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Work sucks! Can two fat rats Benjamin and Benicio find a way to get around it?

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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Bens 210 09/21/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benjamin: What do you have to say, job posting?
P2: Job description: - 5 years experience ResuRDR minimum, or a total of 6 years of relevant job experience.
- Analyze data to provide insights
P3: Benjamin: ResuRDR hasn't even existed for three years you overwritten Ad Lib!
Job description: Able to lift a max of 20 lbs. You might be overqualified.
P4: Job description: Let me gatekeep, you just smile and nod!
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Bens 209 09/15/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry What size shoe does Anthony wear? Size 12 font.
P1: Benicio: I'm gonna grab that candidate. The job description is in the folder.
P2: Resume: Hi, I'm Anthony McGinnis!
P3: Resume: I'm not just a graduate from EYU, but a Comp Sci major. I was in school for four years, and my only job lasted six months but....I have six years of, heh, Relevant Experience.
P4: Benjamin: How comforting, a hell I know.
Resume: Check this bad boy out.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Bens 09/08/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benjamin: I'm nervous, you never explained what I'm doing.
P2: Benicio: I'll do the talking. Your task is harder, though.
P3: Benicio: Just point out any blatant lies.
P4: Benjamin: But what if they're cool and funny lies? I can let those by, right?
Benicio: Absolutely not.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Bens 09/03/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benjamin: I didn't even realize Bop! OWNED the Squiiks brand.
P2: Benicio: It's our biggest brand. We own all kinds of random stuff, like Rail Sushi, the restaurant we went to.
Benjamin: No kiddin'
P3: Benicio: You really should be aware of the kind of crap your job gets into.
P4: Benjamin: I can afford mortgage payments...I just assume whoever signs my checks is up to no good.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Bens 09/01/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
 P1: Benjamin: I've never done interviews where I left with swag. Is this normal?
Benicio: No, but I want to waste it on purpose.
P2: Benicio: A hat for every head, a pen for each paw, and a tote bag that's overflowing with the cheapest squiiks I can legally surrender.
P3: Benjamin: This is starting to feel like...elaborate Trick-or-Treating.
Benicio: ...Only if the costume is business casual.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Bens 205 08/26/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
 P1: Benjamin: You've been stealing snacks from the closet this whole time...
Benicio: Not stealing.
P2: Benjamin: ...Not that long ago, you were mad at ME eating fridge leftovers?
Benicio: Duh?
P3: Benicio: I'm playing within the rules! You were fucking around!
P4: Benicio: And lucky only I found out!
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Retweeting this because the album is good and well, it's my account I can plug anyone I want!!!
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Teddy St. Hare @skunkers.ca · 21/08/2026
"Silly Rabbit Orchestra" is available now for purchase on cassette tape (and for streaming)!! I hope you all enjoy my weird rock!! Thank you to @garwik.click for helping me make the cover art, and to @trickystoop.com for the cassette biz! 🐇🐇 Cassettes here: sillyrabbitorchestra.com/album/silly-...
Cover artwork is a collaboration between @garwik.click and myself.

It depicts a crowd of orchestra musician rabbits sitting with their instruments handy on a stage and a rabbit conductor takes up most of the space on the right-hand side of the image. The title box at the top left reads, "Silly Rabbit Orchestra".Cassette tape of "Silly Rabbit Orchestra", available for purchase via trickyStoop at: https://sillyrabbitorchestra.com/album/silly-rabbit-orchestra
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Hi everyone! A few events happening this week so no updates! Have a treat, even if you haven't earned it
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The Bens 204 08/14/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry The plot, like our boys, thickens.
P1: Benjamin: Are they gone yet?
Benicio: No, but now I know what you can do with a pound of pinto beans.
P2: Caption: Meanwhile.
Lisa: I'm arranging chairs on the Titanic.
P2: L: Expanding to Asia cooled too fast. I needed that money. Wish I hadn't been forced to go paperless. I can't move funds like I used to. And if someone got nosy enough...
P3: L: Phyllis is mad for now, but she will stay quiet. If just for her sake. And Lara's canary downstairs hasn't spotted anything odd. It's not over. I just have to generate some value.
P4: L: And there's plenty of ways to skin that cat!
P5: L: Stock split? No, I'd need an occasion. Acquisition? There's no one worth buying that the board cares about.
Lisa pauses. 
L: ...There is no one worth buying...But what if that was the selling point?
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The Bens 203 08/09/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benicio: Let's keep it quiet, okay?
P2: Man: Cici! How'd you sneak away without your ankle monitor going off?
Cici: How'd you get the boot off your chair?
P3: Benjemin and Benicio, afraid of being caught, stare at the door from the other side as the others yak.
"So did you finally get that thing removed?" "Oh yeah, I did that's why I was gone for so long."
P4: Their expressions turn to disdain as the conversation turns gross. "My son had them. Not jealous of you." "Oh gosh, the smell of it too! Glad he's doing better."
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Bens 202 08/05/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry One for the road?
P1:
Benjamin: I still got room, hit me.
Benicio: Here!
P2:  Benjamin: I'm stuffed and it's not even 8:30. Thanks, scheduling errors!
P3: Benjamin: before we have to go, you think maybe we can...?
P4: Benicio: On your knees, no carpet, and past the age of thirty? You are kinky!
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Bens 201 07/30/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry Parallel events.
P1: Benicio: We're short on time, so I'll familiarize you with my favorites.
P2: That was a Bumpo. I love the bun's chewy texture paired with the crunchy peanut swirled with brown sugar. Caption: "I'm Bumpo!" says the treat, labeled as having Mola-Molasses. The brand of Bumpo is owned by Bop! Korea.
P3: Caption: Meanwhile.
Lisa: It's only a few hundred, but it will neatly cover the amount I loaned myself. And who can get mad if they see me suffering, too? Exactly. Thanks for listening, Bonnie. you're so much better at this than Phyllis.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The Bens 200 07/29/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry Happy 200 Bens!!
P1: Lisa, thinking: It's too hot. But the AC is costing us.
P2: Lisa, thinking: Let's consult the experts.
P3: Lisa searches for "raising temp at office effects."
She gets results: Related Searches:
can I sue if office is too hot
how to sabotage elevator
can I bring a brick to work
how to smuggle brick into work
cost of cinder block
purse that fits brick
can my pet rock cave a skull in
cost of increased security vs AC temp
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Bens 199 07/23/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry The fantastic mister fox.
P1: Benicio: Nobody tracks the boxes that come in, so on bad days I come in here to stuff myself.
P2: Benicio: I feel like a fox in a henhouse.
P3: Benjamin: Mr. Reynard, it looks like the bad days are catching up to you.
P4: Benicio: You don't say.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Bens 198 07/21/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benicio: If you thought raiding the fridge on Fridays was fun, get a load of this!
P2: Benicio: In this close it a sample from every snack brand Bop owns. Even our overseas brands!
P3: Benicio:Come on in!
The door shuts loudly behind Benjamin.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The Bens 198 07/13/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Bluesky if you can graciously accept 4 jpgs I would be SO thankful
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I know no one can actually *see* the comic uploaded today, but if you were to see the gray square and clap, smile, and say relatable I'd appreciate it all the same!
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Bens 197 07/03/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: The Bens. Dialog Bubble: Where do you see yourself in five years?
P2: Rose: I have a lot of plans! Some include kids...But, I see myself at conferences, meeting with my peers. Public policy feels boring but it's important, necessary work! I want to be doing good while I'm alive.
P3: Lisa: Standing in front of your board, reporting five years straight of growth. Do you take referrals during an interview?
P4: Phyllis: Hopefully, I'm here in fifteen! I'm not sure what I'd do with myself if I was forced to retire.
P5: Benjamin: Continuing school! I'm sure balancing grad school and a full-time job will be a breeze!
P6: Adam: Management. I'm new to the game but I'm not new to leadership! I was head of my university's horror film club! Managing tthe budget got me to swap my major away from English.
P7: Benicio:Apologies, but I don't think this is an appropriate interview question?
P8: Unknown voice: Why not?
P9: Benicio: Most research indicates you want to measure past behavior, not future behavior. How do you rubric your structured interviews? They're not? Can I help with that?
P10: Benjamin: And everybody clapped?
Benicio: No, I won a medal for best interview from the mayor.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The Bens 196 06/30/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Phyllis: I've got fires to put out. Bye!
P2: Benjamin: This isn't actually a bad time, is it?
P3: Benicio: We'll manage. Walk with me, we have to get set up.
P4: Benicio: Try and contain your excitement.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The Bens 195 06/17/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benjamin: And this isn't a problem?
Phyllis: It is, but I want to make someone sweat a little.
P2: Phyllis: Change of plans. I have a sub for my interviews, can you show him how it's done?
P3: That's cool Phyllis. I'm sure there's time somewhere in the middle of fifteen interviews to teach someone.
P4: Benjamin: ...What if I promise to be a quick study?
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The Bens 194 06/15/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benjamin: I know it sounds like me wanting to do the easy thing...
P2: Ben: I've never done an interview, can I try it?
P3: Phyllis: Yes! You'll just be sitting there anyway.
P4: Employee Resources forced us to go soft, so interviews are hand-holding snoozefests.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The Bens 193 06/12/2026 Yes, give Benicio the keys to the snack closet, Lara. #thebens #webcomic #furry


P1: Benicio: We're screening THIS many people today? IN office? Why?!
P2: Lara:  Relax, we're not hiring any of these bozos. There won't be round two. Ask a few q's, give out a few snacks, say we'll follow up, and I'll send the rejections tomorrow.
P3: Lara: I'm sure you can find a way to breeze through. Good luck! And toss this, please?
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The Bens 192 06/09/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Phyllis - I wanted to ask something of you. Think of it as a sample of what you'd be doing with me as your mentor.
P2: Caption: Will you...? Interview Nobodies? Solve advanced problems?
Phyllis: My schedule was...backed up from last night...so... Could you handle one of these tasks?
P3: Benjamin: So now I'm delegation fodder.
Phyllis: ...With criticism after every task. How fun!
Benjamin: Loads.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The Bens 191 - 06/04/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benicio: Benjamin's late...His coffee is gonna get cold!
P2: Voice: Can you hold the door?
Benicio: There you are!
P3: Benicio: I got this just for you.
P4: Lara: Sorry Ben, it takes at least a double to bribe your way out of screening interviews.t
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The Bens 190 06/01/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benjamin: Day one of giving a shit at work! I can do this!
P2: Phyllis notices Benjamin is at his desk early.
P3: Phyllis: I never expected to see you here this early! Ready to get started?
P4: Benjamin: Why? My shift doesn't start for another thirty minutes.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The Bens 189 05/25/2026 #thebens #furry #webcomic
P1: Caption: Russel's Ruminations
Second image, a fat demon speaks: Freedom to indulge // Use him as you would yourself
Third image, Russ laments from behind a boulder: I failed again
P2: Russel: I thought it would have been enough to see how the world treated me. ...Benicio'll wise up once he lives it a little. He's smart.
P3: Benicio: It's too dark, I can't see my phone...
P4: Benicio: I know how to cover more ground.
P5: Benicio goes FLOP onto the bed.
P6: ...He flips over. Benicio: ACK! COLD!
P7: Benicio: There's a warmer case coming in your future, bub.
P8: Benjamin: The future is so scary...
P9: Today felt like forever. And if I sleep, tomorrow will be here instantly. Another forever.
P10: Maybe forever isn't so bad if you don't have to do it alone.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Here's a bonus bens. I try to only do 2 strips on a week where I need to to a Sunday.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The Bens 188 05/20/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
 P1: Russel: Sorry, I used the last towel. I warmed another in the dryer for you. Leaving it on the counter.
Benicio: Oh, thanks.
P2: Benicio, thinking: Got pissy over a salad he LIKES, now he wants to be gentle.
P3: Benicio, thinking: Whatever, it's an apology.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The Bens 187 - 05/18/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
 P1: Benicio: ...He took that well.
P2: B: Keep an eye on the bed for me, phone. I need a dark, no-music shower.
P3: B: Nothing improves sorting your thoughts out than softly boiling yourself.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Also hi I'm on the 10th floor for a bit longer tonight at #fwa2026 so I'm happy to sketch in your book
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
And because my good friend @fatback.bsky.social spoils me here's a bonus panel:
The Bens - tough crowd
What's the deal with buffet limits, asks Benjamin while sitting on Benicio. 

The caption says oh you just wanted a captive audience for your tight five."
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I didn't work on a comic this weekend. I offloaded it to friends & strangers. Ty: @ronanraccoon.bsky.social @ty-pesh.bsky.social @slobberslof.bsky.social @sotbox.bsky.social @cantrip7.bsky.social @spicywahtte.bsky.social @puppocky9.bsky.social @dutchelmdisease.bsky.social @orionj.bsky.social
Benjamin wearing an I heart shirt days skibidi rizz.
Benicio replies a fateful world hangs in the balance. 
The psychoanalytic theory does call for further studies says the hidden third Ben, to a squiik.
Many doors, Ben-boy says Benjamin to Benicio, who replies "good luck getting out."
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Short break! I'm going to FWA - if you want to meet me there, I'm happy to say hi!
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The Bens 186 04/28/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry 502 Bad Gateway
Something is clearly bothering
you, why can't you just say it?
What do you want out
 of this conversation?
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The Bens 185 04/26/2026 He has the conch, Benicio. #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Russel: You should know! Come on man, you know better, I know you do!
Benicio: Russel, you know what I meant.
P2: Russel:  You gotta be able to look inside and admit uncomfortable things! Stagnation is when you stop moving! But looking back...is finding the way forwards! It hurts but it's how we grow! I have to do it all the time!
P3: Russel starts speaking, but is interrupted.
Benicio: Russ can you hold on long enough for me to think about what I want to say?
P4: Russel reveals the previous panel's speech bubble: I spent a lot of time working on myself after we broke up and I know you did too but maybe you need to dig deeper on something?
Russel: Hey, rude? I'm trying to be vulnerable here.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Thank you for the Fan Art of Benicio, @scribblesalt.bsky.social ! #thebens #bonusbens
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The Bens 184 04/21/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry He's just got Concerns ™️
He's just Concerned.
P1: Russel: Does this other Ben guy get the whole Fat thing? 
P2: Russel: 'Cause if he wanted to take better care of himself... How would you handle it?
P3: Benicio: Russ, I'm three days into a relationship, how on Earth would I know?
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The Bens 183 04/16/2026 It’s fine, it's cool!!! Supportive even!!! Good luck babe! Boots! #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benicio: We don't look that alike, do we?
P2: Russel: I just wanna give ya shit! Gotta remind you why we split up, right? C'mon, we have fun here!
P3: I'm super stoke you have a new, fatter boyfriend.
P4: Benicio: I also appreciate that you found the nicest way to call me fat, too.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The Bens 182 04/14/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Noodle is cuddling with Rose in bed.
P2: Russ: Why give a gift if you're going to get mad over how I'll use it?
P3: Benicio: You got me. ...Sorry.
Russ: Me too. I know I'm catty when I'm hungry.
P4: Russ: So! new man! Can I see him? You got a pic?
P5: Russ: Cute! What's his name?
P6: Benicio: You're gonna love this. It's Benjamin.
P7: Russ: Oh my god NO! There's two of you now!
P8: Russ: I've heard of gays matching, but this is next level!
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The Bens 181 04/06/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
CW: Disordered Eating
P1: Benicio: I went on another date. The same rat from the weekend. I think we're hitting it off well.
Russel: ...60, 80. That's good to hear.
P2: Russel: Welcome back to the dating pool! Just try not to match me online, haha. Once is enough, right?
My advice? Try not to be too picky! It's tough enough out here.
I mean, not for me lately, aheh.
P3: Benicio:I know, you can have whatever you want. Could you want a little more protein? You're shaking.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Happy World Rat day, look at mine kiss. #thebens #afterhours
Three sketches of Benjamin and Benicio. On the left, Benjamin, the larger rat, is being held from behind by Benicio. They are looking at each other so fondly. On the upper right, they kiss, eyes closed in rapture, Benicio squeezing Benjamin's upper arm fat and stroking his cheek with the other paw. In the lower right, Benjamin is dancing with Benicio, dipping him back low enough to kiss into his belly, Benicio smiling in bliss, his far leg high up in a kick.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The Bens 180 04/01/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Isekai'd Rat: Oh NO, more women! Whatever. You! You look like you have Authority and appear European. You have to help me -I think we're in Hell!!
P2: The isekai'd rat blubbers incessantly in the background.
Lisa: Shh, it's okay. I don't care.
Lisa: You isekai'd to the wrong layer. Hell is just below this world. Don't worry, I know how to help you.
P3: The Isekai'd rat is thrown out the window, looking indignant as he's about to travel to the next-next world.
P4: And they said the Eli M. Black Tribute Window would be "dangerous" and a "waste of funding."
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The Bens 179 03/30/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benicio: I got you a salad, it has extra protein and a light vinaigrette. 
P2: Ben: It's low sugar, high fiber. I  promise, you can eat it.
P3: Russel: What happened? You look like shit, dude.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The Bens 03/05/2025 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benicio: Of course they'd describe it that way. I tried asking for help and got ignored.
P2: Ben: I can't keep doing this. Great pep talk, Benicio, now let's keep doing this.
P3: Ben: If Igive up this soon, Russel will think I'm being lazy again. It's time to Get Creative™!
P4: Ben: So it's me or you, you miserable app, and I'm not losing to something that has a trial subscription.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The Bens 11/04/2024 #thebens #webcomic #furry Chatterbox!
Benicio: "And so my first ex, she's a hoot, we still hang out. It was both our first time and, well, when we were done she looked at me and said, "I think I'm a lesbian." Wasn't lying, either! By the next month she was already dating this cute girl. They dated until about junior year of college. Messy break up, you have no idea. I'm still living with my last ex. We had been going steady for seven years. It's...taken getting used to but we're on better terms.."
P2: Benicio: "My first boyfriend works at a dealership! We still talk, usually about cars. Got me a great deal on the one I'm driving now! Man, I wish I could be a car guy, but you gotta have the space, the time...Huge commitment! Great husband, so handsome too. I'm their kid's godparent in case anything goes down but I doubt it. Not sure how I'd do with kids. "
P3: Benjamin: "I'm not sure either. I'm a grump, however I don't hate kids outright. But I'm not...used to dating. I mainly stick to hookups."
P4: Benjamin: "...How did you say so much but finish first?"
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
The Bens 08/27/24 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: 
Benicio, thinking: here we are again! Russ warned you, but now we're laid out like a dead fish. Again. Ben's trying so hard to make you happy. It feels so good, like a heavy blanket...Ben doesn't think you're weird. Why is this so hard?!
P2: Benjamin slams his button Benicio's waist. WHUMP. 
Benicio: Oh!
P3:
Benicio is fully overstimulated.
Benjamin: Are you OK down there?
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The Bens 178 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: Benicio: I KNOW WHAT TO BEAT MYSELF UP OVER - I FORGOT I HAD TO COOK DINNER TONIGHT.
P2: Benicio: Russ works out on Mondays and I didn't cook this weekend. There's no leftovers!
P3: Benicio, out loud: I'm home.
Benicio, thinking: He's a grown rat, not a goldfish. He knows how to feed himself.
P4: Russ: Wow, you're home late! I'd get up but I'm a little... tired...!
Benicio: Hi...Russ.
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The Bens Official @thebens.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The Bens 03/23/2026 #thebens #webcomic #furry
P1: It's been a month since I've even tried and he gets it done in just minutes... I'm still so wound up, I don't even care if Russel is up I should try and come again.
P2: Intrusive thought: Two orgasms in one night! Who'd have thought that Bottomless Benicio could be so insatiable.
Benicio: I'm riding my high and you don't get a say in the matter.
P3: Intrusive thought: ...Why won't you let me ruin a good time just by showing up anymore? It's very rude of you.
Benicio: I'm selfish like that, if you were a good intrusive thought you'd try and hit that nerve. Do better.
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