127. Line in the Sand, page posted 11/3/25

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Line in the Sand — Page 36

Author commentary

Veronica: I think Sue’s excited at the idea of no longer having to share the lunch table with just Amaya, Paulo and Daisy. Essentially 45 minutes of watching a couple pretend to not be a couple, as they giggle and play footsies under the table. Barf!

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Comment ID #39926

God David’s the best

Sarah Archambault  

Comment ID #39927

Jesus Sue! Don’t shatter your leg you muppet😂

Yellow467  

Comment ID #39928

Oof, the trio from her nightmares. Good luck Lucy

Avalon  

Comment ID #39929

Hm, this will be good for Lucy in the long run, hope she and Paulo can work out their ongoing arguments before they blow up again.

Fiver  

Comment ID #39930

I cannot imagine how they are going to explain why and how she’s back

Aesthete Noire  

Comment ID #39931

Mastermind David… 🧠

Chi.exe  

Comment ID #39932

right? it’s crazy

joey  

Comment ID #39933

I don’t like Mike or Lucy all that much, but I do pity them both as being two sides of the same coin and ultimately want them both to be okay. These are teens, after all. Still kids at heart and developmentally. I don’t cheer any of the characters getting dumped on, especially when it could be literally any character with their bullshit causing trouble if the day is right.

Sometimes a Badger  

Comment ID #39934

I think the ultimate result from this comic is largely good with more people having to face reality a bit, but the way we got here just feels gross with how it was handled.

It is hard to articulate, but I sometimes feel like the soap-like nature of the comic lends itself well to emotionally charged beats, but also lends itself to an almost Disney-ish need for a villain. At the end of the day it is all conjecture, personal experience, and my own bias, so…*shrug*

Sometimes a Badger  

Comment ID #39935

Just like any story, the two main characters always somehow find their way back to the main focus group :) I know right now Mike is in a tough spot but I personally don’t hate him- he really just needs to grow and accept his whoopsies! I think they have some curve balls up their sleeves and most likely will somehow make everything come back full circle and that includes Mike coming back into the picture eventually somehow, even if that means he has to hit rock bottom and build back up from there 😬 im excited to see how Mike character builds and makes his comeback! Everyone makes mistakes and big mess ups in life and this story is a raw example of how life is for everyone :) it also shows us how we can come back even if we were at that rock bottom!! Lucy did! I’m sure Mike will somehow do it too :) but only time will tell, and only the writing crew knows what’s next 😉

Sky TheTiny'mhytee  

Comment ID #39936

I have a feeling the following conversation may get a little tense.

PAM  

Comment ID #39937

Amaya and James both just kinda poof out of existence when they feel like it :D I’m sure it’s done for readability’s sake, but it’s kinda funny to imagine Amaya saw Lucy and just booked it out of there

Sugarfreefox  

Comment ID #39938

Sue is such the realest. She’s always been so consistent with her support for Lucy - she’s like the 1 friendship I think Lucy actually has a problem with not acknowledging. There are real problems with Lucy’s relationship to Daisy and Paulo which make sense. Sue has been nothing but consistent and the one thing about the play she’s talked openly with her about. Have always found the dynamic with them weird on Lucy’s end and I’m such a Lucy stan.

Marley Gold  

Comment ID #39939

welp, that’s another month in the cast

SomeColourMage  

Comment ID #39940

i’m curious to see what paulo is going to think of mike getting ditched. i know their relationship has had their ups and downs as of late, but i can’t imagine it sitting right with him… he’s too loyal to all of his friends

big bean  

Comment ID #39941

To be fair, he had offered to cut Mike off as a friend when Lucy came back a few months ago and asked why they still talk after knowing what he did. So while I do think he’ll want to check up on Mike, IDK if he would have a problem with Mike staying away from Lucy. Don’t forget Paulo was the one to call Mike out on acting all weird and angry about Lucy when they talked on the phone at the start of Eternal Flame

Snowstar837  

Comment ID #39942

THIS IS SO CUTE

Elisa  

Comment ID #39943

I like how Paulo is immediately suspicious…

esinololly  

Comment ID #39944

The fact he even specifically said “dirt” too, like he knows something is up already

Rocky Wolfknight  

Comment ID #39945

(^з^)-☆ Yay

Domo Plushie  

Comment ID #39946

Halloween treat for us on Patreon, yay thank you 🎉

Antares  

Comment ID #39947

I want to see this work out, but at the same time I hope Paulo can come on with a clutch for Mike

I know they had ups and down, but I know Paulo ain’t going to leave Mike like that too, depending how this plays out that is

Rocky Wolfknight  

Comment ID #39948

LUCY X SUE MY BELOVED

Jonah Sanville (firelight_waltz)  

Comment ID #39949

Oh Lord, how’s Paulo gonna react to James gushing over David??

CauliFlower  

Comment ID #39950

Hope Mike is okay and things get better for and James is such a snake just standing there like nothing just happened

ABCDBUTLUR  

Comment ID #39951

He’s 100% a hypocrite

Rocky Wolfknight  

Comment ID #39952

Looks like Paulo may possibly be Mike’s Augustus…or time for Mike to accept the truth that what’s done is done, grow up, move on, and find new friends that get him. That’s soon to depend on what happens next from everyone’s foreshadowed reactions. (you’re a man Mikey, so start acting like it, and don’t let your emotions get the better of you at your lowest or you’ll regret it one day)

Then again, Paulo’s discreetly dating Daisy now and that leaves Abby…especially since Lucy assisted with shipping the two; so he’ll probably be distracted by that for awhile before he steps in. That and work and that’s a whole other story!

Maybe it’ll give Mike a chance to vent with Paulo away from the others. Worst case scenario, they turn that into a hangout spot (doubtful though because friends in the workplace always spell bad news for work ethics and professionalism).

However, at the same time he is not Mike who is always constantly obsessing over his lover on a device to the point of ignoring his friends (love is blinding and very changing, you’d be surprised!). Paulo is pretty straightforward and tells things how it is (or so he used to?) as he did prove in the Halloween Ark previously and from the looks of things, it looks like everyone is finally reaching that phase where it’s time for them to grow up and change and in some cases learn the hard way! Let’s just hope Mike does so because sometimes we all need that push aka that one friend to slap the sense into us and break us out of our pitiful emotional state. We’ve all been there at some point in our lives where reality strikes and that breaking point hits where it’s time to grow the hell up and stop whining and start acting.

Good luck you emotional roller-coastering K-9 and Feline youngins! :V

Keith S.  

Comment ID #39953

This isn’t gonna end well.

SCD  

Comment ID #39954

Seeing you comment something serious this time around (not meant in a sarcastic way btw) is almost a little concerning

Onion  

Comment ID #39955

You should be concern, you should be. (evil laugh)

SCD  

Comment ID #39956

I don’t know…, I don’t get the vibes that Paulo and Daisy are THAT much of friends to Lucy. Just Sue. I think it’s mostly about Lucy not having the feeling of “avoidance” anymore, than actually going back to them.

WitchDoll  

Comment ID #39957

iirc Paulo had a thing for Lucy but I don’t know if I would call them friends. As for everyone else. She kind of just tolerated them and hung around Mike.

American Psycho  

Comment ID #39958

David is the people’s (us) champion

Snow  

Comment ID #39959

I don’t know… , as much as I love Lucy more than Mike, I think David was very harsh and dismissive towards Mike. At least Auggy was like that because the whole thing became personal to him because his best friend was hurting from it. But David? He never hanged out with Lucy or Mike alone, he was mostly gone during dramas, so wtf? I don’t get it. Despite the important moment to tell Mike to get his act together, he caused a bigger separation.

WitchDoll  

Comment ID #39960

I wonder how they’re going to react to August destroying the friendship between Mike and James and basically isolating Mike from the rest of his friends?

I doubt that’s gonna go well!

Heartz13  

Comment ID #39961

Why dropping all that blame on Augustus?

In it root, it all started from Mike’s words back in December.

Were we supposed to wait for James to get hurt as well if Mike did succeed to get him interested in him again? and honestly, David was very passive-aggressive and dismissive towards Mike. David didn’t make this any better.

The blame (even though I don’t share the feeling on that) falls on more than one person.

WitchDoll  

Comment ID #39962

Fair enough.

Heartz13  

Comment ID #39963

I still think at least half of them aren’t gonna take it well.

Heartz13  

Comment ID #39964

I think mostly Paulo will be vocal about it. He doesn’t really being a friend to Lucy since she officially rejected him (though she doesn’t make it easy for him to get closer to her). I don’t think they will stop talking to Mike just because Lucy came back. Like wtf? Paulo is Mike’s friend outside of school and Daisy doesn’t have a reason to stop talking to Mike. Is it just the lunch table thing?

WitchDoll  

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