Meet Rue. Then meet the trouble.

Some days you survive.
Some days you Rue.

Rue can fix almost anything. The creative chaos of their chosen family is another story. Follow the plans, mishaps, and late nights that bring them together.

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CREATED BY RUE/RUIN ✧ GOTH-PUNK COMEDY ✧ FOUND-FAMILY HEART

Rue, a Black man with short crimson coils and a studded goth-punk vest

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Art, awkward choices, and the people who stay.

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COMIC 003 · November 8, 2026

Unexpected Kiss

A question about kissing friends gets an answer nobody expected.

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Four-panel comic: a friend asks about kissing friends, celebrates the answer, and kisses someone else as the listener reacts in shock.

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Liora with purple locs and round glasses

Sera with teal-black hair and headphones

The world around Rue

One reluctant host.
So many opinions.

Mika, Jun, Liora, Ari, Vale and Sera bring their own talents and trouble to Rue’s door. They create, repair, disagree, and show up for one another when it counts.

Every plan seems straightforward until this crew gets involved.

Creative catastrophesQueer communityDry humourUnexpected softness

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Rue and the people who keep showing up