Does the fact that the transformation seems random make it more or less terrifying?
That question is something I was pondering right before I wrote up this blog posting. I can remember back when I started at Rachel's Haven almost 20 years ago (?!?) many people seemed to like non-consensual transformations, as opposed to stories where they welcomed it. I guess it is more acceptable if you had to go along with it, or maybe if it was a punishment .. then it wasn't as bad?
Since I was making trade captions, I tended to go along with whatever preferences the recipient wanted. And there was an allure to writing captions that were controlling another person, and contained twists that hopefully many people didn't see coming. I mean, everyone loves villains, if they are crafted properly.
And in their preferences, usually there was a spot where you could list those who were facilitating the transformation into a woman .. and it was wives and girlfriends, mothers and aunties, bosses or secretaries, teachers or students, etc .. that were usually at the top of the list. There was a familiarity to 90 percent of the "adversaries" that the recipient of the caption was giving, and many times they even included a name for you to use. That narrows it down even more as to the known agent of change.
Plus there are scenarios listed for the reasons why they were transformed. I mean, I listed those too .. but for me, I was trying to help trading partners by giving some ideas to help them craft something I'd like.
However, there were a few people that wanted it random. Didn't even necessarily need to know the whole WHY or WHO did it, but the actual story, and what happened during and after it.
Those were the ones that got me, because If you woke up one day and you had tits on your chest, with larger more sensitive nipples .. You'd definitely try to figure out what happened. Did you go on a cruise where you ate a whole bunch of chickens that had been given hormones to get plumper and fatter quickly? Is there something wrong with your hormone levels where they are dropping precipitously?
It's human nature to what to know whatever you can about your surroundings. But if you don't know why, it's scarier, to me at least. I can't imagine shrugging your shoulders and saying, "It must be God's will" if you've just grown a pair of 36 DD's on your formerly manly chest.
Anyway, what says you the reader about random changes, versus punishment style transforms, CNC (consensual / non-consensual) and freely accepted preferences in gender / power / lifestyle switches? I think it'd make an interesting discussion for others to comment upon down below.
Hypnosis is probably the most consistent theme across my stories on Fictionmania so non-consensual is probably the box I would put myself in most of the time. I am typically not a fan of weird science style stories where they are just randomly turned into women. That might work for captions but doesn’t make for a lot of dramatic tension in a story.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I do love a story where an individual is accidentally hypnotized or they do it to themselves like they get overly curious about some feminization hypnosis tapes.
Yeah, I am always into accidental or even forced hypnosis stories.
DeleteAnd you have a good point .. that making captions and fiction stories are two different things. Though having it be a random thing, and then deal with the aftermath is something that a few people on the Haven wanted, and it made me expand my repertoire and flex my creative thought process.
Any more stories coming down the pike from you? I've not hit Fictionmania in awhile now so I've not been checking out your output.
I think I'd personally put the whole 'random' change story/cap at the bottom of my want/desired list. I used to be strictly non consensual changes, but have since come to enjoy CNC and even consensual changes.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I definitely remember crafting "non-consensual" captions for you, though I'd definitely do some extra bonus stuff in them too.
DeleteRegardless of the content, she has a lovely caboose! Would love to see the engine! Zoe
ReplyDeleteAnd wonder if there is a stick in there between the seats?
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