#SASI

[madeline-ashton]

this sucks so bad im gonna (remembers suicide jokes are bad for my mental health) divide my personality into different characters and solve personal dilemmas by having debate-style discussions with them

[orbch]

dwit anniversary means logan with his front teeth knocked out anniversary too. for those who celebrate (me)

[tipsandtrixx]

Hey quick psa, write Patton as the messy person he is. Patton doesn't change easily, he's stuck in his strict outline of good and evil and it took several long episodes and both Janus and Remus being introduced before he started changing. He has a real problem of undermining Virgil with his "dad and son" antics, and has to be firmly told by Virgil that it makes him feel uncomfortable and ignored and even then he still accidentally does it and has to catch himself. He ignores Logans opinions and solutions because he can't face the fact that he messes up and hurts Thomas, which is slowly pushing Logan towards the deep end, and continues to do so over and over even when he's proven wrong. His extreme views on right and wrong are what spilt the twins in two and are still negatively effecting Roman and his self worth.

Yes Pat is the innocent character. Yes he's the dad character. Yes he's silly and naive and kind but he's a disaster. He hurts the others and he's stubborn in his views and he doesn't recognize how much influence he has over the others. Patton is a spectacular character because he's effectively the problem of the group but he's too naive and innocent to recognize that, write him like that you cowards. Write him lying to himself that he's the one in the right and that he knows what he's doing, write him ignoring others because he can't face the hard truths, write him as the accidental antagonist he is.

[radioactive-yuri]

rewatching svs redux, and i'm still going insane overanalyzing janus telling the others his name. more specifically right afterwards, when roman makes fun of him and he immediately bites back with an incredibly low blow. it's honestly very indicative of what he's like as a character; constantly on guard, ready to show his teeth at every indication of a threat. it also kind of goes into my idea of him and virgil as foils; both cautious, both protective of themselves and what they perceive as their weak spots, but the way they defend themselves is so different. virgil does it by never opening up at all, janus does it by opening up like a trap.

when virgil opens up, he's already off his guard, he won't do it unless he trusts the situation completely. i don't think janus has ever trusted any situation completely. so instead of opening up when he feels it's safe to do so, he opens up when he knows it's unsafe to do so, he's just constantly prepared for the eventual worst outcome. he had that honestly pretty cruel comeback locked and loaded, ready from the start, because he knew roman would take advantage if he showed any vulnerability. that's what i mean when i say that he opens himself up like a trap; his weakness can't be exploited if he's always on guard. ready to fight back, even when there are no weapons in sight.

virgil's emotional walls can be brought down. when he feels affection, safety, comfort, he lets his guard down. janus could feel all of those things, and still be prepared to bite back at a moment's notice. and i think that also fits into their respective roles: anxiety gone too far means expecting cruelty at every turn. self-preservation gone too far means preparing for cruelty at every turn.

and, just like what happened in that scene, janus being constantly on guard means that no matter how vulnerable he gets, no matter how much he opens up, he can always take all of it back if it goes wrong. the trap closes like this: "you can't hurt me; i've prepared for every situation in which you might."

this is a carnivorous animal bearing its fangs at its perceived assailant, a fox raised in the woods doesn't understand the difference between a teasing poke and a fist ready to reel back. it'll bite you anyways. just don't poke the fucking fox. its scared, and its teeth are sharp.

[too-much-yike]

analogical month week 4: Puzzles/Books

they’re doing an escape room and are too locked in i fear

[thatonelesbianfander]

Happy birthday to my beloved platonic soulmate, muse, and favorite character in the world! Go cause as much chaos as you want today, you deserve it <3

[underratedorangeside]

Virgil in a nutshell

[stanley-the-coolest]

Did I make a drawing of Remus for his birthday and now I’m posting it at 12:04am?

Yes.

Happy birthday Remus

[mysticwolfentertainment]

Hey, raise your hand if your part of the group that just remembered one day that Sanders Sides exists and now its once again become your whole personality

[abigails-interests]

Roman: *clicks pen*

Virgil: *clicks pen in response*

Janus: Stop that.

Roman: Stop what?

Janus: You’re talking about me in Morse code!

Roman: Yes, that’s what we doing. In our very limited time, we took a class on a very outdated, very unnecessary form of communication just so we could talk about you in front of you. Congrats, you figured us out!

*later*

Virgil, to Logan: That’s actually exactly what we were doing.

[batwingedcherub]

oh yeh it's his birthday!.... uh... freaky sanders I think....

[orbch]

i was just jorkin, here is remus art happy birthday to him awww hes finally 6 years old

[tipsandtrixx]

What I think your fave side says about you:

Logan: I'm gonna assume you're on the aroace spectrum and that you like astronomy. I'm also gonna assume you're a gifted kid. Is Logan my favorite? Yes. Am I all three of those things. Yes.

Patton: You scare me. You fought tooth and nail defending him after SVS and POF and I both respect and fear you. Also you have a estranged relationship with religion or a parental figure. You're filling a void.

Roman: You live for the Pinterest wedding board. Your only goal in life is to have a sword collection over your couch. The only reason you survived high school is because you had a crazy friend group that always had new drama. Doesn't matter your gender.

Virgil: Either you're a new fan who just loves the sassy emo guy, or you're a og fan and I know what your tumblr looked like in 2018. Either way, your ao3 account is something to fear.

Janus: you think you're as sassy and cunty as he is. You are not. No one is as sassy and cunty as Janus. Also you had a reptile obsession at some point and you saw there was a snake character and went feral.

Remus: sweetest, kindest person ever. You are a sweetheart. In real life that is. The second you get online you become a feral but polite goblin. But absolute gentle soul irl.

Orange side: there is absolutely no info on his personality. You are lying.

C!Thomas: boring. Like so many fun and weird guys in this series and you choose the real guy with a social security number. You are a liar.

This is all in good fun, I'm not trying to be mean, this is a joke. Do we all understand that. Okay good.

[radioactive-yuri]

thinking abt that christmas special again. janus showing up already completely drunk is so. like. okay imagine you're being forced to go to an event you see no point in with people you know hate you, people who have consistently hated you for several decades, including someone you used to have a genuine connection with before they essentially abandoned you in favor of being accepted by the aforementioned people that hate you. all of that, and you have to face the man who's the literal reason for your existence, your one purpose in life, the reason you do everything you do, the person you're trying to protect above all else. and he hates you too. or at least he did, up until very, very recently, when he suddenly started validating your existence, most definitely leading to a lot of unresolved and pent up feelings being released all at once.

like yeah no i genuinely do not think she would've been able to handle that entire situation without some alcohol.

[let-roman-bite-someone]

season one prinxiety was so funny. they hated each other’s guts. they flirted with each other. they agreed on one thing and then got into a fight about another. roman carried virgil bridal-style. they unintentionally complimented each other. virgil was constantly smirking while talking to roman. “my chemically imbalanced romance” “aw you think i’m hot” “but anxiety is the fairest of them all!” roman had a thousand nicknames reserved specifically for virgil. they were tricked into holding hands. they bonded over disney animated movies. they were each other's foils and parallels at the same time. roman spit yogurt into virgil’s mouth.