Gavin makes some good points. And if you think about it, he’s playing along really well for someone who wanted Rain to just tell her brother. He even kinda points out that he’s taking it more seriously than she is by not protesting everything. For the record, even if Aiken had overheard the “panties” comment, he probably wouldn’t think much of it. Take it out of the context of “this is a trans comic”, and that’s not actually a weird thing for a guy to say to another guy.
TL;DR – Gavin’s a clever bastard.
Also, I should say this all follows immediately where Chapter 11 left off. Like I said on the chapter page, they were originally meant to be one long chapter together, but this part of the arc is set in a different location. Of course, WHY they’re there is the big question…
Besides, should you run into a classmate, just say you're Rain's cousin or something. It (kinda) worked on Gavin at the very beginning. Although, I can see a female classmate hitting on Ryan, though...
Also, the more I look at it, the more I like "Ryan"'s design. It implies practically the opposite personality of Rain: bold and outgoing with quite a bit of masculinity.
Also, the more I look at it, the more I like "Ryan"'s design. It implies practically the opposite personality of Rain: bold and outgoing with quite a bit of masculinity.