Rain
Comic 1479 - The Last Letter, Part 3
Author Notes:
I did want to believe that the first two parts were clear enough in establishing that the letter's writer - formerly known as Liriel Flaherty, and hereafter referred to as Lorcan Bryer - is indeed trans. Between the flashback correlating with the previous part, and Rain and Fara immediately switching to male pronouns for him, I didn't want for his gender identity to be seen as a mystery. Just his name. At least until such time as I was ready to share it (which is also why I started to say Mr. Bryer instead of his deadname or the chosen name we'd learn later).
I know this arc has been a bit divisive for some readers, but hopefully, I accomplished what I set out to do with this, and that y'all can appreciate it. :)
(Wednesday's page may be an emotional read too!)
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And I love the reason why Liriel took his deadname.
Nah. Just Irish. ^_^
Rain is a demigod confirmed.
*thunderclap*
*lasers go pew pew pew*
*clash of trumpets as the opening theme kicks in*
But back at the molecrawler, nothing the resistance fighters do to activate the LOVE PRISM works. As the adults argue and deliberate, Lorcan the Conqueror's youngest, a little boy who only Lorcan (the Conqueror) pays attention to since he's always shy and nervous, creeps toward the LOVE PRISM. He stares at it in awe. His hand reaches out...
A blinding flash! Everyone gapes as Rain jumps up and down, shrieking with joy, and strikes a pose in her battle dress. Freeze frame, roll credits, release toyline. In season 2 she joins the main cast as the sidekick, a bundle of glee when happy, a fountain of tears when dejected, but always indomitable.
The season 2 opener was a dud, though. They did a two-parter of Rain getting a handle on her new abilities. It was this whole thing about personal growth: being true to yourself and not giving up, which fell particularly flat since this is Rain we're talking about, those are already her defining character traits. All they needed to do to make a great opener was to splurge on the animation budget and have Lorcan (THE CONQUEROR!) mess up cyborg dinosaurs big time with the sword that shoots other swords. I suppose that's marketing for you - got to showcase the new girl.
Was Lorcan's grandmother Irish or something and he just never really ethnically/culturally identified with his father's Germanic side of the family despite his last name?
I cry often now because I can
I didn't expect that reveal from Kellen about the name
This is going to be an emotional week
The name I chose for myself is the name I would have given (but we picked another one) to my afab children, so this is very relatable to me.
I'm neutral.
Very agree! I feel like I know a significant number of trans parent/child combos, and even scenarios of two trans siblings. ^_^
I've been saying for years, that the number of queer and trans people out there far exceeds the currently believed statistics. There's more of us than we think, and probably, more of us in our own families too!
I think Kellen is in the similar boat that I was. The understand when told by third parties it’s a possibly and even likely, but hearing it from the horses mouth directly is the only way to let it be 100% certainty.
I mean, technically, sure. But it's not like it's ending on Wednesday. Or this week. Or next week. Try not to stress out about the end too much. There's more scenes I want to share before the last page, so we're not there yet. :)
I'm hesitant to name a specific end date so people aren't just counting down to the end (and I haven't exactly drawn it all yet so my projection might not be 100% accurate anyway). But I can confirm there's definitely still at least over a month to go.
We're getting there, but there's still more. :)
Or maybe it's just that I had found the comic, and finally caught up, right as that story arc was starting, so it was the first real cliffhanger I had with the story.