Shyam and Rajni: Pain Flare-Up (Patreon)

Glossary:
Per: gender neutral term for a parent, equivalent to mom or dad.
Typ: A human that has not been significantly modified from the genetic baseline (i.e. you, presumably)

Shyam is 20, Rajni is 21.

I decided I wanted to draw that sphinx college girlfriend that Shyam had, who was mentioned in passing over in this comic. Also previously mentioned, Shyam's buzz-cut.

Emotional immaturity is interesting to write. Well meaning people often hurt each other by  being unable to clearly express what they feel to each other. Rajni is attracted to Shyam in a way that Shyam finds kind of infantilising-- it's not necessarily the word "cute" that's a problem, but the context it's being put in.