Showering with somebody else is already such an intimate, vulnerable action, but when your body dysphoria is at full alert it becomes an impossible ask. Ange Friera tells a tender story about navigating that discomfort and finding connection.
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↓ Comic Transcript
Suds & Kisses by Ange Friera, published 10/21/2025 on ohjoysextoy.com
Ange Friera draws with a a thin, textured line and uses a color palette primarily of browns, oranges, and grays- except for later in the story when the colors shift to blues, pinks, and maroons.
Page 1
The view starts outside of a residential building, just barely showing a person sitting on their couch on the other side of the window. The point of view jumps to the main character, who is looking at the TV remote in their hand, with the cuff of their thick brown hoody pulled up to their wrist.
"Oh, it's out!" From behind their shaggy red hair, the viewer sees that the main character has a movie menu open on their wide TV screen.
"'The Maestro'?" Calls a voice from the next room.
"Yeah, c'mere!" The red-headed person replies, gesturing at the screen. For the first time we can see that they are a non-binary masc person with a light orange skin tone, round eyes, and multiple facial piercings and wearing a big thick hoody. They are holding a throw pillow against their chest while browsing the offerings on TV.
"Oh, shoot. Hold on!" The voice from the other room calls back. Now popping their head in through the door with a towel slung over their shoulder, they continue, "I wanna shower first. Wait for me?" They have black hair that swoops over and past their shoulder, with the sides of their head shaved. Their skin tone is slightly darker than the other character's, and their eyes are almond-shaped.
"Only if you don't take forever!" Laughs the red head.
Cautiously, the black haired person offers, "You know... You're always welcome to join me. ...If you're feeling up for it."
"O-oh." The red head hugs their pillow more tightly to their chest, a nervous expression falling over their face. "..I don't know..." Beads of sweat roll down their cheek.
Page 2
From off panel, the red head continues, "I just... don't feel comfortable in my body yet... Maybe after the surgery...?"
"Hey, hey..." The black haired partner interjects, waving their hands quickly as if to wave away their initial suggestion. "It's alright, baby. Don't worry about it." They're trying to be reassuring but their brows are knitted.
From their tight little ball on the couch, the red head replies, "... Okay..." without making eye contact.
"I'll be quick!" The partner says, blowing a little kiss before disappearing through the door.
The red head mimes catching the kiss in their hand, offering a weak little smile while still holding the throw pillow to their chest. They look intensely at their closed fist, then squeeze their eyes shut. Without opening their eyes, they stand up abruptly, letting the pillow fall to the ground.
Page 3
In the bathroom, the color palette shifts to blues and purples. The black haired person stands with their back to the viewer, their hands vigorously washing out their hair under the shower.
A pink-toned panel showing the bathroom mirror rests in between the blue hue of the shower and the orange/brown tone of the living room. The red headed person pokes their head around from the living room, looking towards their partner in the shower.
"...Love?" They ask sheepishly, crossing through the pink bathroom panel, which tones them in pink hues as well.
"Hm? Oh, sorry! I promise--" The blue-toned showering partner begins.
"No, no! I was just wondering... Can I... maybe- join... you?" They ask sheepishly, washed in pink hues.
The blue hued showering partner pulls back the showering curtain to look questioningly at their partner.
"Of course, you can, silly." They reply, which prompts their shaggy-haired pink partner to look up at them in surprise.
Page 4
They pull their hoody up over their head, revealing just the under curve of their intact chest. As they step foot into the shower, their coloring also turns blue like their partner's.
"Hi." The short-haired partner offers timidly.
"Hi." Their taller, black-haired partner replies. "Here." They say, handing a bottle to them.
"Oh, thanks..." The timid partner replies, accepting the bottle.
Tentatively, the short-haired partner begins washing their own hair while their partner watches them attentively from behind. Their chest is flat with top surgery scars showing where they've had gender-affirming care.
"Want me to wash your back?" The long-haired partner asks, breaking the other one's hair washing concentration.
Page 5
"Yeah! Yeah, sure." The short haired one replies, looking a little flustered and blushing. With their arms raised to their hair, the intact chest is revealed, along with the dragon fly wings tattooed beneath their collar bones. Their body hair is thick and dark, especially in their armpits and over their mons. They are shorter compared to their taller, flat-chested companion, though they also do have their own tattoos. From another bottle on the shower shelf, they depress liquid soap onto a frilly loofah sponge.
"Is this okay?" The taller companion asks with a smile, rubbing the sponge across the shorter one's back.
"Yeah. That feels good." The shorter one replies with a blush and a smile before closing their eyes to enjoy the sensation.
The two people shift from blue to pink tones, while the shower setting itself stays blue.
"It means a lot to finally have you join me here, baby." The taller person smiles at their partner, who reaches up to touch the sponge on their shoulder. They two glow pink.
"I'm glad I did." They reply as they turn to kiss in the shower.
Caption: The end.
Transcribed by Erika Moen on 9/22/2025 for ohjoysextoy.com
Ange Friera draws with a a thin, textured line and uses a color palette primarily of browns, oranges, and grays- except for later in the story when the colors shift to blues, pinks, and maroons.
Page 1
The view starts outside of a residential building, just barely showing a person sitting on their couch on the other side of the window. The point of view jumps to the main character, who is looking at the TV remote in their hand, with the cuff of their thick brown hoody pulled up to their wrist.
"Oh, it's out!" From behind their shaggy red hair, the viewer sees that the main character has a movie menu open on their wide TV screen.
"'The Maestro'?" Calls a voice from the next room.
"Yeah, c'mere!" The red-headed person replies, gesturing at the screen. For the first time we can see that they are a non-binary masc person with a light orange skin tone, round eyes, and multiple facial piercings and wearing a big thick hoody. They are holding a throw pillow against their chest while browsing the offerings on TV.
"Oh, shoot. Hold on!" The voice from the other room calls back. Now popping their head in through the door with a towel slung over their shoulder, they continue, "I wanna shower first. Wait for me?" They have black hair that swoops over and past their shoulder, with the sides of their head shaved. Their skin tone is slightly darker than the other character's, and their eyes are almond-shaped.
"Only if you don't take forever!" Laughs the red head.
Cautiously, the black haired person offers, "You know... You're always welcome to join me. ...If you're feeling up for it."
"O-oh." The red head hugs their pillow more tightly to their chest, a nervous expression falling over their face. "..I don't know..." Beads of sweat roll down their cheek.
Page 2
From off panel, the red head continues, "I just... don't feel comfortable in my body yet... Maybe after the surgery...?"
"Hey, hey..." The black haired partner interjects, waving their hands quickly as if to wave away their initial suggestion. "It's alright, baby. Don't worry about it." They're trying to be reassuring but their brows are knitted.
From their tight little ball on the couch, the red head replies, "... Okay..." without making eye contact.
"I'll be quick!" The partner says, blowing a little kiss before disappearing through the door.
The red head mimes catching the kiss in their hand, offering a weak little smile while still holding the throw pillow to their chest. They look intensely at their closed fist, then squeeze their eyes shut. Without opening their eyes, they stand up abruptly, letting the pillow fall to the ground.
Page 3
In the bathroom, the color palette shifts to blues and purples. The black haired person stands with their back to the viewer, their hands vigorously washing out their hair under the shower.
A pink-toned panel showing the bathroom mirror rests in between the blue hue of the shower and the orange/brown tone of the living room. The red headed person pokes their head around from the living room, looking towards their partner in the shower.
"...Love?" They ask sheepishly, crossing through the pink bathroom panel, which tones them in pink hues as well.
"Hm? Oh, sorry! I promise--" The blue-toned showering partner begins.
"No, no! I was just wondering... Can I... maybe- join... you?" They ask sheepishly, washed in pink hues.
The blue hued showering partner pulls back the showering curtain to look questioningly at their partner.
"Of course, you can, silly." They reply, which prompts their shaggy-haired pink partner to look up at them in surprise.
Page 4
They pull their hoody up over their head, revealing just the under curve of their intact chest. As they step foot into the shower, their coloring also turns blue like their partner's.
"Hi." The short-haired partner offers timidly.
"Hi." Their taller, black-haired partner replies. "Here." They say, handing a bottle to them.
"Oh, thanks..." The timid partner replies, accepting the bottle.
Tentatively, the short-haired partner begins washing their own hair while their partner watches them attentively from behind. Their chest is flat with top surgery scars showing where they've had gender-affirming care.
"Want me to wash your back?" The long-haired partner asks, breaking the other one's hair washing concentration.
Page 5
"Yeah! Yeah, sure." The short haired one replies, looking a little flustered and blushing. With their arms raised to their hair, the intact chest is revealed, along with the dragon fly wings tattooed beneath their collar bones. Their body hair is thick and dark, especially in their armpits and over their mons. They are shorter compared to their taller, flat-chested companion, though they also do have their own tattoos. From another bottle on the shower shelf, they depress liquid soap onto a frilly loofah sponge.
"Is this okay?" The taller companion asks with a smile, rubbing the sponge across the shorter one's back.
"Yeah. That feels good." The shorter one replies with a blush and a smile before closing their eyes to enjoy the sensation.
The two people shift from blue to pink tones, while the shower setting itself stays blue.
"It means a lot to finally have you join me here, baby." The taller person smiles at their partner, who reaches up to touch the sponge on their shoulder. They two glow pink.
"I'm glad I did." They reply as they turn to kiss in the shower.
Caption: The end.
Transcribed by Erika Moen on 9/22/2025 for ohjoysextoy.com