[I'm in dire need of fluff right now]

"Are you done yet?"

I cowered away at the edges of the pale-faced table, away from the lights, away from the cold and most of all... from them. "sigh... It's no use, we can't get anything out of him with his fear of us."

And with that, the giant exited the room with a clang of the metal door. And with him out of the room, it was one thing less to worry about... for now. But with the constant dread that any giant may walk through those doors again, my heart ached as it felt the constant pangs of fear, anxiety and most of all, sadness.

I'm sure the people on the other side of that accursed double-sided window are having a laugh, looking at something so pathetic, so insignificant as the piece of worthless morsel I am. But ugh... the blinding lamp from the ceiling sure did carry my mind elsewhere...

creak... oh no...

"Hello there... Sir... Jace?" No... why, why's there another one of them... "Alright, I know you're scared but trust me, we only want to help you okay? We just need your cooperation so we can catch the people who... killed your family."

..."He-help?" She nods her head as she took a seat on one of the chairs in the room. "Help??" She nods her head again, patiently.

"Well.... I-I frankly I-I don't e-even know where to start...oh, right... maybe I should tell you about the time your damn station ignored OUR CALLS FOR HELP?!!!" ....

"Where was your so called 'help' then huh?... I swear on my heart and soul that I don't even think your responders even gave two sh-shits about us when we phoned the emergency service!" Her eyes closes momentarily before staying as poised as a soulless soldier.

"My... my... my dad had been... killed in front o-of m-my very own eyes! I SA- cough cough cough I SAW MY SISTER GET FUCKING EATEN BY...by... by... them. So do- sniff tell me. Why even bother helping- sniff when nobody was ever dispatched anyways." I crumpled unto the ground as my legs gave away.

"So... what now?" I looked at her lifelessly in her eyes.

"Thank you for your input Jace. The information you've given will be used against them in court but for now... oh wait, could you tell me the name of the responder who picked up your distress call?" Her eyes maintained its professionalism, and not a single shred of pity was present.

"N-no, but he sounded like a man." I think...

"I'll take note of that... now then, would you kindly please climb unto my hand?" W-wait.

"W-what? Where are y-you taking me?" She smiles, obligatorily. "...F-fine."

And with that said, I slowly walked over to her... slowly. It was so slow, I thought that I'd piss her off somewhat but... she still remained as patient as ever. "Take your time..."

Reaching her hand on the table, I timidly grabbed onto one of her fingers as I hoisted myself up unto the squishy surface of her palm. But as I stood on her hand, my legs quickly gave away once again... for I had never, EVER been on a giants hand and not to mention; I had an IMMENSE fear of heights. So when she had brought her second hand around I silently thanked her, and cursed at myself for doing so a second later. What am I doing? Sitting on one of their kinds' hands.

"Alright, this is going to be a little bumpy okay?" I nodded nervously before she started standing up. And at that moment I almost regretted the decision I had taken to get carried on the hand of a giant.

As my head swung around in circles, nausea kicked in as the altitude from which the ground and I had could clearly kill me if I ever fell. And so I slumped pathetically against her caged fingers before giving up entirely and laying completely on her hand to try and ease the pain. But before I could embarrass myself even more, she had... held me... against her own body.

My face boiled as I was hugged; she must've sensed my disarray and did this to calm me down, but I did NOT want it to be this way! And so I blushed a little as her heartbeat, as much as I hate to say it, calmed me down. But in contrast to that policeman that had brought me in earlier, she had taken more... care in her strides to walk around god knows where.

In the police station, constant chatter was heard behind her hands. Some serious, some playful but mostly serious... wait. "Y-you still haven't told me where you were taking me!" I shouted to get her attention as I hit one of her fingers... no answer.

And over the next few hours, I took some words from conversations she had seemed to had with many various colleagues: "Traumatized... no where to stay... shoulder deep in debt... useless." But in the midst of it... I was strangely relaxed.

I... I didn't know why and so... I fell asleep.

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Clunk. "W-what? Where?" My eyes widened when I woke up on a dark surface surrounded by barely enough light to even see my own two hands. Panic started setting in, and her... she's... AM I ON A CAR?!

"WHERE DID YOU TAKE ME!!? WHAT?! WHAT D-DO YO- WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH ME?!!"

I quickly stood up, but my legs refused to stand and soon... I laid there on the... car-seat, helpless. "H-hey careful there... you really took a number on your legs when you ran all the way to the police station."

"You... you still haven- cough cough told me where I am!" And all I could do was scramble and back away from her ginormous body... no... NO "NO!!! STAY AWAY FROM M-ME!!"

"Ugh... No! DON'T TOUCH ME PLEASE!!!" But I was powerless against her, and she soon lifted me off the seat...

But before I could let loose another scream, she had cover my mouth with one of her fingers. It... what? "Hey hey... calm down. I'm not going to hurt you, alright? If I take my finger off can you promise to settle down?" ... I nod my head in silent acknowledgement.

"Alright...there, it wasn't so hard now was it?" I looked away from her eyes as I nodded my head once more.

"Now that you've calmed down, I can start explaining what and why I brought you to my hous-"

"WHAT?! WH-mmf!!" She covered my mouth once again.

"Jace. I know how bad you're hurting right now. I know you're scared and paranoid... but please, I can't even wish or fathom the thought of hurting you in any way. So please... trust me." And with that, she lifted her finger from her mouth.

"Since you're a witness of the murder of... you know who, a police officer has to take up the responsibility to make sure you don't... well, disappear. And so I've been assigned to take care of you while the perpetrators are still loose. And don't worry, there's no one else that lives with me."

..."You... live... alone?" She nods her head.

"Well... where's your family? Are they... in another city o-" Why is she patting my head.

"They're dead." ...

"I'm so sorry to hear that... oh wait, so is that why you're a..." She nods her head, mechanically.

She's still... patting me. "So I can definitely relate to your case, and you can too for mine."

I snort painfully as I looked her in the eye. "Your parents were chased by giant mobs? Or were they broke? Where they looked down upon in every corner of society??? Yeah I thought so... you know nothing about what my parents had to endure... NOTHING..."

.......

.......

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"Alright that was... mean of me, I apologis-"

"No no... you do have a point. I just... wish that tinies and giants can actually co-exist peacefully one day. Like, I don't even understand why there's so much injustice in this world. What have you tinies done to us giants anyways..."

"... I could say the same..."

....

"Alright... I think you and me can both agree that we had enough depressing thoughts for a day yeah? I think you and I could use some nights' rest." I nod my head.

And with the situation all cleared up, she exited the car and entered her house... which was actually an apartment on the sixteenth floor. But... I do have to admit... "the view from up here is gorgeous..."

"I know right? It certainly fits the price I paid for the place." She chuckles as she holds me near the window that overlooked just about the entirety of the city...

"So is this what you people see up there with that height of yours all the time? All I ever saw was shoes." She lets loose a laugh as I made the comment... but it soon died down when she realized the irony in it.

"Okay I thought we had agreed to not talk about any sad thoughts? Well... now I can set you up for a miniature house that I have in my room for you to sleep in." Wait...

"A miniature... house?" She chuckles as she walks over into her room and shows me... "Whaaaat."

"It's fully furnished, with running water and all the works. Did you really think this was the first time I had to take care of a witness?... Alright I'll just drop you of-"

"No."

"I'm sorry what?" She questions me as she look at me.

"Don't... let go of me."

"What do you mean don't... let go of yo-"

"Oh my gods don't make me say it out louuuud Idon'twanttosleepalone."... I turned away from her inquisitive eyes as my face flushed.

"I just... don't want to be alone... now." ...Tap.

I felt tingles all over my body as one of her fingers caressed my back and it feel so weird... but so... comforting at the same time... "I understand..."

And so, after a quick change of clothes for me and her... we were awkwardly lying down on the same bed, with our faces looking at each other... "This is so awkward..."

"I agree." And that was enough to make us both burst into laughter.

... "Say, I think you know how old I am but... forgive me but how old are you?"

Her lips pursed together as her eyes looked at me, a person who immediately tried to cower from asking a wrong question to the wrong gender... "29."

"You're... younger than me???" She nods her head...

"Okay alright enough pep talk it's time to sleep." I agreed and with that said, the lights were closed and the room darkened.

... ... ... But after a while I had understood something, I was not fit out to sleep in such arctic lengths.

And so I shivered on the pillow, with my chattering teeth I forced myself against the pillow and scrunched my body as closely together to avoid losing heat... but it was no use. It was just too cold.

From what felt like an eternity, I had finally had enough of holding out against the cold... and decided to walk towards her.

And as I approached her body, the air definitely started to warm up. I soon reached her shoulder and hesitated to just outright hug it to combat the cold... but I could no longer bear it as I slumped against her shoulder.

In an instant, my body felt infinitely warmer and... and... oh... "I'm so sorry I had to wake you up I was just so..."...

"Cold?" I nodded shyly.

"Sighh I should've known... c'mere." I almost screamed her hand approached me at break-neck speed but I shoved it down my throat.

..."Do-don't you think this... position is a little..."

"Shhh... just sleep..." O-okay...

"Wait I just realized, I haven't gotten your name ye-"

"Carla." ...

"Thanks... Carla..."

Binge writing. No planning and no effort whatsoever... I need fluff...

[07/04/2021]