The dehumanization of tinies is talked about a lot. To be dismissed as just another little pest like a rat or a bug, or maybe being seen as a pet for those bigger than you. But what about the dehumanization of giants?
This is specifically with borrowers, because imagine this.
A borrower has lived in this same human's house for years now. Over time, they've stopped seeing the human as a human and have started seeing them as just another dangerous obstacle to avoid in their life full of dangerous obstacles.
The human's voice is just a cacophony of loud noises that the borrower doesn't bother to differentiate from the droning of the TV or the humming of the kitchen appliances, unless it could be useful information for them.
The human's footsteps are just a warning signal for the borrower to flee before the big dangerous thing finds them. Either that, or they're an inconvenient earthquake that shakes the walls they're in.
Everything the human does is just another piece of information for the borrower to determine how to borrow today. The human cries? Good. They're occupied. The human coops themselves up in their room? Good. That means they won't come out while the borrower is borrowing. The human gets into an argument with another human or, god forbid, a physical fight? The borrower just knows now is not a safe time to come out. They don't care if their human is safe.
The human is just one of those cartoon villains whose face you never see, except in this case it's just because the borrower never cared enough to look that far up.
