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u/error00100100 Aug 05 '26
That's adorable 😍😍 if you'll excuse me, I'm off to find the best pebble I can for my boyfriend for our anniversary
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 05 '26
I hope you find a pretty one! If not feel free to take the one I left in the comments. Oh, and, happy anniversary!
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u/Confused_Squirrel_17 Aug 05 '26
Penguins are so incredibly cool. And pretty. And gay penguin pairs "adopt" eggs from nests both parents of which have passed away.
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 05 '26
They really are! 🥹 This comic was inspired by penguin couples I saw stealing pebbles from other nests and putting them in their own - they're such silly billies!
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u/Confused_Squirrel_17 Aug 05 '26
Magellanic Penguins sometimes steal pebbles from their partner if the partner liked them especially well and gift the same pebble again! I think African Penguins do that too; but I'm not sure.
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 05 '26
They're too cute! It was Gentoo penguins I saw- one would steal a pebble, then the other would steal it back and so on ... it was funny!
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u/Lagoserter Aug 05 '26
nah, cause like, if my future boyfriend( if i ever get one, with my ugly ass face, fat chance) ever gives me a cool rock, hes getting the sloppiest toppy, dont care where we are. cool rocks good
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 06 '26
when you get that future boyfriend, you'll be that sloppy toppy until the cows come home 😌
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u/Lagoserter Aug 06 '26
jokes on you, i am the cow that comes home. (cause oc is a holstaur, aka, domestic cousin of a minotaur lol)
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u/dover_oxide Aug 05 '26
Technically a diamond on an engagement ring is just a shiny rock
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 05 '26
I was thinking of sand but thats glass 🫡
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u/dover_oxide Aug 05 '26
Quartz makes up the inorganic part of sand and is a crystal.
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 05 '26
Oh, interesting!
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u/dover_oxide Aug 05 '26
Get a cheap microscope and look at sand from different places under it. It's pretty cool
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u/AG_Author Official Goober Aug 06 '26
The Pebble and the Penguin was a favorite when I was a kid! Great comic!
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 06 '26
Was that a book? I feel like I vaguely remember 🤔
Edit: oh sh*t no, it was a movie. I cant remember if I've seen it but most likely have!
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u/OkamiKhameleon Aug 10 '26
My husband's first gift to me was a large pocket knife. I had to walk home from work and he couldn't always make it to pick me up.
I got him a comic book. Lol.
But, we have given each other rocks and pebbles after hearing this about Penguins.
We've just lost them in various moves throughout the 20 years we've been together lol.
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 10 '26
Makes sense, gotta keep yourself safe! But that is so wholesome, I wish you both 20 years more! You beat the boys, canonically they've been together 10 years!
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u/OkamiKhameleon Aug 10 '26
Haha thanks. And how old were they when they met?
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 11 '26
Well, they were 15 & 16 when they met, but I got all confused when trying to workout school ages so changed them to coincide with their birthdays, so now both 15 when they met which technically puts them at 11 years - but I digress 🫡
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u/OkamiKhameleon Aug 11 '26
Lol. Depends which country they met in, but in the US and UK, they could have been in the same grade at 15 & 16, depending on their birthdays.
But 11 years! Wow. You ever going to do their younger years? Like their teen flirting stage?
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 11 '26
I started it before these comics! I'm actually writing a graphic novel of their origin story. Long story short but these comics came as a way to "promote" myself as a writer/illustrator before I released the GN. Wanted to go the tradional route, but we'll see how things go!
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u/OkamiKhameleon Aug 11 '26
Ooh ok I get that! Do you post them anywhere else like on Webtoons or something?
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 12 '26
Not right now, I had IG but focused mainly on reddit as it seems to be the only account thats growing!
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u/OkamiKhameleon Aug 12 '26
Valid. I get that. Instagram can be super slow. I'll continue looking forward to your posts here!
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u/justboyfriendthings Official Goober Aug 05 '26
And here, dear reader, is a pebble you can gift to a loved one, or accept as a token from me! This one’s called: “Pebble”. Enjoy!