This Romantic World Page 339
🕑 Added 2024-01-18 20:21:49 +0000 UTCWhat's this? TRW already? Well the fact is my sleep schedule is super out of wack at the moment. Not sure exactly when I'll drop and for how long so I may as well play it safe and post while I can.
Not sure what else I have to add about the page itself. I feel like my storytelling intent is conveyed pretty clearly on this one. No amount of horny can bury Elianna's true nature!
Comments
Slaughterbug
And Morgan would probably like it.
Reinbach
Well in Elianna's case here I'd say that she's largely a stickler for rules in this case. And with Mio it was a lot of factors. As if having to hear her parents have loud sex with a maid she befriended wasn't unsettling enough, Luka's pillow-talk is very demeaning to Mio. XD Thoughtful stuff! Thanks for sharing!
Reinbach
Hey fun stuff! Thanks for sharing! :)
Reinbach
Hey good to hear the tension has been applied effectively then! :)
Reinbach
Glad to have the interest either way! :)
Reinbach
Time will tell on that one! :)
Reinbach
I don't fully understand but it sounds complimentary so I'll take it! XD
Reinbach
Thank you!
Reinbach
Indeed! :)
Reinbach
As is her way! XD
Reinbach
Hope you like how this shakes out! :D
Reinbach
I wondered if I was moving too fast there since Derek's such a cynic. But I figured it would be really hard even for him not to be attracted to his curse protector. XD
Reinbach
I am doing my best to keep her behavior consistent for sure! :)
Reinbach
So close! XD
Reinbach
Oh yeah, Liz is more than capable of pinning Morgan if need be! XD
Reinbach
Hey thanks for the recommendation! And no that's a different dancer, the only reference to the mayor was on a poster when Trish walked in and if anyone noticed it, they didn't say so in a comment. XD
Reinbach
Hey thanks! I've been doing my best to write dialogue with zero fat on it in this scene especially if I can help it.
Reinbach
Well I hope you like how this plays out! :)
Reinbach
Thank you! :)
Anne
Totally agree! Some of my favourite Switchverse scenes are getting the backstory and/or specifics on a character's particular quirks.
ScuzzBucket
A lotta stuff's coming together here, and I'm backtracking to remember some of it, haha. Elianna's being flushed and flustered by kissing goes back a ways, and it's fitting that it's what led her to this bit, and her very briefly losing her facade because of it fits. Reminds me of her bit with Tenma, except she deoesn't go through with the kiss this time. Morgan's "drooling simp" act is a bit wild- while crazed and surreal behavior is hardly new to the strip (hell Casey was cartoonishly crazy during ALL of "Switch"), I'm still getting used to it after seeing her previous personality. Jane's attempts to push Elianna's buttons (an established Jane trait) seems to be combined with jealousy here as she actually for once STOPS a potential lewd act. It's a pity the two have had only one single scene together in the comic thus far (the cheerleader costumes one-page gag), because they do seem like diametrical opposites. It also occurs to me that Elianna & Morgan haven't shared scenes before- I wonder if her disappointment is compounded by Morgan's previous lack of sexual displays (though she WAS always the lookout). Elianna's reactions to everything make me think it'd be good to have an in-comic display/explanation for exactly WHAT she thinks is wrong- should sex only be between people who are in love? She's obviously against sex at school (and that "following the rules" thing extends to the club here) but what if they're actually a couple? She obviously disapproves of her parents fucking that one maid, but does that extend to random hookups or poly stuff in general? I think it's been answered from time to time on Discord or something but I always find it easier to remember if it's an in-universe explanation, as hard as exposition can be to write XD.
Anne
Might even be better if it doesn't surface at first. Later, Morgan thinks it's all past, trying to get over the humiliation of being called out like that in getting off everyone...but it does get her a little hot...enough to fantasize a bit before bed, scrolling through the partners in her mind, assuming for Casey...but then Elianna yelling orders at her intrudes and she ends up getting off to that. Queue terrified post-cum clarity.
Anne
Ok, I'm definitely feeling the prime-time cable level tension between Elianna and Derek, but... is anyone else kinda hoping Elie manages to stop Morgan, but I'm the process Elianna's righteous assertiveness imprints itself on Morgan's subspace? Who could it be more awkward for Morgan to unwillingly obsess over dominating her than the school prude?
Merjia
Oh my GOD I am desperate for Ellie and Derek to kiss. Holy fuck.
llCDll
Great page! I'm torn between wanting Elianna to stick to her guns and develop more as a character, and wanting to see her lose it and dive into some titties.
crowspeak
Damn feel bad for my boy Derek, and you know when they are in the parking lot after this a car is gonna back up on his foot
R Kelly Coker
And there it is, the "jumping spider* of duty" overriding the jungle drums of desire! The girl can't help it! *(I love jumping spiders!)
Emmett
What a wonderful tease and reversal. Great scene!
Licorice Lain
baby steps
Daniel
Whelp, Queen Prude ruins the fun yet again
Chris Davis
Aaaannnnd She's Back, Ladies and Gentlemen! Good Try, Jane, Ol' Girl, but just not good enough! But, you *Almost* had her! Not sure what Liz is going to do, Morgan seems so out of it! I'm thinking Bria to the rescue here...we'll see!
Alejandro Garcia
Aw, poor Derek looks upset he didn't get to kiss her...is that romance I'm smelling?
Squid Hills
This is not a failure on Ellie's part. She's calling out *inappropriate* lewdness, not *any* lewdness. You really aren't supposed to touch the dancers. Or lick their feet.
Zarggg
She ALMOST made it
Slaughterbug
Dammit elianna. Just once in your life, let liz handle it. She got this yo.
Vylon Delta
Look into the Manta Sleep Mask. It’s proved immensely helpful for me. Also is that the mayor in the far left of the bottom panel?
Ally
I think your dialogue has some lovely timing. Jane’s line are similar length after the first question (frickin’ clamjammer), then gets quick and direct. Then Ellie’s shouts to Morgan (double clam-jammer) are Authority-Legal-Quick Command. There’s well-constructed comedy here. (Although/Even Scaroused gets a bit Whedonesque. And I’m absolutely using it).
Lord Washington
I’m a combination of disappointed and relieved.
Eric Shepherd
I love this story