"am i crush(ing you)" "am i too heavy" seem to mirror a lot about how sugar sees herself, even if here it's specifically about weight. it's always "too much" or "a burden", harmful. even if im not hitting the right note here the way your characters interact is very captivating.
also interesting how sugar changes her phrasing a lot throughout the comic. can't really think of a reason why she would change "am i crushing you?" to "am i too heavy?". the latter seems to put more blame on herself, the former is kinda vague. changing "i'm still p(aranoid)" to "i still worry" seems to be the opposite effect tho, making it less about herself and more about lola.
she does change her phrasing a lot! it's a common trait of mental illnesses that cause racing thoughts, but it's much more obvious in sugar when she's not sober.
lola has used the exact phrase "you're crushing me" several times in the comic, and even though sugar has subtly internalized these instances, i don't think she wants it to seem accusatory.
for the second, i believe she probably changed her wording because she instinctively refers to her fear as paranoia, and implies it's irrational to worry, but there is definite reason to fear that lola is just not saying that it's bothering her when it is.
oh i figured it was that too because i do it a lot just because of rapid cycling similar thoughts lmao, like if i didnt switch the sentence midway to another full sentence it'd just be constantly meshing words together by accident and making even less sense. just with writing it's so easy to take a scalpel and dissect the exact phrasing to have much more weight. thanks for the reply!
Recovering from getting my wisdom teeth out, so I've been bored. Just found and read this entire comic, and wow it's so good! Looking forward to reading more ^w^
i find it interesting how while lola is more obviously reticent about answering personal questions, they're learning as much about sugar as sugar is about them... my thought is sort of a sense of mutual respect from lola, where they don't want their life to be pried into so they don't pry either
they're both sort of passively not big sharers, and while it may be less intentional for sugar (due to symptoms), i think a lot of that is intentional for her too. and i think they both appreciate that the other takes a lot of things at face value, even as the circumstances of the plot encourage them to open up a lot more
I love the interplay in this scene - so many different mental states being passed through during this brief window.
lola has used the exact phrase "you're crushing me" several times in the comic, and even though sugar has subtly internalized these instances, i don't think she wants it to seem accusatory.
for the second, i believe she probably changed her wording because she instinctively refers to her fear as paranoia, and implies it's irrational to worry, but there is definite reason to fear that lola is just not saying that it's bothering her when it is.
they're both sort of passively not big sharers, and while it may be less intentional for sugar (due to symptoms), i think a lot of that is intentional for her too. and i think they both appreciate that the other takes a lot of things at face value, even as the circumstances of the plot encourage them to open up a lot more