Author's Notes:
Anyone who's read the side-story "Heart Questions" probably has some questions about this! After we solidified timeline and ages, Ari and I decided that we are going to make Heart Questions non-canon. As it turns out, I had Briar's age wrong from the outset, which means everything in that one is wrong.
To elaborate:
Creatures and humans mature at different rates, following the gist of "my dog is 34 in dog years". This is a headache and a half.
My original thought was that Briar and Belfry were 5 years apart. However, I was thinking 5 human years. With creatures' accelerated maturity, 5 years of maturity difference is only 2 chronological years separated. Which makes Briar 18 years old chronologically and early 20's maturity-wise.
Although previously it was still technically okay for Milo and Briar to date, since 14 chronological years is 18 years maturity, we were not happy with the optics of it. We don't want to come off as "Oh sure, she looks like a baby, but she's thousands of years old, so it's okay!" Which, there's lots of nuance to that topic, but it was never my intent to engage with that particular buggaboo in Tamberlane. So we ultimately decided that 18 (equivalent 25 years maturity) is when official adulthood is.
Regardless of whether or not Brilo is A Thing, the reality is that because Briar reacted to Milo with a crush in Chapter 3, that is a plot thread left dangling in the main comic. We do not and have never wanted anyone to have to read side stories to get the full story. So we knew we had to address this in the plot at SOME point.
Either way, I want to make it clear: Briar/Milo is a possibility now with the way we tweaked things. Will it end up that way? Who knows. I'm not telling. :3 Regardless, it no longer feels taboo and weird to address it at all.
Anyway, enjoy your shipping content, nerds!
Tamberlane's Cowriter Needs Help!
Ari and his partner Izzy — who has helped as a flatter for Tamberlane in the past — desperately need our help.
They have lost a large portion of their income and are unable to afford rent and utilities. As a student Visa holder,
Izzy is unable to do any paid work until she receives permission from the government. Worst case scenario, this might
take 8 months. Until then, they are reliant on support from others to afford housing.
In response to this, Foxglove Comics is banding together to host an emergency fundraiser, with 14 different artists offering commissions!
For full details, please visit our fundraiser webpage. There
are multiple prizes to be had, including a rarely offered piano vocal song commission from Ari, and even commissions from Caytlin!
Commission work will be streamed on Saturday, April 26th. Caytlin will not be a part of the stream, but will be doing commissions nonetheless.
Commissions and donations are available right now! Get your commission slot while they're available! And keep an eye
on this space, because Caytlin will also be auctioning off a full-color "wing-it" commission slot this week! Details to come.
Transcript
BELFRY: A-Anyway! I'd best be off!
BELFRY: Much to do before the sun sets and all!
BELFRY: Must catch Briar before she...
BELFRY: Come to think of it...
BELFRY: I'm off to Little Acorn to meet up with
BELFRY: BRIAR
BELFRY: and her mates.
BELFRY: You should come, too!
MILO: Ah...
MILO: I shouldn't.
BELFRY : D-Bref ! Je ferais mieux d'y aller !
BELFRY : Il y a beaucoup à faire avant le coucher du soleil et tout !
BELFRY : Il faut que j'attrape Briar avant qu'elle...
BELFRY : En y repensant...
BELFRY : Je vais à Little Acorn pour retrouver
BELFRY : BRIAR
BELFRY : et ses amis.
BELFRY : Tu devrais venir aussi !
MILO : Ah...
MILO : Je ne devrais pas.
