Shades Of A 052
Drunk crying is the worst crying.
And here’s a beautiful 50 Shades of Grey extract of the same scene:
Oh yes. Grey, I think this is his number. I giggle. I have no idea what the time is, maybe I’ll wake him. Perhaps he can tell me why he sent me those books and the cryptic
message. If he wants me to stay away, he should leave me alone. I suppress a drunken grin and hit the automatic re-dial. He answers on the second ring.
“Anastasia?” He’s surprised to hear from me. Well, frankly, I’m surprised to ring him. Then my befuddled brain registers… how does he know it’s me?
“Why did you send me the books?” I slur at him.
“Anastasia, are you okay? You sound strange.” His voice is filled with concern.
“I’m not the strange one, you are,” I accuse. There – that told him, my courage fuelled by alcohol.
“Anastasia, have you been drinking?”
“What’s it to you?”
“I’m – curious. Where are you?”
“In a bar.”
“Which bar?” He sounds exasperated.
“A bar in Portland.”
“How are you getting home?”
“I’ll find a way.” This conversation is not going how I expected.
“Which bar are you in?”
“Why did you send me the books, Christian?”
“Anastasia, where are you, tell me now.” His tone is so, so dictatorial, his usual control freak. I imagine him as an old time movie director wearing jodhpurs, holding an old fashioned megaphone and a riding crop. The image makes me laugh out loud.
“You’re so… domineering,” I giggle.
Oh Anwar…I just want to give him the biggest hug in the world and make him a pot of tea and tell him it’ll all be okay.
Totally awesome scene and now can not wait until Monday!! My heart is just breaking for Anwar.
The fact that any of that “novel” takes place in my city ashames me.
Poor Anwar :c
Natch, don’t let it get to you. There’s enough literature out there that there’s a shitty novel or story taking place in every city, town, and rural county.
Also a Portlander, and I feel the same way.
I am so excited by the PDXers that read this. :D
Poor Anwar. In panel three even his his hair looks downcast to me. :(
Drunk crying IS indeed the worst kind. Ugh. Poor Anwar.
This comic made me curious about 50 shades and maybe want to read it one day. However the quote from it today definitely made me change my mind on that! How does something with such terrible writing become a best seller?!
Notoriety and shock value?
Eldritch powers at work. http://somethingshortandsnappy.blogspot.com/2013/07/fifty-shades-intermission-in-which.html
Heh. I read Something Short and Snappy, and I know Will Wildman from a couple of other blogs we both comment on, but I’d missed that one. Thanks, Muna; it’s wonderful. And sounds so probable.
TRiG.
Anwarrrr! My heart! I want to give him a hug. :(
Can it please be Monday now? I miss Chris and I want Anwar to feel less awful.
Judging by the conversation before the flashback, there’s some more awful to come…
IT’S OKAY ANWAR JD LOVES YOU AND SO DO WE
That’s a painfully realistic depiction of drunk/depressed thought processes. Poor Anwar. Though something tells me that being “normal” is not the path to JD’s heart.
I used to think normal was a job, a relationship and a goal in life. Now, the only thing I know for sure is ‘normal’ depends on each person.
*shrug*
It may as well not exist.
Poor Anwar, it can be tough learning how to love yourself. I just hope he doesn’t accidentally drop his phone down the toilet.
Tab, I pity you for having to read 50 Shades of Grey in order to write this comic. Granted, I’m glad you did, but you have gone through such extreme hardship in pursuit of your art that I must applaud you for it.
Also, I feel so bad for Anwar, but I feel like most people have been there at some point. Does JD know how he feels? Maybe he should tell them so they don’t keep throwing other people in his face?
JD isn’t “throwing other people” in Anwar’s face, they are simply moving on with their life and he did ask. I’m afraid I don’t buy into the idea that your exes have to stay single until the other person is “over it”. You don’t own your exes and didn’t own them when you were together, nobody has the right to tell another “your relationships make me uncomfortable”, don’t look if you don’t like it.
Anwar just wasn’t expecting it. And I think if JD knew Anwar still had feelings for them they would hold back some in talking about about their current situation.
I think it’s less about them being exes and more about the fact that JD already mentioned that this “isn’t [Anwar’s] thing” and knows that talking about sex makes Anwar uncomfortable, so going on and on about it is kinda rude and insensitive.
This right here…I relate to that so much. Just…god. Poor ‘War. :(
Poor Anwar. He needs MUCH hugs. And as for “normal”? Bah. Normal is just a town in Illinois!
Normal is a setting on the washing machine!
I feel you Anwar :(
is anyone else having trouble with the navigational buttons? they’re just not working for me, whenever i click beginning or next it just highlights. a chrome issue here maybe?
It’s chrome, unfortunately. Not sure what can be done to fix it on Tab’s end, if anything… I think he’s aware of the issue though because people have brought it up a few times…
There is a tiny link under the buttons and off to one side, you have to be extra careful to look for it but it’s workable if you’re too lazy to open another browser. (me. :I)
Oh my. Thanks! Seems like its just a button sizing compatibility issue with chrome then. Woo. *uses that now instead of archives every time*
I don’t know why you guys have trouble when I only google chrome and I haven’t experienced this issue. Might it be I use windows 7? I¡m not very compute literate but I find it very curious.
I don’t know why you guys have trouble when I only Google Chrome and I haven’t experienced this issue. Might it be I use windows 7? I’m not very compute literate but I find it very curious.
Anwar as a fellow Ace I know the “Wanting to be normal” feels all to well…..
Ohhh poor Anwar. I can see why he does/says whatever he does next with Chris to seem “normal” and I’m grateful to Chris for not taking unfair advantage of Anwar’s drunken, depressed state.
And I’m not blaming JD for not picking up on Anwar’s discomfort earlier because it could easily be chalked up as Anwar being uncomfortable that they’re into kink (which JD already knows Anwar is a bit iffy on) and polyamory (which JD knows from context Anwar has no real frame of reference for). Still, it makes me feel all angsty for their friendship. Great last few pages, Tab. Hell, great COMIC, period.
Is his phone a Galaxy S3? It looks like that on the back and they do have blue. *phone nerd..among other things*
Omg, been there too, dude. I feel ya :c
Aw, Anwar :( (that makes 4 now).
Am I the only person thinking “Ooooh, this’ll be hot”?
Poor sweet baby, I know that “Why can’t I be normal” feeling. That one’s a heart breaker.
You know, I thought the 50 shades movie was decent but after seeing these lil.glimpses of the source material…..the Director deserves an Oscar for alchemy (transform sh*t to at least brass)