usually we like to talk about giants that are completely friendly and humans who have to unlearn stereotypes, but what if giants had to unlearn human stereotypes?
a giant who has to come to terms with the fact that subconsciously, they don't see their tiny as a person, more as a thing. They hate it about themself of course, since, y'know, that's their friend, but it's still difficult to fully realize it. that subconscious belief leaks into how they treat the tiny. maybe they do things like preventing the tiny from doing anything on their own, they keep them to a confined area, or the tiny has a limited variety of food to pick from. subconsciously, they've been treating the tiny like a pet or possession. and they loathe it. they find themself so lucky that their tiny friend is so patient with them while they try to do better.
a giant who was taught from a young age that all humans were evil having to unlearn that for their own sake or for the sake of a human. maybe their injured and a human doctor comes along to try and heal them. the giant isn't just apprehensive, they're downright combative to the idea that a human would do something so helpful. they probably end up attacking the human, and they don't regret it until many months later when the two are almost friends. by then, the giant assumes it is too late to apologize.
a giant who was told stories of giants attacking and raiding human cities as a child, who idolizes the giants of the past who would do so. maybe those past giants even consumed human flesh, and the giant believes that to be something to strive for as well. when they play pretend with their toys, they pretend to be one of the raiders, and it isn't until they come across a destroyed human city that they realize that it isn't as fun as they initially thought. perhaps there's an exchange along the lines of "oh, I hadn't realized you could speak, I didn't know that you were sentient. im sure my ancestors wouldn't have killed so many of you had they known either." and the human, once they mustered up the courage, as this giant is sitting on their house like it's a seat, "ahah, yeah, um, we've been sentient for centuries." they say it in a joking tone that still holds a small semblance of exasperation for their situation. the giant will try to befriend any humans they come across, but they don't quite realize that casually talking about that destruction to those they're lucky enough to befriend is unnerving until one of their friends gets brave enough to say so.
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