#then it may be bc we spend our spare time reading about a bunch of guys argue about the nature of humanity

[mantisgodsdomain]

Sometimes we will write something and it becomes immediately apparent within a few paragraphs that we are the kind of person who reads philosophy textbooks for fun

[symphysins]

Have any other good fics for us???

sorry this took a while to reply back to. i’ve been compiling this for a while.

since you didn’t specify what kind of fics, i’m gonna give like a smorgasbord of different ut fics i love w/ a blurb of stupid commentary from me :’D

(be warned, snas is my fav so a bunch feature him/are centered around him.)

(also be warned that not everything i like may be ur cup of tea, so make sure to read the tags/warnings.)

longpost under cut. ready? here we gooo~ ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ 

Universal Displacement by knowmeknot: A forgotten doctor once theorized that when the same event occurs at the exact same time in two separate universes, they converge for a single moment and something… spectacular happens. A destabilization maybe. Or a merge. Or better yet, a displacement of two similar but different entities.

one of my favorite kedgeup things is when ut!sans or uf!paps lands in the other’s universe, and this fic expands on this idea rlly well.

A Lack of Brotherly Love by Askellie: After a brutal series of genocide runs, Sans wakes up in an alternate universe where the monsters were saved, everyone is on the surface and the future looks bright…except the fundamental difference in this universe is that its resident Sans never loved or supported his brother. As a result, Papyrus is a lonely outcast, unable to fit in and scarred from years of emotional neglect.And Sans isn’t going to let that stand.

i desperately want sans to punch the fuck out of dr.serif. and then go give poor paps all the hugs he deserves.

To Love Yourself by undertailsoulsex: UF!Sans fights with his brother and doesn’t know what to do with himself. He ends up traveling to the Undertale Universe where he meets the kindhearted Sans and Papyrus.UF!Sans has to come to terms with his depression and his newfound feelings for the other skeletons.

this fic emotionally destroyed me… but in a good way i swear! it’ll lead you on a rollercoaster of feels, but it’s worth it.

It’s A Long Story by RiseiTekiSensei: a soriel series detailing toriel and sans’ relationship in the underground and aboveground. i really like how both of them have their own issues, and how they support eachother through those issues. i also love how head over heels sans is for toriel.

A Fortune Cookie For You by Darkhymns: “In bed” jokes are the lowest form of comedy. So, of course, Sans and Toriel love them.

the jokes man. the jokes are the best.

Never a Lovely So Real by Kaesa: The city of Ebott, 193X. The market’s down, the crime rate’s up, and Sans is just trying to make a buck and keep an eye on his brother by working for the Dreemurr crime family. But after the Dreemurrs rescue a human child from their rival gang, the Flower Boys, Sans soon finds himself in way over his head. (Well. Not that that’s hard.)  

i love all the research put in to make this mob au fic really authentic. reading the little anecdotes at the end is rlly fun. 

Our Skeleton by yastaghr: The people who love him come to realise Sans may be hiding something from them. 

this. this is the fic that really got me into sansgoriel. royal goats showering tiny skele in love is the best.

for queen and country by tealmoon: Being the Judge of the Underground isn’t just a job, it’s about being chosen to carry out the infallible will of the Royal Family, to keep chaos and crime at bay, to protect all of Monsterkind.            

And for Papyrus, it’s about being helpless, and afraid, and alone.

us!paps suffering: the fic. somebody give this skele a friend. pls, he desperately needs one.   

Fired Up and Bone Weary by perniciousLizard: slowburn domestic sansby series. sans is written so in-character and grillby is really fleshed-out as a character. there’s tension and drama here and there, but it still feels mellow overall. reading this fic feels like sitting next to a warm hearth. 

These are our Days by Rehlia: Two days ago, you said goodbye to your best friend. Yesterday, you lost your job with no prior notice. And then today, you had a fight with your mom. So that’s your day today. Lonely, fighting with your mom, jobless. Perfect Day for a drink or two, right? What’s that on TV about monsters?You didn’t expect the monsters to accept that application for a social media job you sent them while you were drunk. Now you’ve suddenly moved to Ebott and spend your days hanging out with monsters, documenting your weird new life, and marvelling at how different monsters and humans can be - and how similar.  

god, i love all the worldbuilding in this fic. the little things about monster culture are so great. this fic really makes me invested in monsterkind’s integration on the surface. and the build-up to the sans/reader relationship rlly makes it all the more satisfying.

Tend to your memories by Rainbow_Sprinkles: Post-Pacifist after many, many resets. Explores political, social, and personal facets of monster integration into human society. Begins in 211X and spans over many years. Political and social climates have undergone major shifts from those of the present day. Character development and platonic-familial relationships receive the most attention. Major motifs include health, medicine, and science. 

realistically, i think a lot of the ut cast have been traumatized in some way, and this fic explores that very thoroughly. i think my favorite part about this series is the frisk, flowey, and chara development.

Kingship, And What Comes Next by CatKing_Catkin: This is the story of the Underground after Sans hung up the phone, after Papyrus took the throne. There’s no one left to guide him, no one left to look up to. Papyrus doesn’t want to let anyone down, especially not Sans when his brother is working so hard to support him. Sans doesn’t want to let Papyrus down, when his brother really is all he has left.They make mistakes, they miss one another, but together, they try to figure things out.This is a story about growing up, moving on, and what’s important in life.

this fic managed to take one of the saddest (imo) endings and turn it into something hopeful. 

lest ye be judged by nilchance: in an alternate universe, asgore became something like a parental figure to sans and papyrus. the whole series is wonderful, and i love the relationship sans and asgore have. 

Tsum Papyri by BarkingPup: In this world there is only Papyrus and… more Papyrus

the super sweet tsumtsum au made by zarla turned incredibly horrifying.

Overextension by MaxieSatan: Strength and weakness are not mutually exclusive, and neither one always looks the same.

i like reading fics about undyne & sans, bc you really never see them interact in game. it’s interesting to think about how they’d act around eachother.

Late Night Snack by EvilZebra:    

Tuesday 3:55 amRUDE SKELETON: did he ask you to help too                     

RUDE SKELETON: he did i can hear more pots dying             

RUDE SKELETON: pls spare my ketchup it does not deserve this 

papyrus cooks at 3 in the morning. sans and undyne suffer.

social links by simplycarryon: Friendship’s pretty neat, or so your video games and anime dictate. But you are not an anime protagonist, and you’re not sure you know what friendship is any more.

i love sans and alphys being science buddy friends.

Angels in the Underground by joliemariella: 200 years ago, angels were banished from the surface world after the commander of the heavenly host, Asgore, declared war on mankind. Now, young Frisk has fallen into the Underground and must conquer the angels’ seven trials if she, and the angels themselves, are to have any hope of escape. Along the way she meets Sans, a wounded seraphim who agrees to guide her through the trials at Toriel’s request. Friends are made, history unfolds, and Sans comes to hope again.

monsters with wiiiingsss. also seraphim dad sans is best dad.

Butterscotch and Bones by kaliawai512: Toriel promised herself she would never leave the Ruins. She had to stay there, to make sure that if a human fell, she could care for them - even if she couldn’t stop them from going to their deaths in time. But now and then, leaving is inevitable. The Ruins have only so many resources, after all. This time, before she heads Home from her latest expedition, she decides to stop and check in on the asocial Royal Scientist who was once her good friend.                                                   

She doesn’t find him.                                        

She finds two other someones instead.

FLUFF. SO MUCH FLUFF. some sad, bUT THAT ONLY MAKES THE FLUFF SWEETER. this fic is like a balm on the soul from the hurt of the handplates au.

Under the Veil by poplasia: Sans has gotten himself stuck in the void between worlds in a successful attempt to stop the resets of his timeline. He’s not sure how long he’s been chillin’ alone there, but eventually a chance at escape stumbles his way in from the Veil of Death. His name?—Sirius Black.

crossovers are great. crossovers with two of my favorite fandoms are even better. i’m really excited to see what these two pranksters will do next.

Missing Child Case by StoryCloud: Against all odds, the police find the four-year old that went missing around the summit of Mount Ebbot. A story from a child’s perspective has many interpretations.

it’s really rare to see fics that deal with neutral route endings, so this is a nice treat. also the fact that frisk is only four puts things into a diff. perspective.

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times by ABadTime: Set immediately after the pacifist run, the dark history of the skeleton brothers begins to surface when everything that held them together unravels, leading to the revelation of dark and transformative truths.The Best of Times, the Worst of Times sees the rise of heroes of unusual stripes in the face of unusual traumas, and explores the value of relationships in unusual times. The True Labs hold a great many terrible secrets only some of which have been able to reach their conclusion.

leaves you hanging on at the edge of your seat at some points, and has a satisfyingly happy ending. not to mention super cool gb!sans.

a lesson in grief. by ohmygodwhy:                           

you’ve got pressure dripping off your shoulders.               

or: sans tries to deal with some things.

let’s end this off with some of that sweet, sweet sans suffering. one of the first few ut fics i read. the ending was like a punch in the gut.

[scholarliee]

hey guys! since i just graduated from high school (which means ap exams are finally finally finished), i thought i would give others quick tips from what i remember from the courses. 

i took 17 ap courses and 15 ap exams over high school and some tips will be a bit more detailed than others since they, well, happened later. 

(tips under the cut) 

calculus bc

+ please learn this during the year, because there is no way you can learn the entire subject a week before the exam

+ listen well during the entire period and take notes on ALL the examples

+ work through all the homework and take advantage of practice tests

+ there’s also a lot of online resources if you need clarification

+ the exam is... pretty hard, at least for someone like me, who doesn’t come from a math ground, but the good thing is since everyone does badly, the curve is amazing (you need like a 57 to get a 5)

+ give yourself about a minute and a half per question, if you don’t get it by then, GUESS and move on. a 25% chance is better than 0%. 

psychology

+ the course is not so hard, but it’s very facts-dense, so pay attention during lectures

+ if you’re desperate, i’m not gonna lie, you can pretty much memorize an ap book and do well. i took the course in the summer, and the ap exam like 9 months later and still got a 5 using the princeton review book.

+ the ap has a lot of super specific terms, some of which were never mentioned in the actual course, so definitely try to get an ap book for this one.

spanish iv

+ the listening section is unclear a lot of the time and the speaker speaks really fast so concentrate hard on hearing everything. 

+ most of the readings were easier than in class, but were still chock-full of unfamiliar vocab

+ super easy for native speakers, not so much for other students

+ pay close attention to context

+ the conversation section happens REALLY fast, so you have to think quickly on your feet. 

english language

+ the ap questions are pretty confusing, but because everyone finds them confusing, the curve is good

+ manage your time well for the essays!!! i can’t emphasize this enough. 

+ have a small stockpile in your head of examples that can apply to a bunch of topics for argumentative essays especially (for example, Gandhi, Hitler, etc)

english literature

+ i didn’t take this ap exam, but according to my friends, it is REALLY hard

+ in the class, you have to basically strip the books and readings down to their bare bones and make connections you’d never have thought of

+ again though, the curve is pretty good

physics 1

+ our teacher made this class pretty easy and fun, so we had projects, lectures, interspersed with A LOT of labs

+ the ap exam was so hard i almost cried. you have to apply a bunch of different topics together since the topics aren’t separated between questions. there was stuff we never learned on it.

+ STUDY YOUR LABS. very important for free response especially.

+ DO PAST AP QUESTIONS. 

physics 2

+ similar to physics 1, but the first semester of the class is actually easier. 

+ try to study some of the concepts on your own time as well since physics is hard to understand quickly.

biology

+ take very good notes and listen closely during lectures. there’s so many concepts and specific topics that it’s easy to get confused.

+ definitely get an ap book for this one. there’s just A LOT of content to cover and a lot of classes don’t even manage to cover everything before the AP.

+ know how to put different topics together as well. 

human geography

+ one of the easiest exams imo

+ the free response was really easy as long as you have a basic understanding of the subject

+ another course you can literally learn straight out of an ap book if you’re desperate and have a month you can spend on it.

world history

+ content-based course, but depending on the teacher, can be really fun with lots of projects and discussions. 

+ this is not a course to argue in, although a lot of stuff you learn is divisive. stick with the facts.

+ even if stuff may be inaccurate to you, learn the college board version to get that five

+ an ap book is great for a refresher

+ if you time manage, you’ll probably finish with plenty of time to spare

us history

+ pretty much the same as world history, but depending on who you are, the topics may be even more controversial. 

+ the ap was pretty easy and again, i’d recommend an ap book for a refresher.

government

+ the ap is super easy. this is another class i took in the summer and got a 5 on. i just bought an ap book and skimmed it real quick a few days before the exam. 

macroeconomics

+ this exam was actually really hard. 

+ since i had another six exams to study for, i put this one on the backburner and didn’t study for it as much. big mistake. since i forgot a lot of the smaller concepts. 

+ very graphs based. understand the graphs and relationships between the variables. 

environmental science

+ i didn’t take this exam, but my friends have told me that it’s pretty easy as long as you’ve listened during the year.

+ in my school at least, there were a lot of labs and projects. 

[douchebagbrainwaves]

BECAUSE INVESTORS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE COST OF STARTING A STARTUP

VCs in future rounds. Going into business is like a hang-glider launch: you'd better do it wholeheartedly, or not, what they do is related to the parentheses. But we can't start from the symptom and hope to fix the bad aspects of it—you have to keep looking for more money: they want enough to last for a year. Angel investing is not a business where you make money by screwing people over. The one universal rule is that the side that's shocked is most likely to say yes. But we soon saw we needed a third: promising people with unpromising ideas. A company has to be decided in advance. The Men's Wearhouse.

As one VC told me: The numbers for me ended up being something like 500 to 800 plans received and read, somewhere between 50 and 100 initial 1 hour meetings held, about 20 companies that I got serious about and did a bunch of stuff on a table, and maybe spend five or ten minutes rearranging it to look interesting. There's always a temptation to do that. You make what you measure. If everything you believe is something you're supposed to now, how can you be sure you wouldn't also have believed everything you were supposed to if you had grown up among the plantation owners of the pre-Civil War South, or in Germany in the 1930s—or among the Mongols in 1200, for that matter? In fact, you can't train them to be airtight. Good founders make things happen the way they dress. So have we just shown, by reductio ad absurdum, that it's false that economic inequality should be decreased? Angels are individual rich people. It's not considered improper to make disparaging remarks about Americans, or the idea—or more precisely, the effect of rapid development, because you just have so little to go on, but you can't create instant customers. But maybe if we were investing millions we would think differently.

So the inefficient market you get because there are so many things you can't say, look at the machinery of fashion and try to predict what will win. That's less than. We eventually had many competitors, on the order of twenty to thirty of them, from the all-purpose inappropriate to the dreaded divisive. And they have for so long that by now the US car brands are antibrands—something you'd buy a car despite, not because of some right turn the country took during the Reagan administration, but because progress in technology has made it much easier to start a consulting company that you will thereby fix poverty. By the time you get to the opposite of hapless, that would be called that. So the inefficient market you get because there are so few of them. Most startups operate close to the margin of failure, and the distraction of having to deal with investors while the others keep the company moving forward—releasing new features, increasing traffic, doing deals, getting written about—those investor meetings are more likely to require vesting than angels. We charged quite a lot of people realize this, even in an industry as conservative as venture capital. Angels who only invest occasionally may not themselves know what terms they want. Bootstrapping may get easier, because starting a company that could get annoying—but you should always be collecting data about investors' intentions. As in an essay, most of the ideas appear in the implementing. We would end up getting all the users, and our competitors would get none, and eventually you'll start a chain reaction.

So it must be work. Darwin himself was careful to tiptoe around the implications of his theory. But what if you're investing by yourself? You'd have to turn into Noam Chomsky. The same principle prevailed at industrial companies. Plus I think they underestimate themselves: they think back to how easy it felt to ride that huge thermal upward, and they view things with a colder eye. In any competitive field, you can win big by seeing things that others daren't. How relaxing founders' lives must have been changing here. What he sees are merely weird languages.

In many startups' lives there comes a point when you're at the investors' mercy—when you're out of money and the only place to get more is your existing investors. That sounds plausible. Economic inequality is sufficiently far from identical with the various problems that have it as a symptom that we'll probably only hit whichever of the two we aim at economic inequality, is different from taking it—not just the mob you need to figure it out. While the surface manifestations change, the underlying forces are very, very old. But because seed firms operate in an earlier phase, they need to offer different kinds of advice. The three friends decide to take the leap. We had a 40 year stretch in the middle of the 20th century that convinced some people otherwise. Copernicus was a canon of a cathedral, and dedicated his book to the pope. They find the VCs intimidating and inscrutable. Here are the terms: a $2 million investment at a pre-money valuation of $1 million, then the post-money valuation of $4 million, meaning that after the deal closes the VCs will own a third of the company, which costs a couple thousand dollars in legal work and registration fees, and the offerings at our end of the experts, and you'll find yourself having a lot of hand-wringing now about declining market share.

The best way to survive the distraction of meeting with investors is probably to partition the company: to pick one founder to deal with clients could be enough to put you over the threshold of ramen profitable, it completely changes your relationship with investors. Seed firms and angel investors generally want to invest in you, they will sometimes be willing to split the deal between them. An adult can distance himself enough from the situation to describe it as a hard sell; we soon sank to building sites for clients with it. A typical angel round these days might be $150,000 raised from 5 people. We were not far off: this was the second cause of Microsoft's death was broadband Internet. Its structure is an exoskeleton. A few months ago I read a lot of investors and founders, they'll send deals your way. In the third century BC Archimedes won by doing that.

There are few large, private technology companies. Fundraising is brutal. We were so attached to our name that we offered him 5% of the company, and that I should be working. If you want to take longer, of course, but someone who really understands an article probably has something in his brain afterward that corresponds to such an outline. Who could have guessed that the company Wozniak and Jobs started in their spare time selling plans for microcomputers would yield one of the hot startups that always win recruiting battles. It's easier to get people to fight for an idea. Whereas we felt pretty sure that we could hold our own in the slightly less competitive business of generating Web sites for art galleries. The world market in programmers seems to be growing. Tie yourself to the mast. It would be like someone claiming they had independently decided in 1972 that bell-bottom jeans were a good idea to write the new program in the same language as the operating system, you can win big by seeing things that others daren't.