Old Habits (page 84)
Added 2022-01-05 12:13:48 +0000 UTCAnd that is the end of Old Habits! This is obviously the longest Mansong comic I’ve done so I’d love to hear your thoughts on it and where you think their heads are at between now and the proposal!
We’re going back in time for the next comic to their first meeting, so you’ll be able to read them in order soon!
It’s a really happy story (with a little bit of sad background) but I hope you’ll enjoy it! And I am curious as to what you think will happen 👀 I’ll answer any questions you have below 💕
Comments
THIS STORY MY GOD Whiteley you've created such an amazing world and such amazing characters
Ashfae
2023-05-10 08:05:02 +0000 UTCIt was just those 4 panels about them finding the medallion
Whiteley Foster
2022-03-11 21:42:51 +0000 UTCWhere is the end about the crime Song did and the evidences being found? Did I miss panels somehow???
Gabriel Hale
2022-03-11 21:41:52 +0000 UTCDamn ... now he's going to have to keep working with Elyon ... right? :((
Vala
2022-01-08 12:22:40 +0000 UTCThis ending is so bittersweet. They’re together, they trust each other, but Song is going to keep compromising his safety and he has more to hide now.
Ana
2022-01-07 02:16:31 +0000 UTCI really like this comic despite the sadness and trauma. It gives so much context to what happens in The Proposal. I'm looking forward to the next comic and eventually sometime after that to what happens when Song comes back!
Atelerix
2022-01-06 07:11:28 +0000 UTCNoooo Song is going to have to retraumatize himself so many times over this next year wtf this situation sucks 😩 I’m so excited for their first meeting comic though!!!
Glissando365
2022-01-05 20:31:57 +0000 UTCOh no, If Mansa knew what Song had to do for the rent money, there's no way he would want Song to do it.
sparksearcher
2022-01-05 19:43:37 +0000 UTCThis has been wonderful. And poor both of them! Mansa has no idea what he’s asking for and Song is making terrible choices
BlueBaggins
2022-01-05 18:39:51 +0000 UTCHgfdfghhhy. 😢💕 I am beginning to realise that I rely heavily on art hugs in the absence of any in real life.
Jem
2022-01-05 18:33:17 +0000 UTCThis is… super rough 😞 while I ofc don’t think Song handled things right in The Proposal, I understand why he left. Something needs to change for Mansa to gain some perspective and learn to be more attentive, for Song to learn to communicate his needs directly without guilt and to set standards for how he’s considered as a partner in their relationship, and for this gap between them to be bridged. Right now it’s very much an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. I love these two and their love so much and I believe in their happy ending, but I think time apart will help them grow in the ways they have perhaps been enabling each other to remain stunted in. It’s a long relationship that Song entered in very young after a lot of trauma and Mansa entered into without much experience, and I think an opportunity to grow and experience life as independent people will suit them both so well when they come back together 💜 There’s so much depth here, and I love the complexity of all the working parts. Thank you so much for sharing with us!
Phantasmal Owl
2022-01-05 18:01:30 +0000 UTCOh dear. This leaves too many open details that I have a feeling are just going to bite them in the arse one day.
Res Judicata
2022-01-05 15:24:20 +0000 UTCWe will definitely learn about that!
Whiteley Foster
2022-01-05 15:04:03 +0000 UTCThey’ll definitely talk about it!
Whiteley Foster
2022-01-05 15:02:13 +0000 UTC🖤
rippingoffmyface
2022-01-05 14:59:02 +0000 UTCUgh first of all this is so sad, just for both of them. Mansa would never EVER ask this of Song, not just because it’s illegal and kind of a threat to HIS job if it got out, but because he doesn’t want him to be taken away, this comic shows that! And I’m sure Song knows this and that’s part of why he’s lying. Also it looks like Song’s hands are still glowing as he’s clutching onto Mansa (the little tremble ugh 🥺) and there was still a glow in the previous panel. So Song was obviously still using his powers when Mansa just pulls him in for a hug, and the amount of trust Mansa has in him and how he’s clearly NOT afraid of the powers (even though Song doesn’t have them totally under control yet and Mansa could be forgiven for being a little cautious), it’s just so GOOD! 😭
ragin2007
2022-01-05 14:13:33 +0000 UTCOuch this is heartbreaking 💔 At least Song won’t have to deal with Elon every single day. And tonight he can have all the cuddles! But I am so glad the next story is going to be happy! I need happy after this sad (but very intriguing) comic 😂
Little0cean
2022-01-05 13:39:41 +0000 UTCI never thought a tail could look ‘defeated’ but that one sure does 😔😔😔… Over the next year before Song bolts, does he have any other instances like this one where his magic just bursts out to protect him, or are his runs a little more calm? (Or is that ‘spoilers’/‘wait and see’ territory 😊)
JillianVolts
2022-01-05 13:30:49 +0000 UTCThis is breaking my heart😭💔 This whole minicomic has made really clear why Song needs to leave after Manda's proposal (at least in my head), and I can't really say I blame him for it now that I know what he had to go through😞 I'm really looking forward to some happier times in the next minicomic🥺
Marta
2022-01-05 13:20:14 +0000 UTCI’ve loved this comic. The end is so heartbreaking because it seems like Song thinks the only way he can help is to bring money in, in this dodgy dangerous way… and he’s actually risking everything, his relationship with Mansa, Mansa’s job and his own freedom and his life! It’s so unfair that this is Song’s only option to make good money and that they’ve been put in this position. Can’t wait for new comics. I just want them to be happy 😆
Clare
2022-01-05 13:06:28 +0000 UTCDoes Song tell Mansa he lost the medallion or does Mansa think he never wants to wear it? (Since Song spoke with Elon and got very drunk after receiving it, I wouldn't be surprised if he forgets about it entirely. That was traumatic. But from Mansa's perspective, he gave Song the medallion and Song was very drunk "immediately" afterward then never wears it.) This whole thing makes so little sense from Mansa's perspective! I'd be so worried Song hated me if I was him. Mixed signals are really hard, especially if you're a practical/literal person who takes people at their word. Do they ever talk about it or do they "put it behind" them and move on?
catididnt
2022-01-05 13:04:39 +0000 UTCOne year!
Whiteley Foster
2022-01-05 12:59:54 +0000 UTCOhhhh no no no no no :( Does Mansa find out what Song's been doing before Proposal? *Is* Song going to keep working for Elon, or at least someone? AND WHAT ABOUT THAT POLICE OFFICER AND THE MEDALLION?? HEELLLLLLLLLLLLLP
Ashfae
2022-01-05 12:59:33 +0000 UTCYou may have already answered this, apologies if I missed it…but how much time passes between Old Habits and The Proposal?
LeighAnne
2022-01-05 12:55:59 +0000 UTCAlthough both is good! 🥰 Lol
DC
2022-01-05 12:55:08 +0000 UTCyup. this. ☝️ you summed it up perfectly 💔
Planetary System
2022-01-05 12:50:27 +0000 UTCSong offers to be the breadwinner on pg 70 to pay rent. "Fortunately" it seems like one job covers 2 months rent, so he wouldn't be dealing with him daily. (Be better if he didn't ever go back, but at least it'll only be every couple months or so)
catididnt
2022-01-05 12:50:19 +0000 UTCI’ve definitely changed a few more things and I’ll likely end up redrawing it entirely 😅
Whiteley Foster
2022-01-05 12:50:05 +0000 UTCNo pet but they do have a baby very far down the road!
Whiteley Foster
2022-01-05 12:49:11 +0000 UTCIf not kids, do they ever get a pet maybe? 🙂
DC
2022-01-05 12:41:33 +0000 UTCYou said changes happened since you posted the proposal (they are living together) i'm courius if that changes anything else? This was a heartbreaking part of the story 😭
Dominika Beregi
2022-01-05 12:41:21 +0000 UTC*sad noises* 😭
Ash S.
2022-01-05 12:33:18 +0000 UTCNo wonder song got in trouble. Does mansa ever realize how much he pressed him?
Tarek Giver of Cookies
2022-01-05 12:29:15 +0000 UTCI really liked this comic and the way you portrayed everybody's emotions
Linda
2022-01-05 12:22:55 +0000 UTCI lived this whole story, but my heart is twisting here.
SH
2022-01-05 12:22:04 +0000 UTCoh darlings, the way they hold each other so close after those VERY long 24 hours... 🥺 and hearing "I can keep working..." knowing he'll have to go back to Elon is just so sad, and I can imagine conflicted state he'll be in while doing it, and now that enforcers are on hunt too, soso dangerous 😬💔 but at least for one year they have each other to come back home too... 😔 thank you for sharing this part of their story with us as important and emotional and foundational as it is ❤️ so excited for next parts and a bit of happiness for them! 👀❤️
sick_pineapple
2022-01-05 12:22:03 +0000 UTCouch... just ouch... Song just took on a responsibility that would put him in even more danger, and in turn make Mansa protecting him even harder... Will they ever catch a break ? I know a lot happened since you first introduced "The Proposal", but now I wonder if Bill 58 actually gives even more benefits to Infernals.... Like, would their marriage actual stop justice if they wanted to prosecute Song? Would they think about getting married for the status it would give Song, a marriage of convenience, if you will? We all know they truly love each other, but I did get married out of convenience once (I loved my partner, but the paper thingy came in handy too) and it DID not look good =/
the.kitsuneko
2022-01-05 12:21:27 +0000 UTCOh man, this was GORGEOUS as always! This panel is just *chefskiss* I gotta say, I was never all that mad at Song for leaving (I love him too much, sorry) but now I totally get it. As much as he loves Mansa and Mansa is such a loving partner, this relationship must feel a bit like a trap from here on - he has to keep working with that bastard to help with money, he has to hide his abilities, he has to hide what he does to bring in money.. Damn, I fully believe Song leaves because he doesn't want Mansa to marry someone who's breaking the law with actions and with their very being, but I'm almost glad now he leave for himself, cuz he definitely needs to be free to explore all parts of his nature and find himself outside of a relationship. And then ofc, I very much look forward to seeing them come back together ❤️
Lyubi
2022-01-05 12:19:42 +0000 UTCThat trembling hand... Poor baby 😔
Seliabel
2022-01-05 12:19:19 +0000 UTCSo Song have to continue? I wish happiness to this tiny bean🥺 Oh, and pockets
BigBadCat
2022-01-05 12:17:14 +0000 UTCPoor dears! Would this mean Song will keep working for that creep? I hope not.
Susanne mizz_uzie Olsson
2022-01-05 12:17:08 +0000 UTC
