this was in my mind the entire episode

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this was in my mind the entire episode
Here it is! The Alfonse level 40 dialogue comic featuring my summoner, Moe! (It/its!)... That I have been holding onto for waaay too long. It's about a year old! If not older! That hurts me LMFAO! It was an ambitious project and I wanted everything to be perfect. But time marched on, and... For what it is, it was foundational. I'd reuse a lot of these mannerisms/beats in future work, which only makes this one feel MORE outdated 😅 It was also the VERY first concepts of A Certain Someone jumping out... but I'm getting ahead of myself. In fact that is precisely the problem here I AM SO AHEAD OF MYSELF BEYOND THIS POINT NOW... 🧍
Regardless! This comic is an exploration of so many things. Setting up parallels between Moe and Alfonse, a hint of how each were raised according to their gender/presumed gender at birth, how that might still influence what roles you take, juuuust a bit of foreshadowing on Moe's side of things. As a treat! I won't over explain too much -- I hope I've captured it well enough for it all to come across!
But one thing I will point out just because it was SO MUCH fun. Playing around with Alfonse's canon dialogue, to give it a double meaning by recontextualizing it! Why is he saying any of this to Moe, anyway? What could have possibly possessed him to do this? Why is he so god damn PUSHY??? HOW is ALFONSE the one being PUSHY, here????? Easy! Since getting to know Moe, he's picked up on... Well. Several strange things. Some of which, Concerning. But most relevant to the matter at hand, is how it reminds him of himself. He's reaching out, ala Dimitri's Forging Bonds. We're birds of a feather, you and I. I simply can't leave you be. He's grabbing it by the scruff and marching onwards -- perhaps against his better judgement but shhhhhh it's a very practical tactical move not at all emotionally motivated, Trust! 😁👍 WHAT DO YOU MEAN "PARTNER"?????????????? SIR --
MOE LORE MOE LORE MOE LORE MOE LORE MOE LORE MOE LORE
Not the first time they've shared a bed, but! Is the first time. For. Something.
Where we keep our hands to ourselves very politely.
And Alfonse is SO very normal about it.
Wherein! Speedrunning the stages of intimacy (focally non sexual, to start), Moe finds itself spending the night with Alfonse often. Hates to leave, actually. And it does have to. To. Do a little bodily maintenance. Destress, decompress. And Alfonse, famously extremely Normal about his bonds with his dear friend acquaintance comrade in need of extra support -- Alfonse, who famously will offer and commit to just the most unhinged of Solutions -- has a proposition. For purely practical reasons, of course. Moe's mental and emotional well-being at the forefront of his mind and NOTHING else --
Moe is happy, because it feels Safe. To be itself, no matter how odd or out there. To be comfortable. It doesn't dare hope, but it would be nice for this to last continue as is. It hopes Alfonse can find it in him to relax, too.
In which somebody finds out something they're not supposed to.
Reassurance
... The ramifications.
Obsessed w how lore accurate this is. Moe. Moe you aren't even WITH HIM and yet it Specifically requested to move in w him. Moe you're Insane
Height check. Entirely possible that Kiran is tall enough to rest their chin on Moe's head. Devastating.
This Kiran belongs to @hulloitsdani !! HIIIIII SAY HIII 👋👋👋👋
"If you're scared, then we'll do it scared." MY HEART. OH MY GOD. AND. AND MOE'S LAUGH???????????????????????????????? IM.