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The Day We Met - Chapter 3, Page 34 (and epilogue) (Patreon)

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2025-03-26 15:00:07
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That's all for chapter 3!! Hard to believe it's already done. I feel like I'm getting slower and faster at these simultaneously, hm

I have the next chapter fully outlined already, so there likely won't be more than 1-2 weeks' hiatus needed before I start posting chapter 4; this remains the case only because of the extremely generous support y'all have shown me so as always, whether you've been here a while or are just popping in for the month to see what's new, thank you so so so much!

And one more reminder that Indy is Maui's OC and you can check out their library of work, featuring art of Indy, Pen, their other OCs, and 18+ content, over on their Patreon :)

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Moxole

The immediate floundering to make last minute plans... this totally won't backfire.

Alex

Called it! None of Indy's friends will agree to come and it turns into a full-blown date! 😃 Now the real question is: will our boys finally kiss during it? 😊

Artufex

Man, these guys are so cute! And Indy is so thoughtful <3 but also kind of silly. You could've just asked him out, you goober! It's not like you haven't hung out solo before

Sev Coyote

Haha I half-wish poor Pen could see what an awkward doof Indy is sometimes, since it seems like only Pen's awkward moments happen in a way that the other can notice. :P Also the cutesy style in the epilogue is so adorable!

Sev Coyote
>>168984219

I think he was trying to find an excuse to hang that wouldn't feel too Valentines-y (even if it's the next day). :)

Klondike

the reveal that Indy also scrambles anxiously like Pen is fantastic writing and scratches my character-development itch. love this story so much dude, i look forward to it every week. not only are you an incredible artist (seriously how tf do you do this) but your writing is so authentically human and beautiful, it’s so hard to find stuff like this nowadays. you were the reason i even downloaded patreon in the first place, and safe to say this membership was one of the most ‘worth it’ purchases i made. keep going and don’t be afraid to take breaks ever, i’ll be supporting you nonstop!!!

Raamah

Chibi Indy is soooooooo cute!!

dill

Awww, poor Indy! XD

Cosmo (edited)

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2026-09-09 14:00 I’ve been going back through some of the earlier chapters after someone pointed out the scarf and I seen something I completely overlooked before. Now the more I look at this Valentine’s Day scene, the less convinced I am that the scarf was ever originally meant for Pen. The length alone is what first makes me question it. When we see Indy working on the scarf, there is already a substantial amount finished, with multiple alternating blue and grey stripes. Something that long, with that many color changes already completed, would realistically represent a considerable amount of work. Even for someone who knits regularly, it doesn’t look like something that was started only a few days earlier, especially if Indy was working on it in shorter sessions around his job. Yet Indy has only known Pen for a relatively short time at this point. The timeline therefore makes it difficult for me to believe that he started the scarf specifically for Pen after meeting him. He also clearly didn’t choose the colors based on knowing what Pen likes, because he doesn’t even ask Pen his favorite color until the scarf is already very long. The exchange happens while Indy is actively knitting it: “Hey, by the by, what’s yer favorite color?” Pen answers, “Hmm… blue.” Indy replies, “Thought so.” Pen then asks, “Why do you ask?” and Indy immediately backs off with, “Oh… no reason.” All the while, Indy is sitting there holding this enormous blue and grey scarf that was already well underway before he ever asked the question. That makes the exchange read almost as though he’s winging it a little. Pen liking blue happens to work conveniently with something Indy was already making. And that’s what made me start looking more closely at Alan. The scarf’s colors fit him surprisingly well. It isn’t simply blue. It uses muted greys, blue greys, and darker slate blue tones, all of which sit naturally alongside Alan’s own coloring and the clothes we repeatedly see him wearing. Some of those grey blue shades also come remarkably close to his eye color. Once you put the scarf’s palette beside Alan, it becomes rather difficult not to notice the resemblance. Even the fact that it’s a scarf makes more sense to me with Alan. Based on what we’ve seen of Indy and the way he generally dresses, I don’t particularly picture him making something like that for himself. Alan, on the other hand, is regularly bundled up. We see him in long sleeves, sweaters, and a long overcoat. A long knitted scarf would fit naturally into his wardrobe. It feels like the sort of personal, thoughtful gift someone who knows him well might choose for him. That’s another reason Pen feels unlikely to me as the original recipient. A handmade scarf like this isn’t an especially casual gift. It represents a significant investment of time and effort, and Indy has barely known Pen long enough to account for the amount of scarf we already see, never mind knowing him well enough to personalize something like that. Alan, whatever has happened between them since, has clearly been part of Indy’s life for much longer. Then there’s the setting of the scene itself, and I think this is where the possibility becomes particularly interesting. It’s Valentine’s Day, Indy is alone, and while he’s working on the scarf he appears noticeably sad or subdued. He looks down at what he’s knitting rather than appearing particularly happy or excited about the project. Beside him on the table is a glass with a small amount of amber colored liquid that looks like it could be whisky or another spirit. Taken together, it creates a rather melancholy image: Indy alone on Valentine’s Day, looking down while continuing to work on this large handmade scarf, with a small drink beside him. Meanwhile, Pen calls. He’s alone as well, scrolling through pictures of other couples, drinking, and clearly feeling the day more than usual. He tells Indy that not having someone to celebrate with never used to bother him, but that this year has been especially hard for some reason. He also specifically says that he’s unattached this year and spending the night in. So both characters are alone on Valentine’s Day, but Indy is already sitting there with this substantial handmade project in his hands before Pen’s favorite color ever enters the conversation. My take is that Indy may originally have started the scarf for Alan before things between them fell apart. That would explain why the project appears to predate Indy knowing Pen well enough to make something that personal for him. It would explain why the colors fit Alan so naturally and why the garment itself suits the way Alan dresses. But it would also add a quieter emotional layer to the image of Indy sitting there knitting. If the scarf was originally meant for Alan, then Indy isn’t simply alone on Valentine’s Day working on some random project. He may be sitting there finishing something he began for someone he once loved and who had clearly been an important part of his life. Whatever ultimately happened between Indy and Alan, their relationship clearly wasn’t always defined by anger and conflict. There was affection there once, and Indy loved Alan at some point. Something going badly between two individuals doesn’t necessarily erase everything that came before it, nor does it mean those feelings simply disappear once the relationship falls apart. Indy can be angry with Alan, hurt by what happened between them, and still have complicated feelings for someone he once loved. It seems entirely possible that some of those feelings remain even after everything that has happened between them. Seen that way, his sad expression on Valentine’s Day feels a little more poignant. He’s alone on a day centered around love and relationships, working on something that may originally have been intended for someone he once loved but is no longer with. The scarf could be a physical reminder not only of how things ended, but of a time when things between them were presumably very different. The small glass of what looks like whisky beside him only adds to the subdued atmosphere of the scene. It also makes me wonder whether that could be part of why he continues working on the scarf rather than simply abandoning it. He has already invested a considerable amount of time and effort into making it, but if it began as something he was making for Alan, there may also be an emotional attachment to the project itself. If Indy still has feelings for Alan, even complicated ones, perhaps he simply can’t quite bring himself to throw it away or leave it unfinished. Finishing it doesn’t mean he intends to give it to Alan or that he wants to back to him. It may simply be difficult to discard something he began making with love for someone who was once an important part of his life. And for me that feels much more touching and real. Then Pen happens to tell him that his favorite color is blue, and suddenly Indy has somewhere else for the scarf to go. That’s why the little “Thought so,” followed almost immediately by “Oh… no reason,” feels more interesting to me in retrospect. If the scarf already existed for another reason, Indy doesn’t need to have secretly known Pen’s favorite color. He can simply realize in that moment that what he has already been making happens to work for Pen. Repurposing it as a gift for him would give the scarf a new purpose and allow Indy to finish something he had already put so much time into without necessarily having to decide what its original meaning still represents to him.
2026-08-20 21:40 I’ve been going back through some of the earlier chapters after someone pointed out the scarf and I seen something I completely overlooked before. Now the more I look at this Valentine’s Day scene, the less convinced I am that the scarf was ever originally meant for Pen. The length alone is what first makes me question it. When we see Indy working on the scarf, there is already a substantial amount finished, with multiple alternating blue and grey stripes. Something that long, with that many color changes already completed would realistically represent a considerable amount of work. Even for someone who knits regularly, it doesn’t look like something that was started only a few days earlier, especially if Indy was working on it in shorter sessions around his job. Yet Indy has only known Pen for a relatively short time at this point. The timeline therefore makes it difficult for me to believe that he started the scarf specifically for Pen after meeting him. He also clearly didn’t choose the colors based on knowing what Pen likes, because he doesn’t even ask Pen his favorite color until the scarf is already very long. The exchange happens while Indy is actively knitting it: “Hey, by the by, what’s yer favorite color?” Pen answers, “Hmm… blue.” Indy replies, “Thought so.” Pen then asks, “Why do you ask?” and Indy immediately backs off with, “Oh… no reason.” All the while, Indy is sitting there holding this enormous blue and gray scarf that was already well underway before he ever asked the question. That makes the exchange read almost as though he’s winging it a little. Pen liking blue happens to work conveniently with something Indy was already making. And that’s what made me start looking more closely at Alan. The scarf’s colors fit him surprisingly well. It isn’t simply blue. It uses muted grays, blue grays, and darker slate blue tones, all of which sit naturally alongside Alan’s own coloring and the clothes we repeatedly see him wearing. Some of those gray blue shades also come remarkably close to his eye color. Once you put the scarf’s palette beside Alan, it becomes rather difficult not to notice the resemblance. Even the fact that it’s a scarf makes more sense to me with Alan. Based on what we’ve seen of Indy and the way he generally dresses, I don’t particularly picture him making something like that for himself. Alan, on the other hand is regularly bundled up. We see him in long sleeves, sweaters, and a long overcoat. A long knitted scarf would fit naturally into his wardrobe. It feels like the sort of personal, thoughtful gift someone who knows him well might choose for him. That’s another reason Pen feels unlikely to me as the original recipient. A handmade scarf like this isn’t an especially casual gift. It represents a significant investment of time and effort, and Indy has barely known Pen long enough to account for the amount of scarf we already see, never mind knowing him well enough to personalize something like that. Alan, whatever has happened between them since has clearly been part of Indy’s life for better or worse, longer. Then there’s the setting of the scene itself and I think this is where the possibility becomes particularly interesting. It’s Valentine’s Day, Indy is alone, and while he’s working on the scarf he appears noticeably sad or subdued. He looks down at what he’s knitting rather than appearing particularly happy or excited about the project. Beside him on the table is a glass with a small amount of amber colored liquid that looks like it could be whisky or another spirit. Taken together, it creates a rather melancholy image: Indy alone on Valentine’s Day, looking down while continuing to work on this large handmade scarf, with a small drink beside him. Meanwhile, Pen calls. He’s alone as well, scrolling through pictures of other couples, drinking, and clearly feeling the day more than usual. He tells Indy that not having someone to celebrate with never used to bother him, but that this year has been especially hard for some reason. He also specifically says that he’s unattached this year and spending the night in. So both characters are alone on Valentine’s Day, but Indy is already sitting there with this substantial handmade project in his hands before Pen’s favorite color ever enters the conversation. My take is that Indy may originally have started the scarf for Alan before things between them fell apart. That would explain why the project appears to predate Indy knowing Pen well enough to make something that personal for him. It would explain why the colors fit Alan so naturally and why the garment itself suits the way Alan dresses. But it would also add a quieter emotional layer to the image of Indy sitting there knitting. If the scarf was originally meant for Alan, then Indy isn’t simply alone on Valentine’s Day working on some random project. He may be sitting there finishing something he began for someone he once loved and who had clearly been an important part of his life. Whatever ultimately happened between Indy and Alan, their relationship clearly wasn’t always defined by anger and conflict. There was affection there once and Indy loved Alan at some point. Something going badly between two individuals doesn’t necessarily erase everything that came before it nor does it mean those feelings simply disappear once the relationship falls apart. Indy can be angry with Alan, hurt by what happened between them and still have complicated feelings for someone he once loved. It seems entirely possible that some of those feelings remain even after everything that has happened between them. Seen that way his sad expression on Valentine’s Day feels a little more poignant. He’s alone on a day centered around love and relationships, working on something that may originally have been intended for someone he once loved but is no longer with. The scarf could be a physical reminder not only of how things ended, but of a time when things between them were presumably very different. The small glass of what looks like whisky beside him only adds to the subdued atmosphere of the scene. It also makes me wonder whether that could be part of why he continues working on the scarf rather than simply abandoning it. He has already invested a considerable amount of time and effort into making it, but if it began as something he was making for Alan, there may also be an emotional attachment to the project itself. If Indy still has feelings for Alan, even complicated ones, perhaps he simply can’t quite bring himself to throw it away or leave it unfinished. Finishing it doesn’t mean he intends to give it to Alan or that he wants to back to him. It may simply be difficult to discard something he began making with love for someone who was once an important part of his life. And for me that feels much more touching and real. Then Pen happens to tell him that his favorite color is blue, and suddenly Indy has somewhere else for the scarf to go. That’s why the little “Thought so,” followed almost immediately by “Oh… no reason,” feels more interesting to me in retrospect. If the scarf already existed for another reason Indy doesn’t need to have secretly known Pen’s favorite color. He can simply realize in that moment that what he has already been making happens to work for Pen. Repurposing it as a gift for him would give the scarf a new purpose and allow Indy to finish something he had already put so much time into without necessarily having to decide what its original meaning still represents to him.

I’ve been going back through some of the earlier chapters after someone pointed out the scarf and I seen something I completely overlooked before. Now the more I look at this Valentine’s Day scene, the less convinced I am that the scarf was ever originally meant for Pen. The length alone is what first makes me question it. When we see Indy working on the scarf, there is already a substantial amount finished, with multiple alternating blue and grey stripes. Something that long, with that many color changes already completed would realistically represent a considerable amount of work. Even for someone who knits regularly, it doesn’t look like something that was started only a few days earlier, especially if Indy was working on it in shorter sessions around his job. Yet Indy has only known Pen for a relatively short time at this point. The timeline therefore makes it difficult for me to believe that he started the scarf specifically for Pen after meeting him. He also clearly didn’t choose the colors based on knowing what Pen likes, because he doesn’t even ask Pen his favorite color until the scarf is already very long. The exchange happens while Indy is actively knitting it: “Hey, by the by, what’s yer favorite color?” Pen answers, “Hmm… blue.” Indy replies, “Thought so.” Pen then asks, “Why do you ask?” and Indy immediately backs off with, “Oh… no reason.” All the while, Indy is sitting there holding this enormous blue and gray scarf that was already well underway before he ever asked the question. That makes the exchange read almost as though he’s winging it a little. Pen liking blue happens to work conveniently with something Indy was already making. And that’s what made me start looking more closely at Alan. The scarf’s colors fit him surprisingly well. It isn’t simply blue. It uses muted grays, blue grays, and darker slate blue tones, all of which sit naturally alongside Alan’s own coloring and the clothes we repeatedly see him wearing. Some of those gray blue shades also come remarkably close to his eye color. Once you put the scarf’s palette beside Alan, it becomes rather difficult not to notice the resemblance. Even the fact that it’s a scarf makes more sense to me with Alan. Based on what we’ve seen of Indy and the way he generally dresses, I don’t particularly picture him making something like that for himself. Alan, on the other hand is regularly bundled up. We see him in long sleeves, sweaters, and a long overcoat. A long knitted scarf would fit naturally into his wardrobe. It feels like the sort of personal, thoughtful gift someone who knows him well might choose for him. That’s another reason Pen feels unlikely to me as the original recipient. A handmade scarf like this isn’t an especially casual gift. It represents a significant investment of time and effort, and Indy has barely known Pen long enough to account for the amount of scarf we already see, never mind knowing him well enough to personalize something like that. Alan, whatever has happened between them since has clearly been part of Indy’s life for better or worse, longer. Then there’s the setting of the scene itself and I think this is where the possibility becomes particularly interesting. It’s Valentine’s Day, Indy is alone, and while he’s working on the scarf he appears noticeably sad or subdued. He looks down at what he’s knitting rather than appearing particularly happy or excited about the project. Beside him on the table is a glass with a small amount of amber colored liquid that looks like it could be whisky or another spirit. Taken together, it creates a rather melancholy image: Indy alone on Valentine’s Day, looking down while continuing to work on this large handmade scarf, with a small drink beside him. Meanwhile, Pen calls. He’s alone as well, scrolling through pictures of other couples, drinking, and clearly feeling the day more than usual. He tells Indy that not having someone to celebrate with never used to bother him, but that this year has been especially hard for some reason. He also specifically says that he’s unattached this year and spending the night in. So both characters are alone on Valentine’s Day, but Indy is already sitting there with this substantial handmade project in his hands before Pen’s favorite color ever enters the conversation. My take is that Indy may originally have started the scarf for Alan before things between them fell apart. That would explain why the project appears to predate Indy knowing Pen well enough to make something that personal for him. It would explain why the colors fit Alan so naturally and why the garment itself suits the way Alan dresses. But it would also add a quieter emotional layer to the image of Indy sitting there knitting. If the scarf was originally meant for Alan, then Indy isn’t simply alone on Valentine’s Day working on some random project. He may be sitting there finishing something he began for someone he once loved and who had clearly been an important part of his life. Whatever ultimately happened between Indy and Alan, their relationship clearly wasn’t always defined by anger and conflict. There was affection there once and Indy loved Alan at some point. Something going badly between two individuals doesn’t necessarily erase everything that came before it nor does it mean those feelings simply disappear once the relationship falls apart. Indy can be angry with Alan, hurt by what happened between them and still have complicated feelings for someone he once loved. It seems entirely possible that some of those feelings remain even after everything that has happened between them. Seen that way his sad expression on Valentine’s Day feels a little more poignant. He’s alone on a day centered around love and relationships, working on something that may originally have been intended for someone he once loved but is no longer with. The scarf could be a physical reminder not only of how things ended, but of a time when things between them were presumably very different. The small glass of what looks like whisky beside him only adds to the subdued atmosphere of the scene. It also makes me wonder whether that could be part of why he continues working on the scarf rather than simply abandoning it. He has already invested a considerable amount of time and effort into making it, but if it began as something he was making for Alan, there may also be an emotional attachment to the project itself. If Indy still has feelings for Alan, even complicated ones, perhaps he simply can’t quite bring himself to throw it away or leave it unfinished. Finishing it doesn’t mean he intends to give it to Alan or that he wants to back to him. It may simply be difficult to discard something he began making with love for someone who was once an important part of his life. And for me that feels much more touching and real. Then Pen happens to tell him that his favorite color is blue, and suddenly Indy has somewhere else for the scarf to go. That’s why the little “Thought so,” followed almost immediately by “Oh… no reason,” feels more interesting to me in retrospect. If the scarf already existed for another reason Indy doesn’t need to have secretly known Pen’s favorite color. He can simply realize in that moment that what he has already been making happens to work for Pen. Repurposing it as a gift for him would give the scarf a new purpose and allow Indy to finish something he had already put so much time into without necessarily having to decide what its original meaning still represents to him.