Ahhh, the parallels. There was a bit of that in the first strip, too, with l!Stephen protecting his Jon and c!Stephen hiding behind his. And even when they're apart, they often end up saying similar things, but coming to them in completely different ways...

L!Stephen is uncomfortable getting angry with people who have different opinions, but he's very hard on himself for not being tolerant enough. And c!Stephen is him, and thus subject to the same standards.

The way these two bounce off of each other (with or without the Jons mixed in) is all kinds of fun. *cuddles the both of them*