Correction! I have Llewellyn's Exact words here from the comic cougartiger is paraphrasing. *clears throught* And I quote,"He was a dashing twenty-something pirate when Ms. Mudd was a LONELY
first-year law student. I do believe he was a the GREAT LOVE OF HER YOUTH."
I don't see the word "life" anywhere in this comic. To make it clear I am not paraphrasing. I have the comic right here in my Perpetual Motion book and it is as clear as day and night.
Why do you think I am unaware of that particular strip? Lew's statement is just a personal opinion he has. Nothing more should be implied.
I wasn't paraphrasing. I was just coming to my own conclusions based on evidence given in the entire comic, not just one strip.
Years after Locke left, Ms. Mudd still has pictures of Locke around the house. She then hides them from Millie untill Millie finds one. After telling Millie about Locke, the pictures re-appear around the house, including one on Ms. Mudd's nightstand.
She is clearly still in love with Locke but knows they can never be together. So, she slowly moves on with Lew.
Now, in my poem, Ms. Mudd becomes conflicted with her feelings for both Lew and Locke but goes with Locke after he asks for her to let him try to win her over again. When he succeeds, Lewellyn is both understanding and accepting of this.
As for the current storyline, if Locke were an adult again, the wedding would likely be called off untill the three of them could sort things out. Having a second chance at their relationship might be a deal breaker.
I plan on re-writing my poem as a short story which would allow me to go into more details on certain parts.
So, to conclude, DCS wants Lewellyn and Ms. Mudd married. I want Ms. Mudd and Locke married. DCS will get her way and eventually, I will get my way. Both are vaild.
An exact quote from DCS, "I absolutely love your poem!" She is clearly fine with an alternate ending for the strip. Many clearly are not. That's fine. It's all good.
BTW, it seems no one knows what to make of my poem. Over 100 people have looked at it and 3 have downloaded it but there is not one single comment about it either on my DA page or in the thread in the fanworks section.
Yeah, I understand it's long (prints out at 4 pages!) but honestly, some feedback would be nice.
Whatever. One fine day, my art skills will be good enough that I can end the strip the way I want. Untill then, I have that beautiful commission from DCS to keep me happy.