I'm taking a break from the croaking because I was not expecting it to fuck so hard and now I'm losing it forever and devastated

Omg callback ^-^ (WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN BY THAT. WHAT A WAY TO END A SEASON)

WE FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY GET THE CLIFF CONVO??? FUCKING FINALLY FULL CIRCLE MOMEMT? IM JUST HAPPY RN. NOT MUCH TO ADD

LARS???? OH MY GOD. ????? WHAT THE FUXK???

SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT KY BUT YOU CANT CONVINCE ME HIS ATTACHMENT TO SCRA ISNT GENUINE. like he might be lying to him but I 100% believe he loves him. THEYRE SO ENDEARING IN A FUCKED UP WAY. HURT COMFORT CORE. FALLING TO THE GROUND

IS THAT WHO I THINK IT IS.

SORRY I COULDNT EVEN NOT PUT THE FULL SCENE HERE BECAUSE?? HELLO? THATS SO. Yknow this comic is not the type of story I would normally enjoy (aka. Fucked up gay people covered in blood) which is I was surprised how fucking invested I got? AND NOW THEYRE JUST GIVING ME WHAT I WANT? STRAIGHT UP? LOSING IT?

no but there's such a weird sense of intimacy to this scene. It's probably because of the subversion. Idk the scene starts as really tense because you're dreading Ky's reaction and Scra's obviously out of it and spiraling and he's upset and he's frantically trying to explain himself, getting progressively getting more upset, and you're internally like "oh shit. Oh fuck. This is the breaking point. This is when Ky's going to be horrified by what he's done or start panick or get upset at him" and there's all this tension building up AND THEN KY JUST GENTLY MOVES HIS HAND AND STARTS TRYING TO GENTLY CLEAN HIM UP WHILE REASSURING HIM THAT HE UNDERSTANDS ?? WITH THE WORLDS CALMEST EXPRESSION ????? KY NOT BEING THAT SEEMINGLY PHASED BY MURDER (is hot) IS NOT SOMETHING I EXPECTED ?? THEYRE FUCKED UP YAOI NOW AND I KIND OF ADORE THEM? Idk it's oddly intimate and sweet to watch Ky help him clean up HIS FUCKING CRIME SCENE/lh. I already enjoyed their relationship a surprising amount before despite how functional they were (which I don't mind. But those aren't usually the ships I tend to fixate on) but now they're fucked up and i couldnt be more invested. Also I like the way it subtly hints at Ky's guilt around deceiving Ree and Scra (he can excuse murder but he feels bad at personal betrayal I suppose)

I WAS RIGHT. 🎉🎉

HES WORKING FOR THE GOVERMENT I WAS RIGHT. I CALLED IT. This is so well written because all the clues were there but they still made me doubt myself 😭 I still believe a lot of what Ky said to Scra was mostly genuine but there was definitely some more shady reasoning. My other question is how much of the Cliff was genuine? Because like. I know it's a stretch but I always found it interesting how the Croaking starts from Scra's perspective instead of Ky (I'm wondering if it's because he knew more than he let on back then)

No but the build up to this was so good?? Just slowly getting more clues and kinda realising "oh fuck. I don't actually know anything about Ky's background like I do Scra's". No because I went into this comic with the golden retriever some guy x black cat angsty guy trope in mind because that's how they're kinda originally presented and like. Idk. We've all seen the tropes of "some guy x person with a dark past" and because Ky's immediately set up as slightly incompetent and bubbly in contrast to everyone else you can kind of infer things from his behaviour? Like eventhough his homelife wasn't stated. You kind of fill in the gaps like "oh he's a country boy and he's nice and bubbly and doesn't seem to have any trust issues like 80% of the other characters. I know this trope. He probably grew up in a small, close and kind community and probably has loving parents and a sister and that's why he's a fish out of water in this new environment where everyone schemes! I know this trope!" and you get enough vibes and limited info to believe that that's all there is to know about him until you kind of realise "Wait. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY?" AND THEN YOU REALISE HOW LITTLE HE'S ACTUALLY SAID 💀

It also doesn't help that he's literally one of the main characters so you're kind of like "oh I read his thoughts all the time. Why would he be lying. Yeah some things are odd but he's such a nice guy with slight himbo energy. Why would he be shady" AND THEN THE INFO AND SCENES YOU GET THE MORE YOU REALISE HOW WE ONLY SELECTIVELY HEAR HIS INNER THOUGHTS AND THERE'S SEVERAL SCENES OF HIM BEING SUSPICIOUS WHERE WE DONT. I always found it interesting how quickly we learned Scra's backstory. I don't know. That was the main draw of the initial prologue for me. Finding out what Scra's deal was so the fact it was revealed so early on was always a bit odd to me <- and then I realised how much shadier and how little of him we get Ky is, especially in contrast to Scra. I thought it was because there wasn't that much to him but no, he's just hiding his past

Okay good writing aside. I'm curious how fucky his dynamic with Scra is going to be now that Scra's killed someone (presumably) and if he's even going to let the Director in on that info. ALSO GOD WHEN SCRA FINDS OUT THATS GONNA HURT. They are so well written. I'm curious how Keelee being freed (assuming she will be) is going to affect this moving forward because I'm guessing that's his main motivation

Del you mentally ill bigoted little freak. I will miss you and I still feel like all of this could've stopped BY THERAPY. Unfortunately we live in a society. Anyways I find it interesting and kinda sweet how despite how horribly Del's treated him, Scra still deep down doesn't want to kill him. Idk. It's kinda sad. I feel like he's definitely going to hate himself for this. I feel like Ree's going to judge him while Ky is initially going to be a bit shocked but eventually rationalise it to himself. I'm just curious how they'll react when they found out, if he even tells them

Interesting. So there is a bit of an outside world kinda?? I still feel like we're going to learn more about it though

Hmmm . I'm a little disappointed we're going with the "group is hated and oppressed because of historical event" trope (it's a bad fantasy racism trope 😭) BUT IT'S OKAY <3 IT'S STILL SALVAGEABLE <3 IT'S OKAY. WE DONT KNOW WHY THE CROW WARS STARTES <3 ITS OKAY <3 THE GOVERMENT CAN STILL BE EVIL. ITS OKAY <3 ITS OKAY <3 (coping). Okay coping and slight disappointment aside. I'm curious what this weapon is. ALSO. THIS HAS A LOT MORE IN COMMON WITH IT/GR THAN I INITIALLY THOUGHT,,,

OH SO HE KNOWS. I MEAN. it's not TOO surprising but jesus christ I hope Scra ends up okay. I have mixed feelings on Cryas but I feel like he'd at least give him an actual answer before killing him yknow

My favourite fun game of RACISM? OR WORLDBUILDING? You decide! I'm curious if she's referring to the Crow Wars (which I still partially believe to be mostly historical revisionism) or how many Murders there are? (The second one is more valid but also. Idk crows need to make ends meat one way or another). The worldbulding in this comic is so good, it made me question if the author took Geography in school/hj

It was Del wasn't it/hj. Is he just planning to ambush them or what. Also I'm curious what the fuck he's been doing other than having a very clear meltdown. Idk I'm wondering if he's seen anything shady while living in the canyon

Ah yes. The government sure "protects" people from the dangers of the world outside the island :))) also yeah this confirms the obvious suspicion that there's definitely a world beyond the island or that the goverments hiding something

DEL. THIS IS STILL NOT THERAPY.

I know this is about his wings (which is interesting and valid on its own) BUT THIS JUST REMINDED ME THEY STILL HAVENT SPOKEN ABOUT THE FUCKING CLIFF. PLEASE. GUYS PLEASE. FUCK A KISS. I WANT THEM TO TALK ABOUT THE CLIFF/lh /hj