Small places that surround you, contain you, feel safe. Think about this when you are working with descriptions of place in your writing. I'm focusing on reading/writing/thinking about SETTINGS that literally envelope you, that evoke those cramped little hiding places you crawled into to observe without being seen. The entire process seems to trigger powerful feelings. It seems so strong to me, almost as if just imagining the place releases some type of survival instinct brain chemical.
How does this sound to you?