Silly :3

(Flat color version)

“Eyes closed”

Phew! I hope everyone enjoys this one! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some rambling to do!

This comic is all about Ralsei and Kris’s complex relationship. It follows them through their unseen interactions during the “close your eyes” scenes of chapters 1 through 3. The goal of this comic is for these inter-spliced scenes to be able to be read as one flowing “conversation” which characterizes the whole of their relationship, but also for you to be able to read only the panels of each specific scene and be able to read a complete conversation between them there as well, which characterizes the state of their relationship at that point. I’m sure that, if we ever learn what these conversations were about, that they’re probably not really like this at all, but I’m less focused on theory crafting than using these moments where the two no longer have to act a certain way for the player or other characters and are able to speak plainly together to illustrate their complicated situation. Ralsei in Chapter 1 coming on too strong with his, ‘just be a good guy!’ Talk, (not unlike how he did with susie,) then in chapter 2, having spent more time with his friends, expressing his care for them, and in chapter 3 being more understanding because of their growing friendship… only for that to be undercut by the betrayal after a victory against the knight.

I’ll spare you the scroll and keep the rest of my babbling under the cut lol

"You want to console the griever? (Yes) You want to guide the believer? (Yes) You and the greatest deceiver? And never ever suffer again"

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