Jordan couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Chloe’s house was so far beyond what he had pictured in his mind. He knew she had more money than God, as they say, but standing in the middle of her home, he realized he had vastly underestimated just how different her world was from his. The sheer openness of the space made everything feel distant and grand, almost surreal.
Despite the overwhelming scale of it all, he reminded himself that this was Chloe. Out of everyone he had met since his life changed, she had been the kindest to him. There was no reason to feel uneasy.
“Isn’t this a bit too nice for a high school party?” Jordan asked from Sara’s hand, still processing the extravagance around him.
Chloe glanced back at him with a small, amused smile. “We have the main living areas and the nicer parts of the house blocked off from guest traffic. We really only let family and close friends in those sections. This is actually where we mainly entertain, do events, and hold parties.”
Jordan didn’t know what was more ridiculous, the fact that Chloe’s family had designated sections of their home for high-profile entertaining, or the casual way she said it, like it was completely normal.
“I thought guests were arriving? It’s, like, super early, but Steph had said people were already here,” Sara said, breaking Jordan’s train of thought.
“Oh, I just told her that to get you here,” Chloe admitted with a playful tug on Sara’s hand, pulling her toward the sofa.
Ellie and Stephanie were already making themselves comfortable, acting as though this was nothing new. And, well, it wasn’t, to them. The only one still trying to process everything was Jordan.
Sara settled into the couch next to Chloe and gently set Jordan down in her lap. He was free to move between her and Chloe, making himself comfortable. He hesitated for a moment before stepping carefully onto the soft fabric of Chloe’s dress. It was strange—he had been around Chloe plenty of times now, but something about being this close in a casual setting made him feel oddly self-conscious.
Meanwhile, Sara basked in the ability to enjoy time with her girlfriend without worrying about who was watching. No hiding, no second-guessing. For so long, she had been careful about being too open in public. Not because she was ashamed. never that, but because there were always consequences. And while her friends and classmates she hadn’t told had started to figure things out, she knew it was only a matter of time before word made its way back to her parents.
She sighed, pushing that thought aside for now. Right now, it was just them. And she was going to enjoy it.
Stephanie flopped onto one of the end of the Sofa with a dramatic sigh. “God, this place is too nice. Like, how do you even live in a house this big? Do you ever lose things and give up on them forever?”
Chloe smirked. “I mean, yeah. I lost a pair of AirPods a year ago, and I still have no idea where they went.”
Ellie gasped in faux horror. “A tragedy! They could be out there, cold, alone, yearning for their owner.”
Sara laughed. “Meanwhile, Jordy loses something, and it’s literally the size of a grain of rice to us.”
Jordan rolled his eyes but smirked. “Yeah, because that’s exactly what I wanted to think about, losing something important and never seeing it again in a house the size of a small country. Super comforting.”
The girls giggled before Stephanie started rifling through her bag. Jordan watched as she pulled out a clear Ziplock filled with hand-rolled joints. She retrieved one before putting the rest back, then turned to Chloe with a knowing smirk.
“You want the honors, Chloe? Since it’s your party and all,” Stephanie said, extending her hand.
Jordan looked up at Chloe, suddenly unsure how he felt about this. It wasn’t like he was against it, he’d done similar things when he was in high school and even college. It wasn’t an uncommon thing at parties. But the difference was scale. When everyone around you was hundreds of times your size, the entire situation felt a lot different. More… precarious.
“Uhh… are you sure this is safe? I mean, for me?” Jordan asked, eyeing the joint warily.
Chloe, to her credit, didn’t dismiss his concern. She tilted her head thoughtfully before answering. “It acts the same for Littles as it does for everyone else. Actually, your body filters it better because of how your lungs work now, so at your size, you won’t feel much different than you did pre-infection.”
Jordan wasn’t sure if that was reassuring or not.
Ellie leaned in, grinning. “Oh, now you care about safety? But when you were five beers deep at some college party, suddenly you were invincible?”
Jordan groaned. “Okay, first of all, I was in college, not high school. Second, that was one time,”
Stephanie snickered. “I knew you were that guy at parties. The one who says, ‘I’m totally fine,’ and then five minutes later, someone is dragging him outside.”
Jordan sighed. “This is slander in its purest form.”
Chloe leaned forward slightly, her voice soft but genuine. “I wouldn’t let anything happen to you, Jordan. I promise.”
He held her gaze for a moment, then exhaled. “Alright. I trust you.”
Sara smirked, ruffling Jordan’s hair. “You hear that, Chloe? He trusts you. You better not break his tiny little heart.”
Chloe chuckled. “Wouldn’t dream of it.”
Ellie stretched lazily, then nudged Chloe’s arm. “So, be honest, are we actually gonna pregame and have fun before all the guests show up, or is this one of those nights where we have to play nice?”
Chloe laughed. “Mostly the first, a little of the second. You know how it goes.”
Stephanie groaned. “Ugh. Fine. But I refuse to small talk with the jocks this time.”
Jordan leaned back slightly, watching the easy camaraderie between them. Despite the wealth, the ridiculous mansion, and the over-the-top luxury, they were still just friends hanging out. It was reassuring, in a way.
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I’d be nervous about the same thing if I was jordan. not so much partaking, though i keep forgetting his body processes things differently now, but the people bigger than him doing so. one irresponsible teenager’s all it takes for Jordan, Kelli, and Gavin to be in serious danger.
Fair point and Jordan did this kind of thing in college a more appropriate setting in a way while high school holds a very different level of danger and safety but I trust Chloe will protect her friends and Jordan from said threat
I would think this would be a more appropriate setting as Chloe has literal security working for her.
that part crossed my mind after posting it lol i guess they’d be unofficially guardian trained too in case something happened and they needed to step in, not just in this instance either
1) I am surprised he didn’t snuggle in choles warm and I’m sure super soft lap because of her I’m sure amazing dress.
2) Pot has been legal where I am for some years and even before that wasn’t a big deal.
3) It will be fun if the girls get handsy with Jordan when their baked and I am guessing Jordan will like beautiful giant woman being handsy with him when he is baked also lol. I would think they would be using THC gummies because they are rich. That is what we use where I am. Heathy and no gross smoke. I have some with and with out CBD lol.
Thats less fun to depict narratively if its just a bunch of gummies
I guess your right, but I’m old and with all the party’s I went to I only saw joints I think twice, we smoked bowels, bongs or turbo bongs lol. I didn’t smoke much but I even had to buy a pipe with a glass eye on it that changed colors while you smoked it I could put in my car lol.
Another point is I also don’t have assets to depict a lot of those and I wanted to at least show them using. I do have things I could use for gummies but that seemed less fun and wouldn’t feel any different then showing Candy.
I do have assets for hand rolled joints so I narratively wrote what I had assets to match. While not everyone scene is 100% 1 for 1. It seemed a step to far to not be accurate in this situation.
I am just from a pot heavy area, you did great as always. I am just having fun lol.
for me I am interested to see them all a little tipsy and see if they have some fun exploring the size difference since their filters will be gone and can just have fun. I think they would still be careful just doing fun stuff they normally wouldn’t do. I am thinking Jordan because he could do a lot lightened up a little lol. The big girls would be more paranoid they would hurt him.
The bigger people would be a bit of a concern but they are also doing this pre party.
I love this chapters and playful banter between them it fun to see
It’s nice to show they are friends through dialogue
1) The Littles appear to have a food truck and a stage, which makes me curious to see how this will work for them, cause that seems like a much less fancy party.
2) “The sheer openness of the space made everything feel distant and grand, almost surreal.” wich would be made even grander by his small size.
3) “Despite the overwhelming scale of it all, he reminded himself that this was Chloe. Out of everyone he had met since his life changed, she had been the kindest to him. There was no reason to feel uneasy.” that’s an important thing for im to remember.
4) “Steph had said people were already here,” – “Oh, I just told her that to get you here,” Sneaky Chloe, lol.
5) “ He hesitated for a moment before stepping carefully onto the soft fabric of Chloe’s dress.” Chloe’s dress does look nice, I can see why he’d go over to it.
6.1) “Not because she was ashamed. never that, but because there were always consequences” What consequences?
6.2) “she knew it was only a matter of time before word made its way back to her parents” it often is, I’m hoping Sara tells them herself.
7.1) “Do you ever lose things and give up on them forever?” She has staff to find them for her.
7.2) “I mean, yeah. I lost a pair of AirPods a year ago, and I still have no idea where they went.” of course, they might be useless.
8) “Jordan watched as she pulled out a clear Ziplock filled with hand-rolled joints.” I shouldn’t be surprised with the underage drinking.
Lets play a game: What happens when you mix drugs and alcohol with Sara’s depression medication? Hint: not good.
9) “Jordan looked up at Chloe, suddenly unsure how he felt about this… When everyone around you was hundreds of times your size, the entire situation felt a lot different. More… precarious” a fair enough concern.
10) “Uhh… are you sure this is safe? I mean, for me?” – “It acts the same for Littles as it does for everyone else. Actually, your body filters it better because of how your lungs work now, so at your size, you won’t feel much different than you did pre-infection.” not what he meant but interesting biology lesson.
11) “Oh, now you care about safety? But when you were five beers deep at some college party, suddenly you were invincible?” yeah, because back then he was a big guy and didn’t rely on others as much.
12) “I wouldn’t let anything happen to you, Jordan. I promise.” Chloe being great.
13) “Alright. I trust you.” – “You hear that, Chloe? He trusts you. You better not break his tiny little heart.” Damn right she shouldn’t
14) “Despite the wealth, the ridiculous mansion, and the over-the-top luxury, they were still just friends hanging out. It was reassuring, in a way.” Comfort in familiarity.
1) They do have a food truck and a stage, there is a proper dance floor and tables as well. Along with some bathrooms. There is a reason its setup that way.
2) Chloe’s house would be like an entire ecosystem in and of of itself. Sara’s house would have felt huge but this would be a whole nother world.
3) yup, I don’t think even the other characters in the story could argue against Chloe being nicest person.
4) She wanted to See Sara. As its no secret how she feels about her.
5) Yeah, it is pretty nice looking plus she has platinum and diamond necklace on.
6.1) Well the consequence of her parents finding out. Things being made a big deal on how they started and being they both have a degree of fame things could be blown out of proportion.
6.2) yeah, she probably should. I feel like her mom will be the last person she tells if their is an order of the people in her house who are told.
7) You know Chloe isn’t going to do that. Shes a I’m not going to ask you to do something I wouldn’tdo myself kind of person.
7.2) Sitting in some corner of some random room amonstst however many rooms.
8) Canonically its legal to buy. I mean they are under age but its not hard to get things a minor at least here in the states. I’m not sure how difficult it is in Australia.
9) yes, its hard to blame him for feeling that way.
10) Yeah, It was definitely not what he meant but considering there pov it seems like a logical misunderstanding.
11) That would be the key difference.
12) She is, plus she probably realizes as well that Jordan is going to be a part of her life if her relationship with Sara is to continue.
13) That would be the biggest plot twist ever if that happened.
14) it really is, kind of like a at the end of the day no matter how rich they are everyone boils down to the same basic traits. doing the same basic things.
1) I assume so, I’m guessing Chloe hired a Little band for them
2) It’d be bigger than the Little Cities.
5) I assumed they were diamonds, but I thought silver.
6.1) Makes sense.
6.2) I wonder how Tiff would feel learning Dayton knew first.
7.1) She could still ask them for help looking, or ask if they maids happened to find them while cleaning.
7.2) I meant the staff.
8) It’s not difficult here either, especially in rural areas.
The potential punishment could lose their licences though, seems risky.
10) They thought he was asking for a hit, or setting up to.
12) She needs to get used to him.
13) I don’t think I could handle a twist like that.