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Will this update be posted to tumblr at all? :D

now I've calmed down and stopped posting about this update, my only questions is based off the OT blog post: what exactly do you mean about us seeing more of how Bitty's been loving Jack (eyebrow waggle)

Oh hell never mind, once I typed that out, it clearly says FALCONER/S...

audiaphilios

My question: what does that banner in Jack's entryway say? _ _ _ C O N E R I?!

audiaphilios

YES THIS IS PRECISELY THE CONFLICT I WAS HOPING YEAR FOUR WOULD BRING THANK YOU PRAISE BE AND HALLELUJAH AND ALSO THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.

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No, wait, I do have a question: Did The Kiss get a hashtag, and did it trend on Twitter?

What a lovely way to end the year. No questions right now, but thank you for this sweetness in what has otherwise been a pretty difficult year. ❤️

#BetterBittyBootyBureau is READY FOR PRIMETIMEEEE

Julie

I thought of another question: Given that it looks like Bitty's feet are probably not touching the ice as they kiss, DID JACK TOUCH THE BITTY BOOTY ON NATIONAL TELEVISION?

this isn't a question but you ended my life with Parse's facial expression even though you also gave it back to me with this update so it balances out. Thanks for everything, Ngozi :)

eric richard bittle, call your mother

What happened to Georgia’s wife??

WHAT HAS SUSANNE BEEN TEXTING BITTLE! WHAT IS GOING THROUGH PARSE'S HEAD! HOW WAS THE AFTER PARTY?! Were Jack and Bitty even there??? Seems like they're ghosting everyone. JACK YOU NEED TO CALL GEORGE AND BITTY YOU NEED TO CALL YOUR MOM.

i am HERE and LIVING thank you ngozi for saving 2017

maxent

N YOU WONDERFUL MAD WOMAN I AM LOVING THIS RIDE

SWEETPEA & BUD ARE ON THE LOOSE!! N, this is amazing. Thank you so much. Enjoy some time off!!!

Julie

It's noon the next day and Eric Bittle STILL hasn't called his mother?!?! Mine would be furious haha. Also Parse - so much jealousy, shock, and fear that he can't let anyone know about.

N, where the FRICK are my boys??!!

Nic Sushi

That was amazing! Omgomgomg so good

Or maybe not? It’s gotta be crushing for Parse to see what he still thought of as his Zimms kissing Bitty.

You have a mild case of Tango.

I have a question: How will Whiskey react to seeing this? His captain smooching his hero on national TV? He's the only character on the team who doesn't know, right?

TD Keh

First text says: "(??????) --spotted your friend Crappy."

TD Keh

Eric Bittle CALL YOUR MOTHER

#Potatomannisnotreal :( (#Bitatomannisreal????)

Same I actually start to feel bad for him...Like not really about the Jack thing, but how his team is clearly not like the Falcs and seems quite hostile for a gay guy :(

Thank you so much! I am so happy for them!

Lee Kinkade

THIS WAS REALLY GOOD THANK YOU!! Also tell Carl to meet me behind Burger King at 10 pm tonight if he's not a coward.

Lord I'm commenting from the grave. My soul is in heaven. Love the update and reverse linear structure 👍 I'm so so excited but ofc poor George and Bittle parents, that sucks. Poor Parse even, he's clearly struggling (thoughts of "that could be me with Jack," etc). Will Parse ever come out? What will happen to the potatoman fandom? When will I see Alicia and Bob again? What will Bitty say to his parents? And Aunt Judy and Moomaw? Lol I just want a minute by minute anthology of everything in between omgcp updates but I'll live

Hal Forbess

damn

Thank you for all of the work you put in, N! This was sososososo good! I love how the bar scene shows the difference in team dynamic and reiterates the fact the Falcs will ultimately have Jack and Bitty's backs, even in this chaos. Also! I'd love to know how this all ties in with the Twitter and the vlog itself...can't wait to find out where the boys are hiding! (My first guess is with Jack's parents but what do I know)

Oh, my heart!

<3 <3 <3

Thank you N!!!

Thank you so much n for all your hard work this year this was amazing!!!! Year four is gonna break my heart

WHAT WAS SUZANNE TEXTING BITTY ?

"How does it feel to be the first????!!!" So is Jack going the first openly gay pro-hockey player in the OMGCP universe then?

Victoria Love

Amazing update!!! I loved it!! I've been looking at that kiss panel for 2 hours now!!! cryin!!!!

Sarah Larkworthy

Where Did They Go?!??!?!?

Sarah Larkworthy

Also, I can't be the only one wondering if opening up the twitter was simply because year 3 is done, and you didn't tweet year 4, or whether it'll play into the plot of the comic somehow, right??

What a great ending! Satisfying but so many questions for next year! Where are Jack and Bitty! What are Coach and Mama Bittle thinking? How broken is Parse’s heart? Thank you for providing a much-needed ray of sunshine throughout what has otherwise been an awful year in the world. Can’t wait to see year 4!

OMG. After 3.25, I thought, 'Nah, there's no way they'll actually kiss. Surely there will be some drama, like Jack changes his mind, or someone interrupts them before they can,' but. THEY DID IT. They really did it! And I couldn't be happier. They'll have to deal with the ramifications of this decision, and I can't wait to see what happens in year 4, but in the end they still made the decision to show their love for the world to see (even if they probably could've gone about it in a more rational way - I really want to see George's initial reaction. )

Kate

Fuck, I'm not generally a big all-about-Parse person but damn, I seriously feel for him. This is gonna be a hell of a lot for him, considering. Also JACK I LOVE YOU AND THIS IS A LOT BUT GO DO YOUR JOB PLZ

Emily Janecdotes

Oh wow. That last panel especially. Year Four definitely won't be boring! Thanks for all your work this year :)

Questions though: If Jack was MVP, did he have to do any press between the kiss and leaving? Did they just sneak back to Jack's with SMH to party all night with their phones off? How much does Scraps know about Jack and Parse? He looked awfully concerned about Parse there.

I thought it was only all the notifications from social media yeah...

already loving scraps!

Edinborough

Is Kent's phone going off on the fifth page/panel? It seems like it's vibrating and there's a notif but if he is being contacted then by who? Or is it just his social media blowing up? Hm

Egg

but where did jack and bitty go?! without bitty's phone???!!! is that why his tweets all of a sudden cease?? are they with bob and alicia?? are they off on a tropical island smooching up a storm????? (btw WHEN WILL WE GET JACK'S O FACE TICK TOCK) WHAT ABOUT MAMA AND COACH?! WHAT DO THEY THINK?! I NEED ANSWERS!!! HOW COULD YOU LEAVE US HANGING LIKE THIS!!!!!!!

pasta!

Isn’t that Holster? It looks like someone wearing glasses.

y'all looking for where jack and bitty are... preeeetty sure they're asleep on the couch in the bottom right corner of the second panel lol (ALSO HOLY SHIT THIS UPDATE)

I was iffy on 3.25, but I eventually talked myself into realizing how much sense it all made. There were just a lot of connections that needed to be made (which isn't a bad thing!). This one, though? IMMEDIATE PERFECTION. I am so annoyed with both of them for leaving George and Suzanne hanging, but somehow you've made me enjoy being annoyed at my two faves. That's talent! LOL

THEY. DID. THAT.

Gah this is torture (in the VERY best way). Thank you so SO much for these updates. They are a thing of beauty (your art is just breathtaking) and I just wish I could hug them both. But mostly I want to hug Suzanne (her face! So much said in eyebrows!) My question would be: is Bitty ready to be famous too? Looking forward to mad-protective-of-captain-Bitty-SMH next year xx

How did they manage to get of the ice after the kiss? Has anyone seen them since? If Bitty’s phone is at Jack’s they must have gone to the party. 😬😬😬

This update is everything! I love it SO MUCH. That last panel 😭😍😍😍 These last couple of updates have been an amazing holiday gift, thank you so much for all you do. ❤ Can't wait for Year 4!!

Angela

Is incoherent screaming an okay question? (visual note - it looks like the line from the logo on Rans' jersey carries over outside the inset box he's in?) I want to know what the texts from Bitty's mom say! And also why SMH didn't set up a screen to answer Jack's phone and tell people to call back in a week or so when everybody's finished losing their minds. XD XD Augh, I love this all so much. SO SO MUCH.

Ok so I have so many things I love: the commentary on how Jack shouldn't even have to talk about it; the way the comic goes back through time; the "where are they???"; how it looks like Parser didn't come out to his team because of assholes like Carl; the lighting!!! all the panels look amazing; Jack got the OT goal!!! The cliffhanger! The setup for year 4!! I love it so so much.

Where are the boys?!

Oh, Parse, you’re going to step up, aren’t you? In the end, in Samwell Hockey fashion, you’ll have Jack and Bitty’s back—even without ever having stepped on the ice at Faber.

is bitty an official members of the WAGS/HABS (love me some parallels)?? will year 4 start off with a time jump to the beginning of bitty's senior year or directly follow this one?? why hasn't bitty's twitter updated?? sorry for these panicked questions this is a lot, Ngozi

Omg I am a literal wreck right now. Ngozi - thank you!!!!

OMG. This is so awesome. (Or dare I say, swawesome...) I must say, I'm glad none of the Falcs people are asking why he had to kiss his boyfriend at all. But where did Jack and Bitty go! What does Bad Bob have to say about all this? SO MANY QUESTIONS!

Wooow this update has so much going on, thank you for murdering me. WHAT GOOD BOYS who are in for so much shit 💕💕

*hyperventilates* This update is everything. EVERYTHING! The last panel... 😍 😭

grasonas

Thank you, Ngozi, this has been a hell of a holiday present! Go enjoy some time off!

Carl.... Give me your address you and I have to talk..... This is an AMAZING update and I'm shaking.

I have ASCENDED and also, oh my gosh. Are Jack and Bitty just out for breakfast? Are they hiding at the Haus? Is Chowder still breathing?!

Johanna Bowline

She's so shocked oh my god and her calling Eric and him not picking up ahhh

Egg

Ah yes a classic case of Sweetpea and Bud missing but also OH MY GOD SUZANNE'S FACE DUDE OH MY GOD

Egg

That is definitely one hell of a cliffhanger. Will we be starting Year Four with Bitty's usual vlog? Because there's gonna be a lot of ground to cover! Still, I'm proud of those crazy kids, even if the fallout is insane.

ALSO??? DID JACK GET THE CONN SMYTHE??? I'M SO PROUD OF HIM????? (sorry i have a lot of feelings)

wait but YAY!!! WE GOT TO SEE THE KISS!! I wasn’t sure if we were gonna actually see it in-comic but it’s there and it’s so sweet and beautiful and 😢😢😢

Why is Bitty still avoiding his mother?! Surely that was the point of kissing on tv!!

Are Bitty's parents learning about this along with the rest of the world, or did he manage to talk to them first? And where ARE Bitty and Jack?

the very last thing before what she's currently typing says something like "Ignore me! Have fun!!! GO FALCS!!!!!" so i think she was just texting him about the game/what he's doing after

Best holiday season ever ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I think we'll all need some sort of answer to "AFJDJSLSXKSKJSSG WHERE ARE THEY?!?!?!? ARE THEY OKAY?!?!?" Just to get us through the break!!!

OH MY GOD I AM DYING I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS. Especially how we're not seeing Jack and Bitty but everyone else.

Nagako

wellll there it is!! thank you for all your hard work this year n! !!

We're seeing everyone's reaction to the kiss, but how are Jack and Bitty doing?!

also like, i'm no artist, but this comic was just really interesting and well done. they all are, of course, but the going backwards in time is really cool and built up a lot of tension even though we knew they kissed it was great

where are they?? are they ok?? is parse ok?? how are suzanne & coach feelinf about this?? aaaaajhdhsfs?????!??!??!?

Rowan Gibson

!!!

GOD i am so proud of them and also SO STRESSED holy shit how am i supposed to survive the months until the next update

i am screaming at my desk

#ISurvivedBittyBomb2k17

yoooooooooooo

Mellie

Does anyone have any idea whay suzanne textes to bitty. Im dying to know whats on her phone

This is amazing and the last panel slayed me. Oh dear. I got a question about Bitty's twitter, tho? We noticed he stopped tweeting for a year, is it real time, did he just stop, or did you find another way to make his tweets without resorting to actual twitter?

Talhi

OMG! They threw a rager at Jack's apartment! Where are the men of the hour?!

I'm just going to sit here and wait until March....patiently?

THAT LAST PANEL OMGGGG

painted

N THAT WAS FANTASTIC. I love how it goes backwards, I love how we don't see the kiss until the last panel - right along with Suzanne's reaction, gaahhh. Shitty answering the phone is hilarious, I have so many feels about that Ace's homophobic comments. I suppose the big question is WHERE ARE JACK AND BITTY???? but even if that's not answered in the blog post I still love this update (as well as the last few) a ridiculous amount. <3

Ok but WHERE THE HECK ARW THEY????

AHHHHHHH!! omg and you're just going to leave us like this ;__; Question: Where are they??? D: Is George Mad? (Can't wait for year four, but also no because that means it's close to finishing and nope. Won't accept that :P)

Wait so if it’s noon the day after the cup.... and Suzanne (I’m assuming??) is still looking for Bitty..... WhErE iS bITtY?????

I'm super excited to see what happens.

I was not prepared it’s sooooo good though ahhhh.

IT'S SO GOOD!!!!

It’s 3 am and I have SO MANY QUESTIONS but my brain is still too asleep n also SUPER JAZZED to even begin processing them 😭

God, Ngozi, you know exactly how to dangle us over the edge!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Caity Walker

jidfnhfuhgfdhgfjdbg !!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's it that's my question

Omg so sweet, I’m so happy this is a brilliant way to end 2017!

I cannot function.

Siân Watkins

So like what a way to end the latest bitty bomb

Oh my goddddddd!!!

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Happy Holidays, N! And safe travels. Thanks for an extremely eventful and memorable end of the year for omgcp fans! This is terrific, as per usual.

I absolutely love this. Love how it starts off the next day and goes back through time until the kiss