I don’t know Animedingo’s sexuality, but it’s very common for queer people to say “aww gay!” When they see something cute and romantic/lovey-dovey, even of it’s about a hetero-couple… it’s just our way of expressing “oh my gosh! I love this love/crush/adorableness” and has nothing at all to do with the literal homosexuality behind the relationship lololol
Kyrik Michalowski
Ah, I see. I will try to keep that in mind in the future. Thank you for telling me.
Aura
It can also be a bit of a tongue-in-cheek reclamation thing. Thanks to comphet and toxic masculinity it used to be a lot more common for people, especially men, to call anything they didn’t like ‘gay’, especially if it involved something scandalous like (shock) feelings or (horror) romance. So it can be kind of a way to parody that behaviour by mimicking it in a way that makes it obvious we mean it as a seal of approval.
Regret
This is similar to how I occasionally use it, except I only do it when it absolutely doesn’t apply, i.e. the epitome of heterosexualness, especially when it is unambiguously good gets called “gay” by me. i.e. any sweet and romantic act between straight partners.
fridge_logic
Also there’s something beautiful about calling Het romantic stuff gay. Reminds me of the old. “Fellas, is it gay to like women?” memes
Aura
Haha I almost referenced those! Very much the same energy imo and the reason I enjoy them so much ^^ And yeah that’s also my favourite usage too
Rectilinear Propagation
Yep, my sister does this to me and my spouse, especially if we’re wearing similar clothing.
She’s not going to forget what he said on Halloween.
cbwroses
Amber is still very much into Walky.
His hair was enough to get her distracted from her phone for a few seconds.
She’s also still currently writing erotic fiction about them that Booster recently read.
Couple that with it being 3 months since Halloween and her recent letting go of or at least lessening of the guilt she feels towards Mike, them actually bringing up their feelings as they sit here, and Walky defending her to his mom, and I can easily see Amber at least willing to have a moment with him.
Hell, she came when he texted and basically acknowledged them messing around as a slim possibility when she asked Lucy if she was bothered and I’m not sure she’d have done the first day back.
Lastly, let’s not forget that Amber is “garbage” and a rule breaker, more than willing to do something unconventional if she likes someone, including wanting to make out with Walky after he made it clear he wanted to do right by Sal.
Long story long, I think the biggest factor against them messing around for a moment is Walky not wanting to cheat, not Amber still being mad about Halloween.
And for the sake of drama, I could easily see them messing around as it would affect multiple plot threads concerning the abrupt end to their relationship, the still seeming lack of passion between him and Lucy as well as the misunderstanding of him saying he loved her, and him turning down Dorothy because he was a good boyfriend.
Such a thing could potentially hurt all four of them, so I wouldn’t necessarily want to see that, but it’s certainly has a decent chance of occurring with the plot hooks we have currently.
We’ll denying the death of a close friend who essentially sacrificed himself for you can be a bit of a turn off. For how long though is the real question. If Walky apologizes right now this night might go somewhere.
Walku: Yes. He is dead as sh!t. Worms everywhere. Super dead. Dave Mustaine will write songs about him. Now let’s make out. What…. do you want him dead or not?
Amber is not very good at lying and dissembling, is she. She’s talking just to Walky now again forgetting to put on some sort of show for the parents. I love it. She’s fully present, engaging and defending herself. She was willing to come to dinner, but Lucy and Walky were cruel fools to think she would just sit there absorbing more abuse.
cbwroses
They at no point suggested she would be abused, let alone that she should take any abuse given to her.
If you predicted Linda would abuse her, well good call.
If you think they should have predicted it, maybe you’re right.
But if you look back at the discussions they had with each other and with Amber, nothing like that ever came up.
The closest thing that even suggests that is they expected his parents to “hate” Amber and thus be willing to like Lucy more, but even literally hating someone doesn’t automatically equal verbally abusing someone in a public restaurant.
Needfuldoer
I think Walky underestimated just how cruel Linda can really be, since he was never in her crosshairs before.
This is not normal grammer when talking about emotions that were true in the past but might not be in the present. If she wanted to be ambiguous she would have said something like “I started liking him”. By saying it in past tense I think she is letting the mask slip and finally showing that she hasn’t felt anything in a long time, she’s depressed.
thejeff
It just as normal to use past tense for like there as it is to use past tense for “didn’t want you to leave” in the previous sentence.
She’s talking about past motivations. When she changed his grades without telling him.
Regret
Well, toss that on the pile of “I don’t understand relationship stuff because as far as I can tell it is indirect hints and euphemisms all the way down.”
Sal defusing the situation is what anyone would hope their friends and loved ones would do for them. The parents listened and the supposedly useless dad actually defended Walky?! This is not turning out how I predicted, so interesting. Perhaps there is character growth possible for these racist parents.
289 thoughts on “Screamin’”
Ana Chronistic
“Aww! Why did we ever break up?”
“Because YOU insisted that our DEAD FRIEND isn’t DEAD”
“…and?”
DailyBrad
“Also, we couldn’t fuck because the knife thing made it too weird.”
“Ah, right.”
Nono
“So knifeplay isn’t one of your kinks?”
Steamweed
This is totally a conversational track that should happen. Walky’s Mom’s mind blown.
Dot
Men and women can never be friends, because the knife thing always gets in the way.
TrueVCU
At which point, Danny is tapped into this fight
Masumi
The guy who insisted Mike isn’t dead vs the guy who insisted it’d be better if he’s dead. Go.
drs
Surprise polycule!
Reltzik
“Also, we didn’t break up. We’re totally still an item as far as the parents are concerned. Remember?”
Animedingo
Aww gay <3
TulipKitten
… But this is straight?
FlamestAndLight
saying “aww gay” means “aww that’s so cute and romantic” the sexualities involved in the relationship are meaningless to the statement
Shitbird
They’re literally not being gay here? This is friendship/straight romance
Kyrik Michalowski
I can only guess that this is meant in the “gay = happy,” but if it isn’t then I will be confused.
Jo_cubstar
I don’t know Animedingo’s sexuality, but it’s very common for queer people to say “aww gay!” When they see something cute and romantic/lovey-dovey, even of it’s about a hetero-couple… it’s just our way of expressing “oh my gosh! I love this love/crush/adorableness” and has nothing at all to do with the literal homosexuality behind the relationship lololol
Kyrik Michalowski
Ah, I see. I will try to keep that in mind in the future. Thank you for telling me.
Aura
It can also be a bit of a tongue-in-cheek reclamation thing. Thanks to comphet and toxic masculinity it used to be a lot more common for people, especially men, to call anything they didn’t like ‘gay’, especially if it involved something scandalous like (shock) feelings or (horror) romance. So it can be kind of a way to parody that behaviour by mimicking it in a way that makes it obvious we mean it as a seal of approval.
Regret
This is similar to how I occasionally use it, except I only do it when it absolutely doesn’t apply, i.e. the epitome of heterosexualness, especially when it is unambiguously good gets called “gay” by me. i.e. any sweet and romantic act between straight partners.
fridge_logic
Also there’s something beautiful about calling Het romantic stuff gay. Reminds me of the old. “Fellas, is it gay to like women?” memes
Aura
Haha I almost referenced those! Very much the same energy imo and the reason I enjoy them so much ^^ And yeah that’s also my favourite usage too
Rectilinear Propagation
Yep, my sister does this to me and my spouse, especially if we’re wearing similar clothing.
Joy
Yeah <3
Plain Marie
New slang unlocked! lol
NGPZ
Yup! ?? hee hee hee
not someone else
The confusion in the replies to you is sustenance.
Animedingo
*slurping noises*
Opus the Poet
That is the perfect avatar for that comment.
clif
Confusion says the one who claims to be not someone else when they are clearly someone else.
I mean, if you’re not someone else, I have bigger problems than Amber.
Paradoxius
Don’t worry, Animedingo. You’re a visionary misunderstood in your time.
Imogen
fwiw I know what you meant here, AD, you’re not the only person here who uses “gay” that way. X3
Angel
https://youtu.be/h_9ATQFgu9o Gaaay!
TrueVCU
Oh this is about to get new and different kinds of weird
Masumi
Walky dumps Lucy for Amber, and Dorothy starts crashing even harder?
Insanenoodlyguy
Better. Walky starts ALSO dating Amber. And then Dorothy. And finally, Joe. And that’s when Danny’s head explodes.
Nothri
Better that than dating his sister which is where that pattern would lead next.
Insanenoodlyguy
I’m going crackship here, not full blown methship.
Random832
Lucy already rejected the polycule when it was fake
Kreiger
If Walky was gonna dump Lucy, it would have been for Dorothy a bunch of panels back, but he wants to be a good boyfriend for Lucy.
Its not gonna happen now. If it goes too far, Walky will just burn the whole thing to the ground and admit to the ruse.
True Survivor
If Amber was a company that would be her slogan.
Animedingo
Lets make that windmill high 5 happen
Angel
i imagine amber wouldn’t do that too lucy, or like evne if they impulsively make out amber wouldn’t actively chase after it or so
Needfuldoer
She’s not going to forget what he said on Halloween.
cbwroses
Amber is still very much into Walky.
His hair was enough to get her distracted from her phone for a few seconds.
She’s also still currently writing erotic fiction about them that Booster recently read.
Couple that with it being 3 months since Halloween and her recent letting go of or at least lessening of the guilt she feels towards Mike, them actually bringing up their feelings as they sit here, and Walky defending her to his mom, and I can easily see Amber at least willing to have a moment with him.
Hell, she came when he texted and basically acknowledged them messing around as a slim possibility when she asked Lucy if she was bothered and I’m not sure she’d have done the first day back.
Lastly, let’s not forget that Amber is “garbage” and a rule breaker, more than willing to do something unconventional if she likes someone, including wanting to make out with Walky after he made it clear he wanted to do right by Sal.
Long story long, I think the biggest factor against them messing around for a moment is Walky not wanting to cheat, not Amber still being mad about Halloween.
And for the sake of drama, I could easily see them messing around as it would affect multiple plot threads concerning the abrupt end to their relationship, the still seeming lack of passion between him and Lucy as well as the misunderstanding of him saying he loved her, and him turning down Dorothy because he was a good boyfriend.
Such a thing could potentially hurt all four of them, so I wouldn’t necessarily want to see that, but it’s certainly has a decent chance of occurring with the plot hooks we have currently.
Sirksome
Amber x Walky stocks are going up. This was such a bad idea for the Walky x Lucy shareholders.
Yotomoe
Nyahhaahhahaha I’m cornering the market, BABY.
Random832
playing both sides so you always come out on top
KM
Collateral damage to Sal X Danny possible
Ray Radlein
Still an opportunity for Danny and Sal to sneak away while no one is looking at them. Maybe even do the sexytimes now.
Thag Simmons
My bet would remain on a complete market crash for all involved stocks.
HueSatLight
Walky x Billie. It’s clearer now, she reminds him of his mom.
Rose by Any Other Name
Daawww!
Yotomoe
Liked?
Sirksome
We’ll denying the death of a close friend who essentially sacrificed himself for you can be a bit of a turn off. For how long though is the real question. If Walky apologizes right now this night might go somewhere.
TrueVCU
Also, SCULPTED FROM CARAMEL
Bin
Walku: Yes. He is dead as sh!t. Worms everywhere. Super dead. Dave Mustaine will write songs about him. Now let’s make out. What…. do you want him dead or not?
Mewzard
I assume “liked” given this is faking a former relationship.
Vanessa
Amber is not very good at lying and dissembling, is she. She’s talking just to Walky now again forgetting to put on some sort of show for the parents. I love it. She’s fully present, engaging and defending herself. She was willing to come to dinner, but Lucy and Walky were cruel fools to think she would just sit there absorbing more abuse.
cbwroses
They at no point suggested she would be abused, let alone that she should take any abuse given to her.
If you predicted Linda would abuse her, well good call.
If you think they should have predicted it, maybe you’re right.
But if you look back at the discussions they had with each other and with Amber, nothing like that ever came up.
The closest thing that even suggests that is they expected his parents to “hate” Amber and thus be willing to like Lucy more, but even literally hating someone doesn’t automatically equal verbally abusing someone in a public restaurant.
Needfuldoer
I think Walky underestimated just how cruel Linda can really be, since he was never in her crosshairs before.
Caro
Everyone is taking that past tense a little too seriously, I think. It’s normal grammar given the context of the sentence.
Regret
This is not normal grammer when talking about emotions that were true in the past but might not be in the present. If she wanted to be ambiguous she would have said something like “I started liking him”. By saying it in past tense I think she is letting the mask slip and finally showing that she hasn’t felt anything in a long time, she’s depressed.
thejeff
It just as normal to use past tense for like there as it is to use past tense for “didn’t want you to leave” in the previous sentence.
She’s talking about past motivations. When she changed his grades without telling him.
Regret
Well, toss that on the pile of “I don’t understand relationship stuff because as far as I can tell it is indirect hints and euphemisms all the way down.”
HueSatLight
She changed his grades, in the past, because she liked him, at that time. It doesn’t imply she doesn’t still like him.
RacingTurtle
She used to
do drugslike Walky. She still likes him, but she used to, tooMark
It’s the simple past tense. X was true then. Nothing is said about whether X is or is not true now. If X is no longer true, use the past perfect.
Yotomoe
“I hated you, now and long ago as much as I loved you, now and long ago.”
-Kumagawa Misogi
NGPZ
Yeah! Stick it to her Sal!!! ??
Vanessa
Sal defusing the situation is what anyone would hope their friends and loved ones would do for them. The parents listened and the supposedly useless dad actually defended Walky?! This is not turning out how I predicted, so interesting. Perhaps there is character growth possible for these racist parents.
NGPZ
Eh, less like character growth IMO, more Linda showing more of her true colors in public and Sal (and ideally Walky) finally giving up on her.
DailyBrad