2012-05-16

A seven-panel SMBC comic about a recurring nightmare. Panel 1: a woman lies in bed shouting "GYAH!"; the man beside her asks "Are you okay? I had the same nightmare again." Panels 2-5 depict the dream in a dark forest: she narrates that a giant snarling werewolf is chasing her through the forest, and when it catches up it says, "Even close loved ones will never understand your inner life in a way you would find meaningful." She narrates, "Then, he refuses to eat me," shown as the small woman standing before the towering wolf. Panel 6, back in bed: the man says "Why would a monster say that? Your dreams don't make any sense," and she replies sheepishly, "Heh... yeah. I guess that is pretty stupid." Panel 7: the man, looking smug, says "You were right," and she answers "Sorry, man" while the werewolf looms behind them. Votey: a black-and-white close-up of a drowsy, content woman's face with a bubble reading "Oh, make love to me, wolfman" — implying her nightmare is actually a romantic fantasy about the werewolf.