Hello all,
As the title states, I am trying to dive in the appeal of the various transformations prevalent on the forum, for my own understanding and to perhaps improve my own writing. If it helps others improve their own stories all the better. I will be using the list created by graciefairways along with some others that I write that are not on the list.
Weight gain (WG)- If we're getting historical it started back in the 11th century and it was known as Leblouh. Which is a force feeding practice starting with a subset of the Berber's and spread across Africa. That aside I can understand how and why people find this type of story or art appealing as some like thicker curvier women that an evolutionary psychologist might say signals increased fertility. Where it loses me is the extreme types of weight gain, which I suppose plays into a male female power dynamic where the one getting fatter loses power as they gain.
BE/ BR- This is fairly straight forward in my mind as people like different sizes and would enjoy seeing characters busts changed into their preferred size.
Pregnancy- some people find pregnant women attractive so I get it but isn't sort of a differently version of BE and WG.
Bimbo, Chav, Hooker- Honestly I struggle to understand this one as it's not for me but I assume it is the humiliation and loss of power, with a dose of pure sex appeal. I mean lets be real prostitution is the worlds oldest profession for a reason.
AP/ AR- This is much the same as BE/ BR because everyone has their personal preferences (20-30 yo for me), though I can say the extreme ends are less fun for me. I also suppose there is a bit of humiliation and loss of power dynamic as well.
Trait swaps- I think this is sort of a blanket category that includes a lot of other categories, though I do like it for the humiliation of the one losing traits and more importantly seeing the other one being improved. So for me its more about the one being improved rather than the one getting worse which I feel is more often the focus.
Transgender TG- Less of a fan of this but I think I see the appeal though that's more on the boy to pretty girl angle.
Downgrade DG- Again I feel this is more of a catch all category including a lot of other angles where a person gets worse. I suppose it is the humiliation and loss of power dynamic that makes it appealing.
IQ changes- These tend to mostly be losing IQ and I suppose its about the humiliation and loss of power.
Cuckhold- I really don't understand this one at all.
Reality change, humiliation, mental corruption- I feel this are more ways to write some of the mentioned transformations rather than transformations themselves.
Now for some lesser used ones at least based on Graciefairways list.
Muscle growth/ reduction- This one I get as people find muscles attractive and I agree as long as it's in moderation. The extreme stuff I do not understand.
Hourglass- This is just an off shoot of the WG and BE just in a specific way and curvy girls can be sexy so I get it. Plus you can get some wasp waisted girls with this so I'm all for it.
Beautification or increased beauty this includes princessification- A less common almost rare transformation which I find odd as who doesn't like seeing a woman get prettier over time. Though maybe that is just me.
Please let me know what you think did I miss any? Why do you like different transformations?