Thank you for your comment! The relationship between Jen and Kara is the highlight of this story. Kara's character will definitely evolve throughout the story.

Thanks! I'm glad you like it!  The couple and Mariel might return in future chapters as cameos.  The whole "human couple lives with a very affectionate angel" plot has potential.

For Rachael's size, 500 feet is the smallest she can do plus she's surrounded by perverted cultists who are her primary 'teachers' on humans so her understanding of humans is a bit skewed.  Using her goddess power to mess with humans' bodies is something I have in the pipeline.  It was touched upon in a earlier chapter when she was granting requests to her followers but we will be seeing more of it coming up.

And as for Rachael and Jacob's backstory, he was one of her many lovers across the ages but actually had a serious conversation with her about relationships and things went from there.  Might devote a chapter to expanding on that.

When it comes to Rachael's actions in human world and their impact, Jacob is part of the Goddess Cult, the zealous perverts who love Rachael, and he certainly enjoys his giant wife doing giant things in human cities.  The only reason he stepped up that one time was because the scale of destruction was massive and one other reason we'll be seeing in a future chapter.  Stay tuned!

Hey, thanks for your comment! You raised a lot of though-provoking questions.

In my documents folder, I have 5 pages of lore, world building, and rules that define the universe in this story. I’ve written everything about souls, the afterlife, religion, and politics across these pages and use it as my bible (heh) when I write the story. I also have an explanation of the start of the universe and the who, what, where, and why these four gods are (seemingly) out of nowhere become gods. In other words, I theory-crafted the ever living shit out of this universe before I uploaded the first chapter.

Because I’m one of those, show don’t tell writers I won’t be answering your questions here. You can always DM me on discord if you want to speak privately, and I’ll give you the low-down if you don’t mind spoilers. But I recommend sitting back for the ride. Because it’s gonna get good.

Ah! I see where part of our differing opinions on Duncan is coming from. You see, you called him a boring character, then compared him to a "typical" Greenanon protagonists. These two statements are contradictory to me! I think he writes interesting, fun main characters, and you saying that about Duncan is about as high a compliment as I could receive, even if you didn't mean it that way. So part of this might be that we just view male leads in these particular type of story in very different ways.

Although, again, the fact that you refer to him as a "generically" snarky guy tells me that I needed to do a better job of conveying those aspects of his personality that I thought shined through in his actions and words. There's a lot going on with his character already, but I maybe could have been less cryptic about it and just stated some things outright.

Yeah, Callie's fandom over Monica is super cute! This is a big moment for her, which is why her stopping Monica from grabbing Duncan and getting defensive of him was meant to show just how important Duncan is to her even at this early point of them knowing each other. You pointing this out and mentioning specifically that it was her idol's hand she was grabbing makes me feel pretty good about that point getting across here.

There are reasons Monica is so domineering and enjoys (at least here) tearing down people she finds are deserving (with the bar for that being pretty low). I think the fact that she runs a company filled with cutthroat business types makes being like this a natural development over time (and, as we see later, there are other, more personal reasons for her to be like this as well). But with Callie in particular, Monica wanted to blow off some steam after it seemed as though Duncan, someone she really cares about and has been worried about for the last six months, has just blown her off and probably taken a job somewhere else without even talking to her first. So she's looking to take her frustration out on somebody, and Callie, as the messenger, looks like a pretty good target to her.

Of course, later on in the chapter she comes to regret thinking of Callie like this and ripping into her at all, as she gets to know the college girl and sees how great a person she really is.

The fight between Callie and Duncan to start this off was one of the first scenes I thought of when putting this chapter together in my head. I'm thrilled that you also found this to be really funny!

I can't say enough how much I love your first impression of Alyssia! I know at least one reader hates her because of this first scene between her and Duncan inside the purse (which is also good, I'll take any strong reactions I can get when it comes to my characters), but this is the vibe I was going for with her! She's treating him the same way she always has, using her size advantage in a small way to get her point across. I agree 100 percent on tinies being made of glass too often in these stories, particularly in the emotional sense but obviously in the physical one as well.

I get the issue of Monica being his boss here, and you're not the first one to bring this up, but I think in the context of the moment, that's not how Duncan is taking her actions here. He doesn't feel like he needs to rub Monica's feet to keep his job or to try and get promoted. This is a personal thing, one that steps out of the professional sphere and shows their bond growing on a personal level. She knows he's into feet, and she's right; he is. If Duncan had acted disgusted, frightened, or angry, Monica would have stopped immediately and apologized profusely. But she recognized his fetish (one she has as well) and decided that this was both something she could help him come to terms with and something they could share together (Monica isn't exactly the type to make her fetishes or other personal stuff known).

So she's doing this to help Duncan, as he's trying to deny or shut out a part of himself (his fetish). She also feels like they can both get something out of it, especially since neither of them are in a relationship at the time. Having her feet attended to and being able to dominate a tiny person (spoilers indeed!) is an opportunity she just can't pass up, provided the tiny is willing, which Duncan is. Since Monica is into women and the respect she has for Duncan, there's only so far this can go, but it's still something they both immensely enjoy together, even if their overall relationship remains platonic.

This is probably the best summation of Kristie in chapter two that I've seen! Since this is re-read for you, you know that Kristie is a very complicated person (especially back then) who really struggles to connect with people. I tried to put a lot of that into the rape scene, and it seems like that sense of confusion on her part peeked through here. So thanks for pointing that out!

Yeah, I really wanted Stillwell to come off as creepy as possible here, and I find it interesting that you compared him with Kristie. I mean, it makes perfect sense to do that, as two "evil" characters are being introduced in the same chapter, but no one else really did that. I agree with the comparison, too!

Thanks for saying that about the abuse stuff. I wanted to make seem as realistic as possible and treat the issue with the seriousness it deserves. And yeah, both men and women are capable of this, so pointing that out felt important, too.

I see what you're saying in a general sense about Duncan maybe being concerned that Callie is using him for his business skills (and yeah, that was pretty convenient, wasn't it?), but I think the way the scene played out would keep him from feeling that way. He was the one who offered, and she tried to turn him down, not wanting to burden him with her problems. He had to insist to get her to agree to it, and she was really thankful for his help when she accepted it. Between that and how much Callie had already done for him in such a short amount of time, I don't think the thought of her using him for his knowledge would cross his mind, let alone the thought that she might love him less for who he is.

Oh, that call was so fun to write! I loved Monica tearing into sweet, innocent Callie (after Monica showed a brief second of concern when she thought it was Duncan). And Callie being excited about it afterward made me laugh as I was typing it up!

Thanks for the kind words about the dynamic between Ada and Duncan here. I was trying to do something different, with Ada thinking she was just doing what Duncan wanted her to do. It was a fun idea to play around with for sure! And yeah, I knew that Duncan crawling in to get that grape skin out of her mouth was going to be a bit out there for some people to suspend their disbelief for, but at least that mouthplay scene ended up being enough for you to over look that!

I'm so thrilled to see that you were at least a little bit interested in Duncan for a little while. I know a lot of what I went for with him didn't resonate with you. As for why Duncan acted this way, it was mostly his trust issues and paranoia resulting from his time with Kristie and Natasha in the past. He just assumed the worst in Ada because he knew nothing about her and she was hesitant to let him go (because she thought she was putting him back in the wild). But yeah, I think there was a certain element of fear at play as well.

And you're not the first one to ding me for making the climax of this chapter too brief. Initially, this chapter was going to be even longer, but I ended up moving two scenes to another chapter. Prior to that, though, I kind of rushed myself through that part to try to make room for more. At least you liked seeing Duncan go off about everything that happened to him! And hopefully, even though it was too short, Ada's horror at the thought that Duncan thought of her that way shined through.

I could see Ada joining a monastery after fucking up with Duncan ... again! But yeah, her social skills need some serous work, especially when it comes to dudes. And thanks for saying that about the emotional weight of the scene, as that was something that was really important to me!

You know, I think I've created the single least likable cat in all of fiction! Joking aside, though, I love that this cute cat we saw a couple chapters prior is now looked at completely differently with this new context, both by Callie and the reader. Bailey seemed so harmless with Callie but now seems like a monster who came within an eyelash of ending Duncan's life.

Yeah, having Callie happen upon the very spot where Duncan more or less gave up and decided to just enjoy however much time he has left seems to have been a good setup for her realizing her true feelings. And you nailed it: Callie loves Duncan for who he is, not his size or lack thereof. If he never got his size back, Callie's feelings for him wouldn't change at all.

I see what you're saying about Callie being quick to forgive Ada, but I think two things factored into that.

First, Callie reacted to the initial situation way more aggressively than she normally would have. Yes, she was being protective of Duncan, but that's not normally who she is as a person, so once she realized Ada wasn't trying to do what Callie thought she was, Callie felt like shit.

Second, Duncan had already forgiven her, knowing that she was misreading things rather than trying to rape him. He actually blames himself more than her, being upset that his trauma kept him from speaking up (he's in serious denial about just how much Kristie fucked him up). So yeah, if Duncan isn't holding a grudge, it wouldn't seem right for Callie to, so she let it go.

Thanks for the compliment on the "extraction." That was so much fun to write, especially given how much those two have been holding themselves back this whole time!

And yeah! That twist seems to have landed for pretty much everyone. I'm so happy about that!