Either she just realized the makeup came off, or she’s reflecting at her situation, or both.

… Just noticed her reflection puts the wound on the opposite cheek. I think I might’ve forgotten that detail if I were drawing.

She saw her bruise.

Misty: OH MY HOOFNESS! WHAT’S OPALINE GONNA DO TO ME?!

@Background Pony #B185
You have a lot of concerns about this comics and your abilities, but I think you have to put it into perspective because you already have an undeniable talent for art and storytelling. As far as others are concerned, it will always be complicated to satisfy people, but you must think of yourself because the goal is to satisfy yourself and without stress, so if you don’t post a drawing today or tomorrow, that will not be a problem, you are free to decide and you are not accountable to anyone.
Congratulations in any case, your stories touch me a lot with great emotion, you can be proud of yourself for that ^^

@Background Pony #B185
Self confidence (or the lack thereof) is always a hurdle.
Wish I had some words to help there, but sadly that’s a hurdle only you can jump. All I can do is encourage you to try, but if the comments for your work so far are anything to go by, I won’t be the only one cheering you on.

Nothing wrong with the one panel at a time format, so long as they’re in order and tagged so they can be found easily.

Mistakes happen all the time. You’re not infallible so there’s no need to expect yourself to be so.
Take this panel for example, Misty’s bruise is on the wrong cheek.
So what?!
Even Hasbro themselves released an official trailer where she was missing her horn!
Frankly after 116 panels, plus 186 for Anorexic Sunny and THAT is the only discrepancy? You’re doing better than Hasbro right now!
Genuine congratulations my dood!

Edit: just realised this was a reflection, my bad, you’re better than I realised! Kodos!

I’m guessing she is seeing herself from the reflection of the seawater and finally realizing her bruise is showing.

@LucifersSeraph
I wish I could be more confident in my skills. I don’t feel like I’m good enough to be able to make fully composed comics, so I release one panel at a time which can be confusing to some people. I never told a story prior to the two of these series and I don’t feel like I can trust myself to be able to do it right, and I find it even harder to imagine how others could trust me. I’m constantly afraid that I’m going to make one wrong move and mess things up. Thank you so much for reassuring me though, it truly means a lot to me.

@Background Pony #B185
You’re making so much sense right now.
I used to make videos on youtube. I know the pain of the self-imposed schedual. Thinking you’re letting everyone down if you don’t post, then getting bogged down with needless guilt. Almost completely wrecked myself devoting all my free time to it.
A break from the stress, forget the fears,(take it from me, they’re mostly just in your head) and come back with a fresh brain.
Yes, you’ll get the occasional “where next panel????!?” comment, but hey Welcome to the internet. If you’re getting them that just means you’re doing it right!
Take your time bud, we’ll wait.
/)*(\

@Background Pony #B185
Wish I could give you a hug mate ♥

@ExoticButts
She is. @LucifersSeraph
I am passing this story through a 4chan thread too, which I know is probably not a good choice, and it does stress me out quite a bit. I should probably work the story out and let go of the thread and its limitations but it’s really difficult. It makes me feel guilty when I don’t post and I don’t even know why. I keep telling myself to take a break, but I just can’t get myself to do it. I’m going to try again though. Thank you for being so supportive. I really hope this isn’t too much. I keep feeling like I’m going to fuck up if I take too long of a break. these anxieties are a lot to handle. I hope I’m making some sort of sense, I’m really tired and I can’t english right now

@Plume
I think she’s looking at her reflection in the water, although I could be wrong.

@Background Pony #B185
Sounds bad dood.
Can I suggest a break?
Jot down your ideas for the rest of the series. Nothing complicated, you can work out the details as and when.
Then take a break. There’s no schedule you need to keep, no deadline to hit, just your own desire to tell a story.
Even if it’s just a few hours to breathe deep and chill. If you worry yourself into the ground you’ll be on a fast track to some major-league depression, and/or stressed out to sh!t.
You’ve already got yourself an audience and we’ll be here when you’re ready to continue.
Don’t let your passions be the reason you break down!

I really hope Misty goes to Hitch to get some help on the next page or at least soon instead of going back to Opalina.

I always feel like if I take time or if i take too long, I’m going to lose track of things and that I won’t be able to continue properly. Like I have to do a lot in one go or else I’m going to mess up, but I’m just so tired. It’s Kind of like I have to think about something 24/7 in order to be able to focus on it. I feel like I’m going to slip at any moment. everything around me feels so loud and noisy. I’ve been really anxious and it’s difficult to know if I rest too much or too little.

Hmmm, the fog is rising strangely, I hope without worries on the horizon ><
Nice work in any case for these drawings posted regularly ^^

What will happen now?

Hugs. Infinite hugs. 💙

Take your time, OP. You’re not letting us down, but you need to sleep from time to time 😉

Take your time. Youre doing great.

this is kind of difficult. i’m sorry if this is going downhill.