I adore this story too! The slow, steady transition, the support from a new friend who also went through it, the uplifting/accepting ending. Great models as always (guess that's what and AbbyWinter's subscription gets you, real looking people), funny to see one of your girls jealous of big boobs :P As I've said, I always love seeing how the process works for different people. -DAGS
Glad you enjoyed it. And yeah, I'm a big fan of Abby Winters - they work well for TG caps. I think I've argued before that TG caps are, in a way, the opposite of 'traditional' porn, in that rather viewing the woman pictured as a object to visit sex upon, it's about trying to create a sense of empathy with them, to try and feel as if you are them, almost. Abby Winters models work well for that because they look like real people having real experiences.
Exactly! I think that's what I like most about your models. It's that extra attempt at real. I just skip of caption series of a secretary or obvious screen caps of a crummy porn. I'd love to be so many of those AW gals...-DAGS
Yeah... that kind of porn pictures don't really work for TG captions. It's both your stories and the pictures that make your works this awesome. I've checked a few other TG caption sites after you've had plugged your own a while ago, but they just don't click somehow.
About this caption... I wonder if they also "boy" girls? Is this kinda thing permanent or can they switch? I mean in the latter case it would be somewhat like in John Varley's eight worlds short fictions. In the former it would have a lot of potential for abuse and ruined lifes.
She seems kinda meh about it, but I'm not sure why she'd have trouble finding boys. She's got a very geeky charm :)
Well, I'm glad you're both in agreement with me regarding the types of images I choose :) Beyogi- I've not read any John Varley - and really should - but gender fluidity is pretty commonplace in a lot of modern scifi- particularly the post-singularity variety - I'm thinking of Iain M Banks and Charles Stross (both of whom I recommend, though as damn good sci-fi rather than for it's TG aspects(Though Stross's Glasshouse is pretty teeg)).
As for your questions - do they boy girls and is this thing permanent? - I honestly don't really know. The story loses it's impact if it's too easy to change back. As a rule of thumb, I generally figure that in these stories a complete gender change costs about the same as a transatlantic flight, say - something you might be able to afford once a year, or every few years, depending on your income. The girls can go back if they want it enough - but they'll probably have to start saving up for a while... And you're right, of course - any system where people are manipulated and cooerced into a fairly-irreversible change of sex is completely and absolutely morally wrong. Unfortunately, though, it adds a lot of necessary drama and conflict, and there's something quite hot about the cooercive aspect. Stories like these should be construed as a fantasy rather than a manifesto. As I've discussed before, there is a definite thread of punishment, coercion and S&M involved in a lot of TG stuff, and fantasies with the coercive element is a good way to try and explore and understand that side of things. Furthermore, there are degrees of wrongness - a mother who puts pressure on her son to become a girl (in the worlds I write about) is probably more akin to a parent encouraging their kid to study Law rather than Art, for example, rather than anything more sinister. From a story-telling perspective, if I'm looking for potential models for a story, and I see a hot girl looking pensive, nervous, or scared, that pretty much sets things up for a story where the protagonist is in two minds (at best) about the change.
Also, strictly speaking, she doesn't say she has trouble getting boys! She says that Andrea gets all the attention when they're out together. Andrea is hot in a more 'obvious' way, and is more confident about it than our protagonist. I'm sure she will find someone soon enough, and probably end up with a much happier and more mature relationship than Andrea, but when they're out together, our heroine ends up living in her friend's shadow and playing second fiddle.
I adore this story too! The slow, steady transition, the support from a new friend who also went through it, the uplifting/accepting ending. Great models as always (guess that's what and AbbyWinter's subscription gets you, real looking people), funny to see one of your girls jealous of big boobs :P As I've said, I always love seeing how the process works for different people. -DAGS
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm not sure if this went so well. On the other hand I'm a harmony kinda person so drama is a bit anathema. And this reeks of possible drama :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for making this interesting caption. I can't wait for the next one,
Beyogi
Glad you enjoyed it. And yeah, I'm a big fan of Abby Winters - they work well for TG caps. I think I've argued before that TG caps are, in a way, the opposite of 'traditional' porn, in that rather viewing the woman pictured as a object to visit sex upon, it's about trying to create a sense of empathy with them, to try and feel as if you are them, almost. Abby Winters models work well for that because they look like real people having real experiences.
ReplyDeleteExactly! I think that's what I like most about your models. It's that extra attempt at real. I just skip of caption series of a secretary or obvious screen caps of a crummy porn. I'd love to be so many of those AW gals...-DAGS
ReplyDeleteYeah... that kind of porn pictures don't really work for TG captions. It's both your stories and the pictures that make your works this awesome. I've checked a few other TG caption sites after you've had plugged your own a while ago, but they just don't click somehow.
ReplyDeleteAbout this caption... I wonder if they also "boy" girls? Is this kinda thing permanent or can they switch? I mean in the latter case it would be somewhat like in John Varley's eight worlds short fictions. In the former it would have a lot of potential for abuse and ruined lifes.
She seems kinda meh about it, but I'm not sure why she'd have trouble finding boys. She's got a very geeky charm :)
Thanks for your great captions,
Beyogi
Well, I'm glad you're both in agreement with me regarding the types of images I choose :)
ReplyDeleteBeyogi-
I've not read any John Varley - and really should - but gender fluidity is pretty commonplace in a lot of modern scifi- particularly the post-singularity variety - I'm thinking of Iain M Banks and Charles Stross (both of whom I recommend, though as damn good sci-fi rather than for it's TG aspects(Though Stross's Glasshouse is pretty teeg)).
As for your questions - do they boy girls and is this thing permanent? - I honestly don't really know. The story loses it's impact if it's too easy to change back. As a rule of thumb, I generally figure that in these stories a complete gender change costs about the same as a transatlantic flight, say - something you might be able to afford once a year, or every few years, depending on your income. The girls can go back if they want it enough - but they'll probably have to start saving up for a while...
And you're right, of course - any system where people are manipulated and cooerced into a fairly-irreversible change of sex is completely and absolutely morally wrong. Unfortunately, though, it adds a lot of necessary drama and conflict, and there's something quite hot about the cooercive aspect. Stories like these should be construed as a fantasy rather than a manifesto. As I've discussed before, there is a definite thread of punishment, coercion and S&M involved in a lot of TG stuff, and fantasies with the coercive element is a good way to try and explore and understand that side of things. Furthermore, there are degrees of wrongness - a mother who puts pressure on her son to become a girl (in the worlds I write about) is probably more akin to a parent encouraging their kid to study Law rather than Art, for example, rather than anything more sinister.
From a story-telling perspective, if I'm looking for potential models for a story, and I see a hot girl looking pensive, nervous, or scared, that pretty much sets things up for a story where the protagonist is in two minds (at best) about the change.
Also, strictly speaking, she doesn't say she has trouble getting boys! She says that Andrea gets all the attention when they're out together. Andrea is hot in a more 'obvious' way, and is more confident about it than our protagonist. I'm sure she will find someone soon enough, and probably end up with a much happier and more mature relationship than Andrea, but when they're out together, our heroine ends up living in her friend's shadow and playing second fiddle.