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Comment ID #128359
Ah this is definitely a healthy relationship
Washington BC
Comment ID #128360
Cut her off Mike, she’s no good, she’s a tumor at this point.
“That’s your cue.” The hell is she talking about Mike isn’t some trained circus animal that does tricks on command.
AlienSpawn
Comment ID #128361
It really does feel like she wants Mike as an accessory to remind her of her lost childhood, in the days before her mother forced her into the modeling industry. She’s clinging to the life she lost against her will, and doesn’t actually seem to care about whether the relationship is healthy, just that it’s maintained for her own selfish reasons. I do feel bad for Sandy’s circumstances, but this relationship isn’t helping anyone.
Alec
Comment ID #128362
Yeah, Sandy’s mom is definitely the biggest issue for sandy, Mike and Lucy, sandy wont let go of Mike because he’s the one thing she has control over reminds her of her free and happier times, and Mike feels too guilty and isolated to break it off, I worry the worst thing will happen again and sandy and Lucy will be in worse places than they already are
AlienSpawn
Comment ID #128363
God, “That’s your cue” is just so—GAHH!!
SaiyaKitsune
Comment ID #128364
Oh boy… *hides behind barricade*
Joselyn Rivera
Comment ID #128365
Maishul, please, we rehearsed how whipped you’re supposed to sound
SomeColourMage
Comment ID #128366
Ew sandy that is a choice
Brittany
Comment ID #128367
Oh delicious, so delicious
orange slice
Comment ID #128368
This is just sad now. He’s literally just a walking prop for Sandy to throw words at.
Mike, you definitely have a parasite in your life and methinks that it wasn’t Lucy.
Steven Marshall
Comment ID #128369
Hmmm… I might catch flak for this but, yeah, it kinda was Lucy at the time. I will never agree with the way Mike went about hurting her for it, and she’s absolutely improved since going to therapy herself, but at the time she was latched onto Mike for emotional validation despite his growing frustrations over everyone walking over his boundaries concerning his relationship with Sandy. It was far from a healthy boundary he set, mind, but it was still a boundary, and no one respected it, especially not Lucy. That was a large part of the growing resentment at the time.
All that being said… you ARE correct that Sandy is CURRENTLY looking for the same kind of emotional validation that Lucy was in the past. She’s the only one getting anything out of this one-sided relationship at this point. Mike’s just not getting angry in the same way because, I mean, it’s his girlfriend. She’s not crossing any boundaries, and she’s finally giving Mike what he thought he wanted, an open line of communication. Clearly not what he actually needed, (THERAPY) but it’s what he thought would fix things, what he thought would save the relationship. And even if it didn’t, why would he be the one to end it now? He’s deep in the sunk cost fallacy at this point, after burning almost every other bridge he has with people to maintain this one, failing relationship. Hell, on a certain level, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is a subtle method of self harm, feeling like he deserves to be in an unhappy relationship because of everything he did, because of the awful person he sees himself as.
Alec
Comment ID #128370
I think you’re right mostly but parasitic implies that the host isn’t getting anything out of it. But even though Lucy’s behavior towards Mike was toxic in the past, it’s also pretty clear he clung to her too and was just as latched onto her for emotional validation, using her and her conveniently proximate desire for him to feel better about himself and satisfy the need for intimacy and to be wanted/needed that a long distance partner couldn’t always fill. We’ve all but seen now how concerningly dependent Mike is on having someone close at hand with an unrequited crush on him. Parasite was never quite the word even though what Lucy was and acted to him wasn’t good at all. Both of them WERE getting something from it, it was just ultimately harmful to the both of them. And by the time any of the resentment started being communicated in a way Lucy really understood and she started to change and sincerely apologize, it was too late and Mike wasn’t able to see or hear it past the anger. What things with Sandy have become on the other hand really does feel like it’s sucking the life out of Mike and he’s just exhausted by it. I think you’re absolutely right that it definitely seems like this is a form of self punishment from him!!
mobsterseeker
Comment ID #128371
I do recall there being a point where Mike wanted to explicitly set a line with Lucy between friend and… whatever their relationship wound up being by the end. The moment that distinctly comes to my mind was when Mike called Lucy out for her not correcting Yashi’s views on the two of them being a couple, let alone romantically involved ever since Mike became exclusive with Sandy. There was definitely a point in time where they could have stayed friends, but Lucy was the one afraid of losing Mike at that point. But everything else you mentioned is pretty spot on, yeah!
Alec
Comment ID #128372
That you opened with “i might get flak for this” shows a problem
Why is it such a taboo to talk about Lucy’s shortbringings?
And yes while they both searched for emotional validation only one of them responded to the frustration that created with violence.
And to put it very bluntly it’s not hard to imagine how much differently the crew and people would have reacted if the other one would have done that
Kiall Vun Myeret
Comment ID #128373
What even is Sandy wanting from Mike at this point. She clearly doesn’t even like him.
Nev Ravenoak
Comment ID #128374
I think it’s the same issue Mike had in the past. Sandy seems to be in love with the IDEA of Mike from back when they were together as kids. It feels like she wants that perfect, picturesque relationship, without actually putting in the active effort to build it. I mean hell, just look at the tree she gifted him, with the models of them sitting under it. That’s how she views their relationship, that’s what she wants. But yeah, I don’t think she’s actually interested in Mike, the individual, moreso than Mike, the boyfriend.
Alec
Comment ID #128375
Mike, please loosen the albatross around your neck a bit. Surely you know this part of the curse is self-inflicted? You can be a better person to her and yourself, but you gotta say some tough truths first.
If it was that easy there wouldn’t be a story, I suppose.
Sometimes a Badger
Comment ID #128376
It’s interesting how there’s nothing inherently wrong with asking your partner for emotional support or validation (which is what I think Sandy wants), but the way she asks for it —or rather, demands it — is just… not ok
Washington BC
Comment ID #128377
Sandy, after breaking everyone’s trust, including her long distance boyfriend who remained loyal to a fault: “Why does it feel like nobody trusts me anymore.”
Like… girl, I know you’ve got your own issues in life and I really feel for you, but you have done practically nothing to earn that trust back. The only problem you’ve actually tried to address is staying in better contact with your boyfriend. While good on the surface, all that’s really showing is that you were effectively lying every time you said in the past that you were too busy to talk, and actively choosing not to respond to texts. You didn’t just break trust by cheating, you broke it every single DAY you chose to ignore your LONG DISTANCE BOYFRIEND. That kind of relationship needs active effort on both sides. A breakdown in communication is a death knell for long distance relationships, and you’re only just now seeing how it feels from the unreciprocated side. Really hope this leads to an actual conversation between the two of them, because clearly things either need to change or end. Just talking every day isn’t enough to fix things, it’s the CONTENT of those conversations that matters.
Alec
Comment ID #128378
Thank you for bringing up the fact she clearly DOESN’T have an issue communicating regularly. It was clearly a choice she was making before, and, frankly, that alone would be enough for most people to break up with someone. I just want Mike to end this terrible thing. It’s sucking the life out of him
Nev Ravenoak
Comment ID #128379
Delightful parallels between both Sandy and Lucy doing something that their families will not let them live down.
Becca
Comment ID #128380
Girl he has every right to not trust you
Fiver
Comment ID #128381
Miiiiike… You have to end this. Cutting contact with Sandy would probably remove an emotional burden from your shoulders, and it would give you back time to talk to the friends you still have.
(Also, Lucy would be less bitter if she knew you were actually trying to grow and stand up for yourself)
Elizabeth Hunter
Comment ID #128382
“Maybe I should cheat with Geoffrey next, THAT’ll show Mom! Mike you trust me right” LMFAO
Apri
Comment ID #128383
Sandy copium ahead (because I loved her up until Model Girlfriend and BCI Pen Pals Sandy would hands down be my fave character if only that was canon): I wouldn’t be surprised if Sandy wants for Mike to break up with her, even if she doesn’t consciously realize it herself. That this isn’t asking for reassurance so much as, on some level, hoping he’ll call her out that yeah actually he doesn’t trust her either. But he’s had time to process and isn’t at risk of hurting himself like she thought he was in Eternal Flame.
AlisterTX
Comment ID #128384
I swear Sandy is purposely doing this to get Michael to break up with him at this point, but she’s too much of a coward to do it herself. I say this as someone who used to enjoy the Sandy-Michael dynamic!
GarryB
Comment ID #128385
Nah, he wasn’t listening.
SCD
Comment ID #128386
Oh fuck you, Sandy. You want to cry about how no one trusts you and yet here you are trying to “jokingly” say that maybe you should cheat again with another guy to your boyfriend of all people and then pretty much just demand he says he trusts you. If Mike snaps at you, even if a lot of us wish to not see that, and ends this clear cancer of a relationship, he is at least justified in doing so this time around.
Relathain
Comment ID #128387
He was justified last time too
Kiall Vun Myeret
Comment ID #128388
Ugh the soft scratchy linework on the backgrounds is SO pretty and pleasing to the eye.
bramblepaws
Comment ID #128389
Sandy is being such a teenager here lmao…… “That’s your cue.” GIRL IF HE DOESN’T TRUST YOU DON’T PUT HIM ON THE SPOT TO LIE AGAIN……….. also the fact that she’s like “what if my OTHER male coworker hit on me, that’d sure teach my mom a lesson.” to her BOYFRIENDDDD. Sandy. Please.
bramblepaws
Comment ID #128390
Sandy: You what will feel better after being backstabber?
Another (potential) backstabbing…
Trust me…
Crossbreeze