loosely drawn Jax bcuz I wanted to rant about him shoving pomni away when she hugged him
So, Pomni goes in for a wholesome hug after they finish off zooble, and then Jax abruptly and aggressively shoves her away from him. In the moment he pushes her away, we pretty much just see him angry. But I slowed it down, and he actually has a soft smile for a split second when she hugs him. He then has this scared, panicked look on his face (the most scared I’ve seen him) and he gets aggressive and shoves her away from him.
He’s scared of getting attached to her. He’s scared she’ll eventually abstract and leave him behind, like Kaufmo and Ribbit did. He doesn’t want to make any new connections with anyone because he’s afraid they’ll leave him. The friendship he had with pomni was genuine, he just didn’t want to admit it. That’s why he’s so upset after their fight.
My dog passed away recently, and while I wanted to get cats while she was alive, I kept not wanting to after she passed away because I didn’t want to go through the grief of losing a pet ever again. Obviously that’s not the right thing to do though, lol.
The three jaxes below are frames from episode six when he pushes pomni away.