This page probably would've had a bit more visually going on with it but was kind of written in the midst of us not really having a backlog when we were having to do the filler due to other things going on - as such wound up having some fat trimmed from it in the name of time, though don't think we really lost anything essential.
Jack's stuff here is kind of a nod to having at a point considered having the followup to the Ana training being him and Alex having a brief fight. I ultimately decided it was superfluous, especially since I wanted to keep the chapter from coming out too long, but I did still want Jack to pop up and to lay some groundwork for it. Might come back to it as a throwaway thing within a few chapters of now since I really want the gym to be kind of the general base of operations for Alex going forward.
So yeah, next page we're into Ivy vs. Grant. I finished writing the rest of the chapter a couple days ago and this sequence makes up the bulk of what's left - tricky to write at points but we're both really happy with how it reads on paper so hoping that people are going to enjoy it.
While the chapter's length does need to be watched, I do like the idea of a Jack vs. Alex fight. ^^ Mostly because Jack is a fun character, and despite being a snooty rich kid in terms of characterization, he's got a savage edge and is clearly ripped as fuck.
Ivy and Grant's fight is something I'm looking forward to, though. ^^ Read the whole thing yesterday since those scripts were all written, and the fight was really enjoyable, with a few aspects of both I wanted to see in practice.
In the meantime, still enjoying Alex and Ana together. Loving and helpful teacher-Alex is still fun, and I like the gag of Ana not knowing how to get her gloves off. ^^
