Reviewer: NebulaDoodles Signed [Report This]
Date: September 02 2026 5:50 PM Title: Chapter 1: Reunion

I honestly really enjoyed reading this story and I think what surprised me the most was how much depth you managed to give the world beyond the actual size difference concept

The world building is probably my favorite part of the whole story because everything feels so casually built around the existence of shrinkies while at the same time constantly reminding us how difficult and unfair that world is for them

The plywood support group box was such a great setting because it feels small and almost insignificant compared to the rest of the building but for these characters it has become this little place where they can actually talk and exist around people who understand what they are going through

I especially liked the details about the adapted buses the tiny seats the apartments the modified phones and even things like the coffee table because those little details make the setting feel lived in instead of just being a world where people happen to be tiny

Luke is definitely my favorite character because of how detached he is from everything around him and the way he constantly catalogs things instead of actually allowing himself to feel them

I really liked the contrast between how he sees everyone around him and what is actually happening inside his own head

Safiya is probably my second favorite because I really liked the way you wrote her and especially her conversations with Luke while she is still learning English

Her story about being a biomedical student and then becoming extremely small while doing field research was honestly one of the parts that stuck with me the most because despite everything that happened to her she ends it with I keep going and that feels like such a perfect representation of her character

The scene on the bus was probably my favorite scene in the entire story

The moment when Luke and Safiya discover the shrinkie inside the womans shoe was genuinely disturbing but it also fit the atmosphere of the story extremely well

What made it hit harder was how Luke immediately tries to rationalize it and tell Safiya that they could not have done anything while clearly being affected by what they just witnessed

That whole scene also made me understand the first and third rules of being a shrinkie in a much darker way because the story is not just showing the physical danger of being small but the psychological effect of constantly knowing that someone bigger can accidentally or intentionally end your life without even realizing it

I also really liked Ray as a character because he feels like someone who has heard every possible version of these stories and yet somehow still has the patience to listen to every person as though their story matters

His final speech about the world not being built for them and them continuing to live anyway was probably one of my favorite moments because it gives the story a little bit of hope without pretending that everything is suddenly okay

I actually have two questions about the story that I was curious about while reading

First do you already have a specific direction planned for Luke and Safiyas relationship because there seems to be something developing between them even though Luke keeps trying to file those feelings away under DO NOT EXAMINE

And second is the Scale app something you plan to explore more later because I found it really interesting how Luke seems disgusted by the whole thing but at the same time is still drawn toward it and even identifies with the shrinkies being treated as objects

I was also wondering how long you have been writing this kind of giantess and shrinkie related fiction and what originally got you interested in the concept

Because honestly the way you approach it feels like there is much more going on than simply writing about people being tiny

You have built an entire social environment around the concept and I really liked that aspect of it

I should also mention that I am a commissioned based digital artist and I work with authors to bring their stories and characters into visual artwork and comic style illustrations

While reading this I actually started getting a few ideas about how some of these scenes could look visually especially the support group box the bus sequence and some of the moments involving Luke and Safiya

I liked your story enough that I would genuinely be interested in working with you on something based around it

I already have a few ideas related to your story and if you are interested I would be happy to share them with you and talk about them

There is absolutely no pressure though I just wanted to mention it because I genuinely enjoyed the story and I think it has a lot of visual potential

If you would like to connect somewhere else my Discord is doodles_world

Also I have to admit it took me quite a while to get through the story because I kept stopping to notice all the little details and think about some of the scenes

And somehow while writing this review I got so caught up in talking about the story that I did not even notice when my coffee went completely cold

I guess that is probably a good sign

I really hope I get the chance to talk with you because I would genuinely love to hear more about your writing process your inspiration and where you plan to take Luke Safiya and this world next

Disclaimer

This is simply my personal opinion as a reader and artist and I mean everything here as appreciation for your work and the world you have created

Reviewer: blackflashed Signed [Report This]
Date: April 24 2026 6:20 AM Title: Chapter 1: Reunion

Your story is written really well, but a couple things kinda threw me off. I’d love to talk it over with you. I’ve got some questions and ideas too. Can we chat on Discord? This is my Discord: artisioa

Author's Response:

Hi there, of course, I’ve sent you an invite