[ID: A digital black-and-white comic.
Panel 1: A light skinned person with short hair is shown. They have black lipstick marks on their face, are frowning with furrowed brows, and have a hand on their cheek. Text next to them reads, "Everything is about romance and attraction. Everything."
Panel 2: A silhouette of a person with one hand on their chest and another behind their back, on a character creation screen. There are unlabelled sliders that pertain to parts of their body. Text reads, "How hot do I have to make this OC for people to love them? For people to care even a little about their story?"
Panel 3: Silhouettes of two couples, both kissing. The short haired person from the first panel is there, at the right of the panel. They have their little finger in their ear and are glancing at distance, away from the couples, with a straight face. Text reads, "How many sets of characters must kiss before people consider reading it?"
Panel 4: A pie chart, with the biggest part in grey making up half of it, black making up the majority of the other part, and the white part being a small percentage. The chart isn't labelled, although scribbles representing information are there. Text reads, "What's the (caps) largest (end caps) ratio of plot to romance I can stand without ruining my own story for me?"
Panel 5: A grey silhouette looks at some papers while the short haired person watches, clutching their own hands and sweating. Text reads, "So people like it."
Panel 6: The grey silhouette hands the papers back to the short haired person, who has their mouth open and is still sweating. The silhouette says, "Would be more compelling if they kissed." and the person says, "Right. I'll get on that." Text on top and bottom of the panel reads, "So people will listen to my writing."
Panel 7: There is a black, dripping circle with a hole in the middle, with dripping thick lines extending from it to the sides. Text reads, "I can try to convey a metaphor or subject matter that's important to me. But I have to cover it in filth and rot first. Kisses and love." The second sentence ("But I have to cover it in filth and rot first.") is written on the black thing in the middle with white letters, juxtaposed with the rest of the writing.
Panel 8: Eye and ear of the person shown. Text reads, "My opinions on love come and go."
Panel 9: Half the face and hand of a black silhouette with a white, open, smiling mouth and no other features. Text is written in white on its face, and reads, "And so do they."
Panel 10: A graph comparing "Personal interest in love" and "Other's interest in my work". They are around the same levels; if the personal interest in love is high, other's interest in my work is high; and vice versa. Text in a box reads, "In tandem."
