Ssssshhh my baby, she whispers through tight lips.
She knew the giant was there, peering into their hiding place. She could hear his heavy breath, see the light reflected by his green eyes on the walls.
She pressed in between the rocks, held her little boy closer than she ever had. Tried to disappear.
Don’t make a sound.
A finger came in. Searching. Crushing rocks. They jumped further into the corner as it felt its way through the hole.
It pulled back out.
For a long time they did not move. Hid in case he came back, shaking, catching breath.
Stay here, she said. Climbed out to have a look. From the hole high up in the rock wall she could see the giant move towards the mountains in the east where he belonged.
Hopefully he would stay there for another hundred years.
Fictionspawn 
Great sir…
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Thank you
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A fortunate escape!
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Sometimes hiding is better than running
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My preferred course of action – especially as I can’t run! I can be very quiet though 🙂
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Close call! Always good to wait and let the giants move on. 🙂
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They’ll outrun you any day.
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I dunno. Giants can be sneaky.
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Never trust a giant, my mom always said. Talking about giants, there’s an interesting series on Netflix called Ragnarok. From my birth country, even.
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Will watch. Isn’t that the same Ragnarok the Viking?
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Nope, don’t think so. Ragnarok is the end of the world in Norse mythology, and the series is happening in our days.
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Scary!
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THank you 🙂
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I can see this as symbolic of an abusive situation where the abused person feels small in the face of someone else. Probably a significant other, in this story.
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An interesting interpretation indeed… Thanks!
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A close call. The illustration makes it very real!
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Thanks! Lucky they’re small.
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Love your illustration! Creepy monster fingers are pretty scary!! Glad the two are safe so far.
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Thanks! Looks safe for now…
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