Posted by 4ofSwords 4 years ago Report

Oh, I forgot to note! This scene (and to a degree, this entire story), is brought to you by:

https://pixiv.kurocore.com/illust/84312663

Posted by Bitter 4 years ago Report

A picture may be worth a thousand words on average, but some are worth fifty times that, eh?

Posted by 4ofSwords 4 years ago Report

<grin> If they're well invested.

Posted by Astronommy 4 years ago Report

Apologies for breaking my comment streak; in no was was that an indicator of a faltering interest, or getting overwhelmed by some aspect of the story -- I'll be catching up to the latest submissions shortly!

Thank you for supplying the illustration! For some reason, two of the three networks available to me had refused to load up the site and the image, but I got there in the end! A glorious perspective, to be sure, and the setup with the hair forming a security veil for the two characters reminded me of the similar scene with Becca after her confrontation with the show biz.

To pile on some more disconnected recollections, it seems like most of the scenarios invoking the euphemism of the age, "to Netflix and chill" and its many variations, is a sure sign that things are about to get dangerous in your stories; thinking of Daphne and Jeremy, as well as Daphne and Glenn (helped by the mention-in-absentia of a ceiling mirror) in particular, which is only too fair. Claire laying down her infernal contract in that little hushed exchange also reminded me of Miranda narrowing down the nature of her attraction for Owen -- the same honing of the second party's broad or shallow expressed assumptions -- although naturally the power dynamics here is much less lopsided.

The writing here, in this pivotal part of the story, is just superb, and I love the meta-effect here whereby the high-definition, slow-motion, zoomed-in perspective in the later part of the chapter mirrors how the precise language of the text requires the reader to lean forward and pay attention.

Phenomenal physiological engineering of the goings on between Claire and Adam here, it definitely lends credence to the former's heady impression of her relative giantesshood, and the setting works well for the scene, as well.

The brief intermission of self-conscious self-examination on Claire's part was a welcome and important inclusion, both presenting the heroine's usual process, and further displays of her making concessions for Adam's exceptional qualities.

The mention of incels as effigies for online juvenile toxic masculinity, although that's not a new phenomenon in itself, did more to push my perception of the time frame for the story closer towards the present day than anything else in the story so far; it'd been too entranced by the small-town US charms into imagining more of a 90s/00s era, which would have called for the term "trolls".

Love to see the two continuously match each other's expectations and tolerances even as their shared experiences get more and more intense!

Posted by 4ofSwords 4 years ago Report

No need to apologize! As excited as I am to see your comments when they come, the are by no means expected or taken for granted. Pixiv is a notoriously difficult site to deal with, but I wanted to make sure I was pointing to the original artist.

Thank you as always for the kind words. I think I might be leaning (intentionally? Subconsciously? hard to say) into some of my 'usual language' and tropes here to bridge the gap between my typical vore stories and the one where it really is impossible for anyone to get eaten by the end without breaking the world.

Posted by Astronommy 4 years ago Report

Commendable, standing in solidarity with your fellow artist trapped behind the thicket of digital briar!

Any interrupted pattern can be worrisome, so I was clearing that up just in case! You have always been extremely civil and appreciative of audience feedback, none may accuse you of that.

And I didn't mean to impugn you on repeating yourself; many of your previous works have stellar renditions of particular emotions or scenarios, and given that the novel format commonly calls for a comprehensive portrayal of life from every conceivable angle, it would be folly not to try and recreate your earlier feats when an opportunity presents itself, and anyway I was just triumphantly announcing my patter recognition hits without intending to deliver a deeper commentary on that.