Bittersweet Candy Bowl

47. Pick Me Up, original chapter posted 3/31/09

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Author commentary

Veronica: I like that because Paulo thinks Lucy’s behaviour is cute and endearing, it means he expects everyone else to feel the same :-[ Maybe you just have better chemistry with Lucy, Paulo..

Reader comments

Comment ID #180387

Oh. And then again, maybe Paulo has no idea what he’s doing.

You were doing good there for a while, P.

Fruvous September 4, 2011, 11:49 AM EDT.

Comment ID #204408

I’ve never imagined Lucy actually dating someone. In my head, it’s usually just that she’s really good friends with both Paulo and Mike. I don’t know about boyfriends but I think what Lucy really needs in life is a good, strong friend to lean on.

Hm, let’s see, Mike was the only one who put up with her for a while. In fact, old Lucy was less angsty and committed slightly less abusive acts towards Mike. Then came Sandy.

My theory: Lucy lost Mike to Sandy and for a moment, realized that Mike would not always be with her. After that, Lucy grew a cold shoulder towards Mike that she sometimes hid when she realized how good of a friend he is. Otherwise, Lucy is just trying to protect herself from the awful feeling that could come the day she finally loses Mike