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Jay

WILLIS YOU'RE KILLING ME HERE

Andrea Andrew

I’m glad kissing Joyce finally cheered Dorothy up. She seems genuinely happy. Too bad she also has to be secretive.

5099 5618 v2.0

(/throws down smoke bomb) (/Stands still too long. Smoke dissipates too quickly) ... . . . (/Runs away)

Jeremy AR

Jorothy was made for each other wasn't it

Logibear

God I love Becky. Panel 3 is either the most earnest shes ever been or the least

Megh

I am trying so hard to read Becky's face! It feels like she knows! But maybe she's just realived that Dotty's not acting super depressed anymore!! I need to know! Damn you Willis

HeroGirlsVT

"Hey Dotty! Something good happen?" *quick, play dumb* "Who’s Dorothy?"

Quantum

You cannot hide from the spectre of Becky!

Harold

Revision of ODD COUPLE reference from my comments yesterday: "On January 29, Dorothy Keener was asked to remove herself from her place of residence. That request came from herself."

KittyKai

THEY. ARE BOTH. SO. GOOD AT THIS HAHAHAHA

C

*Not that dumb!*

C

Oh boy, with about a week left in the story, this is going to go places fast.

Harold

The Becktre

GPanda

Becky seems awfully chill like wasn’t she worried something bad might be happening with Dorothy and consulted Sarah?

5099 5618 v2.0

Also, four strips to go until chapter's end, if the original "15 more to go" thing holds. Unless that's been amended. Or was a lie. Or I miscounted.

Austin Baugh

They're so good at this, I think they should go to a Coldplay concert.

AE Gonzalez

Becky’s figured out Dorothy’s bi, and hooked up with an awesome girl at the protest. Of course, when she finds out who this girl is, Becky’s reaction will likely include a blast radius.

Corronchilejano

She saw a photo but Joyce had Sal's jacket so she didn't recognize her, right?

Giant Speck

🎵 Tell her about it, tell her everything you feel 🎵

Dan Rabin

I like the sequence of panels 3 through 5, with Becky leaning towards Dorothy and Dorothy leaning back. Escape Action Dorothy in the final panel speaks for us all.

Lea

So, this sells it for me that Becky, at least, doesn't know yet as of this moment. If she's seen photos of Dorothy and Joyce mid-kiss, she wouldn't be dawningly-impressed that the protest is the reason they didn't have their phones. So call I it.

Harold

@GPanda: She's seen the Plot Armor in Joyce's and Dorothy's closets and figured they were both wearing it

5099 5618 v2.0

Much respect to a fellow teleporter.

Michael DK

The pace is just slow enough to be tortuous. I join the many (past self included!) who have said, “Damn you, Willis!”

GPanda

I’m pointing out it seems weird to have her be this chill not making a joke

darklion

Pay the piper now girls or forever be in debt

Giant Speck

Yeah, it's not uncommon for Becky to *seem* like she knows what's going on, but not actually know.

Maybeeus

Becky really is the queen on the board right now, i have no clue how she'll react. I can see her being supportive towards Joyce and Dorothy just as much as i can see her being upset as she's shown before with the whole bar situation. I like how Dorothy is completely disarmed by Becky's behaviour like she could have handled a few snide remarks but Becky shifting from being comedically hostile to openly supportive has completely thrown her off. She really has taken a complete turn overnight and it's sweet. I don't think she knows what's up yet even if she is one of the smartest characters in the cast but she's bound to figure it out pretty fast. I think the important part is that Becky blowing up over this WOULD be a massive dick move and she would be throwing her newly out best friend and queer roommate under the bus which would be a huge stab in the back after Joyce was nothing but supportive. But also i think she might have Feelings on the fact that Dorothy's meltdown was actually about Joyce and have Opinions on the entire cheating angle.

Harold

@Dan Rabin: My favorite aspect of that final panel is the fact that we only see a partial Dorothy. She can't get off-panel fast enough.

Inquiring Raven

My thought: Dotty’s been identified in a picture or video… but due to Sal’s jacket and Dotty’s face the gal she’s kissing wasn’t identified. Becky knows *half* the story and is pleased as punch… but we still might get tears once the other shoe drops.

Kelly (they-them)

This is so fuckin funny. I love it. Here are my thoughts, panel by panel (but only the panels with Becky) 1: Does she know? 3: She knows! 4: Oh my god, Becky knows! 5: How does she know?? You know, these might be Dorothy's thoughts in those panels as well

Sajuuk-Khar

The end of this storyline is paced like the countdown at the goddamn Trinity test, huh, Willis 🤣

Logibear

Maybe people think its Jocelyne shes kissing?

Packy Anderson

She knows, but she doesn't KNOW. All she's doing is reading Dorothy's body language.

Packy Anderson

I really don't think that everyone has seen the video... YET. They're college students who aren't glued to news coverage like Hank is.

Maybeeus

She does know that Dorothy went off somewhere with Joyce with both of their phones off and left behind. The fact she came back from that beaming should tell her all she needs to know.

Packy Anderson

She knows SOMETHING, but she's only getting that from reading Dorothy's body language.

Packy Anderson

So, if I'm counting right, six more.

shiftdruid

dorothy's pinging her gaydar now and she can't quite figure out why the signal's so strong...

Fart Captor

She was worried Dorothy was spiraling (and might harm herself), so now she's relieved that she seems to be in a good mood for once

Heatth

No-chill Dorothy is indeed very fun. That been my favorite part of Dorothy bi discovery arc. It have been great to see her so far from her usual sense of control

GPanda

Yeah and look I brought this up on another strip but it’s important to note that Joe is also Becky’s friend as well as Dina. Sal’s brother was cheated on and she’s dating Joe’s roommate, and like Amber might have low key pushed Dorothy to this point to free up walky (Joe is her step brother). Like this is partially why I find it hard to have any positive feelings about Joyce and Dorothy (both as individuals and as a ship) at the moment and hard to root them when you combine all the backdrop, baggage and context building up to it. By going and cheating on with eachother on their friends joyce and Dorothy have the potential to hurt so many people by making such a selfish decision and I care about all the other people this will probably hurt so like I won’t be shedding any tears if there friends want to put the smackdown on them for cheating. Plus Dorothy has low key become the person Danny was at the start. Giving up a chance to do her own thing and just cling to relationship that might not last though she somehow managed to be more desperate and do this with someone who was in a relationship already or entered one soon after receiving Yale acceptance

GPanda

Ah okay idk maybe 🤔 just wish she seemed a bit more concerned at first and then when Dorothy seems okay she settles down. It feels a bit off for Becky to be making jokes this quickly for me but that might be a personal preference

Maybeeus

I can totally root for them actually, in fact i am actively rooting for them. At worst they just need a reprimand for choosing to do this at the literal worst time possible.

GPanda

That’s cool whatever floats your boat but I’m just getting so many mixed signals from this ship

Tessea

I really want Becky to already be aware and just messing with Dorothy! She looks so smug at Dorothy panicking like that in panel 4. "If it wasn't going to be me, I'm happy it was you, Arch-Nemesis!" Oh damn!! I just realized that the protest was likely on the news! Half the school might have seen The Kiss!

Sajuuk-Khar

It’s true and you SHOULD say it

Sajuuk-Khar

1.) beautiful, no notes 2.) Since IIRC you were the one who located Dorothy’s huge nervous grin in preview shots, do you perchance recall the date? I know it’s coming up SOON™️, but not how soon lol

Gale Tazzin

looks like it ends August 1

Railway Series Book Club

i mean, unless one is a seething, Dorothy-hating maniac redditor, there's no reason to ever NOT point out how adorable Dorothy is, is there?

John C. Kirk

Looking at panel 4, is "smurt" a typo for "smart", or is that a thing that Young People say? Urban Dictionary suggests 2 (opposite) meanings: a) Someone who is beyond smart and cannot be described. b) When someone does something thinking they are smart but in reality they are not.

Ray Fay

I think Becky is going to be surprised but outwardly supportive of Dorothy and Joyce, but secretly be crushed inside.

The Deliberate Myth

Oof. A little warning before hitting us with the Billy Joel? Some of us are still eating breakfast. Lol.

Brendan Thompson

I don’t know if that might be how she’s feeling. If my life long best friend who I’ve had a crush on told me she doesn’t like me the way I do when I came out to her suddenly started smooching my (self-professed) rival, I’d be on the fucking news.

Grace Serenity

I think she's just saying it in a funny way

Sky Starlight

“A Normal Allocation of Okay Feelings” has been added to my day to day dialogue.

etherealDesign

these daily updates are so fucked up. each time one posts im on tenterhooks until the next one posts. this storyline has me under a spell. in short i have nothing else i can say besides:

Ilana Feldman

The rivalry seems entirely performative, but I'm not sure if it's specifically because Becky has been able to subconsciously tell that Joyce and Dorothy have something between them, or if it's purely for the bit at this point, or if there's some other reason I'm overlooking.

The Deliberate Myth

Each new strip shows us a other major character's initial take. I feel like this is going to build towards a final strip of Mary spilling the beans in front of Joe, Walky, and everyone else.

Harold

@Gale Tazzin: Willis confirms it's actually August 2 in another thread.

Harold

"Making jokes too quickly" is as much part of Becky's brand as it is Walky's. Doesn't mean she isn't still dealing with strong feelings; for both of them, that's usually *exactly* what it means.

Harold

@Sajuuk-Khar: It took a lot of scrolling on the DoA Tumblr to find that preview panel - it's dated September 15, 2025 (although I'm not sure if the added Asma strip from last week may have pushed that by a day).

Baqly

Becky’s senses never really failed her, it’s just the context of them when they happened might have mislead her.

Ilana Feldman

I tried reading some DoA fanfiction for the first time to calm down, and I can't stress how bad of an idea that was (the fanfiction was pretty good though)

zee

Yeah she's just being silly like usual

zee

I love Becky so much she's so cute

Sajuuk-Khar

Aha, so that reaction is firmly in the midst of the Not So Smooth Criminals

etherealDesign

ough, i should write that fic idea ive been toying with for a bit... something to do with the excess Fixation...

Maybeeus

@Astariel 100% true but this was also related to Raidah who i'm pretty sure Becky gives less than zero fucks about VS Joe who everyone has finally just started warming up to. This is what i mean by her being the wildcard here, she's a sword of damocles that might not even actually be a sword at all. She could be a staunch relationship paladin, she could be a sicko, she could just completely implode on herself from all the information that'll hit her at once! She really could go anywhere at this point!

Maybeeus

Her smile and optimism... Returned at last!

Tessea

I think Becky knows how much Joyce adores Dorothy. The romantic side of it may be new, but remember when Becky told Dorothy that she had her back '....and not JUST because Joyce would jump off a cliff if anything happened to you'

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@Baqly Becky was in the unfortunate position of being right too early, I think.

Astariel

@Maybeeus You're absolutely right that she could go either way. I'm just pointing out that I think it's unlikely that she has deep principled objection to cheating based on her religious beliefs, as some people have been arguing. If she does get upset, it will be because she's hurt seeing Joyce with Dorothy, or because she likes Joe, or something along those lines, rather than because she objects to cheating per se.

Rob McBobson

Hey, remember that comment I made a few days ago when I claimed that while I plan to respect Willis's plot decisions regardless of what they are, I hoped that there'd be some acknowledgement that Joyce and Dorothy's actions were unfair to Walky and Joe? I stand by the part about respecting Willis's plotting decisions but I wanna take back the acknowledgment thing, because HOOBOY some of the vitriol here against Joyce and Dorothy is NOT something I wanna be lumped together with. It's like, yeah, I still want the ethical parts to be explored but I've got enough trust in Willis to mention that aspect that I don't wanna be part of the yelling crowd.

Mariah

Dotty: I got to gay I mean go I got to go!

Mariah

I appreciate that I have always said I agree with the paladins about the moral ethical issues but boy has this whole thing devolved into some blatant homophobia and misogyn. I hate the deflection of "you just like cheating" because this stuff is way more harmful than fictional characters cheating.

GPanda

Yeah exactly it will be because she and Dina are friends with Joe and like the raidah situation is still wrong. Dorothy even says “would you want to date someone who cheated on their partner?” (I guess the answer from Joyce and Dorothy is yes if I’m just really horny for them) in that storyline so like even if raidah is a tosser she is still absolutely getting screwed over there. Joe and Walky are friends with Dorothy and Joyce’s friends which is a very different situation from raidah so I really can’t see a situation where the rest off the gang can be supportive if they are hurting friends of theirs in the process and have to see those friends almost everyday. It would make them all seem just plain cruel to Ignore the feelings of them or for them to come secondary to Joyce and Dorothy discovering themselves.

Harold

@Tessea: And, as I commented at the time, that admission (the "not JUST" part in particular) was especially important as an acknowledgment that Becky cares deeply about Dorothy as a friend in her own right, not merely as someone who's important to Joyce. That said, I can easily envision Becky - after she finds out - telling Dorothy something like, "I said I gotcher back, and that ain't changed. That ain't *never* gonna change. I'd die fer ya - I'd kill fer ya. But right now, I can't look at ya. Yer gonna need to accept that fer a while."

Sajuuk-Khar

I will say that, honest to God, nothing has turned me from kind of smiling sadly at the idea of Dorothy/Joyce exclusive dating to being extremely pro-them like being told “actually, it’s bad to like them, you cannot root for them” Like, buddy, now I’ll root for them out of spite! Spite will feed my engine like the fires of Apokolips!

GPanda

I’m not saying it’s bad to like them as a ship I’m just like why in universe would the characters praise them for finding themselves when their friends are getting cheated on? So like it’s just the way they are becoming canon has me concerned and I just get a lot of mixed messages from the ship in general

Sajuuk-Khar

Note: I do still believe intensely in my Dorothy-Joyce-Joe OT3 triad, the Sacred Polycule as it were, (I have doubts about pure Theocracy as an endgame ship) and I can go on at length about them and also why I think getting out of there is going to be the best thing for Walky while joining is ultimately the best thing for Joe AND Dorothy AND Joyce, even if not right now, BUT that’s a whole wall of text and I’ll just say for right now I’m pulling for these crazy mixed up broads.

Sajuuk-Khar

Which fanfic was it, out of curiosity (he said, like a peacock-assed narcissist)

MrShoggoth

For real. I’m in the same camp as you but I’ve held back commenting the last few days because of how the comments have been going.

GPanda

I do think this will be best for Walky in the long run though there is the whole disposable black love interest trope thing happening with him in how this story is playing out in regards to him and how Dorothy is treating him (it’s usually seen when black female characters are the love interests of white male characters ) and while I was in favour of a Dorothy Joyce and Joe ot3 at the beginning the way this is playing out is quickly souring me on it. Like no human being is going to react with “it’s okay poly” when their partner has gone and cheated on them. Like honestly my biggest concern is how the other characters react because as Iv said the fault lines spread across most of the friend group and for them to just say be gay do crimes when people they care about were cheated on in healthy relationships would be lazy storytelling

Ilana Feldman

A dozen or so of the ones on AO3. I honestly just took a pretty varied sample and made sure to get the surprisingly tiny number of Joyrothy fics as well.

etherealDesign

there will be +1 joyrothy oneshot soon courtesy of Me, watch this space...

Sajuuk-Khar

Well, if you liked “Caught Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea” or “Courtship of Lion and Porcupine” those were me. 😅

Jay

I would love it. Mary the good guy for once? Hell yeah

Ilana Feldman

Haven't read them yet! I will try and keep those at the back of my mind.

Tessea

I worry about Becky's reaction more than anyone else's, but I also think that Becky of all people could understand that people can change. She's already admitted that the 'best friend war' is just an act. I really can't see her hurting _Dina_ by trying to jump into a 'she should have been mine!' spiral. I think that would kill Joyce and sour the foundation of this new relationship more than anything that might happen with Joe.

Jens H. (Nethead Jay)

No. Mary is never ever ever going to be anything even slightly resembling the good guy.