…dammit. Page 34.
Hey, did you know that I have a 10 page story in Smut Peddler? And that if you backed it on Kickstarter, the PDF version was made available yesterday? And that it comes out to more than 300 pages of gorgeous sexy comics by incredibly talented artists? And that it will be available for anyone to purchase in a few weeks? Pick it up!
My monday was a drag, this just made it 100x better. Thank you.
Nooooooo! t’s too late to back Smut Peddler!
It’s okay! I’m not sure about print copies, but I think the PDF version is definitely gonna be available for purchase in a few weeks.
the print version will too. the kickstarter was just the pre-order drive.
CAN’T. STOP. THINKING ABOUT HIM. God this is wonderful, I haven’t seen anything this deliciously sweet in a long time. Seriously, I haven’t seen “can’t get him out of my head” played so sweetly in a while.
Kawaii as fuck.
Yes, Al, you are thoroughly and completely screwed.
Sorry.
…Actually, no, I’m not. :)
Honestly, this seriously made me want to squee, which is something as I usually do not squee. At all.
I actually found your webcomic through Smut Peddler (which was awesome)! And your comic is awesome, I’m glad I found it, your stuff is great :>
I can imagine Brendan wearing Al’s utility belt, and then Al would have to buy a new one, poor thing ;)
Aw, that’s a fantastic sequence and I love the worried-as-hell expression on Al’s face at the end. Curmudgeonly loners being blindsided by feelings is something I find terribly romantic :)
Oh dear me this is worse than I thought. Poor Al. He should see a doctor. Well, a love doctor, of course.
PS and looks like Al’s not the only one with a nice back. Oh you spoil us, Ms Blue!
“Hey Al, wanna play doctor?”
I can only wonder how Al gets any work done in such a state of…er, mind. Or maybe he doesn’t.
And by the feel of this page, if on a particularly hazy day Brendan were to work topless (all that labour in the workshop must get you sweaty I’d reckon), Al might easily throw himself out the window…
Although judging by the dialogue that takes places int he future, Al’s not comfortable with the whole sexual orientation/gender thing, I wonder if at this point he is being equally bothered by being drawn to someone over whom he is in a position of power (bein the employer), and who is obvoiusly very much younger. Brendan’s in his tewnties if I remember correctly, but to Al that still must seem too young…
Ugh. Ugh.
Unff.
I love this page.
Ah, the more I come back to this page, the more I find details that I love.
For instance, how sensual this page is, without really showing much body, face, or any action at all. I think a lot of that is due the fact that it is Al’s hands we see in most of the panels, not his face, as if he reacts to his feelings with his entire body. And then the fact that we also don’t see Brendan’s face, except for his lips touching the pencil. It creates depth in Al’s worry, because there’s as though two different, separate dimensions of Brendan he is drawn to: one Brendan as a person, his ideas and intelligence, as during the lunch conversation. And then on the other hand, there’s Brendan the man, his corporeal side, hands and lips and everything, his posture, the way he moves. And it looks like it seems a nuisance to Al to be wanting him, because it gets in the way of productivity, gets in the way of intellectual and professional development. I think maybe Al wouldn’t worry so much if Brendan were just a casual acquaintance or a neighbour or something like that.
This, so much. Combined with the fact that I believe Al can’t handle his own sexual orientation, makes for plenty of angst.
This is clearly something that Brendan is going to have to step up and help fix :)
I’m really interested to know Al’s backstory, especially now. I wonder how aware he was of his orientation up to this point, and whether it is even an orientation per se. Who knows, maybe Brendan is the first man for whom he felt this way in all his life – things happen like this sometimes. And I wonder what events have led Al to becoming this cautious and reserved – judging by how he befriends Sulla, and so quickly, I thinks it’s fair to say that he’s not a loner by nature and personality, but rather it’s something conditioned…
I think, judging by his reaction when he first sees Brendan, that Al knows his orientation all too well. But he puts himself down for it, berates himself whenever he feels something for another man, which is why he is so frustrated. I think that is what they are talking about starting on page 27. Al is afraid of his peers knowing he is gay.
Fark. Al, just stop lying to yourself :(
…I see a little ballerina.
Man, don’t you just hate it when everything in your workshop turns sexy? Damn sexy spanners!
Maybe he’ll just solve it by promoting Brendan and giving him an office all of his own.
I absolutely love this!
the frustration of falling but bearly realizing it, not to mention even admitting it XD
THAT IS FUCKING ADORABLE!!!! D8<
<3<3<3
34. Page 34. Rule 34.
YES
HAHAHA!…heh..poor Al.
Of course at this point, there can’t be much left in the workshop that Brendan hasn’t touched. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
Ah so this why Brendan was so upset when Al came to his house the first time (he likes him) AND why Al was upset that Brendan made a GIRL him (he likes him).