It's Hercules

"If there were one principle that we could be said to stand for, it's that the sanctity of the mind must never be violated. Not even for benevolent reasons." does not seem consistent with manipulating these two into a relationship at all, let alone "4 teh lulz". https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3923

Mark

From wholesome squee-itude to "honk honk, clown-boy." I just got brain-whiplash.

Adam Koslin

Agreed. She's too smart to get in the way.

Richard Muir

He is a wizard when it comes to setting ships to sail! He's had a decade to perfect his craft, and it only gets better with each one!

Grace Kieser

Out of curiousity, I went back to check. A thousand comics ago is when Melons butt fell off. Seems fitting.

Aleks

It looks kind of like a fingerprint

Richard Muir

Yay, finally they kiss! We've been waiting, what, 1000 comics for this moment? #WorthIt

Richard Muir

I think they were only made aware by Elliot's description. I don't think they had a vested interest beforehand. I don't think that it's really being implied. Yay can be vicious but I don't think they're malevolent or even willing to interfere on that level unless approached. Especially after trying to integrate themselves into this group more.

Kuragari

the advantage of mass computational resources & advanced data science.

Joe

oh, for fuck's sake is about right!! I was worried you were going to drag it out another day, Jeph.

Joe

And now for implied butt stuff! XD

Kuragari

In the earliest strips Marten's boss was gay, and so is his dad (and his dad's husband).

OldGoat

Oooh, time for a Slipshine? :-) ... oh wait, wrong comic

marcus erronius

YAAAAAAAAAAAAY (not the person, the expression)

Laurie Voss

Aurelia is in the basement practicing on the bass. She’s realized there was subtext and wants to avoid falling into adult content tropes!

Bruce Steinberg

I don’t get the sense that Yay arranged anything. Elliot had already talked to them about Clinton and Yay made the same sort of guesses that anyone would do when a friend tells them they are interested in someone. Yay is just very, very, *very* good at guessing.

Bruce Steinberg

As with everything to do with Yay, they will be keeping that a secret, thank you.

Ben Russell-Gough

Even the implication that Yay somehow arranged this makes my hackles rise.

Ben Russell-Gough

Looks like Clinton is has moved through his squick. Yelling Bird and Pintsize chanting together: "Dick stuff! Dick stuff!"

OldGoat

So am I the only one wondering if Hercules actually said that, and Yay can speak cat, or if she was just cute-talking to Hercules?

Mooster

..... Does zero chill plus zero chill somehow equal chill? ....and how long till Aurelia removes it again....

Multipurpose: Yay!

Summer Sudbrink

...Has Clinton been blushing so hard he’s started to bruise...?

Jason Li

We haven't had a booty dance for a while.

Mark

I think "free will" originates as a theological attempt to say that sin isn't God's fault... it's not even a particularly relevant concept in real life, and it generates some truly terrible philosophy.

Stephen Wells

FINALLY (also, more squeeing).

Matt Pedone

ALSO THAT BUT THE OTHER WAY AROUND

Stephen Wells

Doesn't seem likely that he has, does it?

Mark

Or possibly just a know-it-all :-)

Mark

I was thinking more like Bubbles and Faye, even if that was closer to mutual realisation, to wit- "FRIGGIN FINALLY"

Mark

I hope Jeph has good things to show us about being in a relationship with someone who suffers from serious anxiety.

Cass

Blushing even more is what it is.💝🏳️‍🌈💖

Carrie

Elliot's not a guy where Clinton has to make the first move. Elliot's a guy where Clinton has to make ALL the moves.

Just like Marigold and Dale ❤

I am the captian now

This was what I needed today. <3 FINALLY! <3

Veronica VanCleave-Seeley

I love that “FINALLY!” appears to be a sound effect, as if it were the readers all shouting out in unison.

Will Weaver

...now genuinely wondering if Elliot has ever actually kissed anyone before, at all.

Stephen Wells

"writing Elliot is easy, all I have to do is remember an embarrassing thing that happened to me" https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4378

Lucas Werkmeister

wow, so rude of Elliot to force Clinton to stand halfway up from the bed so he could reach him ^^

Lucas Werkmeister

Squeeee!!!!!!!! So cute!!

Conrad

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.....

Bollthorn

Yippee!!!

Jeffrey Anderson

Sven and May next please?

Darnel D Cooper

once again, Yay proves that they are the smartest character in the comic. also, oh... i can't WAIT to see what twitter is like tomorrow when this page goes live...

Absentia

YEA! KISSSSSSS!

Gaz

"oh for fuck's sake Elliot" could be a winning t-shirt design.

SpookyPenguin

4487 comics and we finally get some boy on boy! Yaoi baby!!!

YESSSSS!

Ami

squeee!!!! 💕

Jimmy Thorsell

Yay is a shipper! I knew it

Bagge

Aaaaaw! But what's with the weird spot on Clinton's face in panels 2 and 3?

Merelyflowers

Same. ><

Dora Dodson

Yay, no spoilers about the illusion of free will, okay?

Emma Humphries

*dies of squee*

EnterTheHero

(And if it wasn't clear, I don't think that's a BAD thing, I just don't see it depicted in media often.)

As a bottom dating a bottom, it's REALLY hard to combat inertia. I'd kinda love to see a relationship where the sex kinda fizzles out but the love and commitment remains, because as a bottom who mostly dates bottoms... that tends to be what happens when two bottoms get together.

Aaaah Clinnton I'm so proud of you!!!

SingingTurtles

James and Carrie: my thought exactly! ^_^

Sarah Schnell

Carrie and James: my thought exactly! ^_^

Sarah Schnell

Maybe. Also, yes, but where? o.O O.o <.< >.> >>>>>>>D?

Am Queue

While 3 would be an interesting and under-represented topic, I don't know if muddying up this happy little gay romance would be better or worse from a reader's perspective. I expect there to be a lot of little stumbles as Clinton navigates his new feelings, but I want this ship to sail dangit.

Reyn Goldfur

*inhales*-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOO

Vik M.

Or something else...

Photon

Congratulations, Elliot, you out-bottomed the other bottom!

Daniel S

Hercules, they're bisexuals!

Daniel S

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! 🥰

James C

Eeeeeeeeeee🥰💖🏳️‍🌈😁💝

Carrie

Hot

Kyle Major

I love this. It reminds me so much of that first time I kissed a man. Everything changed that day.

Pete Hanson

MY LOOOOOOOOVE HAS COME AROUND (makes me think of this, sorry Ella! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB3NPNM4xgo )

Nash Wolfe

As a straight male, I'm super happy to see this finally come to fruition. You see all that panic in Elliot's eyes turn to HELL YEAH? You see that look on Clinton's face as he seals the deal? That right there is good, wholesome shit.

Tim Eldred

Oh, there will be lots of butthurt Homophobes complaining, but I take no joy in reading their crap. Hopefully most of them have moved on to webcomics that are more fitting to their tastes by now. I mean, QC has never been shy about it's strong support and depiction of LGBTQ+ characters and storylines. So most of the negativity that we will see will mostly be trolls.

SilverbackRon

I knew this page would either come with squees of delight (smooching) or screams of frustration (no smooching) - both of which could probably be heard 'round the world. Pretty happy it was the former, though ♥ Now I hunker down and wait 'til next page and hope it leads to some more making out (given Clinton and Elliot's awkwardness, I won't be surprised if something ruins the moment though, pfffffft).

Sero

Not going to lie, I'm happy to see a ship come into port here, but the real joy is going to be all of the butthurt homophobes writing Jeph "more in sorrow than in anger/your strip used to be funny" screeds when this goes up tomorrow.

Gary Walker

As much as I'm happy for them, I can't help but feel like something is going to go horribly wrong. In the worst case scenario, either: 1.) Mom is going to ruin the moment. 2.) Clinton is going to ruin the moment. 3.) The concept of Romantic Orientation Vs. Sexual Orientation making a surprise appearance and ruining the moment (though leaving the door open to discussing a topic that doesn't necessarily come up too often and could be interesting to explore). But then again, everything could go fine.

The Secret Sponsor

I was betting today would be the start of Steve-eating-cereal week.

That Blair Guy

Also, is Elliot going to get a plug tattoo? I totally support that.

Mad Marie

Oy, Yay, no statistical voyeurism! But nah seriously this is sweet and adorable. All of the yes.

Streb

Also... Elliot in panel 2 is such a fucking feeling, it's not even a joke. I have screwed up so many dates and relationships from those words, only they were repeating in my head.

Anthony Gaglianese

RESOLUTION!!!!!! And now cue the scene cut to if I had to guess Roko or Melon

Spacey02111

Are we going to get another Clinton “Yeah Baby!” pose like after the Emily date?

Mad Marie

Not going to lie, when I saw the notification pop up and the title of the strip, I had a momentary flash of throwing my phone in frustration. I am very glad I didn't. Well played, Sir. Also: ABOUT DAMMED TIME! Brun should be randomly and inexplicably blushing right about now as well.

Anthony Gaglianese

YES!

Forgettable

YAY!

John Fiala

FUCK YES

Raven Razor

AT LAAAAAAST

It’s not that hard, cats are simple if fickle beings.

Kiterie Aine

WHEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Vic or Vyxter

why do i feel like someone used my constant everyday anxiety as the basis for elliot's entire being?

TOOT TOOT!

Ted Van Roekel

Yay! Also, Yay!

Thomas Halpin

THANK YOU

Nascha Morrison

IT'S ABOUT GODDAMN TIME!

Yelling Bird

I was thinking of it as the kissing version of "Fatality!"

Sean Kinlin

🚢🚢🚢

David Jackson

Nah, they need to at least make an occasional attempt at being spooky.

Andrew L Butula

Speaking as a Canadian, that would not be much of a loss. Tim's hasn't been good in years.

Connor Wilson

Yay!

Andy Kailhofer

Yay should probably wait a few minutes before sending them a congratulatory text, though.

Dean Reilly

I MADE AN INHUMAN NOISE!!! now can elliot pls go to therapy for his anxiety while also going on cute dates with clinton???

Is your break them up I will blow up my local Tim Hortons

Gamera

... or is the "dirty" yet to come?

Alacrity Fitzhugh

*Deep happy breath* FINALLY.

Ted Van Roekel

Nice

I needed this this week

Tali

FINALLY

Tamara Macadam

FINALLY: the sound effect of two people overflowing with romantic tension kissing

Antonio E Gonzalez

KITTY! (I want everybody here to know that if I am killed by a ferocious tiger that my last words would be: "Here, kitty Kitty Kitty"

Joseph Bonnar

My god, Clinton's character arc has been epic.

Krista Elliott

SQUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Joseph Ascanio

YAAAAAAAAAAAS

Myles Watkins

It must have powerful reproductive success to outweigh the other costs...

Alex Kosnett

YEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss!

Scott Vogel

FINALLY

Nicolas Demers

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeee...*gasps*EEEEEEEEEE...

D. Athanasi

And Claire has completely evaporated, leaving a very puzzled Marten.

Krista Elliott

God bless that you didn't do us dirty jeph

Dave, Duke of Fridges

Wow! The Agustus lack of chill has finally proven useful!

Grace Kieser

*queer content sigh*

Valraven

YEAHHHH GOOD SHIT

Dylan T

I get the feeling he always is having a good day.

Michael

Somehow Elliott became even more adorable

Ali

*content queer sigh*

Livy N

It’ll be Aurelia and she’ll be having Raisin Bran, tyvm.

Miyaa

*SQUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

*spontaneous confetti and cheering*

I think that falls under Basilisk's rule of Yay not using using their powers for evil

Dylan T

I’d assumed she was watching through neutrino imaging, but humans are simple enough to model. Unlike cats.

Matt Grayson

I saw the comic’s title in my inbox and my heart PLUNGED but YES THEY SMOOCH

Lucas Werkmeister

THANK WHATEVER DEITY

Griffon

You're right, some weird compression going on here.

Spoogle McGee

YESSSSSSSSSS

Ace

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Panic Blitz

so what kind of cereal will we see Steve eating tomorrow?

Peter McDevitt

That whistle always gets me.

Alex Kosnett

Yay speaks Feline?! (Okay, yay also for Clinton & Elliot!)

Miyaa

Is Yay really that good? Maybe Faye and Bubbles should head to a casino with them, and solve their cash flow issues.

Michael Boettger

Somewhere Renee's head is exploding and she doesn't know why.

Danya Michael

I just let loose a victory cry fit for a viking. YEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

Jackie Horn

FINALLY! xD

AKOD

Hercules is having a good day.

Diptych

I can almost hear a studio audience applauding for the third panel.

Samantha Yeaman

Good on you Clinton for taking the lead.

Michael

Nice. Clinton’s kinda got a big gray smudge on him though.

dylan

Pump it into my VEINS

Hope

*deep breath* LET'S. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Kurt Lewis

yaaaay hercules

Jackson Mccreery

*Dies of squeee overdose*

Jono Hayward

YES

Cody Renton