#APJFM chapter 94

[neroli9]

Last time on A Puzzle Just For Me...

Spoilers under the cut for chapters 1 - 93.

Reader sold herself to Sans to pay for her sister Sasha’s hospital treatments; Sans bought Reader to help him forget his failure to stop the anomaly. Against their better judgments, the two of them fell for each other. But after angering the anomaly, the reset Sans has long awaited has come and gone, and the two of them are stuck in a short time loop.

The end of the world draws near… and Reader knows, in her soul, that she only has one option left. Can she take it?

[neroli9]

Last time on APJFM...

Spoilers under the cut for chapters 1 - 94.

Reader sold herself to Sans to pay for her sister Sasha’s hospital treatments; Sans bought Reader to help him forget his failure to stop the anomaly. Against their better judgments, the two of them fell for each other. But after angering the anomaly, the reset Sans has long awaited has come and gone, and the two of them are stuck in a short time loop.

Sans and Reader made a breakthrough, finding hidden information that could help stop Jerren, but time has run out... Jerren is about to reset, and they’ll lose everything. Reader, who now thinks of Jerren as a god, decides to buy some more time by devoting herself to him. Sans agrees, and after a private, impromptu wedding ceremony, he hypnotizes her so that she won’t remember the information they don’t want Jerren to know: that they may be able to stop him with the hidden lab’s information, and that Sasha is sensitive to the timeline changes.

[neroli9]

I just want to say, that I am still very much reading this fic; like I still have so much to read, but from what I have read as well, as read here, I love how u portray & write characters so much. Legit 1 of the best (more Classic) Sanses (who I can both picky and not picky about; depending) I have read, & I love Reader (a really good Reader honestly, on par w/ some of my other favorites, including a Reader from another fic, where the 2nd fic in the series is also mob/mafia-related, lol). 1/?.

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And Sasha too is great; to name a few. Also; in this post, the art (which was great) of APJFM Sans and what you and some other(s) say is just so on point for Sans and his character honestly (from most of my own interpretations). This post: https://neroli9.tumblr.com/post/701390527791333376/i-love-all-three-of-these-pictures-individually .

But yeah, I love Sans dearly, he is a deep, complicated/complex guy, with many good traits, but also a lot of a more negative and/or dark(er) traits. And I think what you (and other(s)) say here about him, and the take I have seen of him in ur fic (i.e., a post-pacifist Sans, who has also lost his brother and other stuff, etc. That becomes "Dead Eyes". And all that) is one of the best takes of him.

He can he hard to characterize well sometimes, and I think u do very well at it. And I like you exploring so many of his traits, and like you said, I like the question u bring up in that post, of there coming a point where you have to ask if it is actually a good idea to date him.

I feel bad for Paps though, but I get that Paps did help him be stable, and it can be hard to get him to be too unstable with him still there. I have seen some fics that can (i.e.; The Golden Quiche for example. Which is super awesome. Another one of my favorite Sans takes. And another Classic boi too, which I love. Even though I love non-Classic/Classic takes too. I just really love Classics/Classic takes A LOT. Or in ur case, a Classic take, but with some Mob/Mafia stuff post-pacifist, and etc.), but it is still very hard to do. And even with that fic, they have another fic called The Lone Defender (a really great unique DustTale take, but is also set post-Soulless Pacifist, and is connected to The Golden Quiche), where the characters are basically TGQ characters with some changes to the history of the world, and in that fic, Sans loses Paps, and due to that, he is a lot worse mentally and stability wise.

So yeah, it can be hard to get Sans TOO unstable w/o Paps. It can be done, but it can be hard.

Anyways, great, lovely Sans take. I love fics that really explore his character like urs does. Also great Sans/Reader fics, one of the best I have read. And one of the best Readers too.

I am sad (though this might change, it has happened to me w/ other fics and stuff), that we only have a couple more chapters left. I.e., where are at 92/94, because a hole will be left in my heart. Though, at least I still have a lot to read (and this fic is so long; I love it. /genuine) and then later, I can also re-read too. And I am happy this fic is going to be getting a conclusion. This is just such a good fic, with such good takes on UT characters on the Surface post-game and/or in general, with well-implemented OCs and well-done Reader, and just such a good fic in general. So I will be both happy and sad about it ending. Also worried, because I am scared to see how everything is going to end.

Last of all, I just wanted to ask, there was an Ask (that I can't find), that asked the characters what upcoming chapters were their favorites and/or some their favorites moments for them as characters, or something like that? And I was trying to remember if Sans answered Ch92 or Ch94, but I couldn't remember, and then I couldn't find that Ask. If you know what I am talking about, maybe u can show me that Ask and/or just tell if you know the answer here. If you don't know what I am talking about; I get that too too.

Alright, will end my Asks here for now. Great fic! Ask 2/2.

Hey, thank you for the long comment! ❤️ I am always so happy when people respond to this fic with the same energy I put into it -- because as you might have noticed I put a *lot* of energy into it.

Yes, I love writing Sans because he's such a goddamn pill! Which is to say, a complex character whose attractive qualities and annoying qualities can be exactly the same thing, and who holds on to his own particular ideas and way of doing things with a bloody-minded stubbornness that makes you want to shake him until he gets the hell over himself. Certain later chapters pissed everyone off, but to me that's Sans at his most Sans-ish -- he had to suffer a lot more before he was willing to try something new.

I also can't believe we're nearly at chapter 94... this sequence has been a long time coming. I'm scrambling to get 93 done, but 94, I've known exactly what happens in it for a long time and it's mostly done, and I am counting down the days until I can finally share it.

About the 'favorite chapters' ask, I believe that's this one. To refresh everyone's memory:

Sasha: “I get a good moment in 79.”

Reader looks troubled. “I guess… 91.”

Sans grimaces. “feels kinda weird to say, but 94.”

Jerren: “So many to choose from! 81. No, 82. But 85 is hilarious. 86 even better. And then… No, I’ll say no more.” Now that all those chapters except 94 have been posted, I bet that you can all understand why the characters chose as they did!

Thank you for the ask 🥰