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vorefluff · 2 years ago
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ITWOM drawinnng
Spoilers for @vore-toast ‘s latest chapter on their story In The World Of Monsters! Drawing under the readmore!
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nebbynebbu · 2 years ago
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Oh, thank you for the tag, @theprotectivepred !
1. Sadly I never had the chance to learn how to play an instrument but I always had an interest in pianos and organs!
2. The tea party crew from Alice in Wonderland! But if stories count: Christopher, Danny, Nathan, Sybil and John from ITWOM and Lynette from Widfali. (I love the mad ones, scary but hurt ones and the poor little thing who doesn't catch a break)
3. I'm a pisces!
4. PASTELS, I love pastels! Specially purple and yellow tones considering I love different shades of lavender. I also really like shades of grey!
5. Long! I don't really take naps and when I do sleep it's for a while, I'm also a bit of a heavy sleeper.
6. I speak Brazilian Portuguese and English!
7. Well… I'm trying to be more focused and fullfil the promise I made with a friend: trying to be more social as long as I want to and feel comfortable AND not being so harsh on myself. I'm getting there, baby steps.
8. If it's preference, then it's "big" no exactly long, I used to have a "poofy" or floof (that's the best way I can explain it, ( ;;ㅅ;;) ) curly hair, but blood relatives want me to keep it short because they don't like it… but it's okie.
9. TEA, TEA, TEA. Tea all the way! Be it warm or cold, tea! I never really got into coffe, too bitter. ( •ㅅ•)🍵
10. My younger self would choose to go into a fictional world but… right now it would be a mix of both, as long as me and the character have the choice to go between the worlds. I can't indulge too much on escapism.
Aaaand since I was busy reading the new ITWOM chapter, I came a bit late and the ones I wanted to already got tagged kdjdkdj.
Wanna get to know my tumblr friends better cuz y'all are dope so have a tag game challenge if you want :)
Also, if you don’t wanna answer anything you don’t need to.
♫Do you play an instrument?
•Favourite book characters?
•What’s your star sign?
•Favourite colour schemes?
•Naps or long sleep?
•What languages do you speak?
•Dreams/aspirations?
•Long hair or Short Hair?
•Tea or coffee?
•Bring a book character to life or go into a fictional world?
No pressure tags: @thebestieyoureinlovewith @nikolaistealcoat @grishaverse-chaos @lostinfantasyworldsbi @lilisouless @l3st1b0urn3s-707 @arany-studio @waluigicumjar
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toast-tales · 1 year ago
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BREAKING NEWS
ITWOM is finally fully edited! :D
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toast-tales · 2 years ago
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I did it, I posted it before lunch! I’m glad I decided to wait until today to edit, because oh lord, I don’t know what brain was writing last night but it wasn’t mine lmao
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toast-tales · 2 years ago
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For the ask game- 2, 7, 25 for Christopher of course hahaahchfhdhdhdjd
Welcome back to my ask box XD I had to really think about some of these!
Do they wear perfume/cologne? If so, what scents do they prefer?
Fun fact about giants: they have a more sensitive sense of smell than we're used to as humans. Christopher in particular has a really sensitive nose. So if he's going to need to focus on anything smell-related (i.e. finding humans), he won't wear anything that would interfere with that. That being said, on special occasions, he has a cologne he really likes - not too overpowering, with just a subtle earthy scent. Like...teak, I think? The sensitive sense of smell thing goes both ways - perfumes/colognes have a bit more of an impact on giants, so their use is much more intentional/appreciated.
Do they have any unusual fears?
Oh, besides the crushing weight of abandonment- Christopher doesn't like needles. He HATES getting his blood drawn, or getting shots. But he also has way too much pride to admit to this, so he usually ends up just sucking it up. (His face doesn't do a very good job at hiding it, though)
Do they have a daily/nightly routine?
If anything, Christopher is a man of routine. I've mentioned the fact that he is really stringent about oral hygiene before, but he definitely flosses, brushes his teeth, and rinses with mouthwash twice a day. He's definitely more of a morning person, though. He takes a shower just about every morning, does his hair (he puts a lot more time into that than he'd like to admit), and always makes his bed. Every night, before he goes to sleep, he likes to check the locks on his doors, just to make sure. He can be a bit of a worrier sometimes.
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toast-tales · 2 years ago
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Not sure if this constitutes as a spoiler but honestly fuck Nora I wanna punt her condescending self into the sun
You could probably convince at least a few giants to help you with that one.
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toast-tales · 2 years ago
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Dawg I’m so glad I manned up and started reading your story bc I just finished chapter 30 and this shit is outstanding holy god
Thank you so much 😭 I've enjoyed your comments as you've been going through it immensely. I just- andvfgsgsgdg
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toast-tales · 2 years ago
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luckyshotwrites · 1 year ago
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Ha, so it took me a while prior, but I did convey what I wanted for this.
Spoilers below
I enjoyed Christopher's estimations in the beginning. Used to the same cycle and how, even though he is used to it, it's still anxiety inducing. Especially the feeling of his dad gets close to the door. I found myself with a sigh of relief as well when his dad didn't go to Christopher right away too.
And the descriptions with how neatly Christopher kept his belongs and how nitpicky his dad was earlier on it.
Regarding Joey. His little talk with Christopher, the way Chris picks up on his panic and how he must be feeling. Then after he eats him....
I relished in the worry/toxic swirl of fear of becoming like his dad.
'I can't do anything, all I do is f*ck things up'
It holds weight, accompanied by the mention of his spot to cry alone. How he still wanted to even if he wasn't alone this time.
The scene building up there was immaculate!!1
The rain was still coming down, though it had lightened up slightly. He didn’t care—he could deal with a little rain. Slowly, he lowered himself down onto the ground and closed the window behind him before sprinting off into the woods behind the house, taking the path he knew like the back of his hand.  The rain drenched him, sinking into his clothes and dripping down his hair. He ran and ran, desperate to get to his place in the woods, to the only place he felt like he could actually breathe again. The wind whipped at his back, as if it was helping to carry him further and further away towards his sanctuary. His house disappeared as he got further past the trees until he was surrounded by nothing but green and the smell of wet pine needles. The soft, rain-battered dirt beneath his feet caked on the soles of his tennis shoes, and he knew he’d have to be careful bringing them back inside later.  Finally, the clearing came into view—his place, his little fortress out in the middle of nowhere. The trees covered the whole place like a vibrant canopy, keeping some of the rain at bay. He headed towards the trunk of the largest tree, his favorite, and leaned against it, closing his eyes as he caught his breath again.  He slid down the trunk until he sat down against the earth, knowing somewhere in the back of his mind that he’d need to do laundry when he got home to clean all the mud off of his clothes but being far too overwhelmed to care.
The depiction of it running in my head feels so sad, yet 'refreshing' to read. It encapsulates the feeling he has. I adore that.
Overall, the end.
He wants to feel full, whole, like he succeeded/can do something. But he bumbled through it all and ended up feeling like he could do it.
It's why I like that Christopher is 'cowardly'. It's not cowardly, it's just how he's been raised. Yelled at, berated, etc. And it shows why he has his little ticks when he gets older. It makes sense for him to want to avoid confrontations that could turn sour, he's been running from them since forever. Why he'd have this desire to be better/he wasn't exactly awful to begin with, as most people aren't. They are generally formed that way.
I know this'll end badly later. However, seeing Joey said he trusted him is...nice...for now. xD
Christopher's First Time
A look into the life of a 15-year-old Christopher, and what it was like for him to meet his first ever human. Not sure if I'll continue this later, but I wanted to share what I had so far.
Contains: language, anxiety/panic, vague mentions of domestic violence/verbal abuse, and unwilling but safe vore. About 4.3k words.
13 Years Ago
He could hear the rough, uneven steps coming down the hall, instantly recognizable. Every nerve in his body twitched, suddenly on high alert, though outwardly, his body didn’t betray any sign of distress. 
His eyes darted over to the clock next to his bed, nestled on the windowsill. Six o’ clock, right on schedule. It was a routine. Get home from work, watch TV, get surly and wasted. It was always a gamble whether or not Christopher’s door would get thrown open so his dad could “check up” on him. Not that his dad cared enough to ask how he was doing in school or anything—he usually just needed something to yell at. 
Christopher lost focus on the book he was reading, and no matter how many times his eyes scanned the words, nothing stuck anymore. The pages started to swim together in his mind. His fingers gripped the edge of the book a little tighter, and his heart began to beat in his ears a little louder. 
The footsteps got closer, taking the same path through the house he’d committed to memory. They stopped just outside of his door, and Christopher held his breath, waiting for the sound of his doorknob turning and the inevitable, senseless berating. 
But then his father continued down the hall, as if he’d simply lost interest in Christopher altogether. And from the sound of it, he’d simply found a new target for the anger—something in the kitchen that hadn’t gotten cleaned properly. 
He wished he could block out the sound of his parents arguing back and forth, but his ears picked up each word clearly, even through the walls. He grimaced, tossing the book down onto his bed and drawing his knees in to his chest, trying desperately to cover his ears. 
Every fucking night. Why can’t he just shut the fuck up. 
He hadn’t eaten dinner yet, and he was sure at this rate it was going to be forgotten about again. If he went out there to check, he’d just get yelled at. 
Perhaps it was because he was so hungry, but a scent caught his nose—faint at first, then stronger, until it almost assaulted his senses completely. His head snapped up—he recognized the scent. He’d only ever smelled traces of it on his father, but he knew what it meant.
Human?
But this wasn’t a mere trace of a human’s scent—this was an actual human, close by. His head swiveled around until his eyes landed on where his nose led.
There, on the floor across from where he sat on his bed, was a human. An honest-to-goodness human, staring at him with wide eyes and frozen in place. 
There were a multitude of things that ran through his head in that moment, but the one that seemed to take precedence was I can’t let him catch me with drugs in here.
Without thinking, he swung his legs off the side of the bed and landed on the floor, mindful of his weight distribution to keep his footfalls silent. The human, upon seeing his sudden movement, gave a tiny yelp, its entire body tense and ready to dart away.
Christopher held up his hands reflexively as he crouched down, as if to calm a wild animal. I’m not going to hurt you. 
Now that he could get a better look at it, he found himself studying the strange creature rather intently. He knew that humans looked sort of like miniature giants, like dolls, but he’d never anticipated the resemblance to be so…uncanny in real life. This one seemed to be male, with short brown hair and sharp features. He looked rather…unkempt, for lack of a better word. His clothes were tattered and worn, and he seemed to be covered in dirt and grime. His hair stuck out at messy angles—clearly, this human had had other things to worry about besides his appearance.
He didn’t look at all like the few humans he’d seen in movies. Those had always been made to look perfect—if they were real at all, and not fake replicas. This one looked like he’d just finished wrestling a rat out in the wild. 
The human took a step backwards, but he didn’t run—Christopher could tell the human’s focus was split between him and the loud shouting going on a few rooms down. The sound made the human wince—it likely seemed much scarier to someone only a few inches tall. 
Whatever the reason, Christopher was glad the human hadn’t dashed away yet. He kept his voice low and quiet, though he knew it was unlikely his parents could hear him with the volume of their own “discussion.” 
“Hey. It’s okay.” Christopher slowly lowered his hands, though he didn’t move any closer. He spoke slowly and deliberately, though he didn’t think the human would be able to understand his words. “I’m a friend.” 
The human’s eyes remained wide-open and full of fear. He almost looked nauseous as he looked Christopher up and down, his posture only relaxing slightly.
Finally, though, the human spoke up timidly. “Y-y-you’re fucking huge, man.” 
Christopher’s eyes widened a bit, his head tilted in curiosity. “I didn’t realize humans spoke English.” 
The human seemed just as confused as Christopher was, though his eyes kept darting back and forth towards the sound of his father’s yelling. 
“Don’t worry about him,” Christopher muttered, a bit of resentment coloring his tone. “It’s just my dad. I’m not going to hurt you. I’m just…what are you doing here?”
“I…uh…” The human seemed to shrink further into himself. “I snuck in,” he squeaked. “I nearly got killed trying to make it out there,” he said, gesturing towards the window, “and um…figured I’d take my chances with the house. I’m sorry, I didn’t—”
Christopher hurriedly made a shushing sound as the human’s voice increased in pitch. “Keep it down,” he hissed, though he tried to keep his voice gentle so as to not scare the human more than he already seemed to be. “I don’t want my dad to hear you.” 
“Right, right…” The human seemed to take a few deep breaths, calming himself, before he stood up a little straighter. He tried to speak confidently, though there was still a healthy amount of wariness about him. “I’m Joey. What’s your name?” 
Christopher wasn’t sure why he was surprised that the human had a name—he’d just never thought about it that way before. He found himself blinking a few times before answering. “I’m Christopher.”
“You’re…what, a teenager, right? You look pretty young.”
“I’m fifteen.”
“Uh-huh.” Joey jumped at the sound of what seemed to be breaking glass coming from the kitchen. “Listen, Christopher, I don’t want to be any trouble, but…do you know somewhere I can stay that’s…safe?”
“Uh…no, I don’t.” Christopher had only heard vaguely of human enthusiasts in the city that supposedly made secret places for humans to live. But there definitely wasn’t anything like that in Red Tree. “Sorry.”
“Okay…” Joey said, a little cautiously. “Look, could I just…stay here for a bit? It’s raining outside. I nearly drowned earlier.” 
Christopher had barely noticed the sound of the rain picking up outside—he’d been far more distracted by the sound of the storm inside the house.
That’s right. He couldn’t possibly survive outside in this weather. 
He swallowed nervously, keeping an ear out for the sound of his father getting closer. “I…listen, I can’t let my dad catch me with a human—”
“You can hide me, right? Listen, anything is preferable to dying out there. You can stuff me in a drawer for all I care. Just don’t send me back outside. Please.”
Christopher shook his head. “Your smell. Your scent is…really strong.” It was making his own stomach twist in knots to inhale it��he couldn’t put words to the sharp scent. It wasn’t like anything else in the world. It was totally distinct, almost alien—but not unpleasant. Not at all unpleasant, actually. 
He found his mouth watering slightly, and his empty stomach growled.
No. That’s disgusting. You’re not like him. You’re not going to EAT this human.
Despite his mental protests, he found that he was curious. It was a common enough thing—everyone ate humans in secret. Even some of his classmates had done it—or at least, talked like they’d done so. Smelling this human now, he could see the appeal—the scent twisted around his lungs and teased the back of his tongue, all but begging him to get a taste of this human. Of Joey.
He’s got a name. He’s a person—you can’t just eat him. Even if it’s safe.
“Yeah, okay, kid, I haven’t exactly had time for a bath—”
“That’s not what I meant,” Christopher said, grimacing slightly from another painful, hungry twist of his stomach. “I mean giants can smell humans really well. My dad would find you.” 
“...ah.” Joey’s face looked a little paler all of a sudden. “Does your dad, uh, have something against humans?”
Does he not know…? 
Christopher felt a bit awkward all of a sudden, not entirely sure how to go about explaining to Joey that humans were drugs to most giants. He didn’t want to scare the poor human more. 
Could he keep Joey in his room? He might be able to get away with it. His father’s senses weren’t all that sharp, not as much as his own were. Maybe he could find a way to mask the scent somehow. He wondered if it would be suspicious for his room to suddenly start smelling like lavender. 
“He—”
A sound interrupted Christopher’s sentence, and he felt his heart drop into his stomach. His father’s heavy, thudding footsteps were making their way back down the hallway—towards his room again. 
“Shit,” Christopher hissed. Panic gripped his mind, and in that panic, his hand shot forward and grabbed Joey—eliciting a tiny yelp of surprise from the human.
“Hey! Wh—”
Christopher desperately put a finger to his lips to silence Joey, his heart beating furiously against his ribcage. His father wouldn’t take it well to find a human in his room on a good day—and this definitely wasn’t one of his good days. 
The footsteps got closer and closer. Christopher knew the door would be thrown open soon—he doubted he’d get as lucky as he’d gotten before. And surely, any closer and his father would be able to smell Joey…
He stared down at the human, his own wide eyes reflected in the human’s terrified face. He gave a nervous swallow, realizing what he might have to do.
It would hide his scent—
“Sorry,” he whispered quickly, hoping to convey a sense of apology before he shoved Joey into his mouth and closed his lips behind the human’s feet. 
He’d expected it to feel much stranger, but something like a shock of adrenaline burst through his chest when he got that first taste on his tongue. He didn’t have time to revel in the feeling, though—he took a deep breath and, whether through sheer luck or panic, managed to swallow Joey entirely on the first try. 
He thought he could hear the human’s shouting at first, but the sound disappeared as Joey slid further down his throat, past his collarbone, and into his stomach. 
The clawing, incessant sensation of hunger melted away as the human filled the space. 
His mind was a blur as he stood up quickly and whipped around, just as his bedroom door flew open and his father glared back at him.
“What’the fuck’re you doin’ in here,” his father slurred angrily. Christopher could smell the alcohol on his breath from where he stood in the middle of the room—it made him nauseous.
“I was getting to my homework,” he muttered quietly, averting his eyes from his father’s and instead staring just past him.
The human was moving frantically inside of him, kicking and punching at his insides—luckily not enough to hurt him, but it was still rather distracting. He did his best to keep his face even, and not betray the guilt and panic rising up within him.
I’m sorry, Joey. I should have told you it was safe. 
His father narrowed his eyes. “Quit FUCKIN’ mumbling and look at me when you talk.”
Christopher swallowed the swell of anger that rose in his chest, Joey temporarily forgotten. He forced his eyes to meet his father’s, only just barely keeping the mess of emotions contained inside of him as he forced his lips into a thin line. 
It’s not worth it to cause a fight right now. Just do what he says and get it over with.
“I’m going to work on my homework,” Christopher lied, making sure to enunciate each word clearly. 
His father’s glance swept around the room—his eyes passing over the otherwise spotless interior and landing on the clothes Christopher had forgotten to pick up earlier today, after getting home from school and changing. He was worried his father had picked up on the last traces of Joey’s scent—Christopher could still just barely smell it himself—but luckily, he didn’t seem to notice. “Your room’s a fucking mess.”
Give me a fucking break. It’s ONE change of clothes. 
Christopher could feel his own blood pressure rising, and he dug his nails into his palm. “I’ll pick it up.”
“You fuckin’ better. Whole damn house is a shitshow.”
His bedroom door slammed closed, and Christopher was once again left alone. 
He’d gotten off relatively easy today.
The pressure in his chest eased up slightly as he took a few deep breaths, calming the anger and the panic that had overtaken him. 
And then his focus drifted downwards.
He placed a hand over his stomach. Joey’s movements had slowed slightly, but the rapid beating of his own heart hadn’t. 
There’s a PERSON inside of me. 
It was such a weird sensation, to be able to feel so much movement in his stomach—he’d never noticed how sensitive his stomach was before. Was it just how it was with humans? He pressed at his own skin curiously, lifting his shirt up. There was no indication that there was anything out of the ordinary—Joey was far too small to make any sort of impression.
There was a sort of relief that began to flood his mind—a pleasant, almost hazy feeling that touched the corners of his thoughts, almost like he was floating on a cloud. And more than that—his empty stomach had calmed down, and he felt…almost full, as if he’d eaten an entire meal instead of a relatively tiny human. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d eaten enough to feel this satiated.
But he’s fine. He’s fine. I’m not digesting him. He’s safe. It’s just a temporary thing.
The nagging voice, however, didn’t leave—what if he’d hurt Joey somehow? What if he couldn’t get him back out? What if he fucked up and—
His breaths began to come in short bursts again, panic rising in his chest. His eyes darted from the door to the window behind his bed.
He had to get out of the house. 
“Hang on, Joey,” he muttered, placing a hand against his stomach—though he doubted Joey could hear him. He climbed up onto his bed and thrust the window open. It slid upwards with little resistance, thanks to Christopher’s careful maintenance of its hinges to keep it soundless. This wasn’t the first time he’d snuck out of the house, and it wouldn’t be the last.
The rain was still coming down, though it had lightened up slightly. He didn’t care—he could deal with a little rain. Slowly, he lowered himself down onto the ground and closed the window behind him before sprinting off into the woods behind the house, taking the path he knew like the back of his hand. 
The rain drenched him, sinking into his clothes and dripping down his hair. He ran and ran, desperate to get to his place in the woods, to the only place he felt like he could actually breathe again. The wind whipped at his back, as if it was helping to carry him further and further away towards his sanctuary.
His house disappeared as he got further past the trees until he was surrounded by nothing but green and the smell of wet pine needles. The soft, rain-battered dirt beneath his feet caked on the soles of his tennis shoes, and he knew he’d have to be careful bringing them back inside later. 
Finally, the clearing came into view—his place, his little fortress out in the middle of nowhere. The trees covered the whole place like a vibrant canopy, keeping some of the rain at bay. He headed towards the trunk of the largest tree, his favorite, and leaned against it, closing his eyes as he caught his breath again. 
He slid down the trunk until he sat down against the earth, knowing somewhere in the back of his mind that he’d need to do laundry when he got home to clean all the mud off of his clothes but being far too overwhelmed to care.
How do I get him out?
He took a few slow, deep breaths. Panic probably wasn’t going to help. He tried to focus on that nice, pleasant feeling that teased the edge of his mind, doing its best to break past all the fear and anxiety that tried to tear into him.
Breathe, damnit. 
His chest rose and fell slowly, and the weight in his middle rose and fell with it. 
“Joey?” he said, his voice cracking slightly. He didn’t know if the human could hear him, and he didn’t feel any sort of kick or punch in response. “I’m sorry. You’re fine, you’re not gonna get hurt. I’m…I’m gonna get you out.” 
Silence. He may as well have been talking to the trees. 
I can do this. 
He had no idea what the first step even was. No one who ate humans talked about what it was like to bring them back out, but surely…surely it just sort of happened, right? 
He tried to imagine the human moving back up his throat, contracting his stomach slightly as if he was trying to tighten his core muscles. Nothing happened—he could still feel Joey’s weight securely inside of him. 
Fuck. 
Did he have to make himself throw up or something? It wasn’t the most elegant solution, but what else could he do? 
He carefully reached into his mouth, towards the back of his throat, and tried to make himself gag. He choked and spluttered, almost doubling over on himself, but nothing came back up his throat. It felt like his stomach held onto Joey with a greedy vengeance, unwilling to let him go.
FUCK.
He began to panic again, his mind speeding up to a crescendo of anxiety that thundered in his brain. The rain fell down his face and made him shiver, getting in his eyes and making his hair hang in wet, messy strands about his face.
The human moved around inside of him again, almost agitated now—as if Christopher’s failures were freaking him out too.
“I’m sorry Joey, I’m sorry…I’m trying. I’m trying. I’ve never done this before.” 
He pressed his nails into his palms, hard, and winced at the sharp pain. He had to figure this out. He couldn’t stay out here all night. He couldn’t just leave Joey inside of him like this. 
“I just…I couldn’t…couldn’t let him find you. He would’ve…” He would’ve eaten you. Just like I did. FUCK. 
He could feel the corners of his eyes getting warmer, but the rain and the tears mixed together as they ran down his face. He only ever let himself cry out here, when he was alone—and he wasn’t alone right now, but it felt like it. All he could hear was the wind whistling through the trees and the rain that refused to let up. He couldn’t even see where the human rested beneath his skin—the only indication Joey was even there was the soft, small weight in his center that had stopped moving altogether. 
He tried to make himself gag again, but once again, his efforts proved fruitless. He clutched his knees to his chest, out of breath, choking on air. 
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…” he wheezed, his fingers clenching and unclenching around his legs. 
I can’t. I can’t do anything. All I do is fuck things up. 
His eyelids blearily fluttered open, his eyelashes dripping with rainwater and salt, and he squeezed them shut again. 
He put a hand to his stomach again, in a likely futile attempt to reassure Joey. He pressed into it slightly, feeling the human’s form beneath his touch. It was still so surreal to think about. He might have enjoyed the feeling if he wasn’t terrified and overwhelmed. 
Suddenly, though, he felt a strange sensation in the back of his throat as he pressed into his stomach. Curious, he slowly pushed even further, trying to press under where he felt Joey with his fingers, and his eyes shot open as he felt the human move upwards and into his throat.
Yes. YES.
It wasn’t anything like throwing up—the human slid up his throat just as easily as he’d slid down it. It was like his body was made for this. Despite all his struggles, this felt natural and easy. He did his best to keep his breathing steady, focusing only on the motion of his throat, placing a hand underneath the bulge that formed in his throat and helping it up towards his mouth.
He felt the human reach the back of his mouth as the flavor burst onto his tongue again—almost overwhelming in its potency, enough to make the breath catch in his throat.
He kept his mouth closed until the human emerged fully into it, and he felt tiny hands grasp desperately at his teeth as Joey pulled himself forward. 
“L-let me out. Please,” Joey whimpered—he could hear the human’s voice clearly now. 
For a moment—just a moment—Christopher considered swallowing Joey back down. He could feel the hunger rising back up in him, squeezing his stomach with sharp, clawed fingers. It begged him to keep the human inside of him a little longer, to feel that satisfying weight within him again.
No. NO. I’m not like HIM.
Christopher used his tongue to keep Joey pressed gently against the roof of his mouth as he tried to swallow all the excess saliva around him. Then, he parted his lips and reached in with a few fingers, pulling Joey out by his hands before letting the human fall soggily into his palms. 
Joey looked much worse than he had earlier—covered in saliva, shivering and huddling in Christopher’s hands, and staring up at Christopher with wide, understandably terrified eyes.
They only stared at each other for a while, both unsure of what to say. Christopher tried to shelter Joey from the rain slightly by covering him with his other hand, but it only did so much. 
“H-how the hell am I alive?” Joey squeaked, his lip trembling as he curled in on himself—as if he was trying to back away from Christopher as much as he could, despite the fact that he was sitting in Christopher’s hand, very far from the ground.
“Giants…eat humans,” Christopher mumbled, somewhat apologetic, “but not for food. Giant stomachs are safe for humans to be in. We can control our digestive systems.”
Joey blinked in disbelief. “What…what the hell?” His mouth fell open. “Why…if not for food, then—”
“Drugs,” Christopher muttered bitterly. “It’s…” his lips tightened, “kind of…a nice feeling. And, um…I guess humans taste good to giants.” His face scrunched up in apology. “But I didn’t—I didn’t eat you because of…that.” He sighed. “I didn’t want my dad to smell you. He would have…”
“Yeah, hey, I…get it,” Joey said, albeit somewhat warily. “I’m just…um…well, thank you, Christopher.” 
Christopher nodded, unsure of what to do now. He couldn’t leave Joey out here in the rain, in the wild…how did humans even survive out in the wild like that? 
He should take him home with him. He could probably hide the scent well enough…he only had to worry about his dad bursting in occasionally, but neither of his parents lingered around his room for long. He might be able to hide Joey…at least for a bit.
“Hey, uh…you good, kid?” 
Christopher’s focus got pulled to Joey again, and his eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “What do you mean? I’m…I’m fine.” 
“Uh…” Joey’s face took on something a little softer. Concern. “You just…didn’t sound too good. From uh. From in there.” 
Christopher shook his head quickly, reflexively. “I’m fine, really.”
Joey nodded slowly, clearly disbelieving. He looked up at Christopher, and hesitantly placed a hand against Christopher’s palm. “You know…the way your dad treats you…it’s not right.” He moved his hand back and forth in a tiny, soothing motion. “You seem like a good kid.” 
He felt his chest hitch. “T-thanks, um, Joey.” He grimaced as he stood up slowly, making sure to keep Joey well-protected in his palms to prevent the human from falling off. “I can…I can probably keep you in my room for a bit. I don’t think my parents will check for a while. And I might find something to keep your scent covered.” 
Joey nodded tersely, a new wave of fear settling into his face as he glanced down at how far the ground was below him. “I…I appreciate it, kid.” 
They walked in silence for a bit, Christopher holding the human close to his chest both to shield him from the rain and keep him from falling. 
“Um…and, hey, kid…” Joey muttered, a twinge of nervousness in his voice. “If you gotta…if you gotta do that again, because of your dad or whatever…it’s okay. Don’t worry about it.” He looked up at Christopher, forcing half a smile through his features. “I trust you, alright?” 
“...y-yeah. Okay.” Christopher tried not to think about the way Joey’s suggestion made his stomach growl hungrily. 
That hunger persisted all the way back to the house—and only got worse the more the human’s scent filled his lungs.  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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Cursed Cravings: A retold, g/t story of Beauty and the Beast, with a sinister twist.
When he declines to help a beggar woman, wealthy aristocrat Christopher Penn was cursed to adopt a giant form with a terrible, monstrous burden, and the conditions to break the curse seem all but impossible. When a peasant girl, Danny, agrees to take her friend's place as Christopher's captive, he realizes that she may be the last hope of regaining his humanity and breaking the spell for good.
But who could ever care for a monster like him?
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This will be an AU of ITWOM involving some familiar characters like Christopher, Danny, Sam, and Nathan - but you don't have to have read the main story to read this one. Lots of things will be changed around, so for all intents and purposes, these aren't the characters you know.
This story will contain g/t, angst, and soft/safe vore later down the road. It's still going to be a lighter read than ITWOM, but be warned nonetheless! This isn't the Beauty and the Beast story you know from Disney.
Read Chapter 1 below:
Chapter 1: Dark Night of the Soul
Contains: ~2k words | Chapter Index | Read this story on A03!
It was a night like many others, the night that Christopher Penn's life was changed forever.
A deluge had begun that evening, torrential rain bearing down upon the land with fierce strikes of lightning and thunder rattling the large windows of the mansion—but all this meant for Christopher and his guests was that they wouldn't be able to enjoy the garden out back, and their merriment was restricted to the large indoor space. The music still swelled and filled the air pleasantly, rising above the sounds of the storm outside and making it easy for the partygoers to forget how unpleasant it was outside the walls of Christopher's house.
The host in question flitted from person to person throughout the evening, engaging in the usual small talk and jokes, an easy and charming smile lighting up his face and those of the people he met with. He was a gracious and charismatic host, always making sure that his parties were the grandest, with his guests never wanting for anything. The people in attendance would speak highly of his events, of the balls and the dinner parties, that he was so keen to host. 
On the surface, Christopher seemed rather at ease, full of a charm and grace that would be befitting of someone from a wealthy family. But his actions were all surface level—each word and step he took was carefully choreographed and planned in advance. He was terrified, truly—each person he brought into his home was a potential ally, a potential for advancing his status, but they were also a potential seed to his own destruction.
Christopher had spent every day since his parents had passed rebuilding his family's reputation among the nobility. He could see past their charm—they despised his parents, and in turn, they despised him. His own reputation—the very thing that allowed him to live in such comforts still, to have any amount of power and social standing at all—was fragile and tenuous, and every interaction he had, no matter how seemingly insignificant it was, was an attempt to maintain its strength.
And so, while he seemed completely comfortable in this element, there was a latent anxiety in Christopher, hidden well beneath the surface. 
He almost didn’t hear the knock at the door at first, wrapped up as he was in conversation. But his manservant rushed to his side, rather insistently dragging him away.
“I’m sorry, Chris, she just won’t leave without speaking to you.” Sam’s stride was brisk, and they gave Christopher no choice but to follow. He offered a quick and profuse apology to the noblewoman he’d been entertaining before he caught up to Sam.
“You’re not able to send her away?” Christopher hissed, somewhat tersely. “I can’t be interrupted by every stranger that shows up here. I have guests to attend to.” 
“Hey, I tried!” Sam insisted. “I’m just one guy, and I also have guests of yours to attend to. She keeps coming back. All she wants is a quick word with you. Just humor her, and she’ll be out of your hair.” Sam ran their fingers somewhat anxiously through their own well-groomed locks. “We can just deal with it quietly, before she causes a scene. Some of the guests near the front door are getting a little antsy about it.” 
Christopher sighed wearily as he followed Sam to the main entrance. Perhaps if he had more staff, this wouldn’t be a problem. Most of the house’s staff had left in the fallout of his parents’ demise, with the sole exception being Sam—his personal servant who’d remained as doggedly loyal to him as they had the first day they’d been assigned to care for him. He’d never let on to his guests, but Christopher worked with Sam every day to keep the house in order, even helping cook the meals and clean. He had to keep up appearances as best he could. 
Sam pulled the grand front door open to reveal a woman on the other side—a pauper in beggar’s clothes, tattered and rain-soaked, hunched on his front stoop as she gazed up at Christopher. 
Christopher stood up straight and directed a cold, stern look towards the woman. He could feel several sets of eyes on him, and knew that there was a group of aristocrats watching the scene intently. He adjusted the cuffs of his sleeves idly as he spoke, as if he couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to the woman at all.
“I’m afraid you will have to leave. I have no room for beggars here.” 
The woman shivered slightly, tilting her head up further to meet Christopher’s face. Her eyes were wide and glassy, her face lined with creases from age and stress. “P-please, kind sir, I only need to come in from the storm for a short while. I won’t be any trouble. I…I haven’t eaten in days-”
The people nearby began to whisper, a touch of disgust coloring their tone. 
“This is an exclusive event,” Christopher interjected firmly. “There is a certain decorum that must be maintained. Please leave, or I will contact the authorities to escort you away.” 
If he had been at home alone that evening, he might have afforded some manner of small comfort towards the woman. But he couldn’t be seen sullying his hands with the poor here. 
A pleading, desperate look came to the woman’s face, her features falling into despair. “Sir, I will not survive the night!” Her voice was hoarse and rough, as if sandpaper scraped against the inside of her throat. “You would turn me away, to the mercy of the storm?”
Her cries had gotten louder—more of his guests had turned to look and whisper among themselves, casting uncertain and hesitant glances Christopher’s way. He didn’t need to hear them to know what they were all saying. 
What kind of place is this, where the host entertains beggars?
He is no better than his parents, mingling with such filth.
He doesn’t belong here.
He is not one of us.
He set his jaw and made his stance firm, his dark eyes fixed sharply down at the beggar. He couldn’t let this go on further. “Leave. Your welfare is not my concern.”
The woman’s face became suddenly sharper, each crease and wrinkle fading to a more youthful visage, and her muddy, round eyes transformed to piercing, golden ones. She no longer hunched, but stood straight up, rising to a height that forced even Christopher to look up in awestruck terror. 
“THEN YOU WILL HAVE BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS, CHRISTOPHER PENN.” 
Her tattered clothes transformed to flowing white robes upon her dark skin, her hair now falling in neat and lovely braids down her back, adorned with gold. 
She cast a scornful, acidic gaze towards Christopher as she looked down on him, each fiber of her being radiating with malice. 
His heart stopped beating—the entire world seemed to have gone silent, save for the strikes of thunder that almost seemed to accentuate every word this woman spoke. Her voice boomed with an unnatural volume throughout the entire hall. He didn’t need to turn around to know that every single person in attendance had heard.
He did his best to hide the quaking in his limbs. He couldn’t lose his composure, even now. “Who are you?” he asked, his voice escaping as nothing but a whisper.
The woman scowled at him, her expression one of pure poison. He could feel himself withering beneath it, despite all his efforts to keep calm. 
“You would not remember me, for the faces you entertain here are simply passing flights of fancy to you. I was your guest, Penn. And I saw past your charm. You use people for your own gain, grasping onto what little power you have like a pathetic child, desperate to rise above your place in the world.” 
She pointed an accusing finger towards him. “You have a vile, black heart, so cruel that you would send a woman away to her death when she asks for but a little kindness.”
“Hey!” Sam spoke up, a little timidly beside Christopher. “You can’t talk about him like-”
“SILENCE.” A loud strike of thunder shook the entire house, rattling the foundation and carrying the woman’s voice to the ears of every patron once again. A blistering wind tore through the open door, making the curtains tremble in its wake. 
Christopher thought that something seemed familiar about the woman—he felt as though he could recall a conversation with her, and she surely must have been at one of his parties. He searched for a name desperately, frantically wracking his brain for this woman’s identity.
“...Sybil?” he croaked, every ounce of confidence having long since left his body. His knees began to tremble, and he worried that they would soon give out completely. “Y-you may come in, I am so very sorry to have offended-”
“You have already failed, Penn. Now you repent, for you see my true form, and the power I wield.” Her eyes narrowed dangerously. “Your fate has already been sealed.”
The world was swallowed in darkness within only the span of a moment, and the screams of Christopher’s guests and Sam became drowned out by an all-encompassing blackness that surrounded him, choking the air from his lungs, squeezing his ribcage until he thought he would burst from the pressure. He could not speak, he could not move, he could not see. If not for the excruciating pain shooting through every fiber of his being, he would have thought he was dead.
“You will no longer hide behind your tawdry facade. A monster within, so a monster you shall become.” 
Sybil’s voice came from all around him, like a harsh winter wind that froze the blood in his veins as it passed over him. Her words had weight to them, laden with something powerful, and far beyond this world’s understanding. 
His body was changing, but in what manner, he had no way to tell. All he could feel was pain—pain and a clawing hunger, like an animal inside of his stomach ripping and tearing at the flesh within, desperate to break out. His head throbbed as sounds swirled in his mind, indistinguishable from each other as they rose into a crescendo of noise, and the silence turned to a deafening cacophony. Voices, screams, shouting, but no words he could make out. He thought that he could hear Sam, amidst all the chaos, but he couldn’t be sure.
And then, before the darkness of his vision cleared to reveal the full extent of the horror that awaited him, he was assaulted by the wave of a strong smell he couldn’t place, a scent that filled his lungs and made the desperate animal within his gut writhe and twist in agony. It was like the scent of the finest wine, the most tantalizing food in existence, in such a great amount that it was overwhelming—even though, in those few moments of blissful ignorance, he had no idea what it was that delighted his senses so, that made the pain almost forgotten, that made every bone of his ache with an almost feral hunger.
His eyes opened with frantic urgency, and the scene before him unfolded slowly into a horrifyingly clear depiction of the gruesome fate that had been thrust upon him. He could barely see the faces of the ones he’d invited here, but their frightened screams spoke loudly enough. No words came to his own mouth—he was frozen in horror, like an insect trapped in amber as the weight of what happened sunk in, pressing down upon him like a suffocating, terrible gravity.
Despite his transformation, Sybil’s words rang as clear in his head as they had before. 
“Ten years, Penn. Ten years to prove yourself, or this form will be your prison.”
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Next Chapter ->
Thanks for reading! I hope to update this story semi-consistently, because boy do I have some things planned down the road. So stay tuned!
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toast-tales · 6 months ago
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Hey guys! I'm around, I promise! Stuff has been hectic lately, and I am still working on the next Cursed Cravings chapter. But I've also been doing some art!
I've been trying out a new style based on one of my favorite illustrators. I've been really trying to study faces and proportions to get that nailed down. They're not perfect, but I'm really proud of them! It makes me happy to see progress, and I'm gonna keep trying to draw and improve.
(Next thing to tackle is 3/4 views - pray for me)
Here's the main cast of ITWOM - not to scale LMAO
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A human-dealing giant comes face-to-face with the consequences of his actions, in the form of a tiny human girl who isn’t afraid to stand up to his bullshit.
Danny is a human who fell into the world of giants, in a rural giant town called Red Tree. In this world, humans are only four inches tall and treated like drugs—illegally consumed for pleasure and released afterwards. She was lucky enough to befriend a giant named Nathan, who has been able to hide her away and keep her safe—up until now.
Christopher Penn is a notorious human “dealer,” who sells humans he finds to hungry giants. When he kidnaps Danny and finds out her connection to the giant he knew from years ago, he makes a terrible decision that he doesn’t know how to rectify.
That is, until this human girl turns his life upside down.
In a strange twist of fate, Christopher finds himself having to look after Danny. Somewhere between the bitter insults she throws his way and the smug, insufferable facade he wears, the most unlikely and tumultuous alliance begins to form—but trust and friendship are not so easily won, and redemption is a hard thing to earn.
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[1] A Rude Awakening Danny meets the human dealer Christopher for the first time.
[2] Slipping Danny spends the night inside of Christopher, and Christopher devises a plan.
[3] Play by the Rules Nathan retrieves Danny from Christopher.
[4] Dance with Death Danny returns, and she's having none of Christopher's twisted games.
[5] Too Little, Too Late Christopher has regrets.
[6] Black Market Danny finds herself in the hands of an unfamiliar dealer.
[7] Unpaid Debts Christopher goes to rescue Danny from the Black Dragon.
[8] On One Condition Christopher proposes a solution for keeping Danny safe.
[9] Redirection Danny agrees on a strange means to an end...reluctantly.
[10] Domestic Life Danny and Christopher share their first morning together.
[11] Intruder Christopher finds a familiar face lurking around the house that night, and decides to take care of it.
[12] Let Sleeping Giants Lie Another morning, another round of "exposure therapy."
[13] On the Inside Christopher gets a visit from an old client, Sam.
[14] Open WoundsChristopher and Danny have a heart to heart.
[15] Commitment Nathan comes over for another visit.
[16] Meet and Greet Sam meets the gang, and they start to devise a rescue plan.
[17] Hard to Swallow Nathan practices his part of the plan - eating Danny.
[18] Protector of Humans Everyone goes to meet the leader of the Human Rights Association, Sybil.
[19] Enlightenment Sybil gives everyone a much-needed crash course in humans and their relationship to giants.
[20] No Question Christopher and Danny share a moment the night before the rescue mission.
[21] Performance Christopher isn't eager for the first part of the mission: letting Danny go.
[22] Time Crunch Danny does her part in freeing the humans, though she finds an unexpected face in the process.
[23] The Safest Place to Be Christopher does his part on the outside as he intercepts the humans, and has to make some decisions.
[24] Stomach Pains The plan goes awry.
[25] Taste of Freedom After the ride back to the human city, Christopher is faced with a choice.
[26] Tongue Tied Before parting, everyone has something to say to each other.
[27] Sympathizer Danny gets her first glimpse of the human city and meets Sybil's husband John, though not everyone seems to be welcoming her warmly.
[28] Skeletons in the Closet Nathan asks Christopher some questions about his past.
[29] Independence Danny runs into the leader of the Human Independence Coalition, Nora.
[30] Things Left Unsaid The first weekend after coming to the human city, Danny reunites with a familiar friend.
[31] Reconciliation The morning after, Christopher raises some concerns, which are promptly addressed.
[32] Familiar Territory Christopher's first day on the job.
[33] Open Up Danny senses something wrong with Christopher.
[34] A Simple Request A few months later, when Christopher watches the house alone for the weekend, Danny decides to ask something of him.
[35] A Simple Request (2) A chemist gets a favor asked of her.
[36] Cutthroat A ghost from Christopher's past comes back to haunt him.
[37] Turning the Tables Christopher wakes up.
[38] Despite it All Christopher gets a chance to talk to everyone, including the one who despises him.
[39] Old Friend Christopher raises more concerns with Danny, and Nathan returns.
[40] New Beginnings (Epilogue) Christopher finds himself uncomfortable at the HRA's celebration, but finds that there are other little things to appreciate that day.
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Rest Within Me A one-off story (1.6k words) involving some 2nd POV (gender neutral reader) romantic vore fluff with Christopher. Just for fun. You can't sleep, and you know there's only one place you can go.
More than Enough A one-off story (2.8k words) with more 2nd POV (gender neutral reader) vore fluff with Christopher. Good old-fashioned nonsexual intimacy, ambiguous for whether that's romantic or platonic this time.
Little One Another one-off story (2.5k words) with 2nd POV (gender neutral reader) safe, willing vore fluff with Sybil. You're a curious human who wants to know what it's like to be...well, you know.
Just a Minute A short little fluff piece with Sam (2nd POV, gender neutral reader). You test the giant's "self-control" by playing a little game with them before they eat you. They end up getting more embarrassed than you, funnily enough.
Christopher's First Time A look into the life of 15-year-old Christopher's first encounter with a human, Joey. About 4k words.
Snippets: The Supermarket
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luckyshotwrites · 2 years ago
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TOAST REALLY OUT HERE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T DO ART SEVERAL YEARS AGO THEY'RE MAKING STUFF LIKE THIS. THEY ARE A LIAR, THIS IS GREAT. I LOVE IT AND I LOVE THEM. <3
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Danny’s not real happy with where she has to spend the night.
(I’m still not the best at drawing but oh god was this self-indulgent)
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toast-tales · 1 year ago
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I hope all of my followers have a great day tomorrow, if you celebrate or if you don't! You all get a lil smooch on the nose from me.
Hard to believe this time last year I was posting chapter 20. Thanks for sticking around, guys! It's not an official anniversary, but for me, it feels like it - 20 was special to me and we've come so far since then.
Hope to see you all next December, too! From me and the ITWOM crew, happy holidays and have a wonderful rest of the year.
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I Lava You, Chapter 2: Addiction Enabled
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Read Chapter 1 here!
Cover art by @luckyshotwrites!
This short story takes place after P39 of ITWOM and as such, contains minor spoilers for ITWOM - read at your own risk! You do NOT need to have read WIDFALI to enjoy this story!
This story is cowritten with the amazing, fantastic @luckyshotwrites and uses the minor character June from their ongoing vore story What I'd Do For A Livable Income. It's chock full of monsters, magic, goofs, and absolutely fantastic worldbuilding and characters. Give it a shot if you haven't yet!
Contains: references to g/t soft, safe vore and language. About 1300 words.
Chapter 2: Addiction Enabled
Even if this had secretly been their plan all along, June hadn’t intended it to go like this. They’d been planning on pacing themselves—maybe a few sips, and then wait a bit more before having more later.
He had no choice but to absorb it all into his body and quickly climb back out. He was about fifteen feet tall now, maybe taller. In a hurry now, he screwed the cap back on. 
He could feel the soft vibrations across the surface of the shelf, telling him that Sam was getting closer. He forced his body to assimilate the lava lamp liquid and convert it to energy, without being able to enjoy its glow. 
Suddenly, Sam came back into the room, and he had to stop the energy transfer. He still looked human, of course, just…taller by about two feet now. 
He hoped Sam wouldn’t notice.
“A-ah—you’re back, Sam! My friend!" His lip quivered. He felt bad for emptying the pretty glowing lamp so fast. “That sure looks tasty, wh-what did you make?”
Sam had their mouth open to take a bite of their ramen when they stopped and blinked, their eyes drawn first to the human, then to the lava-less lava lamp behind them. Then they blinked again. 
I’m not even high yet. Right? Maybe I was supposed to cook that egg after all. 
“H-hey little buddy.” They walked over to the shelf like they were in a daze, staring at the empty lamp with a mesmerized, empty sort of look as they contemplated the stability of their mental faculties. “You didn’t. Um. See what happened here, did you?” 
It didn’t leak out, it would be everywhere. It’s completely empty. Am I going crazy?
June couldn’t make eye contact with Sam. “Uh-um—” I didn’t expect Sam to ask me! He tried to come up with a plausible excuse. 
“Well—I—” June looked at the empty, incriminating container next to him. What should I say? Humans don’t normally eat that. 
June lowered his head and tugged at the shirt of his uniform. “I’m sorry, I-I thought it was really pretty and drank some…all of it. I—” June looked up sincerely, “I didn’t mean to, I only meant to drink a little bit!” He walked up to the edge of the shelf and pitched his offer, “I will buy you a new one!” He knew he shouldn't have admitted to drinking it and risk exposing himself as anything but human—but he couldn’t lie to Sam. He didn’t want to be mean.
Sam’s eyes widened in shock. They weren’t exactly versed in taking care of humans—that was the kind of thing they left up to dealers. Christopher, mostly. But they were at least fairly sure that humans weren’t supposed to be able to eat whatever the hell was in lava lamps. Probably.
Then again, they’d never seen what humans eat.
They stared at June with a look that was as dumbstruck as it was in awe of this human’s abilities, a grin creeping up onto their face despite their initial confusion. “Holy shit. I didn’t know humans could do that. You drank the whole thing? THAT’S BONKERS.” They laughed, poking at the human a little as if they expected it to burst. “How’d you do it? You’re like. So tiny still.”
Wait, wait. Um. Is this human safe to eat now? Should I call Chris and ask? …nah, he’d probably yell at me or something. Or tell me to give him the human. 
June prepared himself for some well deserved yelling. He should not have eaten a glowy thing in front of a human, giant or not. He should have asked Sam first. 
Lucky for him, Sam didn’t look mad. 
June released a soft sigh of relief and smiled back at Sam, especially after they poked him. It seemed the giant hadn’t recognized June was a little puffier and taller than before. Nice! I still look human. 
“Yeah! Humans can do that! Mhm!” June said, nodding fervently. “And I have a fast…metabolism, that’s why!” Yes, some humans have that. That’s believable. 
Sam was far too trusting for their own good, which was a dangerous combination with their stunning lack of human knowledge. Humans are fucking CRAZY. I HAVE to ask Chris about this later. 
“I have got to see you do that again. Shit, I’ll go to town tomorrow and get another one. What else do you eat?”
June blinked a few times. Wait. Okay! Hold on. They didn’t freak out? And THEY SAID THEY WANT TO SEE ME EAT MORE? 
June hopped around dangerously close to the edge of the shelf with glee. Thankfully, he kept his balance enough not to fall. 
“I eat…well, I’m not very picky. My taste buds don’t work the same as—” he cut himself off and hummed, nearly blowing his cover. “As most people’s do. They were like this since I was born so—I uh, can’t taste things super well like normal humans, humans like me,” he chuckled. Be careful June! Remember, Sam’s a giant human, I can’t say anything too incriminating. I’m a human! I’m a human!
He tried to quickly switch the topic. “When you go to get a new one, take me with you and I will pay for it!” June said. He imagined seeing another lovely-colored one. I can resist the temptation. June told himself. He couldn't buy Sam a new one just to eat it instantly.
He tipped toward the edge again, squinting to look at Sam's noodles. The thoughts of the radioactive glow of the lava lamp filled his mind. What if they're illuminated noodles?
Sam’s mind was on lava lamps, and they were still staring at the empty one. They did not notice June teetering inches away from a very long fall. 
“You’ve got money, little dude?” Their head cocked in confusion at June mentioning “paying” for it. They weren’t sure where a human would get money. Or where they’d carry it, even. But Sam was broke, and they’d take an offer of financial assistance where they could. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth and all that. 
Since their hunger had ebbed, it was easier to talk to the human without getting the urge to stuff it in their mouth. And Sam was fascinated with this human now…perhaps even more so than they were wanting to eat them. For now.
June nodded. “Oh yeah, I have a lot of money with my current job.” He tapped at his uniform, though he realized he wasn’t wearing his hat anymore. 
“I have enough to buy you…two lava lamps!” He said two with seemingly unwarranted gusto. How much would a magnificent object like that cost? The next thought struck him like a Honda Civic—how many varieties of lava lamps are there?!? He puffed up his cheeks. No, June, don't distract yourself. Lava lamps are for Sam, not me. He punctuated that internal monologue with a firm nod.
“Humans have jobs?” Sam muttered out loud. I mean…huh. I guess Chris mentioned some sort of human city, didn’t he? 
Sam puzzled over this question of theirs. “Do you make human money, or…giant money?”
Of course June would say human money, but what was the difference between human and giant human money? He was still oblivious to the fact that Sam was in no way human. 
“Human…money?” June replied, tilting his head up. “Is there a difference? Or…oh! Did I somehow end up in a different country?" There was a pause. What country do I live in again? "Is this the…United States?”
Sam stared back at the human, unblinking and now thoroughly confused. “The united what?”
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Chapter 3 ->
Uh-oh! Will things clear up from here? Or will there be another series of increasingly improbable misconceptions? Only time will tell.
Thank you for reading!
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I Lava You, Chapter 5: Humans Bounce
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Read Chapter 1 here!
Cover art by @luckyshotwrites!
This short story takes place after P39 of ITWOM and as such, contains minor, minor spoilers for ITWOM - read at your own risk! You do NOT need to have read WIDFALI to enjoy this story!
This story is cowritten with the amazing, fantastic @luckyshotwrites and uses the minor character June from their ongoing vore story What I'd Do For A Livable Income. It's chock full of monsters, magic, goofs, and absolutely fantastic worldbuilding and characters. Give it a shot if you haven't yet!
Contains: references to g/t soft, safe vore. ~1100 words.
Chapter 5: Humans Bounce
Sam’s body, still working on digesting their dinner, wasn’t actually craving a human right now. They knew that would change in an hour or so, but they’d need to find something to do in the meantime.
Part of them wanted to go over to Chris’s and show off their new human. The other part of them still told them that was a bad idea, at least for now.
“You like video games, little buddy?” Sam picked the human up and put them on their shoulder, heading over to their PC. 
The slime in disguise awaited his ride on the giant’s shoulder. Taking advantage of Sam's comfort, he nuzzled into his neck. He cherished the comfort that came with cuddling his friends—it showed his love for them.
Even so, June was not hanging on very well, so if Sam jolted too hard, he would fall. Though, in June's case, falling didn't bother him.
Sam switched their computer on, and the fans and lights blazed to life in a bright, colorful fashion. “I think I’ll get a few rounds in. Uh…I guess you can watch, if you want.” 
Sam hadn’t exactly given them much of a choice, putting June on their shoulder like that. Sam just wanted the human close to them for now. They weren’t thinking much about asking the human what they wanted to do.
When the lights appeared again, June's eyes lit up behind his glasses. “OOHHH!” As Sam attempted to sit down, June lurched forward to observe the colors. 
And then June was falling.
Oh no!!! He squeaked in his head. He couldn’t grab onto anything—he was tumbling away from Sam, not even able to reach the desk in his descent. 
The lack of screaming meant that June falling off of their shoulder didn’t fully process in Sam’s head until June was halfway to the floor. They hadn’t thought about how precarious their shoulder was as a perch—they weren’t exactly used to handling humans, but Christopher’s human was on his shoulder all the time, so Sam figured it would be fine.
Their heart stopped as they realized what had happened. “Oh FUCK—” They made a desperate grab for their human, but didn’t get to them in time. 
They were about to go into panic mode before they saw something crazy—there was a squish as the human flattened slightly against the ground like a squish ball before bouncing back to their feet as if nothing had happened. 
June scrambled to get back up. Tristan said I can’t fall from high places in front of humans! HUMANS DON’T SURVIVE FALLS!
“I’m okay!” June exclaimed, without worry. He hoped Sam wouldn't notice what had happened. 
Sam blinked. Then stared at the ground where the human had landed. Then blinked again.
I swear I didn’t eat them yet. I just got a little taste. Also, humans don’t cause hallucinations. Probably. What kind of trippy—
Sam’s hands just hovered next to June, trembling slightly. Christopher would KILL me if I dropped a human. “L-little buddy?” they asked, tentatively. “Are you. Uh. Are you sure you’re good? You didn’t get hurt?” They picked June up and brought them closer to their face, as if to check for injuries. Or perhaps to make sure he was actually alive and breathing and it wasn’t some weird hallucination. “Can all humans, um. Uh…bounce like that?”
“I’m all good!” June's smile curled with nervousness. Sam lifted him up and brought him closer. June pursed his lips together, and teetered his head to face away from Sam. What do I say? I don’t want to lie to Sam! But I can’t tell them the truth. He turned back to his friend. He liked the warmth that followed Sam's touch.
“I’m not hurt, don’t worry, we humans can…bounce. Yes. We’re really resilient. You can drop us from any height or squish us and we won’t get hurt... except with sharp stuff.” June punctuated his lie with several affirmative nods. What if Sam catches my lies? I’ll get in big trouble for letting a human find out.
This is the point where another giant might have questioned how human June actually was. But there were a multitude of factors working in June’s favor now—one being that Sam’s experience with humans outside of their stomach was rather limited. The other, of course, was that there were no other species similar enough to humans in this world for June to be mistaken for. The scent and the taste were more than enough to have Sam convinced—for now.
“Whoa…are you serious?” Sam’s first instinct, naturally, was to squeeze June in their fist like a stress ball. Not too hard, but enough that a normal human may have had a complaint of a cracked rib. “How have I never figured this out?” 
June felt the pressure of Sam’s fist squeeze him. It wasn’t an unpleasant feeling for June—actually, Sam’s grip felt refreshing to June—pleasantly so.
He giggled lightly. “Mhm.” He waited for Sam’s grip to relax before he rested his head on the side of Sam's finger. My cover’s still in the clear. Uncle Tristan would be so proud. June didn’t realize the ramifications his “cover” could have in the future if Sam did this to any other human. 
“You have very comforting hands,” June said. He’d never been squished in an innocent way like this. When he had cuddle puddles with his work friend Elliot, his friend had always treated him with care. 
June’s comment only encouraged Sam to continue to squish June in their palm, pushing against their cheek and pressing into their strangely malleable torso. They’d become thoroughly distracted from the game they’d intended to waste time with, instead staring at June intently with a curious fascination.
“So you said…you can be dropped from any height? Huh. Maybe that’s how humans get around. I dunno why Chris got so worked up about making sure I didn’t drop his human before.”
June, thoroughly squished in Sam’s grip now, was purring lightly and nodding along with what Sam said—the best he could, anyways. “Mhm. That’s right. I can be dropped from any height.”
Sam’s eyes gained a dangerously interested gleam. “And you said you liked going fast, huh?” They cast a glance at the far wall of their bedroom, and an urge as crazy as it was suddenly tempting came to the forefront of their mind. They wanted to test these new limits they hadn’t previously allowed themselves to consider. 
Still squishing the human in their grip, they grinned. “So like, if I threw you as fast as I could at that wall, it wouldn’t hurt you?”
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It'll be fine! Probably! Thank you for reading, as always!
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