Bittersweet Candy Bowl

this end it’s very sad…

To be honest that was a bit nicer a response than I was expecting from Mike, but still yowch.

Looking forward to the next chapter!

I think Mike is starting to regret it… o xo

I hadn’t noticed the particulars of the eyes in the last two panels in the RSS feed; I like how you’ve distinguished male/female here in contrast to how much is the same (purposefully) in the rest of page.

Nice chapter !
it was a bit sketchy,but i think that i have said that about every “end of year/new year” chapter you did.
i think you still need to work on your digital art skills,if you don’t mind me saying.
but,you’ll just gradually improve at it like you did with the pencil,i think.
still,this isn’t as well drawn as it could have been…
no offense,but “Wonderland” was way better(color aside.),and so was “New beginnings”.
all’n all your style of drawing is a bit inconsistent at the moment.
it seems your still experimenting,right ?.

one thing though did stand out,the dialog !
Wow ! the whole thing was beautifully written ! kudos !
it was touching without being corny,and realistic,but not too much,so as not to be dull.
really wonderful.

i’m glad i contained myself and read it in it’s entirety,rather than reading it page by page as it came out.
and i cant wait for the next one !
(also if i hadn’t said it before,happy birthday Lil !)

GET A ROOM YOU GUYS GEEZ SERIOUSLY! ALSO INVITE PAULO AND TESS. HAVE AN ORGY, IT’LL BE FUN.

I put my money on the last panel with Lucy still in the bathroom also involving a razor blade.

my dreams of lucyxmike kittens,broken ;-;

Alls I know is, she didn’t scream-cry into her pillow like one vampire loving girl when faced with rejection. But I guess that just goes to show who’s a strong character and who isn’t. Ha.

Maybe Mike will re-think this all in the next chapter… I hope

GAH. THERE’S THE BONSAI IN THE BACKGROUND. -cutcutcut-

um. um. um. you two are in the same bed but the views are different!

yeah… that’s … it. -cries-

oh well, this chapter was awesome and epic. c’:

Oh gosh…I think if I were told that by my closest friend who I loved, I’d just about loose all hope.

AUGH!!! LucyxKizuna!! It’s the only happy ending!!!

awwww emo kitties being more emo now,*smacks em with reality stick*LIFE SUCK GET OVER IT!

*omg I could so see Dave doing that )

No one get everything that wants, including love!
Is time to a series appears a protagonist that will get everything that she wants!
Forget Mike, Lucy!

I bet next chapter Lucy is going to crack after her hedgehog says something.
She’ll say “If I can’t have Mike no one can!” and one thing lead too another until we find Mike dead with Lucy holding a bloody axe.
Also seem too be doing necrophiliac.

@Soul: …too far!!

Awwwwwwahhhh
Good work but now I’m depressed as hell

Ouch! The Truth: Makes that iodine seem like a feather tickle.

awww man that sucks :C

It will all work out in the end...........

...............right? ;A;

Has me on the brink of tears.. this is amazing.

AWKWARD. sorry.

You ruined this whole moment by making me wonder what the heck the things in the corner of panel 8/9 is X/

It’s them walking away from each other, from the different viewpoints, notice the coloration of the tails and Mike’s scarf

TO THE WRITER Y DID YOU DO THAT MAN NOT COOL JUST JUST NOT COOL SHE’S A TOTAL CUTIE MAN NOT COOl I HOPE IN THE NEW CURRENT CHAPTER YOUR MAKING OR IN A LATER CHAPTER YOU MAKE ONE WITH MIKE ASKING LUCY TO BE HIS GIRLFREIND CAUSE THAT WAS JUST MESSED UP IT’S LIKE SPYRO ALL OVER AGAIN WITH CINDER AND SPYRO A PERFECT POTENTIAL COUPLE AND NOTHIN THAT IN PAULO’S WORDS IS MY FREIND IN FACT A DICK MOVE!!!

Plus it is true that his girlfreind is in a far distance relationship and she is a model and breaks promises with her ” boyfreind ” if she loved him she would have kept them and did her modeling career last, so my dear watson my thesis is that she is in fact doing the two-timing yes two-timing i mean mike and lucy are totally ment to be together does anybody agree with me on this fact

…I want to hug Lucy so, so badly….

Just noticed, Lucy’s holding her utensils weird. Like a sort of reverse-continental style. Guess she’s a lefty?

Although that does bring up a good question, though… IS Sandy slated for any screen time? She’s been waiting in the wings so long, I wouldn’t blame her for falling asleep!

I’m wondering if either of them have blinked that entire time. Must be hard what with their eyes being like O_O all the time.

OH WHAT THE HELL MIKE! I complement him on his loyalty but COME ON!!!!!! she lives hundreds of miles away while Lucy is right there, was with you for like a few years while Lucy has been with you for most of your life, you dont really socialize with her that much while you speak with Lucy everyday, and you both OBVIOUSLY feel for eachother! GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!! <<<<<<< <<

this is how i fell sometimes when i go to sleep. poor Lucy

Aw man… as soon as this page came up, my Itunes started playing “World So Cold” by Three Days Grace

Living in a world so cold,
Wasting away!
Living in a shell with no soul,
Since you’ve gone away!
Living in a world so cold,
Counting the days…
Since you’ve gone away!
You’ve gone away from me!

loyal………..no, stick with da day job bro
I NEVER KNEW THEY HAD SIBLINGS!!

Why can’t Sandy DIE in a car crash or something!

cuz its too funny for this comic *oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo* jk
i think my left eye watered

O MAH GAWD. I just realised that Chibi Mike and Sandy were models on the bonsai tree. I never even noticed!
Emo button is pressed. Much abused button, right there.

toooo much comments

haha i love that dude who made the three days grace reference cuz i was actually listening to bitter taste while reading it lol. Yeah after i finished this chapter and the chapter afterwards for some reason yashy came into my head cuz like lucy kept freaking out not to upset her over all this and now that mike and lucy’s relationship is so rocky. she’ll probably kick ‘flea’s’ ***

I. Hate. You. Mike.

AHHHHHHH THAT WASENT A HAPPY ENDING MABEY THEY CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT

LUCY HAS RABIES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate Mike now. And I think Lucy is going to go crazy verrrrrry soon.

Everytime I click “Next” my gut twists and my heart breaks some more.

THATS IT I’M GOING TO KILL MIKE!!!!

WTF MIKE GET OVER SANDY! ITS A LONG DISTANCE REALATIONSHIP IT WILL NEVER WORK! Yikes I hope this all end well with MikexLucy.

well. yeah. he’s in a relationship. stupid. stupid. heart.

-sigh- you can still see the tree with Sandy and Mike by it.

As much as I support LucyxMike and dislike Sandy for not visiting… You gotta admire his loyalty. LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS CAN WORK. (been in one for three years)

The “Sandy Tree” in the second to last panel was put there on purpose, I’m guessing…

Hard for an artist to put something like that there by accident

Awwwwwwwww.

F*ck. That look on Mike at the end had better be guilt/regret.

SISTER GLARE!!!RUN!!!!!

Wow, the two of them get to the same state.

T.T

P.D.: I miss the faces on the “END”

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangst.

Yeah, I’m not even remotely subtle, sorry ‘bout that.

….ouch…

ok you know what, **** it, To love someone is one thing. But hurting someone like that, Knowing someone. It doesn’t change the feeling… He doesn’t need to love her back, But he could at least accept it knowing it’s from her.

<:(!! I liked it when mike liked lucy before *cries* Wow Mike,just has to hurt lucy’s feelings like that? I agree that he is a jerkface T3T

This is possibly the greatest ending in the history of endings

I’m really.

REALLLYYYY.

Not liking Sandy.

LOL im sorry i found there faces funny! i mean imagine them on roller coaster or eating ice cream or in a boxing match with that same expression! That would be hilarious!!!!

AHAAHA OH GOD
That’s PERFECT…!
As much as I love and relate to Lucy, I have to say she definitely brought this upon herself. There was ample opportunity to open up to Mike before, but she squandered that in fear of rejection. But hindsight is always 20/20, so I suppose it is a moot point.

Though it makes you wonder if Lucy ever really had a chance with Mike? I mean, Mike did once have feelings for Lucy, but to what extent were those feelings just a placeholder for what he had with Sandy? Who’s to say that when Sandy got back in touch, Mike wouldn’t have rejected Lucy anyways?

But then, who’s to say that Mike and Sandy might not work out? But even if that WERE that case, I don’t see Lucy falling so low as to forgive Mike for what he does.

Ah God this is humorous in a totally heart wrenching way.

aww man!! I mean I was really looking forward to Mike x Lucy! I hope there would still be some hope in the future!
but i still love this comic, i can relate PERFECTLY to this comic, i know how much it hurts, i feel sorry for you Lucy!! :’(

*forgot to add
But I hope they can work this out! they were bestfriends! i hopes they could still be friends! even if Mike dosent love Lucy, they still made eachother happy!!

AAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHH I’M GONNA KILL MIKE!!!

Call me sappy, but seeing Lucy that sad and emotional actually makes want to cry. (Still wants to give her a hug) ^^

how upseting, realy didn’t want it to end like this…

I……………..

Hate to break it, but without some major personality changes Lucy x Mike won’t work. Lucy is trying, but she still has the horrible habit of fighting, competing, and _hitting_ Mike to the point it’s a reflex. As best friends that can still work out, but it would turn marriage into a living hell if the problem doesn’t go away completely BEFORE getting married/together/[insert term that implies dedicated lifelong commitment here].

Mike, I am going to beat you.

If I ever find you, I am going to beat you to death.

… I don’t care if you’re a fictional character, you’ve got a beating comign your way.

Those who hate Mike now, never liked him in the beginning.

That is all.

*Sigh* There was no way that could have ended well.

Seriously though… The author of this comic is starting to almost scare me. This entire comic is basically my life with Michael being me. And he and I have the same first name! Right down to this very situation and the decision that he just made… I’ve got chills… Almost starting to think I’ve got a stalker or something…

…And yet… I’m compelled to read more.

Lol in panels 11 & 15 Michael is doing homework and Lucy isnt.

…

T.T seriouslly, Mike, you’re an idiot. I mean, you’re cool and all that, but you’re just so dumb when it takes to love. Is Sandy really worth it?

…

Is it messed up i laugh at the earlier “its gotta work between Mike and Lucy” comments, after seeing that fight later? I think the authors hate you guys, just saying…

I am so relieved this isn’t the end !

It’s so sad having to say “no”

ouch. Mikie, you as cold as ice.
haha naaw he’s not. still nice of him to come clean.
Sandy better appreciate the sacrifice that fool took for her all those years.

-cries- my heart broke…

well what could she expect she was ignorant for the longest and I can respect his honesty but as they say time heals all wounds

….bad decision Mike… and you can tell he regrets it!
ughh BAD KITTY!

i just hope he says he loves lucy in the future

@patrick

Carter would definitely say that.

a going home scene

Neither one of them will sleep well tonight

GASP

THEY HAVE SIBLINGS?!

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFF

Love it how this comic goes so strict on how lies makes ppl hurt. Stupid mike. Stop lieing to yourself Haha

Poor Lucy! I’m sorry. *hugs*

*is smacked and sent flying out the window*

Should have seen that coming.

Aaaaaawkward……

Shut up Ark

That was GOOD Lucy.
Be kind, be gentle.
Maybe he will warm up to you.

And Mike. That was GOOD too.
Great, honest, concerned answers.
Now its all up to you.
It’s a pity you don’t like Lucy, but just… hear her out.

i never knew
Mike+little sister

Lucy+Older brother

cryed :’(

T_T

Taeshi if your reading this then you better make it so that Make and Lucy get together, That is what we all want, right everyone?

Sorry, Joe, I don’t.

*sunglasses* It’s too enjoyable like this, for some reason. Ahhh, kids.

Omg this is the exact same thing that happened to me.

GOD! You’re depressing.

/emo

MIKE, YOU FREAKING IDIOT!!!!!!!

I have to admit..I’m a bit teary-eyed….for the both of them…together

;(

This was very sad to me..

There is no way he can have stronger feeling for “someone hundreds of miles away” that he hasn’t seen in 5 - 6 years than he does for her.

Like I said before…. GODDAMMIT MIKE! You seriously can like Sandy anymore.

I have probably died had the entire comic just shut down after this one page.

had this situation like mike has once - it sucks!

Baeleox…youre right, that would be a very very depressing ending…

BURN!!!

It just so sad…

God damn that’s a depressing page.

Mike, You are the most idiotic person in the world. So, sure Sandy is attractive, and your first love, but Lucy is, always has been, and always will be there for you, and she poured her heart out to you. If I were you, I’d dump Sandy like a Searing red hot rock and admit my feelings for Lucy. You sir are the weakest link in BCB, Hope you die, or get hit with the Reality Check Stick and fall in love with Lucy, ya jack-***.

Sincerely yours, RohanSpartan

@ MikexSandy Lover

chill. She’s hurt and I wouldn’t want to wish that on anyone.

-__- …still waiting for Sandy to get run over by a steam roller.

One of these days, Sandy…*shakes fist at sky*

*cries*
NO!! HOW COULD YOU REJECT LUCY?!
TT^TT

Woah, now that I looked back at this chapter, it’s less dramatic than I thought; Mike wasn’t that much of a dick after all, in fact he was pretty nice.
But things turn so much worse from now on, it’s almost depressing.
I also LOVE their expressions. Seriously Taeshi you’re so good at dramatic expressions… It’s amazing.

. So emotional

I am so very, very, very sad.

lol. the last two pics make it look like their in the same bed, and their un comfortable!

You. Are. AWESOME.

You know, I want mike and Lucy, but I also want Paulo and Lucy. But…I also want Paulo and Tess. Thanks a lot. Defiantly a worthy read.

I noticed that lily went from lucy’s house to mmike’s unless that’s mike in the first bed panel

what? they got siblings O:
Why you not tell us

Alright that shouldn’t have gone that way mike should have confessed and kissed her no questions asked cause lets face it sally’s getting farther and farther away to the point where she wont be coming back

That…that….that was depressing…

AAWWW SO SAD

REJECTION!!!

1. It’s Sandy NOT Sally
2.i agree with sirusmon

Yeah, they should have kissed. But Mike’s an honorable guy and he can’t really forget that he does have a girlfriend, and it’s not like he doesn’t love her too, and it’s not like dating Sandy isn’t a nice, stable, reliable relationship where nobody gets called a jerkface, even if it is long-distance. He’s not going to tell Sandy “sorry you wasted all those years since third grade waiting for me, I’m going to dump you now because I can actually touch Lucy” and he’s certainly not going to cheat on her. At least, not unless Lucy starts trying a lot harder to press her advantage.

I….Think I’m going to cry. Sorry, but this is the reason I hate dramas. But I get hooked anyways…..
But still.
MIKE YOU INSENSITIVE COLD HEARTED BAS-
*is shot by DEAR MAISHUL fans*

angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angstangst angst angst angst angst

She should have told him more. Make his true feelings crack under pressure.

sad ending is a sad ending…

TOO….MUCH….ANGST…. arghhhhhhhhhh

i agree with Ally, Mike regretted that, and lucy, well acted how i thought she might, It’s so obvious Mike loves her too, but he’s torn between her and sandy, and that’s why i hate her, i really hate her!

Again, when did Lucy and Mike actually get family members? I don’t think it was ever explained.

I feel so bad for both of them…Especially Lucy. Hope things go well. But don’t pull a Daisy and act like a *****. That’ll get you into a worse position.

I don’t see how anyone can look at this page and believe Mike is happy to callously destroy Lucy’s world. But he can’t very well avoid it without being unfaithful, so he just hides his feelings behind anger instead. There, problem solved, the Lucy way.

I like those giant eyes, they tell alot!

My problem when I read webcomics is I have the habit of saying “If I was there I would have…” blah blah blah.

Well it happened again. The least he could do would be to stop talking to awkward. I’m in the same grade (hypothedecally of course, they’re cartoon characters) and I can at least hold a composure…Not hating here. Just Saiyan

i think im gonna kill u…

Oh hey, she has a brother!

Congratulations! You have reached the BAD ENDING of the Lucy Arc! In order to avoid this ending, go back to the beginning and STOP BEING SUCH A WIMPY ***.

I sense potential still.

And this is where my respect for him dies.

I thought he might see sense if directly confronted or something….

But I was let down.

Sandy needs to get together with him and show she’s gotten some nasty habits or something. They can’t idealize something from so far back…. Even if they’ve kept correspondance, it won’t be right. Those puzzle pieces won’t fit.

… They BETTER NOT, Taeshi.

Please don’t do that to us, Sandy ain’t the right one. And I’m hoping with all this angst with Lucy and Mike that it’s not in vain. I rather like the sweet of this bittersweet candybowl…

Take that mikexlucy shippers hawha!

Mike… has a sister…? o_O

Too. ****ing. Great.

Oh, boo hoo, Lucy. I supported you and Mike, but frankly, you brought this on yourself. If you weren’t always such a bitch to him, he might have actually felt the same way.

Hamfish… **** off.

i’m sure they’ll get together in the end.

that “lucyXpaulo” ******** is already bad gas that has passed, so there’s no one else she can go to that would make any sense.

mike is sure a *******
like i said before, lucy is way better off with paulo

Haha, I love how Hayley notice’s Mike’s change in behavior while Jordans all happy and clueless.

It’s painful to say goodbye to someone you don’t wanna let go,

But more painful to ask someone to stay, when you know they wanna leave.

Don’t know where it’s from, but i think that’s something Lucy would agree on

The first time I read this I thought Mike was a total douche. But on my second read of the comic, I realize that he couldn’t do anything else. He is in a relationship. What is he supposed to do? Tell Lucy he loves her while he also loves Sandy?

ohhhh…
the emotional pain.
it’s almost palpable.

n’aaaaaaaaaaaaw …
i cried !

do you know what would be better?
if mike just forgot about sandy and GOT WITH LUCY
TOO MUCH DRAMA SADNESS
:(

Who’s the cat with the flower glaring at Mike? O.o

His sister. Her name’s Hayley.

I can honestly say that Lucy is like a female cat version of me… I know exactly how that feels…

Mike, may your reaction haunt you for the rest of your life until you fix it.

great idea putting Lilly in the last panel and the bonsai tree in the one before. without the scarf of bow I would have no idea who was who. not that it TECHNICALLY matters, as they are in the same situation, but it helps to know who’s who.

*notices cat near lucy at dinner* A BROTHER?!?!?! WHAT’S GOING ON HERE??

When Lucy said “so someone hundred of miles away means more than you than I can” And Michael said “yes” i was saying That Hurts That hurts repeatedly

Reading back, perhaps Mike’s actions could actually be partial confusion.

she got eye bugs cause she can’t sleep because of that dream and having a courage to confess and being rejected……..ouch…..

So sad…

I just noticed the blue on Mike’s backpack!!! It adds a nice touch! :3

NOOOOOOOOOO!!! THIS ISNT HOW IT WORKS! WHERES THE HAPPY EVER AFTER! SCREW SANDY, I HATE HER

I get the feeling this will not be the last time this is brought up.

Awww! So saaad!

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. I hope you break Sandy and Mike apart, otherwise you’ve lost yourself a fan. (Although you probably don’t care…)

-_- Why’d you have to make it all suspenseful and make me mad at you?

Dick move Mike, dick move.

AWWWW!!!3 I hate this one!! Not really hate it but I feel lik I’m Lucy cuz I told my best friend I like her and she said no and she ended up going out with my ex boyfriend.
(Yes, I’m bi but mostly les.)
So it hurts to remember her. They are still going out too.

Dat Angst.

OMG ANGST ANGST ANGST!
Well, I’m not a mikexsandy fan, nor a mikexlucy, but I had an idea. What if there was a different path? Say Mike actually loves here back? That would be cool.

wtf they were heading to school. screw school - this conversation is IMPORTANT!

at least they both feel awful… that shows that Mike truly cares!

hey look, in the backround of mikies bedroom, the tree sandy gave him is there! you know how to add the little stuff Taeshi

Forever alone……

MIKE YOU F#&%ING ******* DUMP SANDY AND DATE LUCY! Is what I thought when I first read this it made me so ****** off and I had stomach aches for a week because Mike was being stupid, he rarely can See Sandy who will probably find someone else traveling and she will forget him, but Lucy would never forget,she saved his life 2-3 times and he saved her life about the same all I am saying i s that they are made for each other please Taeshi have Mike and Lucy get together at some point in this comic!!!!!!!

Good mike, please, cry yourself into a coma.
;3;
You jerkface.