So vindicative he isn't even bringing up the reason being abuse. Augustus has gone cuckoo.
>>150449516This is a comic for cucks
>>150449516I'm pretty sure jumping off a building because she was asked for a second chance to make peace is what got her to a psych ward but go off I guess
>>150449552I'll use the new thread but there were like 200 posts left, this didn't need a new one at all.
>>150449516>All to keep her out of the way of you and your girlfriend It really is never about the abuse and anything that could be Lucy's fault, huh? Like nah this isn't because he was fed up with her being a constant petty and self centered asshole to him, this is because SANDY. At this point I think Taeshi forgot about the rest of the comic to focus on ass patting her self insert
>>150449516Time to make Alejandro look like a fucking joke.
>>150449630>>150449516c'mon guys why would augustus even bring that up when he's trying to make him the villain
>>150449516Do it Mike. Kill him. Kill him now.(thanks again to Anon who drew this)
>>150449692I guess you're right in that it's done on purpose, but now the ball is on Miss "I never wanted it" to either deny it or do her usual routine of avoiding having to be part of the conversation, which would finally write down in huge letters that she believes Mike deserves everything that's happening to him
>>150449516Look at Lucy pretending to not approve of what Augustus is up to. You know she'd be screaming at him at the top of her lungs if she actually cared, since when did Lucy like having random strangers know about her trip to the loonie bin?
>>150449516I guess this page shows that Lucy is vindictive enough to let Augustus keep on going but too passive a character to initiate the Mike teardown herself. But this risks culpability so I'm sure Taeshi will find some way to give her an out.
>>150449730watch taeshi make mike have a meltdown before lucy can say anything
>>150449618This thread is going to get deleted.
>>150449692Unless Taeshi is pulling another stupid retcon. With how hard she's been jerking off lately, I wouldn't put it past her.
>>150449808My bad, didn't check to see if the last one close.>>150449794Or she just doesn't feel it's necessary to stop him, cause even though she may feel bad or want to keep it secret she still has a part of her curious to know how Mike will react and how guilty he and his friends would feel.
>>150449806The preview shows Mike getting pissed so you and half the thread guessed right. There's no fucking way he's going to fire back that Lucy was his abuser.
>>150449806The fact she hasn't said anything yet already shows she's a cunt.>>150449839Right a cunt >>150449761 its a shield and dagger for her as convenient
>>150449820>Unless Taeshi is pulling another stupid retconidk, seems like it would be too soon, when was it last acknowledged? eternal flame?
>>150449516There is something very wrong with ingesting this kind of misery porn on the regular. Very, very wrong. Only thing more wrong is being the one who wrote it, thinking this is ok.
>>150449839For once, you aren't the one in the wrong. Some idiot decided to not sage when the old thread was just about to die.>Or she just doesn't feel it's necessary to stop himSo basically you're saying that she will allow Augustus to unfairly destroy someone else for an even pettier reason.
>>150449861EF happened irl years ago and she didn't need that long to keep spamming the reset button for Paulo.
>>150449516Wooooow look how much she doesn't want it folks, she so doesn't want this to happen, it's making her suffer and doesn't approve at all. Please consider how much she is not wanting it for next time someone asks why she didn't stop Augustus or deny the real reason December happened
>>150449516You know what would be a great way to pull comedy out of this, defuse it, make Augustus look like a fool, and expose Lucy as a psychobitch? David not being a drooling white knight for two seconds and just deadpan listing how wrong this is using what everyone already should know while Lucy and Aug start sweating profusely and realizing how retarded they are:>This isn't new, we all knew this months ago, Mike told like everyone at a party.>Over Sandy? No it was also over Lucy being physically abusive to him like all the time, which we all saw. Inevitable really.>How exactly is Mike not being out here for one measly period going to help when he already shares several classes with Lucy? We're doing track practice out here, we actually have a reason, she can hide literally anywhere else if she needs to.Too bad he's just a meme-loving simp...
This is so fucking unnecessary. It took a childhood's length of abuse to get Mike to the point he would tear Lucy to ribbons. All that Augustus needed was one week of gray cat rejecting a stupid demand that was never going to pay off.
>>150449891Likely out of curiosity or she's trying to hide that she'd like to see how much guilt Mike feels. Maybe she is petty, projecting her own guilt onto Mike and hoping he'll feel guilty and hurt so that she won't have to. Looks like this is the point Mike will spiral into further depression and isolation, hanging by a thread.>>150449871There's no plot without conflict and suffering unfortunately so it has to be written to the highest and most cruel degree imaginable to build peak storytelling quality.>>150449937She won't admit her faults till it's so late that Mike hurts himself.>>150449946That would be nice for a future story. To laugh off how vindicative they used to be.
>>150449891No, I deliberately bumped the thread because there were 200 posts left before the bump limit and there was absolutely no need for a new thread for a page we already had spoiled anyways. You're being Taeshi levels of petty right now.
>>150449975>Likely out of curiosityEven if that was the case, it would still require her to be a careless bitch who values her own wants over anyone else. I think she's just a cunt who really does want him to suffer, or this is supposed to be Augustus "reminding" her of everything Mike's done "wrong." Though if that's the case, this could just be a wind-up for Lucy to pay another little bit of lipservice to her past bitchcraft.
>>150449965Mike has a lot of balls for putting up with Lucy's abuse, meanwhile Augustus pussied out to the point that he couldn't resist shaming Mike over coming outside. I can't decide whether he would put up with Lucy's abuse if he were in Mike's place or stand up to her. It's paradoxal, Mike taking the abuse was strong and tolerant of him but not standing up for himself was the weakness, still it's funny how he was more tolerant of Lucy's literal beatings than Augustus was at Mike just being outside.
>>150449516Mike could easily explain WHY things got that way and make things more nuanced. But god forbid anything happen where he doesnt take the full blame.Also Lucy is giving me the same feeling I got from her when she walked home with Paulo.She WANTS bad shit to happen to Mike where he'll pay for upsetting her but not enough where something physically bad can happen to him.This whole set up is really stupid regardless. Lucy is still going to have the nightmares whether Augustus does this or not. It literally will not fix a thing.
>>150449891Why do you get so bent out of shape about having a new thread for every page? Half the posts are just going to be reiterating stuff from last thread anyways.
man why is the other thread in page 2, who keeps bumping it
>>150449946David straight up does not care for Mike at all. He may even secretly despise him, so much as a walking meme can hold a character trait. He would never intervene in Mike's favor, especially not against Lucy-baby.
>>150449946>Implying retard dog would ever support Mike in the slightest
>>150449975>Likely out of curiosityThat's going to bite her in the ass because there's nothing that says james and david knowing about this wont cause it to snowball into something she can't controll and it ending with Mike being physically hurt either by his own hand or someone else's.
>>150449989>No, I deliberately bumped the threadNo one asked you to do that, there was no demand for you to do that, there reason to do that other than wanting yourself a gay little power trip.
>>150450003In a sense yeah, she's likely feeling relief that Mike is taking guilt so that she doesn't have to but she is still letting him suffer, and maybe she'll feel guilt for Mike being shamed later on but she's burying her own image as someone who supposedly secretly cares about Mike by not speaking up here.
Mike should rape Lucy right in front of Augustus, you know that pissboy won't do shit LMAO
>>150450017Because /I/ want a new thread and this time in particular there was absolutely no point keeping the old thread going. It was about to die. The only reason to keep it going was malicious stupidity.
>>150450042It'd be the only catharsis to hope for at this point. Either Mike gets hurt and simply writes the group off as completely dead to him or Lucy is put in a bind and left to hang because the person who protected her last time wants zero to do with her.
>>150450079>maliciouslmao
>>150450021Bumptard doubling down on her faggotry, looks like. Assblasted enough to sink the threads out of spite.
>>150450008It's less she wants bad things to happen but not to hurt him, she wants bad things to happen to him but not being responsible at all. Remember she didn't ask Paulo to drop Mike, she asked him why he hadn't done so already, and then denied having an opinion when asked about it now because it would be an order from her. By staying silent right now and letting Mike have all the blame she can still say "oh it was all Augustus, he did it, I never wanted this to happen he took it too far I didn't know what was happening ", if Mike asked her directly if this is what she wants she would shut the whole thing down and walk away to avoid having anything to do with the outcome
>>150449516Cuntcy ended up in a psyche ward because she jumped off a 2-3 story building and spilt her ketchup and dared to live.Regardless what Mike called her, if she was suicidial for months and her family didn't notice then she goes extra-extreme of course your fucking dumbass is gonna end up in a psyche ward you fucking nutjob.
>>150450008If Mike doesn't he'd likely be too shy. Veronica also writing her main character to suffer is good for emotional weight, unfortunately for the characters. I doubt she takes pleasure in the characters suffering, I think that's universal for writers since I stand by that characters have to suffer for writing quality to be good. It makes me want to (or have the characters) cuddle Mike and tell him everything will be alright more strongly so it pays off.>>150450024David thinks Mike and Lucy are sexy ("I think about you in the shower"), if he does value Mike intrinsically he should show it more often.>>150450042Either she'll say something about how her abuse influenced December now or later after Mike gets hated by James when damage has been done.
>>150450044>she's burying her own image as someone who supposedly secretly cares about Mike by not speaking up here.That image never made it above the ground since she came back. She might have claimed otherwise in EF but she's been nothing but hostile to Mike since her return.
>>150450112Somewhat makes it more comical as it cycles back to Mike's frustration. If he doesn't satisfy their sexual or shipping desires, they throw him under the bus.
>>150450044>>150450123This. What she said in EF was total bullshit. Mike's best move is dropping both white cat sluts and get with surprise third option ala Evangelion
>>150450082The outcome that would hurt Lucy the most is Mike ceasing to care about her at all. Right now his guilt at least feeds her self-righteous ego. Ending up completely disregarded would be a kick to the gut.
>>150450077If this was a crackfic B.C.I I'd 100% expect Augustus and Mike to try to rape each other and see who comes out on top. But if Mike does it he'll be demonized, if Augustus does it he'll probably get praise for putting the evil irredeemable Mike in his place.>>150450082Mike trying to commit suicide by hanging himself with his scarf as a noose is something I'd like to write one day.>>150450106Guilt for being an abuser is also a big reason she jumped, funny how Augustus didn't bring that up. He's going down a dark path.
>>150449937Lucy cares SO much for Mike and his well-being, she NEVER EVER wanted him to hurt or had bad feefees - it's just that DAMNED Goldie I mean Sandy!>>150449630Yeah, because letting Lucy linger around while being passive-aggressive, yearning and being totally obessive about your love life along with being physically,emotionally and verbally abusive is a much healtheir option then telling her to fuck off when you sense she is trying to manipulate you again.But hey, calling Lucy a parasite is basically worse than a hundred 9/11s in this universe.
>>150450112>I doubt she takes pleasure in the characters suffering, I honestly doubt that. She might not take pleasure in all her characters suffering, but it's very hard to believe she doesn't when it comes to Mike considering how long he's been like this.>I think that's universal for writers since I stand by that characters have to suffer for writing quality to be good. It makes me want to (or have the characters) cuddle Mike and tell him everything will be alright more strongly so it pays off.Then she messed up the execution. No matter what she does, her reader base still hates Mike. Both old readers and the newer ones that come in and read through everything. It's hard to believe that any characters would want to cuddle Mike because we've been shown time and time again, that if it comes down to it, they will pick Lucy over him.Making characters suffer is fine but if you don't properly balance it then it just ends up backfiring and either annoying readers that want to see that character get a win for once or feeding into revenge fantasies of other fans that don't want the character to get bettert at all.
When is the truck going to break school property and kill those 5 waste of space?
The page once again proves that BCB would be better as a meta horror story about the main guy rejecting the main girl's romance and the universe not liking it at all.
>>150450106>Lucy's mom begs Augustus to tell her if Lucy's suicidal again>He blows her off>then he and Lucy play bad cop good cop to guilt trip Mike that Lucy's suicidal again and it's his faultIs it true? Is it false? Who knows! Augustus is horrible, Lucy is horrible. Sure, Mike's problems are self-inflicted, but Lucy IS a problem.
>>150450096>she wants bad things to happen to him but not being responsible at allThis. It's 100% consistent with Lucy's character. If she got her way, everything would be handed to her on a silver platter with no repercussions whatsoever. If Paulo ejected Mike from the table on his own, she'd be all for it. But he made the mistake of asking permission, so the buck would stop with Lucy. If she gave Paulo the go-ahead, Lucy would be admitting to herself that she really is a petty bitch who'd love to see Mike suffer.
>>150450106The only point I'm willing to give Taeshi is that the intended audience here (David and James) are too stupid and not enough of a character to consider taking a point like that, David will always side with Lucy and shit on Mike and James will follow whatever the dick with fast legs goes with because kissing up to his crushes seems to be his modus operandi
>>150449989>new thread for a page we already had spoiled anywaysthat's dumb a reason, I know most anons here have been honest but there's always a chance those spoilers could be fake unless it's the new page itself
>>150450163Is it? Because it's not very well demonstrated in the comic if it is.Mike gave her an easy out at the end, she was moving to another school. It was all water under the bridge and she could start a new chapter yet she still jumped regardless.Lucy's suicide attempt will always be extremely fucking stupid, no matter how you slice it or try to explain it.If Taeshi had a modecum of brain cells rattling in her brain she'd have Lucy suicide attempt the night Mike called her a parasite, not several weeks later after doing Sue's play,fucking Paulo in the dressing room and having Mike extend an olive branch.
>>150450152James was the emergency yaoi route and we all know how that went. Instead of trying for a second twink, I think Mike should be allowed to complete the Eva parallel and turn James into pink mush with his bare hands. Would be decent stress relief, which I think is all he can hope for at this point.
>>150450106Now that you mention it, why is Augustus bringing up her stay in the nuthouse but not that Lucy tried to off herself? He's trying to bury Mike and already outed Lucy, so why not go all-in and really demonize the kid?
>>150450236Nah have him hook up with a black cat for the funny
>>150450152Or go with rebuild route and take a fourth option cough cough Stacy.
>>150450249Why would he bring it up? Everybody already knows =)
>>150450197Alejandro turns out to be the hero we all needed.
>>150450249Because then she has to explain how everyone knew but nobody put two and two together and didn't try to jump on Mike over it.She goofed up by not following through with the actual consequences of that jump and now it's just an elephant in the room.
>>150450123Yeah, since Mike won't date her toxic ass she'll forever hate him. She's sure not doing a good job showing that Mike has value as a person outside of being her fucktoy.>>150450131Or at least don't pay attention to him like Paulo and Daisy are. I'm waiting for the cathartic chapter where Mike either runs away or hurts himself and his friends have to hug him admitting they were negligent fuckups, then happy ending.> With or without polycule orgy.>>150450152I wouldn't have minded any option, they would've made sense for different reasons. Drop both, take both, or take them and others. Hell just date all the girls, have all the fun with no jealousy or pick me best girls cause they'd all be forced to be equally attentive and kind towards him.>>150450155This is possible, and sadly Lucy might use that against him.>>150450214>>150450197> Writes it down.>>150450216On another note, Augustus and Agatha should fuck.>>150450232She jumped out of guilt, trauma from Alejandro's attack, and fear that her friends would leave her and that nobody would love her due to her abusive tendencies. Missing her friends from moving, thinking nobody would love her at the new school, they played into her wanting to wish it all away, but not before finding out what sex with Paulo would be like. Suicidal feelings aren't always instantaneous and fear of pain and death is a factor that could stall it. She also jumped after Mike reached out to her so her being made to move away and not being able to see him being a fate worse than death probably factored in too.
>>150450216Why is Taeshi drawing the moms like old hags now?
>>150450249He’s probably saving the best for last. Mike is about to get uppity and make himself look bad to James, once that damage is done Augustus will seal the deal with the suicide card which will also shut Mike up and put him back in meek guilty mode
>>150450225I dunno, David has not openly sided with Lucy yet, so you'd think James would at least fish for some reason to believe Mike isn't a monster.
>>150450302The stress from Lucy’s suicide attempt aged her by a decade
>>150450301>Implying it won't be a "now you know how lucy felt" kind of bullshitFuck that. Have him write em off as shit and be done with it. Endgame at best should be him and Lucy burying the hatchet but agreeing that their relationship is trash and they should not bother with each other.
>>150450249Maybe the suicide is an emotional cherry on top."Yeah so, she tried to kill herself and it was all completely unwarrented. I swear, he just threw a mental breakdown fit at Lucy for no reason. Like seriously gay ass Track cat, I promise there's no valid reason. Mike's just psychiatrically insane, like just. Trust me on this, please.">>150450282Alejandro has to hurt Augustus and Lucy, then Mike has to same them for them to finally understand he's not a bad guy.
>>150450318Judging from the preview that's exactly what he is going to do. Acting like getting Lucy to come back to the table is the best thing ever and then getting pissy at Paulo for asking about Mike like Mike means nothing
>>150450249Taeshi is saving it for the next page Im sure, it's the stinger of "You made her try to kill herself" as Augustus and the others walk away all cool.Then Mike can scream,sperg and crumble to the ground.>>150450236James was such a desperate piece of bait for the audience.I think also he was a good option because he had a dick and Mike never REALLY would go for him, so he's less threatening then if he was a girl that suddenly was validating/befriending Mike.>>150450194Exactly and when 85-90 percent of your comic is beating down one character, it gets really fucking old. There is no rhyme or reason to Mike's suffering. He doesn't grow or change or come to some new realization. He will feel bad, cry about it then reset to being aloof and pissy. I used to joke about this shit, but the circular nature of this narrative is hammered in really hardcore. I think even people who actually liked this webcomic are waking up to how tiresome it is.Taeshi cannot just keep doing this without bleeding out support, people are gonna get bored.They are already getting bored.
>>150450302She's trying to show that they're aged and stressed. Mikes mom didnt look as old as she does now before the recent pages with her.
>>150450302Come on, they're hot MILFs.>>150450329That would be deliciously sad.
>>150450225I guess that’s the narrative reason she needed to make James start simping for David. If James was still in Mike simp mode he would probably completely shrug off this whole story
>>150450345This is concerning cause Veronica's my single biggest writing inspiration and story majority graphic character beatdowns are a major theme I'm going to push.
>>150450249Because Taeshi can't actually write that, she wants to drag his almost lifeless corpse though pebbles, not straight up behead him. Why do you think December is still the contention point and Alejandro her source of nightmares? It's only ok to use the suicide to shit on Mike but not enough to kill him socially
>>150450302>Hubby is missing>Eldest is some kind of autist>Middle is a caniphile>Youngest is a crazy person>Odds of grandchildren: shrinking by the dayI'd be stressed too
>>150450366>Veronica's my single biggest writing inspirationThat’s the saddest thing I’ve heard in awhile
>>150450362Yep, and the story reason, James simply liking hot fast runners he can be gay for, and also cause Mike rejected him so his simping died with that. But he hasn't stopped caring altogether.
>>150450349Aren't Mike and Lucy's moms suppose to be friends from school? It's weird Mike's mom oldest kid is Mike and she recently had Chris.. which means Lucy's mom must've been teen-pregnant with Sam given he's like 21 or whatever.
>>150450381Actually I do usually tie her with Indian filmwriter Vijayendra Prasad. It's just really hard to pick one or the other but for verbal drama and romance specifically I'm heavily inspired by Veronica.
>>150450393Lucy’s mom is a housewife while Mike’s mom is a career woman, I think it makes sense that they had kids on different timelines
>>150450393Yes they are. There isn't a set age but I wrote a headcanon where Sam is 24 right now, if Agatha (his mom) is in her late 30s that would still be a close age range. Maybe she got knocked up in high school.
>>150449583did they gut you yet spoileranon?
The fact that the guy that scoured the Patreon comments has not come back tells me he had an aneurysm from reading them. RIP
>>150450375It's the Whitecats own fault for being so obsessed with blood purity. Of COURSE the kids are going to be dysfunctional weirdos when they're A: the product of an absolutely tiny gene pool and B: raised with a belief in racial supremacy and "family above all" rather than with courtesy and compassion for others.Note that Jordan, who's openly rejected endogamy, is the only functional one - DESPITE being a manlet with no gaydar.
>>150450393>>150450415Amazing, Lucy's mom gets impregnated by her highschool sweetheart who becomes a NASCAR driver and enjoys a white picket fence homelife. Meanwhile, Mike's dad is an absentee parent, divorce is probably on the table, and I wouldn't be shocked if Mike finds out he was an accident.
reminder that Lucy never proved Mike wrong about the parasite thing. She just went and found a new security blanket so she's shitting on the old one
>>150450482On the plus side he's not a deadbeat runaway like Mary's.Like seriously what high schooler who knocks up their girlfriend and doesn't stick around to raise the kid? Can't be that hard. :)
>>150450462anyone knows if they are saying the usual bullshit or if they at least dont like how Augustus is acting? im not mentally prepared to venture myself
>>150450096>>150450221I wish the comic would actually explore this aspect of Lucy. Like actually show a pov on how and why she thinks like this. But that would require the ending message of the chapter to be that she's wrong and that she can't get by on having bad dreams anymore narratively.
>>150450462A lot of it is "but what about the effect on poor Lucy-chan! She never wanted this!" and "oh man Lucy's totally going to step in and kick his ass" despite her obvious inaction.
>>150450536Remember the chapter from her POV that said absolutely NOTHING about her internal thoughts? That's as much as I expect from Teashi>>150450538Of course it is, of course it is
>>150450536She never fucking wanted it and Taeshi sure as hell doesn't want to give her one iota of culpability.
>>150450566That's not true. Seeing Stars revealed to us that Lucy is batshit fucking insane, holding her friends in contemptuous distrust because her brain is broken.
>>150450595Yeah but she doesn't actually want it y'see, she's a poor wittle victim of trauma
>>150450624It will be revealed her evil therapist inceptioned the alleyway dream into Lucy's head. Seeing a shrink was actually a mistake and Lucy would have been better off just healing naturally. Also please ignore she was already having a variant of the alleyway dream before December.
>>150450595>holding her friends in contemptuous distrust because her brain is broken.Taeshi pulling the bad dream shit out of her ass because she might have realized that the source of lucy's issues being an outcast as a toddler didn't hold up well.
>>150450595It confirmed that, but it was already pretty obvious from the way Lucy acted. All her friends were like "OMG welcome back!" and she just rolled her eyes and kept her distance, occasionally taking the opportunity to get some jabs in:>Tells Paulo he never had a chance>Holds the play over Sue's head>Calls Daisy a dumb slutIf one ignores the obviously unequal framing (which I know is a big "if"), Lucy and Mike's arc from her return through to now are pretty similar. They both get hostile towards their friends out of guilt & resentment, EF happens and reinforces that guilt & resentment, their friends start giving them more space like they wanted, but then they feel lonely and get depressed, meanwhile their friends are still doing alright which makes them envious.
>>150450667I don't disbelieve that, but it's funny how this would turn out to be a sidegrade, then. See, Lucy's trauma didn't come from (partly self-inflicted) childhood abandonment issues. No, no, it's that was nearly raped and none of her friends were capable of helping her, so obviously she can never trust them again on any level. That's far more rational, right?
>>150450706>she just rolled her eyes and kept her distance, occasionally taking the opportunity to get some jabs inI took that as Lucy reverting to her usual standoffish uncaring self, and certainly didn't expect the source to be a schizoid dream.
>>150450667Willingly outcast btw>Girls don't want to hang out with me because I think they're stupid and I hate playing girl games they way they do, oh woe>Boys don't want me because they don't let me intrude on their games, oh woe>I can force myself on this one? Perfect Obviously a toddler doesn't think like that, but it really doesn't work as a source of trauma or as a character crux
>>150450734If I had to peg the real source of Lucy's problems, it's because she latched onto Mike and never let go. Her ability to make friends seriously atrophied after that point because of tunnel vision.
I wish Alejandro upon Lucy and Augustus
>>150450759Everyone does at this point.
>>150450732The worst part is that THAT also doesn't make sense>Come back and hang around the table group if in a dejected manner>Make it clear that YOU don't want to be near them, that YOU hate their guts, fucking say it out loud to Paulo and carry Augustus around as a way to ward them off>Also add a flashback of Lucy spending so much fun time with them :) they love her so much>btw they are prominent in her dream, but the one that's getting fucked for triggering her is Mike despite him not even appearing on them yet IF at all, she's very comfortable around them to the point of taking Daisy to burgertron just to shut her up/cheer her up
Is there even a 10% chance this won't be Mike sperging about Sandy even though getting over her was supposed to be THE major point of Eternal Flame?
>>150450814Chapter title is "line in the sand", clearly mentioning Sandy is the line in the sand
>>150450814Patreonfag here, this page kind of makes Mike get a fucking spine. I hope he beats and rapes Augustus next. It will be very funny
>>150450814"is this what she been telling you??"sperg sperg sperg
>>150450830>it's a fucking punOn top of everything else.
>>150450732It was something of a reversion - Lucy's ALWAYS been weirdly distrustful and contemptuous towards her friends. She's clingier to whoever she wants to fuck at that moment, but they end up catching the majority of her flak just because of proximity.But the ones Lucy DOESN'T want to fuck, she just regards with open disdain. She calls them dumb whores, glares and snips at them, avoids conversation with them, doesn't hang out unless she has to, and even when she does she's quick to leave.
>>150450843>this page kind of makes Mike get a fucking spineI don't believe you. Borderline good news is highly suspect. Malding because someone insulted Sandy isn't growing a spine, it's a status quo necromancy.
>>150450802Taeshi had no actual plan for lucy coming back. People used to say she came back for Augustus but she had no idea he'd still be around.The real guess is Taeshi just couldn't keep her out of the comic for too long and decided to have her come back and then "I'll sprinkle bits of what she did while gone here and there".Except, in her usual fashion, she goofed. She gave Lucy no good reason to come back because of the reasons listed and will not give us a look inside her head aside from those dreams because Taeshi herself probably doesn't know what's going on in Lucy's head. Even then, the alley dreams are fairly recent. For years before that, we had no idea what she was thinking and still really don't.
>>150450865Taeshi had a missed opportunity to show Lucy at the school she went to while she was away. If she was still on the "Deconstructing the Tsundere" idea then it would have been a great chance to show that nobody else would actually put up wiht Lucy due to her habits. The group back home did because they had been friends for years, but anyone else, especially in high school, would keep distance or chew her out. especially if she got physical
>>150450844You know, Augustus having this entirely one-sided view of Mike thanks to Lucy's ongoing Sandymald would be interesting...if he had a good reason to believe her. But he was there, back in the day. Augustus should be well aware that Lucy was a careless bitch who blew her chance with Mike by mistreating him for years.
>>150450898I think she just got bored of the Paulo Show, it started losing patrons, or both. But you're right, I agree that Taeshi still has no idea what Lucy got up to and has written herself into a corner by now. No answer would be sufficient.
>>150450830>>150450861I didn't understand how that was a pun for a second and then my brain cell kicked in.Mike's going to sperg out solely over the Sandy bit in this.That makes it all so much worse...
>>150450928You forgot how Taeshi works
>>150450898Lucy was pulled back after years of the Paulo-show and Taeshi growing bored of not having her OTP. Its why she blew her load on the EF chapter only to quickly backpedal so the status quo could remain.It was an entirely self-indulgent chapter, which is maybe why Suitcase was extra psycho about banning Patrons left and right?>>150450753Yeah maybe that'd work if she wasn't a Mary-Sue, see everyone adores Lucy and she is endlessly popular in spite of being a total cunt to everyone all the time and almost always being selfish.So the shitty excuse of "She's lonely cuz she can't make friends" is such bullshit when she has people begging her to give them attention, be it romantic,sexual or platonic.But hey she "NEVER FUCKING WANTED IT" so whatever.
>>150450928I find it more bearable if you see it as Augustus being obtuse on purpose to obtain results and then turn to Lucy like "here you fucking go, I did what you're too much of a coward to do and got him to fuck off, now get off my back and find yourself a better excuse for being a cunt"
>>150450990Not at all, my friend. You see, if Augustus did believe Lucy, that would make her look incredibly bad for omitting the entire abuse angle. Now of course Taeshi could go yet further and delete that entire aspect of the comic, just to save Lucy's immaculate white ass. What abuse? Volumes 1-4 whaaaaat? Never heard of them.
>>150450998>Yeah maybe that'd work if she wasn't a Mary-SueI never said it was a good excuse. Obviously it's a dysfunctional way to go through life and a better comic would admit that fault in it's alleged heroine.
>>150451004>white knight eunuch Augustus backsassing LucyYeah, that'll be the day.
>>150451035That reminds me of the flashbacks Mike had about Lucy supporting him whenever he came crying about Sandy and feeling way guilty about taking her back, and people being like "when the fuck did this happen"
>>150451075Lucy will ALWAYS get handed an excuse or an out. No, no, seek, Mike was wrong to lash out because actually Lucy was super supportive even when she didn't want to be! See, here's an example, it totally happened a lot, okay? Her failure to stop Augustus will end up just one more instance.
FUCK YOU AUGUSTUS FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOUUUUUUU!!!!
>>150451101the theme of "Even when you try to be better, people still remember the bad things you did" falls falls flat when one of the main characters for it keeps getting free outs.
>>150450844>Mike (rightfully) accuses Lucy of talking shit about him behind his back and stirring people up against himOh no he's going to be gaslit for thinking ill of Santa Gato Blanco
>>150449589Did Lucy never tell Augustus the real reason why she jumped?
>>150451170Whenever someone says "Mike is stupid for not relying on his friends more" I remember pages like these were it's obvious whose side they're on, like Sue bringing his sins for daring to say they shouldn't shit on Paulo behind his back
Next page>Lucy is blowjob height standing near David>She's looking at his dick as well
>>150451242Even some of the Patreon commentors jumped Sue for that.
>>150451170The funny/frustrating part is that Mike tried to hook up with Lucy first and she kept stringing him along. I don't think they gave her shit for doing so but when Mike moves on he's the bad guy.
>>150451170>"How dare you get with a girl that already likes you instead of the one that keeps beating around the bush and running to paulo when you don't give her attention she wants?!"God in christ.
>>150451242>>150451341Do you guys not remember the very next page, where Mike proves that Sandy is real and everyone goes "Oh, fair enough. She's really pretty, congratulations!", including Paulo & Sue, the two biggest Lucysimps around?
>>150449516>Lucy didn't death grip his shoulder and start shaking with rage as soon as he went.i can jog your memory >Lucy not screaming and slapping(then harder&harder hitting to punching) Aug in the face when he said 'when you called her an unlovable parasite' and completely losing it hyperventilating freaking the fuck out badly screaming just shut up SHUT UP SHUT THE FUCK UP AUGUSTUS I DONT KNOW THIS PERSON WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU TELLING HIM ALL OF THIS Legit no woman would allow this to happen like as soon as the words unlovable parasite are said. The chick would completely break the fuck down sreaming&crying beyond fucking enraged at the person saying such personal shit no one knows about.Like this is so OOC for Augustus talking about this publicly with Lucy around would just destory her unless he is doing this shit on purpose is gonna give her the finger and go i cant take this anymore im moving out
>>150451398Why the fuck does he have to prove Sandy's real? He says she is and that's why he doesn't want to date Lucy, that should be enough. That's also ignoring Paulo inciting a god damn lynch mob on him several times about her and tanking Mike's good reputation among his classmates and giving him the major "I can only be loyal to one" complex that was a large part of him crashing the fuck out on Lucy.
>>150451398Little did Sue know, Lucy resented her for getting choked out and thrown into a wall all along
>>150449975>peak storytelling quality*stares in complete disgust*
>>150451398>Oh, fair enough. She's really pretty, congratulations!Why're you including Sue in the list of people that said this. She doesn't say anything at all to Mike she just goes straight to coddling Lucy. She acknowledges that Sandy is real but it was mainly David and Paulo questioning that anyway.Also like Paulo barely containing his urge to start jerking it and David playing keep-away with the photo probably didn't register as signs of goodwill to Mike.
>>150451541Feminists say women dont need an excuse to turn down men. Valid I sayBut men? Men need either a girlfriend or to be gay to turn women down. Otherwise they are incels or some shit, evil creatures who clearly only intend ill towards women
>>150451398So what if she wasn't real anyway? Mike let Lucy down with a maturity she didn't even deserve, told her he didn't really like her that way and even if he wasn't with Sandy already who knows? And he didn't want to sour things between them. That's all the excuse he needed, he didn't want a relationship with Lucy, but this alone was seen as a fault of his for not putting her feelings first and foremost
I want Abby and Jasmine to be friends
>>150451398What if bcb was birds
>>150451541>>150451629>>150451641Because "I'm dating a model, you probably don't remember her, she goes to another school now" is something that a highschool friend group would (rightfully) roundly mock, since it's up there with "a dog ate my homework" in terms of stereotypical lies. Once Mike proves it they immediately stop, but the fact that it's true at all is because BCB is super weeby and Mike is an "ehehe" generic protag-kun.>>150451594Yeah, but Sue is essentially saying "Well, Mike doesn't feel the same, time to move on, plenty of fish in the sea, right?".She's not being at all critical of Mike's decision, and her comfort to Lucy is out of pity, not because she thinks Lucy is right or justified or anything.
>>150451702What part of "-No i dont want to date you- is a valid enough response without the need to be with someone else/gay" doesnt ring bellsI thought we were all on the same page about not forcing two people together
S-SANDY!? YOU BOUGHT UP M-MY SANDYY IN A CONVERSATION!? AND YOU HAVE THE FUCKING BRASS KING KONG BALLS TO IMPLY SHE'S ANYTHING LESS THAN PERFECT EVEN THOUGH SHE CHEATED ON ME!? I'M GONNA GUT YOU AUGUTSTUS!
>>150451398Why would he need to prove she's real? Why can't everyone just accept that he doesn't want to date Lucy? Why do they think they should have a say in this? Why do they immediately label Mike as the bad guy and how does this page resolve any of those questions?
>>150451862I hate how unironically on-point this will be despite all reason.
>>150451899Because he did want to, tard.She rebuffed him.
>>150451795I'm not disagreeing, I'm saying that A: Highschoolers are not that mature and understanding, they are inherently cringe. And B: Mike DIDN'T just say "No I don't want to date you", he explicitly mentioned his relationship with Sandy as the reason - which, from a neutral perspective, looks like an obvious lie.And yes, in an ideal world a point-blank rejection like that should be taken gracefully without bothering to interrogate the reasons given. But being rejected sucks, and I think most people have a sort of unspoken assumption that if you ask a friend out and they don't already have a partner, they'll accept. That's not a fair assumption, but it does seem to be a common one.
>>150451940>Mike wanted a thing years ago so-Yeah, so what? What about it? How does that affecting /anything?/
>>150451943Who the fuck cares what his reasons are, he did absolutely say no he does not want to date Lucy. Their first instinct is to circle the wagons around Lucy and treat Mike like the bad guy. It doesn't matter they're being stupid teenagers, no wonder he doesn't trust them.
>>150451966>Acting like he's never pined after anyone before
>>150452015Cool, try relating that to the point at hand.
>>150451541>>150451899>>150451999Okay anons, be straight with me: if a highschooler gets asked out by their cute friend, and rejects them, is it unreasonable for that friend, or any others, to ask "why not?".And if the answer given is "I'm already dating a model, I guess you guys don't remember them that well since they don't go to this school", is it unreasonable to then go "Are you serious with this bullshit?" until they prove that they aren't lying their ass off?
>>150452015I pined for a friend years ago, it disappear after awhile. If you are still pining for old crushes that went nowhere I have a bad bad news for you
>>150452052>is it unreasonable for that friend, or any others, to ask "why not?"This isn't asking "why not?" It's immediately ganging up and treating him as being downright /wrong/. Anger and judgement are not questions.>w-well what if they don't believe--Then tough shit, if Mike said the matter is private and they kept pressing, would you defend them?
>>150452091>Strawmanning with a typed-out stutterCool argument, anon, really laid out your position well.
>>150452052Way to self report how you had no standards. Hope that changed, anon. Repeat after me: don't stick in crazy
>>150452052It's one thing to calmy ask "Why not" like Abbey kind of did. It's another to come in guns fucking blazing screaming at him like Tess and the girls did, or to laugh and treat him like a dumbass like Paulo and David did.
>>150452052>And if the answer given is "I'm already dating a model, I guess you guys don't remember them that well since they don't go to this school", is it unreasonable to then go "Are you serious with this bullshit?" until they prove that they aren't lying their ass off?Yes? Obviously? Some of them literally fucking knew her. You including the model bit as if he flaunted it at them is a rich way to try and make him seem shallow, but all he's guilty of is being a loyal partner.
>>150452180I'm not saying Mike SHOULD have taken Lucy up on it; she's abusive, insane, and jealous. But those aren't the reasons he gave, and that's not what I'm arguing.I'm arguing that given the reason he DID give, it's understandable for his friends to assume he's a liar and give him shit over it. It's not NICE, but the moment he proves that he isn't just making things up, they all back off.
>>150452164Nothing about that was a strawman. That point was already irrelevant after the first bottomed out anyway.
>>150452235>I'm arguing that given the reason he DID give, it's understandable for his friends to assume he's a liar and give him shit over it. It's not NICE, but the moment he proves that he isn't just making things up, they all back off.After giving him so much shit prior to him just saying no to Lucy so it's should all now be water under the fucking bridge? The fucking fact that they were already treating him like a jackass with the exception of Abbey already makes them cunts.
>>150450216Lucy's eggs
What did she mean by this?
>>150452364Needs fertilising
>>150452437I think the context was getting the pick of every boy in the school. But it's Lucy so who the fuck knows what's rattling around in that skull of hers.
>>150452235>given the reason he DID give, it's understandable for his friends to assume he's a liarThat's fucking insane. They had mutual friends who fucking KNEW SANDY. The idea that he just conjured her up doesn't even make any sense.The leaps people make to vilify Mike in every single situation are baffling to me.
>>150452442You are a sick fuck if you wish Lucy as a mother on any kid.
>>150452481>picYou know, Daisy might have gone full whore, but she wasn't wrong.
>>150452481Man, I still think Mike x Daisy could have been interesting for the comic, even if it was short lived. But Taeshi has to get her ships no matter how forced they are. So paulo x daisy happened.
>>150452486She has the potential to be a good mom, she just needs some encouragement
>>150452337>so much shitMike and Lucy started arguing, they both refused to say what had happened, and when Lucy finally spelled it out to the girls, they spent ONE PAGE mad at Mike. Tess said "how could you have said no?", Sue lamented that Mike had found a way to keep "the stupid melodrama" going, and Daisy didn't say anything. ONE PAGE of the group calling him a dumbass, followed by them immediately accepting his explanation and dropping it.I don't get where this idea that the friend group is unreasonable towards Mike comes from. The moment he actually explains himself they're always like "oh okay, cool". It's not their fault that Mike would rather sulk and keep things to himself until he blows up.
>>150449516I'm not a fan of humiliation rituals. I like it when Augustus is more of a bystander than an instigator. This sucks ass.
>>150452437Lucy should've been a Caracal since she always comunicates with bitchiness
>Reusing the same plots over and over again>The only new thing that happened since ~2015 was McCain, Tess and pets getting shoah'd>Lobotomized Mike, also he's bi now for some reason>Fujoshit bait>Shit new art style + BIG HEADS>No, switching Paulo The Manwhore love interest every now and then is not 'new'~9 years of nothing
>>150452557>she just needs some encouragementIt will go like the "blood on the tracks" manga and you know it.
>>150452509Exceptionally funny thing about that chapter is that Daisy spends the entire time hurdling over every reasonable boundary Mike tries to set, while on a date that he got guilt-tripped into taking her on. She did this because Augustus put her up to it knowing that Mike should shoot her down because he's loyal to Sandy, hoping to catch her on the rebound.This fucking weasel managed to outrun all the horrid things he's done, but Mike's still on the hook for saying mean things.
>>150452052The correct answer that should be given is "Well this cute friend is an abuser and ya'll are apologists for it".
>>150452606>they spent ONE PAGE mad at MikeThe fact they got mad at Mike in the first place for daring to not date Lucy is retarded. All they gave a fuck about was Lucy Sad.>I don't get where this idea that the friend group is unreasonable towards Mike comes fromIncredible.
>>150452442Lucy needs a boyfriend who will excuse her temper and violent tendencies, and is a comfort blanket simp. Hmm let's see.... Jordan!
>>150452625I want to see her flop her ears around :3
>>150452606Yeah, outside of that one page, Mike's friends have never been anything less than supportive and helpful when it comes to his relationship with Sandy.
>>150452052A simple "why not?" is fine. Here they are ganging up on him calling him a dimwit and treating him like he's bad for not accepting.
>>150452758In any other comic, this would all backfire on Augustus so hard. Then again he probably wouldn't be acting this OOC without a much better setup to begin with.
>>150452844Tess was such a real one. Good thing she escaped the comic before the rot really set in. Look at Paulo, even he somehow got worse.
>>150452606>>150452844I wonder how Mike ever wound up with such a pathological need to prove his loyalty to his partner and started aggressively distancing himself from Lucy when he had so many people to have healthy conversations about this kind of thing with.
>>150452915>posts a page from before they were even dating
>>150452930Not the anon but are you missing some grey matter or are you doing it on purpose to bumo the thread
>>150452915>reluctantly mounts lucy
>>150452953Her neck is right there. He could save himself so much trouble.
>>150452952Not that anon but you seem retarded
>>150452481Yeah, but Sandy had left years ago. Daisy and Lucy were the only ones other than Mike who had MET Sandy, and Lucy was the only one who knew she and Mike were still in touch.From the perspective of everyone other than Mike & Lucy, Lucy said Mike had a girlfriend, Mike was saying he DIDN'T. When they asked for clarification Lucy explained, then Mike admitted that Sandy counted as his girlfriend, then Paulo made fun of him and beat him bloody for having spent so much time denying it, as seen in >>150452844. And to be clear, everyone thought Paulo was fucked up for doing that - even Lucy thought he'd gone too far.So from their perspective, Mike and Sandy are this confusing ambiguous mystery long-distance-relationship.
>>150452972bittersweet candy vore
>>150452930That's literally the point.>not even dating either of them>gets accused of being a cheater anyway>literally goes and apologizes to Lucy about it
>>150452977Not that anon, but you and retard number one should get married and have little retard babies.
>>150452982You know, the fact that some of them didn't believe that Mike actually had a girlfriend is a huge red flag. Since when had he ever lied to them?
>>150453025Not that anon but you seem upset
>>150453037Incorrect, I am celebrating your engagement and thus joyous.
>>150452844>>150452915>posts pages from the chapter where Lucy is supportive towards Mike about Sandy despite being kind of mad about it>Paulo and a bunch of background characters who never get names beat Mike up>"It's no wonder Mike doesn't trust anyone!"I'm confused, what argument are you actually making? That Paulo is a dick? Because I totally agree with you on that. But if you're trying to say that any characters OTHER than Paulo weren't supportive or understanding towards Mike, you're grasping at straws.
>>150453061Why not post all the characters who were super supportive toward Mike? Hard mode: Other than Tess.
>>150450843>Mike getting a spineAbsolute bullshit. Mike's two modes are crippled-by-guilt sadsack and sperging retard. He is literally incapable of doing anything else anymore.
>>150452977yeah I pressed the o instead of p, they are close ya' know. If common mistakes makes one retard, I'm worried about you
>>150453127>Mike's impotence is obligatory>Lucy is nigh eternally passiveWhat engaging protagonists.
>>150453174Not that anon but you mean you're not just retarded but also fat?
>>150453174Don't bother, it's the threadly sperg who can't win a debate with a tube sock so all they do is sneer until you give up.
>>150453208Yeah I guessed so, still sad some people are naturally like that
>>150453061Are you forgetting that Sue shoehorned the two of them into a play together to try and hook them back up? Are you forgetting everything that Lucy does between this and December? Are you forgetting Daisy trying to hook up with him and telling him that Sandy is going to cheat on him?>supportive or understandingAt BEST, they left him alone about it, and most of them at one point or another intimated that he was making the wrong decision.>what argument are you actually making?That maybe if he'd ever had someone with whom to honestly talk about how he felt in his relationship with Sandy, or how being around Lucy made him feel guilty, without having to worry about them having an ulterior motive of hooking him up with Lucy, maybe things wouldn't have gotten as bad as they did.
>>150453294So basically things would have gone better had Tess not stopped hanging out with the group.
Hey /bcb/. I'm the drawfag from earlier who drew picrel. Should I upload the rest of the reqs here or in the old thread and link them here?
>what Mike SHOULD sperg aboutAugustus has zero right to spill any of that shit to anyone and is clearly harassing Mike for daring to be anything but miserable and alone>what Mike WILL sperg about muh sandy
>>150453456upload em here.
>>150453456why tf is the old thread still up? I say post em here
>>150453488>Augustus has zero right to spill any of that shit to anyone and is clearly harassing Mike for daring to be anything but miserable and aloneNext page Mike diverts when James asks if all this true and starts yelling at Augustus about this being none of his business and why is he doing this
How come no one is bringing up that Gus hung out with a rapist that sexually assaulted LucyDid everyone just forget
>>150453807You've brought it up every thread and the answer is always the same, he was being blackmailed and Alejandro almost killed the last person who tried to leave his gang
>>150453036>when had he ever lied to them?Well if lies of omission count, most of that morning. Mike and Lucy were both acting weird, Paulo kept asking what was up, and Mike and Lucy both kept going "Nothing happened, shut up!" until the girls dragged Lucy off. Mike STILL wouldn't explain anything, Sue thought it wasn't their business to pry, and Lucy only spilled the beans after Daisy inadvertently got her all mushy by talking about boys.Mike's generally honest and upright, but he's not COMPULSIVELY honest, he has kept secrets and lied. It WAS rude of them to pry and to judge Mike, but it wasn't some massive breach of trust like some anons make it out to be. Overall I think it was a pretty low-key reaction to "friend 1 confessed love to friend 2 and got rejected" by the standards of a highschool friend group.>>150453097Aight, bet.
>>150453456Post em here I say
>>150453870Oh, and this is JUST the examples of Mike's friends being supportive specifically of his relationship with Sandy, not including Tess. If I included the examples of Mike's friends being supportive of him generally, or even just the examples of them supporting him over Lucy, the file would be too big to upload.Do they pick sides against Mike sometimes? Yeah, sure, but only ever when it's Mike vs another friend, and EVEN THEN, it's closer to 50/50 on whether they back Mike up or not than it is 0/100.
>>150453989>supporting him over LucyLet's have this collage, if you're up to it
>>150453807Only Daisy knew that and she didn't bother to tell anyone (not even Lucy) because ???
>>150453807Everyone knows Daisy wanted it. Can hardly fault the guy for giving her what she really wants, even if she's too stuck-up to admit it
>>150453870>Well if lies of omission countThey don't.>he has...liedWhen? >betLet's see here 1. Lucy who of course recanted and backtracked until she finally to her credit did woman up and support them way too late 2. Sue making completely neutral teasing statement3. Paulo commending on her beauty which is not support of a relationship4. Paulo president of the Mandy-haters-club finally showing a little bit of support after FINALLY realizing that Mike IS a friend worth having (but later later backtracked repeatedly)4) See aboveSo the best Mike got was neutrality to fair-weathered, easily lost support. Not a great record.
>>150453742That I could believe simply because it's completely justified yet totally ineffective because it sends the wrong message. Whenever Mike stands up for himself, the universe spits on him for daring to make a point.>>150453807Imagine my shock that Taeshi isn't treating characters with an even hand.
>>150453742And Lucy who definitely wants Gus to stop, no really, will continue to just chill in the background with her hand on his shoulder, as she tends to do when she really wants someone to change their behavior.
>>150453511>>150453522>>150453872>>150432413 I didn't forget you, Anon. Here's your thing.
>>150455050>in a world where BCB was written by a sane fujo who did keep working on her art
>>150455108would you guys genuinely enjoy yaoislop in BCB if it looked like this
>>150454809>So the best Mike got was neutrality to fair-weathered, easily lost support. Not a great record.I mean, Miek, feeling alone had to have come from somewhere, anon. Too bad he isn't allowed to fix or try to fix it.I really wish that Taeshi was normal so we could sicuss the comic and not the obvious non-good meta reasons why this shit repeats.>>150453807Same reason no one brought up that Asgutus tried to rape Daisy. It would remove any credibility from Augustus.
>>150453003Reasonable crashout, in an alternate universe where she beats him way too much. Who made that?>>150453870Aww!>>150455050Great job, keep it up!
>>150454147You're moving the goalposts, but I can still score. Note that I'm NOT including the many, many events, parties, and conversations which Mike was invited to while Lucy wasn't.>>1504548091. Lucy trying to win Mike over while knowing he was with Sandy could count as "recanting and backtracking", fair enough. But even so, she didn't actively speak ill of Mike & Sandy being together, she was just real depressed about it.2. So your standards for "support" aren't met by an eagerness to see the texts followed by friendly teasing? That's pretty obviously supportive, I don't know where you're pulling "totally neutral" from.3. "Wow, no WONDER you can wait" isn't support?4. Paulo showed no antipathy towards Mike being with Sandy from the moment Mike proved she was real, through to Witch Hunt when Sandy "ghosting" Mike became a major issue. There were tons of examples of him being a dick towards Mike over that time, but none were about Sandy.I think your standards are skewed, anon. Mike's friends were openly supportive and glad to see him and Sandy together. What, do you need them to say "I am happy to see you and Sandy together" in so many words? Because they very nearly do in some of the examples I posted.
>>150454809>They don't.Alright then, here's Mike cheating in school.
>>150456113They should have hanged him for this.
>>150455901NTA bit some of these don't work cause of their weird backtracking, except for Daisy(mostly) imo. While wanting to fuck him definitely played a role in her support of him in the comic, she did still show him more support than the others. Anything Paulo said can sadly be taken with a grain of salt since he will just randomly decide to backtrack or side with Lucy. Like when he walked Lucy home (seriously, what the fuck? If you already knew she was tied to kill herself, why make the offer now and not on the Ferris wheel?) The bottom right is just a compliment to Mike for doing a good job, so I have no idea why you included that one.Also in that image, while Sue was supportive that one time, she did turn against Mike After after sperging that one time. The issue is that the time of being mad at him way longer than it should have been, though that might have been due to out-of-universe time and not the universe. Does not help that Sue is or was one of the biggest Lucy simps in the comic despite not being a lesbian. I give her credit for trying to help (even if needling was a bad idea).
>>150452557Lucy's womb was made to bear Alejandro's children
>>150455901>You're moving the goalpostsThat post was the first time I participated in this discussion and I really did just want to see the examples you had in mind. That said I think it's a pretty good place for the goalposts to be, some of your examples in that other post were when Lucy was gone so like, it would be impossible for them to prioritize her feelings over Mike's. Which is imo the crux of the issue.I'm not gonna argue over the new batch right now but I will say, it was a bit of a roller coaster enjoying those examples of Daisy being a Mike defender only to get slapped with her Witch Hunt scene. God that chapter sucked. Their dynamic coulda been so good but now she's been sucked into the Paisy vortex, never to return.
>>150456496>God that chapter sucked. Their dynamic coulda been so good but now she's been sucked into the Paisy vortex, never to return.In theory, Taeshi could have Daissy still be a shoulder for Mike and still date Paulo, even calling back to her emotional cheating point if she wants drama that can work. AFter all, paulo would have a justified reason to think that Daisy still held some lingering feelings for Mike, considering their history. That or Taeshi could do the funny option and try to have them both try to fuck Mike.Guilt him enough or get him when his self-esteem is lower, and you could probably get away with it
>>150456453Your argument is completely vibes based and you're a coward for pretending you're not the guy who asked for examples btwIt's slightly funny but this anon is wasting his time trying to prove something through the actual comic to people like you who are just going to discount any example he gives for not meeting the vague definition of support you cooked up in your mind while you offer absolutely nothing in the form of examples yourself.
>>150456771>Your argument is completely vibes based and you're a coward for pretending you're not the guy who asked for examples btwLiterally check who is talking. Your own argument is just as subjective as mine, using your logic& in the same thread, we have examples of Paulo being a bad friend or Lucy>Mike. The reason I cut Daisy slack is cause she is typically more "Pro Mike" compared to both Paulo and Sue. Paulo himself has actively backed track on his own word before, which is the issue I have with him. I also stand by what i said that a lot of it had to do with her own desire to have intimacy with Mike.Sue is implicitly more pro Lucy, as even the images posted in this very thread point that out.i am right about the bottom right as that wasn't related to Mike>Lucy. it was Sue complimenting Mike and watching him walk; there was no side to take.To be fair then ill give Paulo credit here for trying to be a good friend to Mike, with Mike being a stubborn one. I will, however, stand by that it is hollow when, later, he is willing to ditch Mike without provocation, to please Lucy.I still hate that chapter too, especially since Lucy won't tell us what she wants.
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>>150457122samefagging, I'm an idiot. meant to tag >>150431019
>>150457122Needed to fix something, it was all disproportionate and ugly.
>>150457232Thank you anon, they both look cute and vibin’
>>150456496>That post was the first time I participated in this discussion and I really did just want to see the examples you had in mind.Fair enough, my bad for assuming.>I'm not gonna argue over the new batch right now but I will say, it was a bit of a roller coaster enjoying those examples of Daisy being a Mike defender only to get slapped with her Witch Hunt scene.Yeah, Witch Hunt sucked. Looking back it feels counterproductive, tonally. The chapters around it are all "Paulo and others becoming disillusioned with Lucy, Mike is depressed", but suddenly everyone's cool with Lucy again and Mike is seething instead of depressed.>>150456453I don't think it counts as backtracking to get mad at someone when they yell at you for no reason. They were on Mike's side until he reacted to their concern with hostility, then they withdrew until he was no longer being a pill, I think that's fair.>>150456993>the bottom right [...] wasn't related to Mike>LucyYes it was, what? Lucy walks away from Mike, looking upset, but Sue goes to compliment Mike. That's about as pure an example of prioritizing Mike over Lucy as is possible.
>>150457232Bless
>>150457409>I don't think it counts as backtracking to get mad at someone when they yell at you for no reason.Oh no, the backtracking comment is for Paulo. Sue getting mad is fine, but it seems that she held onto the grudge for too long. >They were on Mike's side until he reacted to their concern with hostility, then they withdrew until he was no longer being a pill, I think that's fair. I veiw it 50/50. There are times he should not have reacted negatively, but precedent gives him a reason to be distrustful of them (especially since we know that in that way, Mike and Lucy are similar in distrusting their friends).Sperg Era Miek will always be a fucking narrative disaster since it means that no one actually took the problems seriously until a decade later with Daisy. I should also say that since Paulo has been fairly supportive of Mike since he got punched by Lucy and the upcoming bits of him being ind efnse of him I think i cna say that he is probably now the mediator for or will assert hismelf properly as Mikes friend and hopefully is the one who stops anyhting bad from happening.For the sue page in the bottom right, it's more that Lucy wasn't acting out or weird, and sue came in from the right. Lucy ahd already left and Mike was the one standing there. At that point, no one thought Lucy was acting too off, or everyone would have reacted.If this comic were a bit better written, I would probably hail Paulo's character growth as a friend to Mike. Then again, a better comic would have had this sides bullshit dealt with a long time ago and called out the friends for being shitty friends to Mike. Mike for this side's bullshit plus letting himself be used like a bitch, and Lucy for ignoring her own friends.
>>150452557>underage rape victim mother and jobless "father at 18" deadbeat hood dad If Alejandro actually stays in his life this kid would get the fuck beat out of him on a daily basis and be the star in an Unsolved Mysteries episode either as the victim found in a refrigerator on a vacant lot, or as a serial killer with 12 (confirmed) victims (all prostitutes with white fur and blue eyes) dumped along the interstate; but I know thats not what the rape fetishist gooners in these threads want to think about
>>150457956You know he wouldn't stick around and Lucy would treat her kid distantly or badly. Look at how she treats her own close relationships.Augustus would have to help raise the kid but he might not want to since he is a reminder of alej and his own life. This also assumes Lucy is happy about having the kid
>>150449630taeshi needed a rival to push her to continue or be left in the dust.imagine if she had to continue or finish her damn comic instead of this circle, oh how far would this story have gone already, probably everyone would be adults and already mature or have a spinoff of their kids by now.
>>150457544Hey there, you still want some BCB hot takes? I've got a few that I think are pretty white-hot. Catch:Mike neglected his relationship before Sandy did. First he denied that they were even IN a relationship while waffling between her and Lucy. Then once he did commit she showed more proactive interest in his life and well-being than he had in hers. He only texted, never called, and once she stopped texting him EVERY DAY he started getting depressed and leaning on her even harder, but didn't reciprocate by offering HER more support. I genuinely think Sandy deserves better.Lucy is mean, sexist, manipulative, selfish, and more. But she KNOWS that and hates herself for it. Knowing that she's unreasonable doesn't mean she's capable of just deciding NOT to be; and the tension between what she knows she SHOULD be and do, vs what she actually CAN, is what makes her pitiable and interesting.Paulo WAS shallow, womanizing, a bully, and a sexpest. He still is to some extent, he's just not as much of an asshole about it. But here's the rub: Abbey calling Paulo out (and later choking him out) was instrumental in Paulo realizing he had issues and becoming marginally less of an asshole - so Abbey was right AND did the right thing, pushing Paulo to become better both by being a positive example and by providing a powerful deterrent.This last take isn't quite as hot, but I'm including it anyways: Lucy takes the "tsundere" archetype back to it's roots in Asuka Langley Soryu by demonstrating how destructive that kind of behavior would realistically be. But something I think goes untalked about is Mike is a deconstruction of the generic romance anime/VN "protag-kun" - a leaf-in-the-wind, vaguely relatable, hand-to-the-head "ehehe" archetype. He demonstrates how such a person in that scenario would, by failing to commit, show agency, or stand up for themselves, ultimately end up with nothing.
This comic was always shit but it's devolved into such utter smooth-brained nonsense childishness that I am now one hundred percent convinced that Veronica has some sort of severe neurodegenerative disease and her brain is literally disintegrating. Like some sort of early-onset Alzheimer's but even more fucked up.
>>150457232Which characters? Sue and Paulo?>>150457956Alejandro would groom him into a future criminal rapist and murderer. Also if anybody has names for this kid let me know.
>>150456113I didn't know the teacher was a friend. I can see why the rest of his friend group assumes he's making up Sandy.
>>150453522>why tf is the old thread still up?Autist bumped the thread at the last second, got told off, and threw a quiet tantrum by bumping the other thread.
>>150455901>she didn't actively speak ill of Mike & Sandy being togetherShe certainly didn't support them, which is the actual point. And outside of some lipservice paid during Witch Hunt, Lucy REALLY didn't support them after she came back, forgot to mention last post.>That's pretty obviously supportiveOnly if you equate open hostility with a lack of support. It's such a nothing moment.>"Wow, no WONDER you can wait" isn't support?Given Paulo's behavior outside of that? No, obviously not.>Paulo showed no antipathy towards Mike being with Sandy from the moment Mike proved she was realHe also didn't support the two until Mike helped Paulo through his bisexual crisis. >Mike's friends were openly supportive and glad to see him and Sandy togetherFar more often they were not, either openly hostile to the idea or apathetic.
>>150455901Half of these examples are Daisy. Sue showed earnest concern for Mike one time (twice of you count her relief that he didn't die during the vacation arc). Paulo only started treating Mike better because of character development only kicked in after Lucy left, and it evaporated once Mike stopped being his usual nice self.
>>150449516>>150449871This comic is a mess. I hate the constant, pointless misery. It is made worse when you consider some points:>characters behave like idiots, act completely opposite as to what a normal person would do in their age/situation>retcons and plot points forgotten out of convenience>keeps going in circles for years and years>any and all development can and will be dropped at a heartbeat at the author's whim>inconsistent, often erratic character behavior and personalities throughout the yearsI guess at this point I'm just reading it for sunk cost and out of morbid curiosity to see where this pointless, senseless story is going. I do like to discuss it here and to see some of the fanart people come up with, so there's that, too.At the end of the day, even though it is generally not a very good comic, it is mildly entertaining.
>>150456603Paulo and Daisy will be the last two people at the table who give a positive fuck about Mike. Then Taeshi will use the "double date" to sabotage even that, leaving him all alone.
>>150453870>Pictures of Lucy, the only one "canonically" doing it prior>Half of them are after Lucy's disappearance, the others is either lusting or making funDont mind me, just using your logic against you
>>150452557I dunno man. She has a lot to fix on her life before going through that path.>She needs to be more humble>She needs to own up for her mistakes>She needs to be calmer and kinder>She needs to legitimately find and see value on herself and on others>She needs to mature on her idea of what a good relationship isBasically, she needs to get her shit together, otherwise the poor kid will just suffer.>>150452671>blood on the tracksNow that you mention it, at this point in the story, I can kind of see it, yeah.
>>150458824>Which characters? Sue and Paulo?Nah, Mike and Amaya. Probably don't look much like themselves, damnit.
>>150458942Dishonesty is dishonesty, and again, "I'm dating a model, you don't know her, she goes to a different school" is such a stereotypical lie it REQUIRES confirmation. If a high schooler who took karate lessons told their friends "I'm a black belt, I can do a hundred push-ups and punch through steel", their friends calling bullshit isn't some unfair gang-up, it's basic common sense.>>150459143>She certainly didn't support themExcept when she did, like in the collage posted, which isn't even exhaustive.>Only if you equate open hostility with a lack of support.Yeah, open hostility would indicate a lack of support. No shit. On the flip side, showing open excitement and happiness for a friend's relationship, like Sue did, WOULD indicate support.>Given Paulo's behavior outside of that? No, obviously not.Up until that point he thought Mike was bullshitting.>He also didn't support the two until Mike helped Paulo through his bisexual crisisThat's just not true; Paulo was an asshole about it, but he DID support them, not least because in his mind it cleared his way to Lucy.>Far more often they were not, either openly hostile to the idea or apathetic.That's also not true. They were hostile to the idea for about 3 seconds, then Mike said his piece and they apologized. After that, every time Mike brought up Sandy his friend(s) were openly supportive and happy for him, UNTIL Mike started getting all mopey and buried in his phone constantly.It's true they weren't constantly singing Mike's praises, but Mike doesn't spend HIS time telling his friends their relationships are great and he's happy for them either, does that make him a bad friend? In fact, most times Mike comments on other people's romantic lives, he's either busting Paulo's balls for being a manwhore, or calling Lucy pathetic for rebounding to whoever's available. Which is fair enough in both cases, but Mike doesn't really have a leg to stand on in terms of "being supportive".
>>150459354>Dont mind meI suppose I won't, since your post is complete nonsense.
>>150459257The misery is emotional, I love it. The characters also regress often but yeah sometimes there are continuity errors.
>>150458078Last time she had a rival, she spent thirty years and counting fucking malding over her. On that note, I wonder if Goldie's idle thoughts have ever turned to Taeshi or Suitcase and she looked them up and learned just how much that youthful correspondence defined Taeshi's life.
>>150459220>Half of these examples are Daisy.Yeah, so? Does Daisy not count or something?>Sue showed earnest concern for Mike one timeAround 4 or 5 by my count. The vacation arc, the play arc which has multiple interactions where Sue expresses concern for Mike, but I'm only counting as one because Sue had ulterior motives and the whole thing was ill-advised, the chapter where Mike makes his MMO character a girl though Sue's reaction is mostly amusement, so I dunno whether it counts, the chapter where Sue asks what's wrong and Mike yells at her because "Sandy" is his manchurian candidate triggerword, and Track Meet where Sue hobbles up to the table on crutches, asks Mike what's wrong, then reassures him he's not terrible and he apologizes for yelling at her.>Paulo only started treating Mike better [...] after Lucy leftThat's not entirely true, because Paulo HAD already gone from "beating Mike up for fun" down to "giving Mike shit and taking advantage of him having money", but even the latter is still pretty shitty, so you aren't wrong. But AFTER Lucy's return, Paulo's whole thing has been "Oh, I realize now that Lucy sucks, while Mike is my real best friend" - but Paulo is cursed with personality resets, so he's had to relearn that lesson like 6 times.
>>150457956Lucy doesn't want choice so it's not rape, and she was enjoying it from basically the start!it's my headcanon that Lucy finds out keeping Alejs balls empty and stomach full relaxes his temper, and becoming a father chills him out a little
>>150457956He would drop her like a brick the moment the baby started annoying him too much. No way he's going to play daddy. He would get his revenge by ruining Lucy's life so once she pops out the kid he's free to move on. Maybe he'll pay Melanie a visit.
>>150459443>I dunno man. She has a lot to fix on her life before going through that path.She already mothered Yashy and Chirpie. Her parents groomed her to be the perfect little mom from the moment she brought home that egg. Her motherly instincts are part of why Mike got a short crush on her in the first place.>>150460677I doubt it. First night the baby keeps him up will probably be the last he'll want to spend playing family. He might show up occasionally to get his dick wet and maybe he'll try to get shared custody a few years down the line just to crush Lucy further, but he's no daddy.
>>150461084I feel like he'd stick around and just make Lucy do all the baby stuff while he kicks back and lives off her stream money, I can't see him leaving Lucy's crazy about him and is still attractive after all
>>150461084Yashi was a brat with a fisherman mouth. Also "phisical abuse" was due sometimes (from both Lucy and Mike). Sold them to the butcher when it was too late instead of seeking help also for the sake of her childr- I mean pets
>>150461760And yet her motherly instincts are one of the reasons everyone wants her
Its a good thing we have another entire new thread just for a bunch of furries to jerk off over rape babies. Couldn't fit this riveting discussion into 80 posts or god forbid /trash/ thats for sure
>>150461796Impregnate a woman and 80% of cases that comes naturally. Im sorry, but it ain''t special
>>150453456If you’re still taking requests, would like to see you draw Mina and Cassidy getting chummy with Abbey
>>150462048Lucy is special because she does it before she's even a teenager. Also, it's good to know she's not part of the 20% before you get yourself baby-trapped.It's no wonder pregnancy is such a common theme in BCIs/AUs featuring Lucy.>>150462274Jasmine might get jealous
>>150462339>>Jasmine might get jealousGood >:)
>>150449516What’s there left to say that hasn’t even been said yet… So tired
>>150459653Ah, my bad. Had trouble recognizing them. Don't worry, your designs are good.
>>150460677Ah. Stockholm Syndrome. Romantic.>>150461084I actually want to write this, where Mike goes from this frustrated child abductor to caring daddy of two.>>150461760Imagine how Aunt/Sister Figure Yashy would influence any of their kids?>>150461796Bi Daisy puts a smle on my face.
>>150462274Ohhh I'd love this. Mina, Cassidy, Jasmine, and Haley being Abbey's harem would be cute.>>150462339Or she could join.
>>150463465I didn’t ask for your opinion, ya weirdo
>>150463453Fuck off
>Next panel shows Mike pissed off. He could have finally and, rightfully, snapped about being cornered about some shit that doesn't even concern Augustus and stand for himself for once, maybe.>But since it is BCB he's probably sperging about Sandy being mentionedthis comic is so fucking pointless the only reason i keep up is because you guys are the only thing that is worth interacting with.
>>150462274Sure, will draw it later.
>>150452052Anon you aren't crazy. I think they knew Sandy, but didn't know she turned into a model. So the whole "wow Mike really?" makes sense. You just have to remember everyone has the horror of hindsight and all these characters aren't stupid teens disbelieving something that's honestly wacky; they are mentally twisted individuals using each other out spite due to some meta-physical reason. Also, to blogpost and give more credence to your viewpoint, my friend group in highschool brought up from time to time why one guy didn't go out with an older girl we hanged out with. Turns out she turned gay and he called me a dense for not seeing it heh. But yeah, friend groups can do that pretty easily, though usually not ending up so toxic like in the comic.
Mike will clap back with rape allegations for sure.
>>150464623Nice
>>150464475I've been reading this stupid comic since I was in high school. I just want to see how it ends. I sometimes go years without reading it and when that happens there will be like... what? 2-3 new chapters?It's the infrequency that stops me signing up for Taeshis wild ride. If she was releasing a page every 1-2 days then fine. I earn pretty good money and have a shitload of disposable income. Work would probably even cover it as part of the hobby and interests employee bursary. But 2-3 days between pages is too long for me.
>>150464938Hey you. Whens your new video coming out?
>>150465565>I just want to see how it endsIt won't. Most webcomics never end, and you should know that by now.>No reasons to ever end it cause lol jewtreon bux>Financial reasons/deteriorating economic situation can force Tae and Suit to get real jobs >They actually decide to have a baby, so there goes time for comic>Neurotic Taeshi can at any time have a mental breakdown and kill Suit (or anyone rly)Plenty of endings, almost all of them bad
>>150465920Even if it won't end, I'd appreciate it if Taeshi would:>Increase frequency to a page every 1-2 weeks>Stop re-using the same storylines>Bring back at least a fucking morsel of fun and humour.
>>150465920Sapien imagination is theoretically limitless and there are no bad ideas so if Veronica keeps having ideas with stellar execution the comic won't end, no franchise will. Commercial franchises end without money, and non-commercial ones end if the creators lose motivation to continue, so, let's hope that doesn't happen.>>150466050Took me way too long to realize that Amaya is the big strong tall masculine figure here while David is the tiny feminine playful one, they switch places.
>>150466050It'd be difficult to bring humor back. For one, every character is now a pile of nerves with a grudge against each other.I feel like the last chance the comic had of sort of going back to it's roots was in EF. Things could've slowly healed back to a more amicable environment between everyone.
>>150464707Huh. To also blogpost:I grew up 5 doors down from a girl and was her best friend from age 3. Did everything together. To cut a very long story short, she tried to kill herself because I got the short straw in a car accident, was in a coma for 2 months, developed retrograde amnesia and stopped hanging out with her. My friend group blamed me and stopped hanging out with me. The entire time I was angry as fuck because I literally couldn't even remember her. I woke up completely blank slated and didn't even know who my mother was. Somehow this girl made it all about her. It hadn't even been 3 months.
>>150466519It'll take something big now. Something like Mike losing it and trying to off himself.
>>150466601I guess (nice comic btw), but even so, it feels sort of cheap.They'll bond over the fact that they both tried to off themselves over each other, and I don't know if that is a very healthy way of becoming friends again, let alone developing romantic feelings, if it ever comes to that again.But at this point, fuck it, I guess I'll take any smidge of 'sweetness' in this almost completely bitter story, even if it's hard to believe.
>>150466726Bonding over tough situations and remembering why you're friends in the first place is a rare but valid way for friendships to rekindle. As you say, I'd take anything over the post-EF bittersalt liquorice bowl.
>>150466601I like how the floor in the last panels looking alike it could also mean Mike slipped close to the edge, fell backwards and thinks he actually died
>>150466601This makes me tear up.
>>150467199Gay
>>150468187I imagine Mike turns guys gay, he's just that nice.
>>150468232He sorta did, ask Paulo.
>>150468273For real. I love that Paulo who used to bully him wound up getting infatuated with him.
>>150466601That's actually the last panel I drew. I never finished the comic. Work has been mental this year.Here I'll post 1 through 4 again.
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>>150468505
>>150468870I just hate looking at them at this point
>>150468870It's gonna really suck when Lucy stabs him in the back to go kiss Mike's worthless ass again
>>150469184erm... i think you mean freaking awesome!
>>150469184I think it's more likely she turns on both of them. Tells them to stay outside if they want to fight over the track so bad, that kind of thing. We don't see Gus at the table in the sketch pages (although it isn't commented on like Mike's absence is).
>>150468993Same
>>150468528>Lucy starts by making herself the victim 10/10
>>150468870Two losers drinking piss
>>150470869Piss chugging
>>150470869>>150471772It has canonically been stated in more than one occasion that they do in fact appreciate the taste of piss
>>150466770True. To blogpost,One of my friends had a pretty messy falling out with our group and we had little interest in reconnecting years until one of our mutual friends died of an overdose and we all buried the hatchet at the funeral.
>>150472029That's rough buddy. I couldn't imagine.
>>150471980Source?
>>150474662tom and jerry comics were weird.
>>150472029I’m sorry to hear that
>>150474662Why is he wearing a diaper?
>>150476747The diaper and the hat are supposed to be a slave outfit.
>>150466534Fuck. Global Amnesia is no joke nigga. Did the memories come back eventually or are you just living life like the fuckin rocket man?
>>150477587Rarely I'll get really out of context flashbacks and they'll be triggered by the weirdest of things like eating a food or replicating a feelingGiga blogpost.The most heartbreaking recovered memory is of that same girl. We were fucking around skating around a pond in the winter in sneakers, I told her it was dangerous but like an idiot she ignored me and slid into the middle where it was deep. She fell through the ice and the hole was so small there was no way she was finding her way out. Adrenaline kicked in like a supercharger and no hesitation I smashed my way through the ice right next to where she was to get to her and threw her out, then climbed out of the hole and after scrambling over the pond to get to the edge I stomped home ringing wet, freezing my ass off and she was so pale, shuddering so hard and crying so much she could barely walk. It was only a 7 or so minute walk but it felt like forever. Her mom pretty much stripped us both ass naked the moment we walked through the door and shoved us in front of the fire wrapped tightly under the same blankets and called my mom.The heartbreaking part is that she told me she loved me. Right then, right there, under that blanket she hugged me so tight I remember how much she was shaking and how cold her skin was. She was crying her eyes out. That was the moment I realized I loved her back.I remembered that as my girlfriend hugged me, years and years later, and I felt disgusted with myself for a lot of reasons. More than the others, I hated myself for despising her. We actually meant everything to each other. In the car ride that started it all she was driving and I pulled the wheel so that the passenger seat took the hit. I can't even remember that moment. Our friend in the back seat who was there that night told me as we sat with my therapist one evening months after I woke up. I screamed her name and pulled the wheel. How fucked is that? I'll never be that person ever again.
idk why but "childhoofd friend to lover" is starting to feel cringe to me. Not only in stories but also in real life. It feels like seeing people stuck in the past and too scared to explore the outside world. OF COURSE is not like this, but it's a feeling that is consistent to me, and maybe it's also because of this that I hate all the ships in bcb
>>150478196Are you sure you're not just sour grapes?
>>150474662AI anon's, I have a request.
>>150478472I'm surprised there's nothing like that on there already.
>>150477804That's really fucked up, man. I hope your new life is good, at least.
>>150479236It actually isn't. At 18 I was an A/B student, did well at sports, had a tight-knit friend group, a best-friend girlfriend and a promising career in medicine ahead of me.One push of a steering wheel to protect someone I loved obliterated that version of me. I'm 32 now, an office worker with a fucked up spine, splitting headaches are a regular occurrence and can drive me to tears, really bad short term memory issues to the point where I need to rely on a smartphone app and my partners constant vigilance to manage my day to day life, and of course all of the baggage that goes along with it all. My childhood best friend eventually did come back and she swears up and down that she loves me but I can see it in her eyes, she's always looking for that previous me. It's really fucked my self-esteem and confidence. I've lived a life as a spectre and I'm such a coward I couldn't even dump her when she came back and let her live a full life.But anyway that cat comic right? I've actually been reading it since I was a teenager. Found it in my computers bookmarks and history and just kept right on reading it.
>>150478289I'm already married with someone I met during adulthood... and before that I had friends from childhood confess. Yes I cringed there too. Maybe Im just build different or some bullshit like that
>>150477804Heavy shit, anon
>>150479989Have you thought about writting a book?
>>150478472Mike keeping up with his martial arts.
>>150481504He's trying to copy his sensei
>>150480381If you really think about it, we’re all cringe
>>150482306I hate them so much
>>150479989I've actually haven't been reading it for long, guess at the tail end of being a teenager, but relative to most people in these threads not that much. Also, I don't know exactly how to respond to that blogpost in the most respectful/serious way, but I do hope you're doing better than you thought, maybe not before, but at least after.I'd also second >>150481488 this anon, though if you actually decide to do it, there's problems that come with life story authors (mainly the "why did you write about me" and "why didn't you write about me." stuff) Though it's no one's responsibilty to share their life's story, only live it.So uh, thanks for sharing that/being spurred on from my less interesting blogpost.>>150482306To get back to the cat comic, the piss never really stops flowing, huh?
>>150482306lucy peeing the bed is surprisingly on-point
>FOURTEEN years since December >STILL dealing with the fallout because it's only been less than a year comic timeJesus fucking Christ
>>150482306Genuinely shocked Thea wasn't banned for bringing up the piss comic.
>>150482306Any new Bleating Hearts lately?
>>150482306>because of you michael they diagnosed lucy with borderline personality disorder>implyingThough I can see this being technically true. Lucy's negligent ass mom probably never bothered getting her diagnosed prior to the kersplattening
>>150483816She's inner circle>>150483990She's a traditional housewife, she needs to save face by having perfect children and a perfect home life. How else will she make sure that her husband isn't cheating on her?
>>150484059How is Thea even more deranged than Tae, it's incredible
