.

Reviewer: Mr in A suit Signed [Report This]
Date: June 08 2025 1:45 AM Title: Chapter 27 - Cold Shoulder

Humm… I will be damned but Sabrina is quite charming in her own terrifying way and quite right about many things. I picked myself agreeing with her in many topics, but the star of this chapter was really Ben who, despite having a long way to go, proves once more to have a knack for the job. Yeah, Sabrina was angry at the end but I am sure the experience was far from what she expected and far from ordinary.

You surprised me once more, I expected Sabrina would be a one note character, a antagonist to move the plot. Glad I was wrong again. Yes, maybe that’s what Angie and Ben can learn from Sabrina and all this ordeal: being grateful for being wrong, for making mistakes – exactly what Sabrina lacks.

As always, thanks for writing and sharing! Stay safe!

Reviewer: It Was Me Signed [Report This]
Date: June 07 2025 8:57 AM Title: Chapter 26 - Fear leads to Anger, Anger leads to Distraction

Well that certainly could have gone worse!

Yeah, Angie's initial reaction was ... less than ideal, but I think the fact that she was more hurt than angry is actually a really good sign. She was embarrassed, yes, but she was embarrassed because it was Ben specifically; she cares what he thinks rather than just feeling angry that someone "tricked' her into revealing intimate details about her life. I have a feeling that, once she processes Ben's words and gains a better understanding of his perspective (probably from the rest of the debate team), that hurt will diminish significantly and she'll hear him out for real.

But man, Ben really didn't help himself a lot here. His nerves made him throw most of that great advice he received out the window, and he even did what Maggie told him not to do and started making it about him! Granted, I think it's really hard to not try and justify your actions, so it makes perfect sense that this was his fallback, but it was kind of painful to watch at the same time!

More importantly, the fact that just one look at giant Angie was enough to make him lose his nerve and forget how to approach things says a lot about how he feels about her, I think. We've seen a lot emotional development between Morgan and Ben over the last several chapters, but his reaction to just seeing Angie with her hair down and in that blue sundress made up a lot of lost ground, so to speak. As much as I'd enjoy seeing Ben and Morgan end up together, I think I ultimately want to see him go with Angie. I don't know if it's that friends to lovers' dynamic or just the way you write these two, but their chemistry just jumps off the page, and we haven't even seen them have a fully honest conversation yet!

But yeah, I can't blame Angie for handling that the way she did. I really wanted her to hear him out and have this scene be longer, but, with their history together and the way their previous session went down, it's easy to see why she would be slow to trust him, even though I think she really wants to. Of course she thinks that his advice in the first session and the way he's been acting around her lately is some sort of elaborate joke! But again, I think she'll start to realize fairly quickly that this initial conclusion doesn't make a lot of sense and give him a shot to better explain himself, even if she'll still be skeptical as she listens.

I thought Sabrina Winters would end up in Ben's chair at some point, but I really didn't think it would be this soon! I'm so intrigued by this and have no idea what to expect. Is she going to be the stuck-up jerk we're expecting her to be after that confrontation with Angie? Or does she have a hidden softer side that will come up and surprise Ben yet again? I could even see things getting a bit hostile or humiliating for Ben. Actually, I could see almost anything happening!

One thing I'm really confident about is that Kimberly accidentally screwed Ben over by leaving his full-sized phone in the room with him. He's not going to be able to use it (at least not properly), but a certain giant girl (who seems like the nosey variety) sure can! This is a big mistake by Kimberly, and I hope she's ready to admit as much if/when Ben has to suffer the consequences for it!

But even more interesting is this mysterious recommendation Sabrina received about the new tiny technician. Who would recommend him? Well, he's only had two clients so far. I would think Morgan would be careful about making recommendations and would definitely let Ben know before making them. But I also can't see Angie even telling Sabrina that she went to Tiny Treatments, let alone recommending a technician for her! Of course, we really don't know a ton about how either of those two really interact with Sabrina other than that fight she had with Angie a couple chapters ago, so it's possible that maybe one of them is closer to her than we currently realize?

Or could it be that Savannah recommended him to Sabrina as a joke (or maybe even as a debate spy)? I could see her doing that and laughing about it.

So the initial confrontation between Ben and Angie was pretty short, but I think that is a pretty organic way for things to have played out. Unless Angie had figured out that it was Ben under that mask before he told her (it sounds like she at least suspected that it might be someone she knew), this was always going to end with her storming out and needing time to come to terms with things. I thought this was handled really well, and I really enjoyed the chapter as a whole!

And hey, at least she didn't flatten him under her palm!

Author's Response:

He got a ton of advice for sure, but it's difficult to put all of that into practice when it's actually happening, I figured that'd be more realistic than all of it going exactly like planned.

You'd think that this confrontation would be longer, but I kept it short exactly because she got angry and wouldn't hear him out (yet), and so I could make room for Sabrina right after. You already predicted that she'd be a client eventually, and that's something I had set up to happen a while ago. 

Kimberly definitely did not think that through very well, but she's a busy receptionist! 

As for Ben and Angie, this isn't the end of it. There's still more to play around with for their relationship, but for now, we're making some time for Sabrina. :)

 

Reviewer: Mr in A suit Signed [Report This]
Date: June 06 2025 2:40 AM Title: Chapter 25 - Tomorrow Comes

It’s hands down incredible how you are managing to be so romantic and down to earth at the same time, in the same chapter even, showing through sheer dialogue the changes, the angst, the fact that there is no easy way out/answer in a real love triangle. What a amazing mother and amazing sister Ben has, all money pales in comparison to this. 

I could say Morgan is my favorite after the perfection her interaction with tiny Ben was, with hand-held scenes so full of intention and (dare I say?) lust from Morgan’s end. You were able to surprise me, defusing a situation I thought would spell disaster for their long lasting frienship and budding love in a organic, believable way exactly because of said long friendship and budding love. I could. But I still want Ben and Angie to be together. So so much that I wanted him to come and help her against Sabrina with some clever retort. For him to show Angie how much he truly appreciates her but also how much she also doesn’t know about him. For them to find in each other something that is more important than being right.  

And that’s why…... Maggie the sage? Totally missed the point. The problem is not if Mr. Carter is obsessed with ms. Phillips (he clearly is), but if ms. Phillips is EVEN MORE OBSESSED in regards to Mr. Carter kkkkkkkkkkkkkk. And a lot of teasing from our local sage… Yes, I don’t think anyone believes Angie would squish Ben on porpuse, but accidents happen and more so when we are angry or having to much fun – and the worst is not she storming off: It’s she storming off with him. 

As always, thanks for writing and sharing. 10 out of 10 story and characters!

Author's Response:

I'm also very fond of Morgan! There might have been points while working on this that she was my favorite of the girls, and it probably shows somewhere when I felt that way.

But then again, I have a weak spot for childhood friend characters in general, and I really wanted a character in the story that was similar to Alice. :)

Reviewer: It Was Me Signed [Report This]
Date: June 05 2025 7:42 AM Title: Chapter 24 - Winter is Coming

I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed in Ben for not stepping in when Sabrina was hammering Angie like that. I get his reasons why, but man, some things are important enough that you have to take a risk, and defending a wounded teammate (especially when they're wounded over you specifically) is more important than worrying about making the conversation they're going to have the next day more difficult. That's just me, though.

I love how Ben's friends have all rallied around him over this whole situation. He was so worried about being judged before, but now all the people he really cares about, save Angie (probably) now know his secret, and none of them think any less of him for it or think it's funny. Savannah was intrigued at the thought of Tiny Ben for about five seconds, Dustin zeroed in on the shrinking process instead of Ben himself, and Morgan's feelings for him are clearly at least as strong as they were before she knew the truth. And the fact that all of them support him and have his back as he's about to have this confrontation with Angie (even though it could go well, it's good to know that his friends are ready in case it doesn't).

I do wonder if Sabrina might find her way to Tiny Treatments at some point, and what an appointment with her might be like for Ben if she does. See? This is two reviews in a row where you've got me speculating on potential clients for Ben! This is such an intriguing concept to play with!

I really enjoyed Ben's one-on-one with Morgan, which was really needed. She was so worried about things becoming awkward between them that things were becoming awkward between them. Kind of like a self-fulfilling prophecy or something! But Been saying "I love you" might not have been his best choice of words, although he did reconcile that quite nicely and it seemed to calm her down. And it's not like he didn't mean what he said; it's just that those words are typically taken in a romantic context, and he's not ready to go down that road with Morgan. Yet. (Although, again, I could just as easily get into him picking Angie, and hell, that might even be the more interesting choice.)

But I really respect Morgan here. She wants Ben to be honest with her, even if she won't like that honest answer. Again, this seems to be setting Morgan up to be able to withstand Ben choosing Angie, but then again, maybe this is some misdirection on your part? Or it could be that this is just who Morgan is and that's how her character would approach the situation either way. Regardless, I love that she wants the hard truth and will have Ben's back just as long as he gives it to her instead of trying to protect her feelings (which never works, by the way!).

So at the end of the chapter, Ben finally started to realize that Angie's feelings for him are probably just as complicated as his feelings are for her. Him saying that she might be just as scared as he is was the perfect way to end the chapter. This kind of goes back to all that "do you ever feel like you're playing a role" stuff. Angie is the way she is with Ben because she thinks she has to be that way. Ben expects her to be that way, and if she were to open up to him at all, he'd pounce on that weakness (in her mind). Likewise, Ben has been so focused on the "rules" of the rivalry that he's never stopped to think about how different things could be, at least not until now. I loved this introspective from him!

Man, I'm getting really excited about this appointment. I really have no idea what to expect, but I know I'm going to be hooked on every word once the time finally comes!

Author's Response:

Haha, you'd expect him to bravely step in, right? Though I did explain that a bit in this latest chapter, he does have his reasons.

Even though they were all pretty shocked by the news at first, they're still very close friends and they all want him to resolve his business with Angie. I didn't really want the tiny employee part to keep being a big deal for too long (but they do tease him with it here and there). I also didn't want Morgan to become distant or keep false hope, she just wants the truth so she can continue her friendship with Ben even if she doesn't get the answer she hopes for, that's the kind of person she is. 

I hope the appointment part will be good enough after all the waiting! 

Reviewer: Carverpillar87 Signed [Report This]
Date: June 03 2025 3:16 PM Title: Chapter 23 - Divine Wisdom

I found Stuck in Park delicate and with realistically well-placed interactions, without exaggerations or exasperations that I usually find in other stories. Both in the previous one and in this one, you manage to make the possibility of shrinking seem plausible, since is a slice of life, and each of your characters is well characterized, not the classic piece of meat that must prove to be an idiot, or a subservient to mono-neuron giantesses who only think about dominating or having sex with skyscrapers or clusters of tinies. I will continue to follow each chapter and I cannot wait to read your next story.



Author's Response:

That's really nice to hear, thank you!

I'm a big fan of realistic slice of life stories on here that take their time to explore character relationships and growth, and I enjoy doing that as well with my own stories.

Of course, there are going to be people that come here just for the immediate action, so that's unfortunately not something I can provide myself, but I'm glad there's also plenty of people that enjoy some slower pace stuff. :) 

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Date: June 02 2025 9:19 AM Title: Chapter 21 - In My Heart I Love Her All the Time

It's so adorable how careful Morgan is with Ben now that she knows it's him! The way she cupped her hand over him as she lowered him to the ground was really sweet but also a huge contrast from how she lifted him out of the water. Not that she was rough then, but now her every movement with Ben just feels so deliberate, precise, and careful, like tiny Ben is the most precious thing in the world (which, for her, might actually be the case!).

Between that and the way her fingers kept working over his body, gently stroking his arm and tussling his hair, the affection and comfort was obvious! And she even apologized when she realized she put him between her feet, suddenly a lot more conscious about things like that than she was before Ben revealed himself. That careful step right over him was great, too!

But the continuing heart-to-heart was the highlight of the chapter. That they were both afraid that the pure honesty they were showing each other might go away once they left that "bubble" was a bit of a bittersweet sentiment. It made the moment feel even more special, but it also reminds the reader of how rare such moments are. Even with everything out in the open, both Ben and Morgan aren't sure if they'll even acknowledge what happened here, let alone be more consistent with that level of honesty. Life is kind of weird like that.

Morgan's right that Ben is brave to want to wait until his next session with Angie to tell her the truth. I love how much Morgan seems to admire that! She's worried about how it might go, but she respects and understands why he wants to do it that way.  It makes sense, too. I mean, if him being so vulnerable made Angie feel comfortable being vulnerable herself before, then it only stands to reason that him being vulnerable when telling her something that will make her feel the same way, should help ease those upset feelings a bit.

Speaking of vulnerability, Morgan telling Ben to be careful with both Angie's and her own heart shows just how fragile Morgan's emotional state is at the moment. She's putting on a strong front, but she really has leaned on three-inch-tall Ben over the last two chapters. Given what we know about Ben and how he responded to that here, I actually feel pretty confident that he will, in fact, be careful and try to minimize the pain that whichever one he doesn't end up choosing feels.

Gatsby was a great choice to introduce as the English assignment. And you even highlighted all the reasons why right here in the chapter! What stuck out to me most, though, was Morgan bringing up how everyone in Gatsby is pretending to be something they're not. That sounds an awful lot like what Angie said during her session with Ben, when she asked him if he ever felt like he was just playing a role rather than actually doing what he wanted to do. This was a nice way to bring that theme back to the forefront.

Great chapter once again! And once again, I'm thrilled you went with the decision to have Ben tell Morgan the truth! These last two chapters have been so satisfying to read!

Author's Response:

It's really great to hear that you enjoyed these chapters with Morgan!

I'm always a huge fan of girls that have a thing for their childhood friend (evident from my first ever story), so I wanted to give Morgan plenty of depth and time to explore her relationship with Ben. I did wonder in hindsight if I should have made her be more aggressive or taking control of the situation more when she has all the power over her tiny love interest, but that just wouldn't have felt right and I didn't want her to be that kind of person. It was the same thing like with the 'reveal or don't reveal', I just go with the first thing that comes to mind and hope people enjoy it that way. :)  

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Date: May 31 2025 9:45 AM Title: Chapter 19 - It's All Going Swimmingly

I wouldn't worry about being too predictable. Sometimes you have to take the layup, and Morgan being the next client just made the most sense. The whole secret identity/anonymous tiny concept wouldn't be maximized if the client was a stranger; who would care about protecting their identity from someone who doesn't know them, after all. So, with Ben's family not being wealthy enough to pay for a treatment session (and no tag indicating giant male content), that left only Savannah and Morgan. Granted Savannah would have been a cool surprise, especially if she came out of nowhere to help Ben navigate some of this stuff, but Morgan was always the more gratifying choice.

Combine that with you hinting in your responses to reviews that we'd see a lot more of Morgan, and it only made sense that she would be visiting Tiny Treatments sooner or later. And with the client name being kept from us at the end of the last chapter, it seemed like the perfect setup for the giant best friend/possible love interest to pamper herself at Ben's expense.

So it was less that you're writing is predictable and more that you chose the best option. As much as you may want to keep your readers guessing, it's way more important to get things like this right! So you absolutely made the right call here!

And if it makes you feel any better, I can't say that I'm certain which way Ben is going to go after the end of this chapter. My guess is that he'll hit that panic button and get himself whisked away before he says another word and blows his cover, but I could easily be wrong about that. Even if it does play out that way, the days of Morgan not knowing his secret are definitely numbered. She'll put together that the mannerisms and voice she recognized were Ben's soon enough, and probably figure out that the reason he had himself removed when things had seemed to calm down and was safe is because his real voice would have been easily recognizable. Combine that with the "weird" new job her best friend Ben never talks about and has him acting all weird, and it should be pretty obvious to her. The way their conversation went down during the treatment wouldn't do him any favors either. I could even see Ben slipping up and mentioning the English presentation that she didn't tell full-sized him about and giving himself away at school the next day.

So it only makes sense to me that, even if Ben doesn't tell Morgan the truth, she's going to know it anyway within the next few chapters.

I still think he won't tell her, though, even though I echo Mr. In a Suit and also want him to. I think any chance of that happening went out the door when she unwittingly told him that she liked him. If he does tell her, I have a hard time seeing her do anything other than gently set him down somewhere and run out of the room as fast as possible, ducking his calls and texts for at least the rest of the day. I'd love to be wrong on that, though. It'd be cool to see him reveal himself and have them either talk it out or have an angry/embarrassed Morgan take advantage of the situation for some lighthearted vengeance!

But yeah, I think the fact that her confession is floating out there now makes it hard to have him do that. That just seems to me like a hard place to write from, honestly, and it puts both of them in a really weird place with each other.

Of course, and this is highly unlikely, it would be hillarious if Morgan revealed that she had already figured out it was him (maybe overhearing Angie talk about it and seeing Ben's reaction gave him away, and she requested the same tech that Angie had to prove it to herself) and that she knew it was true as soon as she saw him and made up that crush stuff just to fuck with him! 

But again, I don't think that is the case (although it's still technically on the table). I was starting to wonder if Morgan had a thing for Ben and if that was why she was so weird about Angie and him getting along so well all of a sudden. So I wasn't surprised by the revelation that she's into him. I am, however, really intrigued to see how this love triangle plays out! I think this is a great direction for the story to take!

But focusing less on theories and more on the chapter itself, Ben's approach to talking with Morgan was slightly different here, but he still definitely put himself in a spot where he could be in trouble when Morgan finds out it's him under that tiny mask. Multiple times she said that she didn't want to bother him with her problems, but he kept insisting, saying it would be therapeutic for her. And he may have meant that wholeheartedly and not been trying to snoop, but it's going to look like he was snooping after the fact. From what we've seen, I think Ben's bond with Morgan is strong enough to survive this, but it's most assuredly going to leave their friendship in an awkward place for a while.

Again, great job selling Morgan's size, and I love Ben trying to reconcile the goddess before him with the girl he's been best friends with since kindergarten. We haven't gotten much actual interaction between them yet (and we might not, depending on what Ben does next), but what we got from the footbath was pretty great in its own right!

I really like how Morgan was so concerned with Ben's behavior and feeling like he's changed while Ben is wondering why she's not telling him everything (mainly about the English presentation, but that represents more potentially, at least in his mind). So Morgan is apparently changing too (or maybe she never told Ben as much as he thought she did). I just thought it was pretty neat that they mirrored each other in this regard!

Morgan revealing that she has feelings for Ben was really well done. It didn't come off as an earth-shattering event. She was getting it off her chest, but she did so in a casual way, which felt really realistic and made the most sense since she's telling this to a "stranger." Ben's reaction was pretty good, too, with him not having enough time to really process this information yet and mostly being in shock about it. This causing him to fall into the water had me rolling!

And once again he's asking a client to get handsy with him. You know, I'm starting to think Ben is doing this on purpose! Ha! But seriously, I've mentioned before how much I love handheld stuff, and seeing Morgan pick up Ben like he weighs nothing as he's rocketed to her eye level was awesome! I know I made a lot out of whether or not Ben would tell her, but now that he's up there, I wouldn't be stunned if she just flat out clocked him right away now that he's so close to her line of sight!

I've also mentioned before that I was of the belief that Ben was going to an upend school filled with a lot of the kids of the wealthy elite, probably there on a full scholarship or something (the fact that Maggie, his twin, acts like the only reason she knows of any of these people is because he talks about them is a subtle indication that they go to different schools despite being the same age). Morgan being able to afford the treatment, which, again, has been described as being pretty pricey and for high-end clients if I'm remembering right, seems to back that up. She seems down to earth, but that doesn't mean she doesn't come from a really well-off family like Angie's.

The reason I bring this up and why I think it's kind of important is that I think both potential love interests for Ben (Angie and Morgan, of course) are probably not in a position to immediately understand what Ben is going through with his family. We saw some of that with Angie when she complained about her parents trying to send her off to Harvard and Yale while he's struggling to pay application fees to try to get into schools. So I'm really curious to see how they might react when they find out why he's working at Tiny Treatments. Both of them seem like pretty empathetic, awesome people, and I think the emotion of that/those moment(s) could be pretty powerful.

But yeah, that's enough tangents from me for a at least a chapter! Again, this was great, and the fact that we were right that Morgan was the client takes nothing away from how great a development it was or how much fun seeing her in the treatment chair has been so far (and hopefully continues to be, even if Ben has to out himself/gets outed).

Author's Response:

It's true, it didn't leave much room for options in the story at this point for it to be anyone other than Morgan. I did consider Savannah, but she has a more supportive friendship with Ben that'll come up later. Glad to hear that the easy-to-predict route isn't necessarily a bad one though! It's story material that I came up with months ago, so I wouldn't change up these events either way.

 You made a good point that I tend to hint at things in reviews so I won't say anything on what he'll do until you guys read it haha. But both arguments on whether he should or shouldn't reveal himself right there are solid. 

It's the fact that Ben doesn't necessarily want to be a tiny snoop, but he also wants to learn the reason behind his friend's sudden secrecy that he keeps asking. I guess you could say he hasn't fully learned his lesson from Angie yet, but he also does it out of a place of concern. But well, people can decide for themselves if that's the right thing to do or not.

Honestly, in his position, I would totally do it on purpose. But our clumsy friend here unfortunately isn't, he's just unlucky. And you know I'll always find some excuse or wacky incident to put in handheld or foot stuff. Of course, Callie did it best and I'm still eagerly awaiting her return, in several ways. :)