10 Things We Love About Shorties

The “Morphing” community, once a expensive niche subculture using high-tech equipment, has been blown wide open thanks to new technology. Magi, Mixy, Swapr, and many other start-ups have combined the technology with social and mobile features to bring the Morphing world to the masses.

Of the many, many different morphs available through these different services, there are a few crowd favorites. One of these is the “Shorty.” The Shorty involves the essential elimination of a morphed person’s torso, leaving their lower half up to the waist, with their head and neck attached right to their hips. High-profile modeling shoots, celebrity sightings, and several musical artists performing, combined with consistent performance as one of the top hashtags on Instagram, the #shorty ‘movement’ if it can be called that, is surging.

Two of our writers here at Heretic Media have put together this list of their personal favorite things about Shorties, and why they think it has turned into such a phenomenon.

Angela Michaels is has been at Heretic for 3 years. With a BA in Journalism from Michigan, Angela writes on a range of topics including fashion, music, sex and culture. She is the author of a series of satirical essays called “Immediate Regrets and Insta-Fails,” and writes our weekly Music You’ve Never Heard Of column. She lives in New York with her husband Daniel, and they have both been ‘morphing’ for 2 years.

Trisha Wasserman is a trained chemical engineer who started the MorphAddict blog, now part of Heretic Media. She still contributes a weekly “Stories I Don’t Tell My Mother” write-up of her experiences in the world of morphs, swaps, and the hookup culture attached to them. She also co-hosts the weekly Morphy Podcast with Carl Keneshaw, covering the goings-on each week in the Morpher culture around the world. Trisha still works her day job, and lives in Brooklyn, NY with a cat named Charles and a couple roommates, because New York.

First thoughts

Angela: First of all, why is this list only 10 things? Shouldn’t it be like 1 million?

I know, because of the internet, there are some people who don’t like ‘the look’ of shorties and say that it’s creepy. Who even are these people? They are not anyone I would ever care to associate with. I know there’s plenty of people out there who say morphing itself is “unnatural,” but let’s be real here: so are fruit roll ups and indoor plumbing, and I think we can agree those are pretty great.

Anyway, I’m excited to do this. I certainly love being a shorty myself. But I think I’ll give a slight preference to when I can turn my husband Dan into one. Generally any chance I get to change him into a boytoy is great, but the shorty is at the top of the list. I guess we’re probably going to get deeper into my marriage and sex life here than expected.

Trisha: Let’s be clear about one thing — the shorty is now more than a trend and a full on ‘phenomenon’ in the morpher world. In the data released by Magi last year, the shorty surged to the #3 most-used morph following only the two gender-swap options (#1 Become a Girl and #2 Become a Boy have been the two most popular since the app started).

And in everyone’s favorite hookup app Mixy, the ‘shorty’ is the highest-requested morph for both genders.

The add-on effect of celebrities enjoying the form has probably contributed to this, but all those gossipy articles about actresses being sighted and how kids all want to be half-sized now because of them really miss an important point: Just being a shorty is a lot of fucking fun.

#1 - It’s Hella Cute

Angela: Can we even use ‘hella’ in the headline? I’m not sure we’re west-coast enough.

Trisha: We’re not. Let’s pretend it’s ironic.

Angela: Deal. Anyway, yes.

In my ranking of ‘adorableness’ #1 is kittens, #2 is the video of that Slow Loris thing that you’re really not supposed to keep as a pet but OMG I want one, and #3 is turning Dan into a shorty. Further down the list are things like puppies, otters, and small children making predictable mistakes. So it’s high on the list.

I feel pressured by the ‘haters’ to explain this, since I read too many internet comments and this makes me preemptively defensive. But I don’t know how to quantify ‘cuteness’ in a rational way. It just makes me go “Awwwww.”

A few examples:

Dan is a shorty and asks me to help him get a drink: Awwwww.

Dan is a shorty and he can’t open a door by himself: Awwwwww!

Dan is a shorty and can’t stop me from picking him up or pulling him into my lap: Awwwwwwwwwwww!

So there’s my highly scientific study on why shorties = adorbs and haters = dumb.

Trisha: You’re definitely not alone in that opinion. Single guys, here’s a dating tip: showing up as a shorty on your first date is a great way to win points with the right kind of girl. It shows you’re comfortable with your personality, and definitely scales back any hesitance or skepticism the girl might be feeling.

This is especially true if you meet her on Mixy. For those not aware of Mixy, it’s basically Tinder for morpher-types. It has a few other bells and whistles included (like being able to sort by what kind of changes you’re into), but it’s a great way to meet others who share your interest in changing up people’s bodies.

Anyway, not enough guys on Mixy are willing to be shorties! And the guys who will are reaping the benefits.

One of my Mixy friends, who we’ll call Tim, almost makes a policy of showing up as a shorty to anyone he’s meeting on the app. He says he even extends it to Tinder a little bit, and that almost always the girl he’s meeting thinks it’s either funny or cute or oddly charming. And I can tell you, from both personal experience and hearing some of his stories that he gets a lot of (ahem) results from doing this.

I think it’s not as good of an idea for ladies to start out as a shorty when first meeting someone. If you’re comfortable with it, maybe the second or third date. But there’s certainly some vulnerability and also, some reputations and associations (we’ll get into that) that you might not want meeting a online stranger.

But boys — doing this won’t seal the deal by itself, but it sends exactly the right sort of signals and gives the girl you’re seeing the ‘control’ she’s probably anxious about. Nothing will put her at ease as you being somewhat helpless, and you’re reliance on her forces an unusual intimacy right away. And besides, a lot of ladies like being put in a position like this to take the lead instead of following. All I’m saying is give it a try!

#2 Helplessness is Fun!

Trisha: Clearly there is a certain ‘type’ who enjoys being a shorty, and it’s not something for everyone. And honestly, it’s somewhat inseparable from a dominance-submission spectrum. Sorry to get all technical right away here, but I think morphing is a great way for anyone who pulls to either side of that to express themselves outwardly.

And compared to a few other morphs, you’re not giving up all of your bodily mobility or anything along the lines of that. There are a few (okay, a whole lot) of morphs where you won’t be able to move anywhere without someone carrying you. But practically speaking, it’s a good mix between giving up a bit of control while not becoming totally immobile on your own.

Angela: This is probably why I think it’s so cute. Reading those things I love about “Shorty Dan” they’re all because he needs help with most basic tasks. Clearly I could take away his arms and get the same results for a lot of those, but somehow the effect for me is compounded when he’s also half my height.

I feel I should add that I also enjoy being shortified myself quite a bit, and there are plenty of times when I am asking Dan to help me with basic things because I don’t have any arms at the time.

Also, maybe I shouldn’t say this here, but it affords me the chance to be especially lazy. I think this might be why Dan puts up with it as well as he does, because he doesn’t mind me also cooking dinner and doing the dishes.

It’s a strange dynamic, because half the time we’re playing around with Magi, it seems like we’re arguing over who gets to control the other one, and half the time it’s to decide who gets to be reduced down and make the other one do everything.

Trisha: It’s funny you say that, because I’ve definitely had the same thought before but never actually written about it. It’s definitely a great thing to do for the secretly-lazy.

Here’s something I’ve really enjoyed is seeing someone try out the shorty form for the first time. Often there’s some associated anxiety with it, but the great thing about Magi is there are time limits, and if you reach a certain level of either anxiety or pain, it goes into “safe mode” and gets you back to normal, and can even zap you back to a magic studio of your choice if you just need to get out of there.

I’m especially fond of doing this to guys on a first date (again, here we are at first date stuff), because it’s just cute to me to see them dealing with this vulnerability. Usually I’ll decide to do it with them too, and we’ll set a time limit of something like an hour before we’re restored to full-bodies again.

It’s a great dynamic if both of you do it, since neither of you can take out a phone or something to distract yourself, and you’re limited to essentially just getting to know one another for the duration. That interpretation I’ll leave entirely up to you…

Angela: I’ll say it! Two shorties hooking up is lots of fun. It definitely multiples the sexual tension because the only way either of you are getting your clothes off is by working together.

Trisha: I was going to save that stuff for the next one.

Angela: Let’s go there then!

#3 Shorties are for Sharing!

Trisha: I’d like to explain this one first, because there are some misconceptions about this, and those lead to the some of the unfortunate associations with a shorty being ‘slutty’ although there’s a lot to talk about there.

This all started in the morpher scene before the Magi app was released. In those days, which is when I started to get into the Morpher world and started MorphAddict with a couple friends, you had to have access to a magic studio and you had to know, or train yourself, someone who knew how to operate all of the magic equipment.

The biggest appeal in those days was crossover from other ‘kinky’ lifestyles, so as you can imagine, many of those who were fans of morphing were also into other hedonistic activities. And I’m not going to get too far down this rabbit hole, but there’s quite a bit of non-monogamous arrangements within these communities.

The “Shorties for Sharing” started in these morpher communities, where in various clubs that catered to them, anyone configured as a ‘shorty’ on a given night (usually a Saturday) was for ‘sharing’ between others. This started in either the Vancouver or the Boston morpher scenes (it’s a bit unclear which), but quickly spread to many others since there was a significant number of folks who crossed freely between the ‘morpher’ and ‘swinger’ subcultures.

However, not everyone who likes the shorty form is into these ‘non-traditional’ relationships, and in fact only a small minority of those who like being (or being with) a shorty have even tried this. So, clickbait gossipy articles notwithstanding, just because she or he is a shorty doesn’t mean they’re on the market.

The “Shorties are For Sharing” tradition still continues however, and is often clarified with patches and buttons that say “#S4S” or even just “4”. So if you’re curious if that cutie you see dancing in the club is on the market for some off-the-record uncomplicated fun, just look for a button or patch or anything to indicate as much.

Now, here’s the other side of this for those of us who enjoy the S4S world, of which I certainly count myself. And to be blunt about the form itself, when you put yourself in a position like this, you’re essentially flaunting yourself as a piece of ass. This just takes that somewhat-implied change and makes it explicit.

And being in that position is something incredibly exciting and in a strange way empowering. The rules of consent still apply, but the guesswork at the beginning is taken care of for you. A shorty at a ‘sharing’ night or a shorty with a nice prominent “#4” on her back pocket is certainly looking to get laid, the only question is how much and with who.

Angela: I certainly can’t speak with as much experience here as Trisha can, since she’s an OG of the morpher scene while Dan and I are more recent converts. But to get to the topic at hand: Yes, we’ve tried this. (Note to self: Tell Dan I’m writing about all this stuff so he doesn’t lose his mind when it’s published).

Our first time at a “Shorty Saturday” event we were only somewhat aware of the rules, and I’d brought Dan along as my cute little half-boy for the night. It was at a large house in the suburbs, secluded enough that it might’ve looked like any normal party. Most of what was going on happened downstairs in the living room, but upstairs a few rooms were set aside for the ‘activities.’

Overall, it was far more casual than I’d expected. We kind of thought it’d be like an orgy or something I guess, but it was couples and singles, some full-bodied, others half-sized mingling around and making small talk. That is, until enough booze was flowing that a couple people were willing to make a few moves.

Essentially Dan and I had agreed that we’d each find someone to try out, and let the other one watch. It’s a funny dynamic, but partners end up doing a lot of the scouting for one another there. Dan ended up with a cute blonde that I’d met at the outset, and we went upstairs where I got to watch him service her. Following this, I picked out my own little cutie, made sure things were okay with his girlfriend (she said she’d be a little busy with another guys dick, but we were free to borrow her friend) and we brought him upstairs were I was free to enjoy both him and Dan to my hearts content.

Maybe I just like these things because I have a weakness for helpless half-sized boytoys. But I think the constraints on this, and the explicitly temporary nature of it, make for something that’s easy to flex within an existing relationship that would otherwise be pretty (okay maybe only somewhat) traditional.

Trisha: One of favorite memories here was when I was living back in Los Angeles during an internship there, and my boyfriend at the time took me to this party with a few of his friends who were visiting from out of town. I was already shortified that day, and actually had been for the whole weekend at his request (we’d met at a local magic studio open house so both of us were plugged into the scene there).

Well, we got to this nice hotel, and he leads me up to where his friends were staying. All he said on the way in was, “You don’t have to, but if you want this to be a sharing thing, that would be pretty cool.”

I wasn’t sure what to make of it, but once we got into this really nice penthouse, there were his 5 friends visiting for the weekend. All guys, and all of them outrageously good looking. Apparently they all knew one another from playing volleyball.

All I said was “Yes please!” to him, and he told his friends I was ‘on the market.’

In the afternoon, evening and night that followed, I was somehow both one of the guys, but also everyone’s fucktoy. I had plenty of time to enjoy every one of them, was eaten out several times as well as did my best to return the favor. A few of them preferred privacy, others were okay with doing everything right out in the open.

All in all, it really opened my eyes a bit to the #S4S world, and I haven’t looked back since.

And while it’s also a fun vibe when you have your pick of lots of potentials at a big sharing event, I also like smaller intimate things where there’s only one ‘toy’ to be passed around and shared. I can say I’ve participated (okay, engineered) a few gatherings with a single lucky boytoy and several ladies, and while those are a little different than “Let’s see how many cocks Trisha can take in an hour” (the answer is all of them by the way), they’re still very enjoyable.

Angela: I have one more story and then we can move on. A few weeks ago, it was my turn as the shorty when Dan and I were out at this bar. It was not any kind of special event, but as I’ve mentioned, we just like this shape a lot. Well, lo and behold we ended up sitting by this couple, a full bodied girl with a half-sized boy.

I told Dan he had to at least say hello, and instead he tries to embarrass me and just calls out “S4S!”

The girlfriend grinned at him and gave an enthusiastic double-thumbs up.

A few moments later, we were introducing ourselves to (fake names) Jackson and Alexa. It evolved into a wonderful little double-date there, and I was seated next to Jackson, asking about his experience with morphing, and then Alexa just breaks it down and asked if we wanted to come back to their apartment.

We went back up and Jackson and I were helped out of our clothes, while Alexa and Dan took up spots to watch us. We apparently got them both excited enough to start a bit of frisky stuff between the two of them, which we decided even though they were full-bodied, would be okay this time.

Of course we had to follow up with Dan and Alexa as the shorties another time.

Still, I would love this for all the other reasons we’re going into here, but that it’s also caused me to push my limits and comfort zone in a few ways has been a wonderful aside. And also, hooking up with another shorty when you yourself are in the same state? It’s pretty great.

#4 Close to The Fun Bits

Angela: This I think is another thing I love about the overall shape. Whether you’re the one enjoying the shorty, or if you’re the shorty yourself, everything is right there so close to you and your face.

When I’m a shorty, it’s like… I can feel my pussy right where it kind of feels like the middle of my chest would be, and somehow that just comes through stronger. I’m not even really talking about sex here, it’s just being that much closer, like directly attached to my hips, and not having a lot else in the way of distractions to occupy myself.

On the other side of it, when Dan is a half-boy toy for me, he’s close enough and well-endowed enough that … well, it comes up and touches his chin when he gets excited.

Maybe this, of all the things involved, is the most exciting thing to me about seeing him like this. Because, and I’ve caught him trying this, I know he’s thinking about sucking himself off, and I just think that watching him do that is the most adorable thing. Because while he can keep himself pretty well stimulated like that, he won’t get all the way usually. And if he, god forbid, does get there, there’s no way for him to clean himself up afterwards.

But it’s still an incredibly fun way to taunt him, and best of all, he doesn’t have any arms to stop me.

Man we are getting really, really deep into our bedroom here.

Trisha: That reminds me I once made a fake policy that I wouldn’t date a guy not willing to suck a cock. I said that in jest, but it’s always been interesting that a lot of guys will swear they would never, but put them in a position where it’s right there and moreover it’s their own, you’ll see how strongly that holds up.

I certainly agree that the shape overall is extra sensual and sexual. But there’s another aspect I really enjoy related to this, is not only are you close to your own fun parts, but you’re also just about eye level with everyone else’s.

Being able to give a blowjob without kneeling down, to me, is reason enough to try being a shorty forever. If you like feeling submissive, subservient, or anything along that end of the spectrum, this is definitely a great shape for you to try. Not only are you mostly helpless, but you’re also half the size of everyone else.

But there’s another benefit I only recently discovered about being so ‘compact.’

There’s this one guy I’ve been spending a bit of time with recently, we’ll call him Ryan. He’s a bit of a fitness buff, built like a tank, and absolutely loves to dirty talk me when I’m in a submissive mood.

Our last time together, I was shortened down and we were starting up a regular ‘netflix and chill’ evening. Ryan asks me if I want to try something ‘new.’ Now as regular readers know, in the morpher world, I’ve tried just about everything I can, so I was a bit skeptical, but if it was new to him I’d be willing to indulge.

Ryan made a couple adjustments to me with the app, but didn’t show me what he was doing. I didn’t feel or notice anything different, which made me more curious.

Then he went on his own app and spent a few mana points making his cock extra long. I rolled me eyes at him, asking if he was insecure. He told me to shut up, and since I was his little pet shorty for the night, I told him he’d better make me.

We get into a bit, first with a bit of fingering and foreplay, until he was good and hard and then he picked me up and eased me down onto him. His cock, I should add, was easily 2 feet long. Great for show, but I wasn’t sure about how this was going to go from a logistics-of-fucking standpoint.

Well, I was surprised to find that as I warmed up I was getting more of him inside me than expected.

Then, I felt something at the back of my throat. I tried to speak, but all that I could manage was a choking gurgle, and he just smiled and said “This will shut you up,” and pushed me down a bit more. I realized as he pushed me down that I was being run all the way through by his cock, which was now forcing it’s way out of my mouth.

Once I was fully impaled on him, his cock coming a good couple inches out of my mouth, he was free to do everything he wanted. Now I’ve been a lot of different types of sex toys, hell, I’ve even been run all the way through by a dick many times, but this was just … the combination of surprise, already having been a shorty for the past few hours and wondering what tonight would be like, and the look of smug satisfaction on his face as he taunted me…

I’ll just add that Ryan is a very good shit-talker, and he probably got me 90% of the way there just by the things he said to me while I was stuck on his cock.

Angela: I’m going to have to try this. I’ve never been impaled, but the image I’m getting from this is just amazing.

Trisha: Really? Not even as a Headgina? [Trisha’s note: A Headgina or a Dickhead are two popular forms of ‘toys’ where a morpher is reduced to nothing but a head and their preferred genitalia. Highly recommended.]

Angela: Nope. I guess Dan and I have to add some more to our morph bucket list.

#5 - Feeling Like a Possession

Trisha: There’s definitely this strange juxtaposition between becoming a shorty, with all the vulnerability associated with it, and the incredibly safe and protected feeling when intimate with someone else in that shape. Like to me, even just cuddling when I’m shortened up, it’s like that feeling of protection, security, and relaxation is even more intense to make up for just how helpless I essentially am.

And I think it’s a very human thing to want this, to want to feel wanted. When I’m a shorty in public, and my partner puts their hand on my hip, it’s a very nice feeling, one I like even more than just a regular affectionate touch.

And crossing over to the dominance-submission land, when it’s sharing time, there’s an exceptional thrill to the sort of bargaining process behind it.

One of my favorite experiences here is when I’m gambled with.

The first time this happened was years ago, but I was a shorty for the weekend with this cute guy I was seeing, up until he bet me on a pool game against another girl — the bet was if he won, she’d become a shorty with me, and we’d all go have a three-way. But instead she ended up taking me home for a girls night in. And even though that particular night didn’t end in wild lesbian adventures (other nights did), just knowing that I’d been gambled away gave me such a thrill, I soaked my underwear and needed to ask my new possessor to borrow some panties.

In general, I love being traded around and commodified like that. I’ve been the prize to a poker game, traded for other girls or boys, hell, once a guy even traded me for a six-pack and a joint.

Anglea: Dan was telling me he heard about a poker game where the guys who played gambled away their girlfriends. I said it sounded like fun, but there should be a girl’s night for the same thing.

Trisha: I have done it. It was a couple years ago, shortly before the app was released, but everyone at this studio gathered up as many dicks as we could and 5 of us girls played poker with them.

Angela: That is exactly what I want to do. Back on the topic at hand, I should add that if you are a shorty, you will very likely get your butt touched. By like everyone. Of course you don’t want to deal with the sleazy groper types, but your friends, male or female — something about a shorty just makes you want to grab their ass.

I suppose it’s because everything is right there, and somehow touching their head is a more romantic and intimate gesture. So ass grabs it is. Even relatively platonic real-life friends who had no intention of hooking up with me have done it practically unconsciously. This one friend of mine, a good friend of Dan’s, was super embarrassed when he cupped me on the butt trying to move me off a cooler for a beer — despite my assurances (and demanding that he do it again) he was blushing so hard. So even the shy mild mannered types somehow feel a bit of freedom in this area.

On the reverse of it, I totally get it, because I love that shape on Dan. I can grab him by his belt loops and do anything I want to him. In a crowded area, I can hoist him up on my shoulders. Or just walk around with my hand in his back pocket. And really, there is no other place to put your hands on a shorty like that.

Trisha: In the broader sense, we should acknowledge a couple things — while the words ‘girltoy’ and ‘boytoy’ are used broadly to describe anyone placed in a helpless position through morphing, this does not imply consent and the communities almost always do a good job of monitoring this behavior and expelling (and reporting) those who become abusive or overstep clear boundaries.

Now a lot of us, myself included, do really enjoy being freely passed from person to person, but the thing to emphasize here is that just because I sometimes like to do this does not mean I am always free for the taking. I will call you out if you grab my ass on the subway, I will still be angry if I tell someone to stop and they don’t, or if for whatever reason I want to leave and become restored, that’s okay.

But there are, we all need to acknowledge, some assholes out there who disrespect these boundaries and feel entitled that if a girl acts slutty some of the time, she is always free for the taking, or if someone is a shorty they can be willfully grabbed and fondled.

Here’s the important thing to know as users of the Magi app & service go: there’s a feature called “Snapback” which is on by default. You can set a threshold and if you reach a certain level of fear / anxiety or pain, it will make you vanish from where you are and re-appear at a ‘safe’ studio of your choosing (the studio must have a matter transporter for this to work).

Use this feature! I realize there are some of us out there who want to experience the full range of emotions sometimes, including fear and pain, and that’s great, more power to you. But when you’re not in that special zone, enable this, select a studio near your house, and protect yourself.

Anyway, let’s move on from that PSA to some happier stuff, because on the whole the morpher community is very respectful and awesome.

#6 - Ass, Leg & Foot People Love Them

Angela: Am I am ass girl? I’ve always thought Dan has a very cute butt, and I certainly notice when other guys do. Well, Dan also has nice legs. I guess I’m into the whole lower half, which is probably why I love this morph as much as I do.

A shorty form definitely accentuates these features! I think we naturally look at someones face first, but if right below them is a nice cute ass, that’s the next item on the menu I suppose.

Dan does tell me he misses my boobs sometimes when I’m shrunk down. So if you are a boob guy (or girl or non-binary other), this is clearly not something you’d be wayyy into, but how’d you make it this deep into an articles about shorties if that was the case?

But sure. This point is true. I don’t know that I have a lot more to say about it. Maybe Trisha does.

Trisha: Well, I’ve never been a fan of the pick-one-defining-asset to judge someone by. Personally, I just like bodies. Sometimes I like muscles, sometimes I like boobs, sometimes I like long sexy legs. The point is, if you’ve got a nice feature, you can flaunt it, and if you have nice legs, or a cute ass the shorty is a great way to accentuate that.

On the leg-enthusiast side, I’ve noticed there’s a huge pantyhose & shorty connection out there. Well at least there seems to be a significant amount of softcore pore featuring those subjects. Personally I’m into workout tights as a shorty myself, or yoga pants, since both of those are comfy and can show off the goods. Yoga pants are a bit easier to slide into than tights are though.

On that topic, a brief aside here — if you are a shorty, how do you dress? My technique is to lie down on the bed and get most of the way into my pants, with my legs up in the air, and then scoot my butt all over the bed until I get them on right. Even though I’ve been trying this for years I don’t feel like I’m very good at it. Anything with buttons is a nightmare and going to require some help. Skirts with elastic are pretty good. Any kind of elastic helps actually.

Back to the topic at hand, shorties are certainly popular with foot people too. I know they’re out there because they comment on our blog all the time. Some of them are very nice. Others need to get a grip on how to politely request something without coming off as a total creep.

A year or so ago, I was actually seeing a guy who confessed a bit of a foot fetish. Let’s call him Dave.

Always down to try something new, we actually took the shorty a step further to what I’ve thought of as “the Super Shorty.” I was squashed down to just a head and a pair of feet. I kept my ankles so I still had a very small amount of mobility.

To me, it was like a fun game, trying to move around in this new body. I felt very cute, and somewhat cartoonish.

Dave, it seems, was absolutely in heaven. He could barely control himself from slobbering all over me, although without the “right equipment” there was not much more he could do than admire, rub, and do other things to my feet. Unfortunately for him I’m also rather ticklish, so I don’t know if he was able to do everything he wanted, and for other reasons our little series of rendezvous didn’t work out, so I never got to repeat the experience.

Angela: So wait, let me get this straight — when you were this super-shorty you didn’t even have a vagina? Sorry if I’m being crude here.

Trisha: Nope! It was just my head and my feet. I mean, for the right people it’s not always important, or maybe even a bigger turn on if that’s all that’s going on. I did bring it up, and Dave told me he didn’t want that right now, that the point was for him to enjoy my feet. He was pretty descriptive about all the ways he liked them…

But in a broader sense, it can actually be a lot of fun to go without ‘those’ parts for a little while, and even sexy times can be fun if you enjoy giving others pleasure. Which, just about all of us do. It’s actually pretty fun because in some ways you’re above the fray of it all watching others being controlled or at least strongly influenced by their cocks and pussies.

It’s something worth trying at least.

Angela: Interesting. I mean, a lot of what Dave and I have played around with centered around bedroom things, so it was always a pretty high priority.

Trisha: Well, you still feel attraction, you just don’t have anywhere to engage beyond that. One of my favorites is just ending right below the boobs. It actually makes a very good counterpart to the shorty, since you can provide the arms they don’t have, but they have the legs to get the two of you around.

Angela: Sold. I’m trying this with Dave only because I want to ride him around like that now. We’ve gotten a bit off topic here though. What’s up next?

#7 - Running Is Easier!

Angela: Yes it is. Obviously, you’re not carrying around the extra weight, so you can run a lot further and faster than normal. Whenever I first make the switch, I always feel so light on my feet I just want to run everywhere.

Besides that, your center of balance definitely changes. It will take a bit of getting used to at first, but with some practice you can coast along on the balls of your feet a lot easier than when you’re full-bodied.

I’m told, at least, the cardio benefits still carry over somewhat even if the running isn’t as challenging.

One other thing I’ve noticed is that I can definitely jump a bit higher, which absolutely makes sense. And Dan — he’s already pretty athletic for a skinny guy, but he can just about jump up to the kitchen counter.

Trisha: There’s even been a few experimental soccer leagues formed with shorties as the players. It’s been catching on in a few major cities.

Angela: I’m looking that up on YouTube as soon as we’re done here.

Trisha: It definitely cuts down on the handballs for sure. And the other thing related to sports news is that shorty run clubs have gotten popular enough that there are now organized races where to enter, you have to be a shorty. This came in response to some runners using the form as an “unfair advantage” leading to it being banned in major marathons.

Myself I’m not really a runner, but I do enjoy some crossfit. We’ve taken to setting aside a ‘shorty day’ with a course set up specifically for the form. Honestly I think the potential to employ morphing towards overall fitness has hardly been explored to its potential and there’s a whole lot left to investigate there.

Angela: Okay, hearing the words “shorty race” I just couldn’t wait for this to end to YouTube it. They’re all so cute! So many of them! Run shorties run!

I guess it would definitely bring a different meaning to ‘leg day.’ Although as another aside, after Dan does an upper body workout at the gym, he’ll often ask me to shorten him down to avoid the sort muscles afterwards. One of those hidden benefits to this thing.

Trisha: One of my friends from college does exactly that after the gym. She’ll get home and just Magi away her whole body and spend the rest of the evening as just a head. And I’ve done the exact opposite to get through a head cold.

Angela: I would bet all of us who use Magi have done exactly that when we get a cold. Just make the thing go away.

Trisha: Or turn it into a robotic part. That works pretty well too.

#8 Just Lounging Around

Angela: This! Like, there’s all these great advantages to a shorty for bedroom things, workout things, whatever, but my favorite thing about it is just hanging out. Whether it’s just to watch a movie with your bae, or going out with a few friends, it’s simply… a very good body-shape to be in.

Snuggling-wise it’s excellent. You’re small enough to easily fit on your partner’s lap without blocking their view of the TV, and you’re easy enough to pick up if they want to, and your head is the perfect placement for them to run their fingers through your hair. You can be totally on top of someone without crushing them with your weight. If you’re cuddling with a girl, your head fits naturally just below or between her boobs. And the smaller size means you can easily fit on a love seat, easy chair, or a smaller couch together.

Going out with some friends is a bit different. If you sit at a normal bench or chair, you can usually just barely see over the table. I’ll usually sit on the table, sometimes to one end or the middle, but I’m not big enough to block everyone’s view really.

Bars are kind of an issue. I’ll usually need a full-bodied person to order for me, because there’s no way I can get a bartenders attention in a crowded place. Hell, sometimes I can’t get a regular employee’s attention just because I’ll be so low to the ground.

Still, I really enjoy it because it’s so free of other distractions. I have no hands to check my phone, and so I just rely on others to do most of the ‘heavy lifting’ with that kind of thing. It’s a great shape to unplug in.

Trisha: Yeah, I definitely agree. If you’re the type who needs to check your email and texts every 5 minutes, becoming a shorty is a good way to break that habit. Or at least give yourself a bit of a break from it.

I’d like to add one more advantage to being a shorty in large crowds, and that’s that it’s very easy to get people to give you rides on their shoulders. Then, not only do you have all the benefits of being a shorty, but you’re also seeing everything from a higher vantage point, and if it’s a concert or something, it’s not like you’re a total obstruction. I mean, you’re still a bit of an obstruction, but not nearly as much of one as you could be.

But this also goes back to how helpless you essentially are, and perhaps the positive there in is that it becomes a lot easier to get people — friends, but also strangers — to do things for you. Holding doors, using the subway cards (although it’s very easy to duck under the turnstile we don’t endorse this do we?), taking a picture, getting someone to feed you — all of these are pretty easy when you can make the case that you have no arms.

Angela: I will say, that since starting this adventure a couple years ago with Dave, both of us have gotten pretty good at using our feet to do simple things. We’ll even do it when we actually have bodies.

For instance, typing — took a lot of practice, still not as good as my hands are, but it’s getting better all the time.

Trisha: I confess I have not gotten to that level yet. I just kind of kick at thing and look around pleadingly and furtively until someone helps me. Typing with my feet? I can’t even.

#9 - Hiking and the Outdoors

Angela: Dave and I are both outdoorsy types, so this is of course something we like a lot. I don’t know that it’s terribly different than a regular hike, but it’s definitely something you can do while shortened up a bit.

A few observations: Backpacks clearly don’t work well on shorties, but fanny-packs do. Camelbacks or something like them are a good thing to carry so you can get water unassisted. Someone in your group should be full-bodied just because that’s common sense. A shorty walking ahead will often go under spider webs. If you do get a spider web in your face, your options are a bit limited.

Just like we mentioned about running, you’ll feel somewhat less fatigued after a similar distance just because there’s so much less weight for you to deal with. Super crazy rigorous trails are a bit out of reach (haha) just for obvious reasons. A timed ’snapback’ is a good idea in case something unfortunate happens.

But besides that, it’s lots of fun!

Also: swimming. Yes, it’s possible. It’s not easy. Don’t try it alone or be an idiot, but you can learn to do it and it’s actually pretty fun once you’re used to it. It is actually harder than full-bodied swimming and you’ll have to kick to stay at the surface. But if you can tread water already, you’ll be fine.

I’ve not tried skiing or snowboarding while shortened, but I’ve read that those are also fun. Along the same lines I guess there would be roller skating, skateboarding…

Trisha: Surfing? Why not.

Angela: Sure! There’s gotta be. And I know we’re going to get some insane email like “I’m a shorty rock climber!” and other stuff like that. But, despite the clear limitations, being a shorty is not an excuse for being inside all the time.

Trisha: What about being a lazy bum? Because if it’s not being a shorty or somehow otherwise less-mobile through magical means, I don’t have a lot of excuses here.

I will say I enjoy going on a walk as a shorty, or taking another shorty for a walk. It kind of goes back to the freedom from distractions that you’d get from it anyway. So just going out to the park, it’s a great way to disconnect and enjoy the day.

Along the swimming front, there are some premium morphs (meaning they cost money to unlock) that allow you to add gills. So staying near the surface wouldn’t even be an issue there. Usually it’s used by people who want to turn themselves into mermaids and other aquatic things, but I don’t see why you couldn’t do this as a shorty either.

I’ve also seen a video of a morpher who managed to turn his head into a parachute and went skydiving, so I suppose that’s an option here as well.

Angela: I think just getting back to the outdoors, just something like going to a BBQ is pretty great as well. Nice weather is definitely shorty weather, since you won’t have to mess around with coats, sunscreen, bug spray, or most of the usual seasonal getups.

#10 Getting Your Head Popped Off

Angela: Sure, this could go for non-shorties as well, but we included this because there’s something especially fun about this happening to a shorty.

Dan and I both have a morph we re-up every week. It’s called ‘Removable Heads’ and it does just what it says on the tin. Either of our heads, with a moderate amount of pulling or twisting, will come loose from our bodies.

I don’t know that there’s any reason we both enjoy this except that it is very fun to be able to remove your partner’s head and carry it around with you. And something nice about suddenly being removed from your body and carried around.

There are three settings to this morph that we like to play with. In one setting, your stay as either your head or your body. So when you remove someone’s head, it’s essentially like taking off a hat or, their body goes limp and now you have them as just a talking head. There’s another option where the two stay ‘connected’ within about 20 feet or so, and another, perhaps my favorite, which splits your into two bits, both aware but disconnected from one another.

This last one is my favorite thing to do to Dan. I can pop off his head and make him watch, helplessly, as I have my way with his legs. His head is stuck as just a head. His legs can’t see or hear me as I tell his head exactly how cute I think he is, and ponder just how long I could leave him that way.

The same thing being done to me is something I enjoy quite a bit. Nothing else comes to mind when I’m just a lower half except for sex. It just bounces around in what’s left of my ‘mind’ — that I am just, in that moment, a piece of ass to be fucked and I want nothing else.

And finally, this makes the Shorties for Sharing thing soooo much better. You can give head to one person while taking or receiving (or both I guess?) from another.

Trisha: I would second that making your head detachable is simple a good thing to try. For a number of reasons.

Let’s get one of them out of the way first: auto-cunnilingus and auto-fellatio. Both of these have their fans, but honestly it is not even as good for me as regular masturbation. I’ve tried both. Sex is always more fun when there’s more people, regardless of what’s going where.

Moving on from that, as a shorty, you’re also of course in a more submissive position. And getting taken apart, or being reduced even further is a great way to draw attention to that.

This is one of my favorites when I have a guy over that likes to get dominated. I’ll lead him into the bedroom, strip him down naked, but not take off any of my clothes myself. Then I’ll get him nice and hard, and suddenly pop his head off. Then, I’ll set his head in between his legs, inches away from or touching his own cock, but not enough to do very much.

After that I’ll leave, go get a drink and slow things down again. I’ll come back, stimulate him a bit more, chat with his head, and slowly, slowly, slowly start making moves to get a bit more going on. By the time we’re ready for the actual act, he’s practically begging me for it.

Guys, this will work for you from the opposite side too. You can always slow it down. Carry off her head, leave her horny legs in your bed, take her into the kitchen and make her a snack. Her powerlessness over the whole thing will only leave her dripping wet when you finally come back. Just watch her legs. Compliment them in slow whispers to her head. Tell her in as much detail as you can, all the dirty things you’ll be about to do to those legs. Her legs.

Leave her head on the dresser or a good place to watch, then start by eating her out, fingering her, slowly moving towards taking what you desire. She will howl.

Just some small suggestions everyone. Thanks for reading and have fun out there!