Rain
Comic 1364 - Behold
Author Notes:
Anyway, swimdresses are a real thing. They're super awesome and effective, and I absolutely recommend them for pre-op or no-op gals who want to get in the water. It might still cling, but the added layer of coverage still always took a load off my mind. And even now, post-op, a swimdress would still be my prefered swimsuit of choice (I think they're more comfortable, and also just cute as heck).
Rain's particular swimsuit isn't based on any one specifically. But I was very meticulous about looking for designs that she'd appreciate. The look is fairly simple, but the overall black design and skirt helps hide what she doesn't want prominent, while the purple stripes and flaring of the skirt help highlight what she does. ^_^
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Or perhaps it's a subtle way of representing that everyone has just been staring at Rain for several minutes, giving Emily plenty of time to fold the clothes
I love Maria's reaction.
-Ana understands that finding a swimsuit might be a bit of an issue for Rain. This feels like something cis people wouldn't immediately consider. So this seems like a nice bit a trans camaraderie that will fly over everyone else's heads. However, the cynic in me says that Ana is trying to make Rain envious about the situation, by pointing out that Rain isn't able to wear a "normal" swimsuit whereas Ana is. Since this is a mostly positive comic and Ana doesn't come across as an awful person, I favour the optimistic interpretation.
-Panel 4 is a rare opportunity to see separate fingers in this comic because of Jocelyn's style of drawing hands. Interesting.
-The swim dress itself! I had not heard of these so I had no idea how this was going to be resolved and I was worried it would be glossed over or handwaved. But what really shocked me about this panel were the sandals. Maybe it's having been in lockdown for over a year, but sandals seem really odd to me right now. It's been ages since I've gone outside for a fun or frivolous reason. :(
-Lastly, Maria, Gavin and Carver all saying "Damn girl" at once is hilariously cheesy and I love it.
For next week, I'm looking forward to seeing whether Emily is also wearing a special swimsuit underneath those clothes. I have no idea what sort of swimwear they would make for pregnancy but I'm sure it exists. I hope at least that Emily is able to join the others in the pool because (I think) the buoyancy will take the weight of the baby off her body.
also idk why i jsut noticed this but she's growing her hair back. its slow, but she does look cute like this.
Time to reread it again!