GO, CODY! GO!

Parents like this need to hear this from their children.
You tell him Cody.

Either be happy for him or GTFO.

100%! Parents need to realize their kids may be smarter than they think and listen to them. I'm sick of stubborn parents who think they can do no wrong.

Or know what's best for their children.
We will never know what's best unless we experience it.

No that's wrong. Parents by and large do know what's best for their children, but they don't know what's best for the adult they grow into. This is a very important distinction.

A 10 year old trying to drink bleach shouldn't have to "experience it." to know that it's lethal.

Judging by reading the news today, I'd say still there's a lot of parents who don't know what's best for their children either.

There are indeed very damaged people out there raising kids to be just as damaged as they are, but those are the exceptions not the rule. The problem is that there's not enough engagement by parents these days to prevent raising kids that will then proceed to fail in raising their own kids.

TLDR: You're not wrong.

Though, to be fair, Cody did sorta initiate this whole confrontation with how amazingly rude he was to his dad, in his own house. HIs attitude and alone would be enough to create red flags in most parents regardless of the relationship dynamic.

I almost got a feeling that dad would have been less upset with them being together, if he wasn't such a colossal jerk about it. He seems like a decently reasonable guy for the time period being depicted here.

That's the look of a man who is recognizing that his son isn't just his kid anymore, but a man. That or he's conceiving of some elaborate, "my son has been corrupted by the devils" scheme.

even after the first grab after seeing necklace he knew he screwed up and defeated. here its more confirmation he screwed up on the grab and so on

this is so cathartic ;w;

Hell yes, Cody

Reminds me of that scene in the hunchback when Frollo looks up at the statues and feels nothing but terror. He realizes he’s not THAT powerful.

I wish I had the confidence and strength to do this to my parents.

DAMN

Awesome :>

Just a fantastic page. The emotion, the framing, just top notch.

I still want to hear that the Mother left the Father.... for another woman.
It would be a delightful plot twist.

That would be something, but why stop there? A plotline that I very rarely see is is two people who love each other and get married, only to disvover later, that the love they had was deep and strong, but not romantic and they never noticed until something dramatic happens (ie meeting someone they have explosive chemistry with). Its something that really subverts a lot of the expectations of what Love is and how many shapes it can take, but its so hard to find

I kind of gasped reading this, such strong and raw emotional energy. Honestly... it is hard to have such courage and power in reality when facing adversity. Seeing it conveyed this way... well this page alone can be considered a lesson on how to show strength when defending a loved one against those that are close.

Alas. Been there and done that.

Yay

THATS OUR BOY

I can't express how healing it is seeing the defense from Cody. 💚

+1

Ha, GREAT page layout. I'm such a weirdo outlier though, I kinda sympathize with the dad a bit, in as far as, regardless of the relationship dynamic, his choosing SO is still, kind of a jerk.

bruh

Note to self.. Never, EVER piss off Cody!

fuck yeah.

Falcon, I think Cody may be my favorite character you've made so far.

"We finally have something in common."

Seeing the fathers facial expression on page 146 and seeing it here in the final panel, I think he the reality of the situation has sunk in quite quickly.

I'm really hoping the dad's reaction means he's being shocked into rethinking how he feels. Sure, he might need some time to come to terms with the situation. He'd most certainly need to agree to keep the relationship a secret. But his reaction suggests that he's probably realizing if he doesn't start now, he's going to lose any future relationship with his son.

I actually think........
.. that the dad might have come to this conclusion already, thinking about his earlier encounter with Willy. Cody isn't about to let him get a word in though.

Holy shit....now....this has a good ending or bad ending. the fear and hurt is all over the father's face. but at the same time...he was stunned about the cross....which I think may of "broken his shelves" on the "traditional side of religion" on one hand...what he said and done to Willy has done a lot of damage and this could amp his hate more but in a sad "I failed my boy to protect him from evil" sort of way...or....the good ending "Your mother would be proud of you found someone that shows the best of you even if your both....men. It....will take me awhile to come to terms with this"...and the Happy ending would be a wedding to tie the knot and him saying "I hope you boys be adopting because I want grand kids"

I think daddy doesn't believe his son is gay, I think daddy thought he must protect his son for bad influence before he will be gay.

I did not think I could admire Cody more, but boy was I wrong!

yeah cody, call the old man out

this comic is so beautiful, thank you for sharing it with us