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Boy Meets Boy is a yaoi webcomic by K. Sandra Fuhr. It is based on characters from the artist's earlier, darker strip, This Is Home. It ran from September 22, 2000 to January 10, 2004 when it was succeeded by its sequel, Friendly Hostility. It was one of the most popular Gay-themed comics on the web during its run. An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...
K. Sandra Fuhr is the author of the yaoi webcomics: This Is Home, Boy Meets Boy and Friendly Hostility. ...
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K. Sandra Fuhr is the author of the yaoi webcomics: This Is Home, Boy Meets Boy and Friendly Hostility. ...
This Is Home is a yaoi webcomic. ...
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Friendly Hostility is another yaoi web comic by K. Sandra Fuhr. ...
The series is popular for giving a fresh, and non-stereotypical view into a gay lifestyle, treating it the same as any relationship.
Story Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
 From left, Rasheequa, Cyanide, Skids and Harley; the members of Boy Band The comic focuses on the lives of the two main characters Mikhael (Mik) Rasputin, a broody, anti-social, multi-millionaire artist and his boyfriend-of-three-years Harlequinn (Harley) Goldman, a punk musician in a group named "Boy Band". Image File history File links BoyBand. ...
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Through the comic, stories such as Harley's band playing at various gigs, Mikhael's attempts at creating art, and the histories of the characters are common. Witty t-shirts are also something of a running joke through the series. However, the main focus of the story arc is on the loving relationship between Mikhael and Harley. Despite the trials the relationship faces (Mik forgetting their anniversary; an ex- of Mik's trying to steal Harley, etc) it endures throughout until the series ends, when they move away from their friends to Los Angeles to pursue Harley's music career. This article is about the largest city in California. ...
A typical strip showing Mikhael and Harley's differing personalities. Image File history File links Strip2. ...
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Situation Reading the story requires suspension of disbelief, especially with reference to the character of Tabitha, said to be the daughter of Satan. Suspension of disbelief is a willingness of a reader or viewer to suspend his or her critical faculties to the extent of ignoring minor inconsistencies so as to enjoy a work of fiction. ...
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Spinoff To contrast and compliment Mik and Harley's relationship, supporting characters were introduced throughout the series. Their roles grew to the extent that Collin Sri'Vastra and Kailen (Fox) Maharassa, two characters introduced about a year and a half into the comic, formed the basis of the sequel Friendly Hostility. Friendly Hostility is another yaoi web comic by K. Sandra Fuhr. ...
Characters
Mikhael (Mik) Rasputin Mikhael comes from a strong Roman Catholic family. A relationship with a fellow student as a youth was discovered, causing Mikail to be alienated from his own family. Because of this, he signed himself out as an emancipated minor, and was forced to settle out on his own. Since, he has established himself as an artist, and grossed a fortune after a lottery win - which, it would appear, he often rubs in the face of his family. Image File history File links Mik. ...
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He floated from a very sex oriented relationship with a fellow student (Tybalt) to a very meaningful relationship with Harley. When he met Harley at a gay singles' bar, he immediately fell in love with the underage blond. Despite age difference, he immediately opted for a relationship. They are together three years before the comic starts. An artist with a naturally brooding soul, he acts as the anchor for Harley's chaotic and childish behavior, although he is prone to being foolish.
Mikhael usually tries to act "adult", often lapsing into trains of thought. Although he seems like an antisocial and dark person, he really has a big heart and a kind nature. He grew into the brooding artist stereotype, but he finds friendship in others later on in the story.
Info - Age: 25
- Status: Artist; Multi-millionaire
- Likes: Grape juice, art, classical music and literature, Harley, Harley's piercings
- Dislikes: Punk rock, spiders, people who dislike art, Tybalt
Relationships
 Mik and Harley sharing a kiss. Mik's life is completely centered around Harley. Of Harley's friends, Skids is the only one that Mik doesn't treat with true dislike. Cyanide is double the punk and attitude that Harley is, and so he is double the pain to Mik - ironically, however, it conspires that the two of them have much in common, and after a traumatic encounter in an elevator, they end up confiding secrets in each other, much to their distain. Image File history File links Kiss. ...
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Mikhael often forgets to pay rent to his landlady, Tabitha, so she punishes him and Harley with various curses/demons.
Mik is the center of Tybalt's vengeful nature, and equally hates him just as much. When Tybalt seduced the guidance counselor at their university in order to get the edge over Mik on getting a scholarship, Mik severed ties with Tybalt on a very bitter note. His dislike for Tybalt is intensified when Tybalt sets his sights on Harley.
Harlequinn (Harley) Goldman
 Harlequinn (Harley) Goldman Harley is Mikhael's 19-year-old boyfriend, a punk musician in a group named "Boy Band" (so named as a joke, which no one seems to get). Harley tends to act without thinking. He can be brash, rude, and self centered at times. But on the whole Harley is a good person, and comes through for those he loves. Image File history File links Harley. ...
Image File history File links Harley. ...
Harley's history comes from being within a group of strong friendships with Skids and Cyanide. The forth founding member of their rock band was not so much a friend to them, often being neglectful, and was outright hostile when Harley came out to them. Cyanide and Skids refused to abandon Harley as their friend and took him out in search of a boyfriend which led to him meeting Mikhael.
Like Mikhael, Harley noticabley does not fit into the typical "Queer" personality. Neither limp wristed nor lisping, Harley packs attitude. Although usually cheerful, he can at times skyrocket into anger, and people are often liable for injury in these cases.
As well as his love for Punk Rock, Harley is a devout fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and is often shown discussing the show's characters and stories with his friends Cyanide and Skids. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...
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Info - Age: 19
- Status: Live-in boyfriend; Punk Rock Singer
- Likes: Punk rock, Hot Topic, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Mikhael
- Dislikes: Posers, The Gap, Classical Music, Tybalt, Religion.
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Relationships Harley met Mik at a gay singles' bar after a period of depression. Though he was underage at the time, he entered into a relationship with Mik and they settled together in an apartment before the start of the comic.Dancing around in tight shirts and shorts, Harley knows he's a very attractive young man. At times he uses that fact to get what he wants from Mikhael. A singles bar is a type of bar specifically designed for straight people to go to when they are single, for the purpose of pulling. ...
One of Harley's best friends, Skids always cheers him up when he's down. Harley eagerly accepted Skids as a friend back in middle school, nicknaming him Skids, which he answers to to this day. Ironically, Harley spent a lot of his youth having a crush on Skids in high school when Skids underwent a physical transformation from a plump pre-teen into handsome youth he is now. They are both founding members "Boy Band" along with Cyanide. Cyanide has been Harley's best friend since elementary school and has a loyal friendship with Harley to this day. He has similar tastes as Harley, though to a more darker, extremist approach As the third member of the now ironically named "Boy Band" Rasheequa sees Harley every so often. She gets on with him to an extent, but like Skids and Cyanide, her mature and adult nature tends to make it difficult for them to get along.
Harley is loyal to his family, as we see in the ways he helps his cousin Flash and sister Aurora. While his love for them is unconditional, he is usually rather grudging in the way he offers it.
Tabitha is Harley's landlord; although he finds her frightening and hellish to live under at times, he can't really complain. He is unemployed and so has no real right to argue with Tabitha. Like everyone, Tabitha's S.O. Allen somehow keeps tabs on Harley.
Tybalt and Harley meet at an art show that Harley attended with Mikhael. When Tybalt aggressively makes a move on Harley in front of Mikhael, we learn just how fiercely loyal Harley is to his boyfriend. He snubs Tybalt's every attempt for courtship (breaking his nose on two occasions), and only comes slightly close to ending up with Tybalt during a rocky period in his relationship with Mikhael. In the end though, he always regards the 'evil' redhead with contempt and malice. His heart always has, and always will belong to Mikhael.
Since they rarely meet, Harley mainly indifferent to Collin. Fox, however, begins on Harley's bad side by playing Harley's guitar without permission. Fox's playboy behavior leads him to hit on Harley, though naturally he is rebuffed. Although in the end Harley begrudgingly befriends Fox, it is not without some dislike for his sometimes blatant advances in the past.
Gio (Skids) DiAngelo Skids started out life as an overweight, friendless geek with little to no self confidence. So it was with open hearted eagerness that he became friends with Harley and Cyanide, who rescued him from the clutches of older bullies in middle school. Thanks to the boost of self-esteem gained from his caring friends (and martial arts training), Gio, newly dubbed "Skids" by Harley, rejoined his friends as a freshman with a dramatically changed inward and outward appearance. Handsome, intelligent (though not exactly 'bright' at times), sociable and good natured, Skid becomes the ideal personification of congeniality. Image File history File links Skids. ...
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Skids is a Glass Half Full type person. Should Cyanide, Harley, Rashiqua, and even on occasion Mikhael and Tybalt get down in the dumps, Skids' optimistic philosophy is there and ready to bring them back into positive sunshine. Often the object of the affections of more than one person at any given time, he seems hopelessly out of reach sexually, and more so, hides most of his inner thoughts. Even the readers don't know his inner workings till much later in the comics. Even Skids is not immune to vices such as greed and jealousy and anger. Especialy with Collin coming into the picture.
Info - Age: 19
- Status: Punk Band Member (Guitar/Drums); College student
- Likes: Bright colours, smiles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Dislikes: Bummers, being alone, Collin.
Relationships Skids has a deep friendship with Harley, mostly because of their kind-natured attitudes. During the series, it is revealed that Harley had a crush on Skids during high school. Despite this, Skids treats Harley with respect and admiration. Sometimes, during his lonelier moments, he can be jealous of Harley's relationship with Mikhael. Skids is always kind and polite to Mikhael, with whom he has never had any significant disagreements.
As with Harley, Skids is best friends with Cyanide, whom he has known since middle-school. Again similar to Harley, it is revealed that Cyanide has unresolved feelings for Skids, though they do not appear to be mutual. After getting lost at a Buffy convention he met and befriended a girl named Ronnie. After chatting (via instant messages) with her on a regular basis he began to have romantic feelings for her. When she comes to visit, she reveals to him that she is interested in Cyanide, which rocks their friendship. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, late 2004. ...
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After the episode with Ronnie, Skids is left without a trustworthy confidante and so turns to instant messaging once more. Here, by coincidence, he befriends Tybalt. They share a friendship, which most of the other characters remain in ignorance of. At the end off the series, they begin a romantic relationship. The confidant character is usually someone the lead character confides in and trusts. ...
Cyanide Torres A 19-year-old drummer and chemistry major, Cyanide is Harley's friend and bandmate. He is is ostensibly heterosexual, but with unresolved feelings for Skids. As the "Hetero one", Cya has been best friends with Harley since elementary school. He has similar tastes as Harley, though with a darker, more extremist approach. Harley may have a belly ring, but Cyanide has no less than 5 piercings, and many more tattoos. Also, like Harley, Cyanide develops a crush on Skids early on in high school. However, it grew into something much stronger and deep rooted. He has a loyal friendship with Harley all the same. Image File history File links Cyanide. ...
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Info - Age: 19
- Status: Punk band member; College student (Chemistry major)
- Likes: Piercings, Punk music, Chemistry
- Dislikes: Artists, posers, Mikhael
Relationships He has a strong dislike for Mikhael, a feeling that is mutual between the two. During one bout of aggression, he referred to Mik (in Spanish) 'friend stealer'. This alludes to the fact that he is jealous of the amount of time Harley spends with Mik instead of his best friends.
Cyanide's life becomes increasingly involved around his sexuality crisis towards Skids. Antisocial and a little bit inept when it comes to relationships, he is in a constant dilema. When his emotions are twinged with the romantic affections of those around him he has a sexual dream about Skids and he throws himself even harder at girls in a desperate attempt to override his unresolved feelings for Skids. As it stands, Skids and Cyan share a strange relationship, often making out for the sake of each other's comforts without thought of seriousness or consequence.
Cyan had a relationship with Ronnie starting when she came to visit Skids. She confessed to Cyan her attraction to to him, which flummoxed Cyan, who heretofore thought Ronnie was interested in Skids. The relationship was a bit rocky due to it being a LDR, with Ronnie in California.
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Rasheequa Jackson A law student, feminist activist, and bassist for the therefore somewhat inaccurately named "Boy Band" Image File history File links Rasheequa. ...
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She also acts as the manager for the band. Her constant bad choices of gigs tend to get Harley, Cyanide and Skids frustrated at her. She might get annoyed with her band members' childish behavior, but she remains loyal and caring towards them.
She is a slghtly stand-offish friend, probably distant only to keep her own sanity.
Tabitha Sinclair Tabitha is Mik and Harley's landlady and daughter of Satan, who is her mother - her father is a laywer. She claims to be heartless and can often be down right cruel to her two "favorite" tenents. Image File history File links Tabitha. ...
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Despite her frightening facade, she looks out for Mik and Harley in her own strange way.
She carries a very loving (If slightly strange) relationship with Allen.
Flash Goldman Flash is Harley's cousin and a computer nerd. Though not quite an extra, his part in the saga is very limited. Image File history File links Flash. ...
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He can be hopeless at times, especially when it comes to women, to the extent that he goes to Allen for help becoming tougher.
He is often the butt of jokes, especially when he tries to let Tabitha know of affections for her.
Allen The leather wearing boyfriend of Tabitha, known at one time to be a hitman. He enjoys recording the movements of the residents in Skyview Apartments. A man with "Alot of spare time and who is easily amused", he has a large collection of high tech spy equipment and very big guns. How he aquires this stuff is never really made too clear. He guards his secrets well, and always keeps ontop of everyone else, and is generaly quite low key and easy going for a man who can wreck pretty much anyone's life.
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Tybalt O'Donnell Mik's lascivious ex-boyfriend with designs on Harley and Skids Image File history File links Tybalt. ...
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In such a light hearted story Tybalt may well be considered the closest thing to a villain, with perhaps the exception of Collin. He tends to put himself first and rarely takes no for an answer when it's something he wants.
He isn't afraid to turn things to his own advantage, especialy where love and sex are concerned. However, when he begins a friendly relationship with Skids later on in the story, he begins to redeem himself. Eventually, his relationship with Skids turns physical and they move to New York together at the end of the strip. The audience is generally left with feelings of ambivalence towards him due to the kindness he's show to Skids.
Ronnie A girl the band met at a Buffy/Anime convention. Probably one of the most underdeveloped characters, she never the less becomes very much involved in the storyline when something of a love triangle forms between her, Skids, and Cyanide. The fact that she lives in another city makes most relationships with her a little bit difficult.
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Collin Sri'Vastra A cynical self-proclaimed asexual (though in a relationship with Fox) and enemy of Skids. Collin is by definition the Anti-Skids. Where as Skids goes out of the way to comfort and assure people, Collin makes sure everyone around him feels the burn of his asexual, athiest, apathetic scorn. So when Skids and Collin meet, the furr really flies, and Collin commits himself to plaguing Skids to trouble. At the end of Boy Meets Boy, Collin and Fox's relationship are the centerpoint of the spin off comic Friendly Hostility. Both are first introduced as two college students hired by Tabitha to pose as homosexual lovers sharing an apartment, when Harley and Mik are out, and Tabitha needs a stand in for them to show off to her mother, Satan. Although claiming to be asexual, he can often get intensely sexual with Fox, who knows him well enough to push all the right buttons. Especialy with green Jell-O. Image File history File links Collin. ...
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Alter-egos
Collin has two, in fact. One being the Villian "His Mind Kills" (who wears goggles), and is Foxman's Arch-enemy; and the other (sans goggles) is Collin, Foxman's "Youthful Ward"
Kailen (Fox) Maharassa Wild and mischievous bisexual; best friend and lover of Collin; hates to be called Kailen. The charisma of the dynamic duo, Fox thinks a little too highly of himself, and tends to talk with his balls at times. Somehow Collin putes him with his vivacius personality, and the two are never out of each other's company. Later on in the story Fox convinces Collin to become lovers with him, and often they end up doing a little more than whats proper in public. Particularly underneath vending booth tables. Image File history File links Fox. ...
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Alter-ego The adventures of Fox's alter-ego, "Foxman", is given significant comic-time towards the end of the series, one of which takes place in full colour throughout (as opposed to most of the series being black and white).
Aurora Goldman Harley's sister, who has a baby (Scott) during the series. When Aurora comes into the scene, she is bursting with energy and goodwill, and often drives Harley insane with her Goody Goody personality. So its a doubleshock when she reviels unexpectantly that she is pregnant, wth an unknown father no less. Her pregnancy comes with the expected hormonal swings that make her an impressive, if slightly unpredictable personality later on. She becomes closest to Aubrey in the series.
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Aubrey When he was still Abby, she was friends with Harl at the beginning of the strip. Abby disappered one day to show back up a couple of years later as Aubrey. Though he purports to having had a sex-change from female to male, it is revealed that he is still waiting for the surgery. Whereas Skids can be viewed as a little bit niave and slow to catch on witt, Aubrey is downright flakey. He does however make friends with Aurora, and can indeed be a good friend.
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Other Minor Characters
Izzy
Rabbit
Red
Rhapsody Manager of the bar where the band play.
Cyanide's Sisters
Addonis Tybalts room mate, who may or may not have sexual relationships with Tybalt.
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The word homosexuality had acquired multiple meanings over time. ...
Other works by K. Sandra Fuhr This Is Home is a yaoi webcomic. ...
Friendly Hostility is another yaoi web comic by K. Sandra Fuhr. ...
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