She was safe — this was the club, after all, and every towering person around her knew precisely where she stood, so they wouldn't stand on her — but Valeska's experience had every trapping of intimidation, awe, and outright danger. It was an unaware scene, and she thought beforehand that the illusion might be broken by her simply speaking up.
Only once she was in it did she realize that she could hardly muster a squeak despite herself.
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@VossFiction Thank you for sharing this here! It's a wonderful scenario. 
I feel this captures something I've had difficulty expressing, which I've tried to summarize to other folks as "aware but pretending to not notice."
Emotionally, I don't want to be entirely invisible to others (truly unaware), as.. honestly, I can feel lonely. On the other hand, I feel anxious taking up others' time and attention (fully aware). Yet the "they know I'm there but pretend they do not" allows for being felt and playfully "accidentally" getting in over my head without ever truly being endangered (say, shyly peeking around at foot level only for someone to step on a fox, nonharmfully).
The thrill of a giant rollercoaster with it being actually safe?
Nothing wrong with other scenarios, and you might feel differently as well!
@digitalfox What you express is exactly what I was going for here! That feeling of danger without actually being in danger is a powerful thing, especially in kink.
In a non-kink context, it also brings to mind how it feels to hang out in a space with friends all doing their own thing. There's no expectation of engagement, but their presence adds to the experience.
I'm glad that you like the scenario as much as I do!
@VossFiction Yeah!
As for non-kink, I might borrow your phrasing of "no expectation of engagement." It's something I think I've been experiencing as I explore virtual reality worlds, too. Just having larger folks around and spending time with them without myself having to personally, directly engage in the conversation to be a part.
Plus, the overhead of social norms like "remember to maintain eye contact" goes out the window when the best one can do is either stare up from below or be eye-to-eye with someone's toes. There's less concern about obligating others to give their attention when one isn't taking up as much space in the room, metaphorically and literally.
And I'm glad you're sharing. 
Voss
digitalfox