It Was Always There
🕑 Added 2022-10-11 11:14:59 +0000 UTCWho goes from a simple butt sketch to this? WHO??????
A little ode to an old man finding his repressed sexuality and self π Aaahh! I'm feeling this.... But this got me back on track, who knew all it would take was just crying about Enji?
[ Enji, Hawks, Endhawks, Rei ]
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Bontras Snide
I canβt cry today because of my talent show but Iβm crying anyway aaaaaa
ynot.hawks
Stop! I'll cry! ;-; why is this so beautiful
Muchymozzarella
Hi so. I wasn't expecting to cry at the end there but the way you've drawn the expressions is so viscerally beautiful. Thank you.
AssortedGeekery
This is so impossibly beautiful....seeing the youth come back to Enji's face in that last panel makes my heart ache in the best way.
DWW
THE WAY YOU DRAW YOUNG ENJI IS SO *deeeeep inhale* RIGHT. The way he steadily gains his muscle mass as the years go onβ¦. brUH *chefs kiss*
Wandersong
It took me a week to not fall to pieces reading this again, but I think the most beautiful bit is seeing the youth in Enji in that last panel, seeing that young man snap back into focus so many years later. Pete, this is glorious. π€
MaityB
I want to watch BHNA bc of your EndHawks but I ALSO just want THESE versions to exist in my head PHHHH
Ellen Chambers
I'm a woman, but when I was a kid I would always look at the underwear section in women's catalogues so this resonated with me hard. And it's so lovely π
Mattson Cunther
this is soooo well written and illustrated, this one hits really hard in the best of way! β₯
Fall (Layne)
I will say that this is so sexy. But I will also say I'm fucking sobbing it's beautiful too? You did a really great job of storytelling in this? And like I am shook
Ashyscribbles
Idek what to say, almost 200 comments probably speak for themselves and also I would sound like a broken record when I say again that your art and story telling skills are goals π
Nat
Really well done, especially in love with the transition in the middle π₯Ή I wanna hug this man so much- and you! You do him such beautiful justice Pete
Mandy
This is so fricken beautiful-
Leo
that last image just made my heart so happy!
HUHHH
Iβm literally breakdancing on the floor right now
Vaana
Not me crying into my morning coffee π This is so beautiful, I can't π
Adalid
Crying and throwing up
STARKERMYDADIES
I cried in three different languagesβ¦
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Oh my god Iβm so happy for you! Itβs a big thing to go through, Iβm glad to have made something that resonates, even if by accident ππππ
Pete
Aaaaahhh thank you!! ππβ€οΈ
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Thank you π₯°π₯°
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Lovingly bakes loaf π thank you π₯Ί
Pete
Of course! Thank you π₯°
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Thatβs by design, Iβm afraid πππ
Pete
Aaahhh thatβs good to hear! A little prescription of hurt/comfort to fix all ailmentsπ
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Thank you so much! π₯°π
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Thank you! And aaaaaaaaaa please please please! ππππ
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Aaaaaaahfgdgfhf Thank you!πππππ
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Thank you so much Mika π₯°π
Pete
Iβll keep that in mind for when I retire to a tower as a gremlin wizard who makes sneaky deals for pplβs souls π€ππππ
Pete
Well youβre in good company with that πππ
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Thank you!π₯°π
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Gotta keep yβall on your toes haha ππππ
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Had to start from somewhere π₯°
Pete
Young Enji is so cuuutee! And ooooh man youβre right, he would have had to switch sheets daily just from accidentally scorching them π
Pete
Thank you so much, Nia!πππ
Pete
All it takes is a smile, iturns out!π
Pete
All that melancholy needed a sickly sweet cherry on top ππππ
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Thank you! πππ
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Thatβs them summed up right thereπ₯Ίπ thank youπ
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Thank you so much, Cath ππππ
Pete
Endhawks feelings are never late, nor are they early - they arrive precisely when they mean to! π thank you so much !ππ
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Thank you πππππ
Pete
Thank you!! And the more I look at him now, the more I think he has the same vibe to him as I imagine Shouto having π€ i think young, a bit oblivious but genuine wonderment is a good description for it, yeah πππ
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For real! ππππ
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Enji has that effect π₯Ί thank you so much! π
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Why yes! Yes I am πππππ
Pete
Same same same!! Anytime the fire metaphors come out, itβs one-way to sob-city ππππ
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Aaaahh!! Thank you so much!π₯Ίπππ
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I strike when you least expect it πππ
Pete
Sometimes thing that hurt, are good πthank you!π
Pete
That continues being the highest praise, that my stuff can hit even without knowing the source material! And on top of that, that it feels validating - this came from a somewhat personal place too, so hearing this makes me even happier. Thank you so much ππ
Pete
Ellie!! Thank you ππ you know me, gotta keep yβall on your toes with the sad stuff in the midst of horny π
Pete
All four steps of hurt/comfort right there!
Pete
KEvaaaaa aaaaa letβs cry togetherβ¦.! πππππ
Pete
Can you imagine the euphoria of drawing those smiles after all that old man angst π₯Ίππ
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Thank you so much! πππ
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Jfgsjgwjgfuwg ok ok ok but he would have thoβ¦! π
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Thank you π
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Honestly, thatβs all I need to hear πππty!
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Nooooo what a timing! πππ
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It felt right for him ππ
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Those smiles felt therapeutic to draw, somehow πππ
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Thank you, always at your service to disrupt work flow with feelings π₯°
Pete
HOMOTIONAL, if you will! Thank you π₯°π₯°
Pete
Both for balanceπ₯Ίπ
Pete
ππππ I have a lot of emotions holed up and they shall all take form in Enji for nowβ¦β¦.
Pete
Thank youuuuuuu!ππ
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Thank you π₯°π
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Thank you π Happy tears this time!
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Thank you so much πππ₯Ίπ
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Well I am!!πππ
Pete
That peach can hold a lot of emotion ππ
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Pete
Tears are best shared ππ
Pete
Oh I do have The Nerve β€οΈ
pige thomsby
; _____ ; I love this so much
Humble.b.umble
Bruh, this could not have been more perfect timing. I just started to let go of my religious trauma, and I am finally allowing myself to be happy with a girl. Iβm going to cry this comic is beautiful πππ
Poeticcentaur69
Legit crying cus this is so beautiful and heartfelt! Amazing and thank you for sharing this with us!! π
doon πͺ¬
my stomach fluttered, this was beautiful
GremlinDave
This got me tearing up thank you for this bread ππΌ
Kats
This is stunning. Thank you for sharing β€οΈ
Merry Anwanet
π₯² Why am I so emotional
Haha Hala
I'm feeling a little under the weather and this made me feel a little better π₯Ή just every page, I could feel the emotions ππ
Hylianprincess
Not sure I can even put into words how beautiful this is!! The shading and how expressive Enjiβs eyes areβ¦ so perfect. Hawks is gorgeous as always and the last panel is just pure happiness ππ
Belle
Ohhhh ππππ
FillyBoy
I'm sobbing it's beautiful!!!!
spacehorse
oh my god this is incredible!!! you may have inspired me to write a ficβ¦
Becky Full Of Frills
OMG it is so beautiful!!!
Angie Gone
Wowβ¦.WOW
writeathome
Omg Pete this is so beautiful πβ₯οΈ
Jessica V
Sobbing cause I love this so much
Maggie
No words just thanks, this comic is beautiful
hunty__dumpty
The last page π₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ί oh my heart !!
Kate
Holy shit. That was so beautiful π₯Ήπ
Red!
WOW I LOVE THIS THE SENSE OF LONGING IS SO GOOD WOW! I LIVE OLD MAN GAYS FINDING THE WAY TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE THIS DID SUCH A GOOD JOB OF THAT! ITS GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL AND YOU KNOCKED IT RIGHT OUT OF THE PARK! I LOVE IT SO MUCHHHHππππ
Mika Rosen
Thank you for the hotness and the beautifulness
Mika Rosen
I got full body chills when I read the line about fire and then got butterflies when they started kissing
Mika Rosen
The way you write oh my gosh
Vex
Pete if you wanted my firstborn I'd give it willingly
Asher
IM CRYING
Katelovesvlogg
This was the best to read first thing in the morning. I love the way you drew the expressions on their faces at the end. They are so genuinely happy. π
Robin
Oh my, I was expecting horny and then you hit me with all these amazing *feelings* that are just the cherry on top. Amazing <3
Thiriously
Humble beginnings.
Princess Pineapple
Young enji is such a treat. Plz bless us with my high school enji discovering his sexuality. Iβm sure that fire quirk didnβt help when the hormones were raging π
Nia
Pete this is SO beautiful Iβmβ this is so soft & tender & it feels so so accurate to Enji π₯Ί the first & last panels have my heart, this is so beautiful π₯Ίπ₯Ίπππππ₯Ίπ₯Ί
Paige
That last panel...man that got me.....
JQbrainrot666
PLEASE THE LAST PANEL IS SO SWEET I HAVE CAVITIES NOW π₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ί
Swiftkill
ohh my heart this is beautiful Pete trurly
tsuchinoko Tourmaline
Oh that was beautiful
maggiekarp
this feels extremely accurate and I'm having a hard time quantifying just how much I am emotionally flailing over this endeavor: wait a minute vulnerability isn't weakness??? hawks: ye endeavor: π₯Ί
Cath
Pete, this absolutely incredible. The sheer amount of emotion coming these pages is stunning and I am undone. π₯Ίβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
MagpieCrime Fancy
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Sydmicky
SIR. HowβwhyβI didnβt ask to feel things this morning! But I will thank you bc omfg π this whole thing. Just the entire thing. Gdi
leo
i love young enji so much π₯Ί i love this so much, pete you love making me cry π
Paula Gomez
I'm living for young Enji in the first panel. That look of, idk what to called it, wonderment??? That look when he was looking up from the magazine isbjustvso endearing.
taylalynn
πππππ I am sobbing!
Christopher Jones
Endeavor embracing his truth. You love to see it πππ
RiverGlass
OH MY GOD π now IM crying about Enji π Iβ¦love this so much what the fuck
Chaotica
Iβm not crying, youβre crying ππ
Blue
Okay but the narration in this is also so beautiful. The comparisons to fire when it comes to Enji get me every time.
FunnyLittleCreature
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Blue
PETE IM CRY ππππππ
Olivander Addams
I'll say it again, I've never even watched or read this series, but your art has me so emotionally invested in these characters!!!! This was BEAUTIFUL and so validating!!! As someone who wasn't able to understand/put a name to their sexuality until they were in their 30s, I felt this so deep in my soul... Thank you. π
ElderberryElias
Pete I'm cryingggggπππ Legit this hurts so bad but at the same time this is so wonderfully written I want to read it again and again. Fantastic work π
izuzuchan
Bruhhhh this hit so hard ππ I was not expecting a feels trip this early in the morning haha
DeboRAWR
PeeeeEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeetttteeeee!!! πππππππππππππππ The deep breathing Iβm having to do to stop from openly weeping at the airport. Peeeeeeeeeeete! You did a wonderful job! So beautiful! And the last image with Enji and Hawks! Priceless! Absolutely wonderful. π£MAGNIFICENT MAAAAAAAGNIFICENT ππΎππΎππΎππΎππΎππΎ Thank you for my regular dose of serotonin. π
Ellie
Please Pete you going to make me cry. No, wait, too late. This was really lovely to read, even if it was just something that came about from a simple butt sketch xD Now if you'll excuse me imma go cry in this corner about the last page and how fucken happy they look together and imma just be dyinggggg over the page 9 and how friggen angelic hawks looks. akdfjjdkhfbksdf HNNNNNNN No horny just soft soft sobbing from me ; v ;
allii
shitting crying screaming throwing up
Liltkeva
PETE IM CRYING, my hormones are already missed up enough β¦AAAAAAA I love every bit of it, the hurt the yearning and ahhhh that last slide my hearrrrrt π
Liltkeva
GRRRRR WOOOF WOOOF ARRRFFFFFFFF
Mo
ππππ them all smiley in the end πππππ
Kid.
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Grayson Severud
AAAAHHHHHH ππππππππ I am absolutely In Love with this, you always make such amazing comics!!
Ren
this was absolutely gorgeous and perfectβ¦. and still all I can think about is how Hawks would have WRECKED that sweet little young Enji πππ
Paige Nat
Crying this is so beautiful
Katelyn HellionπΎ
Dude! ππ’ this is so beautiful I dont even know what to say the emotions are so strong aaaaahhhh..I love them both so much π.
Joe
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Brian Carter
PERFECT π β₯οΈ
Leeloo Dallas Multipass
Sobbing at 7:43 am in my work parking lot π β€
axxxel
Im crying. Thanks for this πππ
sleepdeprivedtechie .
Holy God. What a tribute.
Satanic Court
SOBBING
Mynsii
MY HEART
June
THE LAST PAGE REALLY ??? I WAS SCREAMING. Amazing ;A;
Mimblewimble
YES THIS IS AMAZING. My HEART.
Vinka
peeeete this is beautiful, you make me cry π€§πππππππππππππ
Shape
I'm at work reading this and gosh still teared up ππ this is so beautiful and sad. It's always impressive how you catch the feelings in your art even while not using so many colours and bdjsksnddnkf β€οΈβ€οΈ Sooo good!
treeonfyre
HOT AND EMOTIONAL. HOTLY EMOTIONAL? EMOTIONALLY HOT?? This whole thing is lovely but that last image. OMG Pete. My heart. π
Riley
ππππ BUT ALSO ππππ HAPPINESS!!!!!
Adwian
i dont even have words!!!! how you do this!!!
eddi
This is SOOO GOOD im cryin rn and them SMILING AT THE END??? WOW
Nagy Dorottya
omg dude π₯Ήπ₯Ήπ₯Ή
TheCottonCandyZombie
Beautiful!!! Just beautiful art, and story telling.
blacknoise
BACK AGAIN WITH MORE TEARS come onnnnnnn ππππ
nope
Oh my god this is so beautiful. The last frame has me in literal tears
akira sargeant
Such a perfect goodnight story before bed π₯Ήπ₯Ήπ₯Ή
Sunshine
This is LITERALLY so beautiful and wholesome. πππ I love the idea of Enji finally finding himself and that last page genuinely made me tear up because BOY do I relate to that. β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
PPFiend1420
IM NOT CRYING π’
SpaceNip
crying over repressed gay enji but also appreciating his peach throughout the whole comic
blacknoise
PERE come onnnn you canβt DO this to me πππππππππππππππππππππππππππππMY HEART
Rowen Reed-Peacock
Gods Pete bringing me to tears here !
Alice
How dare you make my heart flutter on that last page HOW DARE U PETEUS MAXIMUS