Voretober 2022 - DESIRE

Being a superhero that can grow giant was hard. Not because of how carefully he had to move and fight to avoid major property damage. Not because of how much of a target he became when he was the biggest one in a fight. Not even because of the way it wore him out if he stayed that way too long. No, while those were all problems, they weren’t the main issue. The main issue was that every time he grew giant, he became far hungrier. And he had certain desires.

The alias he went by was Jumbo. That was all. He got a hyperelastic suit made too, a dark green one with yellow stripes running down from his identically colored goggles. His powers came from an accidental chemical spill in his university lab. And while he didn’t have to use them, he felt obligated to help others. It was just unfortunate that between his own hunger and dark desires he was so badly tempted to do awful things. At the very least, he had maintained self-control so far.

Today, at least, he shouldn’t have any superheroing to do. Mild-mannered Alan was relaxing at the beach and hardly anyone was around. It was a nice and sunny day too. All he wanted to do was lay on the sand, enjoy the warmth, and listen to the ocean washing onto the shore. Not a thought about his studies, his vigilante work, or his inner struggles. ...Well, maybe a little fantasizing wouldn’t hurt. There wasn’t anyone within eyesight of him.

Almost as soon as the arousal started to hit him, he heard a distant explosion. He jerked up, pulling up his trunks, and immediately spotted a plume of smoke beginning to rise on the horizon. He swore to himself, but looking around there wasn’t anyone else or any other ships taking notice. He ran to his car and started pulling out his costume. Shortly afterwards, Jumbo was ready for action.

He waited until he was a little deeper in the water, then activated the growth. The rising ocean quickly became the relative depth of a puddle as he grew. From his new height, he could see the small ship with a fire burning near its front. It was only a matter of time before it sank. He started to hurry, wading into increasingly deeper water. His size saved him from worrying about any currents, but the depth was starting to rise.

By the time he reached the boat, the water was up to his waist. The ship was definitely sinking, but everyone seemed to have been patiently awaiting his arrival. “Hello everyone,” he said, keeping his voice soft so as to not launch them overboard, “Your rescue has arrived.” While they cheered him, he scanned the group to figure out how he would get them out of there. There was... a lot more than he expected.

There must have been two dozen people on a ship probably not designed for that many. Some sort of party, he guessed. But this posed a problem for getting everyone to shore. He didn’t think he could safely hold all of them in his hands, and he didn’t think he would be able to make a round trip in time. It wasn’t like they could safely hang onto his head or shoulders either. Stuffing them down his suit was out of the question. But there was one other place...

He trembled thinking about it. But it was the only way, and he didn’t think that was just his desire speaking. “Alright everyone,” he said, keeping himself as steady as he could, “Here’s how things are going to go. I’m going to try and hold as many of you as possible in my hands, but some of you... And I realize this sounds unpleasant... Are going to have to ride in my mouth.”

There were some complaints from the group as he announced the news, but a quick jerk in the ship silenced them. “Look, I promise if there was a different way we’d do that, but this is all I could come up with!” He laid his giant hand out on the ship, allowing some people to board. They quickly did, ten of them fitting on pretty fine before people started slipping off the sides of his hand. He hoped he wasn’t drooling as he said, “Looks like four of you are going to have to ride in my mouth. Sorry.”

The group chattered among themselves until finally four brave men volunteered, seemingly to save the few women there from the experience. They stepped into his hand, and Jumbo raised the four to his face. “S-Sorry guys, but I’ll have you out in no time...” Then he tilted his hand, sliding them into his mouth and on his tongue. He had to tighten all his muscles to not shiver right then and there, feeling four people fall into his mouth.

He kept his mouth held slightly open to keep them from just sitting in the dark while he picked up the rest. Then there was only the walk to shore. There were still no other ships racing out to help, but he thought he could see some people gathering on the beach. So he was being watched, which meant he absolutely should not swallow the people in his mouth.

No matter how much he wanted to. No matter how tasty they were. No matter how easy it would be. They would be completely powerless to resist. With just a single flick of his tongue they would all fall into his hungry stomach. Then they would be utterly erased from the earth by his digestion, not even leaving a dent in his giant figure. Of course, the only problem is the people in his hands would know. And probably the people on the beach.

He could probably eat them all, but no. He wouldn’t. He wouldn’t. Not even the one that was sitting so precariously far back on his tongue. Not even if he could get away with it. He walked onto the beach with all the people in his hands and carefully kneeled down to let them safely depart. A bunch of people made sure they were okay, while the rescued looked worriedly at his mouth.

Jumbo closed his eyes and willed himself to open his mouth the rest of the way. He let his passengers tumble gently out onto his hand, all four of them. They were slathered in saliva, and he almost didn’t want to put them down, but he did. He licked his lips as he stood back up, savoring the little bit of taste they left behind. While the crowd and even the people he rescued cheered on, he gave a weak smile and wave before heading off elsewhere.