Thomas talks about being "sexually ambiguous" when the valentine's day video was brought up in the five years recap. So it's likely that he identified as bi or pan in highschool and later came to realize that he's actually gay.
It's a very common pipeline for queer people, since the idea of being attracted to multiple genders is easier to accept than the idea of being attracted to the same sex.
Sup, hi hello I wanna do one of my favorite things which is talk about minor inconsequential details in Sanders Sides writing because I don’t get out much so let’s talk about how the Sanders Sides timeline is even MORE muddled then you thought.
I noticed in the embarrassing phases video that when Logan insults Virgil’s ability it scare the group, saying that him diminishing his costume quality isn’t all that scary, Virgil fires back with “Careful, or itll be Thomas’ girl phase next.” Logan reacts in near disgust, and Thomas makes a remark about it.
Roman laughs, saying “you were so repressed!”
And Thomas mutters “It was very hard for me!”
However there’s a remark in SVS that directly contradicts this, as a morbid joke or not, and it can spark some interesting theories about what’s yet to come for the series. In the clip, Patton is trying to convince Thomas going to the wedding was the right choice because of all the times Lee and Mary Lee had helped him, giving an example of Mary Lee coming out to give him a jump after his car broke down, and Thomas replies with this remark:
“And Lee always had my back in high school after I came out”
Thomas specifically says he came out in high school, even if he previously stated he came out at 23. Thomas came out on the internet in 2017, where he would’ve been around 26, so he’s not talking about telling his large audience in either instant. It’s not really important when Thomas actually came out, because Thomas would know when he actually came out. If he’d simply said “school” it could’ve been played off as he came out in college, but he specifically says high school, and like I said, Thomas wouldn’t just forget if he came out in high school because it would’ve been a very different experience from college (or idk I barely remember when I first came out so maybe I’m wiping my ass or smth)
I personally think it would be cool to explore the themes of repression, internalized homophobia, and ultimately coming out in high school in the mid 2000’s would be a cool storyline, specifically for Patton and Janus, Patton because he is Thomas’ moral code and it’s been said Thomas was raised Catholic, and Janus because he would ultimately be the one keeping that secret from Thomas.
Idk if that’s just an overzealous fanfic idea but I just wanted to talk about it. I completely understand if following that storyline would be a bit too uncomfy for Thomas, and I respect that, I’m just throwing my opinions out there because I have no self control. Pls tell me if I was just being stupid and missed smth cause I honestly never know what I’m doing. Ever.
Hope you liked me ranting about a line in a YouTube video but welcome to neurodivergency
shout out to the early sanders sides fandom. every time i remember how it was i just get sent to this Realm. shout out to nobody knowing the rainbow theory yet and making every evil side oc red <3. shout out to the TRENCHES that janus fans were in. shout out to virgil always being a pathetc 5'2 catboy. <3 shout out to the era of comic dubs and glmms. <3 shout out to every side being a twink <3.
it was so so Bad and the terrible epitome of fandom culture at the time but i will never be able to forget it, no matter how hard i try <3
As someone studying psychology, it’s never NOT funny how someone’s ego is supposed to be a “reality principle” that ensures we act realistically and keeps the conflict between the impulsive id and restrictive superego in balance, while Roman (Thomas’s “ego”) is like: