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If you missed the last episode you'll probably want to start there.

Or if you're really confused, you could go back to the very beginning of the changeling's story arc.

Or even the very start of the series if you want to binge read and maybe laugh a bit.

Changeling-Kayra tells her story pretty thoroughly here... a construct of mud and sticks, assembled by the night hag Granny Dismal to replace the stolen child she intended to raise as a new hag. Granny gave the changling a real human soul, which she acquired through her haggish ways, and changeling-Kayra has been living her whole life masking as a human. (That stolen child is one of the main protagonists of this series... don't worry, she has a very happy life.)

She's been struggling for ages to tell her fiancé the truth about herself. Now that she's finally confessed.. this was not the reaction she expected.

Believe it or not, Love and Hex is a comedy, not a drama. It started out as a joke about my D&D campaign and turned into an ongoing rom-com/existential horror story. It's on Webtoon and, well, all over the internet. Also r/LoveAndHex. And you can find a version with a full transcript on my website.

This episode was not supposed to have a cliffhanger ending, but given the gravity of what she's confessing, I couldn't fit it all into one page; it needed some room to breathe.

The last panel is a bit dramatic, but I was trying to do a thing with it. I think it worked out pretty OK.

What exactly is her secret?

• The bride, "Kayra", is secretly a changeling - a construct made of mud and sticks that was built to replace a stolen child over two decades ago.
  • (That stolen child is the real Kayra and one of this series's main characters; she was raised by hags, taught witchcraft, and grew up to become one herself.)
• Changelings are normally supposed to expire (or "die") after a few months, but this one not only survived... she grew up. And has spent her whole life masquerading as a human.
• Now she's about to get married... and despite multiple attempts, she still hasn't managed to confess her secret to her betrothed.
• The ceremony has already started. But before this goes any further, she needs to get it off her chest.

Believe it or not, Love and Hex is a comedy, not a drama. It started out as a joke about my D&D campaign and turned into an ongoing rom-com/existential horror story. It's on Webtoon. Also r/LoveAndHex. And you can find a version with a full transcript on my website.

There's also a book! Just search for it if you're curious.

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A barbarian rage can express itself in a variety of ways.

What's going on here?

• The bride, "Kayra", has been struggling to tell her betrothed that she's not actually a human woman, but a changeling made of mud and sticks enchanted to look like the human she had replaced as a baby. Her mother has been getting in the way.
• Now the ceremony has started, and she hasn't come out - not till she see's her betrothed, so they can finally talk.
• Meanwhile, Sassy, the Maid of Honour at this wedding (half orc Bard/Barbarian), has been tasked with keeping things on schedule. She's a little afraid of the mother of the bride. She's also pretty lonely, and has not had much luck with dating.
• Her thwarted attempts at romance have been pretty frustrating; an offhand comment from the mother of the bride has pushed her over the edge.
• Charlie is a Singing Cricket's pet owlbear, polymorphed into a human to attend the wedding. He is perhaps the perfect man for Sassy? Or if he's not Mr. Right, he's at least Mr. Right Now.

Love and Hex started out as a joke about my D&D campaign and turned into an ongoing rom-com/existential horror story. It's on Webtoon and https://crookedgoat.ca. Also r/LoveAndHex. And there's a book you can find if you look for it.

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A barbarian rage doesn't have to be triggered by combat. Emotional damage can do the job.

What's going on here?

• Sassy, the Maid of Honour at this wedding, is a little afraid of the mother of the bride. She's also pretty lonely, and has not had much luck with dating.
• This added pressure, on top of Sassy's thwarted attempts at romance, has pushed her over the edge.
• Meanwhile, the bride, "Kayra", has been struggling to tell her betrothed that she's not actually a human woman, but a changeling made of mud and sticks enchanted to look like the human she had replaced as a baby. Her mother has been getting in the way, and now it's pretty much too late...
• Many of those humans in the crowd are hags in disguise, including Granny Dismal, who created changeling-Kayra. They're there for... moral support, maybe? Or just to see what happens?

Love and Hex started out as a joke about my D&D campaign and turned into an ongoing rom-com/existential horror story. It's on Webtoon, crookedgoat.ca, and other platforms (just search the title).

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Hey, the changeling is still here! It's her wedding! Don't let the other characters' shenanigans distract you from her story. (This is more a message to myself than to you.)

What's going on here?

• This girl is "Kayra", a changeling made of mud and sticks enchanted to look like the human she had replaced as a baby.
• Changelings are supposed to fade and die after a few weeks, but this one did not, and has been living the real Kayra's human life, and grew up hiding her true nature - even from her own parents.
• Now she's an adult, getting married, and has a complicated relationship with her mother.
• She still hasn't told her fiancé the truth about herself, though not for lack of trying.
• Now there are only a few minutes till she's supposed to walk down the aisle.

Love and Hex started out as a joke about my D&D campaign and turned into an ongoing rom-com/existential horror story. It's on Webtoon or https://crookedgoat.ca.

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