A Webcomic Among Better Webcomics: Jagged Edges

Jagged Edges

Susan Avery
Age: 17

Susan was one of the idols of her high school the first two years she attended: a stylish cheerleader, a party animal, every jock’s dream girl (and every nerd’s wildest fantasy), and clearly on track to be one of the biggest contenders for prom queen. Then something happened towards the beginning of her junior year that led to an awakening of sorts. The people closest to her, the people she had called “friends” all these years, were shallow, backstabbing, amoral scumbags. She realized that she had never so much as expressed an opinion of her own when in the presence of her so-called friends. She couldn’t dare admit that she didn’t want to cheat on an upcoming test like the rest of the group, she didn’t have the guts to ask them to take it easy on the awkward kids in their school, she couldn’t go to the bathroom without an entourage. When she opened her mouth for the very first time unbidden to bring all of these facts to light, she was, suffice to say, no longer welcome among the ranks of the in crowd.

This was fine with Susan by this point; she was a new person, an independent, free-thinking young woman who could tackle life on her own if necessary and perhaps figure out how to make a few REAL friends. She got her hair cut really short, put together a few punk outfits, and went off to school with her head held high. Unfortunately for her, the first fellow student to notice just who it was beneath this new exterior was one of the “awkward” kids that she had barely noticed before. But he HAD noticed her. And had been collecting photos and videos of her for his “private” use since the first time he laid eyes on her. Now that she had fallen from the protection of the entourage, she’d be far easier to photograph, film, and actually speak to and fondle for the first time. Susan, so proud to be on her own, will have to test just how strong and independent she can be when she’s fair game for Cord Samson.