Reviewer: propr Signed [Report This]
Date: September 09 2020 3:20 PM Title: Chapter 14 - Alicia's Exit and Loren Issakinen's Interview

I have to say, this is probably my favorite size story. I love the characters and their unique perspectives on shrinkees. My most favorite parts are probably the "interlopers" as you put it in the Ms. Erenli chapters. Umaima is truly terrifying in that you really don't know what to expect next, and that great ending and how she mentions she wish she could show Brett off to her friends too. I love the tension between the responsibility the teachers feel to keep Brett unharmed, despite the "punishments" they are subjecting him too, relative to the brazen disregard the "interlopers" have when finding out he is a shrinkee (definitely looking forward to the Amber/final chapters). Especially how his teachers seem to offer him up for additional services to their friends, assuming that they will treat him equally carefully, despite them having none of the shrinkee training.

On a seperate note, I noticed you mentioned Brett's disinterest in male teachers and I totally understand if its just something you don't want to write, but do you think there will be any giants (teachers or otherwise) in this story or future stories or do you feel like your writing is gonna stictly involve F/m. I ask only because your writing style is great and there isn't much good M/m stuff out there. Also, do you think you might eventually do a prequel story that involves some of the unwilling deliquent shrinkees that came before Brett? Just an idea.

Author's Response:

Thanks for all the kind words! I am humbled! You are liking the exact parts that I hope I did well.

I mentioned this disinterest as part of characterization of both Brett and Ms. Issakinen; she is probing Brett to determine if he has a fetish for this. It's not a firm identification yet, but she is using these cues to assume that Brett is straight and is aroused by female teachers shrinking and doing stuff with him. That said, there is another reason I wrote him this way: I personally only want to write fetish content which turns me on, and I'm a straight male, so I don't intend to ever do M/* content, as I doubt I could do it very well without enthusiasm. I concur that there is a shortage of it. Sorry I can't be of much help there.

Prequels, sequels, and spin-offs for individual characters in this story are very possible. I think there might also be other stories that rely on the Certification logic and technology established in this story to build on what has already been established, but don't involve teachers or schools. For example, I like the idea of shrinking in churches, study groups, and workplaces, or even within families.

Reviewer: el_rooto Signed [Report This]
Date: September 08 2020 12:44 PM Title: Chapter 14 - Alicia's Exit and Loren Issakinen's Interview

D'oh, somehow it sounded clear in my mind... ok, let me try to explain.

 

What I meant is that, based on my mental model of Alicia, I imagine she will be telling Nancy basically everything - everything that happened, every idea she had... everything; just imagine the last paragraph written in the 1st person, something like that. And btw, her reaction in this chapter to finding out what really happened was great!

 

Somehow I screwed up the other part as well, so let me try to rephrase.

What (I now believe) happened: he shrinks, she believes he's doing it on purpose (because she didn't really do her homework about how shrinking works), she's happy.

 

What I believed was happening: he shrinks, she thinks nothing of it because she knows he can shrink himself more if needed; that is what makes the misunderstanding possible and I was angry with myself because I didn't remember it was a possibility - turns out it wasn't, and re-reading you did say she "guessed that he could also shrink himself", shame on me!

 

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To avoid further misunderstandings, I will only say that, as a programmer, I found this chapter interesting in an unexpected way :D

Author's Response:

Thanks for your comment!

Yes, I think you've got what I was intending for that scene. You're also right that Alicia doesn't generally keep secrets from Nancy, they are thick as thieves, but she understands that an actual desire for her friend's son might be crossing the line, and so she might spare the lurid details and just try to move past it. She does not want to spoil her friendship with Nancy or her family relationships. I'd consider this decision final unless circumstances changed quite a lot... (spin off maybe?)

BTW I'm also a software engineer, so hopefully I don't have any trouble making Loren believable ;) she is going to be the closest to my heart of everyone here.