Augh.
They’re so adorable, but… it seems like this is all happening way too fast. I was actually thinking ‘timeskip’ until about halfway through the page. How is Al just magically OK with his sexuality and everything? Doesn’t make sense to me.
My feels, they are mixed.
I think the last we saw of them previously was the day before at about 5-6pm. They had the whole evening and night. And Al’s probably a bit fuck-dazed still. He may fall into a relapse later in the day…
We don’t know that Al is “okay” with his sexuality. Al has not expressed anything to himself to indicate his identity, nor to Brendan, nor to society at large. All we know, really, is that this was a relatively new experience for Al – and to be honest, that doesn’t mean that Al has never had any sexual experiences with men before. Al could have a history of very negative sexual experiences, and his night with Brendan could be new in the sense that it was positive.
Noww I get it ! The reason why brendan left Al at the beginning… Why they obviously have a fight before Al’s death and why there is this awkward mood between them after his resurrection… It’s not because Bren wanted to bring al back… IT’S BECAUSE AL SHAVED HIS BEARD WITHOUT AL PERMISSION !!!
What a selfish act, Alistair… :P
Noww I get it ! The reason why brendan left Al at the beginning… Why they obviously have a fight before Al’s death and why there is this awkward mood between them after his resurrection… It’s not because Bren wanted to bring Al back…
IT’S BECAUSE AL SHAVED HIS BEARD WITHOUT BRENDAN’S PERMISSION !!!
which makes me sad to think of how they got from HERE to there.
my guess (because i’ve been neurotically reading and re-reading the pages, especially these flashbacks) is that Brenden eventually left Al because he wanted/needed to start a family (remember Ch 2 pages 11-12?). which makes the present-future situation kind of ironic.
I’ve been re-reading, trying to figure this out too. I feel like Al’s need to keep them a secret (“I never told anyone, like you wanted”) probably weighed too heavily on Brenden. Clearly the boy likes to say what is on his mind and is a very social being, while Al is so very suppressed and anti-social.
But that said, I just love how Brendan is basically the leader/initiator of the two of them, so young and cocky and matter-of-fact about everything. Al would’ve probably died a virgin if it wasn’t for him.
Ahem… Dear lady, may I say that not having experience with man doesn’t mean that Al is a virgin in every way…?
It’s pretty obvious that Al is straight or was straight before meeting Brendan… But he doesn’t seem to be “ignorant and prude” (Everybody remember the Pin-up Calendar with that sexy lady in bathing suit?)
And why “poor guy”…? Does that mean that if a man doesn’t experience at least once homosexual sex, he will miss his life ? I… am pretty sure that there are plenty heteros who are really happy and blessed to only known women…
Nah-it’s true that gay couples are cute, but hetero couples are too… even if it’s not the story here… But still, I would simply point out that if a woman say something like “Poor baby, he is a gay-virgin and doesn’t know anything about the greatness of homo experience”, it is kinda lowing your own gender inatentionally…
And serioulsy… Alistair is a bear… Not a frail shy “pucelle”… He merely was in mess, not because he was a frigin inexperienced virgin, but because he was attracted by a man… For an “all-his-life” hetero thaaat can be pretty disturbing… And just by observing his posture when he started to accept this situation, we can tell that he is absolutly NOT a virgin… –.
When Brendan said “you learn pretty fast”, he meant for man-to-man experience… Which is really, trust me, different from being with a woman… You have to learn everything from the start ; You basically don’t act the same way and don’t do the same gesture either… Especially for not putting in pain the partner… Which is not that easy, unfortunately…
But I can’t deny that without Brendan’s cockyness, Al would have keeped going freaking out over his “o-my-god-I-dont-get-it-but-dont-want-to-neither-understand-nor-just-think-of-this-damn-possibility” desire for his assistant… As every bear like him would have acted…
And, if I can finish with those words, the fact that Brendan is the real thing since, as he said, he already had homosexual experiences before, makes normal that he turned to be the initiator… He knew what he wanted… Well, what both of them wanted and he knew how to sastify this hunger… The only limit was Al’s restrain dued to his confusion and awkwardness…
So, young or not, it couldn’t have been anyone else than Bren for taking the lead… Even more, the fact that Bren is younger made it easier for both of them, while Al being older made it harder for him to cross the line without a pushing help…
But still, this a pretty good page and I am aiming to see the next one
I’m not speaking about some other men here, hetero or otherwise. I’m speaking about Al, and from what Brendan’s saying this was his first proper time with a man. It’s obviously something he wanted (I don’t see any women in his life and the calendar could be there for a number of reaosns, maybe to imply to visitors that he’s a proper straight bloke), and since by forty years of age he had not had it yet, I think that’s pretty sad to be honest.
You call him a gay virgin, but just because he’s never slept with guys and has a girly calendar doesn’t mean he’s never been in love and/or is in the closet. He could very well be “bi” and late exploring both sides—and that is definitely not a reason to pity him. Life happens.
You’re a smart guy, Al. Just act smart. Do whatever it takes to pass.
but srsly i love all the subtle wordplay in this comic, on “trans” and “partner” and “pass”. Blue, has anyone ever told you that you are brilliant because you are brilliant.
<3
DOES THIS MEAN AL’S BEARD WILL SUFFER A HEART WRENCHING PLOT-RELATED FATE? D:
Dude your comment made my day.
Yep… mine too XD
You… weren’t wrong.
A couple of big revelations and some key information, PLUS fanservice? You are too good to us, Blue! I feel the puzzle pieces falling into place.
Augh.
They’re so adorable, but… it seems like this is all happening way too fast. I was actually thinking ‘timeskip’ until about halfway through the page. How is Al just magically OK with his sexuality and everything? Doesn’t make sense to me.
My feels, they are mixed.
Well, it’s a flashback. That could explain why the pacing is a bit skewed.
I feel like the smile in the first panel is due to finally being satisfied after all the angst lusting he’d been doing all week?
I think the last we saw of them previously was the day before at about 5-6pm. They had the whole evening and night. And Al’s probably a bit fuck-dazed still. He may fall into a relapse later in the day…
We don’t know that Al is “okay” with his sexuality. Al has not expressed anything to himself to indicate his identity, nor to Brendan, nor to society at large. All we know, really, is that this was a relatively new experience for Al – and to be honest, that doesn’t mean that Al has never had any sexual experiences with men before. Al could have a history of very negative sexual experiences, and his night with Brendan could be new in the sense that it was positive.
Oh thank gawd. I was worried it was going to be a dream.
Oh god my heart is jumping all over the place.
I’m so happy.
Stop it, I know this is gonna go badly so stop making it so happy!
No, I kid, please make more happy ):
Noww I get it ! The reason why brendan left Al at the beginning… Why they obviously have a fight before Al’s death and why there is this awkward mood between them after his resurrection… It’s not because Bren wanted to bring al back… IT’S BECAUSE AL SHAVED HIS BEARD WITHOUT AL PERMISSION !!!
What a selfish act, Alistair… :P
Arf Need to correct something :
Noww I get it ! The reason why brendan left Al at the beginning… Why they obviously have a fight before Al’s death and why there is this awkward mood between them after his resurrection… It’s not because Bren wanted to bring Al back…
IT’S BECAUSE AL SHAVED HIS BEARD WITHOUT BRENDAN’S PERMISSION !!!
What a selfish act, Alistair… :P
FAN GIRL MODE: ACTIVATE!
SQUEEEE!!!
what’s that?
you say i’m the wrong gender for that?
well bugger off mate!
seeing that sexy gruff polar bear do the man lovin’ with his little cubby makes me feel all giddy inside!
Polar bear, YES! I had been thinkng along the lines of walrus previously, but polar bear’s definitely more to the point and SEXIER.
;-)
i am glad to be of service, December.
(i’d.. ..rather Alastair not be thought of as a “walrus.”
except when he has the mustache.
L.o.L.)
Hearts. Hearts everywhere.
Thaaat explaaains everything XD
it makes me happy that they’re happy.
which makes me sad to think of how they got from HERE to there.
my guess (because i’ve been neurotically reading and re-reading the pages, especially these flashbacks) is that Brenden eventually left Al because he wanted/needed to start a family (remember Ch 2 pages 11-12?). which makes the present-future situation kind of ironic.
I’ve been re-reading, trying to figure this out too. I feel like Al’s need to keep them a secret (“I never told anyone, like you wanted”) probably weighed too heavily on Brenden. Clearly the boy likes to say what is on his mind and is a very social being, while Al is so very suppressed and anti-social.
shiznits this is still pretty hot O.o
Al reacted pretty okay to all this in retrospect. So why didn’t this work out D:? *keeps tuned in*
So adorable and cute.
But… Al a virgin? Or at least a gay-virgin? Poor guy. Seriously.
But that said, I just love how Brendan is basically the leader/initiator of the two of them, so young and cocky and matter-of-fact about everything. Al would’ve probably died a virgin if it wasn’t for him.
Ahem… Dear lady, may I say that not having experience with man doesn’t mean that Al is a virgin in every way…?
It’s pretty obvious that Al is straight or was straight before meeting Brendan… But he doesn’t seem to be “ignorant and prude” (Everybody remember the Pin-up Calendar with that sexy lady in bathing suit?)
And why “poor guy”…? Does that mean that if a man doesn’t experience at least once homosexual sex, he will miss his life ? I… am pretty sure that there are plenty heteros who are really happy and blessed to only known women…
Nah-it’s true that gay couples are cute, but hetero couples are too… even if it’s not the story here… But still, I would simply point out that if a woman say something like “Poor baby, he is a gay-virgin and doesn’t know anything about the greatness of homo experience”, it is kinda lowing your own gender inatentionally…
And serioulsy… Alistair is a bear… Not a frail shy “pucelle”… He merely was in mess, not because he was a frigin inexperienced virgin, but because he was attracted by a man… For an “all-his-life” hetero thaaat can be pretty disturbing… And just by observing his posture when he started to accept this situation, we can tell that he is absolutly NOT a virgin… –.
When Brendan said “you learn pretty fast”, he meant for man-to-man experience… Which is really, trust me, different from being with a woman… You have to learn everything from the start ; You basically don’t act the same way and don’t do the same gesture either… Especially for not putting in pain the partner… Which is not that easy, unfortunately…
But I can’t deny that without Brendan’s cockyness, Al would have keeped going freaking out over his “o-my-god-I-dont-get-it-but-dont-want-to-neither-understand-nor-just-think-of-this-damn-possibility” desire for his assistant… As every bear like him would have acted…
And, if I can finish with those words, the fact that Brendan is the real thing since, as he said, he already had homosexual experiences before, makes normal that he turned to be the initiator… He knew what he wanted… Well, what both of them wanted and he knew how to sastify this hunger… The only limit was Al’s restrain dued to his confusion and awkwardness…
So, young or not, it couldn’t have been anyone else than Bren for taking the lead… Even more, the fact that Bren is younger made it easier for both of them, while Al being older made it harder for him to cross the line without a pushing help…
But still, this a pretty good page and I am aiming to see the next one
I’m not speaking about some other men here, hetero or otherwise. I’m speaking about Al, and from what Brendan’s saying this was his first proper time with a man. It’s obviously something he wanted (I don’t see any women in his life and the calendar could be there for a number of reaosns, maybe to imply to visitors that he’s a proper straight bloke), and since by forty years of age he had not had it yet, I think that’s pretty sad to be honest.
You call him a gay virgin, but just because he’s never slept with guys and has a girly calendar doesn’t mean he’s never been in love and/or is in the closet. He could very well be “bi” and late exploring both sides—and that is definitely not a reason to pity him. Life happens.
Yes, Al’s beard has almighty powers of sex, good
“All is not well,” that permanent crease on Al’s temple speaks to me.
I think you’ve turned me gay for Al. And I’m okay with that, because he’s one damn sexy man.
You’re a smart guy, Al. Just act smart. Do whatever it takes to pass.
but srsly i love all the subtle wordplay in this comic, on “trans” and “partner” and “pass”. Blue, has anyone ever told you that you are brilliant because you are brilliant.
Al doesn’t want to keep it like this though… )’: