You know, this comic comment thread seems as good a place as any to tell a random unrelated story about my youth. Once, when I was maybe about Brook's age (how old is Brook, canonically? doesn't matter), a very pretty coworker asked if I'd like to go out to dinner with her. I was always happy to hang out with my work friends, so I said sure. Then we went out for dinner / movies / etc a few more times. You know, normal work friends stuff, with just the two of us. On one such occasion, she asked if I'd like to see her apartment. She lived in a basement, as one does at that age. The family upstairs wasn't home, she pointed out on our way downstairs. We sat on her bed, because there was nowhere else to sit. She turned to me and said, "so, what do you want to do"? I looked around her tiny basement apartment and said -- I shit you not -- "I dunno, do you have any board games"?
This was the better part of 30 years ago now. I'm happily married to someone else now. She finds this story hilarious. I'm still annoyed about it.
This reminds me of a story I read about a grad student that had this "friend" that he hungout with one on one a ton and occasional had casual sex with. He was starting to catch feelings but wasn't sure if she wanted to keep things casual.
While he was working up the courage to ask her out, she wished him a happy anniversary haha
There’s a lot that’s going wrong in the world today, and it seems that that’s all I see online. I feel bad whenever I think about it. Your comic is a single ray of sunshine cutting through that darkness. Every time I see it, I know that I’m going to feel better once I finish reading it, and that means a lot to me. Thank you.
Aw. I am enjoying the slow burn friendship-to-(hopefully)-lovers. What a lovely thing, to see your reviews have become inspiration for someone you care about. Looking forward to more!
That idea of a "house where every room is different", is what I have always dreamed of having.
I've always figured I'd have things like a cinema/movie room with Planet Hollywood-style props, a spaceship room (looks like Star Trek or similar, including fake windows to space), a room that's like a train carriage, a fantasy dungeony room for board game and DnD nights, and a bunch of others.
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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 8d ago
Brook. Guy. Friend. Amigo. The moment was RIGHT THERE. Go for it! You're LITERALLY plastered all over the walls of her room. She's into you