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This comic was so cute and naughty! Loved the concept and the execution! Including the thumbnails at the end was such a cool bonus and I loved the thought process behind picking the cover!! Can’t wait to see what you make next!

Love this comic so much!!! It’s short but so sweet!!! I hope you’ll consider revisiting these characters again someday!

Hi! I’m flattered that my short comic was able to give you pause and encouraged you to be introspective. I do agree that the comic could’ve used a longer format, as the original intention was to make a 21-ish page comic. Unfortunately, I did have to cut down some of the pages to meet the deadline, and also make room to work on it while working my part-time job irl. So, that may explain why it leaves one wanting more. I may revisit it in the future to make an “extended cut” of sorts, but that probably won’t be for awhile.

It definitely wasn’t my intent to make trans or cis women specifically come across as predatory in any way, nor vice versa. This is the first trans/LGBT+ project I’ve ever made and Exodia is meant to be an evil sorceress like in the story of Swan Lake, which the comic is inspired by (with additional inspiration from the 1994 animated movie called “The Swan Princess”, an iteration of Swan Lake where the evil sorcerer Rothbart tries to marry the princess in order to inherit the kingdom). As for the swan spell, it is like the case of a Monkey Paw in which she didn’t quite get what she wanted, but also takes themes from Swan Lake where she can’t quite escape the spell without meeting specific conditions. Exodia's evil tendencies aren't because she's trans, it's just because I've always made her/and her base character morally ambiguous and pretty selfish. Selene as a character is stubborn and avoids self gratification. The characters (even in cannon) are very much unstoppable force meets immovable object as a trope.

The princess's conflict about pursuing the sorceress is meant to be more in line with her own internalized homophobia, hence the title “Two Swans can’t Kiss”, kind of referencing how it feels forbidden to kiss another woman. While she’s reluctant at first, that is meant to insinuate how she hesitates to indulge in romance with another woman. This was the main idea of the comic as it was for the February/Valentine’s themed Jam I hosted called “5 Times I Almost Kissed You Jam”, where the characters show yearning of some sort. I personally still struggle a lot with my own queerness so the comic was an excuse to explore Sapphic themes and to indulge a bit in content I’m usually too scared to make as someone who isn't out and probably won't ever get to be.

If you want to better see my thought process, the PDF download "The Making of 2 Swans Can't Kiss" shows the thumbnails, comments, and the development while I was making this project.

I hope this clears things up and answers some of your questions! Thank you for taking interest in my story and taking the time to comment.

Yes, I have a discord! It's Blushinmoon over there as well!

Aww thank you so much!! They were so fun to make!

Thank you so much!

SO CUTEE!!

Of course!! Thank you so much for joining it! I hope you'll consider submitting it to the corresponding bundle, as I would love for you to be a part of it! Here's the link for it just in case you're interested: https://forms.gle/k9hgcwjKB2HAaxYR9

I think it’s ok if you do both! However, for the bundle you’ll still most likely make the same amount as everyone else, no more or no less regardless of how many projects are put into it. Hopefully this answers your question!! Submit as many projects as you feel comfortable with!!!

THIS ARTBOOK IS SO BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE THE CONCEPTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN IT ALL AROUND! SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

Of course!!! Keep up the good work!!

THE STORY WAS SO GOOD I LOVE SELKIES SO SO MUCH AND THIS WAS AMAZING I CRIED!!! YOU’RE A PHENOMENAL WRITER!!!

TOXIC YURIIII Yeahhhhhhhhhhh THE PAGE LAYOUT LOOKS SO COOL SO FAR I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE COMIC!!

Here you are!

Hi! This Jam doesn’t follow traditional MerMay Prompts or drawing something every day for 31 days, so there’s no particular prompts to follow. It’s just to encourage the people who join to make mermaid/sea creature related projects! Just have fun with it and draw whatever you’d like revolving around the theme of mermaids and sea creatures! :)

Omg thank you 😭💖 this is the best compliment I’ve ever gotten on them

Hi! Absolutely!! This is still artistic in nature and it’s on theme so 100% go for it!! I think it’s really cool that you can do that and I’m so excited to see how that looks like!! Also, feel free to distribute however you’d like to, this jam is mostly geared towards encouraging people to make mermaid/sea creature inspired projects, so I think you’re good! :)

Absolutely!! I say go for it if you’d like! At most I’d say to be cautious of the time left (since games take awhile) but I believe in you should you give it a shot!!! :)

Of course! Whatever you have the most fun doing!! I can’t wait to see :)

Hello!! Absolutely! Make and submit as many projects as you’d like! Also, Mermen are DEFINITELY allowed! I used the term Mermaids loosely to refer to the creature specifically but if you’d like to draw Mermen or any other kinds of aquatic creatures, absolutely go for it!

I STILL LOVE THIS AND I LOVE THE FINISHED PRODUCT TOO AHHHH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLOT TWIST!!! 

Absolutely beautiful!! Watching as the seasons pass by slowly and watching the yearning and love start to flow? Chefs kiss!!! Thank you so much for being a part of the bundle and the Jam!

Hi, I'm super sorry for the late response as I didn't see this discussion, but the bundle had already closed. I'm super sorry about the confusion.

Added!! My bad it totally slipped my mind!

It looks beautiful so far! I have so much respect for traditional artists as someone who used to make all of my comics in watercolor! This looks great and I can’t wait to see how it looks finished!

THIS IS SO GOOD I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF OT AHHH!!!!

What you have is amazing so far!!! I really love the way you plan and format the comic, and so far it’s going such an intriguing direction! I find myself excited for more! Keep up the great work and take your time!

Omg!!! I’m so excited!!!

THIS WAS THE CUTEST THING EVERR!!!! OMG PLS CONSIDER SUBMITTING THIS INTO THE BUNDLE!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Of course!

Hi! Not sure if I'm doing this right but if you see this and you've joined this Jam you might be pleased to learn that I have extended it to March 15th 2026 at 12:00 AM(EST)!

Hopefully this will help those who may need more time/and or an extension to make what they wanted to for this Jam. Good luck, and I can't wait to see what you all decide to make!!!

I’M SO HYPE!!! Can’t wait for when it comes out!!!

Hi! I personally don’t do the best with extreme or heavy gore so if it’s anything too extreme or taboo (not sure if that’s the right word but I hope you get what i mean) I probably won’t include it in the bundle. Even so, I am super supportive of the freedom of art so if you want to get bloody or gory/take a horror approach I think that’d be okay! If you want it to be included in the bundle my personal hard limit is anything with guts spilling out/extreme gore (Not sure how else to clarify bc Idk the proper terminology for the themes gore covers). I hope this answers your question? Thank you again for joining!

Hi! I’m not sure. The banned content list that is listed on the Jam’s page is Itch.io’s banned content list, so if it doesn’t fall into those categories, or subcategories of those things I imagine it would be okay! Overall, I don’t engage with anything too heavy but I’m also pretty open! I think in general so long as it’s not anything that might get you banned or in trouble!

This comic is beautiful! There's a lovely range of colors and a wonderful story being drawn out here!! Between the pretenses shown with actions rather than words and the expressions of the characters there is so much being said without having to verbally say it- it's amazing!!! Please give this a read!!! 5 Stars!!!

THIS COMIC IS PHENOMENAL!!! For one, I absolutely LOVE the shifting color schemes, the medium you chose, and also the vibe of this comic overall? IT'S AMAZING!!! I'VE RE-READ THIS LIKE 5 TIMES ALREADY!!! The approach you took opting  for illustrative storytelling shows just how strong of a comic artist you are, able to get the vibes and point across with color, expressions, and atmosphere, you're just so amazing!!! I'm so happy you joined, it means the world to me! Wonderful artwork as always and I'd be glad to have it as part of the bundle!!! Thank you again for joining!

Hi!! I think all of these count, and yes there can be a kissing scene! The prompt is open ended despite what it says and I’d love to see multiple characters if that’s your thing! I was probably gonna use more than one character too since mine are polyamorous! Pls don’t hesitate to ask more questions if you have any!

THESE TWO ARE SO CUTEE!!! I love how you portray the dynamics between the two characters you can just tell they’re so in love it’s so cute I’m crying I love it so much!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I’m so happy I managed to finish in time! And I really appreciate the opportunity!!!