1 | A furry comic book (originally webcomic) by [[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rukis/ Rukis]]. |
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3 | Reis is a wolfdog whose closest friend is Marcus, a gay fennec fox. It starts out with Reis bringing Marcus home so he'd recover from a beating. Marcus learns that Reis is having some trouble at home due to Reis' parents' drug problems. [[spoiler:Turns out, Reis is following in their footsteps.]] |
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5 | There is also a sequel: ''Unconditional'', which picks up about 2 1/2 years after ''Cruelty''. |
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7 | !!''Cruelty'' provides examples of: |
8 | * AddledAddict: The reason Reis's mom is never around. In ''Unconditional'', [[spoiler:she dies of an overdose.]] Reis's father is already dead. |
9 | * DrugsAreBad: Reis's father overdosed, his mother's been arrested multiple times for drug abuse [[spoiler:and Reis himself is addicted to [=OxyContin=] and Codiene--and that's just the drugs we're ''told'' about]]. |
10 | * FeelNoPain: Reis [[spoiler:due to him being high as a kite.]] |
11 | * FunctionalAddict: [[spoiler:Reis]] |
12 | * GroinAttack: Reis is on the receiving one during his fight with Tobias and Keith. [[spoiler: It has no effect because he's on drugs.]] |
13 | * IfItsYouItsOkay: In terms of men, Reis only seems to have eyes for Marcus. |
14 | * InteractiveFiction: There are two paths the plot can take. They have no real affect on the ending. |
15 | * IvyLeagueForEveryone: Marcus gets accepted into Raemont, which is said to be Ivy League. |
16 | * MadeOfIron: Reis. He gets into a fight and kicks his attackers' asses, even though he's been bloodied and [[GroinAttack kneed in the groin]]. [[spoiler:Turns out, he's drugged to the gills.]] |
17 | * OhCrap: Tobias's reaction when bloodying Reis's face and later [[GroinAttack kneeing him in the balls]] has virtually [[PunchPunchPunchUhOh no effect]]. Then Marcus's reaction [[spoiler:when he sees Reis being arrested]]. |
18 | ** In ''Unconditional'', Marcus has one of these when he discovers the doctors are giving Reis, a recovering drug addict, opiates. He also points out that, had he been allowed to see Reis from the get-go, he'd have told the doctors about his drug problem. |
19 | * ParentalAbandonment: [[MissingMom His mom]] [[{{Prison}} is in jail]]; [[DisappearedDad his dad's dead of an overdose]]. |
20 | * PoliceAreUseless: Thoroughly averted. [[ShownTheirWork Rukis even got help from a real cop for this comic.]] |
21 | * PoorCommunicationKills: The doctor is not told that Reis must not have opiates, and points out that there are no allergies on Reis's medical file. His addiction is not noted. |
22 | * PornWithPlot: The porn part is averted if you take the plot path that Marcus does ''not'' spend the night with Reis. |
23 | * {{Prison}}: [[spoiler:Reis ends up jailed for assault and drug possession.]] |
24 | * PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Pretty much the entire fight between Tobias and Keith vs. Reis |
25 | * RougeAnglesOfSatin: It gets rather egregious when the author uses "based" instead of "best", amongst other flubs. |
26 | ** A particularly hilarious example: [[spoiler: Reis]] is addicted to ''oxytocin.'' As in, the hormone the brain releases when you hug somebody. Presumably the author meant to say ''[=OxyContin=]''. |
27 | * SingleTargetSexuality: Reis only seems to have eyes for Marcus. Although he does admit to having trouble talking to women.[[spoiler: Marcus even says in the sequel ''Unconditional'' that Reis would not have cared whether he was a guy or a girl(though he could have just been exaggerating).]] |
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