Jordan’s eyes widened subtly as they moved deeper into Chloe’s sprawling home. Each hallway they passed through felt immense, cavernous almost, like corridors within a palace rather than merely a house. The ceilings stretched impossibly high above him, adorned with subtle architectural flourishes and illuminated gently by dimmed sconces whose soft glow barely reached the polished hardwood floors below.
Along the walls, expensive art pieces hung in tasteful arrangements, paintings in frames so ornate they seemed like artifacts from another age. They shared the space with family portraits, frozen moments of smiling faces preserved behind glass, and delicate knickknacks arranged carefully on shelves, mementos gathered from trips Jordan could only imagine. Every hallway they passed seemed nearly identical, yet filled with unique treasures, a labyrinth of luxury and memories.
A gentle anxiety stirred within Jordan’s chest as he considered how easily he could become lost in this gigantic maze. If he slipped away from Chloe or Sara even for a moment, he doubted he’d ever find his way back. His mind flashed back to Chloe casually mentioning once losing an AirPod somewhere in the house and simply giving up the search. He finally understood why. How could anyone possibly find something so small in a space so vast? Where would they even begin to look?
Above him, the quiet murmur of Chloe and Sara’s voices drifted down comfortingly, occasionally punctuated by gentle laughter and whispered secrets shared softly between the two teens. Their closeness provided a reassuring anchor amid the overwhelming scale of his surroundings, the sound of their voices a lifeline tethering him securely to reality.
Chloe’s voice dropped slightly, conspiratorial yet playful as she spoke quietly to Sara, “You’re supposed to stay in the guest room down the hall, but what they don’t know won’t hurt them. Besides, I already told everyone at the gate to give me a heads up if my parents come home early.”
Jordan listened closely, feeling oddly reassured by Chloe’s confidence and careful planning. He sensed a quiet thrill underlying Chloe’s casual words, an easy willingness to bend rules, to create her own comfortable bubble of privacy even within this grand estate. It was a small reminder of the intimate, personal world Chloe and Sara shared, a safe space carefully carved out, hidden quietly within the grandeur surrounding them.
He settled back softly, letting himself relax just a little further into Sara’s gentle palm, allowing the sensation of being utterly dwarfed by his surroundings to fade slightly, replaced instead by the comforting presence of the two giants guiding him safely through this luxurious labyrinth.
As they stepped through the doorway into Chloe’s bedroom, Jordan felt a quiet wave of curiosity ripple through him. He wasn’t entirely sure what he’d expected, perhaps something extravagant or affluent, reflecting the vast wealth and privilege of the Gracewood family. Sara, he realized, had probably stepped into this space countless times; for her, this room held familiar warmth and cherished memories. But for Jordan, everything was entirely new, a small glimpse into a world that had always seemed so distant, almost mythical.
To his surprise, Chloe’s room was pleasantly ordinary, invitingly normal. It exuded warmth rather than excess, the kind of quiet charm that felt immediately comforting. The first thing Jordan noticed was how neatly everything was arranged, nothing seemed haphazard or casually discarded. Clothes were carefully hung or folded, accessories organized thoughtfully, and books stood neatly in rows on a sturdy shelf. Yet despite the tidiness, it still felt undeniably lived in, personal, and intimate, filled with subtle clues about the young woman who occupied it.
His eyes traced the walls, noticing the photographs pinned alongside small notes and postcards, captured smiles, cherished memories, quiet inside jokes hidden among scraps of colorful paper. The desk, polished and neat, bore evidence of a well used study area: notebooks stacked carefully, colorful pens neatly arranged, a planner filled with neat handwriting, reminders of Chloe’s structured yet busy life.
A sense of normalcy pervaded the room, drawing Jordan back to his own high school days. In fact, it reminded him vividly of the bedrooms of classmates he’d known, sophomore girls whose lives felt worlds away now, yet whose personal spaces echoed this same warm, casual coziness. He found himself quietly reassured by the thought: perhaps wealth didn’t have to change everything. Perhaps even billionaires could crave simplicity, authenticity, and the comfort of normalcy.
As Jordan absorbed the comforting details of Chloe’s room, he relaxed further in Sara’s hand. In this space, ordinary yet special, familiar yet new, he felt a quiet sense of belonging. For the first time, Chloe Gracewood wasn’t an untouchable heiress defined by her family’s immense fortune. She was simply a teenager, just like any other, with the same quiet desires for comfort, normalcy, and warmth.
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0) This one went up early. I found it at 10:30 PM my time, four hours before its usual upload time.
1) “Each hallway they passed through felt immense, cavernous almost, like corridors within a palace rather than merely a house. “ Gracewood Mansion is huge, even by human standards
2) “A gentle anxiety stirred within Jordan’s chest as he considered how easily he could become lost in this gigantic maze. If he slipped away from Chloe or Sara even for a moment, he doubted he’d ever find his way back.” if only he were wearing a tracking device of some kind.
3) “You’re supposed to stay in the guest room down the hall, but what they don’t know won’t hurt them. Besides, I already told everyone at the gate to give me a heads up if my parents come home early.” The employees helping Chloe openly defy her already very permissive parents is an interesting thing, do Chloe’s siblings get this kind of courtesy from them too?
4) “allowing the sensation of being utterly dwarfed by his surroundings to fade slightly, replaced instead by the comforting presence of the two giants guiding him safely through this luxurious labyrinth.” it’s good he can find comfort.
5) “The first thing Jordan noticed was how neatly everything was arranged, nothing seemed haphazard or casually discarded. Clothes were carefully hung or folded, accessories organized thoughtfully, and books stood neatly in rows on a sturdy shelf” That was about what I was expecting from Chloe, ever since she folded her clothes in 249, she’s not a slob like Sara
6) “perhaps wealth didn’t have to change everything. Perhaps even billionaires could crave simplicity, authenticity, and the comfort of normalcy.” thay can, but their authentic, and normal could easily be wildly different tan others.
7) “For the first time, Chloe Gracewood wasn’t an untouchable heiress defined by her family’s immense fortune. She was simply a teenager, just like any other, with the same quiet desires for comfort, normalcy, and warmth.” Jordan didn’t learn about who Chloe was until his fourth (or fifth, depending on where you draw the line) encounter with her. So she technically was this, as far as he, knew back then.
8) Is there a place set up for Jordan and Kelli in this room, or are they gonna have to improvise?
0) This one did post early as i was putting the post together at a little after 7am my time and thought its Friday why bother scheduling it for noon my time. I will just push it live instead of going through the scheduling hoopla.
1) It is, the house massive to Sara to Jordan its probably beyond comprehension.
2) There is little doubt Sara and Chloe could find him. But the thought was more how would Jordan find them as its not like Sara has a tracker that he could use to give him a general idea of where to go. Athough that would be funny if Jordan had a sara tracker.
3) Yes and now it depends what the ask is. The staff likes Sara and they are aware of what has happened so they are a bit more willing to turn the other cheek then they would normally. However the siblings are generally kind towards the staff and do things to help them out as well. So they get similar treatment but none of them make a habit of it. Its not as if on the daily they are asking for that kind of treatment. I was waiting for someone to ask about the siblings. Canonically they are present they just didn’t bother going to the party and are doing their own things.
4) Out of all of Sara’s friends it probably helps Jordan trusts and likes her the most. As she has been nothing but kind and caring towards him. He is getting more used to Sara and Chloe’s relationship so being third wheeled feels less weird.
5) Yes that was a small a detail i wondered if people would pick up on. This was meant to kind of confirm that she keeps things neat, tidy and orderly unlike Sara. Although Sara does keep other area’s of her home clean she just doesn’t extend that to her bedroom normally.
6) I would agree with that sentiment. That when you have gracewood money what is considered normal can be different.
7) All of Sara’s friends have a degree of wealth more then Jordan though. While he didn’t know that she was a gracewood he could easily assume she was rich based on the school and people Sara hangs out with. Sara’s family is the closest to being middle class and that’s still a gap. Ellie was probably hte one that surprised Jordan the most.
8) Well Chloe has beds for them and offers to get a habitat but Sara declines the habitat for the night in episode 575.
i like a small baby basinet on the side of the girls bed for Jordan and Kelli, that way if sara wants to put her hand near Jordan for his comfort she can and Jordan can chose the bed or cuddling next to Saras warm fingers since you already said Jordan and Kelli wouldn’t be sleeping in the same bed.
2) It’d be funny, but I can’t imagine Sara being willing to do that for him, she’d call it “dehumanising” or something. At best she’d have an app on her phone that Jordy’s tablet can track, like a find my friends type thing.
3a) of course they give more leniency when Sara’s involved, so much of this world does.
3b) this is like my third tine mentioning Chloe’s siblings lol.
4) Chloe is by far the best of them.
5) Noticing stuff like that is what I live for.
Sara only keeps clean what she absolutely has too, Tiff’s likely the reason Sara keeps most of the house clean.
8) oh, that’s a very specific foreshadow.
I wonder if one of Choles siblings or Chole would ask their dad to have their company try to find a way to make them a little so they could show their family understands little issues and cares.
Assuming Carter and Avery were on the same trip Chloe mentioned in 307 (and saw the same stuff), they’d no all too well how littkes are treated and care about little issues. And wouldn’t ever want to be Littles themselves.
Plus I think it’s more impactful that the Gracewoods care as much as they Doo, despite not having and vulnerable family members.
Is Genritech could turn humans into Littles, than it must be assumed they could do the reverse, which would be their priority.
if would allow prisons to go away. Because of Generitech and make people not want to commit any violent crimes because that would mean becoming a permeant little. And sold in a discount little stores. The government could wave charges on having a prisoner little just to not have to pay to deal with them anymore and Generitech gets new customers.
Oh damn an early morning post.
gotta keep people on their toes.
Is there a reason that littles cloths shrink with them on their first shrink?
The shrinking process caused them to sweat profusely, which soaks into their clothes and causes the clothes to shrink with them.
I think he just didn’t want random nudity for the freshly shrunken Littles.
Ok, thanks Lethal. Im trying to but together a little key on what they can and cant do, trying to make the little town story I am doing as close as I can to the established smallara story like the great timelines. I am still focusing on the stuff I like but still trying to make something that follows norms like your and the others stuff. lol
Nailed it on all accounts.