Out of Her Shell Reviews:

Reposting my review from GW:

Opening with Hall and Oates playing was all I needed to know I was about to read an instant classic, and everything that followed more than lived up to that.

Grace and Darcy make such an adorable pair. I love all the little details we see them obsess over, like how much Grace adores Darcy's wondering eyes and curious nature. How Darcy is always throwing herself into new situations, asks a lot of questions, is so eager to learn new things from Grace's life and perspective, and mimics her girlfriend’s movements and gestures are not only great bits of characterization, but they also do a tremendous job of hinting at Darcy's true nature. It was really interesting reading about a tiny essentially inhabitating a big's body and seeing how those borrower mannerisms translate into how a “regular human” behaves.

I also liked both of their designs and how they’re juxtaposed: Grace is a plus-sized woman with black hair in a black dress and Darcy is a more petite blonde wearing white and pink. The visual polarity emphasizes their dynamic and how well they fit together, and they both sound so pretty. Learning later on that Grace isn’t wearing underwear beneath her dress made her all the more enthralling.

I wasn’t expecting Grace to have a prosthetic arm, but I love how that ties into Darcy’s whole situation through the company that makes these shells and prosthetics. It was also a great narrative payoff how Grace’s traumatic experience led her to a fear of robots/animatronics and how that plays into her girlfriend literally piloting one. Her fearing robo-Darcy whirring to life while its pilot was in her hand, and Darcy reassuring her that won’t happen, was cute.

Coriander is such an oddly specific weakness lol, but I love the new lore that the soap gene actually came about from all the tinies living amongst us. I'll be on the lookout for people with this gene. I, unfortunately, do not have it, but maybe I can meet some tinies who do lol.

The details when Darcy stepped out of her face and onto Grace’s hand were so vivid. All the small things, like feeling the warmth and pulse beneath her skin, to noticing the specks of green in her brown eyes, to the breath washing over her and blowing her hair, showcased the difference in scale between the two splendidly. And I love how mesmerized by it all Darcy is. There were plenty of nods suggesting she has a size fetish (or is at least attracted to big people, which maybe isn’t a size fetish the way we see it given tinies actually exist in this world), and the thought of her being stuck in her robot seeing Grace at her height when she could actually live out the size diff dream and probably wants nothing more then to step out and do so is a compelling thought, and heightens that moment when she can finally be her real self around Grace.

Darcy watching Grace eat in front of her was another great moment displaying the disparity in size. And her envisioning herself tangled up in noodles made for an appetizing visual. I really enjoyed Grace’s vore fetish and the different ways it shown through before she actually gulped her lover. The fact both of them had these big secrets they were anxious to share but found comfort in finally doing so was so sweet (ok, Grace’s kink ain’t nearly as big a deal as what Darcy was hiding, but it was still a big deal to her lol).

Those mixed-size twins Darcy read about sounds like some fake news. I can’t even imagine how that’d possibly work.

Goddamn, I can’t properly convey how much every time Grace whispered something got to me. The way you described the breath washing over Darcy as the human got in close was so good. And that first “real” kiss was excellent (hell, the “fake” one back near the beginning was already stellar, but that paragraph detailing the softness and how her lips molded around the tiny was superb). But the one shortly after, where Grace describes what she loves about Darcy and every line is divided by a description of her assaulting the tiny with kisses, that’s probably my favorite paragraph out of the whole story. It was so easy to visualize and the dialogue there is so captivating.

And the fact all that stole Darcy’s attention enough that she didn’t notice either the change in scenery or her partner’s change in wardrobe was the cherry on top. And damn, Grace is so hot. It’s no wonder she practically stunned Darcy silent.

The things Grace did with her tongue … hoo boy. I’m impressed, both with her and the author. Holy hell. The mouthplay that followed was simply divine. I liked Grace’s moaning reverberating throughout her mouth. That was a cool detail, along with the different textures across her tongue and taste buds. And the vivid details didn’t stop at the mouth. Grace’s heartbeat being strong enough to dominate Darcy’s and force it to follow its rhythm was another awesome display of the size difference. I know you really liked that line in Twin Sizes about Jackie and Pierce’s hearts syncing up, and I’m guessing this part was inspired by that, but I like what you did with the idea more, it not just syncing up but physically overwhelming the tiny’s into following suit. So good!

The description of the inside of the stomach was, of course, fucking great, but I adored how Darcy recognized that everything around her was Grace. Every facet of her world, everything she could see, hear, and feel, even the air itself was the woman she loved, and if it weren’t for the kissing paragraph I mentioned earlier, this would be my favorite paragraph in the story. (It’s a really close second. It might even surpass it, honestly).

In the swallow’s aftermath, I loved Grace’s fear that she ruined their relationship in the heart of the moment, and when Darcy struck that fear down, it shifted into worrying she broke the little lady lol. That had me in stitches. Getting her out with dental floss was a nice touch as it implies she couldn’t just throw her up (I imagine a woman who can swallow boiled eggs whole doesn’t have a gag reflex lol).

And that vore confession was so sweet. Again, the fact Grace got so worked up over that is hilarious given the secret her girlfriend just revealed maybe an hour prior. But yeah, that peck on the cheek made my heart melt. Something about that “A little pink,” was really funny to me lol.

All that to say, you really went above and beyond with this story. The quality on display here only makes me more excited to see what’s in store for Breaking Through (and possibly this story if you decide to expand on it). Fantastic work!

[Repost over] It's an incredible honor to have my name associated with such an inventive and inspiring story. There's so much here to love that I still don't feel like my review did it justice lol. But that aside, I can't wait to check out the next Breaking Through chapter!

Holy shit. this might be one of the hottest stories ive ever read in. my. LIFE. I've been looking for so long for something like this. the intensity of sensations, the genuine chemistry between grace and darcy, their depth of experience as characters, and perhaps rarest of all, that combination of realistic stomach internals in a cute fluffy lesbian fic. I will absolutely be sharing this one around, im so glad it exists!!