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Comment ID #36203
I KNEW IT
Elisa
Comment ID #36204
THE CONFRONTATION BEGINS AFTER ALL THIS TIME… FINALLY
Elisa
Comment ID #36205
HIT HIM WITH THE TRUTH
Frejya
Comment ID #36206
Digging deeper and deeper.
EzekielWonders
Comment ID #36207
Oh my love :-( someone hug that baby
Kauphy
Comment ID #36208
oh this is such a good page
audrey
Comment ID #36209
Everyone is wrong. But I do think Mike is wronger
simplygastly
Comment ID #36210
Couldn’t have said it better. I mean, Lucy was in the wrong too for not being more honest with herself about how she truly felt about Mike, the feelings that she’d been harboring for him and instead chose violent ways to keep him at bay. But Mike? Michael, you were both stringing along and using your best female friend as a shoulder to cry on the moment you were trying to pursue something else with your elementary school crush. I get it, you were rejected by said friend, but your way to set up boundaries with her was too harsh, you weren’t exactly very clear yourself about how you realized you just didn’t want to keep being friends.
Jessie Lou
Comment ID #36211
@Jessie Lou Yuuup!! I also don’t think it helped that when Lucy had finally confessed her feelings to him, he was really….. nonchalant about it? Almost like it was sort of an inconvenience to him. He didn’t NEED to say yes, of course, but if he had taken a better approach than going “Okay?” I think things would be a bit better atp. I’ll say straight up, while Lucy’s behavior towards him in Unrequited was a bit unfair, she WAS right in saying that he treated her feelings like they weren’t a big deal. Especially after she went to paulo in the next chapter, and Mike’s response to that was to completely undermine her being upset. They’re a mess !!
Arthur
Comment ID #36212
@Arthur to be fair, I can see why he became defensive. After Lucy confessed and he turned her down, she told Sue and the others about it, which somehow made Mike seem like the bad guy to their friend group. But yes, I agree, he should’ve set clearer boundaries after that confession and better cut ties with her directly instead of just giving her the cold shoulder and treating her the way he did in December. They’re a mess indeed. I guess that’s teenagers for you.
Jessie Lou
Comment ID #36213
Fucking kids
nalem
Comment ID #36214
lmao that this montage of all these romantic moments still has one shot of Lucy kicking Mike in the face
SomeColourMage
Comment ID #36215
I feel like both are to blame.
GamerPrincessXI
Comment ID #36216
Oh for sure! But Mike has been so dense. Eternal Flame pretty much solidified Lucy’s fears that she had always been a placeholder for Sandy in the event she wasn’t in the picture.
Meowtcha
Comment ID #36217
LIKE AFTER HE USES CRITICAL THINKIING SKILLS HIMSELF TO BE LIKE OMG NOOOO LUCY YOU THOUGHT OUR TREE THINF WAS JUST BECAUSE OF SANDY NOOOOOO IM SORRY, and he totally just fuckin erases that from his mind when sandy calls like clockwork forgetting anything about the outside world when it comes to her. Good god
Elisa
Comment ID #36218
Yeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhh, I think ship Lucy with Paulo and therapy
GamerPrincessXI
Comment ID #36219
@Elisa PLEASEEE The thing that absolutely gets to me about that is like. “you thought we were doing sandys thing?” DAWG YOU WERE CALLING LUCY BY HER NAME LIKE EVERY TIME. YEAH MAN
Arthur
Comment ID #36220
Mike me boy, you really are a dense type… but to my better judgement he did get airball every time he tried to make his move. Although I understand Lucy why she was afraid to accept his approaches because she rightfully had in mind that she was only the “second” option if things with sandy didn’t work out and Mike literally proved that point when he pulled that move in eternal flame just to go back to sandy because she felt “sorry” for what she did… these cats need help and I hope they get it soon 😭
Sap
Comment ID #36221
YES!!!! LET IT ALL OUT BABY!!!! THIS CONVO IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE BOTH OF THEM!!!!
esinololly
Comment ID #36222
This is such an important conversation to have and I’m really glad they’re digging it all up.
That being said, it’s so extremely funny imagining this all going down with James and David right there, lmao
Michelle M.
Comment ID #36223
This reminds me so much of the pages of Mike thinking of Lucy, starting off with her meaner tendencies but gradually becoming nicer. It went from blue to pink there. Here, Lucy’s thinking of him, but it’s the opposite, where she’s remembering how he became cold, and yet it’s still pink the whole way through. Only she is outlined in blue. The colors could very well be because the old pages have all been redone in that pink/brown tone, but I’m gonna choose to believe it’s deeper than that based on absolutely no solid evidence
Sugarfreefox
Comment ID #36224
That’s is a good point and detail. I feel like she always had her feelings towards him even after he started giving the colder shoulder. She definitely tried to change and even approach him with her feelings even when Mike finally was over her and she still had it lingering even during “eternal flame” she deeply cares for him just as equally but her way of showing it was extreme and makes sense why Mike ended up with the cold shoulder with her but it doesn’t excuse neither his behavior. Both are honestly as some fault.
Sap
Comment ID #36225
Oh I absolutely agree, they’re both at fault. She’s literally kicking him in the face in one panel, even if that was supposed to be a moment of affection from her (ch.10 ending), it’s still abuse if Mike doesn’t see it the same way. Some of the BCIs have firmly instilled a belief of “Lucy will always have a love for Mike, no matter what happens” in me, but just because she loves him doesn’t mean he has to love her back, or put up with her abuse.
Sugarfreefox
Comment ID #36226
This is a much needed conversation.
They are both at fault for how things went down.
One has been acting like the victim this entire time. Lashing out at others whenever they said it was a problem.
The other has been trying to leave everyone alone. Isolate themselves. Be better. Went to therapy.
They both are hurting. They both need healing and time away.
Tylily
Comment ID #36227
nice
Rimimimimimi
Comment ID #36228
Will an honest apology from Mike really make Lucy give him a clean page to start all over again? Like, damn girl, how can you still be in love with him? Lucy, girl, don’t let your feelings for Mike blind you. It’s funny how they are the main characters of the comic, but I’m rooting so badly for them to stay away from each other and start new life. That will indeed be a fitting “bittersweet” ending, though. Lol
WitchDoll
Comment ID #36229
Everyone in this comic needs ~☆therapy☆~
Fiver
Comment ID #36230
Yeah… damn….
Sometimes a Badger
Comment ID #36231
The only way these cats are end game has to happen after years have passed. I’m talking they meet in the last years of college or something 😫
Aesthete Noire
Comment ID #36232
Anyone who wants them as end game is SICK 🤢
Kauphy
Comment ID #36233
I remember reading yeeeaaaarrrrs back that they said so. But maybe the authors were pulling our leg cuz I really cant see it.
Aesthete Noire
Comment ID #36234
Okay I know everyone gives Lucy crap for being physically abusive, especially in the early years and believe me, I get it. But as someone who has identified with Lucy for over a decade I just have to give some clarifying perspective here. It’s HARD being the second choice. It’s HARD being the convenient option and it’s even harder KNOWING that the only reason you are being given the time of day is because you’re AVAILABLE. Not because they actually want you. Not because they find you attractive or love you. But because you’re the only option around. Being used as a replacement and knowing about it is devastating in a way I couldn’t possibly describe. Your self esteem, your confidence, your perspective on situations, it ALL gets affected. Everything surrounding that person gets tainted right there in the moment its happening and it can be hard not to lash out. I don’t condone her behaviour. Hell, I didn’t condone mine when I was her age. But unless you’ve felt like that, it’s hard to understand just how BADLY it messes you up. It takes a long time to leave or get better. And even longer to admit what you knew out loud. I’m so proud of Lucy right now. Surviving emotional abuse is truly difficult and she’s doing amazingly.
Claira McPhee
Comment ID #36235
100% !!! Her physical abuse towards him was absolutely not okay, no matter how he was making her feel. But when you’re a KID who already struggles with making friends and accepting their care, and the ONE person you think knows you through-and-through is using you like that…. It hurts, a LOT. And the fact that it was continued behavior, ONLY ever towards her (Until James, kinda), makes it so much more obvious :( She’s incredibly brave and strong to be able to tell him this right now, through tears and all.
As someone who has also struggled with being the “Second choice” before (it was years ago, but still affects me to this day), it really does just make you feel worthless sometimes. Like the only use you have is making one person happy, whenever they feel like having you around, all because the person they actually want to talk to is busy doing something else. It is a horrible, horrible feeling, that is displayed SO well with Lucy here. Love her <3
Arthur
Comment ID #36236
100% this. Lucy’s behavior was not good but imagine going through years and years of only being liked when the other party isn’t giving the slightest bit of attention to the person you love. And during really formative years of when you’re learning how relationships work
simplygastly
Comment ID #36237
LUCYYYYYY………….. Oh girl let it all out…..
I’m so so glad she’s saying this because Mike definitely needs to SEE how his actions have affected her… I’ve been thinking a lot about Lucy’s perspective during all the times Mike used her when Sandy wasn’t around and AUHH!!! Knowing she was absolutely fully aware of it……. Oh girl…………..
I also think it will be a good wake up call to Mike, even if it’s hard to hear (and see!). That he can’t just get mad and bite back all the time. That he can’t just run up to her and hug her and say he misses her, and have that make it all better, even if she misses him too. He’s gotta actually understand and see where his issues stem from and start working from there to make it better !! Sometimes the best action to take is to just listen, without interrupting, no matter how it might make you feel. If that’s what’s happening here, then I hope to see him take steps to better himself! :-]
Arthur
Comment ID #36238
I agree as well, Mike is just a dense wall atp. Hopefully he actually thinks for a moment and before he tries to open up and say his side to actually consider everything he is going to be told and not try to say some smart remark or try to dodge and make it about him being the victim. They are both victims of their own actions.
Sap
Comment ID #36239
Damn they’re talking about this next to everyone else. They should get a room or something
iluC
Comment ID #36240
From this perspective… did Lucy start lashing out and hitting Mike after she realized what she was to him? Just a convenient placeholder for Sandy? A punch here, a kick there, because she was subconsciously angry at him for using her? But she wanted him to want her and their whole relationship turned toxic..
Mearcyn
Comment ID #36241
It’s a possibility. But then again, she used to be violent with a lot of people
CauliFlower
Comment ID #36242
Personally I think a lot of her violence towards Mike was mostly just irresponsible little kid behavior that went unchecked/never got corrected, so it carried with her as she got older, but I absolutely do think that a part of why she acted like that with him was because she realized how he was using her at some point
Arthur
Comment ID #36243
I agree. My nieces are very rough and hurt me on the regular. Ages 5, 7, 10, and even the 14 year old. They dont know their own strength and i have to remind them to play gentler lol but I know they’re just figuring stuff out. So of course young kids are more violent and need to learn how to properly treat their friends, family, and ppl they care about.
Mearcyn
Comment ID #36244
This is when I am very happy to see her let it all out.
But I also see where Mike could potentially grow confused from this.
All of this comes from a matter of perspective that they both never truly understood. Now don’t get me wrong, Mike did, recently, was rather wrong in more than one ways.
But I do believe, he should also do the same here. Let it all out there so they both will see what they have been seeing All the times they grew up.
I just hope that Mike is not too vacillating in this moment to again miss an opportunity to actually let it all out there.
They both need to let it all out there, so bad, LIKE SO BAD!
They need peace… I’m not expecting them to get back together or nothing but at least getting peace is something that they can at least get… Even if it is for just a moment.
Runeru
Comment ID #36245
Mike: Huh?
Lucy: ……
SCD
Comment ID #36246
Ahhh. I love teenage drama.
Xiro
Comment ID #36247
Congratulations, Lucy.
Now Mike will never know is he ever actually liked you for you.
Amione
Comment ID #36248
Idk what possessed me to do this but for anyone wondering the pages referenced in each panel in order left to right, top to bottom are
Pillow talk p48
Pillow talk p48
Gone fishing p3
Gone fishing p3
Gone fishing p3
Off to the movies p6
Simple pleasures p5
Off to the movies p6
Gone fishing p6
Aftermath p4
Aftermath p4
Confrontation p2
Pick me up p2
Dial tone p23
Eternal flame p56
Troubled waters p11
Intervention p1
For the most part each panel is a direct redrawing of an earlier page. Except for troubled waters page 11 where we aren’t actually shown this angle. You can still tell it would have happened on this page based on how mikes not wearing his scarf, has the same bandages, and is hugging a crying Lucy.
Fenn