Kai the rat

Notes abt the comic/paneling/design/wtv:

- klavier's first box is pink, turns dark purple, then turns pink/warm orange again at the end. Reconciliation of "both sides" of klavier ie how he was always genuine and that he was always himself

- the bottom panel is supposed to be shaped like a guitar ie klavier's guitar that caught on fire

- fire for passion/emotion, like how a physical object (guitar) cant contain the full strength of passion resulting in burning

Abt gavins + how it ties to the comic:

I feel like a lot of ppl(? Idk my perception is warped bc i dont browse a lot) like to use this part of turnabout serenade to draw kristoph and klavier parallels. And on a surface level i can see where it's coming from but to me it's like.. well yes but actually no

Bc kristoph would never let someone see him as smth less than perfect(?) Or like Kristoph always controls everything abt his perception

He's polite and handsome and cool! Someone anyone would admire or want to work for, and only he knows the things he says are passive aggressive insults. But it just flies by bc everyone is smitten by his image

While klavier doesnt necessarily to hide his "imperfections" (embarrassment and anger isnt the same as hiding) He lets himself be mad and be seen when he's mad. Hes not worried abt "losing control" bc to him the pursuit of music or truth is tantamount and everything else is secondary. He's just himself, and if he's angry for missing a cue then he's angry. He doesnt try to hide or placate or fake his emotions

So the fact that klavier let himself be seen by apollo and trucy when he was less than perfect/not matching w his image is perfectly telling of how unlike kristoph he is

This is all just my reading anyways it's probably not supposed to be read into that much but idc 🔥

And thats why in the comic apollo is like i like this honest prosecutor gavin bc 1. Unreliable narrator apollo (klavier was always klavier. He wasnt trying to be smth else) and 2. it's like a further confirmation that klavier is not kristoph, klavier is his own person. And maybe that person is someone worth looking twice at yknow.. The smoke from the fire makes hearts too btw lmfao. Me when im on the nose. This isnt necessarily klapollo in the sense that it's romance being depicted but it was drawn and written w a klapollo heart so be free

Lines + doodles (istg i had more art but ig not.. finals season is upon me and it's beating me pretty hard ngl)

Some closeup of parts I liked