Trust Exercise

Part 8 in a series of plushy heart comics :)

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[2-panel comic of a girl with a bun, holding a plushy cartoon heart in her arms, titled "Trust Exercise." Panel 1: Girl looks guarded, while the heart looks up at the girl with a soft, guileless expression, like a puppy. Text pointing to heart: "Trusts everyone." Text pointing to girl: "Trusts NO ONE." Panel 2: Girl scans environs with even greater suspicion, holds heart tighter, and says, "Don't worry - I will protect you." Part 8 in a series of plushy heart comics by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2023.]

Memory Foam Pillows

I got new pillows and am breaking them in :)

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[2-panel autobio comic of a cartoon girl with a bun, sleeping on memory foam pillows. Panel 1: Overhead view of the girl, laying on her side, with her head on one pillow and hugging another pillow, like it's a teddy bear. Panel 2: Overhead view of the bed, with just the pillows, one with the indentation of her profile, the other misshapen from being squeezed. Cartoon illustration by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2023.]

Rest Before Worry

Naps can be good therapy :)

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[2-panel illustration of a napping elephant and a cartoon girl with a bun, leaning against it. In panel 1, the girl asks, "Do you think things will be okay?" The elephant responds, "Ask me after my nap." In panel 2, the girl and the elephant both close their eyes on a rug, while the caption reads, "REST BEFORE WORRY." Original comic illustration by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2023.]

Single-Identifying Brownies

Part 7 in a series of plushy heart and elephant comics, Valentine's edition :)

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[2-panel comic strip of a girl making brownies with an elephant and cartoon heart, titled " Single-Identifying Brownies." In panel 2, the girl is mixing batter in a bowl, as an elephant asks with interest, "ARE YOU MAKING BROWNIES??" The girl replies, "Yep!" and the heart says, "Ooh I wanna lick the bowl." In panel 2, the girl and heart are eating brownies contentedly on a couch, as an elephant trunk reaches for the platter of brownies from off-frame. Caption reads: "For my single-identifying friends." Cartoon by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, published Feb 14th, 2023.]

The Nature of Open Hearts

Part 6 in a series of plushy heart comics :)

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[2-panel comic strip about the nature of being open-hearted, part 6 in a series. In panel 1, an elephant greets a girl with a bun, saying "You're back," as she walks into the door of her apartment and takes off her shoes. A peppy red cartoon heart leaps in the door too and says, "We saw a puppy!" In panel 2, Elephant remarks that the heart is "Easily excitable." The girl hangs up her coat and says, "I'm being set up for heartache, aren't I?" Cartoon heading: "The Nature of Open Hearts." By Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2023.]

Gross PDA

Part 5 of a series of plushy heart comics :)

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[3-panel comic strip of a girl negotiating PDA with a plushy red cartoon heart. Panel 1: Girl stands by a door with an open backpack at her feet, putting on a coat. Heart demands her to "HOLD ME." Not heeding the request, she says, "Don't be embarrassing. PDA is gross." Panel 2: Girl in an elevator with coat and backpack on; sees a small cute dog wagging its tail and says "Oh, hi!" The dog owner is partly in the frame and disengaged, while heart is in the backpack, looking out through the top. Panel 3: Small dog jumps up on the girl's leg, affectionately wagging its tail. The girl sniffs, smiles, and her face softens, as a thought bubble reads, "Aww...gross." The heart sticks it's head out of the backpack and says knowingly, "See? What did I tell you?" Comic titled "Gross PDA" by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2023.]

Forgetful Heart

Part 4 of a series of plushy cartoon heart comics :)

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[5-panel comic strip of a girl with a bun talking to her plushy cartoon heart, titled "Forgetful Heart." In panel 1, hands on her hips, she says to the heart, "Don't you remember what happened last time??" In panel 2, with heightened emotion, she says in all caps, "You practically left us for dead!" Innocently, heart says, "Did I?" Panel 3 is a close-up of the heart suggesting, "Maybe you should thank me..." In panel 4, the girl exclaims in exasperation, "FOR WHAT?!" In panel 5, heart responds matter-of-factly, "For making you stronger." The girl walks off and mutters, "I hate you." Comic by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2023.]