#gentle giant

[gtzel]

(title TBD) winter and claus

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Chapter 1:

It had been a long night of work, and Winter had finally gotten every item on his list. Since his brother, Ryan, had left on a trip to visit their parents, Winter had to fend for himself. But you see, Winter didn't have a normal human job, anymore than he was a normal human teenager. Because he wasn't normal, or human. Winter was a borrower, a secret tiny subspecies of humans. No one knew how they had come to be, and as far as actual humans were concerned, they didn't exist at all. Borrowers, for those of you who don't know, are tiny people who stand about 3 inches in height. They “Borrow” from their stronger and bigger counterparts, without their consent. Yes, it could be called stealing, but is it really stealing if it never leaves the house? So anyway, these Borrowers usually reside in the walls, floorboards, or ceilings of human houses, and take little items that won't be missed. 

And that brings us back to Winter. As I'm sure you’ve already realized, Winter is one of these Borrowers. The 17 year old boy stood at a height of about 7.82 centimeters. His dark black curls were shaggy around his delicate complexion. He had bright silvery eyes that glittered when he was curious. The borrower had a tuft tipped tail which was soft, and very much sensitive to touch. His ears were pointed just enough to come off as faen. He wore a patchwork tunic and intentionally torn pants that his older brother always gave him trouble for. Winter thought of the tears as a fashion choice. 

The borrower sat on the sill of a window in one of the human’s rooms. He watched the sunrise, knowing he would need to head home soon to prevent being seen. But he brushed the thought away, the human always had an alarm that went off, and waited a long while before actually waking up. He wouldn't have to worry about being caught today. After all, he was a skilled borrower, trained by the best. 

Winter’s eyes caught on the papers on the human’s desk, curiosity perking him up. He had been taught to read at a young age by his parents, a borrower necessity for gathering the correct supplies. He hastily made his way over to the desk, clamoring up the tall side using his home-made grappling device. It was self engineered by him and his brother. A sort of pulley system to prevent the pains and risks of the usual borrower's fish hook. He launched the hook in the air with stunning precision, then attached the clamp to his harness belt and finally flipped the leaver which helped to propel him along the rope. The pulley system had been Ryan’s idea, since Winter had irregular fainting spells and needed a safe way to guarantee his borrowing trips would be successful. 

As Winter finally reached the top of the desk and unhooked the harness, leaving the pulley system intact on the edge of the desk for his trip back down. Winter curiously approached the humans papers, the night prior he had noticed the human writing ferociously and he grew more intrigued by the moment. His head tilted to the side, not unlike a curious puppy, as he stepped onto the writing that dwarfed him in size. He focused his eyes on reading each letter, making sentences. To Winter’s delight, the human had been writing a story of sorts. The borrower did not understand the majority of what the human was talking about in the story, a lot of numbers. But it appeared to be talking about a group of humans on a trip to a place called “California” in search of the rare item “gold.” As Winter read, he became more and more engrossed with the story. Winter was so engrossed in fact, that he had completely forgotten about the human who was supposed to be asleep behind him. It wasn't until it was too late that Winter realized the horror. 

As a floorboard creaked behind him, Winter spun around, eyes wide. His gaze landed on the human’s towering form, looming above. Before Winter could process the scene enough to run, a sickeningly massive hand shot out and curled itself tightly around the borrower's bony form. The sudden movement knocked the air out of WInters body. His delicate form finally caught up with the rush of pain. As the whole world shifted around him faster than he had ever experienced, Winter’s body seized with terror. Fear spiked within his disoriented form as two massive eyes the size of him focused, their dark blue mixed with flecks of shimmering gold looked with sick curiosity as they met Winter’s small form. 

Winter felt his throat close up as his heart thrummed in his ears, a loud ringing echoing through the room as the human alarm went off. Winter flinched and screwed his eyes shut at the piercing sound, his breathing becoming an erratic mix of strangled gasps and panicked chokes. His head swivels around, his pinned down arms desperately wishing to shield his tender ears from the sharp painful sound. He felt the world around him move at a nauseating speed, a loud booming voice echoed around him but was clouded by the borrower's panic and the loud ringing. Winter felt the already firm grip around him tighten. 

The loud piercing sound was quelled and zeals' eyes opened blearily.  Immediately his dizzy gaze dropped down to the startling height he was being held at. His eyes darted to the human, his cold stare, shapely face looking at the borrower scrutinizingly, his wispy blonde hair falling across his face delicately. As his lips moved to speak, Winter winced in pain, a sharp throbbing in his head as the human's bellowing voice became more clear to him.

“Tch-what the hell do we have here?” His voice was cold and sickeningly toned. The voice made WInter’s blood run cold with fear. Suddenly, the weight of the situation gripped him. He had been caught, not only that, the human looked as if he might just kill Winter there and then. 

Winter shrunk into himself, struggling helplessly in the pain inducing grip of the human. Adrenaline coursed through his veins, his panic triggering a fight or flight sense, causing him to act without thinking. He sunk his teeth into the tip of the human’s finger, the only form of fight he was able to muster up. Unfortunately for Winter, this backfired and the human just squeezed tighter. Winter whimpered and shrunk into himself more, his lungs so compressed that he could barely breathe. 

“Ah! P-please” a pathetic whimper escaped his lips in pain, pleading to be let go. A sharp cry of desperation. He would definitely be severely bruised later. If there was going to be a later for Winter. 

The human's eyes widened a fraction, upon realizing the creature he had caught could speak. He loosened his grip on Winter enough for the borrower to be able to breathe. He needed to think cautiously.

“What are you?” the human asked in a cold tone. He tightened his grip on Winter just enough to be seen as a warning. 

But Winter couldn’t just answer humans. Revealing his species would jeopardize his family and all of the borrower kind. He had already fucked up once by speaking in the presance of the human, he wouldnt allow himself to break any more rules. 

“I-I don't have to tell you” Winter spat out, an obvious tremble in his voice as he tried to mask his fear with harsh words. 

The human scoffed at the words, looking down at the borrower coldly “oh really? Those are some bold words for someone smaller than my hand” he smirked devilishly down at the frightened borrower. 

Winter bit back a cry of fear, he felt his senses overwhelm, his vision blur. ‘Oh no’ the borrower thought in a panic ‘no no no no no not now!’ he felt his vision double and his head began to cloud over as he was visited by a fainting spell. He had been trying his best to not over exert himself for fear of this happening. 

He felt his head nod back as everything went black, his body collapsing under the stress of the situation. 

[imagine-darksiders]

Kinger holding a tiny Pomni in his hands.

Later...

NO TOUCH. OF HIS BUG.!

[bonkalore]

I've said before that Cyprus is actually much bigger naturally than he usually is seen, but he mostly takes this size when he's in the water. He's not as used to it above water, but he and Lucy were trying to be more honest with each other to avoid further miscommunications.

He was already crushing on her, but think he may have fallen a little bit in love with her after this lol I think he gets in deeper than he intended to for sure.

I've been having fun exploring his character more tho and finding that despite his in control and confident exterior, he gets quite bashful and shy when vulnerable~

[puddingforg]

FINALLY Finished this darn comic, I do kinda like how it turned out, the comic is inspired by @krackenwl post abt turning giant panic!

(CHECK THE REPOST BCS THERE ARE MORE SCENES THAT DIDN’T FIT HERE‼️‼️)

I apologize for the artstyle change, I started this on march and then picked up again in August, hence the change, anyways I hope y’all like it and let me know if y’all would like a part 2 ^^!

Btw the characters here are my ocs Hunter and Owen :)

[mariposita24]

I love them your honor 😭💕

(characters belong to @misupahana)

[thelilfae]

some old art i found from 2021 awa 🌿

[suzyandthefox]

G/t is so beautiful because wdym I'm the size of your thumb and you can barely feel my existence around you yet you love me more than anything and everything? To the point where you would change your lifestyle,your habits, your speech patterns, just to make me feel safe and comfortable with you? Because you have genuine feelings for me and you see me as an equal?

G/t is so beautiful because wdym I'm fourty times bigger than you and you can't even look me in the eyes without trembling yet you defy your fear and your anxiety and all odds just so you can talk to me? Wdym you are going to sacrifice things and do leaps of faith just so you can tell me that you love me and you wish to be with me forever?

G/t is so beautiful because

Wdym you're risking everything for me?

Wdym I'm that important to you?

And why are you the first person that made me feel this way?

[sageshell-draws]

The cuties finally made contact!!! Kayde can't stand seeing someone in pain or uncomfortable and will pretty much do anything he can to alleviate the situation. And it looks like Bryn can't say no to a warm hand comforting her from the cold.

It's hard for her to admit, but with every interaction she has with Kayde, the more she seems to fall for him. But that's ridiculous, how can a fairy and a human even work?

[quyinch]

pinning down a tiny gf from both perspectives 🥹

[whatifitwasgttho]

when your workaholic bird husband wont take a break 💔 yeowch

kyo & red !! they are the homeowners of the mansion that houses sane monsters seeking

shelter! ((rhaine and alejandro live here!!))

kyo is a naga, and red is a phoenix

[bramble-mouse]

A giant carefully snatches you up off the ground despite your struggles, your cries, your fear. They feel immediate guilt for causing such a reaction but you aren't safe to stay here where you could be stepped on or caught by someone far less gentle.

"I'm so sorry."

Their voice rumbles through you and you are hugged gently to thier chest. You sob, because that's all you can do.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

The giant continues to whisper hushed apologies as they spirit your trembling, tiny form away.

[kix-mm]

Wishes gone wrong...

T was never one to easily make friends, what few he had never stayed, and eventually, it escalated to him creating an imaginary friend. Someone truly out of his world. A person who understood him, who cared for him, who never left his side...

T wanted nothing more than for his friend to become real, for someone real to love him for who he was and not out of pity, like his parents, or teachers, or the countless doctors and therapists. T's imaginary friend was all he wanted in his life... and yet, when the day came, he wanted nothing more than for the wish to be undone.

G was massive, overwhelming, and appeared at the worst time. Suddenly being wished into existence in a tiny room was not ideal and caused for a very close first meeting... T was immediately panicked when their imaginary friend suddenly materialized right beneath them... but G remained calm, kind, and patient. The wish was granted because they both wanted it after all... all they had to do was to figure out how to deal with this newfound reality

[burythecarnival]

cicero is here to remind you to take your medicine, unclench your jaw & be kind to yourself today 🖤🐈‍⬛

[intheblackofmyroom]

prog fans that are still alive this is for you

[puddingforg]

part 2!! in case you wanna check out part 1 here it is :))

overall liked how the comic turned out, would've like my style to be a bit more consistent but it is what it is

I have a part 3 planned in my head still let me know if yall would like me to post it :)

[imagine-darksiders]

To Hell with it. Big humpback whale Ulthane for Mermay.

Y/n is the survivor of a shipwreck and Ulthane, a mer who's lost his entire pod, finds them clinging to a large piece of driftwood, barely staying afloat in the open ocean.

Understanding that humans are predominantly a land-dwelling species, he brings them to a deserted island within his territory, pleased to at last have some company to stave off his isolation.

Y/n is just trying to get off the island, perplexed as to why this gruff, enormous mer keeps leaving them beautiful but functionless seashells, catching fish for them to eat, and otherwise thwarting any attempts they make to swim out into deeper waters.