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Thank you all so much for another month of support! And welcome to those of you who are new❤️ October felt so long for me because of the Tapas drama.

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Rain

Oh I worry about how easily that came out. You're about to torture us aren't you?

oldmanbecca

I feel so bad for Howie 😭

thedistortedeye

My blood pressure is way up (not good, I’m already medicated for high blood pressure)

ivynova

Things we the audience and Howie have in common rn: sweating bullets

MoTheGhost

sooch shaking like a chihuahua 😭

spewpa

bittie I beg resolve this in the next panel lmao- MAKE SOOCH SAY PH THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE AND THEN THEYRE GONNA BE OKAY

alimac

look, I know that we all know, but it does sound hella sus like that 👀 😂

MJ

Oh please no I can’t handle that…

Julia

Howie is sweating.

Matthew

make sure y’all pay attention to the difference in the speech bubble shapes. it gives us an extra lil stab of ~despair~

A.R.Walker

Bittie 😭😭 your clock rolled forward, I was ready an hour ago 😭😭😭 (sorry, AZ resident that needed to poke fun 🙃)

Teri Hano

😭😭💔 In a perfect world I fear

Quinn

I get the upset but let's also be upset for Howie, he was just sa'd😭😭

Teri Hano

😃 help me....I squeak out

MorningStarbee (Mei)

I still think Sooch should go back and beat Liam's ass 😌🤏

HoneyB

irl no one gets the vision of someone they love being kissed by someone else out of their head easily. Not to say this won't be resolved well, but you can't really go back to exactly how it was before it happened

Ziry R

I’m stressing out so bad as if this is my own personal relationship 😭

JDizzle

I need Sooch to get mad now and storm over there and yell at Liam for assaulting his boi

Mar

Do I want this to be resolved yes, would I be able to get over it that quickly no....... If I was Sooch I would leave to my parents or friends.

Lem Lem

I feel so bad for howie. He didn’t want any of this but now he has to make up for it

Den

I feel like Howie is finally gonna break down, he's been holding too much in and this panic is gonna be so bad...

Julia

Howie Is gonna start to cry next episode, of it continues like this.

Daisy

This is the perfect time for Sooch to tell Howie everything he hates about Liam! For Howie to realize what Liam has done to both of them, and if I was Sooch I’d fr be like never see that man again!

DDonovan

How can Sooch not believe Howie after that? It’s clear that Liam is the asshole here, and took advantage of Howie being high. Please Sooch, don’t fall for Liam’s bullshit actions. Howie loves YOU.

Amanda

Truly a no-win situation for our boys. And all of us. 😬

Samuel

Everyone else in the hallway 🧍‍♂️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️

jello

my family is falling apart & there’s nothing i can do about it. i need a smoke

Nicole Jones

There’s something to be said about the fact that Howie is a victim in this too.

♡ShutUp☆I'mReadingBL♡

Howie, darling, PLEASE put the shovel down for the night 😩 I know you didn't mean to, but you have activated ALL of Casey's fears and insecurities. And I know you're hurting, but so is he, and he doesn't owe it to you to immediately let go of all his anger and hurt just to soothe you. GO TO BED

DD

I hate miscommunication tropes so yes this sucks but I’m so happy they’re having this talk instead of it getting out of hand. This is gonna be rough but hopefully they get through this.

Tash Grason

I keep thinking this! it's awful cus he's gonna put all his energy into making Sooch feel ok with it, and not question how he feels himself 😭

Tracy Fonmedig

no bc he really wasn’t expecting to be kissed, thought he was chilling w/ a friend like Ben 😭

Cloudedskiez

PLEASE LET THIS GO WELL OH MY GOD MY BLOOD PRESSURE CANT TAKE THIS

Hope

I hope he believes him and then tell him about dude other weird behavior! Dude don't need to be in they life anymore

Nana Barboza

I'm thinking it's better they talk tomorrow, the things is bad...

Umbrathor

Have some faith people! Go and look at the very first two episodes. This is going to work out fine.

Umbrathor

I think he is angry and hurt, not afraid or cold.

Umbrathor

I think it means anger, or volume, not despair.

literarilyanerd

Oof the stab in my chest at “I didn’t want that to happen.” It’s not just a defense of himself to Sooch, the man was just sexually assaulted and can’t even process it because he’s gotta defend himself 🥺

Matthew

It does, which is why Sooch yelling at Howie gives us all ~despair~

Julz

Ouch ouch ouch ooouuu it hurts

Umbrathor

I hope that the next steps will be: * So what just happened? * Liam gave Howie drugs and kissed him * Wait maybe that happened before, when I found you drugfged by the side of the road * Do you think he tried to kiss me then, too? * But then why dump you on the side of the road? Maybe he asked you if you like him. You'd have said: I am in love with Sooch * That would explain him dumping Howie AND being violent with Sooch (slurring and slamming Sooch into the wal).

Haven

😭😭 I'm stressed out

Umbrathor

Maybe what leads them to think of that night is: 'Did he ever try anything like this before?" AND WAIT: didn't Howie kiss Sooch out of the blue too, when Sooch brought him home that night? Maybe he did that because Liam did that to Howie, first!

DarkVio

Omg I had to go back and look to see if Liam indeed rejected the call because I did not catch that the first time. Howie was a victim in all this regardless though. I feel so bad for him, just trying to relax and get high, and now he is literally sweating buckets trying to explain himself to his boyfriend. He going through it.

Shikotsu 93

I mean, that WAS the truth. Hopefully Sooch believes him

Kumiko Misaki

Tbh I need and expect a confrontation with Liam. I don't expect him to admit anything but I hope Sooch gets his weird behavior as proof

Shrimp

I’m gonna cry lol 😀🥴🥲

Lovely Leaf

So November is a month for crying huh

Umbrathor

OK so I was wrong. Liam wanted pizza, and left Howie outside the pizza place. Howie told Liam he wanted to go back to Sooch (this is canon, read chapter 2, second half) and he MIGHT have added: "BECAUSE I LOVE HIM". In which case that could still be the reason why Liam dumped Howie and got aggressive towards Sooch. BUT: Howie did not kiss Sooch out of the blue because Liam had done the same, earlier. Bittie shows us Howie's thought process before he kisses Sooch.

Steph

It’s always easier to believe the bad than the good. Sooch knows Howie loves him but right now his perspective is that he caught the man he’s changing his entire world for ignoring him to kiss a man who has assaulted him. There’s also the added note that all of Liam’s aggression towards Sooch has been homophobic anger about his relationship with Howie, making Liam look like a disgruntled side-piece/ex of Howie who’s seeking revenge.

Umbrathor

It's super worth rereading. If only for the amazing lines: "Jeez, Howie. Just how high are you?" "Yes."

M Connor

Casey is handling this better than I anticipated, actually. Of course, we now have to WAIT :) for his reaction to Howie's explanation.

DDonovan

I’m really hoping that Sooch thinks about Howie being high and balances that against Howie’s complete support and steadfast love for him. Liam is the asshole and always has been. Sooch has to remember that.

JoastyJoe

Ohhh babies 😔💔 drink some tea and go to bed…..

Lau

God this is triggering as hell because of course we know he’s telling the truth but I know for a fact I wouldn’t believe a word he’s saying 🫪

Kris

I’m holding out hope that Howie has always been honest. Sooch knows Liam is sketch. Howies story makes more sense than if he cheated. The thing that makes me sad is he spends so much time putting Sooch first that he doesn’t get the opportunity to be cared for after being assaulted. I get why. But he needs support now too and he only has the opportunity to give it. I hope Sooch understands and accepts his explanation.

Josie Olson

HOW MANY WEEKS UNTIL LIAM GETS IT?!?! PLEASE I NEED RETRIBUTION!!! 😭😭😭

Jords9118

I think Sooch is going to spit back all the shitty Liam has done to him in a “why would he treat me like this and then kiss you” and howie is going to lose it on Liam

EinarC

I read how it played out, but if I didn't and heard that I would be angry too. It looked bad from Sooches perspective.

Ms Ap3 Draws

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THE GAY GODS BELIEVE HIM!!!!

Meno

Deadass I’m saying it’s literally the same as him kissing Ben and we all know that would never happen and so does sooch butttttt we kinda knew this was gonna happen with Liam the past two months but sooch didn’t!! And that makes all the difference

Ashley B

I think...this won't be managed/the relationship won't be healed until the writing competition and Howie hears what Sooch wrote about him... It's the long game fam, and I'm LOCKED IN!!!!🍿🧐

Salem

omg plot twist!!! i thought HE ignored the call :O howie, king of green flags

justsomeguy (edited)

Comment edits

2026-11-09 10:00 this whole thing (not the story, our comments section) is vaguely reminiscent of the Cornell situation. A young woman chose to take some drugs and engage in intercourse with a guy, then the guy gave her more than she wanted and proceeded to take advantage of her (and then some ugh literally all them dudes can burn in hell for all i care). and then everyone gets caught up in the “oh well she took drugs and slept with someone of her own accord, she should have known… she needs to take accountability for… shes not a COMPLETE victim etc”. Obviously RUScrewed is fiction and different context but I do think it’s telling that we all watched Howie get assaulted by his friend who invited him to get high, and then turned around in the comments and said “Howie needs to take accountability bc he knew Sooch didnt like Liam and he shouldn’t have been in there in the first place!!” a) I dont think Howie knew why Sooch didn’t like Liam, b) Your partner doesn’t have to like all ur friends and vice versa. it’s worth taking note if they have a deep disdain/strong aversion to them - please talk about why with them! - but you should still be able to hang out with people even if youre dating (remember, Howie only went over bc he’d been blowing off his other friends to hang out with Sooch for so long. He felt bad and decided to drop by). c) even if Howie chose to smoke, drink, and hang out with a friend his bf didn’t like, he still was kissed without his consent. That’s really not his fault and yes there’s nuance bc we love Sooch’s character and don’t want to see him hurt and want to point the finger somewhere, but a lot of us readers JUMPED to a weird pseudo victim blaming and it would be worth it for us to challenge that internally within ourselves. i love fiction that makes ya think! 😁 i also think that Casey, even through his feelings of betrayal and hurt, has a responsibility to listen to his partner, ESPECIALLY since he knows Liam is the type of guy to drug and assault someone! and ESPECIALLY since Casey knows he hasn’t been honest with Howie about his interactions with Liam. I would feel so hurt if my boyfriend whom I love and have been trying so hard to make sure feels only good things refused to believe me and turned his back on me while I myself (Howie that is) need to process how I’ve been violated by someone i trusted. i know what it looked like and def think Casey should have space to process his hurt and confusion. BUT i also think it’s important to recognize effort/sincerity your partner has put in and practice trusting their word every once in a while. This would be the perfect time for Casey to tell Howie what he’s been thru with Liam and then they can commiserate together instead of get driven apart by perceived broken trust. Or maybe they should call it quits for the night, let feelings settle down, and continue tomorrow. I’m glad the truth of what happened came out before they split for the evening tho
2026-11-07 19:04 this whole thing (not the story, our comments section) is vaguely reminiscent of the Cornell situation. A young woman chose to take some drugs and engage in intercourse with a guy, then the guy gave her more than she wanted and proceeded to take advantage of her (and then some 😭 ugh literally all them dudes can burn in hell for all i care). and then everyone gets caught up in the “oh well she took drugs and slept with someone of her own accord, she should have known… she needs to take accountability for… shes not a COMPLETE victim etc”. Obviously RUScrewed is fiction and different context but I do think it’s telling that we all watched Howie get assaulted by his friend who invited him to get high, and then turned around in the comments and said “Howie needs to take accountability bc he knew Sooch didnt like Liam and he shouldn’t have been in there in the first place!!” a) I dont think Howie knew why Sooch didn’t like Liam, b) Your partner doesn’t have to like all ur friends and vice versa. it’s worth taking note if they have a deep disdain/strong aversion to them - please talk about why with them! - but you should still be able to hang out with people even if youre dating (remember, Howie only went over bc he’d been blowing off his other friends to hang out with Sooch for so long. He felt bad and decided to drop by). c) even if Howie chose to smoke, drink, and hang out with a friend his bf didn’t like, he still was kissed without his consent. That’s really not his fault and yes there’s nuance bc we love Sooch’s character and don’t want to see him hurt and want to point the finger somewhere, but a lot of us readers JUMPED to a weird pseudo victim blaming and it would be worth it for us to challenge that internally within ourselves. i love fiction that makes ya think! 😁 i also think that Casey, even through his feelings of betrayal and hurt, has a responsibility to listen to his partner, ESPECIALLY since he knows Liam is the type of guy to drug and assault someone! and ESPECIALLY since Casey knows he hasn’t been honest with Howie about his interactions with Liam. I would feel so hurt if my boyfriend whom I love and have been trying so hard to make sure feels only good things refused to believe me and turned his back on me while I myself (Howie that is) need to process how I’ve been violated by someone i trusted. i know what it looked like and def think Casey should have space to process his hurt and confusion. BUT i also think it’s important to recognize effort/sincerity your partner has put in and practice trusting their word every once in a while. This would be the perfect time for Casey to tell Howie what he’s been thru with Liam and then they can commiserate together instead of get driven apart by perceived broken trust. Or maybe they should call it quits for the night, let feelings settle down, and continue tomorrow. I’m glad the truth of what happened came out before they split for the evening tho

this whole thing (not the story, our comments section) is vaguely reminiscent of the Cornell situation. A young woman chose to take some drugs and engage in intercourse with a guy, then the guy gave her more than she wanted and proceeded to take advantage of her (and then some 😭 ugh literally all them dudes can burn in hell for all i care). and then everyone gets caught up in the “oh well she took drugs and slept with someone of her own accord, she should have known… she needs to take accountability for… shes not a COMPLETE victim etc”. Obviously RUScrewed is fiction and different context but I do think it’s telling that we all watched Howie get assaulted by his friend who invited him to get high, and then turned around in the comments and said “Howie needs to take accountability bc he knew Sooch didnt like Liam and he shouldn’t have been in there in the first place!!” a) I dont think Howie knew why Sooch didn’t like Liam, b) Your partner doesn’t have to like all ur friends and vice versa. it’s worth taking note if they have a deep disdain/strong aversion to them - please talk about why with them! - but you should still be able to hang out with people even if youre dating (remember, Howie only went over bc he’d been blowing off his other friends to hang out with Sooch for so long. He felt bad and decided to drop by). c) even if Howie chose to smoke, drink, and hang out with a friend his bf didn’t like, he still was kissed without his consent. That’s really not his fault and yes there’s nuance bc we love Sooch’s character and don’t want to see him hurt and want to point the finger somewhere, but a lot of us readers JUMPED to a weird pseudo victim blaming and it would be worth it for us to challenge that internally within ourselves. i love fiction that makes ya think! 😁 i also think that Casey, even through his feelings of betrayal and hurt, has a responsibility to listen to his partner, ESPECIALLY since he knows Liam is the type of guy to drug and assault someone! and ESPECIALLY since Casey knows he hasn’t been honest with Howie about his interactions with Liam. I would feel so hurt if my boyfriend whom I love and have been trying so hard to make sure feels only good things refused to believe me and turned his back on me while I myself (Howie that is) need to process how I’ve been violated by someone i trusted. i know what it looked like and def think Casey should have space to process his hurt and confusion. BUT i also think it’s important to recognize effort/sincerity your partner has put in and practice trusting their word every once in a while. This would be the perfect time for Casey to tell Howie what he’s been thru with Liam and then they can commiserate together instead of get driven apart by perceived broken trust. Or maybe they should call it quits for the night, let feelings settle down, and continue tomorrow. I’m glad the truth of what happened came out before they split for the evening tho

TheArtistsWings 9

I know sooch is feeling ALL kinds of feelings but like, i also really hope he realizes the horrible fact that if howie is telling the truth, then he’s just been violated by someone he trusted while he was incapacitated. I hope if not sooch then someone is able to be there for howie. Josh! Where are you?!

happybunnyntx

You know, I never thought when I first found this comic on Smackjeeves all those years ago I would still be here getting to enjoy a rollercoaster of emotions with my boys. Don't get me wrong, I'm in pain and dying with this storyline, but I love it.

Jade

Take my heart out and STOMP ON IT WHY DONT U 😭😭😭

Luna_Lena

Say it together everyone: "Don't be sorry. Do better." When an asshole shows you who they are - BELIEVE THEM.

Luna_Lena

(also note - Liam is the one in the wrong here, but Howie also 100% ignored everyone who already couldn't stand Liam, and that's super ridiculous.)

Billy Maz

At least he is maintaining eye contact as he says all this, I think the stability of that eye contact lends itself to truthfullness~ 🤞

Gary Benedict

I fear they’re gonna break up 😭

Insaner

Dude. I feel deeply bad for Howie. Like I have a lot of empathy for Sooch but Howie...was deliberately put in a room that had the door closed, got high thinking he'd be safe, his bf calls to check up on him after he tries to go, that gets hung up on and is then kissed against his will. This...Liam is disgusting

James Perrin Bagwell

Two weeks later. Classmate: where liam? Sooch: which part? Classmate:what? Sooch: I have a paper due.

ace

hey man I just got here and regret not waiting to sub you for at least another week CAUSE HOW THE HELL DO YOU THINK IM GOING TO GO ON ABOUT MY DAYS (MULTIPLE DAYS, SEVEN (7) IN FACT) WITH THIS CLIFFHANGER

Potatoe

I feel so bad about the Tapas stuff. It's where I first fell in love with your story 💔💔 Also. I'm so freaking scared rn😭 can they just kiss and makeup🧍🏿‍♀️

Audrey M

What happened with Tapa?

Ratty King Rules

Everyone keeps saying in a perfect world Sooch will believe Howie. But I don’t like the way we associate the right things with having to be perfect. Yes people get irrational under high stress situations and that is completely understandable. But even if there is a boundary that would not mean that was the wrong pathway or not the “perfect” thing, it’s real. The focus I feel shouldn’t be whether he believes him. It’s how he communicates that possible untrust while navigating the love he has for him. In this world Sooch will believe Howie because he knows Howie. BUT that will not automatically mean everything will be okay by tomorrow. Conflict resolution being perfect does not mean it is resolved in one day. We should honestly remember what grace is. You don’t have to assume the worst from someone and while trust issues make people do that. How well do you know someone if you don’t have the benefit of the doubt?

ManyMothMen

It's awful that this happened to Howie and now he has to apologize for it.

ManyMothMen

I keep reading it like another page will pop up

charlie

Ugh i am actually living rn. Maybe i'm toxic but i really love this drama 😭😭 like i'm simultaneously so heartbroken and REALLY enjoying this turn in the story

Jordyn Probst

Josh… we need you to come interrupt and play mediator

didzyx

this feels like gore of my favorite characters

Jessica Williams

Great now I have to go reread the whole comic again

Wealky

Howie just experienced SA poor him and sooch bcs that’s rlly hard to belive rn with all of this shitty situation i hate the blonde guy sm omg

Ace_Otaku

Sooch knows Liam is a creep, so he's likely to believe Howie. This situation still sucks though. I imagine Liam is going to something despicable to make a narrative about Howie. Hope I'm wrong, but Liam is actual trash.

Manda

💯💯💯

justsomeguy

that part ☝🏾it’s really not sitting well with me that he ‘has to’ apologize for something he did not consent to. i hope Casey hears him, believes him, and tells him he doesn’t have to apologize cuz it wasn't his fault, but that may be wishful thinking on my part. i feel like Howie has been too diligent, supportive, and patient of a boyfriend to not have earned any trust at all from Sooch but I guess we’ll find out next week on R. U. Screwed! 😃🙃

justsomeguy

ok when exactly did everyone who couldn’t stand Liam tell Howie why they couldn’t stand him? or even THAT they didnt like him? i truly only recall Sooch saying he didnt understand why they were friends and that he didn’t want to hang out with him. and then i remember him choosing to not communicate with Howie about how Liam treated him, he just kept their violent encounter to himself. so that aside, did anyone else express that they didn’t like Liam because he was an asshole or something like that? Your comment makes it seem like they had an anti-Liam intervention or something that Howie ignored. so i just wanna make sure i’m not misremembering something

Luna_Lena

There was no intervention-like event, but even Liam's "friends" are aware he's a dick, saying things like "why are you like this?", Howie's friends literally always avoid him when Howie mentions going to hang out, and Sooch, like, way back in the beginning, has pointed out directly how rude he is and Howie brushed it off with a "he's just like that" comment. Everyone avoids Liam, and Howie is aware of it at least enough to make excuses for him.

divinetrouxa

Liam drag that FLAT ASS OVER HERE I'M GONNA THROW ROCKS ON YOUR WINDOW YOU DUMB WHORE

Cloud

I'm so happy he managed to get it out of his system 🙌 now all Sooch has to do is see this for what it is then we will all beat Liam's ass 😁

Marilee

How about Sooch and Howie both go back and beat the dog shit outta Liam 😊😊

Laura

I totally get both of them. I'd need like at least a day though and for him to reach out to him and tell him off bc wtf. But that moment that to Def. Break his heart. It'll be fine but it'll take a moment to mend it back like new

Tawksick

Liam. When I catch you Liam 👊💥👊💥

Celia Smith

I genuinely kind of struggle to understand why sooch is so hesitant to believe him, when we literally just watched his thought process as he figured out that Liam was trying to scare him away.

Nee

Sooch is shaking 🥺

Karma Kohana

Is Sooch gonna tell him? is he gonna tell him that it was Liam who hit him that time?... is he ?...