Dachi reference materials
Added 2025-01-29 23:59:28 +0000 UTCThis is the finalized design of Dachi that I would use if I revisit SWL in the future. There are some minor differences to the way he appears in the current project, which has actually not been entirely consistent as I experiment with and modify my workflow 😅
When I started coming up with a story for Summer Won't Last, the initial idea was for a longer, slower burn story. However, after a rocky beginning and a lengthy hiatus, I decided to make this initial iteration of the comic into a standalone episode.
I'm still heavily considering doing SWL the way I originally imagined it. Perhaps renaming this current story to "Summer Won't Last: Pilot" or "Chapter 0", haha. It would be a much longer-form story that expands a lot on Levi and Dachi's backstory and history of friendship, as well as their future. I would be interested to know how interesting it would be to readers.
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Comments
The chest fur and beard are amazing additions too
dipstik subaru
2025-02-26 06:20:21 +0000 UTCI'd love to see how they're relationship progresses, if they have one that is? I do like long haired Dachi, he looks more wild and fun. He could even rock it longer. He's the type that could pull it off and look amazing😉. The sketch of him with someone holding his face while he clearly looks very sad kinda worries me.
dipstik subaru
2025-02-26 06:18:41 +0000 UTCHonestly, without this background, I don't think any of us would've suspected this was a jumping off point to older Dachi/Levi story you want to tell! Many thanks for expanding SWL into a full fledged prologue/introduction of these characters. We can see as you've gotten a hang of paneling and the pacing over the years, especially in regards to your art style. All that said, no apologies please, I like asking questions and knowing the background behind these sorta things, so thank you for indulging me!
Feng
2025-02-11 04:00:35 +0000 UTCThanks for answering!! And I'll be here supporting you! I love the way you draw and tell stories ❤️😸 Also I love that u interact with us ❤️❤️
Baroncito
2025-02-05 03:23:48 +0000 UTCcome on buddy,just do what you think.
Timespacetiger
2025-02-05 01:36:16 +0000 UTCYeah, the scope is something I worry about. I actually have the whole story planned, but the pacing and chapter format is still up in the air...
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-05 01:22:06 +0000 UTCI actually don't know if I want to be too specific about heights so I can kind of play with proportions when it suits me, haha. I did at some point think Dachi would be good at 6'3" to Levi's 5'11", but that he would keep growing into his 20s for a bit for some reason, which would excuse his even bigger height in full adulthood, but then I decided "lets keep it vague" haha I am not good at judging weight, but he's pretty good at soccer and basketball. Not married yet. :)
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-05 01:20:36 +0000 UTCAwesome! I'll be waiting for it!
Bad Shade
2025-02-05 00:03:21 +0000 UTCI can assure you, you wouldnt ever disappoint us!!! (sure i am fangirlling but Im here for your art and Ill continue to support it, no matter if theres porn or not
Rehgo
2025-02-04 23:47:31 +0000 UTCThanks a lot! Fingers crossed I can make it a reality 😭
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:42:21 +0000 UTCI'm so glad you like him >:)
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:41:30 +0000 UTCThank you so much!
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:40:42 +0000 UTCA little bit of a teaser of what's hopefully to come, haha I love artbooks of my favorite animated series and movies and flipping through the character sheets as well, so I figure I should put some of that sort of content out there!
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:40:32 +0000 UTCThe two of them and more! :)
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:37:44 +0000 UTCThank you so much! 😭 I really want to make it
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:37:03 +0000 UTCI'll definitely be dropping a Levi ref at some point! :)
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:36:24 +0000 UTCYeah, a lot has happened in ten years, in my idea. I'm glad that was communicated!
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:35:59 +0000 UTCThank you so much for the kind words and support! Comfy and wholesome is really want I want for my idea of a slow burn comic. I just want to explore a couple of kids navigate their feelings as they step into adulthood, largely informed by my own experiences. My main concern is that while there'll be plenty of fanservice where applicable, it's not going to be exactly dense with pornographic content, and I'd hate to disappoint people.
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:34:58 +0000 UTCHahaha, I'm so glad you think so! If things go the way I really want them to, everyone's going to be seeing a lot of him eventually.
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:28:55 +0000 UTCThank you so much for your support of the idea! I really want to tell it. 😭
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:27:12 +0000 UTCGood eye on the ball darkening, haha. They're his cheekspots color over his cream coat at 25% and 50% opacity, I think. The big thing making me hesitant with the prolonged comic idea is that I want it to be a romance more than porn... I want to throw in loads of fanservice, lot of passively hot scenes, nudity when appropriate, also uncensored pornography when it organically happens, but I really just want to tell the story of their blossoming relationship. 😅
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:26:09 +0000 UTCThank you!! I'm really happy that people have taken to them
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:21:59 +0000 UTCThank you so much! Yeah, this is a story I do really want to tell. It might not sell as well, because it is significantly less sex-dense than this version of the story is, but it's still something I really want to work on because I love these characters.
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:21:00 +0000 UTCDachi and Levi were both concepted from a story in their late 20s/early 30s. That's where they started from! 😊 Then, when wanting to do a practice comic before working on THAT story, I thought "I should do a couple-page long practice featuring them as teens". That nameless comic was supposed to just be a few pages of them hanging out, being cute, and then dropped in favor of the real story (just to get the hang of panels, layout, dialogue, etc) but so many people wanted to see it expanded, that I clumsily tried to broaden the practice comic and named it SWL. 😂 The roughness of the transition as I steered it from a throwaway practice into a self-contained short story means there are certain issues w/ pacing and writing, which is why I wanted to label this a pilot. I would probably want to retread this event in a slightly different way in the polished story. Sorry for wall of text 😭
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:18:15 +0000 UTCI know a few people who wouldn't mind milking Levi and Dachi, haha
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:09:28 +0000 UTCHaha, thank you! I really want to tell it, too
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:07:56 +0000 UTCI wanna go for a ride down that highway, haha 😅
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:07:35 +0000 UTC🥴Gosh is it. He matured well
Bonfire Demon
2025-02-04 23:07:01 +0000 UTCI’m 100% down for this
Stephen
2025-02-04 02:44:55 +0000 UTCOmg YES a I LOVE what we have been getting of "summer won't last" so far, so i think getting even more of it in the slow burn version you described would be AWESOME!!!!
DumBistachio
2025-01-31 22:08:42 +0000 UTCI love that there's an older version of him. Omg I hope there's an older version of the wolf as well 😍😍😍
Andrew LaJoice
2025-01-30 20:49:59 +0000 UTCI might be off base, but some of those sketched expressions give me the impression 29-year-old Dachi's been through some shit, emotionally. Definitely into the idea of Levi becoming more an emotional pillar for him.
DemiurgeRadowan
2025-01-30 15:34:37 +0000 UTCwouldn't mind the longer comic at all!
Cafealopex
2025-01-30 06:06:21 +0000 UTCI would very much love a Summer Won't Last slow burn, expanding on everything about the characters. Sure, the spicy things that show up are nice, but what captivated me at first was the incredible art, the way the story develops. It really is very comfy to read and really wholesome, so yeah I'd very very interested hehe
Rehgo
2025-01-30 04:05:27 +0000 UTCgod longhair mcbeard dachi a dreamboat...
Adam Primaeros
2025-01-30 03:30:32 +0000 UTCa Treasure Highway 🤤
Adam Primaeros
2025-01-30 03:29:44 +0000 UTCMan，I really enjoy the story of Levi and Dachi. I hope you can continue their story. Of course, it depends on your energy and physical condition. If possible, it would be great to narrate the story in the form of episodic dramas or chapters. This way, you will have ample time to come up with ideas, and the audience won't have to wait too long.
Timespacetiger
2025-01-30 03:17:59 +0000 UTCWow,so handsome man,I need his height, weight, hobbies, sports he is good at, whether he is married, and... his phone number.（Just kidding～XP
Timespacetiger
2025-01-30 03:00:59 +0000 UTCThat ain't a treasure trail that's a vein of Black Gold.
Eppy NWS
2025-01-30 02:48:04 +0000 UTCI NEED a longer story!!
Isaac Prather
2025-01-30 02:31:11 +0000 UTCSo interesting detail I noticed is that between the 2x Dachis is that there was a 10 year time jump planned originally? I suppose in that case, the current comic is a pilot, which makes sense in the context of you experimenting and finding a workflow for it--or more of a prologue. But personally speaking I'd be very interested to see Dachi/Levi be explored more and the setting you have created here beyond SWL Ch. 0!
Feng
2025-01-30 02:06:55 +0000 UTCMilk these characters for all they’re worth. I love them
Rob McCormick
2025-01-30 01:14:46 +0000 UTCHe looks so good with a beard! My heart ❤️❤️❤️. And I would love to see your full original vision of the comic, just don't overwork yourself. My best of wishes !
Bad Shade
2025-01-30 01:10:38 +0000 UTCI would definitely be interested in know more about Dachi’s and Levi’s background story.
Ark Wulfgar
2025-01-30 01:07:12 +0000 UTCI would love to see their origin story. They make such a cute and sexy couple. Just seeing more of them makes my day. 🥰
Gayme Guy
2025-01-30 00:48:28 +0000 UTCYes I love the idea I definitely want to see more
Cam
2025-01-30 00:21:39 +0000 UTCas long as it's more of the two of them I'm interested 😁😁
kerryak
2025-01-30 00:15:48 +0000 UTC- I love him - I think it could be a good idea adding a reference of his semi/and hard dick into the reference (?) 😜 - I love the detailed that his balls got darker with age - Also I love that u added some drawings ❤️ he's so handsome and cute, I love him!!! - I'd love to see more of them growing together and having sex and also Daily life things . I'm a fan of slow burn. But also Id love mini comics in-between of horny stuff. Edging is good, but not too much
Baroncito
2025-01-30 00:15:31 +0000 UTCI would absolutely love more Dachi and Levi, in whatever form that takes 🐯🐺 (long form comics are great, just for the record!)
ArcboundWolf
2025-01-30 00:14:39 +0000 UTCI would be very interested
Alain
2025-01-30 00:13:39 +0000 UTCOMG，such a great design！
九號球No.⑨
2025-01-30 00:04:59 +0000 UTCA ref sheet you say? 👀💦
Leydon
2025-01-30 00:03:28 +0000 UTCI’m going feral such an amazing design
Bo Bennings
2025-01-30 00:02:46 +0000 UTCI love him omg
Kookie
2025-01-30 00:01:31 +0000 UTCI'm a sucker for long comics, sign me in
Incerun
2025-01-30 00:01:21 +0000 UTCI’d be really interested in seeing a more drawn-out version of their friendship! Those two are adorable and I love their interactions
Valor52
2025-01-30 00:01:08 +0000 UTC
