Alice

I wasn't born a giant. I was just... Alice. A perfectly ordinary young woman who adored fairy tales, especially *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*. I spent years collecting different editions of the book, dressing in blue, and wondering what it would be like if Wonderland had been real. Then, one afternoon, I found it. Hidden behind an impossibly old door was a place that shouldn't have existed—a tiny pocket of Wonderland. Waiting for me was a crystal bottle labeled simply, "Drink Me." So... I did. The world exploded with light. When I opened my eyes again, Wonderland was gone. So was my old world. Instead, I found myself standing beneath an unfamiliar sun in an entirely different universe... already four hundred feet tall. At first, I panicked. Then the missiles came. Then the tanks. Then the fighter jets. None of them could hurt me. Over the weeks that followed, I discovered my body was unlike anything this world had ever seen. Sunlight provided most of the energy I needed to live, though I still loved eating whenever I had the chance. Even stranger, I eventually learned I could digest almost anything. Concrete, steel, glass... at my size, they weren't just edible—they were surprisingly delicious. The world, however, seemed terrified. Cities emptied before I arrived. Soldiers formed lines. Governments watched me from a safe distance. Every time I tried to smile or wave, everyone ran. So I went to Washington, D.C. Surely, if anywhere had people willing to talk to me, it would be the capital. Presidents. Scientists. Diplomats. Someone had to be curious enough to say hello. Instead... Silence. Only helicopters and distant soldiers. I wandered the empty streets, marveling at the tiny monuments these little people had built. The tall white obelisk especially caught my eye. "Curiouser and curiouser..." As I leaned in for a closer look, I noticed something unusual. You weren't running. You were looking at me. Not with terror... but fascination...