Eli had never been a big fan of parties but Kat said he needed to get out and socialize with people his own size. This was supposed to be a nice, quiet get-together at a friendâs place; theyâd even have a Designated Tiny Area, so he wouldnât have to worry about getting squished and stepped on all the time.
At least thatâs what he thought, until the door opened and they were greeted with pulsing lo-fi beats, dripping keggers and a busted-up couch in the back of the room; torn-up, stained and with a simple piece of paper taped to it indicated that this was the Tinies-Only Area.
There were a couple dozen awkward, fidgeting specks littering the moist cushions.
Eli hemmed-and-hawed as Kat pinched him and set him down amongst the rest of his Regressed classmates, bidding him farewell before drifting off to start mingling with some girls she recognized from her Comms class.
There was a pit of neglect forming in Eliâs stomach.
Sighing, he meandered over to the closest person to himâa nervous, frizzy-haired girl who only came up to about waist-height. It was a while before either of them spoke.
âHey, Iâm Eli,â He said first, offering a hand. She stared at it like she didnât recognize the appendage.
âM-Miranda,â She eventually stammered, reaching up and shaking two of his fingers.
Eli hadnât considered the inconvenience of having to greet someone twice as tall as you. With nothing else to say, his eyes drifted to the bottlecap of booze theyâd been left with.
âDonât bother,â Miranda sighed. âItâs Corona. Light.â She spat rudely.
âAh.â Eli nodded. He preferred fruity cocktails. Kat had always made fun of him for it. âYou, uh, you seem like you know your stuffâbeer stuff. Dâyou drink a lot?â He could feel himself tripping over his words so he didnât bother trying to correct what he meant.
âYeahhhâŚâ Said Miranda morosely. âIâm part of Kappa Kapââ Her voice petered out and she hung her head, simply pointing at the gaggle of girls holding one of their members upside-down above a keg of beer. âIâm with them. I guess. IâI dunno. They just kinda left me here. I think they forgot about meâŚâ
âAh.â Eli nodded. âI seeâŚâ
The young man glanced down at Miranda and frowned. He could see every fickle anxiety springing to life on her face and he felt each one in his bones. He peered out into the masses and spied Kat in the distance, sipping from a red solo cup in her wide-brimmed lesbian wine mom hat.
He wondered if she was thinking about him.
He wondered if sheâd even remember him two hours and six drinks from now.
His eyes fell to her black boots. If he squinted, he could just barely make out a few scrambling specks littering the linoleum at her feet. Some poor, forgotten Tinies desperately trying not to get stepped on by dozens of clueless giants. Kat subtly shifted her attentive-listening pose, and one of them disappeared beneath her rubbery treads.
Eliâs mouth felt dry.
âHey,â He said, absently nudging Miranda with his elbow. âCan I ask you something?â
The shrimpy girl grunted and rubbed the back of her head.
âSo⌠Youâre a Tiny, right?â
Miranda blinked.
âHow do you⌠How do you get used to it, yâknow? Like, the feeling of⌠Like youâre nothing, like you donât exist to people. And⌠Just at any moment, the people youâthe people you care about, they just just⌠end you. Andâand they wouldnât even know. Or care. âCause youâre just like⌠To them youâre just⌠How do you like cope and feel and just live with knowing that youâreâyouâreââ
His words finally failed him and he looked glumly at Miranda, grasping for an answer.
She shrugged. âHow the fuck should I know?â
âOh.â The misery washed over Eli but didnât have time to sink in.
An obnoxiously loud knocking at the front door snapped him out of his spiral. It sounded like forty fists pounding on the planks of a ship, overpowering the distant hum of a pre-set YouTube playlist. A low silence fell over the Tiny partygoers.
âOh noâŚâ Miranda quavered, quaking in her ugly denim overalls. âTheyâre hereâŚâ
âWho?â Eli whipped around to the rest of the Tinies, slowly starting to back away.
âP-Partypus,â She said breathlessly.
Like a megaton bomb the door swung open and they came spilling into the room a tangled, shitfaced mess. Four or five chittering titans reeking of pregame, a six pack in each hand and a paper-bagged bottle in the other. They were practically joined at the hip, the multiple girls all fusing into a colossal rat-queen of glittery makeup and press-on nails. It was a sight of pure horror; A wretched knot of carelessness and cruelty, a stomping-squishing-smooshing cerberus for anything less than an inch tall.
Of course it was Katâs friends.
Eli had known them for a short while back when he was full-sizedâBack when theyâd considered him more than just another one of Katâs accessories. But heâd never really considered just how much of an absolute terror they could be for the Regressed Students on-campus.
He had a dreadful feeling that he was about to find out.
They took a shambling step forward and one of the Tinies on the floor disappeared beneath a careless footstepâsmeared face-first into a wad of gum on the underside of a scuffed sneaker. The rest of the girls were just as mindful of their stumbling steps, not even bothering to glance down as four pairs of feet pounded the beer-stained carpet.
There was a commotion as someone draped their letterman jacket over the back of the couch, inconveniently obscuring the only sign that this was a No-Sit area. The chorus of cries from the mortified Tinies went unnoticed as the oblivious giant disappeared, not even registering what heâd done.
Miranda aimlessly pawed at Eliâs gum-wrapper vest as he gawked at the brazen disregard of partygoing etiquette. âHey uhhhâŚâ She stammered, âWe should p-probably get outta here before⌠B-beforeâŚâ
A long, heavy shadow told them they were too late.
As the teeter-tottering titans distantly complained of tight heels and aching feet, a deep, rumbling chuckle told them that theyâd been noticed.
Sheâd appeared in silence, the shadow of a loose floral dress hanging over the frozen Tinies like a curtain of cruel intentions. A wide grin spread across her thin, snake-bitten lips.
âHullo,â She hummed huskily.
Daisy Dunkelweizen. A towering goth covered from head to toe in glistening piercings and squirming freckles.
Eli felt the color drain from his body. Of all the girls in the group to notice them first, of course it HAD to be herâŚ
A massive hand swept down and snagged a petrified Tiny by the leg, lifting the poor soul into the air until he was level with the dark black bangs that obscured her eyes. She snorted, wiggling a bullish nose-ring before sticking out a studded tongue and flicking him into her mouth.
Everybody scattered.
Daisy tossed the little snack around her mouth and watched as the bugs started scrambling. Grinning, she twisted around and hoisted up the back of her dress, revealing a sight that wouldâve been tantalizing if it didnât spell certain doom.
A fat, freckled derriere peeked out from beneath the bunched-up fabric, her plump cheeks occasionally blemished by a stray Tiny embedded between pockets of cellulite. She glanced behind her and wiggled her hips tauntingly before bending over.
The pale shadow of the gothâs ass grew darker as Eli pumped his arms, trying desperately to reach the edge of her impact zone. He was fortunateâas one of the larger Tinies, he was able to get a bit ahead of everyone, even as his feet sank into the plush ground. He dove to the other cushion right as the goliath goth plopped down in her seat.
In the wake of narrowly avoiding getting squashed, Eli breathed a sigh of relief before realizing that Miranda wasnât with him anymore. He looked around, then gazed up at the girl currently sitting on at least a dozen Tinies. For a moment, they locked gazes and he swore she grinned at him before giving her butt another wiggle and motioning for her friends to join her.
His gaze swept across to the opposite end of the couch as a huge shape loomed over the group of Tinies that had fled to the right cushion. They could scarcely imagine what it mightâve been, but from his vantage point Eli could tell exactly who it was.
âThanks, Daze!â A heavy voice rang out as the shape revealed itself to be a pair of bulbous buttocks, straining against a pair of sweatpants. âI needed to take a load off, my feet were killing me!â In one fluid motion she practically spilled into the seat, gelatinous cheeks washing over the poor Tinies before they even had a moment to react.
Darcy Pabst was over 300 pounds with an ass the size of several city blocksâtheyâd had no hope of escaping the whale of a woman from the moment sheâd laid eyes on a place to park her rear. It overflowed the seat and spilled into the next cushion over. Thankfully Eli had been spared, but the gargantuan know-it-all didnât even seem to notice the seat had been occupied.
Only a few months ago the spunky shortstack had barely come up to his chest⌠Now she was nearly a hundred times his size, and just as oblivious of her surroundings.
âAnyway!â She continued, pushing her matrix glasses back up her piggish nose, âI think he likes his new room! Donât you, sweetkins?â She cooed, holding up the little cage that housed her shrunken boyfriend. She prodded it with a pudgy finger and giggled as he rattled the bars. âAww, youâre so cute, babe!â She released the necklace hung around her sweaty neck and let it plap against her chest, a great big belly laugh sending the little thing bouncing between her breasts.
Eli felt sorry for the poor bastard trapped with Darcy. He shouldâve broken up with her when he had the chance. To go from a boyfriend to just a glorified accessoryâŚ
He wondered if that was what Kat thought of him, but he didnât get long to dwell on it.
âHeeeyyyâŚâ Floated a woozy voice dripping with pregame, âThereâs, like, people already sitting hereâŚâ
Through the haze of their intoxication, the frizzy-haired Miller Twins had somehow spotted the rest of the Tiny partygoers. They wore matching tube tops that were too short and too low-cut respectivelyâOne of them practically had her whole ass hanging out, while the other was dangerously close to having her boobs burst out of her dress.
Macy frowned, drooling from the corner of her mouth. âMaaaann⌠I was looking forward to getting off my feet too⌠You donât thiiiiinkâŚâ
âHeeeyyy~â Marcie said, kneeling down mere inches from the anxious crowd of Tinies and bathing them in her beer-battered breath. âYou lilâ guys wouldnât mind sharing a seat with us, would you?â She giggled girlishlyâa deep, foreboding rumble. âWeâve been on our feet allllll day⌠Itâd only be the gentlemanly thing to do, riiiiight~â
Her eyes slowly blinked, one-at-a-time. Failing to pick up on the chorus of dissent rising from the Tinies, she shrugged and rose back up to her full height.
âOh yeah itâs fine,â Darcy suddenly spoke up, following a hefty burp. âIf they donât wanna give up their seat then theyâll just, like, move out of the way.â She ground her butt into her seat, adding âI think those are the food ones anyway.â
The Millers looked at each other. âI call dibs!â Macy shouted, spinning around to reveal a pair of asscheeks chewing up a G-string thong. âSo scootch over!â
As she bent over, a pair of fingers suddenly wrapped around Eli and snatched him up, right as the girl collapsed into her seat. âOoohhh, they tickle~â Macy laughed, feeling the Tinies squirm against her bare ass.
âAwww no fair!â Marcie cried. âI only got the one! What am I supposed to do with one measly lilâ Tiny!?â
Eliâs stomach churned as he was scooped and swept through the air, pinned between two false nails. He dangled helplessly as the two titans bickered back and forth until Macy finally relented and stood up. The Tinies trapped beneath her had only the briefest taste of fresh air before Marcie squeezed in beside her, the twins barely fitting in a single seat.
âJeez, Macy!â Marcie complained, trapped between Darcyâs overflowing flab and her sisterâs hips. âYou and your big buttâIâm getting squashed here!â
âJust like all the lucky lilâ guys weâre sharing a seat with~â The twins tittered.
All things considered, Eli was lucky he hadnât been one of them. But he felt his luck run out as his captor finally turned her attention to him. She brought him up to her face covered in three layers of messy makeup and smearing mascara and eyed him hungrily.
She winked at him, and to his horror Eli realized she thought he was cute. Despite his protests, her plump lips glistening with gloss were getting closer and closer.
MMM-MWAH~
She planted a wet, sloppy kiss on him, coating Eli in hot pink lipstick. The little man sputtered and gasped, only to be thrust right back against the massive lips.
MWAH~
MWAHH~
MWAHHH~
âS-stop!â Eli finally gasped, his stamina exhausted. Marcieâs wet barrage of kisses finally subsided, and he found himself staring headlong down the front of her dress. She hooked a finger on her top and tugged it down, revealing a generous canyon of cleavage.
âI gotta save you for later, little loverboy~â She cooed. âSorry itâs a bit stuffy in there, but you wonât mind, riiiight??â
Eli squirmed desperately as he was lowered towards the girlâs sweaty boobs. If she stuck him in there, then Kat would neverâ
âHeyyyyyy bitches!!!â
âKAAATTTTT!!!!â The girls erupted in plentiful chorus. Eli twisted around and saw Kat approaching from a distance, waving at her friends. Her sudden appearance had made Marcie hesitate and forget all about him. She let go, and her tub top snapped back into place, jiggling her bra-less bust.
Eli let out a sigh of relief and started waving his hands frantically, begging for Kat to come to his rescue.
âMmm, whatcha got there?â She asked, leaning in for a closer look.
âOhh, thiiiiiiiss lilâ guy?â Marcie replied, proudly displaying Eliâs flailing form. âWe found him on the couch, he was JUST offering to share a seat with me nâ Macy. Heâs such a cute lilâ perv isnât heeeeee~â
Cool recognition washed over Katâs face, but to Eliâs dismay she didnât immediately spring into action. âOh yeah,â She nodded, âHeâs a cute little dork all rightâŚâ
He didnât have time to process the wink Kat had given him as Marcie whipped him through the air again. âI was GONNA save him for laterrrrr⌠But heâs so feisty I might just eat him noooww~â
The drunken slob opened her mouth, her tongue unfurling like the most unflattering red carpet. Again that foul breath washed over him as she began to lower Eli towards her drooling maw, replacing the view of her overflowing cleavage with her bottomless gullet.
âKat, help! Kat!? KAT!!!â Eli wailed helplessly. Had she not recognized him? Or had she finally reached the limits of her amusement with him? And she didnât even care enough to finish him off herselfâŚ
His swirling thoughts came to a halt as Kat couldnât help herself any longer and burst into laughter. âAlrightalrightalright, stop, stop.â
Marcie froze, her potential snack dangling inches from her lips. âWuzzat?â
âI said no eating my roommates. Now câmon, hand him over.â Kat held out her hand expectantly.
Marcie blinked slowly, one eye at a time. âOhhhh, izzit your lilâ rooooomie? I always forget heâs such a lilâ cuuuuutie-patootie~â She pressed him into Katâs cold palm and added, âIf youâre ever free one of these days, lilâ gentlemanâŚâ The shitfaced girl gave him a sloppy wink and tugged down her neckline once again.
Eli shuddered.
âThanks for the save,â He said as Kat placed him on her shoulder. â...But, yâknow I couldâve used your help a little sooner maybe?â
Kat shrugged, throwing Eli off-balance. âFigured Iâd make you sweat a little bit for peeping on the girls.â She snickered as he blushed. âBut seriously dude, you really gotta be more careful. I wonât always be here to save your little butt. Wouldnât want you to end up stuck under all⌠that.â She glanced at Darcy, spreading her legs and scratching her crotch unflatteringly.
âAw sweet!â The girl exclaimed, finding a straggler between her legs. âParty snack!â
As she flicked the flailing speck into her maw, Eli felt a chill rattle down his spine. âGotcha. Iâll try my best to⌠not get sat on, I guess.â
âOr, yâknow, get stepped on or whatever.â
Eliâs eyes lit up suddenly. âOh yeah! Kat, can I ask one last HUGE favorâŚ?â
The girl nodded, listening to her roommateâs urgent request. âHey Daze? My little roomie here says you're sitting on his friend.â
Daisy giggled and ground her butt further into the couch cushion.
âWelp, we tried.â Kat shrugged.
The pit in Eliâs stomach reopened. âOh. Well, can we get outta here, at least? I donât really feel safe aroundââ
âYou wanna leave? Already??â She picked up him and squinted at him critically. âDude, calm down, weâve only been here like five minutes. Plus I canât just abandon the girls, they JUST got here! Câmon, we can stay a BIT longer, right?â
He shouldâve put his foot down and demanded Kat take him home. The constant threat of nearly getting squashed or confused for some party snack by her âfriendsâ was just too much, and if she couldnât understand that then maybe⌠maybe theyâdâ
He couldnât do it.
Fumbling with his fingers, Eli eked out, âIâI guess itâd be alright⌠Only for a little bit, though!â As if he had a say in the matter.
She smiled warmly and gave him a quick full-body peck that went by so fast he didnât even notice it. âThanks dude!â And with that, she casually plunked him into the empty red solo cup sheâd been toting around all night. âSit tight, okay? I gotta use the bathroom.â
âBâbathroom?â Eli squeaked. His face turned flush.
âRelaaaax, dork,â She snorted. âIâm gonna leave you with the girls, youâll be fine.â
âKatâKat, please donâtââ But it was too late, sheâd already made the hand-off and was sauntering out of sight, leaving him squeaking anxiously. âDonât leave meâŚâ
âDonât worry lilâ guy, weâll take REAL good care of ya~ Wonât we, girls?â
Four drunken faces loomed overhead, gazing down at the little man at their mercy.
Eli prayed sheâd come back soon.
After four grueling hours of being pinned under her butt, Daisy and the rest of the girls finally rose from their seats. Miranda considered herself lucky that she hadnât gone up with them, watching as the rest of the unlucky Tinies found themselves stuck to the giant gothâs freckled buttocks and disappeared beneath her shimmering dress.
The bug-sized girl peeled herself off the sweaty assprint and spun around, still gasping for fresh air. âFUHâFUCKING FREAK!â She yelled uselessly as Daisy left, none the wiser to the sole speck thatâd been left behind.
Speaking of which, looking around, Miranda realized that the party was looking emptier. A lot emptierâŚ
She couldnât find any of the Kappa girls still lingering around, but she noticed that much of the couch had been decimated with crumbs and beer stains that probably hadnât been there before. âUgh, what aââ
âWhat a messâŚâ A heaving voice tremored.
She gazed up at the bucktoothed colossus looming overhead, shaved head of hair parted to show off the look of pure disgust and disappointment. âThose cretins,â She hissed, brandishing what Miranda recognized as a hand vacuum.
âLeast they could do is clean up after themselves,â She ho-hummed glumly, flicking the vacuum on and drowning out the rest of Mirandaâs shouts.
âNO-NO-NO-NO-NO!!!â The forgotten girl wailed, giving up jumping and waving to break into a desperate sprint. The roar of suction grew louder, boulders of peanut shells and snack-crumbs whisking past her. âFUCK FUCK FUCK FUââ
The ground flew out from under her feet, and in an instant she was gone.
The bored PNM hadnât even noticed the little pinkish speck sheâd vacuumed up. A few hours of humiliating labor later, she emptied it into the trash and dragged the seeping garbage bag out to the curb.
And a few hours after that, a single, grumbling speck tore a hole in the garbage bag and began the long trek back to the sorority house.
She thought about that uptight dork whoâd been so worried about getting forgotten or ignored or whatever heâd been traumadumping about.
What a little bitch.