Blood (page 9)
Added 2021-07-04 10:03:22 +0000 UTCLet me be SUPER CLEAR! Reasons are not excuses! Thomas still has a lot of growing to do, and just this alone is not his redemption arch. But the story will span 12 years after this, he will not be the same person by the end, especially with Etty’s influence!
A cliff hanger but this is where we will leave these two for now! They will be in the actual story, don’t worry, you’ll see them again.
I’m going to take maybe a week off from posting Mansong (not drawing Mansong, just posting) so I can start getting the next comic together! And I’ve got some GO planned for you in that time!! Wahoo!
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Actually everybody is going to have a pretty traumatic time. Yeah. Not great.
Whiteley Foster
2021-07-28 19:09:49 +0000 UTCIt is definitely an awful thing. We’ll get to see a bit more of Thomas’ trauma in the next story!
Whiteley Foster
2021-07-28 19:08:59 +0000 UTCJust came back to this, going back over recent story posts and eeesh, the idea of tail amputation... I know it's not like a hand or leg, but that still seems like it'd have to be traumatic. I can't help but imagine the side effects as well... like having balance problems getting used to not having it, possible phantom appendage pain, and who knows what else?
Mx. NyxStrange
2021-07-28 18:12:27 +0000 UTCTeeeeeny tiny horns! Teeeeeeeeeeny tiny horns!
Shez
2021-07-07 00:41:12 +0000 UTCShoot, now we have to be nice to Gerald.
Tamerrae
2021-07-06 21:34:23 +0000 UTCLove the tragic asshat with a potential redemption arc. The tears and tiny horns ;n;
Happy Hives
2021-07-05 02:21:10 +0000 UTCYeah I’m almost kind of surprised that’s not the case. Do his fangs / horns grow back or something? I have to imagine those removals are more than just a cosmetic procedure for infernals
Glissando365
2021-07-04 22:39:03 +0000 UTCSo he does have tiny horns😭😭 And those tears in his eyes, he looks so scared and vulnerable (seriously Whiteley how did you manage to make me feel so many things for him in such a small amount of panels?!). And yes, of course this doesn't excuse his behaviour, he certainly needs to grow and change for the better, but it helps to see things from his point of view... again, I'm so glad he found Etty and decided to open up to her and ask for help, she seems like the right person for the job!❤
Marta
2021-07-04 22:00:07 +0000 UTCCorrect!
Marta
2021-07-04 21:48:10 +0000 UTCAgreed.
Stacey Hopwood
2021-07-04 19:33:40 +0000 UTCOh….my goodness. His tiny horns 😢 No it’s not an excuse, but it does explain 💜
litlgreenleaf
2021-07-04 19:26:18 +0000 UTCAnd… perhaps Thomas has had failed relationships and has been told he isn’t a ‘good partner’ by an ex 😔😔😔
JillianVolts
2021-07-04 19:23:53 +0000 UTCI just looked back to Mansa and Thomas's conversation before the meeting/party and Thomas says infernals don't make 'good partners' and he's 'speaking from experience'. The obvious assumption at the time was that he dated one, but now I wonder if he means his parents. With this kind of secret, he probably avoided physical relationships.
catididnt
2021-07-04 17:50:07 +0000 UTCAre we still going to get to see Thomas’ parents?
EsmeGlass
2021-07-04 17:22:04 +0000 UTC*Conflicted noises *
Pears
2021-07-04 15:54:41 +0000 UTCI second number 3!
Mama Move
2021-07-04 15:54:15 +0000 UTCSo interested in finding out more about the parents. 💜
Aurelia
2021-07-04 15:45:22 +0000 UTCI honestly feel Effie and Algernon should be together. His desperation slowly turning into trust, and his trust turns into respect and love. But he only shows his true soft side to Effie
Alicia Larson
2021-07-04 14:35:16 +0000 UTCThese 9 pages have been an absolutely wonderful totally unexpected twist that I absolutely didn’t see coming… well done Whiteley!!! (And, I will be patient and look forward to my celestials… but a morning without Song & Mansa is like a night without stars 😔) ❤️❤️❤️
JillianVolts
2021-07-04 14:00:42 +0000 UTCWith every comic he gets further from reminding me of the cruel sadistic bigot I grew up with. Perhaps I may be able to like him after all.
rippingoffmyface
2021-07-04 13:25:32 +0000 UTCThe tears in his eyes. I've gone all soft for him, he obviously have some pretty substantial wounds 😢 I wait for the day when Thomas can be his true self without pain or fear 🥺
NGK
2021-07-04 13:11:54 +0000 UTCI’m wondering that too. Someone somewhere knows about it.
EsmeGlass
2021-07-04 13:10:12 +0000 UTCThe stages of Gerald: 1. What an asshole! 2. Oh, he's a grumpy tortured muffin, with a difficult legacy. 3. What an asshole, but he's OUR asshole.
Lemaris Designs
2021-07-04 12:39:22 +0000 UTCI think the answer is “yes” to both.
Linnea Dodson
2021-07-04 12:26:21 +0000 UTCWittle horn!!!
Hannah Barnes
2021-07-04 12:26:09 +0000 UTCThomas’ father is fairly wealthy, so he was able to offer some pretty substantial bribes
Whiteley Foster
2021-07-04 12:15:06 +0000 UTC*bangs cymbals* TINY BABY TAIL, TINY BABY TAIL!
Zari
2021-07-04 12:09:42 +0000 UTCWhen Thomas was in the army, was it incantations that were able to hide his horns? Because they do have physicals to make sure the soldiers are doing well.
Alicia Larson
2021-07-04 11:53:42 +0000 UTCClever how you made us think we're going to see some gore but in reality you were talking about the blood that flows through his veins.
Mama Move
2021-07-04 11:44:18 +0000 UTCI wonder if he's right that nobody else knows. (And what happened to everybody who wanted him to piss off and die....? 😏 I didn't think he was that one-dimensional.)
Tina Rhea
2021-07-04 11:32:34 +0000 UTC"I'd rather a bigot think I'm a lesbian than a lesbian think I'm a bigot."
Tina Rhea
2021-07-04 11:28:52 +0000 UTCOMG I WAS RIGHT ! I was thinking to myself ' he always wears his hear in that SWOOPY bang thingy. I wonder if he hides horns there' AND I WAS BURGER FLIPPING RIGHT
Neil K.
2021-07-04 11:26:05 +0000 UTCI thought I noticed a headband or something. Thanks!
EsmeGlass
2021-07-04 11:24:30 +0000 UTCThose are his normal horns, he just keeps them covered by his hair
Whiteley Foster
2021-07-04 11:23:30 +0000 UTCSo are those his normal sized horns or has he been doing something to make them go away, and they showed up again after the performance?
EsmeGlass
2021-07-04 11:21:33 +0000 UTCOf course I haven’t forgotten about Mansa but that feels like a different kind of friendship. One based on shared experiences like the army and studying together.
Nicola Coxon
2021-07-04 11:13:55 +0000 UTCGoddamit Whiteley i only got so much room for babies in my heart XD Also I get it, I'm not justifying it but sometimes we do questionable things when we're scared. We're only humans (or infernals I guess XD)
Michelle Garcia
2021-07-04 11:13:02 +0000 UTCI'm kind of relieved to see a tiny horn. I was afraid his parents had done something drastic like had them removed when he was a baby (like some people do with goats or other farm animals).
Atelerix
2021-07-04 10:58:34 +0000 UTC1- hey stop making me feel things about him, like wanting to give him a very long hug 😭 2- I KNEW IT, after the✨revelation✨ of Thomas being an infernal I went back and looked at other art of him to see if there was anything you’d been hiding, and I was staring at his hair style going “those’re some awfully fluffy peaks you have there for bangs” 3- GOD IM SO EXCITED FOR THE MAIN STORY
Ash S.
2021-07-04 10:57:31 +0000 UTCNow that Etty knows I imagine this is both relief and anxiety for Thomas, well, Algernon. I still keep thinking Thomas is his first name, sorry! 😁 . He wouldn’t have let her in on it if he didn’t trust her but it must be a relief not to feel so alone with such a big secret which is slipping out of his grip with these little moments he’s been having. Apart from his family, he’s likely never let anyone get close enough to find out the truth about his background so he’s probably had quite a lonely adulthood so far. I do feel for him. At first I just thought he was a bit of a sourpuss , nothing worse than that, but it warms my heart that Etty will turn out to be perhaps his first real friend . Long way to go as you say but I feel like he’ll get there bless him. Look forward to getting excited over more GO content too 🥰 yaaaay!
Nicola Coxon
2021-07-04 10:54:39 +0000 UTC"You're so for gay rights people are going to think you are one." I was told that by a family member once. It didn't shut me up like it was supposed to, but with logic like that I could easily see how even if Thomas wanted to be supportive of Mansa and Song he would be too afraid to in case it sent suspicion his way.
Athena
2021-07-04 10:48:10 +0000 UTCSo, is he so harsh about Mansa and Song relationships because he doesn't want Mansa to suffer what maybe his parents (or grandparents?) suffered, or is it him being jealous of their freedom to be who they really are? And ok Ger...emh, Thomas, you're slowly redempting yourself!! 😢😢 As much as you should not act like that, I might see why you're like that....
Giada
2021-07-04 10:25:32 +0000 UTCoh, tiny horns... can't even begin to imagine how hard it is for him to open to a total stranger about it, being this desperate and vulnerable instead of his usual cold and collected self... and now him wanting to be the best in class and everything also has a total new level of meaning 😔💔 excited to see more about them in the future and their line in the whole story ❤️
sick_pineapple
2021-07-04 10:10:10 +0000 UTCI’m so sorry 😂
Whiteley Foster
2021-07-04 10:09:41 +0000 UTChow dare you make me love thomas 😂 you're a monster, whiteley, coming for my heart like that 💚 now i *have* to hug him
Planetary System
2021-07-04 10:09:23 +0000 UTCBaby horn! But how dare you make me feel bad for him! I didn't like him!
Arctic Rose
2021-07-04 10:08:03 +0000 UTCI ship them. I love them. I love u. Thank for all your lovely characters 💚
AleenaBite
2021-07-04 10:07:02 +0000 UTCHow dare you make me feel sympathy for Thomas
gingerhaole
2021-07-04 10:06:26 +0000 UTCTiny horns! Poor Thomas. Self hatred reflected in how he treats Song.
Tiffany
2021-07-04 10:06:00 +0000 UTCWelp. Thomas is officially my favourite character. I can’t resist the allure of a little bastard man with shitty views as a result of his environment and tears in his eyes.
Caren
2021-07-04 10:05:36 +0000 UTCAmazing how my feels for Thomas changed after this revelation
Emma Atkinson
2021-07-04 10:04:54 +0000 UTC
