Foolish Child #101: Is This Flirting?

In a four panel comic with a ombre background going from pink to blue, Dickens says goodbye to a friendly barista. Standing outside, Dickens and Sarai share a cup of coffee. Sarai believes the barista was flirting with Dickens, who responds "she doesn't even know what I look like with the mask." But Sarai says the mask just adds an air of mystery to Dickens "Clueless tall nerd" energy. Dickens responds that it was for the best that she didn't notice the barista flirting because she probably would have choked on the Madeline she was eating. Sarai rolls her eyes and says once more, "Tall. Clueless. Nerd."..

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Dickens

I am a queer coparenting mama to Dickens Jr. Doodler by day, 911 dispatcher by night. All my favorite shows look better on Tumblr. I am two years and 450K words deep into constructing a fanfic called Ages and I'm never giving up on it. Bering & Wells.

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