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(CW/TW: Abuse) WCDT strips 3731-3735 (30th April to 4th May 2018)
snufflebottoms:
It's actually pretty rare for me to get invested in a work that has no romantic tension. I need a story that has more than that but I also need the romantic elements. I've always found unresolved people pining for each other to be much more enjoyable to read/watch then established couples progress so as much as others are getting bored with skirting around and teasing the tension, I really like it. And it also puts me almost always in a shipping camp rather than discussing established cannon even if the ship will soon be cannon. I enjoy reading THIS phase of a relationship and I enjoy it even if it turns out that the two don't get together, even if it was one sided, even if in the end they turn out to have a particular kind of friendship - not quite platonic but not quite more than platonic. It's the mystery and not knowing and often tragic unrequited or star-crossed elements that make it great. Basically the opposite of real life where you want happy companionship and clear communication.
And at first the Faye/Bubbles dynamic really did nothing for me so good writing from Jeph because he got me invested in something I originally had little interest in.
I liked the Marten/Claire tension but beyond the wedding and one drunken head scratching, it was resolved with little excitement. Their relationship can have more dynamics to it that I'll enjoy but it'll never be the fresh new-love that is so fun to read which sucks because I liked them A LOT.
So think less of me if you want but that's just silly and judgmental. I'm still going to talk about the parts of the strip I love and most of them involve does person x feel all tingly inside about person y? DID YOU SEE THAT BLUSH?! OMG OMG OMG :claireface: :claireface:
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: Morituri ---I think a discussion of Bubbles' self-esteem and feeling like she's *worthy* of having a romantic relationship would be on point here. As might her fear of loss of control. And whether Faye has ever shown the least inclination toward romance or sexual feelings toward anyone at all except human males, whether heterosexuality is an important part of her identity, what her lesbian sister's meddling meant or accomplished, how she's bound to have considered that aspect of herself when her sister came out, etc...
--- End quote ---
(regular user)I would love to participate in a discussion of any or all of those, plus one about Faye's mother's reaction.
Is it cold in here?:
Faye finally realizes what she knew all along.
EDIT TO ADD:
Speculation is over and done with.
Faye has never reacted _quite_ like that to any of her previous relationship startups. It's consistent with the idea that she's not consciously open to romance with a female synthetic, which is why she buried the idea as it tried to form.
It won't happen because it's not a spectacular story, but for their sake I would prefer they hold a "So what are we?" talk.
comicalArchitect:
So, if Faye is beginning to realize she has feelings for Bubbles, where does she go now? Given Faye’s character and the way this comic usually works, I think she’s likely gonna go and talk to Marten or Dora. Dora seems more likely to me, since she has experience being bisexual (that’s a weird phrase), but I can also see Faye wanting to talk to Marten since he’s probably going to be calmer about it and get less invested in a potential relationship.
awgiedawgie:
It would be interesting to see Dora’s opinion, but I have no doubt she will go to Marten. She has repeatedly said that he’s her best friend, and she has asked his advice on other things before.
I still see one of two possible questions running through her mind. She has now realized either “Bubbles likes me and I don’t know what to do” or “I like Bubbles and I don’t know what to do”. Either way, she clearly doesn’t know what she should do next, or she wouldn’t have run away. She knows Marten will be up front with her, whereas any of her other friends have more potential for smart-assery, and she really doesn’t need that right now.
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