#sizeshifting

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One of the most intriguing unexplained phenomenon in this world is amplimorphism, a condition affecting ~3% of the population. Based on abundant anthropological evidence, it is well—established that amplimorphism was far more common among ancient humans, effecting roughly 30% of the population. Societies that saw agricultural development also saw a steep drop of the presence of size-shifters, though whether this was due to size-shifting being less suited for an agricultural lifestyle or due to shifters being driven out and/or killed is unknown.

ALRIGHT so Sizeshifters right? We all know em we all love them! I mean who wouldn’t?!? They can be a giant or a tiny whenever you need them to be. BUT WAIT! What about the emotional ones? The ones whose shift based on their emotions? Yeah they’re classic too and we love them just as much. But what if there were other reasons that cause sizeshifters to shift?

Hear me out, a sizeshifter whose size fully depends on what they ate the other day. I don’t mean in the basic sense of if they ate a lot they big and if they ate a little they small, no no. I mean like some foods make them shrink and other foods make the grow. Like You just find them eating a whole bunch of nuts and they just go “nuts make me shrink and I’m trying to avoid going to work tomorrow cause I just don’t want to man” or they start chugging water cause “water it the only thing that balances my size to normal and if I’m not normal sized tomorrow I’m sooooo fucked” etc etc. They try to eat the things they have before cause they know how it effects them the next day, but everyday they are tempted to try that new restaurant but they really don’t want to roll the dice on their height the next day man.

Or what about a sizeshifter whose size is affected by weather? Sunny day? Oh nice normal height! Clouds start rolling in? Uh oh now they’re shrinking. Rain? They’re smaller! Thunderstorm?!? Whelp they’re hella small, and they’re hoping a tornado doesn’t form because that would be actually more terrifying than anything. Snow though? Oh look they get bigger? More snow?!? Even bigger! Full on blizzard?!? People start leaving their cold homes to hide in the now giant’s pockets cause they are way warmer and very spacious at this point. My dude probably has his heads in the clouds…literally!! People eventually just keep tabs on the shifter to see what the weather is like. Clouds forming ahead? Alright are they shrinking or growing cause then they’ll know if it’s rain or snow.

What about a sizeshifter whose size depends on the animal they last seen/interacted with. Yeah usually they’re human sized cause that’s the one they usually see but suddenly touching a dog? Boom now they the height of that dog. A spider decides to crawl onto their back? Boom! They got the same spider problem but now it’s way more serious. They go out to sea and get to touch a whale? Whelp looks like they’re swimming back to shore with a rope tethered to them just in case they bump into a smaller fish and they can’t fit on the boat at the moment.

So I should be doing homework right now, but it’s fine. Also I have quite a few things to talk about this subject so my thoughts are going to kinda bounce all over the place-

So, Gods. I fully believe that if there’s a god, they should be a giant, or at the very least a size shifter. Don’t tell me that their presence is overwhelming, SHOW ME that they are overwhelming, and nothing can give that impression better then making them a giant.

Or, if we go the size shifting route, tiny gods isn’t a very common trope, even in the g/t community. Like the idea that this tiny being the size of my finger could incinerate me with a snap of their fingers is both terrifying and absolutely adorable to me.

Continuing on the tiny god route, I imagine that they would just stay that size and just sizeshift at any time. Like one second, they are chilling in the crook of a humans neck, then when said human gets threatened, they just become this massive hulking beast.

Also, just imagine the amount of different scenarios that could come from this-

-Curious god who knows next to nothing about humans and upon seeing one, immediately scoops them up and inspects them curiously

-Miniature mouthy god who used their human as a servant, threatening them if they don’t do whatever they ask of them properly

-Gentle gods who are aware of their imposing presence, so they speak softly to the human, trying to coerce them to trust said god

-A god that was cursed, so they lost most of their power, also making them small, leaving them in a vulnerable state in the hands of a human stranger

-Giants gods that fawn over humans like we do cute animals

Post a prompt/scenario you wish you saw more often.

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[If you look at the blog name, you already know where this is going.]

Sizeshifters. Just in general. I feel like there’s not enough of them out there, and when they’re implemented, it’s usually just the basic formula. Why not play around with it a bit?

What about a sizeshifter that has trauma related to their powers? Not that shifting itself is what puts them off, but due to some sort of situation, their powers almost got themself or someone else hurt, and they don’t want that scenario repeating again.

What about sizeshifting that hurts? Like bones snapping and reforming as a person grows, or their body feeling like it’s melting when they shrink? How about tying this into emotion/stress-related shifting?

What about monstrous shifting? Not just growing bigger or shrinking smaller, but adopting certain characteristics, like fangs, or claws, or other animalistic traits?

What about shifter fighting? (Because LORD, there’s not enough action at times. Sure, fluff and tame stuff is nice, but also, KAIJU BATTLE!) But also, seeing this in regular G/T stuff would be cool too.

late night thoughts of sheila comforting sizeshifter!kyle after the first time he grows

she hates how scared he gets at first, it breaks her heart. whenever she even tries to approach him he backs up because he’s scared she’s gonna get hurt. he would rather die than lay a finger on his mother to harm her. he’s standing there mid panic, probably shaking hard as fuck. you can see him shaking as he steps away from her every time she reaches for him. it breaks her heart but she doesn’t stop trying. he’s accidentally stepping on stuff which only makes him panic more until he finally snaps and yells at her to leave him alone before he accidentally hurts her which she does not do.

that’s when the side effects kick in. i like thinking there are side effects of growth, like hunger and exhaustion because it’s just so draining. so his stomach ends up growling at the worst time possible. at normal size she hated hearing his stomach growling. she didn’t want her little (well-not so little anymore lmao) boy to be hungry like that. and at this size? where it can reverberate through the ground? it shatters her completely. and he sees this. and now he’s not only worried that he’s gonna hurt her by accident but he’s also scared he’s gonna lose control because of how hungry he is. so what does he do? he runs away.

sheila goes after him of course. it’s not too hard to find out where he’s going considering the path of destruction he accidentally left. but he’s a sports player. he’s fast. and he’s got stamina for days. and one step for him is like fifty for her. so he’s freaking the fuck out and goes to hide in the forest, but even that proves to be difficult because he’s so damn tall now. sheila finds him eventually, curled up from trying to hide. he doesn’t try to run away this time though and just allows himself to be comforted. even if one of his tears is the size of her entire hand at this point, it doesn’t matter to him. he just wanted his mom, even if he was sixteen.