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NEW Eden Complex CH59 is out on~
Webtoon: webtoons.com/en/canvas/ed...
Tapas: tapas.io/series/Eden-...

Kari makes the first move! leg out !! 🦿💥

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Kari (bottom left trans guy in colorful coat) doin' a lil leg spin to whoosh out his blue aura on the 6 Holy Order members (masked priests) surrounding him, destabilizing their gold-magenta auras

November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM

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the 6v1 battle now commences! ⚔️ will our MC Kari be able to hold out? 💦 find out...

...next CH of Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
coming Tomorrow Wednesday on webtoon + tapas!

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #transart #ftm #bl #oc #ocsky #comics #smallartist #art #action

the viewer is looking through the protag Kari's (trans guy MC, hence the tags) night vision visors, which show 3 members of the Holy Order (masked priests) gettin' ready to rumble (he's surrounded by 6 tho), with markers place above their heads (via the visors)

November 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM

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daily panels time~ 😌 Gabi's not a fan of not-being omniscient-! ( •̀⤙•́ )

from CH58 of Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
on webtoon + tapas~

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #bl #transart #ftm #nb #nonbinary #agender #originalcharacters #oc #ocsky #smallartist #comics #art

Kari (trans guy at the top) tells Gabi (childlike nb cyborg at the bottom) that the guy he's fighting is Marc (Kari's husband), as he nervously puts his visors back on. Gabi pouts + twitches in annoyance at this revelation.

November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM

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LOLL this is perfection! 😆😆😆

i think it's only fair for me to share the moment before, where i headcanon about how a Grand Sol beach episode would go down lol~~ 🕶️✨

Hajun watches Gunwoo have an existential crisis at a beach

November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM

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(🧵 2/2) here's a CH56 refresher on Kari's specific mission of lookin' for "weak spots" and err.......i'll let y'all connect the dots of why Kari even more so hesitated heh 🙂‍↕️

(+ also what this says about Marc's convictions 🙂...)

((off for dinner now, enjoy the cursed food-for-thought frens~ 👋😌))

CH56 of Kari + Gabi jumping off of a cliff to go towards a giant magenta-gold aura light pillar, with their own blue auras activated. Gabi is telling Kari about finding the Holy Order members' "week spots" in order to take them down + also take down the light pillar

1st panel of 3 Holy Order members in Kari's Phantom Will's blue-tinted x-ray vision mode, with their weak spots shining

2nd panel of 3 Holy Order members in Kari's Phantom Will's blue-tinted x-ray vision mode, with their weak spots shining

November 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM

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daily panels time~ 😌 when the mission distracting husband hits 😳❗ but also on a more srs note...(🧵 1/2)

from CH58 of Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
on webtoon + tapas~

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #bl #originalcharacters #oc #ocsky #smallartist #comics #art #toxicyaoi

Marc (priest guy) running towards Kari (POV, Marc's trans spouse), visualized in the Phantom Will's blue-tinted x-ray vision mode to search for "weak spots"

November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM

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The art 🎨 vs The hand ✋️

my wonky hand blocking viewers from S2 MarcKari lap dance spoilers 😔 from edencomplex.carrd.co ~
#comic #oc #ocart #ocsky #transart #art

Gabi doin' the cool flippy thing over Kari in da Underground city bc i think this shot is cool, idk

S2 MarcKari (Kari in fem mode, they are both young here) lap dance!!!
(jk it's not a lap dance...keep up w/ the series to find out ✨)

w/ my hand blockin ✋️ (yes my nails r a mess + i have a random lump on my ring finger 😭)

November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM

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daily panels time~ 😌 the almost meeting. . .

from CH58 of Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
on webtoon + tapas~

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #bl #transart #ftm #originalcharacters #oc #ocsky #smallartist #comics #art

Marc (masked priest in the back) + Kari (spiky haired trans guy in the front w/ color coat) dramatically run past each other (they are husbands + are supposed to be attacking each other)

November 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM

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hehe tysm for sharing all the lovely musings!! 👀🥰🫶💗

heh their marriage hasn't been "officially registered" yet 🤔........so~........🙂‍↕️✨.....
+ yess many convoluted layers to Marc's story to come~~ 👀 👀 👀

from CH 16 Kari puttin' his arms around Gabi + musing about his marriage status

November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM

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daily panels time~ 😌 the cursed rivalry continues-! ⚔️💢

from CH58 of Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
on webtoon + tapas~

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #bl #nb #nonbinary #agender #originalcharacters #oc #ocsky #smallartist #comics #art #cyborg #godwarrior #action #drama

Marc (bottom left masked up priest) shoots off his magenta-gold aura, which Gabi (top right childlike cyborg) narrowly dodges by twisting their away their cyborg body parts, lookin' exasperated at the arrangement.

November 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM

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🚂 ART TRAIN!! 🚂

got hit a 2nd time hehe!~ 😆💥 i tag...
@allisonccomics.bsky.social
@anxietycrab.bsky.social
@darkwynd.bsky.social
@passingalien.bsky.social
(🏷️s any fren rly 🫵 but idk how y'all feel about repeat 🏷️ haha 💦)

show me your most fun character designs-!
(err if u want to ofc heh ✨)

Marc (left dad w/ shades + a beret on) staring suspiciously (indicated by a giant squiggly red arrow) at Hannah + Reggie (redhead kids on the right in L > R order) while his son Jonah (middle brunet child who Marc is holding onto the shoulders of protectively) looks nervous about the confrontation.

the background is grey to reflect an uneasy atmosphere

Kiho (left blond cyborg girl) + Maya (right blue hair in red dress trans girl) hug + noogie the hair of (respectively) a blushing Kari (middle trans guy in black)

the background is rosy pink to reflect the happy mood of the friends~

Dee (left w/ hair puffs + green dress, holding bby Bina) Lee (right lady in black + orange dress) talking about "passion" + "drama" behind a flowery pink backdrop that reflects their mood~~~💗💗💗

first time for y'all to see the full version of this piece-!

Goro (left cyborg dad in navy yukata w/ burn marks) happily putting his shoulder on his wife Jenah (right tall lady in floral green yukata, henna markings, and in head covering, with a burned right eye) who is happily cupping the chin of their bby girl Harumi (trans bby wearing colorful scarf + in cherry blossom pink yukata~)

the background is a bright green to fit the garden-y theme of the family~

November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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MORE Eden Complex CH58 promo~
Webtoon: webtoons.com/en/canvas/ed...
Tapas: tapas.io/series/Eden-...

the confrontation‼️ (w/ a twist!~ 🧵 1/2)

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left panel is showing Kari's (trans guy w/ spiky hair) face lookin' down at his husband Marc...

right panel is showing Marc's (cis guy in hooded priest outfit) is passing by Kari, with glowing magenta-gold aura-filled eyes (Kari's eyes are also filled w/ blue aura, but not completely like Marc's)

November 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM

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🌿Share your OC + a plant you associate with them🌿

Kari - Blue hydrangea 💠: complexity, regrets + gratitude~
Marc - Pink lotus 🪷: devotion, rebirth + the divine...and much spoiler-y symbolism to come~ 😎

both ft. in their wedding in case u missed~~ 👉👉
#comic #oc #ocart #ocsky #transart #ftm #bl #art

Kari (left trans guy in girlmode wedding dress) + Marc (right cis guy in brown + blue groom suit)'s wedding day flashback at the altar, where Marc likes Unsettling-Normal + Kari looks a lil ded inside, but leaning towards Marc's direction nevertheless.

Kari is holding a bouquet of blue hydrangeas + Marc as a pink lotus pin, the topics of this post~

(from CH8 of webcomic Eden Complex on webtoon + tapas~)

November 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM

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NEW Eden Complex CH58 is out on~
Webtoon: webtoons.com/en/canvas/ed...
Tapas: tapas.io/series/Eden-...

final battle (of S1) commences-! ⚔️💥

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #bl #transart #ftm #originalcharacters #oc #ocart #ocsky #smallartist #comics #art #drama #action

clanking of Gabi's (childlike cyborg) hitech part happen at the top panel, and then the scene transitions to Kari (trans guy w/ spiky hair in colorful jacket) comin' up with his eyes aura, while Gabi now takes a backseat.

November 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM

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🩵 art train 🩵

Share 4 pieces & tag 4+ artists!
@murkoph-art.bsky.social
@cranebones.bsky.social
@chainraven.bsky.social
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(🏷️ by the sensual art theme that seems to be goin' on in this train, but ofc any fren can hop on!~ 🏷️🫵)

zine illustration painting of (L -> R) Marc (cis dad), Kari (trans dad-mom in girl mode), and bby Jonah. Jonah is shining the bug-shaped spycame brooch onto his "mom", which reveals a cyan glowing beard where it shines. the light shine also reveals cis dad's glowing crazy eye.

background is a green wallpaper w/ a tree pattern

(from CH10) projection hologram Marc (right, portrayed w/ cyan light lines) seducing Kari (guy mode now, dressed in fancy clothes).

they are in a dark blue-green-ish room

(from CH29) Marc (right, now shirtless w/ only red gloves on) pulling aura!Kari's (left girl mode Kari created by Marc's magenta-gold aura) hair, all shown through a projection in the monitor room. the imagery is gettin' static-y (as irl Kari is offscreen pulling the plug on this projection-)

kiss challenge piece; Marc is bottom left, Kari is top right > Marc is seemingly sleeping, while a pregnant Kari emanating a cyan colored beard projection is lookin' down at Marc somberly.

the scene takes place in a night blue lookin' space.

November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM

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whose heart-to-heart was more moving for our disaster ML? 🤔💞 we return to the main storyline...

...next CH of Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
coming Tomorrow Wed. on webtoon + tapas~

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #transart #ftm #bl #oc #ocsky #comics #smallartist #art #toxicyaoi

left panel is MarcKari's wedding night from CH39, where fem-mode!Kari (trans guy in wedding dress) is holdin' his man Marc (left dirty blond cis groom), reassuring him that "(cut off from here) there's still more years to come / to see what lights up our hearts...together as one~" this scene takes place in a green-ish bedroom with floral decorations.

right panel is from the latest main storyline chapter (CH57), where members of the Holy Order remind Marc (also in Holy Order priest uniform now) "don't let their artifice move you, Brother Marc / stay steadfast in guarding your heart." this scenes takes place at night w/ an altar + large tent behind, w/ the tent being engulfed by the magenta + gold Spiritual Wills of the Holy Order members.

November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM

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daily panels time~ 😌 Kari's self-hating ape brain: "maybe heteronormativity is The Truth bc Baby Cute? (,Ծ_Ծ,)" /unreliablenarrator

from 🎃CH PT.2 of Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
on webtoon + tapas~

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #bl #transart #ftm #oc #ocsky #smallartist #comics #art

Kari (trans guy in the middle wearing a Dracula costume) walks over to the female angel costume on the right that his husband Marc (left cis guy in biblical shepherd outfit) presented for Kari to wear. Kari, eyes hidden, muses "your whole theme is pretty nice..."

in the blurred foreground is their bby boi Jonah in a lamb costume (Marc gave him), playing around with batwings (Kari gave him), while muttering "meh, could be better..."

November 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM

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(2/2) alt caption from a lovely (+ mysterious, since it's their 1st comment i think-! owo💓) CF reader ehehe~ xD✨

ok bye now i am off to Touch Grass for most of rest of the day frens!! 👋 see y'all later evening (? probably!)~

comic fury comment reading "oh my god, it's our lord and savior Jesus Karist", doin' a pun w/ Kari's name hehe 😆

November 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM

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daily panels time~ 😌 it's Sacrilegious Sunday! 🙏 Kari returns reborn as Marc's ✨Alpha + Omega✨ (1/2)

from 🎃CH PT. 2 of Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
on webtoon + tapas!

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #bl #transart #ftm #oc #ocart #ocsky #smallartist #comics #art #unholy

Kari (tanned brunet trans guy w/ long hair + a beard) puts on Marc's shepherd clothes + asks his religious husband "hehe does it fit-" + his religious husband Marc responds w/ a panicked "somehow This feels more blasphemous-!", blushing madly while pullin' at his hair (⸝⸝⸝>﹏<⸝⸝⸝)(⸝⸝⸝>﹏<⸝⸝⸝)(⸝⸝⸝>﹏<⸝⸝⸝)

November 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM

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yeah, Kari is used to just hoppin' around random places 🕶️...he tells himself it's all right when it's Underground 🪨

from CH38 of edencomplex.carrd.co ~
#comic #oc #ocsky #art #transart #ftm

Kari (trans guy w/ spiky hair in dark clothes) laying on a rock when he is surprised by his friend Goro (Japanese cyborg guy in the back w/ burn marks) pops up from his shot to muse "...ho, so you do need a place to stay"

they are in a grunge-y underground area

November 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM

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daily panels time~ 😌 bby Jonah's dignity died for his parents' sins...! 😔💗

from 🎃CH PT. 2 of Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
on webtoon + tapas!

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #bl #oc #ocart #ocsky #smallartist #comics #art #cute #kawaii #baby

bby Jonah (10 year old brunet boy) separates his fighting parents, exclaiming "don't fight...!" while blusjing with a lamb costume on, to make his argument more convincing. the background is pink + filled w/ flowers to reflect the visual (from his parents' viewpoints).

November 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM

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daily panels time~ 😌 hope all have a spook-tacular night!~ 👻

from 🎃CH PT. 2 of Eden Complex: edencomplex.carrd.co
on webtoon + tapas!

#comic #webcomic #webtoon #tapas #lgbt #bl #transart #ftm #oc #ocart #ocsky #smallartist #comics #art #cute #kawaii #halloween

Marc (left cis dad in biblical shepherd clothes), Kari (center-right trans dad in Dracula costume), and Jonah (bby boi in vamp-lamb costume, holding a pumpkin bucket) are walkin' around the nighttime neighborhoods, when suddenly Jonah turns to look at a spoopy ghost "costume" in shock! 👻 (on the far right)

this ghost is Gabi the Mediator, a cyborg w/ separated mech parts that are connected via a blue ghostly-lookin' aura, and this time they are wearing a cloth over to fit the ghost theme.

November 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM

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not quite Halloween yet, but that's my descrip bc...i shall (prob) be boompin' this throughout Halloween, muahahaha!◝(ˊᵒ̴̶̷̤ ꇴ ᵒ̴̶̷̤ˋ)◜
((...tho i also greatly appreciate any early love 🥺🫶✨-))

also i forgot i had a full body ver. of vamp Kari too, so here's that~ (╯'-')╯︵🦇🧡