Hi! I read the earlier comics, but I’m a bit confused about why Richard would like Philip. Didn’t he think Philip was just as childish as John? Plus, Richard used to bully Philip all the time when they were kids. When exactly did Richard realize he had feelings for Philip?
Yes, it’s true that Rich didn’t really see Philip in a romantic way for a while due to kind of dismissing him as being more like another annoying little brother. He also bullied him but didn’t see it as bullying, more like “this is a normal way boys treat each other in our house” thing. However things do start changing when they get a bit older. Without going into too much detail, Richard goes through a lot of familial and friendship drama and alienates himself from both groups, after which he starts to see Philip as someone who can be “on his side” in a way, as someone who is more “pure” and untainted by his familial and friendship baggage and drama. Does he go about managing these feelings in a healthy way? Maybe not…but it starts from there.
FUNNY ENOUGH, this is the subject of the comic i am currently working on right now…that will take some time to finish since it’s ended up being very long. 😭 i’m aware the current comics are all very scattered in the narrative, so i want to make something more emotionally cohesive that hopefully answers this question better and in a more concrete way than my plain explaining XD