That’s a wrap on chapter twelve!! Thank y’all for coming on this journey with me still, and hello to everyone who started reading this chapter! I’m glad you all get to meet Lu now. 🙂
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Panel 1 (Alex raises her hands while Lu speaks)
Lu: It’s okay if you do. I like you better than my step-dad.
Alex: Whoa-hoh, let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Panel 2 (Alex, extending her hand to Lu)
Alex: How about we start by talking to your mom about figure skating. And wearing your own clothes from now on?
Panels 3-4 (Lu looks surprised at Alex, then she smiles)
Lu: …okay.
Yesss, got the official Daughters seal of approval for a little Motherlovin!
Oh the Lu smile! Warms my heart 💜
I do love that Alex doesn’t say “no” in any of this, and I don’t think Lu missed that, either.
But god, super happy for Lu to have a mom who really wants to understand, and another adult in her life who is part of the way towards getting that, too.
i get so excited when i see an update of this comic i’m so upset that the chapter’s over already
ALSO, GIRL!!!!!!!!!!! WE KNOW IT’S TRUE, BUT DON’T GET AHEAD OF YOURSELF!!!!!!! THHIS IS A SLOW BURN!!!
I’m guessing next chapter Lu’s hair will be grown out more.
Screaming, crying, falling, I love this
Apologies – I feel like I’m missing something. What’s with figure skating? Is it a Canadian thing?
Maybe the difference isn’t as stark in places where hockey isn’t so culturally ingrained! There’s a really obvious gender division between hockey and figure skating in youth sports, and they often share the same rinks, so as a kid with a still-growing understanding of ‘boy things’ and ‘girl things’ there are plenty of opportunities to look at ‘the other side’ and ponder how that makes one feel.
Thank you! That was something that (being UKian) I think I missed the full significance of.
(Although this being a longform comic, I trust I’dve twigged in due time – and the shear blossoming joy and hope in this page absolutely carried me regardless.)
whoa u might be able to tell that I like your mum but SHE hasn’t figured it out yet, let me gay panic in peace
just, the way that Lu just…BLOOMS over the pages of this scene. dropping the “stern boy” mask to just be herself…fuck. it was so gradual but it was so good.
oooh busted Alex ! This scene is so sweet though :'(
This is beautiful 😍 blessings to Lu
I h lolope “her own clothes” grows to be something pretty and full of heart – Lu deserves the space to express herself without her mom’s husband passing judgement
A house full of love.
As all homes should be.