A well written little story, though a few things didn't quite work for me. If we accept the idea of a nature preserve of the future with large predatory flying reptiles, which is fine, but then it was hard to imagine bite sized hikers wandering around with no protection against attack if confronted by one. I could imagine every hiker carried an aerosol can of highly effective "Wyvern Repellent" which always keeps them from getting to close, but maybe this hiker managed to lose his can that might have been clipped to his belt to be close at hand. The fact that the stomach had only a small amount of digestive juices was realistic, as no stomach "fills up with acid", but the small amount is kneaded into the food by the constant muscular churning. Real stomachs dont just tighten up to make the prey immobile either, as this prevents the kneading, mechanical action required to break down food. Real stomachs don't do any absorption, they basically break down the food, and send it to the intestines where it is absorbed, but it was easy enough to overlook that. Feeling numbness rather than pain while the body is broken down may be possible. Thanks for sharing!

Really enjoyed this more so than the others you've created thus far. In particular I like the scenario of a smaller voracious predator devouring larger prey in POV style and then the following scene of the smaller predator trying to cope with his large prey filled stomach as he attempts to absorb and play with his belly. All the while the prey is desperate to escape the tight chamber as the belly squishes about him and begins to actively process his body. I would love to see more small feral pred POV stories with long term digestion/absorbtion or entrapment as they are a rarity on this site. But regardless I look forward to your next story.

On the more constructive criticism side, I agree with Sirrush on his first point about how despite the Hiker uses the trail once or twice a week. He seemed to have no real way to fight the Wyvern off even though this particular one was shorter than him. Either a reason for why he is so naive to the danger or a way to repel the threat being disarmed from the Hiker would make the set up more immersive. It doesn't take away from the vore of course but it could enhance the story.

However I disagree with Sirrush on making the vore more realistic. Vore is a fantasy in of itself. The amount of different ways that I've seen certain predators hold, carry, imprison, absorb, digest, melt, incubate, house, or heal prey is staggering. Being more realistic is closer to a preference than a way to improve in my opinion. You describe it how you want. But it's on how well you do it that matters more so. Just like my preference to smaller feral predators, or POV stories.

Anyways hope you continue making stories. Stay safe and have a good one!

Thanks, appreciate the feedback! I do think I overdid a few parts, but I'm glad someone liked it. I do try to make it more "realistic" in the sorts, but I also should've, well, done better with how it all ended up there in the first place (more of a "fight?"). Cheers!

You are quite welcome, and thank you for responding. It's always gratifying to see a response when I leave feedback. I personally like the bits you overdid because it fits into my personal preferences but I can see why you would think it might have been excessive.

Oh and to your last question it's not that there needed to be a fight or anything. It's more that the Hiker was being unbelievably naive about the Wyverns. If I were to hike near a forest filled with Bears I would bring something to protect myself like Bear Mace or take special care and stay away from the forest's tree line no matter what to make sure I didn't fall prey to them.

This guy has no real reason to be so close to the forest other than hearing a noise which should have him staying further away if anything and he seems to have no better plan on dealing with the possibility of a Wyvern attack other than to run to the patrol to report it. But once the Wyvern's maw closes over the Hiker's head I really enjoyed the story the rest of the way. Particularly the large overstuffed belly that keeps the Wyvern from moving, the Wyverns interactions with his belly full of prey, and the descriptions of the insides of the Wyverns belly as it gets to work on the Hiker.

Anyways have a good one and I'll try to give you feedback if I have anything worth saying for future stories. Keep up the great work.