Rain
Comic 793 - Jingle
Author Notes:
This is one of those pages where I was still kinda tweaking the dialogue up until... oh, five minutes ago. I would mention how I hope I got it right, but I'm sure that even if I did, some will disagree.
In fact, based on comments left on previous pages, I'm going to guess responses to this might be somewhat divided. But I still want to hear them. How do you feel about the way Aiken, Jessica and/or even Heather handles things here? What's next for them at this point?
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Aiken, you did good.
I'm not sure what Heather is thinking in panel 2 it intrigues me.
Holy crap! That is gonna be sore for a few days...not what I expected at all, I'm a little surprised that Jessica had that reaction it seems a tad extreme and she is gonna regret doing that when the pain kicks in
Later I figured out that I'm a lesbian, so that has something to do with it, but also I just... couldn't forgive him, even though I'm an almost pathologically forgiving person. The words didn't wanna come out.
I hope Jess and Aiken get back together, because it seems like they'd genuinely work together. It's gonna take time, probably a few months, but they'd work so well on so many levels and Aiken's shown he's not so stupid that he can't learn.
Tough crap, this kinda situation. Aiken is a noble little bastard.
One day, the monster walks back into your life. You've forseen every possible attack it will make, how you could counter it. Then the monster speaks:
"I'm sorry."
It speaks with a human voice; one tinged with true regret and remorse. Confusion arises - this isn't how a monster is supposed to behave. Your carefully planned attacks and defenses throw up a 404 error. The monster continues to talk and as it does, small parts of itself start falling away, revealing something that looks more and more human. Things you can understand. Worryingly, you begin to feel the small first steps of empathy and you freak out because you're not supposed to empathize with monsters.
After what seems like an eternity, the monster turns and walks away. From the back, it almost looks like a human.
Eventually Jessica is going to be glad she reacted with silence (though holy fuck, Ow) because anything she said during that would have been too hinged on her desperate emotions to have someone who was so important to her back.
You've got yourself a new sub! :)
Like, good on you Aiken for not being a total ass, but I'm pretty much always gonna be on team lesbian.
Jessica might need an ice pack. Ouch,
I don't remember much after that, it was a blur. But, I didn't knock myself out, and I didn't go to the hospital.
Don't hurt yourself.