Pretty sure we’re still in flashback and that’s the human Al waking up in the last panel (still has beard, and no lines).
Hard irony, though, that the thing he had nightmares about is what comes to pass — no wonder robot Al is angry. But Brendan didn’t do it to Al — except, there’s Sulla, so in a sense he did.
As a real robot now, there are possibilities for a much better outcome than the nightmare.
Just discovered this story, it’s… it’s… oh my gawd, it’s just so good it hurts.
And it seems it’s still in the past, since the colours are still pink/red and not blue.
So that means it had some REAAALLY gruesome nightmares about who he is. After all, his lover is trying to find him inside of his body… So yeah, knowing Sulla and all, we can see how tortured he was about that.
Not to leap to anything too concrete here, but if this isn’t trans af then Idk what is. Smokey!Al’s hair in the first panel reminds me of Sulla. Wanting to be on their back vs doggy. “This isn’t right,” and then there’s nothing inside – trans feels for days.
Obviously there are other ways to interpret this, but this dream sequence makes way more sense to me *now* than it did the first couple times I read it.
HOLY CRAP!!!! Thank goodness he’s synthetic now, otherwise that scene would be a whole lot scarier!
Hey, didn’t you know, Love hurts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmQQuVZdFK4 4:46
yikes o.o That degenerated fast. Poor Al! I’m guessing its the robot AL waking up now? Hmm…
Pretty sure we’re still in flashback and that’s the human Al waking up in the last panel (still has beard, and no lines).
Hard irony, though, that the thing he had nightmares about is what comes to pass — no wonder robot Al is angry. But Brendan didn’t do it to Al — except, there’s Sulla, so in a sense he did.
As a real robot now, there are possibilities for a much better outcome than the nightmare.
This is some sweet storytelling!
Where are you indeed…
I can imagine Brendan singing “wheere aaare yooou?”… creepy ><
?
did Alastair just have a Deadly Premonition??
So THAT’S how gay sex works.
yes.
this is how gay sex works.
(you should wait to see where the frog legs, tinder, and nitrogen oxide goes.)
stop it, i am giggling so hard and everyone is looking at me like i am crazy
which i am but whatever
i’m the ring master.
welcome to my circus, rosie.
;-)
Omg
WHAT
I’ve heard of tearing someone a new one, but this takes the cake.
Brendan: “I knew it! It was the carberator””
Just discovered this story, it’s… it’s… oh my gawd, it’s just so good it hurts.
And it seems it’s still in the past, since the colours are still pink/red and not blue.
So that means it had some REAAALLY gruesome nightmares about who he is. After all, his lover is trying to find him inside of his body… So yeah, knowing Sulla and all, we can see how tortured he was about that.
Holy crap – surprise body horror. Really, really effective. *applauds*
A dream within a dream? But Al in the last panel didn’t seem synthetic
oh wow okay I am just gonna wait this nightmare out
*goes and hides in her happy gay sex fantasy corner*
What if Dream Brendan was destroying Al’s MALE body in an attempt to find the real him?
☝
I really love the darker colored backdrop behind the panels. I think it showcases the whole dream as a part of sleep bit
Hoooooly shit these two pages.
Not to leap to anything too concrete here, but if this isn’t trans af then Idk what is. Smokey!Al’s hair in the first panel reminds me of Sulla. Wanting to be on their back vs doggy. “This isn’t right,” and then there’s nothing inside – trans feels for days.
Obviously there are other ways to interpret this, but this dream sequence makes way more sense to me *now* than it did the first couple times I read it.
Being vulnerable does feel like that sometimes. But we need to make cracks in the armor to breathe.