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Now Nicholas what are you talking about

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Maddy

I can FEEL his anxiety growing through the screen

Olav Gehle

I have Nick will listen and act to his own advice soon!

Jon Goerner

Ouch. That's a little too close to the bone...

Merel

Are you sure it's easy for you and Charlie, Nick? How honest have you been with him lately? 🙃

Katie H

With Nick's drunken state of mind he looks like he's about to go in to an emotional melt down as he's thinking about if him and Charlie can survive the distance when he's at uni 😟

Maddy

I fear Nick may be projecting a bit

Katie H

I think Nick should take his own advice about being honest and saying how he feels to Charlie

ferah

nick honey, lets not try and fix peoples problems while we are incapacitated

Chris

Maybe telling it will do something to himself 🥺

Ulises

🥺🥺🥺

Merel

Aled side eyeing Nick, like what the hell have I gotten myself into

ACxo

Now Nick, you got to listen to your own drunken advice and take it apon yourself

Chloe ♡

nick can’t use his own advice 😭

Molly Goat

Oh dear god. This is not going to go well, it's not, it's not it's not ....

camelotcrusade

Aww. I'm really glad he's trying to help, and using his experience, too. That's important!

Charlie

Oh no no no. Drunk Nick putting his relationship on a pedestal when he’s not communicating. 😭😭😭😭

ACxo

The way you draw their emotions, and expressions really amazes me and how you show their anxiety so well through a screen Alice it’s so impressive and such a talent

Lily T

he's having his steven universe moment don't worry about it

hllwds

uh oh it’s happening

EllieRLM

Omg no I can't watch this unfold this slowly... I'll be back in a few pages !

Sonia

Drama it's coming, I feel it 😞

Klara Dalgren

Practice what you preach Nicholas 😂

zara ahmed !!

elle’s earrings …. huge slay

Merel

I will say Nick's drunken rambling looks very cute

Chloe ♡

poor aled stuck between tao and elle arguing and nick attempting a drunk relationship therapy session lmao

emily

aleds face 😭😭

laura

oh well…. 😬

BEL

Do as I say, not as I do…😖

Katya Morris

Starting to get close to “Nick and Charlie” 😥. That book broke my heart

Amanda Wetterer

Oh No Nick! Just talk to Charlie, he will understand and be supportive! He loves you that much!!

Katya818

I can't watch but yet also can't look away! 🫣🫣🫣

flynn tasker

oh nick.. im pretty sure that was a can of worms not to open right then and there buddy…

Kela87

Ooooooooops.... Is Nick going to get a reality check soon? 🫣

Barb

Alcohol talking out of you, nick?? 😑

CinD

When people in a relationship are going through something don’t compare relationships 😩 they’re gonna think YOU think yours is better

Maddy

Alice, are you about to stab us?

Justin S.

Nicholas...I think your drink of choice tonight is please listen to your own advice :)

Hunter

Drunk Nick’s projecting some of his anxiety about him and Charlie

John Deuel

Geography lesson incoming: Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt, Nicky.

Lauren

This is only going to end badly, I can tell....

Martine Scarabea

Oh no, no, no... I'm so scared that Tao and Elle gonna be upset about what are you going to say, Nick. Please, stop here...

Jess🍂

Uhhhh you sure Nick??? You haven’t been real honest…😶‍🌫️

Cas

Oh baby oh no

Jess

Oh no... need tomorrow's page like 3 seconds ago 😅

Maddy

Someone get this man some water

Kelly

Yeah nick just like you are avoiding doing with Charlie….

ana

i never thought i’d ever want nick to shut up as much as im doing right now

Caitlin

I'd be Elle in this situation, whose paying for these flights huh Tao

Molly Goat
>>161389029

You have summed up all the feelings perfectly. 😂 Shit is going to hit the fan and it is not gonna be great

Erin M

Nick is stepping in it for sure 💩

Brandy78

Sheesh, I should’ve waited to read this tomorrow with the next page 🫣😬 Nick, Nick, adorable, intoxicated Nick. Aled looking like 👀

jessica paxtian basto

I’m afraid about Elle saying something bad to Nick, he is just drunk 🥺

Merel

I can imagine the next page starting with Elle calling Nick out. Either for 'bragging' about his relationship when Tao and Elle are clearly having problems, or for pretending his own relationship is so perfect when it probably isn't. Elle did make the "you're Nick and Charlie" comment during Halloween, but maybe she has sensed that something is up since then?

James

Oh… this can only end well; standby for the clap back from Elle

Jeffrey Ricker

*babbles in drunk* Yeah, this is not going to go well, especially if Charlie comes over and contradicts what Nick is saying. Even if not, Elle's eye roll just tells you everything you need to know. If only Nick were sober enough to catch the clue.

rickettyuncles

The flushed cheeks ##—other people’s relationship problems sending drunk Nick into a bit of a panic

Agosława

Elle's face, so relatable atm 😅

Rosie
>>161388960

Is that you Charlie Spring??! 👀😆 I love this comment as I’m sure this is exactly what the real Charlie is thinking… Oh Nick, please stop talking! 😬🫣

Katha

I love, love, love Elle´s eye roll

Juliana Barhorst

Nick I know you mean well honey. But it’s giving “do what I say not what I do” mentality. 🙃

Brenda L

Discovering that Nick and I share similar behaviors when drunk is hilarious. I can remember an aggressive emotional ramble speech … or two 😂

Raeee✨

Nick, my guy, be prepared for the wrath. 😂 Sweet baby angel, not everyone is like you and Charlie! And that’s also okay. And you’re also not being honest with yourself or Charlie right now so…tread lightly? Oh this page is complex (art included), and the plot is picking up. I’m stoked to read what’s to come!!

K
>>161389866

I'm so afraid they're gonna be so brutal to him 😩

Agosława
>>161389647

I think she might have noticed, she seems very observant to me, and good with clues

Mickel

"it's easy" then why haven't you done it Nick?? 🧐

Sarah Jacobs

Awww Nick you delusional puppy! Giving advice by not taking it? Gah!

Carrie Lindley

First, I think it's so sweet that drunk Nick believes his relationship with Charlie is built on honesty, sharing your feelings, listening to one another, and being gentle. He's not wrong! And he obviously believes he's being accurate (in vino veritas). To me, that just shows that he hasn't admitted to himself that he feels off. He still can't name it or see it enough to be able to share it with Charlie. It's not that he wouldn't share, it's that he doesn't think he has something that needs to be shared. Poor Nick! Lots of self-discovery still to be done. I am worried that Tao and Elle will feel attacked here, though. And when people feel attacked, they might lash out with criticism. If they point out perceived flaws in Nick and Charlie's relationship, that could be really hurtful. Guess we'll just have to wait and see how this pans out... I'm relating to Aled right now! lol

fenn

aled just like🧍

Jo Mary

Aww Alice drunk Nick is so adorable kinda worried about him as well hopefully he opens up more to Charlie and everyone else about how is feeling about uni 🫶🏻

Elfi

Ugh, the way I can feel this tension in my own body...

n d

yikes 😬 ….

ella

the background getting darker😣😣😣

Hanne Kirkebø

Oh sure Nick because you’re so good at talking about your feelings and not bottling things up🙃

Steven

Nick giving advice he isn’t himself taking. ❤️‍🩹 Also, I wonder if Tao, Elle, or both suddenly explode at Nick for his not taking his own advice. I bet all of them can see it. He doesn’t have a poker game with how he wears his heart on his sleeve. I can also see one or both of them attacking Nick over his so-called ‘perfect’ relationship. I can also see Elle being petty and reminding Nick how Charlie literally had to do inpatient because he DIDN’T communicate about his eating disorder and self harm, which will probably trigger a drunk rage by Nick. This will not end well.

Lyndris

Well, Nick…

Loveislove

Elle has always been very blunt. She is about to lay some home truths on Nick about how well he is communicating with Charlie and his world is going to spin.

Adrian

Stay out of it Nick

Merel
>>161389647

I think so too! And Charlie is her best friend, after all. They don't go to the same school but they spend enough time together to notice these things about each other.

Marisa Dluge

Alice this page just entered my top 5 of all time. How do you do it? Its so heavy with feeling and development but somehow so authentic. You make me so seen ❤️

mai

“It’s easy” oh that’s rich coming from nick 😭😂

Kyle Howard

Poor nick about to crash out 😩

Belle

I’m feeling a bit uneasy 🫣. Is Charlie going to come in and see this too 👀

Frances

Nick is being a bit ambivalent here…

Oliver

Oh gosh elle is gonna be PISSED OOF poor nick is gonna get yelled at for attempting to give unsolicited advice </3

Merel

I'm glad other characters are getting involved and the conflict isn't strictly between Nick and Charlie. Outside factors can influence the situation for better or worse. They need other people, both to light the match and to help them heal and grow as individuals.

ashley ✨

oh nick babe what are you doing😭

Liz

Rambly drunk Nick needs to take his own advice I think.

Isak

Oh this conversation is not going to go well for Nick. I mean, he needs to hear it, he can’t just ignore his own issues and hope it resolves itself, but it’s gonna be painful first

Ada Suzany

Jesus, drunk Nick you too much

RCM

So here for Elle's eye roll! Can we all do a collective one really quickly for our sweet Nick? But seriously, what an important page this is for showing how communication DOES matter....and how we all have our own issues (like Elle's need to be independently herself and assert what she desires, Tao's need to be reassured that he won't be abandoned) that we cannot help but bring to the table when we fight. I love how Elle and Tao make NO eye contact...they are both looking downward, which conveys this miscommunication between them. They both want to be together but it's going to be harder with Elle moving abroad...and they will have to work to find a gray zone of compromise, and they can IF they just talk. I agree with Nick there...but OMG, he is so invested in "them," and Aled is so knowingly watching him, and I know Nick really means what he says. "You do just have to talk...like me and Charlie-" But, between his big speaking panels here, we see a shift to the dark background and a change of his expression to the wide eyed, blushing realization that HE HASN'T BEEN DOING THIS with Charlie. His words circle back and hit him hard. He abruptly stops his advice with a firm "-" and not an "..." as this reality sinks in that he hasn't shared how he feels and that it could be easy, it should be easy to open up to Charlie...why hasn't it been easy?! It must feel like a gut punch to him, especially in his relaxed, pretty inebriated state. His "You're both--it's love, isn't it?" breaks me...and I worry that he's going to want to talk to Charlie (yay!) but since he has beer goggles on, he will talk without his usual ability to read the room and won't be able to really sit and think about WHY he has all these uncertain, fearful feelings...which means he could verbally (and maybe even literally at this point, sweet boy) vomit his anxieties all over Charlie...without being able to resolve them. I dunno, Alice, you have me worried...I feel like Aled does here...all I can do is watch and wonder if this is going to be a slow train wreck or a new door opened for improved communication. The angst is real...great page, again.

Ada Suzany

and now he's talking about communication... hmmm Nick really?

Bina

i definitely think Elle and maybe Tao are going to blow up a little at Nick for this - not just because they’re already feeling tense and angry with each other, but because it’s already been shown how N&C’s friends tend to put their relationship on a pedestal (‘you’re Nick and Charlie!’) and see them as the gold standard of a perfect couple. so i’d imagine Tao and Elle might subconsciously compare themselves to N&C already, and Nick’s openly comparing their relationship to his is definitely going to hit them a little too hard, especially right now. it’s all slightly painful to watch but i’m on the edge of my seat for tomorrow’s page!! 🫣

OSM

Oh Nicky. Please shut up.

lexi

ohhhh drunk drunk boy

Rafaela Molero

i feel that tao is going to scream at nick or elle will get really upset cuz yeah, he’s drunk but he’s putting himself in a conversation that is not his business, i wonder where charlie is

Rose Diamond10

Although I “just want to believe in romance”, Elle is absolutely looking in the right direction here. Outside forces do affect the course of a relationship. Pretending otherwise (Nicholas!) is asking for unexpected consequences. It can be too easy to overlook their age as a contributing factor for our beloved protagonists. They act with an aspirational amount of social maturity. But in the end, these are young people setting out on a lifetime of choices. I am excited to see the effects of those choices, with full trust in Alice to help them navigate the rocky waters ahead. Happy lives can exist across a wide spectrum of human experiences. I’m looking forward to seeing how Alice helps everyone find their happy place.

Ana Alicia Aranda De Contreras

It's not easy for Tao and neither is this university situation. and oh nick I think you don't even know what you're saying anymore😅😕

Dean Horn

Ah, that coming of age thing where you dole out advice you don’t take. 😂 I think I was 20 when it dawned on me, so if this makes Nick 🤔 then he’s ahead of the curve. ❤️

Sara

im shitting bricks rn im so scared

Murgy

And there is the foot in the mouth! I know Nick is trying to help, but sticking your nose into other people's business doesn't work out well. Especially when Tao and Elle need to talk it through themselves, when their emotions are a bit calmer. And people don't appreciate being told something is easy and then being compared to others, i.e. comparing how things go in your relationships, even if it is only brought up because of drunk rambling while trying to help. I mean it seems Aled is staring at Nick almost willing him to stop talking. The financial side also doesn't help, as problems caused by money can be very complicated. Though I suppose the money isn't the issue here but the distance and time apart, along with the assumptions Tao made because it might not of occurred to him that Elle couldn't afford to come back as he expected. And Elle is about to hand Nick his ass when she replies isn't she? As she is already frustrated with Tao and now Nick is trying to solve it as its "easy."

Oscar BJ

The truth in wine.

Gracie

Nick I know your trying to give advice but this is Tao and Elle’s battle they need to figure this out

Gracie

But Nick take your own advice and TALK TO CHARLIE

Steph

So is Charlie going to overhear this whole convo and then ask Nick why he isn’t being honest with him. Like Charlie knows something is up with Nick. I feel a couple different talks or arguments coming. I feel like this has the potential for everyone just to go off in Nick 😬😬😬

Katrina

Oh boy this is not going to end well. I love all the details it really highlights the anxiety and tension and miscommunication. Nick you need a sip of take your own advice it’s amazing. I sense drama and tension incoming. You’re drinking some self-projection aren’t you Nick?

Mandy Hoskins

Oof. While I love N&C, and I know we have the context that their relationship works out long-term, as hard as it is, I think it's very important to remember that relationships at this age often don't last forever. It's normal and healthy to break up when you're growing up and heading off in different directions. If Elle and Tao don't end up working out because their lives diverge, as sad as it is, I think it's reasonable to show that sometimes that's what happens! But I know that would be very hard for Nick to hear in his current state, too..

Carrie Lindley

Back for one more comment, but this time about Tao and Elle because most of our comments have focused on the dynamic between Nick and Charlie, or the possible blowback on Nick of getting involved here. Fights between romantic partners happen, and misrepresenting what your partner says also happens... and relationship miscommunication is normal and can be overcome when people calm down. But, I do really feel for Tao here. Elle is being super dismissive. And if I were Tao, I'd expect a little more regret or empathy or evidence that my partner values our relationship. He wasn't asking for visits every two weeks. He was just told Elle might not even come home for Christmas. That would be months and months of separation, with no end date, for which Elle seems to have expressed no upset. So, yeah... team Tao I guess.

Theaterboi27

Hurry Charlie, get over there before Elle tears into your boyfriend! The squiggle lined frames, more bubbles, the eye roll, poor Aled's face, this page screams danger! Nick's happy drunkenness is quickly coming to an end me thinks.

Katha

and I love, love, love Elle’s Christmastrees- Earrings 🤩

Doménica Dolly

I need to hear something from Aled, i know he is an introvert and rarely socialize, but i just need for him to say SOMETHINg. After reading radio silence, i just feel deep nostalgia for him ❤️

Loveislove

Interesting to see Alice has incorporated the tv change of Elle going abroad to uni but kept the less evolved Tao personality of the comics.

Loveislove

I wonder if Aled is repeatedly nudging Nick's leg under the table in a panicked effort to get him to stop talking!

ZooKeeperHere

Oh good Lord Nick. I’m dying laughing 😂

Evergreen

Nick is about to get schooled! If “Nick, you’re a people pleaser” was Elle’s blunt response when she was lightly annoyed at Nick and sober, I can only imagine what’s coming for him now! Or it could easily come from Tao. Or both! It’s unintentional on his part, but he deserves a sharp response to “it’s easy” 🙄, and for someone his age, no one is going to get through to him as well as a peer calling him on his bullshit. It might hurt, and I hate to see him go through it, but this could be the reality check that concretizes his feelings so he can see them.

Cody

This made me cry laugh so much. Oh Nick

Loveislove

The text of Nick's words are getting bigger and bigger in the last panel and the sentence structure a little shorter and less coherent. I don't know if Nick will figure out on his own that he is not communicating well with Charlie, if Elle will hammer him over the head with it or perhaps Charlie will get dragged into the conversation when he walks back into the bar. I'm comforting myself that the breakdown is only temporary. I hope that Charlie can continue to stand by Nick no matter how messy this is about to get.

Rose Diamond10

Nice visual shortcuts! Those little floating drunk bubbles and wavy frames around the panels and Nick’s dialogue are a great non- verbal way to indicate his frame of mind. I’m also really digging the flow of today’s page layout. The panels are placed in a meandering way, with lots of space to help create that disconnected feeling that comes from being too intoxicated to keep time moving in an organized fashion.

Teri Lyn

Take a page from that book Nick and talk to Charlie!

artxsta

nick spiraling and being tactless with advice that he can’t follow does not surprise me. i very much want charlie to overhear nick talking abt the necessity of communication and call him on his bluff, like sir, you dreamed about charlie dying and never talked about it after. also, unsolicited advice is such a hit or miss, so i feel for tao and elle, although to sympathize w nick just a little bit, they did not have to share their problems w their clearly drunk friend if they didn’t want to. also, this is taking me back to halloween when elle said “you’ve been dating for a year and a half and you still look at him like that” to nick because i read her tone as a bit spiteful (i might be wrong), and she seems spiteful / over it now.

Lauri

This is so Nick and Charlie novela 😭😭😭😭😭 I’m going to cry

laurimini
>>161388996

Wish I had that amount of selfcontrol. I KNOW I will be back tomorrow and I will suffer 😭

The Wanton Dogfish

Well, is he trying to convince Tao and Elle that distance relationships can work, or himself...?

EllieRLM
>>161388996

I'm saying that today... Don't know how I'll feel tomorrow when I get the notification ! 😅

EC

Nicholas, there’s gentle and there’s too gentle… you need to sometimes let out the stream a bit or it’s bound to explode. Maybe we saw a little bit of that with David. I hate to think that will happen again but I feel like it’s brewing 😕

Audrina

I feel like there is a storm ahead... 😰

Kima🦋

"it's easy-" well...no, communicating can be mad uncomfortable that's just the nature of the beast (and that's okay!) but i love that nick and charlie are learning this, it's not a moral failure or a character flaw it's just part of every relationship. learning how to listen, process, respond, resolve... it's always easier in theory than in practice (esp when you don't know peoples exact sensitivities, triggers, etc which is why it's insensitive to tell people "just do xyz" and i would've rolled my eyes too lol)

Noemiette

Oh honey, I feel like you are about to be told to shut up :( It's all nice and all to praise communication, and yes it is important but it cannot solve everything. There is no communication that can solve their issue, and telling them to just talk it out must be very frustrating. Is Tao allowed to get hurt at that reveal ? Yeah. Is Elle allowed to be annoyed at feeling like she's being made to feel guilty about it ? Yeah. All they can do is sit with that new information about their future, and then decide if they are willing to keep it long distance in these conditions, or end it there. No amount of talking or being honest is gonna fix it. Communication isnt magic. And bringing up his relationship with Charlie on top of it that everyone views as perfect (even though it is not) is not gonna go well. I feel like Nick holds onto that notion soooo much as another mask. Him and Charlie are known to be great at communicating, and communication solves everything, so everything is ok. Everything is alright. But we know everything isnt alright.

mai

Why is nick all of us sometimes😂… pleading for a couple to communicate, when in reality it’s not always that easy😭

Bloomin’ smol cuppa

I mean Nick and Charlie do have great communication- but it’s not all honky dory. They still very much need to chat about somethings. ❤️ it’s cute that he feels he and Charlie do communicate well though (it’s true). But in some situations- going through the feelings and having to look at what th means for the future is the way forward. Regardless of what that ends up looking like. Communication is key- but it’s not everything. Nicks about to be upset after being told off isn’t he?

Nikki

If only it was that easy, honey. Also, really adore Nick’s expression in the middle panel. He looks sort of shocked and naive and innocent and like he’s had this revolutionary idea all at once 😂

Ali Michelle

Nick!! Communication is easy!? 😭💖

Megan

Oh gosh I’m so scared for the next page. I feel like Tao or Elle or both are going to really snap at Nick and it’s so sad because Nick’s only trying to be a supportive friend and he’s extremely drunk and vulnerable as a result of that. I think they’re going to say something that’s going to really upset him and he’s going to abruptly run out of the pub outside and throw up. Oh god oh god I’m scared. The tension is flying off the page!

artxsta
>>161394331

i agree, i was expecting tao to be more on the unreasonable side, but elle saying she doesn’t even know how often she’ll be able to see him just makes me feel as though she’s not wanting to put in the effort. and ofc i feel for her w the money aspect, but as u said, i was truly expecting for empathy from elle for tao. tao is also a year younger, so being back home while she’s out in the world will be difficult. ik N&C plot is later (and ik it’s not being featured) but i’d love for charlie & tao to talk now lol

Beth Yoshida
>>161394331

Exactly how I feel. It feels like Elle is not willing to put in the effort while Tao want to communicate and have some effort there. In this circumstance, it feels very much to me that Tao is being more mature and Elle isn't considering his feelings at all.

Ali Michelle

It just goes to show you never know what is going on behind the scenes. Elle and Tao definitely think Nick&Charlie have perfectly easy conversation and are the trophy couple, heck even Nick is blinded by that. When in reality, communication can be hard for everyone and no couple is perfect (even if N&C are pretty close to perf to all of us🥹)

ella
>>161399448

yes this makes so much sense! this also matches with the drawing we saw of charlie in the puffer jacket looking worried

Lolli98

Being honest and say how you feel...mhmh. Are you listening to yourself little drunk Nicky? He's so cute for trying to help...but this just isn't it. I hope Elle and Tao won't be to too harsh to him.😬

Allegra2346

hOOOH boy- Aled can you do me a solid and chuck one of those hands in front of Nick’s mouth for me thanks x

Sulagna Maitra

Oooo!!! 😬 Nick! You might have poked the bear 🤭 Elle can be brutally honest. It may be time for some home truths for Nick. 👀 Also, ‼️*SPOILER ALERT*‼️ for people who have read Nick and Charlie, we know Tao and Elle "break up" for a while which leads to a whole lot of angst for Nick and Charlie. I think this argument between Tao and Elle might be the beginning of that....🥺💔

Cole Morin

NICHOLAS!!!! Talk to Charlie 😂

T

Uh oh

Lolli98

In the middle panel it actually looks as if Nick is talking to himself. Like he doesn't make eye contact with Elle or Tao. It makes it look like what he's talking about is his own wishful thinking.

gunclevanya

hmm… I’m not sure I can handle angst one page at a time like this. 😂 I may need to just read the bundled updates for a while as they come out, until I see where this is going… I joined when Vol 5 was being drawn, which was more sexy than angsty. 🤭 Don’t misunderstand me, I’m loving the story, it’s just my delicate sensibilities 😳😂 Is anyone else feeling like this?

gunclevanya

Tao is rich? Or was Elle just being snarky?

Suse

😬🫣

ucfnurse

Gosh I remember those days‼️☺️🙏❤️‍🔥❣️💐🌺🏫📚🏟️🏉🗺️🚦🗽✌️🕊️☮️

Jasollie

The unsolicited advice is painful.

Dan

nick this might not be the best time...

DogBefriender22

Drunk, Deluded & in Denial… oh Nick… 🙈

Button

Nick picked up the shovel when he asked what they were arguing about. Now he's digging that hole and getting deeper. I get his intentions are totally benign and well meaning but this is not the time to bring it up. He believes he and Charlie have great communication and in many ways they do but he's not come to terms with communicating himself. Listen to your own advice Nick!! We see Tao and Elle communicate much better in the TV show than in the comics. The whole abandonment issues that Tao has were explored at depth there but not in the comics. We'll see how this plays out in the next few pages....

Tina

i wanna go more into "rich like you" is comic!tao well off or was this sarcastic?

Shortpockets

Someone needs to take their own advice. 🫤

reece

Hehe I feel like Elle is gonna SNAP Nick in half on the next page…. “Well you’re one to talk!!” Or something …. I mean, maybe that’s just what I’d say hahah

Ania W.

The surprising conclusion from this page is that Tao and Elle followed Nick's advice. They talked. They discussed what their relationship would be like when Elle started studying abroad.

Jennifer Paddock

Oh Nick, Nick, Nick... *sigh* Also, that rich comment was painful. There's no tactful way to address that kind of financial disparity (if it's real and not just Elle being snappish)

Beam Bugge

if it's so "easy" then why aren't you communicating with charlie huh? something's not mathing here nicky

Francis Larrigan

I think that comic book Elle doesn’t really like Nick. The last time she was drinking at Halloween, she called him a simp and now she’s quite dismissive.

Beam Bugge

also bold of tao to call harry a "rich bellend" if he's pretty well off himself lmao

Angie Michaelis

That caption had me cackling, Alice. 😂 Oh, Nicholas. “It’s easy” huh? You should take your own advice and actually tell Charlie how you feel. Love the continued use of the squiggly panels and bubbles, including the bubbles floating around his head in the third panel. Our poor, sweet drunken boy does not know what he just got himself into, but I’m here for it. This is going to get messy, but at least things are coming out into the open now, even if it’s not in the best way. 😬 Here we go! Also, why do I feel like Elle is going to call Nick out on the next page?

Angie Michaelis

The expressions here are gold, as usual. Tao’s anger, Aled’s uncomfortable surprise, Elle’s eye roll, and Nick’s concern followed by rising anxiety. Perfection. 👌

Bina
>>161394331

i agree entirely! i understand the money issue and that Elle wants freedom in her uni experience but it just seems like she’s fully disregarding Tao’s feelings here. i’m definitely getting the vibe that she feels less invested in their relationship than Tao does, and while she could also just be communicating her feelings poorly, it still makes me sad as someone who’s very familiar with being in Tao’s position of the person left behind.

Angie Michaelis
>>161389647

The “…okay Nick” eye roll made me think she’s noticed and is going to call him out too.

Dippity_Dip

“Now Nicholas what are you talking about” pls😭😭😭

Larisa

The next page is about to be very unpleasant for Nick.. The bringing back down to earth moment is .. well, not a fan favorite 😁

Arah!☆

Nick.. chill..

Angie Michaelis
>>161391817

Yes, the eye roll! 👏 I’m curious if he’s realized yet that he hasn’t been doing this or if he’ll be interrupted by someone because the “—“ is also often used when someone interrupts speech. (Elle lashing out? Charlie walking in?) Either way, I can’t wait to see where Alice takes this! Every page feels like a cliffhanger now. So much angst.

Karin Waters

damn tao is being selfish. Yeah he would miss Elle of course and it be a little hard. But study aboard isn't forever. It usually last 6-12 months. If he really loved Elle, he support her decision that made her happy.

Angie Michaelis
>>161396009

Great observation! I hadn’t noticed the text getting bigger, but that along with the choppy sentences and dark background really highlight his growing anxiety.

Lolli98
>>161416717

As I understood from the show Elle is going to choose a university in Europe for her complete study. So this would be several years.

Zachary White
>>161416717

I don’t see “selfish” just from this page. I would rather my partner communicate their needs than I go and they resent me or something

Lolli98

Elle and Tao are so much better represented in the show. I really love both their characters there. But I don't know if they are the same in the comics, because we don't get to see as much of them here.

RCM
>>161391817

I’m kind of hoping both? I suspect he will be interrupted by someone (which may not be a bad thing here), but there is something in Nick’s expression that makes me think the words he is saying sound a little more hollow than he’d like them to… And so agree, I can’t wait to see where this goes. Love these pages😅❤️

Megan Chen

NICK YOURE GOING TO GET SMACKED

Allegra2346

Charlie’s gonna come back and there’s just gonna be a crater where the table used to be

shpepanie

Elle is going to give Nick a piece of her mind 🥶 and as usual, he needs to hear it. I hope it won’t be too harsh, though 💜

Evergreen

This is such a brilliant page because it brings together a lot of pieces of Nick's psychology that we've seen building up over the last few chapters. We're all aware of the current context of this chapter, but in this page we also see Nick's automatic discomfort/anxiety at the idea of two people who love each other arguing. We know Nick's parents are capable of arguing loudly, and we know Nick's dad said he didn't want to come see him if he was just going to cry, so I think it's safe to assume that Nick is afraid to share his difficult feelings and thoughts because he's terrified it could cause an argument. To the five year old kid deep inside of him, an argument could mean his loved one walks - just like his dad did. In this page, it makes him anxious even to see another couple arguing about their changing interests/goals and the prospect of being long distance. I think Nick hopes desperately that everything he's feeling will just resolve itself over time without anyone getting angry. This arc is going to be such an important and affirming moment of growth for Nick when he learns that, even if he and Charlie do eventually argue and even if they need to have some space to clear their heads for a bit, Charlie ultimately isn't going anywhere.

Beam Bugge
>>161422190

oh I didn't think of him being reminded of his parents, that's an interesting (and angsty) idea!

Rod Carvalho

I think that sometimes you don't tell your partner everything, and we shouldn't blame Nick or Charlie. Good communication is important, but sometimes we need to figure things out ourselves before talking to loved ones.

Brittney

Oh Nick, stay out of it. Please, like it's already becoming heated, like it's hard because unfortunately you know well one, everyone's not Nick and Charlie and two, it's something Tao and Elle have to work through but you have to let them work it out I know you want to be there for them Nick. But I'll admit all you can do is give them advice but it's always up to them to do with that advice if they are willing to listen to it or not

val

PLEASE nicholas

Eileen

Lol "okay Nick" 🤣

Vantacy_1912

No angry talk please, lady and gentlemen.

Kiki
>>161404095

Yes, it’s so tantalizing and nerve wracking reading these day by day — it’s making me so worried! 😩😱 I don’t know if I can stand watching this in slow motion. Maybe it would be easier on my heart if I take it in chunks rather than drop by drop!

Isak

I like the shaky lines for Nick’s speech bubbles! It highlights the fact that he is super drunk right now

April

Drunk Nick is incredibly insightful Hopefully he remembers this advice once he sobers up

April
>>161426774

He was going well, but yeah, while I understand it is a common way for people to empathise and relate (especially for neurodivergent folk), bringing up you own personal experience (namely, your relationship) is probably not ideal in this situation.

Brittney
>>161426774

Yeah I already have a feeling, he's going to be told off in the next part. But yeah, I mean we all do it, I won't go into heavy detail with this one but my mum gave advice to one of our family friend's girlfriend and let's say that she tries to keep remembering it but it doesn't always work out how it's supposed to

David C Witkin

Every person in the conversation is over-exaggerating, as teenagers are prone to doing, but they are stating their points pretty sharply. Tao is simply saying: "Elle, why can't you come home at all? Not even on Holiday breaks? What are you really trying to say?" And Elle is saying "Tao, my budget is very limited. Why can't YOU come visit ME? And how many visits is enough for you? And why do I have to set down hard and fast rules anyway? This feels too restricted!" And our poor Nick just wants all his friends to be happy. He honestly believes his communication with Charlie has been easy because he's been MAKING it be easy, but I think Elle and Tao have kind of seen how Nick subordinates himself to Charlie's needs a lot, and that accounts for the eye roll. Drunk Nick is giving excellent advice, but something tells me he's about to get an earful of "Physician, Heal Thyself!" or "Practice what you preach."

Elena

In German there is an idiom for, when someone gives you advices, you didn't ask for/don't want to receive, exactly like Nick is doing it here, and it's called: "Ratschläge sind auch Schläge", which means something like: "advices are also punches" but it works out way better in German, because if you would translate it word by word you would actually say "advice punches" to the word "Ratschläge", which would lead to "advice punches are also punches". Okay, maybe this will not make any sense in English, if you don't speak German (I don't know), but I needed to write that down anyway, because it fits so perfectly with what Nick is doing to Tao and Elle at the moment! 🙃🫠

Elena
>>161441684

....So actually now I'm also giving something similar to an advice, that nobody even wanted. 🤣🤣

Sandra Day
>>161441684

This is great! I love all the German words that explain uncomfortable emotions! Schadenfreude is one of my favourites.

Cliff
>>161439015

Except that relationships are not easy at all. He’s living in a lovesick fantasy. Not to say he won’t have a happily ever after, but some serious emotional developments on his (and Charlie’s) part will have to take place first.

Loveislove
>>161422190

This is a great insight - maybe the likely anger heading Nick's way may lead to some tears from Nick. If this is what Charlie walks back in on - who knows where this leads. Does Charlie get angry at his friends? At Nick? Does Nick completely lose it when Charlie sees him like that? Does Charlie cry himself overwhelmed with concern? I should stop now since I seem to be writing the next few pages and I am always wrong.

Nyssa Rawther 🍉

Nicholas....take a deep breath, darling. You're spiralling a bit.

April
>>161439015

Oh, definitely He started off well, he's right that relationships need communication, and that was what I'd meant as being insightful (and something he seems to have only worked out once drunk). The moment he said "it's easy" is where I see this going downhill, plus bringing up his relationship with Charlie. I suspect that's going to receive a less than stellar response...

Beam Bugge

i have a feeling that either tao or elle will interrupt nick with a snappy "yeah we get it you're nick and charlie you're perfect but we're not so shut up" or something

Elspeth Fougere
>>161441684

Hehe thats actually very helpful! And i was just talking with an autistic friend the other day about doing this accidentally, by just being frank with the truth, but for other people its only occasional like when drunk or not thinking, its awkward and well intentioned, but lands like a bad puch instead of a friendly pat on the back

Samaria!

why no one talk about Aled’s face LMFAOO

Paul D

I wonder if Charlie is close enough to hear this...?

Alyse Nicole
>>161416717

She’s going for university…so like several years not just a few months. And she doesn’t even want to talk about options they could do to keep communication and commitment going while they aren’t going to see each other. They are both being selfish.

Effie Kennedy

Like he can talk ahaha is someone gonna call him out on that