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God, the last panel... Brings me back to group home rehab. I just want to comfort him like we all comforted each other back then. :((((((

I'm so gay I hate myself lol

😭😭😭

Vixen

Sickeningly realistic, you did a wonderful job with this scene

Kamryn Hernandez

This explains so much about Carter's personality and his behavior in the original series. The fact that a work as massive as Crushed 3D is essentially a back story for the original series is mind bending. If I had to choose one word to describe the body of work you've created in relation to this story it would be: epic.

Ayadai

After that last line from lance, I too feel the stomach acid up my throat. God he’s so fuckin grimy. I am thoroughly impressed at how accurately you’re portraying a groomer. The art also gets better and better with each panel. I’m in love with your coloring style!!

Папа Chaos

*cracks knuckles* kape. Guess someone needs their butt kicked.

Embry-Cove

he never spoke about it so far :'(

Yaa

I hope Crush told someone and Lance is in jail or something!

Zordon

”grooming for dummies“ and other useful books on his nightstand

Yaa

Masterful. I love the delicate way you put together all the pieces of this process. It is truly a disgusting and hard to stomach scene, but you've presented it with the detail and care necessary to transmit its importance

F. Casanova

Literally feel like I’m going to be sick. This was VERY hard to read, and I mean no disrespect by that at all. It was very well written and all too real. Poor Carter, I know what he’s going through all too well :/

RAD

The amount of knowledge that went into this writing is phenomenal. This is why I can’t put this comic down.

Rebekah Hargrove

Lance has such a horrible talent for manipulation, twisting the truth and peppering it with small lies to make everyone act exactly how he wants. If only he could use this power for good instead of evil, but alas...

Lethal Butterfly

Holy cow 😟😟😟

Jade

Fucking hell!!

Diego P

You are totally right with your anger about the Mom's lack of awareness for the situation. It didn't need much for her to trust a "stranger", but it's not unusual, for parents to quickly trust teachers & other children's group authority figures. After this scene, the mom will obviously still go to Carter and talk with him, but this happens after the flashback cuts off (I did not draw it anymore, because, that she at least looks at him once after all of that should be expected, but maybe I can add a little extra bubble, where she says "I'll talk to him when you're gone, Lance" to make this clearer) but at this point, it's too late to get the whole truth out of Carter, and he will not open up about the details anymore.

Yaa

It’s just all so preventable like come on, don’t let a stranger roam around your house and go into your kid’s room??? Even if it wasn’t about grooming/SA/ pedocriminality like??!! A stranger??!! Alone with my “unstable sensitive” child ??? 7 year old!!!!!! It’s so irresponsible to me, I don’t know that man and even if after like a few interactions I think he’s reliable my child is still gonna need me to make sure it’s ok, what if lets say Lance had said something harsh to my kid to make him feel guilty about having tantrums or whatever ? OH WAIT HE DID AND SO MUCH WORSE TOO, anygay, I also can’t imagine not having a convo with my kid after that to ask hey how is hockey going ? I heard you and some kids had a fight? Can you tell me about it? And I DON’T CARE ABOUT ADULTS NOT BELIEVING CHILDREN CUZ FUCK THEM ALTHOUGH ITS THE REALITY BUT aaaah even if you end up not believing your kid you should at least act in a way that supports them, affirms them and takes their emotions into consideration and EVEN IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR KID TO BE LYING OR EXAGGERATING! That is your kid, act like it and make them feel safe and ok for fuck’s saaakkeee🫠😭😭😀I don’t even want to be a parent but like people need to make an effort with anyone, child or not, respect them for real, ask about their opinion and feelings and thoughts and their input, don’t just be so nonchalant that you believe everything and you never assume anything’s wrong bc everything turned out mostly ok for you in your life ?! (Once again, I’m speaking into the void and I know all of this is easier said than done especially when this type of situation is so detached from your reality you can’t even imagine it! but shit happens, sometimes it’s near death trauma shit sometimes it’s just growing “pains” and pretty normal but still, don’t you want the loved ones in your life to have your support even in “little” things) Anygay , have a good night y’all, I know I will try to 👌

Nadira Bennini

Yes, he's taking away Carter's chance to address it with his own words first and freewillingly admitting something, even when it's not the full truth, seems trustworthy. Everything Carter will tell his parents now is with the connotation that he's mentally struggling with the team environment and authorities (backed up by similar stories from teachers and their own family experiences, making weird behavior not so far-fetched). Totally the reason why picking vulnerable kids with complicated family dynamics or mental issues, is very attractive for abusers.

Yaa

That was so gross, terrifying and sąd at the same time. Lance is really disgusting manipulator. What struck me tho was him making himself trustworthy in the eyes' of mum. I mean if he willingly told the mum that he did sth bad and carter isn't OK that would make him reliable for lots of people and make carter less authentic no mater what he says. Bc if adult is telling you that child isnt behaving good you're gonna believe them and not the child "that is trying to say anything to only not get in trouble". When you think about it it's really frightening and shows how much power adults have.

Frog

lance makes me feel so violent. well done as always!!

transgendah

Ah yes Lance, BPD and it's sister mental illness pedophilia ☠️☠️☠️☠️

Clairity

Nvm I can see it now

Laura Barton

Are there supposed to be comics attached to this post? I can’t see anything?

Laura Barton

Your way with words is scary and also gets increasingly more impressive with each new read.

Tiny.Goblin.Art

Omg this is so gross like the lvls he takes to groom carter and have this large established power over him rather than just being a superior is crazy but a very real thing that happens to kids similar to the way religion is used as a reason to not come out ab abuse

MAX

i grew up with a mother who didnt wanna medicate me either. she thought i would grow out of it... i did Not. glad i finally got on medication though because i can actually function in life lol. anyway, lance is terrifying! he's written so well, i hate him <3 i think my favorite part of this reboot is being able to learn more about carter earlier on.

Sera

"Having worked with kids gave me quite the interest in their psychology..." Yeah I just bet.

Daniel

yeah, I can't give it away, but that's pretty much the thing Carter needs to find out now; that's HIS athletic journey in the story. Is he really destined for greatness if he overcomes his mental issues? Or is he just a gullible victim of falling for the words his abuser planted? Did his coach simply manipulate the world around him, so he would feel like he could achieve something to keep him under control .... or is hockey really "his thing" that he can use to become his own successful person, as soon as he just "loves it enough" again? 🥺🥺🥺

Yaa

“OOF, this was the last Lance appearance for a while. I'm happy about it and I bet, so are all of you!” You would be correct.

GenM

Ann

Lance: "In this essay I will explain how pedophilia and ADHD are essentially the same"

Yaa

Omg this is so devilish and really well written. Well done! Lance is a fucking manipulative monster, this scene is so so good. Also, to brighten everyone's mood after this heavy scene, have you SEEN the adorable panel of Carter where he growls. Wish we could see this cute little Carter in more happy scenarios 🥲

Saleb

Yes, Lance's talent is to mix the truth and genuine facts/issues that exists with guilt tripping and use that for his narration. And yeah, the "incident" really happened, Carter has indeed already been called slurs, but with Lances hand on his leg, obviously that's NOT the only reason he's freaking out in the scene. We will get deeper into the slur theme in one of his next flashbacks, because there are four reasons coming together that make his position on the team difficult. It's only a) really for his emotional/mental condition. It's also b) because he's simply the new guy who gets complimented a lot, and the others are simply jealous. Then c) Carter becomes a little arrogant, because his coach is exaggerating his talent so much where only HE can hear it, which makes him feel better than everyone else. And d) he is indeed gay and very focused on Till already, copying him and showering him with affection. This and his "not masculine" energetic happiness make him a quick target of the uneducated "gay" slur that young kids used at that time.

Yaa

"Gets me in trouble for just being me." Bitch you're a fucking pedo. Just wanna crawl into the comic and take him out myself.

Thingymabob

Geeeze. I feel the acid in my throat too, Carter. My God. This is such difficult writing though ant it is exactly how grooming goes. As someone with personal experience, you hit the nail on the head and still managed to make it tasteful. Your writing constantly impresses me

Danimals

There’s soooo much here, such a sickening scene in the most intriguing way possible. Not really the point of it but I was kinda livid at the “for a boy” comment lance added, his conversation about carters moods with mom could have actually been really helpful in some ways (hate lance taking any kind of w) but that comment just turned a neutral statement into something meant to be insulting for no reason, also probably a first step in planting feelings of shame in carter. I have a feeling that carters own masculinity being poked fun at by those around him is gonna continue being a recurring theme? Especially with the addition of apparently already being called slurs (yknow assuming lance didn’t just blatantly lie about that happening) lesson of the day: don’t try and make a child’s moods an insult of any kind

Kaden Karas