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Harder
Posted on June 15, 2018 by David M Willis

134 thoughts on “Harder”

  1. Ana Chronistic

    “bye BuckyWALKY I said Walky”

    (the next installment of that fic had a dusting of tragedy, boo hoo)

    1. Doctor_Who

      Shall we call the ship Walkmerica or Steveky?

      1. Aeron

        The Walkerton Soldier

      2. Delavan

        It’s “Stucky” actually. I… may live with someone a bit obsessed with this pairing.

        1. Risky

          Not enough Walky in that… Stalky?

        2. Ana Chronistic

          I guess it’s Steve and not Cap b/c that would be Cucky

          (Caulky?)

    2. butts

      butty

    3. znk

      ana has the freshest happy amber avatar <3

      1. Ana Chronistic

        Until you clear your cache

  2. toby

    feelin’ called out by the alt text

  3. AnvilPro

    These two are great friends, and good on you Walky for not digging yourself too deep to get out

  4. tim gueguen

    Ooooh dear, Amber. Do not fall for Walky.

    1. newllend(henryvolt)

      She’ll channel whatever frustration she has into more slash first. I mean when you have enough of them floating around your head you got to put them on paper to get them out.

    2. Agemegos

      Too late.

      It’s the caramel abs. Walky had really better watch out for the freshman fifteen.

      1. Agemegos

        Mind you, I lost seven kilos in my freshman year.

        1. Needfuldoer

          I guzzled water to avoid them, but they still caught up with me ten years later…

  5. tyranidswarm

    It is now my head canon that Amber is constantly thinking about slash fiction whenever she’s not talking

    1. Bagge

      As far as I can tell, that’s canon.

    2. Kamino Neko

      *removes the unnecessary words at the end of that sentence*

    3. Deanatay

      *Five minutes later, Amber blinks and shakes herself*

      “Ah, yer wel -”
      *looks around* “Walky?”

    4. Plasma Mongoose

      But does she think of slash while she takes a slash?

  6. Darkoneko

    …ok, that’d be one super unlikely couple. Or Would it Really Be ?

    1. drs

      Danny dated Dorothy and the brunette Dorothy clone.

      Walky dated Dorothy and can date the brunette Dorothy clone.

      I see nothing unlikely or outre in this.

      (:p)

      1. Darkoneko

        hmmm 🙂

      2. Unusually Angry Hippie

        AND THEN THEY ALL FUCKED!

        (I really wish I had a yelling bird avatar to use for that)

        1. PB

          I mean we’ve seen Danny vbe attracted to Walky for his resemblance to Sal before, so … yeah, ot4 off the port bow.

        2. MatthewTheLucky

          Now Danny just needs some Free Pizza.

          Oh, and Dorothy needs to finally snap.

          I give it 24 hours, or five years our time.

  7. shadowcell

    Amber’s headspace is a gigantic unbroken chain of slashfic, occasionally drowned out by superheroism and child abuse and whatnot, but never actually interrupted

    meaning even when she was slicing up that one guy or beating the shit out of Blaine or stabbing Sal in the hand, somewhere in her head was still a narration of Batman peening Superman

    1. King Daniel

      Nah, when she was doing those things, her slashspace was replaced by gurospace.

      1. Betty Anne

        Why not both? (Says the person who’s obviously spent far too much time in the bad places of the Internet… >_> )

  8. BBCC

    These two are the cutest friendship, Amber is adorable, I’m so proud of Walky and I love all of this.

    I’ll be lying here in happy feels now.

    1. Fire_daws

      Willis will soon iron that out of you.

      1. mrnoidea

        Willis is like George R. R. Martin. He does what he wants.

        1. Ozzi

          This is what GOT would be withoutthe sex and violence

      2. BBCC

        I know but I’m gonna enjoy this for now. 😛

  9. Tacos

    Good to see that Walky stuck to the idea of not cheating.

    1. Inahc

      yeah 🙂

    2. Reltzik

      His big problem with failing grades is self-image, and he’s smart enough to know that cheating won’t help with that.

  10. Passchendaele

    ships don’t wait to sail

    1. Reltzik

      Of course not. What is this, the dark ages? Viable ships are steamy.

  11. Stephen Bierce

    *looks for a track from the band Alabama to play on the hacked Muzak*

    1. Stephen Bierce

      “Can’t Keep A Good Man Down”?

  12. Van Jealous

    Willis!!!! Very clever with dropping the “S” from MATHS now that Jason is personae non grata (or is supposedly).

    1. Portland

      I legitimately came here just to see if someone had already commented on that. I love it.

    2. Keulen

      I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed that.

    3. Dara

      I popped down here to wonder that too.

    4. mrnoidea

      I don’t get it. How does the “S” relate to Jason?

      1. Vampire Chipmunk

        In America we say “math,” but in England (and various other countries that use British grammar) they say “maths.” Jason, as a Brit, uses the latter and thus probably was the one to set up that board.

  13. Claire

    Is Stucky fanfic inspired by Walky. .. or just constantly in her subconscious?

    1. newllend(henryvolt)

      The ladder?

      1. Roborat

        I don’t think I want to know where a ladder comes into this.

    2. BBCC

      Yes.

  14. Lingo

    Jason’s influence is waning as we speak! Falling right in front of our very eyes! O_o

  15. DailyBrad

    “No, you move.”
    -Steve, when Bucky is hogging the covers.

  16. Nono

    The S has dropped.

  17. Defensor

    I have to say this ship doesn’t surprise me. Walky and Amber are kind of on the same wave-length. He has no ambitions; she has no ambitions.

  18. @zombieundergrnd

    Worst last panel ever
    (except for this one: http://fuckyeahavengingarcher.tumblr.com/post/37036825064/sure-thing-anon-clint-has-actually-died-a-couple)

    1. Roborat

      I am glad I stopped reading comics long before all that stupidity happened, so my childhood memories remain uncorrupted.

  19. Mr D

    …Is she expressing horniness?

  20. Some Random Name

    Like I said the last time when my comment was removed:
    don’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesexdon’thavesex

    1. Fart Captor

      *Yet

      Walky will probably need at least a few days before he’s ready to move on

      Then they should totally do it :3

    2. Reltzik

      Actually, I’m in a bit of agreement with SRN.

      I’m pretty sure that sex WOULD jeopardize their friendship. I’m pretty sure that Walky would start obsessing about her opinion of him, which would undercut the entire honesty-of-Garbage-Roof dynamic, which is basically what these two have going as a pair.

      Yup, clearly not having sex is the rational approach, and because sex would be irrational, they won’t have sex.

      1. CJ

        Huh, a friend (sort of) just said yesterday there’s no way she’s going to dump her current gf for one of th gf’s best friends because the fallout would make it irrational to do so.
        You can believe people who say they decided to not have sex because it would be irrational, right? Right?

        1. Dana

          Depends on the person. People can find rational and irrational reasons to do the right and the wrong thing.

        2. CJ

          Given her past record, I don’t hold my breath for her to do the right thing.
          Should I have included a sarcasm tag in my last post?

  21. newllend(henryvolt)

    Hmm I’m probably reading to deep into things but I feel like the s falling off the math billboard is supposed to symbolize something I just don’t know what.

    1. BBCC

      The end of the British TAs? At least for now?

    2. Nono

      Steve going to the bottom.

  22. Darkoneko

    Wait, did the S just fall on the last panel ?

  23. abysswatcher1993

    Amber, don’t. You are garbage roof buddies, and it would be bad for that relationship to end into a sexual mess. I am not saying this because of Amber x Danny, or Walky x Dorothy, but because more relationship dramas would cause the Indiana University to have an explosion like the toilet explosion from Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.

    Joyce: “I WARNED YOU ABOUT PREMARITAL HANKY PANKY, BRO. I TOLD YOU DAWG!”

    1. Delicious Taffy

      Every buddy-type friendship should end in a sexual mess. It’s the law, over in Australia. Or, I think it is. I should probably check, since I plan on going.

      1. Reltzik

        …….

        ….. how exactly are you planning on checking this?

      2. Inahc

        wait, you’re going to australia? cool! 🙂

  24. Bagge

    Good call, little mouse boy.

  25. Lilyliv

    Amber’s smile is really cute here. It warms my heart.

  26. Wright

    So, Amber has a thing for people who have been dumped by Dorothy?

    If Dorothy and Joyce ever have a falling out, things would get interesting.

  27. Harvest Time

    Aw hell yeah, I like this comic a lot. Amber’s kindness is lovely, even when it’s lead her to bad decisions. And Walky’s integrity is something I want to see more of, way more. It’s been a long time coming. I just hope he can start working to change things instead of wallowing.

  28. Deadjolras

    Walky being responsible? A heartfelt conversation? Slashfic? This is everything I ever wanted from a strip that falls on my birthday! Bless you, Willis.

    1. David M Willis

      *bows*

    2. Wright

      OMG, birthday buddies.

      1. Valerie

        Happy birthday!

    3. Valerie

      Happy birthday!

  29. Mr. Random

    So, Amber thinks of herself as Captain America?

    1. BenRG

      No, she just likes imagining Captain America and Winter Soldier in a romantic relationship.

  30. Gojira

    And then each fapped and schlicked in their preferred methods.

  31. Wright

    You know who Walky needs to go to for tutoring?

    Sal.

    1. Reltzik

      Sal would promptly point him in Danny’s direction.

  32. Yumi

    I can’t tell if I actually ship them or if the part of me that wants them to fuck is just my inner god of chaos.

    I have been rereading the comic from the beginning as I gather images for the video I’m making, and early DorothyXWalky is super cute. But I’ve been a member of multishipping hell before, so…

    1. BBCC

      *multishipping hell*

      One of us! One of us!

    2. Nimitrick

      I had this whole plan to determine if you shipped them, but then my sentence began with “Imagine if Walky had an Identical Twin”, then I trailed off.

      Got it! WalkyXAmber, DorothyXAmazigirl, DorothyXAmaziboy and WalkyXEthan! Maximum Danny angst!!

    3. Reltzik

      Look, just root for everyone to go poly and everything will be cool.

      1. Nimitrick

        You get me

  33. JessWitt

    Stucky fanfiction always warms my heart.

    1. BenRG

      Psht! Cap/Wonder Woman FTW!

  34. Bicycle Bill

    Is that a line from “Brokeback Mountain”?

    1. BenRG

      No, it looks like something from an Avengers slashfic.

  35. Beef

    So this confirms that there’s no Amber/Walky going on right?

    1. Delicious Taffy

      Not yet, there isn’t. All ships are inevitable, and only grow more canon with time.

  36. Victor Riley

    So, if she ends up leaving a digital footprint… then this might be what catches Amber, and exposes AmaziGirl.

    This doing the right thing might still go punished…

  37. Shen Hibiki

    Decided to re-read from the start.
    Took me only two days.
    For hecks sake, time moves SLOW inside this comic. XD

    1. Reltzik

      Now you have to reread again, and this time read the comment sections. =)

      1. Shen Hibiki

        Trust me, I partially did.
        And trust me again, I wish I hadn’t, at some points XD

    2. Yumi

      I’m rereading while also gathering and editing images, which really slows the process down. I still have a ways to go but man has a lot happened in the long days of this comic.

  38. BenRG

    I suspected that Amber had things she preferred to think about than the noises coming out of Walky’s mouth!

  39. nlips

    FINALLY a wake up call? Maybe? Hopefully?

    He’s finally, consciously, deliberately, made a CHOICE. Of any kind. That’s a good sign… right?

    1. BenRG

      Yeah, it is. More importantly, it has been a choice to take the consequences of his previous actions. That is a tough call to make; there are lots of allegedly ‘mature’ adults who go to enormous lengths to avoid doing that!

  40. Bagge

    … I can’t stop myself from running my hands trhough your ample, untamed locks.” He

    suddenly realised that, mysteriously, his pants had vanished, but before he had time to ponder the mystery, he noticed that also Bucky seemed to be mysteriously devoid of pants.

    As in answer to his only partly successful attempt not to stare, Bucky cockily met his gaze and said

  41. stoodmuffin

    Wait.

    Is this happening?

    Because in the last panel it sounds like she’s crushing more on Sal—

    Oh.

    OH.

    Does this mean if it wasn’t Sal, herself, who the flash back girl–

    Wait. What happens when Amber finds out they ARE related ?

    This made me ask more questions than I thought it would.

    And that’s kinda saying something.

    1. stoodmuffin

      wasn’t, not who.

      I’m Tired.

    2. Beef

      I’m confused. Why do you say she’s crushing on sal?

  42. Ainara

    One-track mind, one-track heart… ♪♫

  43. GUIGUI

    Okay, I am glad he canceled the cheating.

  44. Sol Karas

    … all I’m currently thinking with this one is that Amber writes really bad fanfiction (as in, quality of the writing, not the subject… that’s more debatable lol).

    1. Daibhid C

      Amber writes typical-for-fic-within-another-story fanficton. Even fanfic writers write it like this.

      1. Kat

        Not the ones I’ve read or written…

  45. Kyle

    amber for the love of god please stop being creepy

  46. BenRG

    Prediction: Amber eventually starts finding Mike/Ethan a dull reflection of her favourite slashfics. This is all in line with Mike’s long-term game plan, which is to be the vertex of a ‘V’ with the two of them.

  47. L!ghtn!ng

    Yup, I am on board with this ship!

  48. Josh Spicer

    OH!

    OH BOY!

    OOFTA!

  49. Deanatay

    Willis, I’m disappointed.

    You missed out on an opportunity here.

    I mean, you had a legitimate reason to name a comic ‘thirstily’. Who knows when that’ll come up again?

    1. Bagge

      Willis will create his own opportunity.

  50. gab

    It’s nice to know I’m not the only one with constant stucky slashfic happening in my brain.

  51. Morgan Allan

    I came out here to have a good time and I’m honestly feeling so attacked right now

  52. Kannen

    I’m glad to see that Walky actually decided to stick with his decision 🙂 I was proud of him already yesterday, but even more so now. It’s much harder to actively take the steps to cancel a situation that is beneficial to you (but achieved with less than moral means), than simply calling off the plan when nothing wrong has yet been done. It would have been so easy to do nothing.

    Of course, cheating wouldn’t really have solved the main problems like the fact that Walky still wouldn’t understand the material, doesn’t know how to study and it probably would have only worsened his self-esteem issues. Which doesn’t really make it seem any less a tempting offer though. He was offered a solution that would at least make it possible for him to pretend that everything was fine and “normal” again, and he refused to take it. Well done Walky!

  53. Sir_Naff

    Amber or: Emergency Backup Dorothy

  54. motorfirebox

    Is Walky going from Perfect Cinnamon Roll to Short, Violent Cinnamon Roll?

  55. PB

    Good Job, Walky. <3

  56. davidbreslin101

    Steve: “I like big hair and I can not lie…”

  57. chris73

    Thats how you measure manliness Walky not by how many shoes you own

    1. Fart Captor

      He’s being mature and resisting the temptation to get something he hasn’t earned by cheating. There’s nothing specifically “manly” about that (or gendered at all, for that matter) it’s just the right thing to do

  58. Falcon

    I appear to have stumbled upon the wrong webcomic: Wisening of Age. Absolutely no complaints though!

  59. Pidgey

    I’m proud of Walky

  60. PogoPogo

    I bet amber accidentally changes Sals grade instead, high to low right?

  61. Annonymouse

    People do slashfics?

    And here I am either tinkering up systems, plotting out DnD scenarios, rerunning shows and movies past.

    Sad sad life most likely followed by sad sad death – In all things symmetry

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