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What a beauty! Such a shame if it has to dissolve.
I'd surmise that this beauty is... love!
And it won't be a shame at all if this uh... buggerup-like expression, however pretty it is, dissolves because she's faced the feeling fully instead of burying it deep down, and allows herself to express it in her life and actions.
I'm really looking forward to see her reunited with Sid!
Harries are like onions.
Cut one and they'll make you cry?
Looks more like an artichoke to me
Which also works....
Is that a Sugarbush (aka Protea), the flower that represents change and hope? If it is, I think we know what Harriet is hopefully for :3
Ties in nicely with the creature too since Protea are named after the Greek god Proteus who could assume a variety of forms ^_^
yes, it is! good catch!
I love how you're proud of your readers for catching things. Too many authors seem to get upset at that, and then change their plans.
yes, not a fan of that idea at all! would much rather lay the proper groundwork so if y'all guess what's coming then you feel pleased for having picked up on my clues :)
I thought it was an Indigo Artichoke...
Yup - the prickly-guarded heart!
I was also thinking artichoke. It's very close!
Third for the artichoke assumption.
I thought it was an artichoke 😅
I know you're right, but I wanted to say "Pineapple of Love", haha.
I was going to say "Artichoke of Anxiety" but perhaps it's the Purple Protea of Passion?
You win XD
Ah yes. That would be Ms Barber’s unacknowledged love for Verity Cunningham. :-)
and her wish to be a starship captain.
Without love
Life is like the seasons without summer.
Is the shiptease finally ending?
Bravery - the lion legs.
Uncertainty - the discordant bird/reptile/plant bits.
Fear - the intimidating skull and ruff of feathers.
Also - see how content it seems? It's like it's settling down to sleep - no, like it's forming a cocoon.
Yeah, floofing up its feathers all comfy to morph into another form - so cool.
"The poet's heart, like all other hearts, is an interminable artichoke." Pablo Neruda.
(I have remembered this quotation for decades and see it on the internet but cannot discover where it is found in Neruda's work.)
definitely sounds like him. reminds me of phrases from "The Book of Questions," though it is too straight-forward to be from that.
Oh no, Harry's gonna have to say it out loud! My ship is coming in!
Guarded affection and hope for a good independent life while still having her Sidney?
My god... Harry is secretly a pinecone! This explains everything! ...er...
Just like the Royal Family!
Please please please tell me it opens to reveal a tiny Sid wearing a tux.
Someone has a crush! And she won't even admit it to herself!
It's loooooooooove! :D
(Actually I thinks it's loves. But. One of them more influential to her actions than the others, maybe.)
I would hate that kind of shrinks. Probably.
I love how Harry's face and posture express how uncomfortable she is. The crossed arms, avoiding eye contact, the tension, and the almost terrified expression in the last panel are just spot on.
Also the "toot toot" is the sound of the ship that's about to sail.
Can we now tease Harry by calling her a flower now?
I wouldn't recommend it. She doesn't strike me as the type to appreciate teasing.
"Hiding? I'm not hiding anything, because he's not actually my boyfriend. We are just colleagues, friends who live and work in the same house, and talk, and flirt... I'm a Barber, and we all flirt. Well, I don't really, normally. But, I like flirting with him... He's tall, and kind of goofy, the charming kind of goofy... But, we aren't a couple..."
"Mmhm. Yet."
Nyree is the therapist we all need.
I kinda figured there were more parts than that. Though the back part definitely looks like uncertainty.
I love this. Just when I think I can suss what's around the corner, you surprise me again. I love it. Great storytelling, beautiful artwork, compelling characters. Thank you for this!