Eldritch Darling
is a webcomic on Webtoon by Michelle "mishacak3s" Krivanek, of Alice and the Nightmare fame. It's centered on the romance between Ina, an Eldritch Abomination in the guise of a human, and CJ, an ordinary woman. It began on November 11th, 2022, and updates every Friday.
Tropes included in Eldritch Darling include:
- Angelic Abomination: Downplayed with the angel-pigeon that the pair encounter in the park. It looks mostly like a typical pigeon, except for its six wings and eyes all over its body.
- Did You Just Romance Cthulhu?: This is the primary focus of the comic, the relationship between a Humanoid Abomination and an unknowing human.
- Emotion Eater: Ina has to glut herself on humanity's pain, despair, and avarice, and discovers to her delight that she can get her fix from petty Twitter squabbles.
- Horrifying the Horror: The reason why CJ doesn't find any ghosts when she goes ghost-hunting with Ina? Ina scared them all away, with the promise to devour their souls if they lay a finger on CJ.
- Lovecraft Lite: Ina is an Eldritch Abomination in human form, whose true shape could drive a person insane... who is in a loving relationship with her human girlfriend, will stay up all night reading fanfics, and turns into a cat for fun.
- My Instincts Are Showing: The angel-pigeon is as entranced by ordinary birdseed as all of the other normal pigeons.
- One Head Taller: CJ's a smidge taller than Ina.
- Shout-Out: In "Winter Solstice", the 2023 Christmas page, CJ wears a pink sweater that reads "MERRY CHRISTMAS YA FILTHY ANIMAL".
- Splash of Color: The comic is mostly in black and white, but contains pink for things like Ina's eyes.
