#loopsif

[chipper-smol]

SASASA:P Siffrin's social skills are fried

gonna link the original brainworm of this au in the replies but the tl'dr is Siffrin makes a wish to be there for Loopfrin like they were there for him.

[daranatsus]

Get a room you two

Request by @stardusts-supervoid! I loved drawing their expressions

[parasiticghostwasps]

SifLoop doodle because someone has to draw ship art for them

I know Loop is also short and should not be as notably taller than Siffrin as they are here but too late

[chronologically-challenged]

Siffrin: Hey, Stardust, any ideas for this loop?

@chipper-smol This is how I picture the start of 80% of their conversations going after awhile in role reversal au.

[justanotheryellowsoul]

I know Loopsif sleeps through the Hang Out in this au bc they're exhausted, but I am STRUCK by the idea of "this person is so kind to you and they care about you and understand your situation, but they knowingly hurt everyone you love"

Like when Siffrin went through the Loop Hang Out he was betrayed. But also they and Loop weren't super close. Siffrin was suspicious of Loop to some degree, and also expected them to be mean to him. It was quick for Loop to change the subject and explain afterwards, but Loopsif is more volatile at this point and just,,,, yeah. I think it would hurt them more.

[sifloop]

loopsif

Sifloop

Loop sif

Sloop

The Universe's favorite joke x the Universe's favorite

The strangest exploration of self hate and love you can find this side of tumblr.

Sifloop soup

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[iknowicanbutwhy]

thinking of ISAT loopsif being so chill so patient and SASASAP sif being so upset. The Universe watched him suffer and this is the lifeline it sends him. This is the worst best thing that could happen to them.

Major ISAT spoilers below so SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL

havent seen anyone with this idea yet but

AU where Siffrin fills the role of Loop FOR Loopfrin during SASASA:P

Siffrin appearing in the form of Loop for Loopfrin after their successful attempt on the King. Right before Loopfrin cries out to the Universe

just

being there for them like they were for him, y'know

and yeah he's a few... thousand loops late but bETTER LATE THAN EVER HAHAHAHA

imagine how suspicious and then angry and then desperate Loopfrin would be about Siffrin. The "What are you??" "Why didn't you help me sooner?" "You're staying?" "Actually, I don't care" <- cares a lot

everything about this star person is a novelty for Loopfrin. They had a whole moment when Bonnie handed them a candy with a crinkly wrapper. imagine how off foot they'd get after coming back from a loop and this star person remembers.

Siffrin taking as many chances to casually touch Loopfrin. Arm slung around their shoulders. Booping their nose. Holding their face and reassuring that they're real. Hugging them- getting them feeling present in their body once more.

encouraging Loopfrin to stop using the knife

poking them in the right directions- PROVIDING THE SAME QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURES LOOP DID FOR HIM! Memories saved. Important locations indicated with magic. Level progress saved. Control over where they can loop back.

do you see??? do you understand?????

tl'dr: let siffrin be there for loopfrin i think it'd be cool

[chipper-smol]

i think i need to clarify names and other details for the IsatRoleReversalAU before things get too confusing

ISAT Siffrin = Stardust, Loopsif SASASA:P Siffrin = Siffrin, Loopfrin, Siffrin Prime

Stardust still uses he/they Loopfrin uses they/them (the de-personalization already did its damage)

(Stardust still uses parenthesis) [Loopfrin still uses brackets] ^ just another way to help keep them distinct by using their original forms of thinking/transmitting info

[chipper-smol]

how did stardust end up in loopsif's timeline in the first place? i'm assuming this is post twohats canon, did he make a wish later on to see loop again? to be able to help loop in their original timeline? mostly i'm curious if stardust knew what they were getting into lmao

...also if loopsif DOES get out of their time loops eventually... would he go back to his normal timeline, or would he be stuck there forever?

...would loop still be there in stardust's timeline?

(sorry if it's a lot of questions or it's too spoilery for the au or you haven't thought that far ahead yet. lol)

1: Yes i think that this was a very intentional decision made by ISAT Siffrin. He'd be very cautious about Wishcraft and its rituals after the events of the game, so Stardust's presence is planned out (somewhat)

I'm thinking that its been many years since the loops and most of the party has settled down in their homes across the world (and its not like they dont make time to see each other). ISAT Siffrin gets melancholy and wonders... if they could have prevented Loop from becoming- well-- Loop.

The idea took root and then well here they are

Stardust made this Wish with returning back home in mind too

2: What would be more narratively satisfying for you? what kind of ending would give the right flavor of catharsis? NSFNFfgn ok I know thats a cop-out kind of answer but this AU definitely has a multiple endings sort of thing going on

(...i do think that it'd be a sort of Steven Universe kind of ending where Steven re-fuses with his gem half sort of thing, Stardust and Loop fusing together or ISAT Siffrin and SASASAP Siffrin)