Such a cute elephant

i really wanna say this page is cute, but something about it (or more precisely whats to come) makes me uneasy. no offense though

It's because while the scenario is cute, this case is more than non-consensual and straight into harassment and abuse. It being uneasy is the correct emotion frankly.

Yeah, the words running through my head are "This would be hot if he wasn't being so scummy about it."

Thats why it's so messed up, and hence why star is such a good storyteller, because I want to throttle him through the screen D:<

I agree with this, the elephant teddy part is cute but knowing the context is blah...

Uneasy is the nicest way to put it. The non-consensual nature of the exchange means that it is rather terrible. That's going to be the nature of the strip for a while, and that's ok. Sadly, this kind of "stuff" happens. I think that raising awareness of this kind of stuff is great.

A writer friend of mine said that the best kind of plot was where you put the main characters through hell before they earn their happy ending. Seems we're deep into that. It does have me on the edge of my seat (metaphorically) wanting to see how this unfolds! :3

Now the shaming for her & power trip for him begins.

2 one here also How long are you going to keep making this comic?

That's a cute plushie! Very cool new page. The big 300 is just around the corner 😁👌

Side note:
Ifeel less creeped out by the sarge at long last. He acts more innocent now.

Is it just me then that tmhe seems to be stepping way out of bounds with that? Like it's already bad enough that hes using this as blackmail, ruining it for her almost altogether, and now he's got to do this at their place of work? That's not only creepy, hes going to ruin this for her even further. The sheer amount of cringe I have in that last panel made me shudder.

Well the 5th one here.

I literally went on here just as it posts, I have that shine instinct now xD seriously though, I love your comics! Shine and found are my favorite reads all day everyday 😍

and this is how star's plushie army begins!

This really isn't the place to feed spoonfeed Star baby-style. Some superior officer might come knocking.

Sometimes, they don't knock.

Hnmmmnnnnngggghhhh this would be hitting SO many buttons if it was consentual.

But it's just... Amazing. You really did a amazing job. It wasn't too far back in the comic that I was watching Manda doing the exact same thing with Star along with Lure, and reading it put so many butterflies in my tummy and further helped me awake to my little side.

Now, with that exact same situation, you are able to turn those floaty butterflies in my tummy into a brick of lead in my gut. It's a horrid feeling like walking to the principals office in school after being caught doing something bad... And I LOVE it. It really really REALLY does bring to light the importance behind consent, and the difference between indulging in a kink or lifestyle because BOTH parties want to, versus doing it to someone because YOU want to regardless of how THEY feel.

I know it'll all work out, but it still has me right on the edge of my seat in a swirling mix of fear for her well being, anticipation for how far it could go, and desire to see her come out on top. Thank you for this amazing ride, and I can't wait to see how it all shakes out!

The expression in that fifth panel actually looks genuinely caring. I'm actually wondering now if this will turn out to be a beneficial relationship for them both. Either way that elephant is adorable and I want one <3 thank you so much for continuing to make this comic, every page makes me super eager for the next one <3

I do hope he has a steel jaw. Glass jaws don't hold much structural integrity when the UCMJ throws a punch at it.

Getting REAL pissed now.

Why do I feel a twist coming on where

Sarge is actually doing this is help Star

Like turns out he's not a knob, just frustrated and bad at expressing stuff :v

I could totally see this as a twist

With how he has violated consent, nothing healthy can grow from here.

Yes and No

Usually I 100% agree with you

However this is a comic book where reality and fiction kind of bend a bit

And especially with the stubborn nature of Star's character

I could se you his taking a weird con/no con abdl route

Honestly I don't know how to respond or react to this

Depending on how things go I'm imagining Star chucking that toy at a wall since this is a gift from him.

Or she may very much treasure it, albeit nowhere near as much as Bob.

something tells me we'll catch the sarge degrading star and the whole thing will get exposed anyway ...

I'm both intrigued and very uneasy

She isn’t crinkley yet >:3

OMG, those big eyes when Star looks at the pink elephant toy X3 <3 I love it

Marcellus gains +10 evil.

Is he bribing her into being his mother for age-play?

The inverse, he is acting as the older figure.

Poor Star.

Click* someone tell me to take the shot I got a target right between the eyes!
(If someone draws this I will be forever grateful)

It's a shame he's doing it this way...had he simply tried addressing her like a person the normal way...and not done this while at work there is a chance she might have gone along with it. She'd certainly be struggling not to indulge if her stress levels weren't dialed up to 11 I think.

I don't know if she would role play with her CO, but yeah there's a million better ways he could have chosen to handle this, especially from the very beginning at the weekend meet. That would be the decent thing to do, but then I guess the story wouldn't have a villain :P

It could be so awkward going back to her desk later. Into the CO's office first thing when she comes in, immediately running out for an irregular errand, and I doubt she usually takes her lunch break with him in his office. Hope her colleagues aren't the prying type, or that she's able to come up with a believable excuse.

I predict this would happen.

Nice how it came with a free plushie.

It's going to be a while, but things will change in her favor eventually

The Day Star snaps, yer the first one to go Blue balls 😠

WOW! The Sarge looks kinda... nice and caring in this 5 panel... but then he opened his mouth and ruined the moment.

Now we can add gaslighting to the list of things that makes Star's commanding officer a piece of crap.

Blackmail aside this officer is extremely pushing the limits of inappropriate behavior towards a subordinate. The punishment if someone finds out is astronomical, he could go to jail for what he's done alone.

uh-huh

Just play along star. Play along and he wont have much fun.

OMG Sarge is being soooo cringe right now. XDXD There has to be way to get out from under him. Hopefully theres some dirt on him you can get ahold of.

And that's why I have a fear for masses.

All those comments... "he needs to be punished" "end his career, end his life" "kick him in the teeth"..


God I am glad y'all are a faceless mass, but imagination someone, even when he did something wrong, circled by a mob of people chanting the same you all do, demanding to hurt the delinquent.. That is what truly makes me fear society sometimes.

Marcelis knows he's one person walking in on them gets them both busted, right?

I see this going a few ways, none of Wich are how it is going to go. I love the interesting feeling of the writing here. It makes you uncomfortable, but kind of hopeful. He's not being a complete asshole, but what he is doing is wrong. I have to say you are officially a seasoned writer now XD not a ton of books can pull that off.

Interested thing is he’s digging his own grave and doesn’t realize it. He’s going to want to get the number of the truck that ends up running him over, stops and goes into reverse just to run over him a second time.

I just want to go right up to Marellis and sock him right face. Great writing if that's my reaction so thank you!

I'm going with-
*How about I rearrange your face, and see just how many of your teeth I can knock-out?* from the Corporal?
Record THAT, and use it as a counter to the blackmail he's using on her.

Oh, I bet you are right.

I can't believe the next page is your 300th page of this series! Congratulations! =^w^=

Go for the eye’s star, he can’t post your video if he can’t see

Yeah, but all who say non con is bad have no issue with lynching and mob punishments..

Way better, Eh?

...are you actually defending rape and sexual assault?

Are you defending lynch justice and mob punishment?

Point is, a few people seem to get way into the story, and that's the same way many people talked about jeoffrey baratheon- and whilst it is okay to let off some steam about the character, they transport this exact emotion towards the characters owner/ the one impersonating it/ etc.

And while it is despicable what Marellis (the character) does, it wouldn't justify a group of others attacking him either if he were real.

I am a fan of justice. But it has to be done right, and he ain't no supervillain. If any, I would like to see him charged for misusing his position. I want him being charged and eventually committed, not being punched up by some vigilante

Not really have one. Just a strong moral compass

Blegh, it's PINK.

"Blegh"? But... Pink plush animals are great...
I will adopt it if Star doesn't likes it.

Star haaaates Pink X3

Maybe it's a reaalllyyy light purple?

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE on one hand the situation is nuts x_x but on the other...pink elephant x3

This guy reminds me of my Father. The way he’s controlling and seeking to completely break Star with an unbreakable grip, saying all the right things to remind her that at any second he can take everything from her. While smiling and laughing the entire time.

even if Marellis is the bad guy hes being a nice guy right now well nice is not the word I mean he is humiliating her

The more I think about the character the less I think he is outright trying to be an asshole (don't get me wrong, he is still totally a dick for ignoring the feelings of others) and more of using this as an excuse to live out his own fetish of basically power tripping as a "daddy". The fact it is non-consensual is what make it so wrong but as sad as it may be I have a feeling a lot of people on FA would do what he is doing if given a chance and play it off as "oh the other people wanted this and will enjoy it, they just don't know it yet so it is fine" mental thinking.

C'mon, Star. His nose is riiiiiight there. Bop him one!

and now i want a cute blue elephant plush!!! Thanks Star. :D

Are.... Is he just a super-dom caaretaker? Im getting confused feelings!

What a disgusting trash heap the sergeant is.

The more I see this story line go the more I think this is all staged in an effort for Star to have some of her barriers taken down. We all know she is submissive, and I do not think she is in any danger. Everything up to now has still been pretty tame and even with people in her corner she is not calling them.

Either way, very good part of the story. Very well done:)

Oooooh god shits about to get real...

Like my new avatar I finally got it to work it’s the head of my fursona

I do really love this comic, but that guy is really pushing my buttons. I hate to say this but, if it were me, I'd have choked him out by now. I gotta say, Star. You really know how to put emotion into your work.

Blue foxy needs a kick in the pants!!!

I wanna punch him.

I mean don’t get me wrong I hate him as much as the next guy but compared to her own father he is basically just a comic relief villain!

I still want to punch him.
Family abuse is one thing. You grow defenses and strategy to deal with them.
Kink however should NEVER be used in this way.

Just try to tell that to my mum who said and I quote that when her dad finally died it felt like she got out of prison for the first time!

I feel like he isnt going to use it as blackmail and is more a scare tactic to trick her into being more respectful in the work place I mean I Iove Star but she is a bit of a loose cannon and bad about time she also seems to be pressing his buttons alot with her father's influence on her career that he feels she doesn't deserve that or he is a dick

now that get me thinking that he trying be babystar daddy n treating her like you need start over back to baby aging 0w0

love your art but hate this guy sooooo much.
but that is also good story telling.
please tell me he gets it in the end

Yes he does

I like him. For all the devious things. I think he is a great character, Calico.

*thumps fist into palm of hand* Oh it's gonna take WAY more than a cute distribution of stuffed animals to make us hate this twerp any less. >:(

Come on Star! Bonk him on the nose with the plushie! Perfectly normal baby actions, he can't get you for that! >:D

That Smirk on his face is priceless :)

I almost wish she called Tessa than deal with his bs, but then, the video might get out anyway.

Also I have a feeling that pink furred lady is going to be seen later

I just read the comic up to her in a few hours and I love it. This is so amazing!!

This... I am aware that this is wrong, because it is entirely against her will and this is the last person on Earth she'd like to do this with, but... This is more than unfair Star qX

im currently uploading twice a week and have been for several weeks now :D

keep up the good work, no idea whats gonna happen next, its like a to be continued/cliffhanger but hey no biggie

i wish that dude gets what he deserve, its heart breaking looking Star having such a bad time

elephant!

aww for the pink elephant

But im gonna lose my orange chicken homemade Baby food if marellis doesnt get his commupenece soon.

*bats at the refresh button* What happens Next

This guy gives me the creeps and anger...

Is this the part where bob breaks threw a wall driving a hummer and plows straight threw Sargent scum bag?

God I’m both filled with dread, and anticipation for what he does next aaaaaa

Wow, guys, KEEP IT CIVIL.

Marellis is a character, it's not like you follow a 100 percent true documentary. Please calm down, because there is a human behi d this character

And that's why I have a dislike for masses.

All those comments... "he needs to be punished" "end his career, end his life" "kick him in the teeth"..


God I am glad y'all are a faceless mass (to me, makes it less dire), but imagine someone, even when he did something wrong, circled by a mob of people chanting the same you all do, demanding to hurt the delinquent... And doing it. . That is what truly makes me fear society sometimes.

Even for a story, keep that a bit down. There are a few of you who are overly protective for star, which is okay but not necessary at all. And marellis' Maker reads the stuff too, comments and reacts. Please keep it decent, thanks

yeah it can get a little intense sometimes. I dont think stormy has been actually harrassed as a person yet from what he's told me so people are at least being a bit more...errrr reality aware??? Than they were with my previous comic where folk starting being mean to the person behind one of the antagonists LOL people just get a bit wrapped up in the story

I like what you two made so far. Totally would love to see his point of view at times.. Because we only see him from stars point of view *hugs*

Which is awesome on its own terms already, I mean.. Look how many people you touch with your story!!

Yeah sadly the nature of shine its kinda rare to see things from anyone elses view other than stars. i think theres been a page or two wthout her appearing but they're super rare. I should maybe change that a little

Maybe as a story rather than a comic? I mean, I've read your stuff it's super cute as well.

My thoughts exactly!

I think that the reason people are so emotional about this is because Star (the character) is a very likable person. People have been reading and following her story for around five years at this point (2017 in my case), and have grown to know her like a friend, and people generally do get at least a little distressed at seeing a friend in a bad or dangerous situation (I remember what happened in "Found" when Gem got pushed down). This is a side effect of having a character that everyone likes and becomes attached to. I call this the "Misery Effect" (after the novel by author Stephen King). There is a similar situation to yours playing itself out over on Arh's page with her (VERY nsfw) comic "HNT". So much so that she posted this to clear up any misconceptions: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36174585/

Conversely, a character that is decidedly unlikable can make the readers actually want to see them suffer. Marellis is a good example, of course, but I can't help but think of PaddedUlf's character "Emily". That girl is SUCH a friggin' brat! The more you get to know her, the more you want to watch her squirm.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/25797371/

BTW, just like in "Found", the art style of "Emily" changes a lot over time. It's interesting to watch.

Gosh maybe I should do a PSA of some kind too. It was never my intention to distress people or anything like that I didn't realise arhn was going thru the same things I've been so focused of drawing my own comic that I haven't really been reading any as a result (apart from kammys and Pandora's) I love that people are invested but I want to entertain not distress the readers and we'll....I'm still sticking to the original plotline I wrote years ago so this story arc has a very specific resolution which I hope will satisfy people but yeah maybe I do need to make a few things clearer

I feel bad for star

I wonder if he has diapers in the drawers of his desk.

Here's hoping that Mr. Marellis gets his comeuppance. Maybe with a bit of help from the Cottontail Nursery?

Poor Star. Is it bad that I want to see an alternate universe where Sarge actually breaks her mind, says she moved on, and keeps her at his place?

I do think he has far more to lose here than she does. I mean if it comes to light he is blackmailing her like that he could face some severe consequences. For Star though it really doesn't matter. She isn't really bringing her kittenhood into work.
Though that could be part of his plan. That he is trying to force her to do these things during work so that he can pin it on her. After all he is undermining her effectiveness as an employee right now.

What Star should do above all right now is keep very careful notes on what he's doing to her. That when it comes to a head she can recall everything with clear detail.

you could be right

I got this weird vibe after she arrived at the shop and met the shop girl, that she knows Marellis. The pink Elephant added in, was a kind of message to Marellis.

I swear I cannot get it out of my mind that shop girl might be in some way Marellis's little.

The common scenarios here have two paths that are common:

1. Marellis is using this as a way to help her, but sucks at it,

or

2. Marellis is using this to dominate her way beyond anything consensual.

I postulate my idea that shop girl and Marrllis have a vey different relationship personally, to what end now that Star has entered the scene here im not sure, but I will place bets that theres a different dynamic at play here than most of us are thinking.

Weird afterthought.. Is a pink elephant Marellis's Bob?

And as I fall, is there a bottom to this rabbit hole?

I hate this monster, but I love this scenario.....

Aww, he as actually nice to her! If only for a second

But that means he can, if he wants to, use his powers for good! He may be redeemable yet

I'm gonna be honest, I don't know how I feel about this dude...

KILL!!!
X: F*** this s*** I'm out!
M: Burn him alive!

...either way they are both enjoying this some way or another

I love shine but seeing marellis in any capacity is uh... difficult... it gives me the same vibes my old boss did and it’s... difficult

If I was here I would get a gun and shoot him then myself

Dont forget people he might have the upper hand here, but dont forget Karma is a bitch and i think karma has a big target on the back of his Marellisbs head. Stay strong star