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The Monster Under the Bed
“Embrace your fear.”
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I think now is the time to set up the betting booth. Choose a combination of the following:
A) Tim goes to third base
B) Somebody gets cut
C) Marcy learns more than she should
D) Shadow and Tim have a falling out
E) It all works out peacefully in the end
F) Something else major that isn’t listed
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C.
E and F. Tim pushes her away.
all that’s going through my head after that is “OOOH SHIT!”
cue the slasher music
Or the psycho music from kill bill…
Or half of the earlier songs from Bring Me The Horizon. They make good murder tunes… not that I would know from experience. 🤭
Now unless this is one of those well overused tropes where Character B sees Character A in a compromising situation at just the exact moment to create drama in the story then Shadow should have no reason to be mad at Tim.
So assuming Shadow was watching Tim and Marcy for at least the 30 seconds or less from the shown conversation Shadow should recognize that Tim didn’t say or do anything that would make it seem like he wanted Marcy to kiss him. Thus Shadow should have no reason to be upset at Tim, Marcy sure but not Tim.
Shadow would have enough information from the 30 seconds of conversation that Tim and Marcy are there to study. Shadow has know Tim for years at this point and knows that Tim is a kind person and it would be believable for him to invite someone over to study.
Now the BIG point. Shadow has been coming to Tim’s room for years at this point and she waits until all visitors leave Tim’s room before she appears. Now I’m assuming that the portals/passageways that create travel between the Human/Noxian world allow sound to pass through to let the Noxians know when the bedrooms are inhabited. If this is true then Shadow should of been able to at least hear the less that 30 seconds of conversation between Tim and Marcy before she saw what was going on. Furthermore while shadow would be excited and hurrying to see Tim she wouldn’t rush in the room as she may be seen. This is important because again this means that should would of been able to hear the bits of conversation leading up to the kiss.
SO all this to say that Shadow, more than likely, should know Tim is not to be blamed for this. At most Shadow should think that Tim is stupid for allowing another girl in his room other than Shadow herself.
Brandon am I hitting the mark on this?
I’ve got a plan, you shall see!
Neat. Now with that said here is what I think is actually going to happen in your plan:
Everyone in the comments are expecting Shadow to go off on Tim. Its actually going to be the other way around, Tim is going to see Shadow attack/scare Marcy but her actions will go overboard and Shadow will be too mean/cruel. Marcy runs away. Tim seeing Shadow’s actions will call her out on it, big time. He will call Shadow a bully for her actions. This will crush Shadow as the boy she wanted to have a special night with is now very upset with her.
Shadow runs away back through the portal under the bed. Perhaps not right away but Shadow will realize that her actions were in fact too much for the situation. Upset, embarrassed, and angry at herself for her actions she can’t bring herself to face Tim especially since this was the first time she has seen Tim this severely angry at Shadow herself.
From here Tim will go talk to his mom or dad about advice with girls. Midnight will go be moral support for Shadow. Tim will grow concerned that Shadow hasn’t been back for quite a while. Midnight gets fed up with Shadow moping around all the time and goes to Tim and tells him that she will guide Tim through the Noxian world sneakly so that he can go talk to Shadow and resolve this situation.
The Shadow and Tim resolve their issues huzzah. Then Tim gets caught being in the Noxian world.
End Theory
OK there are a fair bit of assumptions but my bets are placed. Obviously you aren’t going to give spoilers to what will happen with Tim and Shadow but what traditionally happens to humans that sneak/wander into the Noxian World.
Holy fuck I want this to be true so bad. Oh my god that would be amazing.
Jesus, My money is on your prediction
I think you are missing one point – that being, “When has a woman ever needed a reason to go off on a man.” The fact that Marcy initiated the kiss will only justify, in Shadow’s mind” going off on her. But Tim let it happen, must have invited it, etc. She will likely go off on him (though not as badly). Maybe Shadow will discover Marcy is utilizing ‘witch like’ powers on Tim and Shadow will be disappointed Tim didn’t avoid the obvious.
Or, I could be all wrong.
Anyway, great work Brandon. I am emotionally invested in this story.
bobbi
OP exactly.
You may be naive about that. I think that under those circumstances she might act angry just to make sure he doesn’t get any funny ideas in the future. Mostly backfires – annoys the males greatly, but there you go.
I haven’t figured out the reply system here. I was replying to The Venocrafter at 10:41.
*Kill Bill siren*
https://youtu.be/cOy6hqzfsAs
Shadow is gonna run off in tears giving way to a rabid, sadistic Midnight chasing Tim in an attempt to eat him alive, leading to Tim’s mother ‘Lady Black’ to lay down the law and save him while simultaneously chastising him for being dumb. All culminating to 2 awkward weirdo virgins losing their virginity. That’s prolly what happens.
**Lady Blackheart
Yea, I’m just gonna say I’m Eddie Valient at 0:26 when I see this picture…. And I’m just pulling EVERYONE down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv6dWhBlsoM (And completely forgot to add the dumb link for the video…)
I’m sure Shadow will be reasonable and level headed about this whole situation. Shadow definently won’t do anything that could compromise her relationship with Tim, Visa versa. Everything will be fine…
To quote Sheldon Cooper, “Sarcasm, right?”
Uh-oh! Looks like there’s gonna be a catfight!
I am pretty sure this is how slasher films begin.
Oh god she going to die.
*munches popcorn*
*waits for the inevitable threeway*
What?!?!? Everybody is thinking it!!!
Brandon you did it. you some how broke my brain even more it already is form me getting hyper thinking what going to happen. this comic one the best I seen I come back every week to read it.
WHOA WHOA YOU DON’T JUST GO IN FOR A KISS LIKE THAT! that just a not ok thot move.
Ahah, you know when it comes to some introverts, you have to get about as subtle as that for them to believe the signs they picked up all along were not their imagination. So if you’re actually waiting for them, you’ll die of old age before they make a move…
As for it to be a kiss, he was the only one not getting what was happening… So if go, you go all out. Either it works, or it breaks hard (and she don’t seems to be the kind of person that lose often at this game)
The questiob is not wether it’ll end up nice or not – I know all will end good – we’ve seen that Tim will end up with Shadow. The main question is when we will see the continuation of this chapter.