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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 5h

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue looks curiously at a pie which Green has placed on a plate on the table, while Green looks at him with joy and pride.
Green: I have made a sidequest pie!

Blue listens patiently as Green goes on.
Green: Flour from the mill we visited once, mushrooms that we gathered with your mom, homegrown parsley and basil... Almost all ingredients were things we've made or gathered on adventures!

Both foxes turn back to look at the pie.
Blue: How does it taste?
Green: Bad.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 2d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue is looking at Green, who is stretched out on the floor in a straight line, sound asleep.
Blue, thinking: I need to get to the other side, but my way is blocked.

Very cautiously, Blue stretches out towards Green, about to touch him.
Blue, still in thought: What if I just very gently...

Both foxes jump as Green is startled awake, shooting through the ceiling like a rocket.

Recovering from the surprise, Blue looks up to the direction where Green blasted off.
Blue: Were you having bad dreams?
Green, unseen somewhere above: There were huge bugs touching me.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 5d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue freezes in terror as a vaguely foxlike abstract figure dashes towards him.
Entity: Cold! Cuddles!
Blue: Aaah! A ghoul!

The entity, which is slowly starting to turn into Green, wraps himself around Blue, who struggles in vain.
Ghoulish Green: Cold! Cold! Cold! Cold!
Blue: Aaaah! You are icy!!!

Accepting his confinement, Blue settles down, sulking as Green slowly and gradually returns to his usual bearing and colour.
Blue: Are you normal now?
Green: Almost.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 7d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue arrives home, wearing a soaked rain cloak. Green greets him happily.
Blue: I'm back!
Green: How was the rain?
Blue: It's not quite as nice as it would be in wilderness. But it makes the city quiet down. And the air feels fresher.

View of Blue standing serenely in the rain in his raincloak, peering from beneath the cloak's raised hood, eyes contentedly closed in meditative peace.
Blue, narrating: The rain isn't as nice in the city, but the city is much nicer in the rain.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 9d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green observe with delight as Blue's breath turns into a puff of steam in the cold air.
Blue: Look! My breath is fogging up!
Green: It's finally getting cool enough to do things outside again!

Blue and Green look at each other, excited.
Blue: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Green: Yep!
Both, in unison: Dugout time!

The foxes get busy digging. The hole they've already achieved is deep enough that only their heads and Green's shovel poke out.
Blue: Next summer we'll have a nice, chilly underground bedroom away from the heat.
Green: Do you think we could fit a fridge in here, too?

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 11d

Same.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 12d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are relaxing peacefully at home. Blue is on his computer, while Green is reading a book.

The doorbell rings, and both foxes jump into the air, startled by the sudden sound.

Blue and Green are wrapped up together, frozen in fear as an unseen person speaks from the door.
Unseen maintenance fox: Hello, I'm here to change the air filter.

Blue and Green both relax, still coiled together but visibly relieved.
Blue: Oh thank goodness, I thought we got surprise guests.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 14d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue is sitting on his computer as Green stumbles home, looking ragged and exhausted.
Blue: Welcome home! How was the wedding?
Green: It was great. I swore undying loyalty to the bride's bloodline...

Blue turns to look at Green as Green flops down onto the floor.
Green: ...Befriended her brother, and adopted the bestman's girlfriend.
Blue: Huh.
Green: We are cousins now.

Blue continues to look at Green as Green continues to lounge on the floor.
Green: How have you been while I was gone?
Blue: Good. I baked bread.
Green: Nice.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 16d

A crude, shaky illustration of two foxes, clearly drawn on a random piece of scrap paper with a hastily found ballpoint pen, posted from a moving vehicle. In this one, Green has just crawled home, horizontally like a slug, exhausted and still wearing a conical party hat and a confetti kazoo. Blue looks at him, saying nothing. The text above and below them says: Made it home safe! Wedding went great!

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 21d

See you all next monday!

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue approaches as Green is packing a suitcase.
Blue: Do I have to come to your friend's wedding, too?
Green: No.

Green turns to look at Blue.
Green: You're invited, but not expected.

Blue's expression turns to an incredulous frown.
Blue: What does that mean?

Green reaches towards Blue, and they kiss.
Green: It means you can come if you want to, but they know that you won't want to.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 23d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are sitting in front of a whiteboard, where Green has crudely illustrated a hole, a table at the bottom of the hole, and two foxes sitting on the opposite ends of the table. Holding a pointing stick, Green taps at the board, as Blue listens attentively.
Green: We dig a hole, and then set up our game table there.
Blue: Right.

Having drawn a cover over the hole, Green taps at the addition.
Green: Then we cover the top and wait for an unsuspecting victim.
Blue: Huh.

Green taps at the whiteboard again, pointing at the most recent addition to the drawing: A startled third fox falling through the cover at the top.
Green: Eventually someone will fall through.
Blue: I see.

Last, Green's illustration looks the same as it did in the first panel, save that there are now three foxes sitting at the table. Blue turns to look at Green with suspicion.
Green: And they'll have no choice but to play with us.
Blue: Are you sure this would work?

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 26d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue approaches Green, who is reading something on his phone with keen interest.
Blue: So, what did you find out?

Green turns away from his phone screen to look at Blue.
Green: Did you know that some whales' blow holes are shaped just like any other mammals' nostrils?
Blue: I meant about when that store opens.

Green turns back to his phone, as Blue looks at him, speechless.
Green: Right! I forgot to look it up!

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 28d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Green is on the ground, with a goal line drawn into the ground in front of him, just out of reach. Exhausted, with great pain and effort, Green stretches and reaches towards the line, groaning, even pushing out his tongue in hopes of making contact with it.

Blue shows up, frowning at Green.
Blue: If you can't meet the deadline, just ask them for more time.
Green: No, I can make it.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Sep 8

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Green approaches Blue, looking puzzled.
Green: Was there something we were supposed to do today?
Blue: I promised to give my brother a ride home from school.
Green: Hmm.

Still suspicious, Green pulls up this phone.
Green: No, that's not it. Let me check my calendar.

Green looks up to Blue, and the two look at each other.
Green: We forgot our anniversary again.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Sep 5

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Green is wandering around a party by himself, when he spots familiar people in the crowd.
Green, thinking: Wow, I barely know anyone at this party. Oh hey, that's Blue, his grandma, and some other lady.

Approaching the three, Green starts confidently talking to the two ladies, who are indeed like two peas in a pod. Blue turns to look at Green, utterly mortified.
Green: Are you sisters? I can barely tell you two apart!

Green freezes in horrified embarrassment as Blue's grandma speaks. Blue looks at Green, frowning but saying nothing.
Grandma: She's my daughter.

Green turns to look over his shoulder, looking for escape routes. Blue's grandma seems amused, his aunt does not.
Green: If you'll excuse me, I'll be outside, laying face down in the dirt.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Sep 3

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Green is wearing a fancy tie, and Blue is turning to look at him, blushing and clearly flustered.
Blue: You look so nice when you're all dressed up.
Green: Should I get dressed up more often?

They kiss.
Blue: No, then it wouldn't be special.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Sep 1

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are talking to a third fox, who is Red.
Red: Blue's cousin's party is on saturday. Are you two coming?
Green: How formal are your usual family celebrations?
Red: Oh don't worry, you won't have to wear a suit or anything.
Green: I'm not worried that I have to, I'm asking if I get to.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Aug 29

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are attending some kind of a safety presentation, sitting side-by-side while wearing bright yellow safety helmets.
Green: How nice taht they do these introductions to emergency protocols that we rarely need. If just one or two people in a whole building know what to do, they can lead everyone to safety!

Green turns to look at Blue as Blue speaks.
Blue: I don't think that anyone in our apartment building would know what to do in an emergency.
Green: That's us. We know.
Blue: Oh.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Aug 27

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Aug 25

The door leads directly into the bike storage. If we forget to remove the doorstopper rock, the bicycles of every single person in the building are getting stolen.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Aug 25

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are returning home after a bike ride, walking their bicycles to the door. There's a note taped to the door. Blue glares at an empty spot beside the door.
Blue: Hey! They've removed the doorstopper stone!

Holding the door open so that Green can walk his bike in first, Blue reads the note on the door, frowning at it.
Blue: "Do not use anything to prop the door open" so how should people get their bikes in?

Having put their bikes and helmets back in their place, Blue and Green march on with determination.
Blue: Let's get some paper and a pen.
Green: And a new rock?
Blue: Naturally.

Returning outside, Blue and Green observe the new note that they have taped on top of the old one. Blue glances to Green with a question. They have also retrieved a new rock to replace the old one, placing it in the exact same empty spot beside the door, from where the old one had been removed.
Blue: "The rocks will continue until a better alternative is provided." Is that too harsh?
Green: Could be harsher.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Aug 22

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are just sitting together, talking.
Green: It's funny how differently we were raised to show feelings. Like your "sad" looks like "despair" to me." And you see my "cranky" as "angry enough to start throwing furniture."

Blue raises an eyebrow, puzzled.
Blue: ...So how did your family express being genuinely angry?
Green: By throwing furniture.
Blue: Ah.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Aug 20

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, the foxes are shown in an assortment of different situations, with Green narrating each scene. In the first one, Green is changing sheets.
Green, narrating: I want to change your bedsheets because I love you.

Next, Blue and Green are sitting at a table, with big ice cream dishes in front of them. The one in front of Blue has two decorative cookie sticks and a cherry on top, whereas Green's ice cream only has one cookie stick and no cherry.
Green, narrating: I want you to have the nicer one because I love you.

Then, the foxes are out shopping, carrying bags.
Green, narrating: I want to buy you nice things because I love you.

Then, in the final scene, Green sneaks up on Blue and licks the back of Blue's neck. Blue is wide-eyed and startled by this.
Green: Narrating: I want to bug and annoy you forever because I love you.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Aug 18

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue approaches Green with enthusiasm, which Green reciprocates.
Blue: Cuddles!
Green: Cuddles!

Blue wraps himself around Green, coiled up like a snake, his eyes contently closed. Green seems surprised.
Green: Ough, you're really warm.
Blue: Yep.

Blue makes no effort to let go of Green, who is starting to look frustrated.
Green: I'm sweating.
Blue: I noticed.

Green frowns, while Blue grips him tighter.
Green: Release me.
Blue: No. Suffer.

Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Aug 15

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Green sits by himself in front of his computer, frowning in mildly annoyed disappointment. His thoughts hover above his head as narration.
Green, in thought: They say "nobody else is in charge of your online experience. Nobody's breaking into your home to show you things that make you mad." Of course not.

Green remains unmoving, his expression unchangeing, as Blue appears on the scene. Blue is frowning at his phone, tilting the screen towards Green, who is adamantly not even glancing towards the phone.
Blue: Look at this stupid thing people are arguing about.
Green, still in silent narration: He lives here.