It’s been a minute since Loren’s gotten to show his bratty side, and I thought this could be kinda fun to see. The irony of this Ask is I actually have something planned with one of his parents, but it’ll probably be a good while before that project gets around to seeing the light of day.
We’re nearing the end of the pages I first sketched back in 2016 or so when I first started this comic. I know people have been growing impatient with the pace of this comic, but the original plan back then was to release the entire comic at once when it was finished. Now that I know that I can’t stick to a project that isn’t releasing as I finish pages, we’ve made real progress here, so I hope everyone will continue to be patient with me as this comic moves forward.
Since this was originally meant to be a snapshot comic, that meant there wasn’t really any room for build-up or anything like that. I could’ve added it in here, but I decide cutting directly to the action would be the way to go. I’d originally hoped to get a few more pages ready in time for this update, but it didn’t work out that way.
I was a bit hesitant about this Ask. However, I was a bit heartened to see someone show interest in Cal after his debut got a bit of a cold reception. I didn’t want to pair him with either of the gals from his debut, though, partly because it feels too soon for that and partly ’cause I needed this to be a yaoi Ask. I thought it’d be fitting to pair him with another boy we didn’t get a good look at in his previous appearance, Lied Shax, who was fully dressed (in drag) and mostly just a face the only other time I drew him. I think he’s a cute and fun character, though, so this Ask serves to highlight both boys I guess.
So, this was originally going to be the second panel of the last Hidden Orchard Society page. I had an idea for a different angle on things, though, so I set this aside. I still liked the drawing and wanted to finish it, so for the second time in a row we’ve got a little sequel to an HOS page. It looks like Cal had a long night.
I’m not sure how much I’m going to push this series, but I had a few ideas I’ll probably trickle out over time. Cal here is a character I’ve been bouncing around for a while. I wasn’t initially going to use him in this series, but I had an angle occur to me that I liked so I went with it. We have three new Applebridge characters introduced here, though we’ll have to wait and see if they crop up again. Like with the last HOS page, I do have a follow-up pic with Cal planned, though it’s going to be a bit different than Stacie’s sequel.
This is the second half of a Lord Tier commission. The idea behind this commission is that, following his Dare with Vegeta, Corey’s approached by a bunch of Studio tops. I don’t really know how I feel about this direction for him, but the client tried to keep some of his bravado in his response, for what it’s worth. The guys featured here have some small clues as to who they are, but to help out we’ve got Goku, Kirishima, Luffy, Krillin and Gon.