THE SWORD
I drew this comic in 2016 when I was feeling particularly trapped by gender dysphoria. I was at a point where I had accepted that I was trans, but was under the impression that the pain I had sustained during this realization was enough to ruin the rest of my life, permanently. I knew (or I felt like I knew) that I would never be a "real" man, and, at the time, this was life ruining.
I no longer feel this way! Believe it or not, hormone replacement therapy works wonders. Because of this, "The Sword" is a comic that I would now find an irresponsible work to create: melodramatic, hopeless, and wallowing, not shying away from depicting (and even reveling in the horror of...?) self harm, as well as contributing to an overall culture of drawing "prettyboy" transgender men. For these reasons, I have considered taking the comic down. However, multiple people have shared with me that this comic has impacted them in some way. I am keeping it up for archival purposes. So thank you for understanding!
⚠ This comic contains depictions and allusions to self harm and self harm scars, as well as content that may trigger emetophobia. Please read with discretion.
