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They’re so damn CUTE!
I’m not normally a fan of these two, but even I have to admit that the second to last panel when she looks down followed by that grin in the final panel is super cute.
Super fricking cute! I love them!
My entire thing in this chapter is “Why do I find these two cute I should hate everything about this why do I ship it?”
is that how it works
will need to get a handlebar basket for when Hubs gets a bike, for toting sammiches
Rules to live by.
And yes, because Danny may be a dip but he’s a self aware dip, they ARE on Wonderbread.
Long as he doesn’t start calling it “meol”, we’re fine.
Wow, I was NOT expecting to see a Shadowbringers reference here. Well done, sir.
Just wait til ya start seein’ DoA references in FF14.
I’m going to assume that means the 14th movie in the Fantastic Four reboot, because I can.
Please, let us finally get a good Fantastic 4 movie.
Oh god I really hope Willis thought of this joke and it shows up in the next strip
Knowing he’ll start Danning it up, he done brought backup sandwiches to derail Dan’s Danning. Truly dis Dan is being dapper.
Wow, Good on Sal she bagged a keeper.
It looks like Danny bagged the sandwiches, actually.
Please be good for each other…
The fervent, desperate hope of anybody shipping Willis characters. I too hope, knowing i am praying to an eldritch power for mercy…
I think they’ll be fine for a few arcs, at least.
So, they’re good for half a week, at least?
You are a Goth Rock fan and pray to the lead singer of the band Sisters of Mercy?
Isn’t everyone?
@Abdomino Just so you keep your sanity, please keep telling yourself: The Willis giveth, The Willis taketh away…
Crusts removed?
They’re wrapped so you can’t really tell.
You really only need to remove the crusts on finger sandwiches, though.
With love letters written inside them with squeeze jelly?
https://www.shortpacked.com/comic/crusts
“Cocoa puffs bird”. Hey, didn’t DoA Leslie say something similar? Except less lovingly.
Sonny the Cuckoo Bird.
Common knowledge.
-Bike ride? You make sandwiches.
-Picnic? You make potato salad.
-Barbecue? You make lemon bars.
These are the facts of life.
They’re cute and wholesome someone help me
Quick, this individual is in desperate need of a ship sinking. Let’s get Joyce, Liz and Joe back in here.
DON’T YOU DARE.
I don’t actually ship Joe/Joyce that hard, but I know Spencer does and I don’t want him to be sad.
what
I feel so betrayed.
You were my Shipper Bestie.
The Susie grav is so appropriate here
I’ll back you on this Spencer. S.S. Joeyce full ahead and steamy to Port Slipshine and Snuggles Cove. (because I want to see them cuddle dangit!)
I didn’t say I DON’T ship it. It’s just not one of my TOP ships.
I can’t be friends with anyone who doesn’t want these cartoon characters to kiss as much as I do.
I DO want them to kiss, but my top ships all involve Sal.
“Too wholesome” is not a good reason to sink a ship.
Ships have sunk for less.
Rose and Jack can confirm. Cubed ice, right ahead!
For a moment, I thought Danny just pulled two blocks of ice out of his pockets.
I still can’t quite unsee it.
Can’t tell if they’re foil, or crustless and in saran wrap. I guess either is plausible.
Waxed paper, because it can be reused.
First off, saran wrap can be reused, if you’re commited enough. Secondly, could be ziplock baggies with the tops drooping down ‘behind’. I suspect there’d be more grey in foil. So despite my hypothesis, I’d back sarin wrap or wax paper. Maybe wax paper is more decayable/eco friendly. Anyone know?
Now I see it and it keeps changing in my head between wrapped sandwich and ice blocks. So thanks for that I guess.
Klondike Bars.
I feel like someone’s probably put a Klondike Bar on one of those Sandwich Alignment Charts.
I am certain someone out there has eaten a Klondike Bar as their lunch.
When I was in High School (an unbelieveably long time ago), ice cream sandwiches were 15 cents each in the cafeteria. I could tell my Mom I needed 75 cents for lunch to get sandwiches… Still my preferred ice cream go to snack.
It’s aluminum foil (foil~
)
Never settle for less
That kind of wrap is just the best
To keep your sandwich nice and fresh
Oh by the way I cracked the code.
Yeah, I saw that too at first.
I also thought those were two giant ice cubes at first.
[Inhuman Screeching at a Pitch Only Perceptible by the Late Johnny Cash]
Okay, so I get the sustained screeching part but I don’t know why Johnny Cash is the reference.
Maybe because of their musical duet?
Oh, how lovely!
They’ve barely begun their courtship and are already finishing each other’s… Sandwiches.
That’s what I was gonna say.
I’m loving her grin.
This is so cute, and Danny hasn’t fucked up yet, so that is a good thing at least.
But I do have to ask, what kind of sandwiches are they? And semi-relatedly what is your favorite type of sandwich?
My personal favorite sandwich is grilled Swiss on rye, with a nice bowl of clam chowder. Or a turkey and Muenster with mustard, mayo, lettuce and onion. Depends on the temperature outside.
Personally, I hold the Reuben to be king of sandwiches. Maybe with potato soup.
You are correct, Reubens are the best sandwich.
Mine is actually a Subway sandwich, I like the double Buffalo chicken on Flatbread with nothing but cheese and salt and pepper.
Club sandwich.
I love a really good French dip, with the roast beef medium rare, and au jus that isn’t just a bouillon cube… Major points lost if there’s cheese on it, and god forbid they put any kind of spread on it. The au jus IS the hydrating ingredient, damn it.
Tasty, but tricky to wrap up and bring along on the bike ride.
I dunno, I tend to put a very thin layer of horseradish on my French dips (a “whisper”, I believe the standard measurement is called), and I’ve never gotten a complaint about it. I agree wholeheartedly with you that NO cheese belongs on a French dip, though.
Pastrami sandwich is my go to. Although there is an Italian food centre by my apartment with a deli and every single panini they make is incredible
Pastrami is a rare treat these days, but yummy.
Pastrami woth spme good bread n butter pickles on rye is a good substitute for a ring when getting engaged
Homemade ciabatta + young spinach whole leaves + fig vinegar, strong olive oil, tarragon, browned shallots + pimenton or espelette spiced chickpeas humus
That sounds AMAZING.
It is. I wish I would make them more often, and I wish my kids would also eat them.
I love a good spicy meatball sub. Ruebens are also rising high in my list of favorite sandwiches. In the fall months I really enjoy turkey club sandwiches with a side of turkey chili. Mmm.
If I’m making a sandwich at home: cherrywood smoked ham, red onion, pickle, spinach, garlic aioli, slightly melted white cheddar cheese on still-warm toast.
Sandwiches are too important to restrict yourself to just one.
Ham, cheese and mustard is my favorite.
whiny child cucumber sandwich.
This is so goddamn cute. Only bad thing is they don’t have anything to drink, but I mean, they can probably find a something on the way back.
Danny probably has a thermos hidden in his hat.
Then what’s that in his pocket? A banana?
Two bananas.
Well, now I HOPE its two bananas, otherwise Danny’s going to turn out to be a Vulcan!
And an orange, just in case Sal hates bananas.
And an apple. In case of doctors.
Apples lightly infused with garlic in case of vampire doctors.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Danny’s packed an entire meal with him, including something to drink.
Most bikes have a bottle cage to put drinks in, if one of mine didn’t have one I installed it myself. Some of my bikes had as many as 4 cages for bottles.
There is a perfectly good river right there.
this is adorable
Gah. These two are not allowed to be so damn precious together are they?
Well I’m not going to disallow it.
…. er, wait, that would make Sal double down, wouldn’t it? Hmmmm.
Danny is the best
I’m pretty sure these are regular sandwiches, Sal.
Not if they were made in fuck time.
Not if we’re about to get some snowcapades.
White bread of course
This is all just weirdly sweet and endearing.
How is this cartoon man so precious?
Precious cinnamon roll. Too good for this world, too pure.
Oh there’s sandwiches too? NOW I’m invested. Go Danny!
Mom boyfriend is how I will market myself to prospective partners from now on.
You’re going to market yourself as Mike?
…for a nickel.
That I enjoy cooking was a selling point to my wife who apparently subsisted for years on TV dinners.
He’s a smooth one, that Danny Wilcox. Sal should hang onto him this side of the Curve.
This is so cute. I love them. Please don’t ruin this Willis just make them endgame
Honestly? This. This right here.
Co-signed.
I hope he doesn’t ruin this, but I’ve had too many ships I liked ruined by Willis already.
Seconded.
And yet the ships are still there whether canons are involved or not.
I hope they’re something gross to the point of insanity; mayonnaise and like, two strawberry slices or something
it’s strange and magical how a change in context makes the same kind of thing Danny always does feel sweet rather than pathetic. It’s just all…about the right situation. And a little bit of character growth, somehow, maybe.
It also seems like their friendship reached a point where they understood each other first so e.g. Danny feels comfortable gently teasing her (giving her a song earworm, saying she just likes the hat here), and Sal enjoys it because she feels safe, emotionally, with him – which is a pretty novel experience for the poor girl…
They both know what they’re getting involved wifh here. He knows she carries quite a lot of emotional damage; she knows he’s a good egg (who Dannys things up occasionally)… They still like and respect each other.
It’s so nice to see Sal smiling like this. Girl has spent so long feeling isolated, self-sufficient by necessity as well as choice…
I think maybe it boils down to intent? When he’d do something generally seen as pathetic it’d often be because he was acting selfish, whereas here he’s just being considerate.
Intent and actually knowing what’s going on with the person you’re with/around are both nice filters for this, come to think of it. Like, these are important parts of the context that makes a situation work well or…not. This is not currently pathetic (or selfish) because now Danny’s intentions are better, and because his awareness of Sal’s situation and feelings seems to be more accurate than his awareness of other people he’s been with before.
I am also enjoying the rare Sal smile.
Marry him now, Sal.
Frankly, Sal is the sort of person who would just turn up in class one day with a ring and ask to be called ‘Sal Wilcox’. It’s not likely to ever happen but I really wouldn’t be completely surprised if it did.
Sophomore year, they get a professor who’s weirdly obsessed with attendance and takes roll on day 1. Gets to Sal:
“Sal Walkerton?”
“It’s Wilcox now, actually.”
*everyone stares*
Including Danny, who’s just as surprised as everyone else.
Somehow the side of a creek, surrounded by snow, in the middle of January (?) doesn’t seem to be the most appropriate place for a picnic.
Incidentally, the DoA Timeline page needs to be updated…
The whole wiki needs a good rewrite. At this point, Dumbipedia should be its own thing instead of being sections or footnotes on the old Walkyverse info.
Maybe better hosting, too. It’s unfortunate that looking up anything pop culture related requires sifting through one of the least user-friendly platforms on the web since mailing lists. Maybe the TFWiki folks could help us out there.
The character articles desperately need drastic expansion. If anybody wants to help, please feel free.
Honestly, DoA versions of characters deserve their own pages.
DoA really should have its own wiki.
– It’s a separate continuity from the Walkyverse, that’s seen daily updates for a decade. Walkypedia is years behind the story, but the DoA sections already count for about half of each character’s page.
– The characters are all developed enough to stand on their own, without relying on their Walkyverse counterparts (besides explaining running gags)
– None of the sci-fi elements of the old continuity are relevant here.
– The Fandom platform creates a terrible user experience. I think it only exists to shovel ads at you any time you search the web for information about a work of fiction.
Do you have a wiki account? Because I’m not seeing any ads.
As for a separate wiki, that’s something others are welcome to make but Walkypedia is meant to work for all Willis’ stuff and I’m definitely not up to making a whole new wiki.
It occurred to me this could be read more harshly than intended. I want it on the record those are a genuine question and a genuine suggestion not me being snarky.
Likewise, I wasn’t trying to denigrate Walkypedia and all the work that’s been put into it over the years.
(But yeah, Fandom is hell when you’re not logged in or using an ad blocker.)
I second the thing about separate character pages. I was trying to look up DoA characters once and I ended up getting massive Walkyverse spoilers because that part of the article is positioned first.
(That’s assuming a situation where both series are still on the same wiki; otherwise the point is moot).
Might be a decent project for the future but I definitely do not have the energy to make that happen and I doubt our other admin does either.
Less spoilage, fewer ants.
Any place is appropriate for a romantic picnic.
I can personally recommend midnight in a graveyard in early autumn, though you may want to opt for moonlight as lights attract attention.
If they’d planned ahead far enough to not end up sitting in a snowbank somewhere, it would be at least 25% less cute.
So Sal, the *baddest gal* in all of DOA, chooses the most *harmless* boy in existence. Hmmm…
Opposites attract I guess?
More like a reminder that Sal’s cool girl is part of her defence mechanism and, underneath, she’s always been looking for someone around whom she feels safe to be emotionally open and vulnerable.
Danny’s one of the few characters who’s not judgmental of her, and just lets her be herself (whoever that is). The only others I can think of are Marcie and maybe Walky. Most everyone else expects her to keep up the “aloof rebel biker” persona she uses as a defense mechanism to keep the world at arm’s length.
Yeah, Walky has gotten better and better at being a sibling to her, and I think she’s met him halfway on that, even if she’s still not really letting herself get that vulnerable with him just yet.
Billie/Jennifer has her moments, too, though obviously, right now is a pretty complicated time for them. Still, she had Sal’s back when Sal was calling out Linda’s bullshit before Walky was ready to hear it yet.
SAL YOU BETTER KEEP DANNY OR I WILL SNATCH HIM UP.
I like how no one’s going “damn Danny is dating way above his station” here.
We all recognize the sandwich making ukulele man with the dapper hat is valid and loved.
Wait for it.
Yes, he’s a dork, but he’s her dork and the more Sal learns about Danny, the more that she likes about him.
He’s definitely not wearing the hat in bed though.
I want to donate to Willis just so he’ll have Danny wear the hat during their first slipshine. It would amuse me greatly.
Keeping the hat on is the new keeping the mask on
How nice to see that they like each other more and more ♡. Sal is genuinely amazed by his ability to organize and look forward. Danny has finally found someone who seems to appreciates his way of being. They seem to complement each other ♡♡. I think the sandwiches will be delicious♡.
THAT’S MY BOY! PREACH, DANNY! SANDWICHES!!
Yes, good.
Am I the only one seeing a future strip, set in springtime, when Sal appears one day in a beautiful flowing skirt and flowery blouse and with her hair tied back with a colourful bandanna. She sweeps over to Danny in the cafeteria, they kiss sweetly and cuddle up together?
Everyone is flabbergasted. Who is this and where is Sal? Maybe it’s left to Becky to say that this is what Sal is underneath her armour plate; it’s obvious that she feels that safe with Danny. Besides, it’s springtime! She wants to dress the part!
I don’t see her being comfortable enough doing that in public. And I think that’s okay. I have never bought the idea that who you “really” are is only what’s beneath your outer shell. My shell, as a turtle once sang on obscure Henson series The Animal Show, is a part of me.
That it is little turtle, and you’re beautiful for it.
I just want to see Malaya’s reaction.
“You big fakey!”
“Malaya, I’m finally showing something under my persona.”
“Fakey!”
“Fuck off, Malaya.”
“See! You haven’t changed! I knew it! Fakey!”
“…fuck off.”
The only real effective solution for those people is to ignore them. Happily it also drives them nuts to be ignored.
I can see the cuddling maybe, but I don’t think Sal’s gonna get the Breakfast Club treatment.
Daring to dream, here…
I’m loving this
This is the happiest I’ve ever seen Sal and I love it.
Good Egg status: confirmed.
Ooooh, they are so cute together. I’ve loved their friendship a long while, and bow that it’s turning romantic, turns out I love that too.
… is that my icon now? Excuse me while I test a different one.
Yep, that’s better.
Thank you Willis!!!
Alt-text: Danny, the mom Sal always wanted to have.
(For a nickel.)
Danny in panel 2 fills me with thoughts.
He’s struggled with crushing self-esteem the whole series, not just for himself but in thinking that his role was to submit himself to his romantic partner in every aspect. One moment that sticks out in particular is that when Amber lashed out after he kissed her she was more willing to hold herself accountable than he was. He wouldn’t acknowledge it as wrong or something he didn’t deserve, it was something he was used to.
Now he’s with someone he’s outright described as being so out of his league that he never thought she’d look at him, and he’s joking with her. For as much as Sal needed someone she could be emotional around, Danny needed someone he could trust liked him for him too. No bullshit fantasies, no sweeping romance drama, just two people who vibed together so hard they realized they could have a good thing going and they’re acting on it.
Time to start living in mortal terror they break up. The cruel burden of shippers.
They were so made for each other
Anyway yeah I think the biggest problem these two are gonna face is how other people treat Sal for dating Danny.
Danny’s wanted someone he can be openly affectionate with (this was a whole big thing with Amber), but Sal has a reputation for being cool and unapproachable, and on some level I think she relished in it. It was totally false positive reinforcement, but it was still positive reinforcement for someone who otherwise received none.
She’s in such a good mood in panel 5, that’s one of those things where you can just hear the character’s voice, but what’s gonna happen when Danny shows up to be all adorable at her roller derby games? Around Asher and Jennifer? In front of Malaya, Carla and Walky? Her parents? The persona that Sal took because everyone decided it was hers, what is she gonna do when everyone around her tries to force her to live up to it?
Sal never really wanted that reputation she has, but what’ll happen if it starts getting taken away?
Yeah, it’s one thing to connect with him privately, like this, but it might be completely different for her with others around.
Though she was willing to ask him out with Joe there, so that’s at least one step.
I feel like we’re seeing her grow out of that persona, which makes me happy. She’s decided on her major, I think if someone were to give her grief when Danny is adorable publicly she would shoot them down. She’s finally seemingly happy.
Another big problem will be how people treat danny for dating Sal.
The main cast will be ok with it, but i can see Danny’s parents being critical. “You gave ue up Dorothy for a motorcycle chick?”
Yeah, I can definitely see Danny’s parents as not approving. She’s not a “good catch”.
I like their weird gender role reversal of expecting Danny to need a good partner to take care of him.
Role reversal? LOTS of parents seem to raise their kids (regardless of gender) with the expectation that the kids’ partner will need to take care of them.
Yeah, it’s weird how parents deliberately half-ass raising their kids so that they’ll tend to have specific gaps in their skillets, which are then expected to be filled by their future partner, one way or another.
Danny probably sounds like a cartoon Jay Baruchel.
wait
Somehow I really don’t see Danny being comfortable talking about how he jerks it and where to aim to avoid desicrating his national icon tattoo.
Danny’s logic, vis a vis the sandwiches, is flawless.
Danny for most of the comic: haha look at this dorkass loser Danning it up all the time lmao
Danny now: If this pure and wholesome boy is ever made sad the sky will ripped asunder and fire will rain.
As someone who is a fuckin’ nerd with a thing for punk girls, seeing this makes me so happy.
What kind of peanut butter did Danny use in the sandwiches?
Smooth.
HOT TAKE: (maybe?)
The reason Sal was in a foul mood with others before (them thinking she was jealous of Billingsworth/Asher etc…) was because it disgusted Sal and also that she knew already who she wanted but he hadn’t been clued in yet and so she was still in her own tense little world wondering how it was going to play out?
Nah I don’t think she already wanted Danny, she realized she could have a good thing going with him when, after a day of crashing and burning with the other two guys she’s been intimate (sexually and emotionally, respectively) with in her life, she vented at Danny and he broke down her belief that everyone just wants to use her.
I’m pretty sure Sal hit on Danny before the time skip
Danny hit on her and Sal responded in a way that indicated she wasn’t opposed to the idea, but that’s about it.
I’d say she hadn’t yet accepted the idea that she wanted him.
Kinda depends on how you define “want.”
The start of the scene where she kisses him has her comment (while dropping her accent) that she knows why she constantly interacts with him in roundabout ways instead of just going up and talking to him, implying that there is something buried there, but I think with that it’s less “already romantically interested in Danny” and more “Danny has been the only non-Marcie person in the whole comic who provides her an outlet for emotional intimacy.”
Maybe not uninterested but something she wasn’t willing to consider it while the threat of being manipulated by Danny (because everyone can threaten her with that) hung in the air and was content hanging out with him on the Got Dumped stairs playing ukulele.
That is a true statement by Danny, whether you are invited or just taking a long ride by yourself, make sandwiches. Back when I rode regularly sometimes 60-100 miles a day I would burn through 4000 to 4500 Calories a day. Actually no, I ate that much but I probably burned more because I kept losing and gaining about 5 pounds a week. Burn through the calories on the long days and replace them on the short days.
Old truism of cycling — eat before you get hungry, drink before you get thirsty. Once — just once — I violated this, and let’s just say that it wasn’t a pleasant experience. Seriously, I thought I was gonna die, and was wondering why it was taking so long to do so.
So are these… Good Egg sandwiches?
Where he stored it? In his ass pockets?
Many bikes contain storage. Things happen between panels.
Not on these bikes – no bags or racks or anything. My headcanon is that Danny had the sandwiches in his jacket pockets, one per pocket … and the sandwiches are probably a little bit the worse for it, so he offers Sal the less-mangled of the two.
We haven’t really seen Danny’s bike in any detail yet. All we’ve gotten are silhouettes at a distance.
Danny: I’ve made sandwiches! And they’ve been nestled next to my hot hot ass, you’re welcome
I was wondering the same thing. Those sandwiches should be squished flat.
peacoats have massive side pockets. it’s why I miss mine. why did you have to rip!?! whhhhy!?!
Danny doesn’t seem to me the kind of guy who is okay kissing an ash tray. Will he ask Sal to quit smoking? Will she do it?
Tobacco is a nice flavor actually
Eh. Depends on your taste, a lot of people hate it.
He’s not wrong. Good job Buddy.