Line #30 Webcomic/TheInvitation


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2	[[caption-width-right:717:Be careful, William...]]
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4	-> "I've seen beauty beyond imagining..."
5	-->-- Dr. William Loving III
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7	In this Victorian-era NSFW tale by renowned NSFW artist Incase, the arcane-obsessed Dr. William Loving III finds a [[AncientArtifact mystical crystalline artefact]] and follows its instructions, which results in a [[EldritchTransformation strange, otherworldly transformation]] of William and a partial release of the terrifying and seductive eldritch being known simply as "[[TheMaster The Master]]".
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9	The story features two parts, the first following William's discovery, transformation, and descent into the world of The Master. The second follows his fiancé Annie-Marie Bowyer, who having received a letter that William is [[RunawayFiance calling off their engagement to be with The Master]], has come to win him back, only to find herself weakening before The Master's sensual temptations, and opportunities Victorian women are seldom afforded...
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11	Both parts can be read in order [[https://incase.buttsmithy.com/faq/ here]] under "Comics" and "The Invitation" in the dropdown menu. Links to the pages of the unrelated films with the same title are [[Film/TheInvitation2022 here for the 2022 film]], and [[Film/TheInvitation2015 here for the 2015 film]].
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13	!Tropes found within The Invitation:
14	* AncientArtifact: The titular Invitation crystal.
15	* ArtifactDomination: William succumbs to this, fairly quickly as a result of his ambition to prove magic is real.
16	* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Annie achieves her goal of winning back William's hand in marriage and gets to realize her dream of being an Engineer, but at the cost of being assimilated into The Master.]]
17	* CampbellCountry: With the exception of the opening panel where William buys the artifact, every other panel either takes place in the sleepy English hamlet where his summer home is, or [[spoiler: The Master's eldritch realm.]]
18	* CassandraTruth: [[spoiler: Annie tries to tell a local couple their son is now an enthralled probably-assimilated demoness, but it goes as well as you'd expect.]]
19	* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: The Master has a seemingly endless appetite for the love of humans.
20	->- [[spoiler: She is so hungry. She will never stop. I don't think She can.]]
21	-->-- Annie-Marie Bowyer
22	* EasySexChange: [[spoiler: The Master literally sucks William's dick off, leaving a fresh vagina behind, then does the reverse with Annie.]]
23	* EldritchAbomination: Despite taking on an at [[HumanoidAbomination minimum vaguely humanoid shape at all times]], The Master absolutely qualifies.
24	* EldritchLocation: The Master's realm, or Garden, as Annie calls it. [[spoiler: Probably a [[GeniusLoci Genius Loci]] based on the seemingly effortless and extreme control The Master is able to exert on it.]]
25	* EldritchTransformation: [[spoiler: Happens to both William and Annie, as direct result of indulging their carnal desires while under the Master's influence. Is actually undone to Annie temporarily. Once you accept The Master's claim over you, it gets even more eldritch.]]
26	* GenderBender: [[spoiler: If you weren't a woman before you met The Master, she has a way of fixing that for you. Of course, you'll still get to keep any penises you had, and if you didn't have one before, [[EldritchTransformation The Master can help with that, too.]] ]]
27	* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Seems to happen to William, once he realizes the true nature of The Master. [[spoiler: Subverted with Annie, though that doesn't stop the villagers from disbelieving her, or Annie eventually giving in and returning to The Master.]]
28	* PreppyName: William Loving III
29	* PsychosexualHorror
30	* RunawayFiance: [[spoiler:William calls off their engagement after becoming one with The Master, which is the inciting incident of Part 2. Still, they are more than happy to pick up where they left off once Annie is one with The Master as well.]]
31	* TentacledTerror: [[spoiler: The Master, in Her truest form, appears to be made up of fleshy vines, sometimes even with teeth. Once you're one with Her, you'll become like this, too.]]
32	* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Annie has two speeches like this, [[spoiler:one at each time she gives herself over to The Master.]]
33	* TheMaster
34	* TransformationHorror: It isn't too bad when our protagonists become relatively regular-looking succubi, but once we see [[spoiler: [[TentacledTerror what the true form of the assimilated William is]], it's not pretty.]]
35	* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: [[BrownNoteBeing Regular humans can't gaze upon the Master's true form without severe damage]], though once you've... adapted, it seems to be okay.

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