This was such a fun and sweet romance, graphic novel focusing on Sunati and Austen. In this world, technology has advanced and people can modify what they look like on a pretty routine basis. Sunati loves changing her look and using this to boost her confidence, however she becomes intrigued by Austen, a girl who always looks the same. In the near-future, people use technology to give the illusion of all kinds of body modifications—but some people have “Egan’s Syndrome,” a highly sensitive immune system that rejects these “mods” and are unable to use them. Those who are affected maintain a “natural” appearance, reliant on cosmetics and hair dye at most to help them play with their looks. I also need to go off on a side tangent on how beautiful the art style is. I absolutely adored the colors and the music the author paired with this webcomic was fantastic. When I say I fell in love with this webcomic, I mean I really fell in love with how stunning it all is. My heart has never felt so at peace and at home with a comic the way I did with this one because that’s how alluring and captivating the art is. I honestly don´t have much to say about it besides that it is such a cute love story with amazing and likable characters. And that it is just that stinking cute. Besides, the story isn´t only great since it also has amazing artwork, great diversity and LGBTQ+ rep, and science fiction at its best. But the best part may be that you can read the entirety of this novel on the interwebs for free. Since I am such a lovely person (I totally do not have an ego or anything xD) the link to this webtoon will be provided down below (so at the end of this review). I would say if you want to read more comics, graphic novels, or webtoons I would definitely suggest that you take a look at this one. I also think Always Human is a great introduction to the comic/webtoon/graphic novel world.

In the near-future, people use technology to give the illusion of all kinds of body modifications—but some people have “Egan’s Syndrome,” a highly sensitive immune system that rejects these “mods” and are unable to use them. Those who are affected maintain a “natural” appearance, reliant on cosmetics and hair dye at most to help them play with their looks. The genderfluid normality of the story touched my heart so very much. I also screamed when I saw the poly rep. It was so genuine and beautiful to see. different choice: whether or not to accept an exciting job offer that would require a year-long stay on Saturn's moon

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Love and Gravity is a sweet, futuristic graphic novel in which young women make hard, adult choices in their lives. Rep: main sapphic couple, agender, asexual, and non-binary rep, Achillean Dads, Spanish-language usage, chronic illness rep In the near-future, people use technology to give the illusion of all kinds of body modifications-but some people have "Egan's Syndrome," a highly sensitive immune system that rejects these "mods" and are unable to use them. Those who are affected maintain a "natural" appearance, reliant on cosmetics and hair dye at most to help them play with their looks. Sunati is attracted to Austen the first time she sees her and is drawn to what she assumes is Austen’s bravery and confidence to live life unmodded. When Sunati learns the truth, she’s still attracted to Austen and asks her on a date. Gradually, their relationship unfolds as they deal with friends, family, and the emotional conflicts that come with every romance. Together, they will learn and grow in a story that reminds us no matter how technology evolves, we will remain . . . always human.

If it wasn´t for the amazing Melanie (MelToTheAny) and her equally epic friends I would have never known about this webtoon´s existence and honestly, that would have been a huge shame. So thank you lovely people for shouting about this book. So here are some of my opinions: In the near-future,people use technology to give the illusion of all kinds of body modifications—but some people have “Egan’s Syndrome,” a highly sensitive immune system that rejects these “mods” and are unable to use them. Those who are affected maintain a “natural” appearance, reliant on cosmetics and hair dye at most to help them play with their looks. The romance between Sunati and Austen is so very sweet and turned my heart into pure mush. What I really loved about it is that while the communication between them wasn’t always perfect the plot points that revolved around that always led to important and healthy conversations.They were always so supportive of one another and you could just feel the trust and love between the two of them. Sunatiis attracted toAustenthe first time she sees her and is drawn to what she assumes is Austen’s bravery and confidence to live life unmodded. When Sunati learns the truth, she’s still attracted to Austen and asks her on a date. Gradually, their relationship unfolds as they deal with friends, family, and the emotional conflicts that come with every romance. Together, they will learn and grow in a story that reminds us no matter how technology evolves, we will remain . . . always human. Sunati is attracted to Austen the first time she sees her and is drawn to what she assumes is Austen’s bravery and confidence to live life unmodded. When Sunati learns the truth, she’s still attracted to Austen and asks her on a date. Gradually, their relationship unfolds as they deal with friends, family, and the emotional conflicts that come with every romance. Together, they will learn and grow in a story that reminds us no matter how technology evolves, we will remain . . . always human.

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But as you fall, the fear fades. And all that remains is exhilaration. 15 thoughts while reading Always Human Friends, I absolutely adored this webcomic! Everything about this comic was so beautiful, so endearing, and everything I never knew I needed until I had it. My soul is so filled with warmth, happiness, and all the best vibes. I don’t think I can recommend this enough and you can read it for free on Webtoons! This webtoon was so cute, had a very comforting feel-good vibe to it and of course the sapphics always make me happy. the comic plays around with disability as a theme; austen is unable to use fashion mods due to her immune system. this, of course, causes a myriad of conflicts for how sunati views her, diving into how abled people love to use disabled people as inspiration porn. which was a nice touch that offered a bit of depth to the story. I’m still trying to figure out how to rate graphic novels, but I did like the art style of this. I know it was adapted from a mobile formatted comic, which was evidenced by some of the text being rather small.

You act as if I can do no wrong, as if everything I say and do is justified. But I'm not perfect, I make mistakes all the time. I can be petty and angry and insecure. And I can't live up to the pedestal you've put me on. " I would also recommend reading through the little Q&As because I found them pretty cute and interesting too! The language in the graphic novel is easy to follow and understand. There were a couple of instances where Spanish was used it was a delightful surprise! I loved how many characters were multiethnic, this aspect of the novel made it seem more realistic despite the fact that it takes place years in the future. None of the characters identities were seen as a marvel or to further the plot, they were simply a part of who they were and if an aspect was discussed it was done respectfully. After an eventual encounter, Sunati learns that Austen has Egan’a Syndrome, making her own of the rare people unable to accept most body modifications. In their budding romance Austen and Sunati must learn to communicate and come to truly understand their feelings and how they interact giving their varying life experiences.

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When I found out this book was for #ownvoices pansexual and queer WLW, I was immediately ecstatic! And then I also realized, it was a graphic novel. That’s even better! I knew then I was going to love this story, and let me tell you, I was right. My review And even though she’s leaving, and even though I’m staying behind, I have to believe distance won’t matter. I have to believe we’ll always find each other.” Sunati and Austen are students in a future, spacefaring, Earth-based society. They're also falling in love with each I also really liked the side characters of this story (both friends of the main characters were really cute and I liked how involved both parents of both girls were). Discover: In a technologically advanced near future, two young women bumble through their first dates and fights together as they enjoy the exhilaration of new love. Shelf Awareness - Samantha Zaboski

The casual rep in this webtoon was impeccable, everything was very effortless but still shown as important. I think the author is really good at bringing forward important discussions in a very thoughtful way and I really appreciated that. I loved how the art style changed as the story progressed. It looked so different and yet the same. The music really helped me getting into the story, it made it all so much more real, it was lovely.This was so good and reading it made so soft. I loved the colors and the art, as well as the various representations (there’s even an agender character)! changing her course of study, but she doesn't want to feel like she's giving up. Meanwhile, Sunati is confronted with a Beyond some very cute dates and romantic moments they also shared all of the inbetweens, all the quiet and toned down moments, they shared their sadness and doubts and more than anything they were just there for each other in all possible ways. I loved how their personalities bounced off of one another and how they managed to grow as individuals and together. Their relationship made me smile so much and made me so happy to experience. Sunati – 22 year-old Asian-Australian, has anxiety and loves mods, works for a company on VR environment design, dreams of being an astronaut and loves space. A young woman debates taking her dream job, though it would mean separating from her girlfriend, in the graphic