Stumbled upon @junkmixart 's webtoon (ROCKABABY) yesterday and binged it in like 2 hours (very short read. It has like 5 episodes I think!) and I loved it so much!!! The bond between Shifty and Buttons is the cutest thing ever!!!
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an incomplete list of good webtoons that are worth it:
MELVINA'S THERAPY by A.Rasen
If you like horror and suspense, this is THE best webtoon to scratch that itch. It's intense, it's dramatic, it's a wonderful love letter to the horror genre as a whole.
Psychological terror shown in its best iteration, follow the stories of those unfortunate enough to end up as Melvina's patients. You'd think a therapist wants what's best for those they help, but Melvina is in a league of her own with a machiavellican plan that exceedes boundaries.
Though philosophical at times, it's very well achieved and understandable through sheer psychological horror.
Once you start reading, you don't want to stop. And it will leave you a little bit fucked up after you're done, in that way that only good horror can make you feel.
* Finished
DOOM BREAKER by Blue-Deep
If you want actually good action scenes with dramatic stakes, this is one of the best action webtoons you could possibly read.
Set in a high fantasy, rpg like world, it's a desperate man's battle against the future he comes from. Zephyr has to fight monsters, demons and gods alike â all while saving all those he failed to save the first time around.
Cunning, manipulative and headstrong, nothing will stop Zephyr now that he's got a second chance. He will defeat the demon god while also battling the trickery of the other gods, who mostly want to sit pretty while they watch the good show.
The relationships between the characters, the writing itself and the art style that complements the story exceedingly well, they all make this webtoon a wonderful experience.
* Ongoing
METRO HUNTER by YOPY/Mr. Cheok
A really good story for those who like urban fantasy, action and monster slaying with RPG stats mixed in.
In a world in which monsters inexplicably took over subway and train stations, many hunters are in it for the money, but many of them are spurred on by tragedy, bitten by love, pain and lies.
Yet there is room for kindness and for hope, and for someone in a one man war to breathe and bring forth a much needed new generation of heroes... well. They're called hunters!
* Ongoing
HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE by Yong-Ki Kim
Reminiscent of Sartre's play No Exit, with terror and suspense that feels like spiders crawling up your arms.
Intense in a slow but sure way as it builds up, it plays with human greed, jealousy and anger to create a complex picture through the increasingly creepy neighbors the protagonist has.
In this building there's no place for naivety. And you must always watch your back.
* Finished
* First 12 chapters are free, after that you need a daily pass to keep reading.
RETURN OF THE MAD DEMON by JP/Ihy
If you like MXTX works, the aesthetic of this webtoon will look familiar â though that's where most of the similarities stop!
Action in a historical (using the term broadly) setting, Jaha Lee has been given a second chance in life... the problem is that he might be crazier this time around. With an anger that is overflowing and a righteous need to make things right, nothing will stand between him and his goal of becoming a god of martial arts.
Well written and with art that complements the story really well, everything quickly becomes a series of someone off the deep end taking on multiple identities just to make ends meet in order to carry out his plan. And as readers, we're taken along for the ride that is his descent into further madness.
With fun dialogue and witty comebacks, plus a dark grey morality to boot, Return of the Mad Demon is hard to let go of once you start reading it.
* Ongoing
ROCKABABY by junkmix
A highschool greaser tries to help an alien baby after their spacecraft crashes on Earth. But there is more than what meets the eye!
Fun with creepy suspense, this short webtoon will have you needing more and loving every second of it.
Aliens, highschool and finding companionship when one's least expecting it, this webtoon is sweet and heartfelt from start to end. There is always room for kindness and hope even when one thinks it's all lost.
I was reading âRockababyâ by @c2ndy2c1d the other day, I ended up having this weird dream where Buttons came from a race of alien eldritch clowns. Like, they started off small and cute, but they just keep on getting bigger and more intricate the older they got! Â
I had so much fun drawing them, I seriously recommend reading the comic on webtoons!Â
Summary: Shifty wants to know why Richie likes taking photos of him so much, and he gets his answer--and much more.
A/N: So this comic by the amazing human being @c2ndy2c1d is just really special. And then I wrote a fic because somebody had to, so please read the comic!! I was so charmed by all the characters, and I cannot resist this kind of nerd/jock/coolkid dynamic so here we are. I got permission to write this, so I hope I donât butcher their characterizations! I tried to keep my interpretations as true to the comic as I could. Enjoy <3
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âHow long do I gotta sit like this?â
âJust a minute!â Richie says. Itâs the same thing he said ten minutes ago, and then five minutes before that. He adjusts his camera lens and then poses again, taking another several photos for god knows what reason. âJust donât move. I need to get the right shotâŚâ
Shifty doesnât move as promised, but his tail gives the table beside him a solid thwap to show Richie just how thin his patience is starting to run.
âWhy do you want these photos anyway? Youâve taken likeâthousands already, I swear.âÂ
âThis is the first time Iâve gotten photos with your tail entirely intact.â He snaps another photo. Shifty lets out an explosive sigh and turns his head to give his neck a break. Heâs lying on his stomach, ass up in the air, posed to give Richie âevery valuable angleâ to get all the photos he needs for his research.
Research, research. Itâs always about that damn research of his. Heâs always makinâ Shifty turn this way and that, exposing every part of himself to Richieâs camera. Shifty can feel his face starting to turn pink, and without a doubt he knows the rest of his skin is sure to follow soon. Itâs easier when heâs a human and thereâs only so many places that can turn colors.
âI was hoping I could find a remedy to make your tail grow back faster,â Richie says forlornly, lowering his camera. âIâve still got a lot of work to do.â
âHey, youâre doing great,â Shifty says. He sits up, ignoring the look on Richieâs face and lifts one leg to his chest to give his arm something to lean on. âYou helped make that medicine that took my pain away. That was pretty good.â
âYeah,â Richie agrees reluctantly, staring down at his camera as if a medical marvel isnât comparable to fixing Shiftyâs tailâwhich was gonna grow back anyway. âBut I wanted to figure this one out. I was so closeâŚâ
Shifty shrugs. âYouâve got time. Why worry about one little thing?â
âItâs not little,â Richie says, looking up at him. Even through his huge, nerdy glasses, his eyes burn with a passion that always leaves Shifty feeling strangely breathless. âI want to help you, any way I can.â
âSo youâve said,â Shifty says, off-hand, like his body isnât changing colors. Richieâs gaze doesnât shift, and Shifty keeps his eyes down at his feet, âcause otherwise heâll never get the color to go away. âWhy do you care so much about taking photos of me anyway? I meanââ While Richie stares at him, Shifty wrestles with his words, suddenly finding it hard to articulate something thatâs been running through his mind since this whole thing with Richie started.
âWhat is it?â
âYouâre always taking all these pictures because you think the way I look isââ
ââfascinating,â Richie finishes for him.
âUh huh. Right, fascinating.â Shifty looks around for the pack of smokes Richie keeps for him and finds it on the shelf behind him. He lights it, once again ignoring Richieâs sharp look. No smoking inside, heâs always saying, but Shiftyâs been dying for one for hours, and the rooms got great ventilation. âBut letâs be real for a minuteâdonât you prefer it when I look human?â
Itâs not insecurity that makes Shifty ask the question. Well, not completely. Sure, he sometimes feels insecure about being so different from everyone, but he doesnât wish he was a human. Â Hell noâtheyâre fragile as hell.
Richie blinks at him. âWhy would I want that?â
âWellââ Shifty pauses; stares down at his hand and starts the shift, lifting human fingers for Richie to see. âI donât know, donât you like it more? I look like you.â
âBut youâre not like me,â Richie points out. Shifty shifts uncomfortably, weighing Richieâs words. The way he says itâit shouldnât hurt, but it unexpectedly does.
Something in Shiftyâs face must give him away, because in the next moment, Richie steps forward, his eyes wide. âAnd thatâs a good thing! Youâre not like me, youâre like you. And sure, the Shifty I knew at school and around town is a handsome guy, but I also really like the real you.â At Shiftyâs continued silence, he continues. âWould you prefer it if I looked like you?â
âWell, no,â Shifty admits. âYouâre a human.â
âExactly. Youâre perfect just the way you are.â Richie walks up to him, even closer now, those damn chocolate brown eyes boring into Shifty and makinâ him turn fucking pink. He can feel it happening because it always does around this guy; heâs the only one that can do this to him as often as he does, and the nerd has the gall to act like he has no idea what heâs doing.
He lifts his hands and cups the sides of Shiftyâs face, the warmth of his hands seeping into his skin. The way Richie is looking at himâitâs more observational. Maybe heâd even describe it as clinical. Almost like business as usual, with Richie ignoring his personal space and putting his warm hands all over Shifty, only this time, with the topic of their conversation at hand, Shifty canât take another second of this one-sided embarrassment.
He shifts, his body morphing and skin swirling until heâs almost entirely human. By the time heâs got his human face on, Richie has realized exactly what kind of position theyâre really in. With his eyes still stuck on his, Shifty feels a vicious sense of satisfaction when Richieâs cheeks start to color.
âIâyouââ
Shifty lifts his hand up over the back of Richieâs handâthe one thatâs still hovering by his face uncertainly. âWhat was that you were saying about me being handsome?â
Richieâs glasses slip down his nose. He flicks his eyes down, and then the color in his cheeks darkens.
Do I have something on my face? Shifty wonders.
âYouâre naked,â Richie squeaks. His hands snap to his face so fast that he basically slaps himself and ends up stumbling back, still trying to cover his eyes from Shiftyâs naked form.
Huh, he thinks, looking down at himself. Forgot I was wearing real clothes before.
âCome on, sci-fi, itâs not like youâve never seen me naked before. Iâm naked all the time, in a way.â
âYeah, butââ Richie turns and peeks out from between his fingers, then whips around again. âThatâs different! Youâre usually wearing clothes why arenât you wearing clothes now.â
âTheyâre usually such a pain that I always morph âem, but today I decided, why not try wearing some?â He scratches his chin. âThen I forgot about âem.â
Seeing Richie so flustered by his human self when he doesnât seem to give a damn about a naked alien makes him feelâŚannoyed isnât the right world.
âHey,â Shifty says, stalking up to Richie with his cigarette still in hand. He takes a drag and slides up behind him, wrapping one arm around his waist. Richie jolts with a gasp; Shifty does what he does best and shifts, letting Richie feel the way his body changes, morphing back into his alien self. âYou donât think this part of me is handsome?â
âIâm not answering that question,â Richie says. His ears are red. Shifty feels the oddest urge to bite them.
âOh, so human me is hot, but not real me.â
âIâm notâyouâre notâthatâs not what Iâm saying!â Richie turns around, fixes his warm eyes on Shifty, and points an accusatory finger at him. âI have to remain impartial. Itâs bad enough that youâre all around me at home, beingâŚthe way you areââ
Shifty takes a drag. âThe way I am?â
âLike that! Just like that. Handsome, cool, mysterious,â Richie starts ticking things off his fingers, to Shiftyâs disbelief. âI mean, does smoking even do anything to you? What do your lungs look like?â
âI thought you hated all that stuff?â Shifty asks, ignoring the question.
âWellââ Richieâs flush still hasnât dissipated. He takes off his glasses and starts cleaning them. âEven I can acknowledge that from an objective standpoint, youâre attractive.â
âYou think Iâm hot?â Shifty says, meaning it as a tease, but it comes out like a genuine question. Richie looks up at him, all intense as usual, and something in his face shifts.
âYes,â he admits, face flushed and looking a little shaky on his feet. But his eyesâthereâs that glitter; the glamor of intrigue that he always directs at Shifty and anything worth a dime in his mind. âI do.â
Shifty goes to take another drag of his cigaretteâhe isnât sure what to sayâbut his damn hand is shaking and heâs reached the butt end, so he lets his hand fall and stares up at the ceiling instead. âHuh,â he says. âWell, uhm, thanks.â
Richie doesnât reply; instead, he walks up to Shifty and takes the cigarette butt from his hand and tosses it in the nearby trashcan. He has to reach over to di it, and their fingers brush; it feels electric. Shifty inhales, his heart pounding, and chances a look at Richie.
Heâs now staring at him with such an intense look that Shifty wants to laugh. But manâthose eyes. Shifty would never say it out loud, but he loves the color of Richieâs eyes. He likes the way he looks at him when heâs taking photos, or when heâs sleepy, or when heâs found something new and exciting to fixate on.
Richieâs hand slides over his. He leans forward, and Shifty leans back on instinct, bracing himself against the desk behind him. Heâs so close that Shifty can practically smell the aftershave he uses, even though heâs barely grown a single hair on his chinâ
âRichard, dinnerâs almost ready!â Richardâs mom calls from the landing leading to Richieâs mini laboratory set up in their basement, cutting straight through the tension and demolishing it.
They separate lightning fast. Shifty morphs into a human (with clothes) on instinct, and Richieâs looking down at the table, his face red.
âRichie? Carrot?â Sheâll cycle through all the petnames she can think of if he doesnât answer soon. âYou down there?â
âIâm here!â Richie calls. He glances at Shifty, face full of an unnamed emotion. âIâll be up soon!â
Once her footsteps fade, he sighs and drags his fingers through his hair. Without his glasses on his face, and with his hair slicked backâ Shifty wishes he had something to put in his mouth, keep him from saying something he might regret.
âWe had better get up there,â he says lamely, shoving his hands in his pockets. âBefore the food gets cold.â
âYeah, we shouldâŚdo that.â
Theyâre quiet for a few minutes, both of them lost in their own thoughts, reluctant to leave this space. Richieâs mom never comes down there, so itâs practically theirs: the two of them. Shifty is still thinking about Richieâs hand on top of his. Humans run so hot, and Richieâs like a furnace running in the high heat of summer.
Goddamn it, he thinks, grinding his teeth. He feels unexpectedly angry, for reasons he canât explain.
He turns and starts walking towards the stairs, and thatâs when he feels Richie take hold of his arm.
âWait!â Richie cries, stopping him short. âShifty, wait.â
âWhat is it, Richie?â he says, without turning. âIâve got my eyes on your momâs monthly meatloafââ
Before he has a chance to say more, Richie grabs him by the labels and yanks him forward, straight onto his mouth. Itâs not graceful by any meansâRichieâs glasses nearly poke Shifty in the eye, and the angleâs all wrong, but itâs good. Hell, better than good, itâs great.
Itâs chase, with no tongue, but Richie pulls away to adjust the angle and nearly trips backwards over his own damn feet, so Shifty ends up being the one to wrap his arms around Richieâs waist and pull him in for another kiss. And another. And then maybe a few more after that, until Richie has his face in his hands again andâgod, his mouth is so soft, and his hands are so warm. Shifty could just melt in him. Heâs just glad heâs not shifted, âcause otherwise heâd be pink up to his eyeballs. Plus, itâs easier to kiss Richie like this.
The series of kisses lasts probably only a minute or so, but it feels like forever. And when they pull away, hell, Shiftyâs really glad heâs not shifted, because the look Richie is directing at him could make fireworks light up.
âThat was one helluva kiss, Richie,â Shifty manages.
âYour skin,â Richie replies, brushing his thumb across Shiftyâs cheek. For a second heâs worried heâs shifted back, or worseâthis form now comes in the same shade of pink, too, but when he looks down at himself he can see that speckles of his scales have crept into his skin. Theyâre probably on his face, just under his eyes.
âGuess I just lost a bit of control for a sec,â Shifty admits, rubbing the back of his neck. Richieâs eyes widen, the look on his face is the same look he gets when heâs filing away important information for later. âJesus, Richie, not that Iâm complaining, butâŚwhat was that for?â
âI wantedâŚwell IâI wanted to do that. Kiss you, I mean, even though Iâve never done it before, so it was probably badââ
Shifty opens his mouth to interrupt and say that it wasnât, but Richie continues quickly, the flush on his face down to his neck now. Maybe humans can turn completely pink when pressed.
âBut I also wanted to say that Iâm sorry. Shifty, if Iâve ever made you feel like youâre just a specimen orâor a lab experiment, then thatâs not right. Youâre more than that.â He takes Shiftyâs hand and squeezes, eyes locked on his. âYouâre a kind and intelligent and amazing friend, and youâre so beautiful. No matter what form you take.â
Shifty ducks his head. Praise isnât really his thing; he doesnât like being the center of that kind of attention, but on the other hand (and literally, heâs holding his hand), Richie has become an important part of his life heâd rather not do without. He likes having him around, even if itâs for his âresearchâ.
âHell,â he says, not sure what else to say. Richie gives Shiftyâs hand another squeeze, and the place where theyâre touching tingles. Shiftyâs heart is still beating fast, and the words heâs been thinking about just slip out of his mouth. âYou saying you wanna go steady, or what?â
Itâs almost phrased like a joke, and for a minute Shifty wants to take it back, because how is that anyway to ask somebody out? Thereâs no way Richie would take that and go with it, but when he looks at his face, Richieâs mouth opens, and then his eyes light up.
âAre you seriously asking me?â he asks, and adds hastily after a long pause, âbecause the answer would be yes. I would. Very much so. If, um, kissing you wasnât obvious enough.â
âIâm seriously askinâ,â Shifty says, then realizes that while Richie gave him a nice little speech, he hasnât really returned the favor. âYouâre a nerd, Richie. Thereâs no gettinâ around that.â
âHeyââ
âBut,â Shifty continues, raising a hand. âThatâs how I like you. Youâre wicked smart, and you get me, maybe more than anybody else around here. Youâre one of my best friends, aside from Buttons, and when youâre in your element youâre pretty damn cool.â
A smile slowly splits across Richieâs face, until heâs grinning from ear to hear. That hand thatâs still holding onto Shiftyâs tugs him forward. For a second Shifty thinks he might try to kiss him again, but maybe he used up all his confidence when he did it the first time, because all he does is hold his hand and smile. Â
Fuck. Shifty clears his throat. âSo we gonna eat, or stand here all night?â Not that he would mind.
âOh! Yeah, my momâs probably waiting for us. Come on.â Richie pulls him towards the stairs and Shifty goes without protest. Theyâre still holding hands, and when they reach the ground floor it isnât until Richieâs mom finds them that he finally letâs go.
âHoney, Iâve been waiting for ages. What were you two doing down there?â She takes in their appearance and the flushed look on Richieâs face. âCarrot, your face is so red. Are you feeling all right?â
Despite the completely innocuous question, Richieâs face makes a complicated expression and he flounders for a response. âAhâ weâ I mean Iâ "
âScience,â Shifty answers smoothly, flinging his arm around Richieâs shoulders. âYou know how it is.â
Richieâs mom looks at them, her eyes flicking between the two, and then she claps her hands together. âOh, donât I ever! Well, enough science for the night. Letâs eat!â
âVery smooth,â Shifty says to Richie after sheâs gone ahead. Richie frowns at him.
âYouâre one to talk.â He raises an eyebrow. ââScience?ââ
Shifty shrugs. Richieâs frown softens into a soft smile, and before he can metaphorically attack Shifty with his warm eyes, he steals a kiss from Richieâs half-open mouth, grinning when he sputters at him indignantly.
âCome on, sci-fi, meatloafâs waiting,â he says, letting his hand linger at his lower back, just a while longer.
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Some fanart of Acidâs dear Rockababy webtoon, you should all go check it out! https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/rockababy-h/list?title_no=443456
I FINALLY DID! I've been dying to make this animatic for a while! It's super rough but I think it conveys Shifty and Button's relationship pretty well! I've listened to this song for like the 100000+ times alreadyÂ
Characters are based off of my Webtoon short story comic: Rockababy