#character Thomas

[dikdikpronouncedxylophone]

Sanders Sides as Ao3 pt. 11

[orbch]

c!thomas: somehow this feels like third wheeling…

[pencilpat]

"To my dear self,"

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Even the darkest, most repressed pieces of yourself deserve to feel loved.

c!Thomas and Remus hug when...... when...?

Text based on this poem that I couldn't find the source of.

[sleepyvirgilprompts]

Logan has started trying to get Thomas onto a better sleep schedule and is discovering that Thomas's sleep schedule is heavily influenced by Virgil's. As a result, he is now also trying to improve Virgil's sleep schedule. This is... a challenge.

[marksandrec]

Marks and Rec: Misc #2508

Wrong imagination. (Dialogue from tumblr.)

[skeletinmoss]

Ok I've decided on the Kim Possible au

Roman as Kim

Janus as Wade, cuz fuck society I'm working from home

Patton as Ron

Thomas and Logan as Kim's twin brothers

And Remus as Dr Drakken ( Janus was too competent for the role)

[lieutenantcactus]

I love Remus just being Janus' lil guy

(based on this text post I saw)

[aroprincey]

[ID: a collection of memes involving misunderstanding terms and phrases that are being said by ts characters. patton is saying “‘chefs kiss’? do- do they really?” roman is saying “‘the bird flu’? yea they tend to do that”. virgil is saying “you’re telling me a shrimp fried this rice?” emile is saying “‘what’s upstairs?’ they can’t talk”. logan is saying “‘based’? based on what?” janus is saying “apartment ‘complex’? i find it quite simple”. character thomas is saying “road work ahead? yea i sure hope it does”. remy is saying “wood fired pizza? how’s pizza gonna get a job now?” remus is saying “you’re telling me a ginger bred this man?” End ID]

[touyubesposts]

My Sander Sides Enlightment

You know what’s always kinda bothered me? Those mean takes on the other sides. Like ‘Janus is manipulating Patton and isn’t actually trying to be friends with him,’ ‘Patton has too much moral superiority,’ ‘Roman never learns,’ So on and so forth. There is something bad to say about all the sides. No hate to anyone who's made one, you are valid and probably right in your own way. I think the only reason they bother me so much is because you can easily say the opposite. The most common phrase being ‘Nobody listens to ____’

“Nobody listens to Patton! He was trying to show the others that Virgil was good all along and only when Virgil was gone did they listen.”

“Nobody listens to Logan! He gets ignored constantly and he’s getting mad because of it.”

“Nobody listens to Roman! Every time he comes up with a solution, he gets shut down only to get blamed for not coming up with a solution.”

“Nobody listens to Virgil! He only gets listened to when he forces Thomas to hear him, and he doesn’t like doing that.”

“Nobody listens to Janus! Even when he has good ideas and arguments, they get pushed to the side because he is a dark side.”

“Nobody listens to Remus! That was the entire point of an episode. And all he wants is to be listened to, it doesn’t matter who.”

And all of these are valid points. But at some point, you have to wonder who’s not listening the most. Which is how I think the criticism posts of the characters came to be in the first place. But I don’t think any of them are to blame. Even when this new side gets revealed, it won’t be his fault either. The fault isn’t on Roman, or Logan, or Janus, or any of them.

It's on Thomas.

And of course I don’t mean ‘Writer Thomas,’ I mean ‘Character Thomas.’ Throughout the series, Thomas has always held himself high. You can’t be perfect, but you can try to be. And every time a situation comes up, he doubts himself, wondering if he’s even any good at all.

And in comes the sides, telling him that he can’t be bad and here's why. In fact, Thomas won’t let himself be bad at anything. Can’t be a bad worker, can’t be a bad actor or singer, and certainly can’t be a bad friend. Even in situations where he wouldn’t even be those things, he can’t even let himself risk it.

And so, the sides follow suit.

Logan becomes the perfect person for knowledge and learning, never letting himself be anything less than right all the time.

Roman strives to be perfect physically and materialistically, coming up with creative ideas that help Thomas move up in the world or, at the very least, make himself feel better.

Patton is the perfectly moral person. Make sure everyone is alright, help whenever and wherever you can, and always keep a smile on. Wouldn’t want anyone worrying for you, right? That wouldn’t be good.

Virgil is the perfect alarm system. Even false alarms are taken with the utmost seriousness. Just as long as no one else knows your anxious.

Janus is a deceiver. And Thomas lies often. So he needs to be the best at putting on a face and making sure nothing goes off without a hitch. Wouldn’t want people catching him in a lie. He needs to be the perfect liar.

And then there's Remus. The only one who tries not to be perfect. But that idea terrifies the others so much, Remus is left to pick up all of the imperfection slack. Maybe that's why Remus was offended when he was called ‘Scary.’

Trying to be so many perfect things all at once, you’re going to but heads with all of the different aspects of yourself. You're going to not listen. You're going to ignore. And in some cases, your perfectionism is going to make you look like the bad guy. And as someone with perfectionism, I relate a little too hard.

Thank you for reading.

[ltlemonpop]

C!thomas : oh my goddddddd why do I have to be a multifaceted human being at 6:30 in the morning

[blutide-basslines]

Lineup w/ the whole crew!

Reposting so more people can see the additional characters.

[dikdikpronouncedxylophone]

Sanders Sides as Ao3 pt. 12

[orbch]

​good ol fashioned sleepover and movie night with the voices in your head

[give-me-a-minute-to-think]

i really love thomas' acting here. he conveys so much without any words. this is the exact face of someone who wants to say i love you but isn't ready yet.

[sleepyvirgilprompts]

Thomas: Hey Virgil, you're staring at me but I don't feel particularly anxious, what's up with that?

Virgil:

Thomas: Virgil?

Virgil: *blinks*

Thomas: Uh... Virgil?

Roman: Ignore him, he's just sleep-deprived.

[beetlewine-art]

Some memes i did after the new Asides episode, it was too funny, you can tell Janus getting slaped was my favorite part.

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