Posted by Alexwwpyro 2 years ago Report

I'd like to see Marie eventually end up in the situation as the princess

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Who knows what will happen in the future? At the very least, now she seems a little more empathetic about people who choose to be eaten. Maybe curiosity didn't just kill the cat, but maybe it ate the cat, too...

Posted by KKtheneko 2 years ago Report

Well this one was certainly worth the wait, Marie is as lovable and fun as ever and the situations presented in this story almost left me no choice but to keep reading. I love the way you explored the different types of pred/prey relationships as well as the subject of digestion, it seems we think similarly in that regard. I’ll look forward to your future work as always, much love and support

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Thanks so much for all your kind words, as always. I am endlessly grateful for your continued support, as well as the support of all my readers of course!!

Thank you for mentioning that bit about pacing, about the situations wanting you to keep reading. That's an element of storytelling that I put quite a lot of effort in! Hiding certain story details, and revealing them at certain times... happy to hear that you enjoyed it. Much love, right back!

Posted by FreedomPug 2 years ago Report

i didn't even need to read to know its a banger, slow digestion begets neuron activation for me.

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Long digestion is so good... happy to hear I could promote some healthy neuron activation in you.

Posted by EnderFridge 2 years ago Report

Yay! It’s finally here! And it really didn’t disappoint! I love Annalee, and the others are as good as ever. Great work!

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Thanks so much, I'm happy to hear you enjoyed reading it!!

Posted by RoyalRoseBeam 2 years ago Report

Very much worth the wait! The characters really feel like they have a lot of depth to them, and I can't wait to explore them (hehe). The worldbuilding was great too, I'm a complete sucker for stories that go out of their way to imagine what a world with vore would look like. All in all, impressive stuff! Especially looking forward to exploring Fran's motivations in future stories.

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

<3 Thank you for your continued support, I am so so very appreciative. I put a lot of work into this one and I'm glad to see it's paying off with happy readers! And yeah, I definitely devoted a lot of brainpower towards crafting a civilized society where this kind of vore actually occurs... it's actually a pretty difficult thought exercise! Many, many people have different explanations for how vore works in a world, so this is just my version.

Fran's an interesting one, huh? She's still fairly mysterious, compared to everyone else... I'll have to give her some extra attention in the future! But thanks again for reading and commenting!!

Posted by Observance 2 years ago Report

So happy to see more of this! The texting and drawing were nice touches; napkin art should be the new standard. I also really like the worldbuilding here, from the first conversation onwards. It feels a lot more in-depth than most settings where vore is just an unremarkable thing that happens and the world is otherwise the same.

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Thanks so much! I'm super relieved to hear that the image actually showed up. You never know, with Eka's Portal... but anyways, I really appreciate your feedback and all the comments you leave! <3

Posted by FitMe 2 years ago Report

Oh my god I absolutely adore Analee. What a precious treasure! You're stories are always so fascinating, and touch on elements of vore that I hardly ever see discussed. Plus, incredibly slow digestion bonus!

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

I'm so glad you like her! She's definitely a sweetheart. Thank you for your support throughout all of my writing, I always appreciate getting comments from you!!

Posted by Broniele97 2 years ago Report

That was worth the wait! I love cow girls as preds and long digestion is a new thing I just discovered thanks to you. I still prefer safe, but this sounds quite interesting~
You did a wonderful job with this one, hope Marie would get a comfy and safe stomach to call home, hope it’ll be only of a woman, cause I don’t like male as preds, but that’s besides the point. Once again good job and keep up the good work :3

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

I'm so happy to hear that you liked it! Thank you!! I appreciate you still reading the story even though you prefer safe vore, and that you were able to still find some enjoyment out of it.

And I bet a lot of people want to see Marie inside a belly again... she's definitely on the road to letting curiosity get the best of her.

Posted by Broniele97 2 years ago Report

I secretly hope that Calypso Swallows her, even if I imagine that this is impossible due to the corset and the relationship between her and Beatrice. Would be cool if Beatrice learns some common too, but I guess she’s not interested in comunicating with others from outside

Posted by Broniele97 2 years ago Report

Also I really appreciated the use of a scrap to get to understand Annalee’s anatomy, very cute

Posted by skorpio 2 years ago Report

Really interesting story! I love all the background for the world, and the effort you put into the characters shows.

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Hey, thanks so much!! I really appreciate your comment and it made me smile. :)

Posted by ClosetedTiny 2 years ago Report

This was a.... very dark and deep story. I'm still kind of reeling from it, tbh.

You have built quite a world with these 3 stories, but holy crap my Anthropology brain is trying to solve every question I have; such as ethics, loopholes, criminals, social structure with these beast people around, etc. Even putting aside the vore part, my brain is just going everywhere.

I feel so bad for Marie having been thrust into this world and trying to wrap her head around this stuff. I know my view on Vore is a very looked down upon version of it and a version that is very much in the realm of fantasy. That's just my own mentality based on my own mentality and trauma, so I know it is very different than others.
This sort of world terrifies me because my mind immediately slaps real-world stuff onto this stuff ( YepMcNope knows what I mean on that, I've written a lot of my thoughts on their works and this story reminds me a lot of their work) and it just messes with my mind. The Foxgirl next door already scared me with the casualness of near-murder (Don't get me wrong, this just shows how good of a writer you are, I am not bashing your stories at all for me not enjoying them, I'm not twitter once they found out about Berserk) and then in this story of her casually apologizing as if it was a simple slap in the head instead of it triggering a shell-shocked victim of assault. And the more details we find about the world, the more my mind reacts alike this.

But in the end, this is a work of fiction and it was a well written story that many people enjoyed! You put a lot of work into this and it really does expand the world of this place to start looking into the world of beasts. Thank you for sharing this, Dulce!

Oh, and I do know what they say about the cats: "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back."

And side note, since Fran really isn't that peaceful or sorry, couldn't Marie just get a retraining order or are the cops racist enough to ignore that from a human? Might be listening to too many r/nuclearrevenge, hope that Fran gets what she deserves!

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

What's great about vore, and perhaps all other paraphilias, is that it is entirely derived from inside of us, in part to quench some urge that we have. To fulfill a need; mental, physical, or otherwise. The need to feel dominated? The need to feel comforted? The need to feel loved, or urges to feel meaningless, urges to feel deprecated, to fulfill primal and sexual hungers. (And maybe literal hungers, too?)

I'm disheartened to hear that, in your own words, that you claim your view of vore is "a very looked down upon version of it." I'd ask why you feel that way, but I think I may already have a decent idea. Is it because this community seems to, as a whole, sway towards harsher and crueler undertones? I've noticed that myself, too. You know me, at least I hope you do; I love the sweet things, the loving things, the gentle things. I love to write it, and I feel those things deep in my soul. It's a beautiful thing to experience and I don't want you to feel ashamed of what you like, and what you don't like. Your preferences and boundaries are just as important as everyone else's; don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I'm honored you still read this story, despite it clashing with the needs that you use vore to fulfill.

I write stories. I use the concept of kink to tell stories—explore words, characters, dialogue, personalities—that's just the kind of person I am. That's one of my needs that vore lets me fulfill; to create. When I was writing this, I really was in Marie's shoes, asking myself "why would someone willingly want to be digested?" And I went along with Marie, trying to find an answer to that question. I love this stuff. I love vore, and I love creating, and I love how this makes me feel. Love, comfort, domination, submission, creation... just feeling emotions, any kind of emotions, whether they be good or bad. I am an empathetic God to my creations, I feel their emotions, I feel their motivations, I take them into me and I walk in their shoes, and they take me to places I can only dream of. These are the needs that vore fulfills for me, and they may be needs that you share, and there may be some that you may not share. The point being, that vore is different for everybody. Your version of vore is just as valid as everyone else's. The kink world is your playground, and you make the rules. Keep on being you, because you're awesome. :)

Posted by ClosetedTiny 2 years ago Report

You know my newest story that I published? Part 4? My friend praised me for it for the first time (she had said nothing about the other 3 parts), said it was her favourite one out of the bunch. When I asked what was different about this one compared to the other 3, she actually said out front that it was because I wrote her characters as cruel.
I understand accurate representation of a person's property, but in the end it still makes me uncomfortable to promote violence, slavery, and cruelty in a sexual sense. And yes, I am ashamed that I enjoy stories and medias that do sexualize that, I have it in my mind that this is wrong.

That is why I say that mine and your version of vore as a safe, comfortable, bonding experience is a looked down upon. And even when you compare mine to yours, you are satisfied with the realism of a stomach such as smells, food, stuff like that. You are satisfied with that in my eyes, in my mind. I love it and you were able to expand on your writing during Voretober into places you admitted weren't your preference.

Me?

My fiction, kink or other, will never satisfy me. I can entertain things such as love, attachment, justice, peace, all of the stuff I want and need and essentially be eating nothing but straw when I need more. I started writing vore because I was empty, I still write it because I needed the validation that people are enjoying what I write.

My kink has become my burden; as much as I want to put my fiction out there it is a chore to write and put in the effort. And in the end, I am writing to a very small audience because I mostly write gentle stuff, I am writing something I don't believe I will ever attain, and I am writing on a literal porn platform and trying to share wholesome stuff. It has gotten to a point where I don't even know if I am enjoying my kink anymore since it is so hard for me to write anymore.

"A very looked down upon version of it" is because my version of Vore is not about the act of vore more than it is validation and peace that I wish I had. I write because I needed a way to take my ideas out of my head and into a medium. I write because I have ideas, an itch to scratch in forms of creativity.

I absolutely love Worldbuilding in my stories, it is very easy to do in D&D. I love testing characters, learning about skills that they would need to know, feeling epic once I enact them out, that sort of thing. It's hard for me to do that with Vore since my version of it are based off of things that aren't really solid things I can learn; there is no manual to learn about have to love or show affection or stuff like that. Hell, I don't know a lot about myself simply because I haven't experienced it or given myself the opportunity to do it, it's just speculation.

Thank you for being awesome, Dulce. I hope you are having a good day/night, I guess I needed that little pep-talk.

Posted by Wolfsage 2 years ago Report

On so nice to finally see this continue. I was starting to wonder if you'd given up :D

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

I never give up! I ain't a quitter! >w< Sorry it took so long, but thank you very much for sticking with me!

Posted by Wolfsage 2 years ago Report

Ofc, I do hope to see more Fran in the future . I think it would make for a good scene for her to try and eat her again but being stopped:D

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

You and lots of people want to see more Fran. I can totally oblige! She definitely needs some more attention.

Posted by Goblingobler 2 years ago Report

Thank you for another fun chapter!

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Thank you for reading it!

Posted by Kasra 2 years ago Report

Very nice! I'm glad to see another story in this setting! And the exposition was wonderful, too.

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Heya, thanks so much!! I really appreciate the feedback! <3

Posted by MidoriHime 2 years ago Report

Absolutely in love with the setting and world you're building with this series. I think Marie is a *great* protagonist for this kind of story, with her curiosity and lack of power.

The comment about her curiosity about people who enjoy being eaten or those who enjoy eating others makes me curious about if she's gonna be on the other end of the proverbial fork at some point. Maybe there are some smaller folk out there who could help enlighten her on the predator's side of the equation?

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Thanks so much for your support, it really means a lot!! I'm so glad you are enjoying it.

You bring up a good point, actually! Marie is undoubtedly curious, and maybe she wants to know both sides of this vore thing... I might explore that. A nerdy, shy, inexperienced predator would be a fun thing to write about...

Posted by MidoriHime 2 years ago Report

Tbh I think it would be great. I could totally imagine Marie hearing something scuttling about inside her walls and finding a mousegirl in there. Maybe she's a squatter, maybe she got trapped somehow, or maybe you'll come up with something completely different, but I think it'd be really cute to have a micro character of some sort hanging around in the story. And getting to eat someone might be a bit of a confidence boost for Marie as well.

(I'm all about size differences and micro/macro stuff, if you couldn't tell, and it would make me very happy, but I won't say you have to or anything like that)

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

To be honest, for some reason I've never considered the fact that there can be *small* monsters in this world, even though I go out of my way to describe how *big* monsters can be. So thank you for giving me this idea! I think I'll definitely do something with it...

Posted by MidoriHime 2 years ago Report

Well, I shall be waiting for it with bated breath. (And maybe a breath mint, gotta stay fresh for the tinies!)

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Well hey, some people like it natural! (I, um, might be one of them)

Posted by EraofChange 2 years ago Report

heck yeah!!

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

<3 <3

Posted by EraofChange 2 years ago Report

absolutely ADORE this!! And I'm waiting with baited breath for the next part! It's baited for preds. Hopefully one takes the bait someday!

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

Hey, thanks so much!! I really appreciate your support, and I'm glad you enjoyed! Hopefully it won't be too long before the next chapter.

Posted by EraofChange 2 years ago Report

you're super welcome!!!! And here's hoping!

Posted by rotta287 2 years ago Report

It feels like Eons since this story updated.

But update it did, with this wonderful chapter.

Our poor Marie walking around covered in bandages feels like a touch of realism that just doesn't happen to most fictional characters. At the very least a lot of hollywood stuff seems to make female characters implausibly clean after all kinds of nasty stuff. Actually having this in the story makes the world feel more real in a good way.

Posted by LivesInAStomach 2 years ago Report

I know, I know, it's been a while, but I'm glad that it seemed to be worth the wait!

Marie maintaining her injuries/bandages in-between chapters is something I've always wanted to include, I love maintaining continuity like that, because it just makes the world feel much more real, and it also gives consequences much more impact.

Posted by ShadeScrambler 1 year ago Report

Very nice story. Cow stomachs are pretty interesting, they allow for some unique situations.

Personally I think Annalee would be the best belly for Marie to end up in, there's time for Marie to change her perspectives before Annalee can take another guest, she'd be able to hold Marie for quite a long time, and if Marie felt like taking the digestion route, she could.

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

Hey, thanks for reading and commenting!! I like cow stomachs too, they allow for lots of possibilities.

And you make a good point! If Marie does decide to take the plunge, Annalee's digestive tract gives her ample time to change her mind... riiiight up until it doesn't.

Posted by ShadeScrambler 1 year ago Report

Actually now that I think about it, Marie could visit Annalee's stomach before her first occupant is gone, with multiple stomachs and all.

Also have you checked out other animals with multiple stomachs? There's surprisingly more than I expected, like deer which no vore creator seems to know, and apparently dolphins. Idk, fun fact I thought you might like.

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

Oh? I did not know that actually, thank you for sharing! I will have to include that in my vorish musings and brainstorming from now on... certainly gives me more ideas for new monstergirls to write about.

Posted by Zero812 1 year ago Report

Absolutely amazing story, I love this so much, the characters, the in-depth explanations, the story telling, all of it! Amazing work! But me personally in Marie's case, I wouldn't take that level of disrespect. I would have went after Fran with a vengeance and made her suffer.

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

Thank you very much for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed!

Posted by TootCore 1 year ago Report

If Marie ends up turning into someone's willing meal, perhaps even Calypso's (who knows?) after a long journey of self discovery, I'm going to be really happy. These two have really grown on me.

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much! It really means a lot that you like these characters so much!

As to whether or not Marie herself will get willingly eaten? Who is to say... maybe keep reading and find out! ;3 At least, whenever I get around to writing the next one, aha...

Posted by TootCore 1 year ago Report

I await the next chapter eagerly.

Posted by Wolfsage 1 year ago Report

I hate to be that annoying guy who is constantly pestering someone, which means I'm about to be that guy, but do you have any clues as to when the next chapter will be out?

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

At the very least, I'll try and release it before the end of the year. I have a lot on my plate these days unfortunately.

Posted by Wolfsage 1 year ago Report

That's fine, I do apologize for nagging about this, I was just wondering since it's been a while :D

Posted by AAAAA5 1 year ago Report

This is easily one of the best vore stories I've read and I've read quite a lot of them.
The way you describe how the events happen, the stellar characterization of Marie, Calypso, Annalee and Fran is just such a joy to read.
And of course, the vore stuff is erotic, tasteful and very, very well written and hits every single one of my weakpoints.
This trilogy is in my top 5 vore stories and I eagerly await the next entry. Overall? Excellent work!

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

That is such high praise. Thank you so much. I'm so, so glad that people can love my stories so much! Comments like these really motivate me to keep writing.

Posted by kiba_surion 1 year ago Report

Found these last night and absolutely love them. Can't wait for more! Who knows what neighbor she will meet next! Plus... if she is determined to learn more.... she already knows that Calypso has magic, a spell to save he from digestion and then let her get nommed would work! Maybe!

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

Thank you so much for reading and loving them!!

Hm hm, you have a good idea with magic! That's certainly an option.

Posted by MinecraftGamer235 1 year ago Report

First, love the use of colored text, it is actually helpful in understanding what is going on. Second, wonderful apology scene. If you keep going with this series, I will be very closely watching how Fran and Marie get along, if at all.

Finally I would like to say that I don't understand what she meant by "we’ll see if you can still live, and breathe, and exist by the time I’m done with you." I just don't think I will understand it until I get a one-in-one demonstration of what she meant done to me :)

anyway great work

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

I love the colored text as well, thank you for appreciating them!

Fran and Marie do seem to have a very strained relationship. And, hmm... we seem to have a Fran fan on our hands. ;)

I definitely still plan on continuing this series. One day...

Posted by JessTheNerd 7 months ago Report

Hope we see the next installment soon, love this series after binging it and can't wait to see where it goes!

Posted by LivesInAStomach 7 months ago Report

Oh wow! Thanks a bunch, that really means a lot.

I know it has been a while, but this series hasn't left my mind... just as it hasn't left my readers' minds either. I promise it's not dead forever, I still want to continue it!

Posted by JessTheNerd 7 months ago Report

Don't worry saw it was a year between this and the last installment so thought that might be the case ^u^ definitely a new favourite writer for sure!

Posted by LivesInAStomach 7 months ago Report

You flatter me!! <3 That makes me so happy. Hopefully it will be worth the wait!

Posted by Tolun 7 months ago Report

Out of curiosity, how tall/big is Annabelle compared to Cecil? Wanted to get a sense of scale.

Also, this story checked boxes I didn't know needed checked. Something about the way the section explaining Cecil and Annabelle's relationship had me on an emotional rollercoaster, there was so much tension and it created a really strong image both inside and out. Kinda wanna draw it. Would that be okay?

Posted by LivesInAStomach 7 months ago Report

Annabelle's around 10 feet tall, so I might say Cecil might be around 5 feet or so.

Also, thank you so much for the praise, I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. You can absolutely draw it, I'm very flattered!!