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| caption = Homeroom in a Roseville where everything has gone wrong.
| major_characters = [[Mike]], [[Lucy]], [[Daisy]], [[Abbey]], [[Paulo]]
| major_characters = [[Mike]], [[Lucy]], [[Daisy]], [[Abbey]], [[Paulo]]
| minor_characters = [[David]], [[Haley]], [[Chris]], [[Amaya]]
| minor_characters = [[David]], [[Amaya]], [[Haley]], [[Chris]]
| locations = [[Mike's house]], [[Neighborhood sidewalks and streets]], [[Roseville High School]]
| locations = [[Mike's house]], [[Roseville High School]], [[Neighborhood sidewalks and streets]]
}}
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'''Disaster Dominoes''' is a non-canon [[Bittersweet Club International]]-exclusive comic set in a what-if Roseville where everything that could go wrong already has. [[Mike]] is the last functional person left, and the school day ahead is not about to go easy on him.
'''Disaster Dominoes''' is a non-canon [[Bittersweet Club International]]-exclusive comic where everything in Roseville has gone wrong at once: [[Lucy]] is dangerously obsessed, [[Daisy]] is starving herself, [[Paulo]] needs his fix, and [[Mike]] is the last sane person holding the line.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
Mike's morning starts pleasantly enough. He waves goodbye to [[Haley]] and [[Chris]] and finds [[Lucy]] waiting on the wall outside, hollow-eyed. How long has she been there? "A while."<ref name=":s5p1">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=1|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref> The walk to school passes a graveyard and [[Molly]]'s tombstone. Her death, Mike explains, put everyone on edge. At least [[Sandy]] is visiting next week.<ref name=":s5p3">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=3|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref>
[[Mike]]'s morning starts out ordinary, which is the last ordinary thing in the comic. [[Lucy]] is waiting outside, hollow-eyed, fretting over [[Paulo]]'s party habits on the walk to school. She quietly assures Mike that "Only you will be getting that...", a promise he gently deflects.<ref name=":s5p2">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=2|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref> [[Sandy]] is visiting next week, and the route passes a graveyard where [[Molly]] already lies buried.<ref name=":s5p3">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=3|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref>


Homeroom fills in the rest of the picture. [[Daisy]] trembles at her desk, hating herself for having eaten anything at all today.<ref name=":s5p4">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=4|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref> [[Paulo]] sweats through withdrawal, and [[David]] can barely get Paulo's name out. Their classmate Kizuna excuses herself from class carrying a very large knife.<ref name=":s5p6">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=6|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref>
[[File:s5p7f7.png|alt=Kizuna stands in the classroom doorway with blood dripping from her chin and mouth, wearing a dazed slight smile.|thumb|Kizuna gets back from her bathroom break in a state that raises a few questions.]]
The classroom fills out the rest of the damage. [[Daisy]] trembles at her desk, berating herself for having eaten today.<ref name=":s5p4">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=4|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref> Paulo sweats and shakes over a little baggie, while [[David]] can barely get Paulo's name out.<ref name=":s5p6">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=6|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref> Kizuna treats the class to a story about the time she killed a mafia assassin.<ref name=":s5p5">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=5|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref> Nobody thinks to question the large knife she takes along when she's excused.<ref name=":s5p6" />


[[File:s5p7f7.png|alt=Kizuna stands in the classroom doorway with blood dripping from her chin, wearing a dazed slight smile.|thumb|Kizuna gets back from her bathroom break.]]
After the bell, Daisy flees to the bathroom in tears, but she isn't alone in there. [[Abbey]] hangs out of a hole in the ceiling, cast fully in shadow. He has been keeping watch over everything Daisy does, and he calls it protection.<ref name=":s5p8">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=8|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref>
Some of it is still hidden, though. [[Abbey]] has been shadowing Daisy's every move, and his idea of protecting her is a violent one.<ref name=":s5p9">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=9|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref> Mike, meanwhile, knows what Lucy is doing to her body, and keeps her gently at arm's length for Sandy's sake.<ref name=":s5p14">{{Cite BCI page|slug=disasterdominoes|page=14|title=Disaster Dominoes}}</ref>


From there, one crisis tips into the next. How many dominoes can fall before the final bell?
Mike still believes every one of his friends can be saved, and he spends the day trying to hold everybody together. The comic, of course, has other plans. The dominoes fall right up to the final page — is anyone in Roseville getting out of this day intact?


== Character dynamics ==
== Character dynamics ==
* '''Mike and Lucy:''' At the time, canon Mike and Lucy were estranged after her rejected confession in [[A Distance Apart]].<ref name=":c50p11">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c50/p11}}</ref> The AU keeps the Sandy triangle but swaps the temperaments: this Lucy is the obsessive, self-destructive one, and this Mike is a patient saint who won't cross the line.<ref name=":s5p14" />
* '''Mike and Lucy:''' In the main comic at the time, Lucy had confessed to Mike and been turned down for Sandy's sake.<ref name=":c50p11">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c50/p11}}</ref> The AU swaps the temperaments. This Lucy is devoted to the point of destroying herself, while this Mike is bottomlessly patient, keeping her at arm's length without ever leaving her side.<ref name=":s5p2" />
* '''Abbey and Daisy:''' Canon Abbey is Daisy's gentle defender, whose great fear is becoming his abusive father.<ref name=":c39p18">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p18}}</ref> The AU hands him that exact role. His "protection" is stalking and violence, and Daisy, disturbingly, stays grateful for it.<ref name=":s5p9" />
* '''Abbey and Daisy:''' Canon Abbey is Daisy's gentle boyfriend whose deepest fear is turning into his violent father.<ref name=":c39p18">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p18}}</ref> In this comic he has become exactly that. His devotion has curdled into constant surveillance, and Daisy is in no shape to question it.<ref name=":s5p8" />


== Trivia & observations ==
== Trivia & observations ==
* Veronica has confirmed on Tumblr that while some BCI comics are canon, this one is strictly a "what if" scenario.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/125552965772/are-any-of-the-bci-comics-canon-i-know-the-newest|title=Are any of the BCI comics canon?|website=Tumblr|date=2015-08-01}}</ref>
* Veronica answered the canon question on Tumblr: some BCI comics are canonical, but Disaster Dominoes is strictly a what-if.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/125552965772/are-any-of-the-bci-comics-canon-i-know-the-newest|title=Are any of the BCI comics canon?|website=Tumblr|date=2015-08-01}}</ref>
* Veronica also cites this as the only place Lucy is ever depicted cutting herself, calling it "so very unofficial."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/165488326226/im-really-curious-as-to-what-those-anons-are|title=I'm really curious as to what those anons are...|website=Tumblr|date=2017-09-18}}</ref>
* It's also the only place Lucy is ever depicted cutting herself. Veronica called it "so very unofficial".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/165488326226/im-really-curious-as-to-what-those-anons-are|title=I'm really curious as to what those anons are|website=Tumblr|date=2017-09-18}}</ref>
* In the main comic, Molly is alive and well as Abbey's little sister.<ref name=":c38p5">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c38/p5}}</ref>
* Kizuna does not appear anywhere in the main comic. This side story is the whole of her BCB career.


== Related chapters ==
== Related chapters ==
* '''[[A Distance Apart]]''': the canon confession this AU turns inside out.
* '''[[A Distance Apart]]''': In canon, Lucy confessed and Mike turned her down for Sandy. The AU keeps that triangle and turns the devotion up to something frightening.
* '''[[Pillow Talk]]''': the main chapter running at the time, deep in the estrangement it exaggerates.
* '''[[Pillow Talk]]''': The main-comic chapter running when Disaster Dominoes came out — the Mike and Lucy heartache was the live storyline being parodied.
* '''[[Love My Way]]''': where canon Abbey's fear of becoming his father comes from.
* '''[[Love My Way]]''': Canon Abbey stops himself mid-swing here because he refuses to become his abusive father. The Abbey in this comic clearly had no such moment.


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 12:29, 14 July 2026

Disaster Dominoes
PublishedJanuary 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)
Page count33
Major charactersMike, Lucy, Daisy, Abbey, Paulo
Minor charactersDavid, Amaya, Haley, Chris
LocationsMike's house, Roseville High School, Neighborhood sidewalks and streets
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Disaster Dominoes is a non-canon Bittersweet Club International-exclusive comic where everything in Roseville has gone wrong at once: Lucy is dangerously obsessed, Daisy is starving herself, Paulo needs his fix, and Mike is the last sane person holding the line.

Synopsis

Mike's morning starts out ordinary, which is the last ordinary thing in the comic. Lucy is waiting outside, hollow-eyed, fretting over Paulo's party habits on the walk to school. She quietly assures Mike that "Only you will be getting that...", a promise he gently deflects.[1] Sandy is visiting next week, and the route passes a graveyard where Molly already lies buried.[2]

Kizuna stands in the classroom doorway with blood dripping from her chin and mouth, wearing a dazed slight smile.
Kizuna gets back from her bathroom break in a state that raises a few questions.

The classroom fills out the rest of the damage. Daisy trembles at her desk, berating herself for having eaten today.[3] Paulo sweats and shakes over a little baggie, while David can barely get Paulo's name out.[4] Kizuna treats the class to a story about the time she killed a mafia assassin.[5] Nobody thinks to question the large knife she takes along when she's excused.[4]

After the bell, Daisy flees to the bathroom in tears, but she isn't alone in there. Abbey hangs out of a hole in the ceiling, cast fully in shadow. He has been keeping watch over everything Daisy does, and he calls it protection.[6]

Mike still believes every one of his friends can be saved, and he spends the day trying to hold everybody together. The comic, of course, has other plans. The dominoes fall right up to the final page — is anyone in Roseville getting out of this day intact?

Character dynamics

  • Mike and Lucy: In the main comic at the time, Lucy had confessed to Mike and been turned down for Sandy's sake.[7] The AU swaps the temperaments. This Lucy is devoted to the point of destroying herself, while this Mike is bottomlessly patient, keeping her at arm's length without ever leaving her side.[1]
  • Abbey and Daisy: Canon Abbey is Daisy's gentle boyfriend whose deepest fear is turning into his violent father.[8] In this comic he has become exactly that. His devotion has curdled into constant surveillance, and Daisy is in no shape to question it.[6]

Trivia & observations

  • Veronica answered the canon question on Tumblr: some BCI comics are canonical, but Disaster Dominoes is strictly a what-if.[9]
  • It's also the only place Lucy is ever depicted cutting herself. Veronica called it "so very unofficial".[10]
  • Kizuna does not appear anywhere in the main comic. This side story is the whole of her BCB career.

Related chapters

  • A Distance Apart: In canon, Lucy confessed and Mike turned her down for Sandy. The AU keeps that triangle and turns the devotion up to something frightening.
  • Pillow Talk: The main-comic chapter running when Disaster Dominoes came out — the Mike and Lucy heartache was the live storyline being parodied.
  • Love My Way: Canon Abbey stops himself mid-swing here because he refuses to become his abusive father. The Abbey in this comic clearly had no such moment.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Disaster Dominoes, page 2 🔒 (members only)
  2. ↑ Disaster Dominoes, page 3 🔒 (members only)
  3. ↑ Disaster Dominoes, page 4 🔒 (members only)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Disaster Dominoes, page 6 🔒 (members only)
  5. ↑ Disaster Dominoes, page 5 🔒 (members only)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Disaster Dominoes, page 8 🔒 (members only)
  7. ↑ Chapter 50: A Distance Apart, page 11
  8. ↑ Chapter 39: Love My Way, page 18
  9. ↑ "Are any of the BCI comics canon?". Tumblr. 2015-08-01.
  10. ↑ "I'm really curious as to what those anons are". Tumblr. 2017-09-18.
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