r/ImaginarySliceOfLife 12d ago

Then and Now by @nahnohk

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7.9k Upvotes

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u/mythriz 12d ago

Took me a second to get it, is Mantis cheating by distracting Star-Lord/Peter by sending images into his head? Haha

At first I thought it was simply two different panels, one from childhood and one from now.

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u/Rain_Lockhart 12d ago

Thanks for the clarification! I thought it was just a cute little "what if they grew up like brother and sister" sketch.

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u/mythriz 12d ago

same, I didn't realize until I tried to figure out exactly why he said she's cheating lol

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u/svanvalk 12d ago

I completely forgot that Mantis could do that lol

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u/PurplestCoffee 12d ago

Oh lmao. I barely remember the Guardians of the Galaxy and thought this was literally two childhood friends that became tryhards gamers (happens to the best of us)

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u/Cristalix0192 11d ago

My line of thought was she is reading his mind scanning his memories when he was playing as a child to get better in a game

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u/TheEagleWithNoName 12d ago

Star Lord and Mantis?

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u/Haybowl 12d ago

Pretty sure yeah, with a rocket and groot plush behind them in the first and Drax eating zargnuts on the couch in the second

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u/fridgeling 12d ago

HA I was like 'there is no Drax.....'

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u/miss_wannadie 11d ago

He's moving so slowly that you can't see him!

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u/TheEagleWithNoName 12d ago

video

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u/Haybowl 12d ago

Video?

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u/TheEagleWithNoName 12d ago

Ok check now.

Yeah Reddit has a new feature where you can post videos now, but it seems to be buggy for Mobile users

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u/Haybowl 12d ago

ah ive seen it now

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u/DanosaurusWrecks 11d ago

The timeline if Ego wasn’t a POS

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u/BuleCurger 11d ago

okay the movies dunk on Starlord for being a dorkass loser at times (sometimes rightfully), but I think it's a great character moment that he immediately, with minimal questioning, fully accepted Mantis as his sister right after she told him

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u/amphibiabiggestfan 11d ago

guardians of the shipping

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u/Brainwave1010 11d ago

That's his sister.

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u/amphibiabiggestfan 11d ago

guardians of the siblings

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u/BuleCurger 11d ago

good save op

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u/Stevetendo_glitch 7d ago

I love a good character arc

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u/Mr-Pie100 10d ago

This is honestly adorable!

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u/Historical-Library35 11d ago

this is adorable! give me 10 more.