Chapter 1: Pages 001-003
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Chapter 2: Pages 004-007
Summary:
Everyone wakes up and is collectively freaked out.
Notes:
Phobos is using ASL for anyone who’s confused! Anything he says in sign language will be in brackets for clarity.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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Act Your Age: Pages 004-007
Notes:
Page seven was actually the first page I drew for this comic! Of course, the first thing I draw is a cute sad hug lol. Little Meouch freaking out about his lack of mane is maybe one of my favorite additions I’ve since made to this scene. Hope you guys are enjoying the comic so far! Let me know what you think in the comments!
Chapter 3: Pages 008-010
Summary:
Tensions are high, everyone’s freaking out, and Havve did not sign up for this. All he wanted was to go to Ladyworld! That was it! He was voted “Least Responsible Member of the Band,” why does he have the be the one in charge?
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(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
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Chapter 4: Pages 011-013
Summary:
The boys adjust to their new looks. Havve has some thoughts.
Notes:
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Act Your Age Pages 001-013
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Chapter 5: Pages 014-017
Summary:
The implications of childhood and the limitations it brings are starting to become clear. How the hell are they going to survive this?
Notes:
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Chapter 6: Pages 018-020
Summary:
The rock n’ roll best friends have a heart to heart and refuse to sit on the couch correctly. Phobos uses a text to speech app when he’s lazy.
Notes:
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Chapter 7: Pages 021-023
Summary:
Sung's core gets a check-up.
Notes:
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Act Your Age Pages 021-023
Notes:
If this page looks different compared to the others, I’m using a different brush! This story was originally drawn in Photoshop, but I’ve since switched over to Clip Studio Paint and I have different brushes now. Because of how I’m editing this comic, adding in pages where they need to be added, redrawing frames where they need to be drawn… expect to see a mish-mash of brushes from here on out, lol.
Also: Behold, the first and only time I remember to draw the design on Havve’s shirt!
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Chapter 8: Pages 024-026
Summary:
Havve goes off and tries to be responsible. The boys actually get to enjoy themselves for once.
Notes:
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Act Your Age Pages 024-026
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Chapter 9: Pages 027-030
Summary:
Someone appears.
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Chapter 10: Pages 031-034
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Havve is disarmed.
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Chapter 11: Pages 035-038
Summary:
Phobos hates this. He really, really hates this.
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Chapter 12: Pages 039-041
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Signups for the “I Hate Deimos and Want to Punch Him” Club begin tomorrow at noon. All are welcome!
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Chapter 13: Pages 042-045
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Yeah, no one is really doing okay after losing Phobos. Luckily, things always look a little bit brighter from on top of a lap.
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Chapter 14: Pages 046-048
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As if Havve’s day wasn’t going poorly enough, now he’s being operated on by literal children. He’s having fun.
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Chapter 15: Pages 049-050
Summary:
Phobos isn't in the mood for sibling bonding.
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Bonus written content coming next Tuesday!
Chapter 16: Intermission: Brothers
Summary:
I was feeling the itch to write something for this project, and this was always a scene I wanted to flesh out a little more anyway. I know we’re 50 pages in already and it’s weird to throw something totally different at you now, but :P This is my story and I do what I want!
BTW, this is not required reading! If you’re not a big fic reader, don’t worry, you’re not missing anything important to the plot. But if you want to get a little more insight into what’s going through Phobos’s head… read on!
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(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
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This was his brother. That was the thing that kept going through Phobos’s head. This was his twin brother, alive and breathing, in the pilot’s seat, taking him away from his friends against his will. The friends he loved, and who loved him back, and who Deimos hated with a burning passion. Deimos wanted his friends dead.
This wasn't his brother. It couldn't be. Deimos couldn’t hate like this. Sure, he was always a little more temperamental and argumentative than Phobos was, but for fuck’s sake, that was because he used to do debate team and shit! His brother wasn't evil! There was no way his brother, his best friend, had turned him into a child and plotted to kill his friends. There was no way.
But there was. He spared another glance at Deimos, taller than him for the first time ever, sneering over the ship's controls, looking annoyed. Annoyed that no one died? Annoyed that Phobos was giving him the silent treatment? Hell, he should feel happy that Phobos had even talked to him at all.
God. Phobos had talked to him. Phobos hadn't spoken a word in years. It had been… God, almost a decade on Earth. All that time, silent. Not totally mute, sure, but he hadn't talked. He'd laughed, he'd cried, he'd screamed during scary movie nights when Sung insisted on having the lights off and Meouch snuck up behind him and grabbed his shoulder too suddenly. That was shit he couldn't really control, and he didn't try to. But he hadn't hummed, he hadn't whispered, he hadn't done any of that. He'd never spoken to his best friends, his family. They'd never heard him speak… until today.
He broke his vow of silence. Any other day, that would've been huge. That would be the thing eating away at his insides and clawing at his heart, not all of this other shit. Not Deimos, not the fate of his friends, not being a child. But in the grand scheme of the supremely shitty day he’d been having, breaking his vow seemed almost like a footnote. It was broken now. That was it. He’d spoken. He could talk freely again, if he wanted to.
Did he want to?
He’d always pictured himself talking to his friends one day, in an important moment. After they’d achieved something amazing, perhaps, or as a display of trust and friendship. At some point, he knew he would let go of the past, and he would be able to move on. He didn’t like that his hand had been forced like this. He didn’t like the fact that his first words in several years were to an attacker, one who was supposed to be family. Did Deimos even know about his vow of silence? Did he have any idea that for Phobos, speaking was an absolute last resort?
He didn’t regret talking to Deimos. If he hadn't, Havve would be dead. Shit, was Havve going to be okay? Yeah, he could be repaired, but still, he’d lost a whole arm. What about Sung and Meouch? What was going through their heads? Sung said they would come for him, that they would find him. But their Time Crystal was out of commission, and without that, they couldn't warp. What if they couldn't rescue him? What if he never saw them again? What if he never saw Earth again, never got to go home?
It seemed like years ago that they played that Toronto show, but it was just last night. Last night, they had played an amazing rock show, danced until their bodies ached, got a little tipsy... and today he was a child. He was a little kid tangled up in a murder plot, wearing clothes that were too big for him, kidnapped by his twin brother who was supposed to be dead. What the fuck.
"I did miss you, you know," Deimos said, apropos of nothing. Phobos sat up straighter and looked at him. The annoyance had faded from his face, but he was still looking straight out the window into the warp stream ahead of them. "I know when I said it earlier, it might not have come off as sincere. Y'know, since I was holding you at swordpoint. But I really missed you, man."
There he was, being normal old Deimos, like nothing had happened. If Phobos wasn't constantly aware of how small he was, he might've been able to let himself forget. He might've been able to slip back, just go back to how things used to be, when he and Deimos would do stupid shit like hold each other at swordpoint for fun. But Deimos had threatened him. He was a child, and Deimos was an adult. Things weren’t the same.
Phobos looked away, crossing his arms over his pulled-up knees and resting his chin down on them. He missed Deimos too, but as far as he was concerned, this person wasn’t Deimos. Not anymore. Anyone who had it in them to do this wasn’t Deimos.
“I thought you were dead for the longest time,” Deimos continued. Phobos kept staring in the opposite direction. “All I knew was that Funk destroyed our world, ended our civilization, and that it was Commander Meouch’s fault. Only a few months ago did I learn where and when he was hiding, and that you were with him. When I found out you were alive… I couldn’t believe it. I… Not gonna lie, I broke down a little bit. I cried. I was just so fucking relieved, man, you don’t even know.”
Phobos frowned, and he felt his heart sink deep, deep into his stomach. He did know. He’d thought Deimos was dead for so long… Hell, if Deimos hadn’t introduced himself as being the cause of their Time Crystal troubles, Phobos would’ve felt that relief upon seeing him too. Instead, all he felt was conflicted and scared. He’d always dreamed of getting his brother back, but… not like this.
“I was so excited to get to see you again,” Deimos said, seemingly unaware that Phobos was curling himself up into a tighter and tighter ball, trying to make himself as small as possible. “I wish our reunion had been under better circumstances, but I had to get you out of there. I don’t know what they told you or how they got in your head like that, but… Whatever, it doesn’t matter. We’re back together now, and that’s what matters. The Dream Team, back in action.”
When Phobos said nothing in response, he sighed. He adjusted something with the control panel, and then refocused on the warp tunnel outside.
Phobos buried his face in the crook of his elbow. He felt tears prick at his eyes. What the hell was Deimos talking about, Dream Team? They weren’t a team. Teammates didn’t hurt each other, or say that their friends were awful people when they weren’t. Teammates didn’t try and pass off their selfish delusions as noble acts. Deimos didn’t even know his friends, and yet he was so certain that they were liars and murderers. This wasn’t about them. This was about him.
Phobos squeezed his eyes shut, trying to fight back the tears. This wasn’t a dream. This was a nightmare that he wished he could wake up from.
Notes:
If you enjoyed reading, drop a comment and let me know! I might do more of these scenes in the future. Stay tuned for more comic pages this Friday!
Chapter 17: Pages 051-053
Summary:
Havve's arm is all fixed up; time to get back to work.
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Chapter 18: Pages 054-057
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Chapter 19: Pages 058-061
Summary:
Missed updating last week, sorry! Back to your regularly scheduled angst with Phobos.
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Chapter 20: Pages 062-065
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Sung and Meouch want to beat up Deimos. Like, really bad. Havve tries to be a responsible adult.
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Chapter 21: Pages 066-068
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The boys have just about had it with being kids, but Havve gets an idea.
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Chapter 22: Pages 069-071
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CW: Child Abuse
In which Deimos cements himself as the galaxy's biggest asshole.
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Chapter 23: Pages 072-074
Summary:
Yeah I don't have much of a summary for this one lol. This update does have the only colored page in the comic though, so that's exciting!
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Chapter 24: Pages 075-077
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Operation: Rescue Phobos from Captain Dickwad is a go!
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Chapter 25: Pages 078-080
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Phobos finally gets that good, good hug he’s been needing! And Havve is fuckin PISSED
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Chapter 26: Pages 081-084
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Finally, the smackdown of the century.
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Chapter 27: Pages 085-087
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Whoops, Phobos is teeny tiny now! Wonder what Havve's gonna do about it?
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Chapter 28: Pages 088-090
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The following pages are brought to you by the found family gang.
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Chapter 29: Page 091-094
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They got their fucking boy back :’)
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Chapter 30: Pages 095-097
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The boys decide where to go to eat lunch, and decide to take advantage of their temporary youth.
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Chapter 31: Pages 098-101
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We’ve finally broken the 100 page mark! And what a time to break it, too. With some wholesome Chuck E. Cheese shenanigans. Look at them! The boys are together, happy, and wearing clothes that actually fit them. That’s a first.
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Chapter 32: Pages 102-104
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Havve is cute now.
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Chapter 33: Pages 105-107
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Phobos needs to talk about some things.
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Chapter 34: Pages 108-111
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:')
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Chapter 35: Pages 112-113
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Phobos goes back to bed and Meouch gets some blackmail material. Not that he'd ever use it. That'd be rude, Meouch.
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Chapter 36: Pages 114-116
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In which Phobos grows up a little and some of Meouch's personal habits are revealed.
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Chapter 37: Pages 117-120
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The boys go home! Finally!! (feat. cameos from the pets!)
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Chapter 38: Pages 121-123
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The boys are almost back to normal... The ordeal is almost over...
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Yes, of course they had to get Havve a #1 Dad mug. They had to. Watch, come Father’s Day, they’re gonna get him a card. It’s only partially going to be a joke.
That’s it! That’s the comic! Act Your Age is done! Thank you all so much for joining me on this ride! It’s been a blast. Check out the tumblr blog for this comic, twrp-act-your-age.tumblr.com, for tons of bonus behind the scenes content, if you haven't seen it already! Love you guys!
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