Rookie is no longer publishing new content, but we hope you'll continue to enjoy the archives, or books, and the community you've helped to create. Thank you for seven very special years! ✴
Rookie is no longer publishing new content, but we hope you'll continue to enjoy the archives, or books, and the community you've helped to create. Thank you for seven very special years! ✴
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so beautiful and true! (happy birthday!)
Love love love so relatable
omg i really liked this and its my birthday in less than a week and i can feel this wow love it
<3
Wow, Ana, I’ve always loved your comics but this was beautiful and SO TRUE. My 18th birthday was on Thursday and I’ve been stressing about what responsibility really is and how my life as I know it will be completely different in the next few months. I guess I’m not scared about being an *adult*, but I am interested in who I am and where I’m going to be in college next year. I also love the contrast between the green art and purple text.
Happy birthday Ana! Your art is great!
happy birthday ana!! you’re wonderful! i love this comic so much.
Love this. Moving to new cities is hard!:(
This was so beautiful ;_;
I’m very grateful for this.
Beautiful! It made that piece of pumping flesh feel all warm and nice, you know da one? they call it heart i think ? hahaha, jk I know my anatomy all right! I have like seven o’ those.
Annnaaaa your drawingzzz, virtuoso.
Aw Ana!!! This just about made me cry! Happy birthday, and I hope you have the time of your life!
I automatically started singing landslide and it should also be noted that this made me cry.
So beautiful Ana!!!
This was lovely! And it comforted my own strange fears about growing up.
Yes! My 16th birthday was a couple of weeks ago and I felt awful – for a few years, I’ve been more and more stressed and worried about growing and getting older. This comic was exactly what I needed to have a feeling that I can handle it. Thank you so much, Ana.
Thank you so much for this one, Ana.
this made me so happy :)
it’s not even near my birthday, but I’ve just moved to this huge new city, so the comic hits home. thank you, Ana!
Oh this is so beautiful! Thank you and happy birthday Ana!
this made me smile <3
I had the worst 18th birthday last month because all I could think about was how it was my last one at home and my last one with all my family and friends. This made me feel better about moving next year!! Happy birthday Ana!!
this sent shivers down my spine
aw, ana! <33 happy late birthday :')
Very beautiful and very confusing… the best kind of story :)
I know this comic has a happy ending but it made me sad. I just realized that my birthday is in two weeks, I’m in a new city that I feel like I’m so familiar with yet I barely know about, personal growth has been ambiguous to me, etc. instead of being comforted by my past selves, I feel guilty for letting such blessed, happy versions of me from the past down by turning into a scared-shy legal adult. Happy Birthday to you and congratulations for being able to make this for us!
i thought i was the only one who thinks of my past selves when im feeling lonely :)