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A sketch of my favorite emo boi Virgil, but get this... he’s a vampire (original, I know). Hopefully I’ll get around to coloring this someday 🖤💜🖤

I’m a huge fan of Thomas Sanders and Sanders Sides. While Janus isn’t actually my favorite side, he’s such an interesting character that I had to draw him 🐍💚

Roman: The floor is hating Virgil! *sits on floor*

Patton: *Latches onto ceiling*

Logan: *stands on chair*

Virgil: *falls onto floor* I hate me

I am SO happy to celebrate the first international asexuality day.

So here’s some of the asexuality-themed art (and pictures) I’ve made throughout to years.

Hero

The face looks pretty weird for my style, but that’s fine

Masterpost

I made this a while after pride month and finally decided to post it! Don’t mind me making my faves say aspec rights. I also decided to add plushies of the others because why not! 💜🤍🖤

If you can’t tell: Lion= Roman, Owl= Logan, disturbing looking frog= Patton, spider= Virgil, snake= ...Thomas and finally Octupus= Remus 💚🤍🖤

So I got into the try guy’s again during quarantine

@thatsthat24

I made this last year and forgot to post it. But worry not, here it finally is; the biggest crime against humanity!

Inktober Day 9

Prompt: Ship

Inktober Masterpost: https://alwaysdamfangirling.tumblr.com/post/188070519351/inktober-masterpost

Guess who thinks Roceit is underrated? Me.

So this is my first real attempt at drawing a kiss and, I think I’m kinda happy with out? It turned out better than I expected, since they always seemed so hard to draw.

And I’ve finally caught up with Inktober! As you might have noticed on the quality of my inktober sketches, I did 90% of them on the same day... I’ve been so busy with school lately and the grades I get this year means a lot to my future, so I really need to focus on my studies

Inktober Day 6

Prompt: Rainbow

The only one (yet) that’s coloured. Because the prompt was rainbow so...

Inktober Masterpost: https://alwaysdamfangirling.tumblr.com/post/188070519351/inktober-masterpost

Inktober Day 5

Prompt: (Vine)

Would you look at that! I’ve actually tried to practice the thing I sucked at (side profiles) and now I have improved.

Here’s Roman from that one Halloween video

Inktober Masterpost: https://alwaysdamfangirling.tumblr.com/post/188070519351/inktober-masterpost

Inktober Day 3!

Prompts: Bait + Childhood

ROMAN WATCH OUT!! Oh no, he can’t hear us, he has AirPods on!

Well I kinda failed on the childhood part... I was supposed to draw the creativitwins’ childhood, but I just settled on Roman and Remus as adults. (Plus I can’t draw kids)

Inktober Masterpost: https://alwaysdamfangirling.tumblr.com/post/188070519351/inktober-masterpost

Inktober Day 2

Prompt: Patton + Brainless

inktober masterpost: https://alwaysdamfangirling.tumblr.com/post/188070519351/inktober-masterpost

Inktober Day 1: Ring

NSFW I guess, sorry.

Deceit showing off his rings in his... own way.

Very rushed since I’ve been busy today with theatre

Masterpost: https://alwaysdamfangirling.tumblr.com/post/188070519351/inktober-masterpost

I have an angsty sanders sides hc

Hear me out

Virgil is Thomas' fear/anxiety so he reacts to when Thomas or any of the sides are upset about something. I came up with the when I was watching the intrusive thoughts episode and they point out that virgil and Patton where the ones freaking out. What if it was Patton freaking out and virgil was just reacting to how anxious that made Thomas?

So the hc is that Virgil doesn't actually dislike Janus or Remus. It's just his job to make sure that Thomas something is wrong or upsetting. Like he knows that those parts of him upset him or parts of him, so he naturally rejects them. He's like an unwilling Warden. In charge of making sure the parts of Thomas that could cause hum distress don't.

Janus knows this and knows it actually hurts Virgil a lot to go against sides that he used to (and still kind of is) be friends with. Janus and Remus are constantly referencing this secret Virgil has. Even after Thomas knows about the other dark sides. My hc is that they know the truth and what Janus, especially, is pushing for is Virgil explaining the impossible task he has.

Janus knows that part of Thomas taking care of his mental health is Virgil not constantly working over time reacting to Patton and Roman's negative reaction to them.

Virgil doesn't want to bring it up because he knows how guilty Patton and Thomas would feel. He also thinks being honest would make them and Roman feel like they have to change instead of letting them do it naturally.

Idk I just like the idea that Virgil is torn between the two sides not only because he wants the light sides and Thomas to like him but also because it's literally in his nature to react negatively to them regardless of his personal feelings.

I really like leaning into the nature of them being representations of emotions and the limitations and complexity that would bring.

I like to imagine that he just collapses at some point and asks for Janus to take care of him becuase that what he always does. Janus takes him back to where the dark sides are and finally explains the situation. It's a moment of really healing and comfort for Virgil and we get to see peak mom friend Janus. Also the light sides and Thomas trying to figure out how to navigate this.

Well I feel down a Sanders Sides rabbit hole and now I have one fan fic idea that keeps playing in my head:

Remus and Roman are twins but they don't attend the same school because Remus was... himself and his parents were kindly asked to transfer him to a school that "fits his personality better". So he goes to a school a whole district over. He gets along with Roman and he loves him but they are very different people so they don't hang out a lot. Remus also can't stand the blatant favoritism they're parent give Roman. He thinks it's sweet that Roman tries to tap it down but it doesn't change anything.

Sp Remus spends most of his free time at his friend Janus house with his other friend Virgil. Janus also shouldn't be attending their school cause he's loaded but he hated the prep school he was sent to and transferred behind his parents back. Money can get you literally anything. Expect real friends which is why Janus loves Remus and Virg so much. Virgil is actually living at a near by boys home. As a kid his home situation wasn't great and he doesn't talk about it a lot. He ended up at Sanders House four years ago though and it's not too bad.

So anyway Roman has never meet Remus' friends and Remus has never met Roman's friend Patton and Logan. Whenever they come over is always at Janus' house. He knows they exist just like Roman knows Virgil and Janus do but they've not met in person over the last two years.

So it all starts pm a long weekend because Halloween is Friday. ( fun fact my school in gerogia gave us Halloween and Valentines off and used it as teacher workshop days.)

So of course the dark side trio is hype, roaming the mall, scaring people, judging costumes, and trying to find accessories to improve their own.

The light side trio is also their because Patton waited too late to get a "decent" (Roman's words) costume, and Logan was hoping to avoid getting one at all.

The crowds get so bad that everyone is separated. Luckily both sides actually have designated met spots, tho for very different reasons. The darks sides met spot is the horror section at Barnes and Nobles. It's large enough that Virgil won't feel claustrophobic and he can read some Poe while he waits and not have people constantly asking if he needs assistance. It was a place chosen, so he doesn't have a panic attack while he waits for his friends since he's the only one without a phone.

On the other had the light side trio chose the lgbtq+ teen romance section as their meet spot. Mainly Because it'll distract Roman enough that he won't get bored of waiting and wonder out to find his friends before they get there. Defeating the purpose of the spot all together.

You can see where this is going.

Patton has been trying to get on the elevator for the last five minuets but everyone time he tries to get on the same time as someone else he let's them all go first and theres no room for him. This goes on until a nice but kinda rude stranger just days "oh my gawd" and pulls him in as he in goes in. The stranger honestly looks way to well dressed to be here and doesn't even introduce himself. He just starts playing on his phone and Patton doesn't know whether saying thank you would be annoying or not. Janus on the other hand is texting Remus about how just met someone who reminds him a little of freshman Virgil and how he hopes he's not freaking out.

Logan has decided to take the stairwell because he knows that people arr less likely to use it over the escalators or elevators. He looks a floor above him and someone who kinda sorta looks like Roman sliding down the railing on his ass and laughing the whole time. He barely has time to dodge as someone yells " dodge nerd" and flies past him. Honestly Logans so surprised by whatever the hell that was that it take him two whole ass minutes to start walking again. Remus is just having a blast. He didn't think this would work and he saw a pretty cute nerd on the way down.

Roman is having a complicated time. He lgbtq teen romance section is usually in the front if the store but it's been switched with the horror section for the month. So here is is not being able to decide whether he should just stay here because the ia the physical spot he normals what's at or go the the actual section with all the books about the boys kissing that he likes to read. Virgil on the other hand is on the virge (ha) of kinda freaking out. He's happy that the sectionnis getting more love, even if it's only for money. But he liked that it was in the back and away from the crowds of people coming in and out. Not to mention theirs someone dude dresses like a prince yelling on the phone to someone named Patton about whether he should "go to the section of love and acceptance or stay in emo hell". Virgil is insulted enough by this to tell him Roman to please stop yelling and go to whatever section isn't here. Roman rolls his eyes calls him knock off Gerard way and ignores him. Virgil completely forgets how nervous he was becuase now his piss3d and they get into an arguments.

It ends when Patton walks in and calls for Roman at the same time that Janus calls in and calls for Virgil. They look to their friend seemingly coming in together and are about to complain to their respective friends when Janus, Virgil and Roman here a familiar voice go

"Brobro what are you doing here. Hey Jan, hey virge," and Remus walks in completely unaware of the fighting that was just happening. Virgil tries to actually get a good like at this guy's face and realizes that without the make up and general zanny disposition he does look a lot like Remus. Before anyone can respond tk that, an another person asks

"OH God Roman what did you do? Who are they?" And of course it's Logan.

So now are dark sides are standing on one side and all the lights on the other. As the two siblings and their two different friend groups collide. Teen hurt, comfort and angst ensues.

Hey logan/Janus fans, you wanna see a magic trick?

I call this one "double your therapy sessions"

TA DAAAAA

I'm sorry yall are really saying "oh moceit is such a divorced couple" and then expect to have wholesome fluff filled conversations

As someone with divorced parents

Their talking about how Patton just got an air fryer and because Janus is going on vacation so whats the schedule gonna be like for that

Cmon janus

There's no way in remrom you mistook patton, a pile of nothing but fatherly love for a garbage can, just say you didn't wanna finish the sandwich and asked if anyone wanted it, and patton finished it okay, swallow your pride for 2 seconds

GIRL HELP I CAN'T STOP SEEING JANUS AS THE "I don't need friends, they disappoint me"

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND FLUFF

I've been horribly deprived of moceit content

It's just the classic moceit fic of "janus can't control his body temp so him and patton cuddle" but with a slight twist

Because... Both frogs and snakes are cold blooded

Hope you enjoy

The two layed in a mountain of blankets of varying textures, thickness and colors, in a large bed, their only light being the window next to them. This was never meant to happen, the two where relatively close, occasionally having conversation and comforting each other when they need the other, Janus was just complaining that he couldn't regulate his body temperature, and even though they lived in Florida, it was extremely cold outside, to the point it was snowing, and as if it were nothing Patton just offered to go snuggle under some blankets together, Janus was… flustered to say the least, trying his best to hide the half of his face that was dusted with a light pink, although it was sudden… it wasn't despised. So there they played together under multiple upon multiple blankets 

"God you're lucky!"

Patton sat up, adjusting the blankets to still be firmly around him, he looked at janus quizzically "what do you mean?"Janus turned to him confused with a slightly judgmental look "what do you mean what do I mean? I'm not the one who can't regulate their body temperature, you get to actually enjoy winter!" Patton let out a small laugh "When was that established?" 

Janus sat up as confused as ever "so this whole time, you've-" "yep!" Patton nodded his head, voice and expression as if this was a well known thing. Janus stared at him in disgust, "I haven't tried to hide it kiddo!" Patton chirped, Janus sighed and later back down 

"dammit" Janus slumped back into the covers 

Patton giggled "what is it this time?" Janus his his face under the blankets "now I'm not the center of attention anymore and I have to actually care about you!" Patton hummed in acknowledgment, sliding back into the covers spooning Janus, placing his head under his, lightly kissing Janus' jaw "How's that for attention?" Patton whispered, Janus thought "... It will suffice." Patton smiled "do you need anything? More blankets?" he asked, as they where both under a mound of every blanket the could find in the apartment "I'm fine, How about you!" Janus said dramatically, Patton laughed "I'm fine.", Janus turned to him, their lips inches away from each other, Janus quickly kissed Patton 

"No you're not, you're still freezing."

I found a post by @solarsparkss that was basically Sanders sides ships as childhood memories

And decided I'd do what I do best and take really nice wholesome content and ruin it for everyone

So I give you Sanders sides ships as classic childhood memories: Callum edition

Logince: fighting with my brother wale we were making Mac and cheese, I wanted to add the cheese and we were dumb kids and used cheese from a jar I reached for the jar with no warning and broke it 

Analogical: keeping my mom up cause I had a stomachache and I kept asking if we could go to a doctor, and when she'd finally agree I'd say we didn't have to go 

Prinxiety: watching kids randomly break out into fights and even cheering some on

Royality: my grandma unintentionally buying aphmau merch 

Demus: me getting in trouble cause I allegedly punched a baby

Logicality: whenever the teacher had a timer on the board and it going down to 10 seconds and everyone yelling "10 SECONDS BAKER'S"

Moxiety: crying and covering my ears when we had to watch a brainpop. Jr over drugs 

LAMP: my absolute hell of a drama camp, where we spent more time walking then dancing and I had a meltdown the day of the show cause I thought a girl hated me 

Dukxiety: my friend asking the highschool band performing at the school if they could play megalovania on the tenor trumpet 

Roceit: my brother crushing my dreams of wanting to meet stampycat

Moceit: forcing my family to sing Christmas songs by the fire

Loceit: making fun of trump during lunch and one girl leaning over and saying "don't you guys think your being a bit rude"

Anxceit: my teacher in kindergarten asking me how high I can count and me not wanting to show off and saying I could only count to 100

Intrulogical: me getting horny asf during a fine motor skills class 

Intruality: crying over the cartoon network "we'll see you tomorrow" ending cause it just made me really sad 

I'd like to think that wale the new asides was happening Patton was just in his room having a stroke

He's just sitting there having a (no pun intended) heart attack

He's just having a massive adrenaline rush

Further Sanders Sides Thoughts

Im getting the sense everyone's been hating their jobs recently, dont you?

some fun reasons:

Janus is shitty at citing sources that are reliable and up-to-date and no one listens to him cuz they think hes lying all the time

Logan's literally the voice of reason and hes not being listened to cuz feelings

Roman just gave up on his dream come true because

Patton is having a midlife crisis because his job just became a thousand times more difficult cuz Thomas is growing up

Remus well, most people still jsut dont like him, do they? and logan seems to be the only one (aside from maybe Janus because janus knows already) whos starting to see his role in helping Thomas

Virgil's fears and past grievances are stopping him from listening to the dark sides' points unbiased and openminded because they do make some DELICIOUS points

(gaining sentience is the biggest regret they all have, as so helpfully pointed out by Virgil in the review ep)

Sanders Sides Character Recaps and Fortune Telling, what fun

let me start by saying I have suddenly been thrown back on the Fander train without my consent and this is the result of that. its a doozy, but if anyone wishes to discuss further id be delighted. so:

Virgil: came a long way, accepting being accepted, he's still dealing with the guilt of his past i spose. getting more familiar with everyone, him and logan are cute (platonically). Of course as Anxiety, he still struggles with lying (because we get nervous when we think about getting found out) and intrusive thoughts (what if im a bad person) but as a person(?) hes learning to come to terms with that, well on his way with a few crises coming his way, theres that whole thing with saying Paranoid to him, hope we face that. I see self discovery and good things coming his way, a win for all you virgil fans!

Roman: clearly, getting pretty emotionally beat, yknow, sides with Janus to be shot down, goes against Janus to be shot down again, significantly lacking in wins recently, you wonder abt his self esteem. Still doing his job great, which seems to be the only thing hes got going for him which is concerning. in the You vs Yourself vid hes very unsure about his moral views because he recognizes hes not Morality and when he proposes arguments they are based on endgoal, just like hes usually been as Passion, creativity, career drive, you might say? I dont see his arc being addressed in his near future, but I'm sure it will come to that. I see dark times before his good times roll, hang in there Roman fans, he'll get his moment.

Patton: Hes really been going through it, hasnt he. I mean, recently he just found out there was so much more complications to his job that he wasnt prepared to handle and to be faced with it all at once must be really challenging, especially when everyone is expecting results from him and he doesnt even know what to do and theyre all judging his decisions when hes just trying his best with all these new factors to consider with his job as Morality. Its easier for him to come to terms with Janus as deceit than Remus because he can easily see how lying can be good (even though he knows its also not a lot of the time) but he still doesnt really know how Intrusive Thoughts are helpful to Thomas or good in any way. I see in his future, job related anxiety and insecurity. It will be adressed, and its also good he was allowed his breakdown early (You vs Yourself, you can tell I really like this episode despite a severe lack of Virgil and Remus)

Logan: Well. we all know how this is going, I mean, hes the talk of the town lately! As a Logan fan, I can attest to the fact that he did used to be more lighthearted and smile more and I can also attest to the fact that Thomas is very aware of his development as a character and I don't think he'll let yall down. just, what I can glean from his videos. we're all waiting for him to go apeshit, and I with you, and i do think its coming very soon guys, hold on to your proverbial hats! I do enjoy that hes clearly indifferent to the new additions and not thrown off like the others. due to the fact that he is Logic. Id also like to point out that logic can be wrong and everyones logic is different. even if its less so compared to how anxiety is. so. logic is still susceptible to human whims. anyway theres been plenty going aorund abt ignoring logan and the orange side, and I'm always up for discussion on any of these guys. Hes really been just going ham into his job, huh? search for purpose, hmmm? ponder on that morsel. more alcohol in his life as well, an interesting observation.

Janus: oh, the snakey boi. How hes grown. he does a lot of drinking too. what for, I wonder. I do think the preposition to his song reveals a lot, like how Patton is talking to him more, how he knows truths and knows that some need to be hidden and its healthy to lie sometimes even when you know its a lie. Hes confident in himself and his abilities and knows when the criticism is ignorance vs actual criticism, which is why he values Logan's perspective on his arguments and brushes off Roman's jabs to his ego. Hes safely on the ride, and I dont see any heavy existential crises or anything in his near future, as in, he (and Remus, I'll talk about it later) will probably be the only mentally stable ones as the Light Sides are having their purposes reevaluated. Confidence is surprisingly key. who'da thunk it?

Remus: My favourite rat man. True to his name, hes very intrusive, and I admire his determination in his fight for acknowledgement. I think it will serve him well, the "face it bluntly hands on" tactic compared to Janus, who understands where he stands in the others' eyes and will slowly but surely snake his way (see what i did there?) to the table. Remus, and I love it about him, is just running forward to acceptance MACE ABLAZING and I hope it takes him good places. the WTIT ep was very revealing. his confidence in himself, like Janus's, will carry them through the generally rough patch that I predict is coming their way. i do think he is salty abt being ignored, which I interpret as the biggest difference between him and Janus (who might also be, but I dont really see it? I might also be in denial cuz this theory is really working for me) and Remus is wounded by it and trying to hide the fact that hes salty with his craziness and randomness that no one understands. its why he feels mor menacing than Janus. who knows, Janus might be just as peeved but hiding it better? settled himself in for the long game?

both dark sides certainly seem bent (and betting) on getting Logan to lose his marbles, but idk whether thats for Logans good or so the Reasonable Light Side (tm) will see what its like? and by proxy everyone else...? the tail end of the theory is escaping me now. its also 5 am.

Cant wait to see how the orange side manifests, wont that just be plenty of fun for all?

guys. i think we should talk about the Presentable Liberty and Expotable Money character lore.

SPOILERS!!!

Theres two endings to Presentable Liberty: one where you leave your room to find out your prison cell was the elevator the whole time (Mr Money moneysaving tactics tm), and one where you don't. the leave ending is obviously sadder, but the stay ending give you so much more info? Like, Mr Money explains his whole plan to you (classic villain, very chefs kiss). of course, I think it can be said both games are about loneliness? yes?

PRESENTABLE LIBERTY:

Prisoner was trapped there because they're one of the few who's IMMUNE TO THE VIRUS, that's why Mr Money says "you're worth every penny". He fed them and a few others one of the only working versions of the antidote, which means there's more ppl like them (potential to explore aftermath of the game). I feel like ppl dont know about this? and he was all planning on harvesting their organs and all that for money, which he does, but yknow. we can pretend. one can explore whether or not all the prisoners were in the same building, whether you meet prisoners on the outside, or you could talk about the fact that a lot of the Happy Buddies were being fired because the prisoners were killing themselves and all that. Trapped lonely.

Salvadore's cool, the Prisoner and him were friends before, that seems like an obvious place to arrive. Loneliness of freedom? Room to explore backstory for him and the Prisoner. I got a headcannon: he picked his name for himself because he wanted to sound cooler. Seems par for the course for him, and that would be a cool little detail. I'd love to explore his relationship with the prisoner, and if any of you watched Sanders Sides, he gives BIG Roman energy.

Charlotte has "pick your poison" type loneliness. It somehow seems like both of them are very good at loneliness, however you wanna interpret that. She also gives "person who loves the colour purple".

Mr Smiley's my favourite, but that's only because there's so much about him. He was hired to be the prisoner's happy buddy, Mr Money was holding his two daughters hostage to keep him working, turns out they died ages ago, you wonder what his life and work day was like, and with all the lore, you wonder what kind of person he was. The fact that his name is Mr Smiley is just salt in the wound.

LETS TALK ABT EXPOTABLE MONEY.

prequel to Presentabe Liberty.

Youre Mr Money's organ supplier. so. immediately, added layer of depth. you, Mr Money, and Madame Sinclaire, whos a baddie, we love her. I like how it explores the opposite side of the fight, the moneys side. I believe its about one's obsession with earning money, and in fact about how when you're anxious about money, no amount seems enough and you use everything you can to try to get more. the "I need to keep earning more money or it'll all disappear if I look away" mentality. (If you haven't read the short story Johnny Mnemonic, it feels like that is what this game is based off of, or maybe theyre just coincidentally thematically similar in which case read it anyways,)

I feel Madame Sinclaire was one possible future for Mr Supplier where she also used to be hyperfixated on money but was able to turn away from that, while Mr Money is the opposite possible future. you earn money even when you don't click, and i'm not sure but can someone comfirm whether or not the clicking is slowing down your money production? THAT would be a great element of the game to further represent the money-obsession theme I theorize. its also your choice whether or not to send your cat on more trips, and in the end, one can argue its Mr Supplier's fault his cat got killed. One could also argue Madame Sinclaire somehow knew the cat was theirs and killed it to prove a point.

Also just a side note, it seems that the organ failure was an accident that Mr Money didn't expect, but he managed to make it work in his favour still. somehow. perhaps he wasnt concerned because of his secret weapon, the Prisoner.

I do think I will need to watch or play Menagerie: Archive if this obsession continues, I hear theyre in the same universe.

I’m gonna be writing a crossover fanfic and I made two OCs to add. It’s gonna be awhile before I actually upload it. I’m gonna be uploading it to wattpad. My wattpad is TheDayDreamer098.

The crossover will be between sander sides Human AU and aphmau’s series Phoenix Drop High.

Summary: There is a new boy at school. He’s a shy werewolf who loves to draw, sing, and write. He becomes friends with aphmau and her friends. The new boy has a lot of secrets about himself and don’t let people get to close (emotionally), he also hides away during lunch. This makes the group suspicious, they know he’s hiding something and they want to know because they worry about him.

Cute little doodle of Deceit

So @thatsthat24 , here's an actual interaction I had with my dad today...

Context: After wanting to buy crofters for awhile, my dad surprised us with a big jar of mango flavor

Dad walking into the room with something on a spoon: here try this

Me: why?

Dad: just try it

Me: *shrugs* *nom* Mhhhh!

Dad: it's good right?

Me: it's delicious!

Dad: I know right! I just want to eat it straight out of the jar!

I think crofters will instantly turn you into Logan... also keep in mind my dad has never watched Sanders sides, so him saying that is just perfection!