Line #12 Heartwarming/Selkie


1	* First off, pretty much ''any'' occurrence of "[[{{Squee}} the happy-squeal]]" from one of the kids falls under this or Funny.
2	* When Selkie first realizes [[http://www.selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie33-2/ that Todd isn't yanking her chain]] - [[http://www.selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie34/ he genuinely means to adopt her]].
3	* Selkie [[http://www.selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie39/ saying goodbye]] to her friend George.
4	-->'''Selkie''': Tochte'kunet. Vahn sient toht... It's "Goodbye, my friends. I loves yous."
5	* When Todd realizes how much Selkie has in common with his childhood self, and [[http://www.selkiecomic.com/?p=123 that he has an obligation to her]].
6	* [[http://www.selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie84/ Theo's parenting advice.]]
7	-->"Son, when an eight-year-old offers you their favorite food, don't recoil in horror."
8	--> "Sometimes, part of being a dad is knowing when to suck it up and eat the eyeballs."
9	* Merigold [[http://www.selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie95/ quickly warms up to the girl]].
10	* Immediately followed [[http://www.selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie96/ by this]].
11	-->'''Todd''': Welcome to the family, Selkie.
12	* Heather gets into trouble for stealing Selkie's shirt, and has a FreakOut at the prospect that [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie186/ her parents will take her back to the orphanage]]. Her mother reassures her that they still love her even if she's done something bad... before saying that she is ''crazy'' grounded for what she'd done.
13	* The first day of Selkie's suspension (and throughout it, apparently), [[http://www.selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie342/ she gets to spend it with her grandparents]]. The {{pun}} in the author's commentary caps it, though.
14	* Andi is, justifiably, getting torn to shreds by Todd and his parents over [[ThisIsUnforgivable having lied about Amanda being stillborn]]. [[http://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie710/ Amanda comes to her defense]] in [[http://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie711/ a combination of this]] and Tearjerker, as she's sporting some BerserkerTears by the end of it.
15	-->'''Amanda''': YOU didn't take me back, Mom did! S-she hunted for me, a-and sleeps on the couch s-so I get the bed, a-and a LOT. You IGNORED me, and adopted [[ItIsDehumanizing THAT]]!
16	** It even triggers a (mild) HeelRealization in Todd.
17	--->'''Amanda''': ...the adults are apologizing? What witchcraft is this?
18	* Later, after [[DrowningMySorrows accidentally drinking wine after being called "awful" by an adult]], Todd [[http://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie759/ reassures Amanda that she can change if she wants to]]. Unfortunately, calling Amanda "Sweety" upsets Selkie, as it had long-been Todd's nickname for ''her''.
19	** Prior to this, [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie741/ Lillian interrupts]] Amanda's pity party with a YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre speech.
20	* Andi [[http://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie858/ finally comes clean to Amanda regarding the circumstances]], and [[HairTriggerTemper Amanda]] surprisingly takes it in stride.
21	-->'''Amanda''': '''Ugh'''! Being mad was easier when I could just ''hit people''!
22	** Todd seeing Amanda and Andi off during the [[http://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie872/ Christmas Eve arc]] hits right in the warm-and-fuzzies.
23	* The best-received gift [[http://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1028/ at Amanda's birthday party]] is Keisha's, causing Amanda to [[TheGlomp glomp]] onto her.
24	-->'''Selkie''': Ats the orphanage, they wrotes stories for each others ons birthdays. Guess she likes traditions.
25	* Selkie and Amanda have a brief exchange when [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1198/ Amanda gets royally ticked at Tehk]], then starts counting to keep from lashing out.
26	-->'''Amanda''': Yeah, yeah, stuff it. I'm just trying to be not-crappy.\
27	''({{Beat}} as Selkie looks at Amanda with sympathy)''\
28	'''Selkie''': Heys... you wants me to calls Tehk a [[BigStupidDooDooHead butthole]]?\
29	'''Amanda''': No. Teach me to say it in... Sarnothi or whatever.\
30	'''Selkie''': Wells, "nehti" is butts. Close enough.
31	** In a surprising turn, Amanda then ''[[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1200/ actually apologizes]]'' to Tehk for her ulterior motives, much to the shock of her best friends, who ask Selkie what she did to make that happen.
32	--->'''Selkie''': [[CharacterDevelopment That's all hers]]. I's greats, but not THAT'S great.

Context Heartwarming / Selkie