Growing the Beard: The first eight chapters are far less serious and have much more simplistic and self-contained storylines than the proceeding ones. It's not until the ninth chapter that the series really kicks the action up a notch and becomes a far more serious and engaging story about Jonathan's self-discovery.
Ho Yay: In one of his very near misses with voluntary submissive behavior, Jon comes this close to giving Rael a kiss. Fortunately they are interrupted at the last minute. Fortunately this gives Victoria the idea to force Jon to crossdress later on.
Whatever the activity, it's always safe to assume that Victoria is playing with a stacked deck.
Lilith is no slouch either; despite how it ended, her evil plot is nothing to sneeze at: Getting Calamity to loan Caley to Vicki under false pretenses, knowing that Vicki would grow fond of her and value her as a person. Lilith then makes a deal with Calamity for ownership of Caley and uses her in the duel for the crown. No matter what happens, Lilith wins; if Victoria steps in to save Caley, she loses her crown and Lilith is free to enslave her and torment her forever. On the other hand, if Vicki does nothing then Caley will be mentally scarred and never recover from the experience, with Victoria having to live with the knowledge that she did nothing to stop it. Luckily, a certain half demon is there to make sure everything ends happily.
Narm: It may be difficult to take some of the more emotional moments seriously when the people involved are dressed in, obviously, fetish gear. Such as possessed Jon wearing armor that still shows off his midriff.
Tear Jerker: Combined with Reality Subtext. Josey has a slow, heartwarming waltz with Jonathan halfway through Chapter 15. When it is time for the two to part, however, the two have a moment where Jonathan protests Josey's leaving, but Josey replies that it's not up to them, and leaves, promising that it is not their last dance together. For those who don't know the context, Josey is based on the artist Porcelain Joe, who was a close friend of Lord Dragon's, but Joe was killed by a drunk driver around the time that these pages went out. It makes their last conversation have a whole new, tear-jerking meaning.
where Jonathan protests Josey's leaving, but Josey replies that it's not up to them, and leaves, promising that it is not their last dance together. For those who don't know the context, Josey is based on the artist Porcelain Joe, who was a close friend of Lord Dragon's, but Joe was killed by a drunk driver around the time that these pages went out. It makes their last conversation have a whole new, tear-jerking meaning.