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About the The Way It Was Before

autumn, finn, and michael sitting on a rooftop with a pink sunset background behind them

Description

Autumn Lyne is used to living in the background, but that changes when her sister drags her into the orbit of a band at their high school. That’s where she meets Michael, the brooding lead guitarist who is as talented as he is complicated.

 

But first love isn’t always a fairytale. As Autumn falls for him, she’s forced to navigate his heavy past and her own old wounds. She soon learns that even the deepest connection can’t fix a broken soul—and sometimes the greatest act of love is letting go.

Metadata

Age Rating: Young Adult (16+)

Genres: Drama, Coming-of-Age

Themes: School, music, mental health, grief, attachment, abandonment, first love, heartbreak, self-love

Trigger warnings: child death, road accident, parental death, PTSD, suicidal ideation

Acknowledgements

The Way It Was Before was selected as one of the Top Ten Winners at Singapore Comic Con WIP Programme in 2024!

About the Creator

Keitalia is a Filipino artist and author of Match Made in Hell, a YA romcom webcomic that has garnered over 17 million views on WEBTOON Originals. She’s currently working on her second webcomic, The Way It Was Before.

 

When not drawing, she can be found gaming, reading novels, or hitting her steps.

Feel free to connect with her through her socials!

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