Post #3565211
2026-07-03 20:18 UTC
Bouba woke with a start, her strong, round arms reaching out to grab a weapon.
"You're safe. I healed you."
A comforting voice. Bouba looked. A skinny witch, all angles, smiled at her.
"Kiki?"
"Long time no see. When did you get so hard?"
The big warrior laughed. "When did you get so soft?"
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
Replies (4)
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@violanders@mastodon.nu 2026-07-03 20:27
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art For context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect
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@ann3nova@corteximplant.com 2026-07-03 21:05
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art This tickled my linguistic funny bone. 💕
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@DarkSheepArts@mastoart.social 2026-07-04 11:03
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art I'm so appreciative of the comments on this one, I was half a second from Googling to see which book/series/anime Kiki and Bouba were from, lol!
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@jaeclectic@mas.to 2026-07-04 17:59
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art Bringing this to the attention of @lingthusiasm@wandering.shop since the Lingthusiasm podcast is where I first learned about Bouba & Kiki