Bittersweet Candy Bowl

124. Second String, page posted 5/2/25

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Comment ID #27950

So that’s what’s going on: everyone who was interested in him has moved on.

Profesor Pomelo

Comment ID #27951

Does Mike have Abandonment issues?

Rocky Wolfknight

Comment ID #27952

He turn them all down. What he mad for

Lacresha Holt

Comment ID #27953

He turned all of them down for Sandy who might not even be interested in him anymore.

Tylily

Comment ID #27954

It’s tough to be young and feel like you’re moving in different directions from your childhood friends, for one reason or another. I’m glad Mike feels like he still has people to hang out with and to turn to (and for that matter, a healthy ability to continue to make new friends in the future).

Ara Scythe

Comment ID #27955

Also, I feel like the callback to New Year’s Resolution (the chapter) is especially important here for understanding his feelings about the friends who were romantically interested in him when he didn’t feel the same way.

Ara Scythe

Comment ID #27956

I think he’s gunning for James 😶

Birgir Óli Konrádsson

Comment ID #27957

tapping into the bisexual thoughts to run faster

SomeColourMage

Comment ID #27958

+50% Speed boost

Ashura Atsu

Comment ID #27959

Wow look who’s not being pined for actively for once.

mobsterseeker

Comment ID #27960

Flashback to all the ppl who proved they cared far more about Mike than Sandy, who treats him like an accessory. And then there’s cinnamon roll James, lol.

Sphinx

Comment ID #27961

nice visual callback here, i forget what to… december?

charmikarma

Comment ID #27962

oh no the consequences of my own actions

audie

Comment ID #27963

I get the sense Mike derives a lot of self satisfaction from being a “good” person, more than he wants to admit. Probably soothed a bit of the pain of being cheated on knowing he was so noble a boyfriend as to give Sandy a second chance even though he could have had whomever he wanted. Maybe the potency of that self-righteousness isn’t as effective in filling the emptiness that her neglect leaves if there aren’t constant temptations.

pexl

Comment ID #27964

David & James are the next ones on his “Ruin their Lives” list.

SCD

Comment ID #27965

It makes a lot of sense that Mike ended up having the strongest reaction to Daisy and Paulo getting together. It means that they both finally got over him. And that’s a real bittersweet feeling when you’re in an unhappy long-distance relationship.

Nebty

Comment ID #27966

What would u call this, Karma or being Young, everyone starting to move on, and now he exactly were he put someone else, Will he make the same choice Lucy Did or find a solution. Time will tell

Kai~Jr