Okay, now you catched me. <3

Wait I just realized he's Heterochromatic WTF? XD

I didn’t notice til you said something O.o

i didnt noticed until you said it 0_0

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/86/ae/0e/.....fbdf8818ab.jpg lumine is also heterochromatic. with the same pattern lol?

A wat?

Heterochomatic means he has two different colored eyes. The more you know!

Ooooooh.

it's one of those things were I noticed it but didn't really register it till now lol

Saaammmee

❤️❤️❤️ Super cute.

I am finally early. Rejoice! Also I like where this is going!

Polyamory
Parrots

I never would have made that connection. XD

poly want a cracker :3

Me neither, xD

I was confused for a bit too

Same lmao

There's a reason Star is such a baby lynxy in the end.

did not see that comeing

Assume

Oop, I didn't see THAT coming

Polyamory is a very good thing. My fiance is open to me having a wife as well as him since he knows I am bisexual the hard part of being in a relationship that is open to the concept is FINDING that missing wheel to the relationship. You can't just find someone that will only work FOR YOU you have to make sure that they will work with the other side of your life or at the very least not muk up that side of it for you.

This is why he didnt mean to mention it yet. He needs Star to at least meet his SO and for the three of them to chat and get to know each other. This is no where near a done deal but he has put it out there now so cant really be undone. Life gets pretty messy sometimes :)

Yeah, polyamory isn't something that would work for myself but, in the few times that I've seen polyamory work well in the wild they had communication similar to how Martin is handling it. Communication is big in relationships especially with polyamory because jealousy can just ruin things if you don't keep open lines of communication.

So you might end up with a daddy AND a mommy! Jackpot ;)

Martin saying pretty much what the readers want to tell Star when trying to understand him.

Stops Star to say he's in a relationship, then explains the relationship is poly, because he was hoping to bring Star in with his SO? I get it, but it seems kinda predatory of Martin now. Star doesn't have to agree, and she might enjoy a different daddy/mommy set up, but still feels like Star won't have an SO for herself.

Not the end of the world I suppose, but I'm a monogamous kinda guy.

This is true. Star could easily be like "whoa sorry dude thats not what im looking for" But she kissed him and he wanted to be upfront with her about, why thats a problem but also why it could also not be a problem, he's just messing up the conversation a bit. If anyone has stepped out of bounds here, technically it was Star with the kiss in the first place.

For sure. I just felt it was odd that Martin's reaction felt more like "WHOA SLOW DOWN!" but then was more ".......well we were looking.....". Sorry that it seems I'm on a Martin hunting shtick here XD. I just happened to be browsing FA recently for this bit of the comic. Been enjoying the entire story, but when there's 100 comments, someone's likely said what you wanted to.

He wanted to make sure that both of them are going to get along, and I wouldn't want to start any kind of romantic relationship while the other part deals with my blackmail situation

With polyamory (depending on everyone's preferences I guess, but generally)you typically should be upfront. Don't just be like "nah I'm not in a relationship lol" when you are, because it's important to be honest.

Star wouldnt NOT have an SO, she could potentially have TWO SO's. Polyamory can work in multiple different ways, I have happily been in poly arrangements where I am very involved with two partners (so its a group of 3), or i am only involved with one partner, with separate partners on the side. though personally I preferer to be involved in groups where everyone is involved with each other. Many people get confused and think polyamory is simply finding a playmate to ad to an existing relationship, and that playmate is called on when needed, and while in some cases that could be the definition, it is not the only definition. At the end of the day, Polyamory is a trust thing, its not sneaky, its being open and informed with all people involved, to create a rich more functional relationship for different facets of a persons wants and needs.

For reference, I am 35 and have been part of this community for about 12 years. :)

Yeah its not like a Carved in stone situation, each group functions in slightly different ways depending on their needs and wants, but ultimately its as you say, being open and honest with one another, trusting and keeping communication flowing and generally being mindful of each others needs and feelings. It def takes more work than a conventional relationship and has more potential for disaster should things start unravelling. Gosh, my life has been an adventure HAHAH

This is absolutely true, though he is doing a bad job of not making it sound like a unicorn situation, so I can give slack for not understanding. I feel like Martin will probably explain it better once he's stopped panicking and Star stops interrupting.

Awwwww, this is so awkward and cute. But I will say, I did not see poly coming. (Poly wanna cracker? I'm sorry, I had to!) I was expecting his special someone was in a coma or something to that effect.

Careful with your big words Star. I feel like the love given to Martin is now being passed to Star, perhaps this could work out for both of them, that is if Star is a good girl.

I honestly did not see this coming.
That will be interesting to see how that will play out in the long run

Ooh okay I didn't see it coming but it all makes sense now.

"Anyone who knows me personally and knows of my past probably saw this cominga mile off" in the years I've been following this comic you've been a pretty open person but I've never caught a personal detail that stated or even hinted you are/have been in a poly relationship, but cool, that's interesting :3

Also I LOL'd at "don't say parrots"

It's like when I open up about being pansexual and I have to say "no it doesn't mean I bang my kitchenware >_> "

ah yes the "AH NO I MEAN YES I MEAN AH FAWWWWWWWWWWK" stumble of needing to explain poly to your crush before you are ready. Nowadays I've gotten a better hang of it but still get super afraid of the aftermath. Like, do they want to try? Will they think i'm disgusting? What if they politely decline and now i have to go through all that heartbreak without ruining the friendship i just built up? What if we can't even be friends now? (currently fretting that last question with my current crush. He started ignoring me when the day before he had been going out of his way to small talk)

But mostly.. huh. Somehow didn't know you/he .. were/are poly. Musta missed that. Didn't think it was an option in the comic.

So... martin is a polygon? I didn’t know he was a shape? How many sides does he have? Hmmmm sides.... I’ll have a side rice please! ^w^

Polyamo-what???
*do a Google search*
Ohw... I see... Ok. I learned something today. Thank you Miss Star!

My heart is so relieved now that I've seen this page.

To be fair, she ain’t making it easy. Haha

So what I'm hearing is that those who know you get free spoilers on how the story might go?
...
Uuuuh...wanna hang out and spill me your entire life's story? :D

Martin should always carry around an emergency pacifier to silence people when they are not listening.

Yep this is about as well as most explanations of Poly go. The parrot bit made me giggle though.

Didn't see this coming. I...I just...wow.
heh heh...

Sees he is Polly, over here like "ayyyyyyyy"

Ok now im interested.

I want to say this is similar to what I'm going through right now but I'm not 100% sure if that's exactly the situation I could truthfully say that I'm in right now. Life right now is very confusing.

Hahahaha stars innocence

*giggle*

Ah, Star. So naive :-D.

Martin, use the cheese comparison! It oversimplifies it, but, GAH it's so elegantly simple

grey is the inposter cuz he sus

I don't think I'd ever want to be polyamaurus but after talking to some people who were and seeing a video explaining some details seeing one in a story or show would be intersting.

Oh please, please, please make Martin's girlfriend a parrot.

Abxhaisns
That would be so perfect

Please do not stab me:
Polyamory do not exist! Its either polyphilia or multiamory.
(One is Greek and other Latin. Its the most horrendous crime in linguistics)

Also: thats a freaking turn of events... I haven't seen this happening this way.

can't argue with that mate

Argue what? Linguistics?

Mwahaha, English is chock full of language crimes! >:3

I like the wordplay that comes with the understanding of several languages. Not everyone thinks its amusing as i do. :c

Are we going to meet Martin's partner?

Star says the most funniest things ever when she is with Martin. Super funny and cute. ^^

uhh parrots?

It makes me wonder now who might be the other woman, especially as I don't think we've seen her yet and only Martin 🧐

POLYAM
YES YES YES YES
I love this comic more with each passing page. thank you for making this star <3

that expression in panel 2

Oh Star you lovable idiot. 💜

you know where I first read that part where he's explaining about polyamory for a moment there I thought about it had something to do with Pokemon.

Does it have something to do with-
Don't say Parrots.
Ok then.
BEST. PART. !!!!!!!! XDXDXD

That would work too, if it's something Star's OK with. I can see why Martin'd want other things to be in order first, it can be a delicate subject so with everything else going on this could feel like another hurdle coming fast rather than just another subject to be gently broached.

That said, if it is something one is accepting of then it can be very fulfilling; just because the love is being shared doesn't mean there's any less for anyone.

(Edit: I also kinda want the opportunity to come up now to convince someone that polyamory is just being really into parrots.)

If that were me, I'd be like "three's a crowd, but... being a little is a lot of pressure for one person." I wouldn't have seriously considered it until about maybe 10 years ago.

Dont tell me his partner is that bartender that she kissed when she lost that bet?

Oh, that would be brilliant!

I've been in a number of polyamorous relationships, or... in throuples? Phew, unsanctioned words. Ah well, language naturally changes, eh?

Poly and mono and being single is great, so long as the person/persons wants the arrangement. Some poly relationships I couldn't participate in because they both wanted to sleep with me (I was usually the third party). I would only be interested in casual relations with one of them. This kinda sounds like what Martin and his partner are looking for. That's great...! That is, if Star is genuinely interested. I dunno, I think when she kissed Martin, she was imagining a monogamous arrangement. Who knows, though, maybe she'll learn that poly also works for her. I think that's how most of us learn about ourselves any, through some experimentation.

Tecnicly you can have a "contract" with several people for different things, but it would be a relationship, regardless.
Polyphilia is a hard topic to discuss, tbh.

My boy have another boyfreind, im the 3rd party, its hard to put into words.
As lomg everyone is in an agreement, its all right

This is such a amazingly, painfully real conversation xD one of the most modern things I think I've seen.

haha! I knew it :3

My partner and I are poly as well

Be careful with those twists. Keep it up and the head might pop right off!

Woot for poly! The poor lion is trying to multitasked so hard XD "I like you somewhat, but I want you safe, comfortable, and well informed of who I am and whats my deal before I tell you." Its all a mess and that's kinda the raw truth. As long as you communicate over the long haul things'll work out.
"Don't say Parrots" is something I need to t-shirted ASAP :D

Wow! She actually didn't go dark! *claps*. Proud that he doesn't have a dead wife. Congrats star. Ya didn't crush our souls!

Now I'm curious who this SO is?.... mmmm. Hope they're nice!

Oh wow, so going the poly route! I have to say, I'm excited by that! You don't see that in stories very often and it's nice to see.

I didn't realize you were poly as well. That's so cool! I've been poly for 5 years now, after having been monogamous for 7 previously. So now I have my hubby/mate, my bf/Daddy, and my metamour of his other girlfriend and a friend we've adopted into our little group and we all meetup almost every Sunday for games and stuff. ^_^

Also, never heard the parrot joke before, so it makes me giggle. XD

I get it he wants a loving threeway relationship, his girl, him and another, would that happen to be star?

wow did not see that comeing

That could've gone a bit better

I love polyamory O: For me this means, that i can always follow my heart without hurting other people <3

I knew itttt

So an OT3 is in the future. Nice. :3

Friends-with-benefits are still mostly friends.

Does... does this mean we get to see poly stuff in Shine?? Holy SHIT I LOVE IT

I should probably keep my mouth shut because this is essentially more of a "private" thought/opinion, but i feel like i'm the only commenter here who is DEEPLY uncomfortable with this development as well as Poly in general. Maybe my worldview is just too narrow to comprehend that type of dynamic in any way but negatively, but ultimately i am genuinely curious as to how to think of polyamory in any other context. Sorry in advance if this is at all inflammatory. Just feeling very conflicted.

It's ok, I don't think that's inflammatory. It's just how you feel. Yeah it's touchy for some people, but I think it's important that everyone can feel comfortable talking about it, especially if it's something they feel strongly about.

There are probably others uncomfortable by this turn, but too shy or to nervous to voice their opinion. Theres nothing wrong with feeling like that, everyones relationships goals are different. I don't think feeling that way means you have a narrow world view at all.

I don't even have much an intellectual reason behind disliking it. It's just a strong and immediate negative emotional reaction at the thought of being in love with and being devoted to more than one person. I honestly can't even conceptualize it. And I suppose seeing the prevalance of positivity surrounding this story development has me feeling like a bit of an outsider. Especially seeing as i typically consider myself a much more progressive person.

Ah yes. Poly. Kind of expected that, but yeah, it can be a thorny mess. Still "I like you, and that means I need to introduce you to my partner" is a heck of a lot better than many of the other options.

is this how your husband is irl? that’s so sweet

complicated

Oh wow I did not expect that to go that way. This is adorable.

PFFT, Fuckbuddies xD, oh starr x3

Poor guy lol

You always seem to throw a curveball in there somehow. I wasn't expecting this, actually. I thought Martin might have a boyfriend, but polyamory, nope, didn't see that coming.

Martin, you aren't ballsing it up, but you did find yourself in a place you weren't expecting to be.

Fuckbuddies are best buddies

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zMRrNY0pxfM

Random question: Am I imagining it or was Tessa a different person at one point?

Ooh I really like how star is draw in the last panel. Confused look with the background really pops. :3 Almost omg Im so glad he told her to shoosh and stop trying to run away. XD

Truthfully he really kinda panicked. I don't think I drew this page right like he never normally would have grabbed her or blurted anything out but he could see she was trying to leave with only a partial story that was kinda wrong so he didn't want to be the cause of her upset

yay Polyamory!

Panel 2 Stars face is amazing ! it's silly and lovely

CALLED IT YES *and no im not on the patreon*

Don't say Parrots! That genuinely made me laugh out loud. Well done writing there.

Oh boy I know where this is going and I love it

Silly little poppet, always jumping to conclusions. :3

I just wanted to say that i love this comic! I started to read it like four days ago and now i am up-to-date!

Ohhhhh. That makes so much sense now. Was really worried and was gonna be real ashamed of him and really mad if he had been leading her on this whole time with no intent or awareness of another's feelings. But he had a plan all along and wasn't just leading her on.... Well at least wasn't leading her on. Good! The existence of a plan seems questionable, definitely no back up plan XD. Got me there lol.

Also does this mean star is gonna have a daddy AND a mommy? I know some poly is like that, while others are not. I've been poly and dear God you gotta be careful who you do it with. Be careful star

so they like being in love with more men and woman

Claus: this won't end well

Oh my goodness, Star. Actually, gosh darn bless your soul. Thank you so [i]so[\i] much for including polyamorous representation in your comic. As a polyamorous person myself, seeing this represented in a story that is rightfully beloved, it just. It means more than I can say. Bless your cotton socks and thank you for writing/drawing such a wonderful story.

*clutches heart* polyamory, oh thank god. There's still hope!

As a side note, I cannot emphasize how wonderfully realistic this dialogue is! You did a wonderful job!

Ahhh thankyoo, that's a lovely thing to say. I think the main crit I always get is that my comics are TOO verbose so it's nice to hear that i got the dialogue right once in a while HAhahaha

wow.. this brings up alot of feels ... i wish it would have worked.. he really understood me, his partner didnt care i tired to get to know him but his partner didnt care its funny we both had alot in common all 3 of us did.
:(

I made a happy little squeak!!

Nope. He's not gay.

Waaaaait a sec, polyamory? There's hope after all!

Gawd hes adorable

So what was with the WHOA WHOAWHOWHOA NO then??

Well he's not about to go tongue wrestling with a girl he's met a couple of times without at least chatting to his partner about things first

I'm polyamorous, so I love this so so much!

YES!!! YES YES YES POLYAMORY!!! A FURRY COMIC WITH ABDL AND POLYAMORY!!! THAT'S IT, THIS IS THE BEST COMIC IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!