NOOOOOO I’m so afraid for what will happen!!!! I’ve been trying not to get too attached to Alex because of the knowledge that SOME THING will happen and I’m afraid she’s going to do something really mean but uuugghhh UUGGHHH

I was prone to liking her right away I have to admit that 🙁 I like that she has those dark circles under her eyes. I have them too, and people usually only use those for character design choice to communicate illness or stress or some sort of… freakishness, and I don’t think (???) you’re doing that here, it’s seems like just a normal feature trait she has. And this is the only time I’ve ever seen a character with those dark eyes who is just. NORMAL ha! I’ve really been thinking about it a lot. Even when I design characters I’ve been known to add those dark circles only to tired characters, despite having them myself! It makes me think how normal traits get so stigmatized in women. It’s a natural part of some of us! I’ve always loved my own dark circles, thought they’re cool, and people never give me guff for them (tho I wear glasses and that hides how dark my circles are ha) but I think about how uncommon that is. Women feel like they need to cake chemicals on their face so they don’t look sick and sad and stressed. So I like seeing them on Alex a whole lot.

She has a really gorgeous and unique hair style too. Her hair so pretty. look at them curls.

and then u add that little “I’d finger her in a heartbeat”… dangit rusty, dangit alexis. I’m still trying to restrain the love that threatens to pour out of me but you’ve really built such an endearing character here. Even when a person is TRYING NOT TO FALL HEAD OVER HEELS LIKE POOR JADEN… I just find myself going OOOHHH 🙁 >_< <3

I think more then anything I'm afraid she's going to ditch Jaden for a pathetic SCROTE. I'm so sick of bi women who do that, bi women who prioritize males over women, despite the fact women have way, way, way more to offer. I'd understand it if that was the story choice tho. Bi women DO that…. And it can be valuable to write stories to examine that specific kind of hurt. I'm a bi woman who always feels so suspicious and mistrustful of other bi women and it sucks to be that way. like right when I saw dear Alex was bi, I'm getting nervous, I'm wondering how much she likes men ugh. But like, at least Alex seems to have some sincere interest in Jaden. That's more then can be said for a lot of bi women who really REALLY prioritize and focus on males.

i mumble softly and caress this page with quivering hands…. Alexis what are you going to doooo. With Blair I think a lot of super obvious hints have been dropped about what sort of trouble she'll stir, but with Alex I ain't seeing nothing so far. (tho that could be me missing something important)

ALSO………………… Josie's smile in the final panel means SO MUCH. I love the contrast between that smile, and the frown we got pages ago about the concept of Jaden having a boyfriend. Oh a webcomic can feel so personal sometimes. It reminds me of my mom. She never got worried about me having a girlfriend when she found out about mine (I wasn't sure if mom was okay with that kind of thing). My mom was only ever worried about society being homophobic to me and got all fired up about me joining LGBT groups haha. But she didn't worry about my girlfriend hurting me.

And then pair this smile, along with how quickly Josie brought up THAT GIRL in the argument she and Jaden have earlier…. really makes me think, Josie were you rooting for these two? Josie are you still feeling hostile over Alexis breaking your babygirl's heart? I just have to wonder…….

phenomenal work as always… now i'll go walk back and comment on a few of the other pages that have come out since i needed an Internet break…..

I really love how your art has evolved since the first few chapters. Always so happy to see you update each week! It makes my Mondays something to look forward to 😁