#mike bcb

[buggies-super-chatty-blog]

So there's something to be said for just how differently Michael and Haley are treated in their own home. We can see as far back as December Haley is generally in charge of Chris when the parents aren't home. It can be assumed that this is a regular thing.

Meanwhile, Mike never has that responsibility. He says as much in the Intermission chapter "Adult Supervision" when their parents go on a date night and leave the kids to watch him. Haley uses that time to get a night to herself for once while Mike gets the crash course he never had to have.

And why has dear Michael never had to watch Chris before while Haley seems to get stuck with babysitting all the time? Ellen states it pretty nicely in "Second String".

Chris "shouldn't be Michael's problem" according to their mom because Mike's her perfect boy who should focus on his studies. Meanwhile Haley doesn't ace her exams and that's reason enough for her to be in charge of Chris. Perhaps her grades would be better if she wasn't in charge of a toddler all the time when she was home?

Now to be fair, Ellen doesn't completely think Chris should be Haley's problem either. Earlier this same chapter Ellen is on the phone with her husband and is upset by his lack of contribution to Chris's care and throwing Haley under the bus all the time. It should be on the parents to take care of Chris and where even is their dad? Definitely not here to help take care of the kids.

She's clearly going to bat for Haley being out with her friends here. But this is short lived when Mike shows up and she talks to him about things.

She just assumes Haley would be around to take Chris and puts the burden on Haley to inform Ellen that she wouldn't be home to take care of Chris instead of either just finding another option or asking and clearing it with Haley beforehand.

Meanwhile Mike taking Chris gets an entirely different treatment as you can see in "Tickets Please"

Mike gets fussed over not being okay enough to take care of Chris and praise for doing what Haley had pushed on her so often whether she's okay or not. Is it any wonder she has the expression she does when Mike is called a star here?

[eesbegovic]

Mike Sowing

Mike Reaping

[honeyfaer]

ohhh god ive been reading bcb for a decade now. i dont even know what to say really, just. this comic has meant so much to me and it continues to do so. I LOVE YOU LUCYYY!!!!!!! heres to another year of bcb :]

[carelesscuriosity]

Has the reason for the David-Mike beef been explained yet?

Like it's no secret that David hasn't liked Mike for a while and I was wondering if there's anywhere in canon where it's rlly been talked about. I did a reread fall of last year, but I don't remember anything specific except the "you know what you did" bit.

[grandspecs]

Happy 20th anniversary, Bittersweet Candy Bowl!

[tennafan100]

Happy 20th anniversary BCB! I may have only started reading last year, but this comic is probably one of my favourite things ever! Here’s to another 20 years!

(Also yes, I drew Lucy and Mike as Gatomons. I really like Digimon, ok 😅)

[crittertalez]

my version of the dtyis for bittersweet candy bowls 20th anniversary! saying ive been reading this comic since i was in middle school makes me feel old, and yet this comic is like, just under a year older than me!

and boy, has it meant a Lot to me over the years. lucy was always my favorite (it took until last year to ever draw a bcb character other than her) but as ive grown without any real intentionality her relatability factors for me went from "haha we're both rough but genuinely care about others" to, well, actually resonating with the darker aspects of her story to keep it simple. and hell, despite the people ive met who remind me of mike and make his character all that more personally frustrating and hard to rank high, my heart pangs for the kid too. i hope they both find their happy ending, with or without each other

this comic is definitely one of my all time favorites, and i say that having read a Lot of webcomics (and even having found bcb through an ad on housepets). its one of the main comics i recommend to people, albeit with the caveat of "if you dont like reading about angsty teenagers, this isnt for you". hell, im not even the biggest fan of stories set in school anymore but im just forever hooked on this comic til the end. it feels honest in a way other media can lack. these characters are messy and all the more realistic for it

heres to how many years more of crying over teen cats and dogs and debating people on discord for hours about mucy drama every page even on the pages where neither of them have been onscreen all chapter!

[lycorisradiata78]

Mike BCB 😬🧣💚 or Paulo tbh, because of the jokey part