This is a translated version of my second fanzine. It was made in 2018 It’s the second of seven (2/7). And it’s part of a series called “Disolutes”. Originally, it could only be read if you purchased it. But I decided to posted it for free. I know the drawings are not the best...and I apologize for that. When I finish the series I’ll do a remake for sure. (if I finish them...) I apologize for the possible grammar typos, too. English is not my first language. I would want most of people to know about these stories and this “world” I created, since I’m still working on it and excited to share it with all of you. That being said, I hope you like it. sEE YOU SOON... -Fortunately, this story is not based on real events ;) but by the time I was doing this comic I watch two very important movies, and they inspired me a lot: “The Neon Demon” and “Suspiria” (the new one)-
empty gut, joyless soul
OH, DEAR FELLOWS...
PLEASE, WELCOME...
OUR LOVELY
MELISSA,
THE FAMOUS BALLERINA!
Dreamed this girl,
each of her days, relentlessly.
‘Till the day she decided to change
to stop living a pantomime.
By that time, an important stage for her was at its end
She had to decide her future in life,
and try to leave a mark in it...
So while the other people in class were talking, she came to a conclusion...
I WANNA BE A BALLERINA told her classmates.
But suddenly,
there was silence...
And...what she heard then
hurt her to the bone.
HA! You can’t be that. said one of them, clearly and succinctly.
A ballerina is tall,
thin,
and pretty, dear Melissa.
she realised that something had to change.
And after assuming the hurtful truth
Since that moment, she started to be conscious about her appeareance
so, she ended being enormously obsessed...
Because, in order to fulfill her dream,
many things would have to leave.
So...Farewell to dad’s tasty desserts,
Au revoir to mum’s delights.
Little by little...
Melissa sacrified
everything that kept her from her dream.
As the days passed,
the more tempted she was to give up
It was very hard at the beginning
WRONG but by the time she could handle it.
She commited herself, body and soul. Frowning being inevitable, though.
One, two, three days passed by,
or maybe one, two or three months.
And, finally, after all that efforts...
the “so expected” day came.
She met Oliver there
Me, me, and ME!
an ambitious and conceited boy,
And Dana
a mature girl at sight, but a fledging in its nest.
Although, none of them was particularly special, to be honest.
An oak colored mane
turquoise eyes
and porcelain skin...
were owned by Charlotte
a young qualified girl and also a good samaritan
which left Melissa truly amazed.
She always dreamed being on stage with her
Dancing and singing without resting
like two lone lovers.
And, as much as she admired his partners
Charlotte took the biscuit without a doubt.
Despite venerating her,
Melissa never dared to speak to her
Until the day...
she couldn’t repress her desires anymore.
That thing
she always hid in her insides
suddenly arose and...
Melissa?
What are you doing?
NO WAY...!
I'M
Y! SORR
I...
Be quiet, you dummy.
Melissa...
...Charlotte
What’s the matter?
CAN I...
CAN I EAT YOU?
So, while her “dear partners” (that’s how she called them)
were minding their own“business”
Melissa decided that maybe it was time to mind hers, too.
She told me she didn’t remember very well what really happened that day,
but someone whispered “DO IT” in her ears and that’s why she acted that way.
Although hmm...more than something “ethereal” as she believed it was, I think that...
hEY, GUYS...WANNA GRAB A BITE?
er, h f o y t n e l there's p you know.
I think it was actually her sinner self who “said” that.
Trying to be someone else, not only she suppressed her urges to eat,
but also her own “being”, which led that GLUTTONY to emerge. But maybe I’m wrong...
While we’re alive, we have to be ourselves, and to accept our trueself.
We must stop becoming obsessed with being “that someone else”
and “take our place”, since the other ones are already taken, as Wilde said.
And although the outcome wasn’t exactly as she had imagined,
something similar to what she dreamed happened:
Her show was over...
but everyone would remember her FOREVER.
THE END
sEE yOU iN tHE tHIRD
act
gLUB gLUB
Aspirations, dreams, goals. The human being must be ambitious to fulfill them and thus feel blissful. But life is unfair, and no matter how hard you try, there always will be someone who is the main dish on the menu. In this second act, Melissa, a young ballerina, will have to choose between: sacrificing everything to occupy that place or keep on being the appetizer of a simple and vulgar menu. Bon appetit.