Prompt:
A modern, colorful manga-style comic panel with clean, confident linework, expressive chibi-influenced proportions, and flat, vibrant colors with soft cel shading. The tone is confrontational, ironic, and socially aware — focused on the exhaustion of having to restate personal boundaries rather than on anything erotic. Dialogue appears in a simple, perfectly legible rounded comic font.
Single-panel composition.
Top caption (centered, inside the panel):
“Boundaries Are Not Optional”
Setting:
The Red Light District of Antwerp, seen from the sidewalk. A bright display window occupies most of the frame. Inside, the lighting is warm, clean, and direct; outside, the night is cooler and slightly desaturated, lit by neon reflections on the cobblestones. The glass itself subtly reflects the man’s figure, reinforcing the physical and symbolic divide between him and the two women.
Foreground characters (inside the window):
Left woman:
She wears a bold fuchsia bra and thong set. Her very short, sharply layered asymmetrical pixie haircut is vivid violet, slightly tousled by the studio lights. She stands tall, weight shifted on one hip, one hand resting firmly on her waist while the other is lifted in a clear “stop” gesture — fingers spread, palm forward.
Her expression is irritated but controlled: eyes narrowed, mouth open mid-sentence, brows tense with restrained anger.
Speech bubble (left woman, curt and decisive):
“No.
No.
No.
And still no!”
Right woman:
She wears a lime-green lingerie set — bright, playful, but clearly professional. Her hair is styled in her signature voluminous double pink buns, perfectly rounded and glossy under the neon glow. She has a voluptuous bust rendered in stylized chibi form.
Her posture slouches slightly; she leans away from the window, shoulders sagging. One hand covers her face in a tired, exasperated facepalm, fingers spread across her forehead. Her expression is weary and resigned, lips curved in a small grimace of disbelief.
Foreground character (outside the window):
The man:
He stands just outside, leaning forward slightly, hands tucked casually into his jacket pockets. His posture is relaxed to the point of arrogance. His smirk and half-lidded eyes reveal smug self-confidence — a man too accustomed to pushing limits.
Speech bubble (man, smug and invasive):
“What about five extra minutes?
Without a condom?
A kiss?
Can I spank you?
…?”
Interaction & mood:
The thick glass divides the scene into two distinct emotional worlds: inside, frustration and professionalism; outside, careless entitlement. The man’s questions stack like noise, while the women’s unity and contrasting reactions — one defiant, one exhausted — show the reality of repeated boundary-crossing.
Bottom caption (centered, inside the panel):
“(© Emiliano Girina)”
Overall mood:
Pointed, ironic, and empathetic — a commentary on consent and respect, told through humor-tinged frustration. The contrast of color, posture, and expression emphasizes how saying “no” isn’t attitude — it’s self-defense repeated daily.
More about He Shouldn't Have Even Asked
Anime style cartoon of a man attempting to negotiate with two women dressed in lingerie in a glass window. The man is wearing a dark jacket and blue jeans, looking pleased as he stands on a colorful tiled walkway at night. One woman, with short purple hair and brown eyes, wears a magenta bra and panties. She gestures with an open palm towards the man with a determined expression, and a speech bubble states, "No. No. And still no!" The second woman, with pink twin buns, closes her eyes and covers them with her hand in a gesture of dismay. She wears a lime green bra and delicate matching panties with tiny polka dots. The man's speech bubble says, "What about five extra minutes? Without a condom? A kiss? Can I love u? ...?" Above them, a sign reads "Boundaries Are Not Optional." The background inside the window is a red curtain, while the background outside the window is dark with blurred colored lights and buildings, indicating a nighttime city scene.
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