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girl what “potential scenario” in “an episode or two”, the show is dead 😭

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Made this inspired by an incorrect quote by @warnadudenexttime, where Logan simps for Virgil's Tempest Tongue. It was really funny when I first read it & I hope this captures the spirit of the original.

#me and you and all of us

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i feel as if thomas has dug himself into the deepest hole imaginable when it comes to sanders sides. unfortunately, i dont think ill be fully satisfied with whatever he manages to put out for the finale. as the days drag on, people's standards go up - people expect something high quality when we've waited four fucking years.

i genuinely sympathise with thomas in that regard. he admitted himself that he keeps adding to the finale, and theres no doubt in my mind that hes doing so as compensation for how long the finale is taking. but adding more means longer production time. he's shooting himself in the foot.

i hope he's okay, genuinely. despite all the shit i talk about him, i hope thomas is at least doing okay with a support system and close friends. i just wish he communicated more clearly in the first place, laid out the foundation for our expectations early on instead of insisting everything was okay whilst the building was very clearly collapsing

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Time to bring back Ask Culture on Tumblr

This is the asks post

For every like this post gets, I will send an ask to the top person on my dash.

[Feel free to reblog and join in!]

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So this episode has given us wonderful information such as...

Virgil can be summoned by an adrenaline spike

Roman sleeps for over 11 hours in one sitting

Janus is canonically cold-blooded (and roman knows this)

Remus named his shower drain "Joanne's Fabrics"

Both of the other dark sides have already known this

Janus and remus had to "come all this way" for the video

Logan doesn't usually plan Secret Santa, someone else does

Logan voluntarily wore a Santa hat and invited the dark sides

Logan called roman a "master of (almost) all rhythms"

Patton knows very little to nothing about remus as a side

Virgil arguably knows logan the most of all the sides

And I think that's beautiful

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Man the sanders sides fandom had some stupid stuff going on like 1 inch below the surface back in the day and we all just pretended we were peaceful huh

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RESULTS!!! sanders sides controversial opinions poll

alright guys this is what you were waiting for! i am so grateful that this little poll i made ended up getting over 630 responses? that's insane! thank you all so much for helping me with this project, i loved researching this fandom that i love so much! without further ado, here are the results!!

(also for the interesting opinions, i don't agree with all of them, they're just opinions that i thought brought up something cool that i hadn't considered before!)

the canva link in case the photos aren't working: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFxdNIQW6s/XXMtxyz_icwgEp2cdgGBLQ/edit?utm_content=DAFxdNIQW6s&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

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part two is being reblogged below!! and i am in the process of tagging people who said they wanted to be.

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I don’t really go into TS criticism too much, because it’s a good way to attract hate, but there’s a lot I need to say.

See the thing is, the orange side hype would be a lot more… hype if Thomas weren’t being so open about it. It’s like teasing at a characters death quietly, saying “I hope nothing bad happens” and then just like continuously posting that same line under every post regarding the character. Little bits of hinting, like adding more orange to Thomas’s wardrobe when he films updates, or using orange emojis in his tweets like pumpkins or something, would be a lot better.

While Thomas’s content itself is great with foreshadowing imho, like Virgil’s dark side reveal being built up but not explicitly stated before he says it, Thomas himself isn’t. You can’t add subtle foreshadowing in your show and then turn around and spoil the script, which is a hair away from what he’s doing with Orange hype and the series itself. Thomas isn’t flawless, nobody is, but this is getting insane.

And as for the lack of updates on development, he could definitely be less vague. We want clearer updates on how soon the episode should be up, not explicitly telling us about the biggest plot twist in the show. Thomas needs to get his priorities sorted out. Why avoid telling us how long it should be until the next episode instead of “sometime this year”? Even if he says it’s going to be really far from now, like say, November, or something, then at least we get a better idea. We’d all appreciate a more direct response as to how much longer it’ll be until the plot twist he (and Joan) have already given away finally shows up. He’s being too vague about things we need clarity on, and being too upfront about things that should stay back.

right like it was cool when it was just us piecing together that the rainbow was still missing a color and also looking at some merch you’d see things in each color of the sides plus an orange one. and that thing some people caught about there being orange light from upstairs when Logan threw the paper ball, or the orange hue of the whole shot of Thomas arriving home after the wedding. that’s all very cool and smooth enough! and even all together it still leaves you with just the tiny smallest bit of uncertainty, enough to get hyped and want to know if your theory is true.

like. with the Virgil being a Dark Side thing everyone on tumblr did call it and had accepted it for a while but i guess it didn’t take three whole years for it to become canon and it also came in an unexpected way, and we still weren’t totally sure what Deceit and Remus were teasing Virgil about before, so the reveal was still exciting!

but with Orange it’s been so long that everyone has been convinced that this thing that is strictly still is theory is actually just. accepted. because it’s been so long and the hints have gotten so explicit that we just accept it. and then Thomas and co know we’ve figured it out and moved on from the uncertainty so they try to renew hype by adding more hints going like “hey you know this thing that you know is coming? well! it’s coming!!” like… uuuh. okay. thanks… i guess.

and about the lack of updates well. i don’t know. i know thomas and joan gave up on setting deadlines because it was too hard to stick to them and even harder to feel like they disappointed the fans when they said the video wouldn’t be ready on time. which i understand. but years after that there’s no more deadlines, more money, more staff, and probably even more stress so i don’t know what’s wrong.

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To me the Orange Side is kinda like the juxtaposition of the secrent 4th episode of Sherlock season 4.

The secent fourth episode of Sherlock season 4 for all that don’t know was a theory that there was a secret fourth episode that’d make season 4 into a good season and explain everything. It didn’t exist and fans had to accept that season 4 was actually shit. And it was shit, very shit.

But the point here is that fans were told to look at everything like it was a clue to something bigger, something better. And they looked for it, and were ultimately disappointed with what they found.

And to me that’s the opposite of Sanders Sides and of course the Orange Side. Thomas keeps “teasing” us and giving us “hints” that theres another side. There’s so many here’s a list of ones I can think of off the top of my head.

“Hello” in the episode after svs that’s during the boss fight where in orange numbers that spell out hello when turned upside down.

Logan’s eyes turning orange in WTIT.

There was a voice over at one point in an end card where it’s implied that Orange was impersonating Remus or something.

The orange eyes in the background of the anime intro.

Thomas’s you tube banner where someone’s watching from behind the fence with a sinister grin.

(Not sure how much this one counts but I’ll put it down anyway) in a merch drop around 2020 or so he had new shirts with flowers with the sides colors. (Not the rainbow, there was light and dark blue) with an orange flower with the rest.

And I’m sure there are others.

Basically, we’ve seen the hints. We know there’s an orange side. But there’s been no delivery of him. I assume because the Orange side will pop up in the finale at some point. Istg if he doesn’t I’m losing my shit.

But yeah. Ramble over.

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some fun reminders as the fandom celebrates remus’s birthday/the 4 year anniversary of his introduction

-this is the only main story video he’s in

-he has yet to interact at all with roman in a canon video

-he has yet to interact at all with janus in a canon video

-virgil’s big reveal at the end (that had been building up since the end of season one) has not been directly addressed

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Past me: "Wow! Imagine how cool it would be if the creators of shows would look at the fanbase and listen and make things canon and add some fanon interpretations into the show"

Me now, after witnessing what happened with sanders sides: "Oh god please no. Please keep it separate, please. Don't make the fanon canon i'm begging you-"

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it's been a while since i made an analysis here but as anyone else in this fandom, i've been speculating on orange. i know that by now, most people are convinced that orange is anger or something related to that.

however, we need to look at the previous patterns in order to figure out who orange might be. “the dark sides” were all facets of c!thomas that he was unwilling to accept or acknowledge. his anxiety, his ability and capacity for deception and probably the most jarring for him, the violent and/or disgusting thoughts that pop into his head without warning.

despite virgil's arc, anxiety was probably the easiest for thomas to accept. virgil didn't even have to introduce himself; thomas already knew he existed and while he was not happy about that, thomas had already accepted by that point that anxiety was a part of him. janus's existence was a harder pill to swallow and remus's was even harder.

so with all this, orange turning out to be anger (or wrath, rage, whatever you want to call it) would be a little underwhelming. while anger is not an emotion that is always encouraged, it's certainly not that hard to accept. especially compared to having repetitive intrusive thoughts about murdering people.

besides, thomas has already acknowledged his own capacity for anger before.

here, he refers to logan and roman having short tempers. they've shown this multiple times in the series too. if logan and roman are prone to anger, then it follows that thomas is also prone to anger and that he is aware of it. and regarding the nonchalant way he addressed it, i doubt he's troubled about his temper at all.

since there were only two short episodes before the introduction of virgil, we don't have enough context as to whether thomas was aware of his anxiety or how accepting he was of it. for janus and remus however, we have several instances of thomas either being in denial or being completely unaware of their existence.

regarding the concept of lying, thomas chose not to lie to people to the best of his ability. regarding intrusive thoughts, while there's no instances of thomas straight-up refusing to feed into them, he was a lot more "clean" before remus came along. he didn't swear as much and when he did, usually censored the swears (probably a conscious decision from thomas & co. but i think it had a canon reason too) and using more technical terms for sexual activities.

anyway, all of this is just a complicated way to get to the point, so i won't bore you any longer. my point is that orange would have to be something bigger, something more terrifying and that thomas would likely be in denial about.

one thing thomas has constantly been shown to fear is losing his friends and loved ones. this has surprisingly been a consistent theme from the early stages of the series.

a lot of the episodes like Making Some Changes, Can Lying Be Good and the SvS duology were centered around thomas's fear of losing his friends. friendship is very important to thomas and different situations in his life often feeds into the fear of being left behind.

now what is a common theme in all the scenes that orange has been hinted at?

the feeling of being ignored or belittled. logan gets mad at roman because roman mocks his attempts at trying to communicate honestly. SvS Redux has thomas feeling irritated and upset that lee and mary lee barely paid attention to him during the wedding. the intrusive thoughts asides video, of course, has both thomas and logan getting angry over being ignored.

so, with all this, i conclude that orange is desperation (n; a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behaviour). a need for validation, a need for attention and affection. thomas, at this point, is especially disturbed by a lot of things going on in his life. but a recurring theme throughout the show, especially after the introduction of janus and remus, is thomas's fear of driving away his friends. he is overly judgmental of each of his actions, worried that they may lead to him being lonely and left behind.

and again, in WTIT, thomas is also desperate to be noticed by nico. he fears dying alone but at the same time, he struggles to reach out to people. still, he makes the first move by texting nico but the fact that nico doesn't reply makes thomas more and more fearful of ending up alone. he is desperate for love and support, he is desperate for validation; but he needs to focus on himself and fix his own issues, if he wants to maintain a healthy relationship with other people.

like all the other sides, i think that orange is also only trying to help thomas. he's trying to get thomas to come to terms with the fact that nothing is stagnant. most things in life are temporary and the sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to let go of any worries weighing you down. thomas just needs to face that fact and focus on living in the moment, instead of worrying about what could be. he also needs to have a little trust in himself and know that he's trying his best to be a good person.

and logan is the right person to target for this. because first off, logan himself is suffering from the desperate need for validation, he is visibly struggling to get to thomas. secondly, a sign of deteriorating mental health is when logic becomes clouded due to emotions and this affects a person's basic functioning, such as decision making, problem solving and if gone too far, even everyday activities. the one time logan temporarily left the group, we saw how much of a chaos the others were. i believe orange thinks that this is the only way to make thomas understand how dire the situation is.

so yeah, that's just my take on this whole orange deal. i could be completely wrong but it's still fun analyzing these things.

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My Writing: Masterpost

Note: This list only contains original writing, so the ship+prompt oneshots are not included

Chaptered Work

Phan Perspectives

Thomas makes a collab video with the youtubers Dan Howell and Phil Lester

Part one

Part two 

Part three

AO3

Inflamed

Roman discovers the Dragon Witch is more harmful than he thought, and gets teleported to reality. He, Thomas and the other sides have to find a way to stop her.

[Originally posted on a sideblog, so no links per chapter]

AO3

Pit of Vipers

The sides go to Roman’s room, but things are not as they seem..

Part one

Part two

Part three

Part four

AO3

Where Do We Come From

Prequel to the series, Roman discovers what it means to be one of the dark sides

Part one

Part two

AO3

Just Play Along [UNFINISHED]

Human AU. Logan and Patton are brothers, Patton discovers a land in his closet where his toys have come to life. With the help of Roman, a prince doll and Virgil, a cat plushie, Logan tries to save him.

Part one

Part two

Dutch Logan Series

A couple oneshots featuring a Dutch speaking Logan

Slaapliedje

Morgengroet

Thomas beats the dutch

Oneshots

There Were Strings

Thriller, Human AU. Virgil discovers a strange puppet theatre.

Three times Roman summoned his sword and one time he didn’t

Side-canon story, about why Roman traded his sword for plastic

Collabs

SuperFamily

Incredibles au, written with @jadethemineralstone

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Ossification

Logan remembered that word: Thomas probably picked it up from one of his chemistry books, or those dinosaur books he used to read as a kid. Ossification: the process of turning to stone. It was close enough to discribe his predicarment.

It could happen out of nowhere. The logical facet would freeze up, any time the host was struck by heavy emotions. Ossificate. Very bothersome.

It could happen when Roman was too prideful, boasting about his flawed creations. It could happen when Virgil imagined demons and monsters in the dark, after a scary movie. It could happen when Thomas saw a cute guy, and Patton squeeled in glee.

Each one of the others could enable it, but Logan was certain they didn’t know how it felt. Being trapped, looking at the others but not being able to speak or move, not being able to talk sense into Thomas but instead being forced to watch events unfold. He hated it. And that is why he tried to keep himself from feeling too much.

“Feelings.” The logical side said, his voice monotone and even. “The bane of my existence.”

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“It’s not fair!” He wheezed, out of breath and whining like a spoiled kid. “This is MY story! I decide what happens!” With another sickening clash of our swords we stood eye to eye once again. “Not anyMORE!” And I pushed him backwards. He fell and fell kept falling- his scream kept ringing in my ears long after he vanished from sight.

- Villain’s Overture

AO3 Link

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Probably the most ambitious art piece I have made. Heavily inspired by J.C. Leyendecker's art works. Cross-posted on Twitter @/rosei_anxiety

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Art Taglist: @cutebisexualmess @uhhh-hi-there-i-am-nervous @virgil-sanders-the-gay-emo @patchesofwork @lelelele00 (please tell me if you want to be added or removed in the tag list)

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I love this fandom

Fanders have been known in many circles as THE nicest fan community. This is because we hold ourselves to a standard of polite, open, inviting kindness! We try to be as welcoming as possible- we WANT to talk, to cheer you on, to enjoy ourselves and revel in the silly, the dramatic, the cool and the cringe. To explore what it means to feel and to exist is a huge part of this fandom.

Always try to be kind - We understand anxieties and fears here! We respect boundaries and understand the shyness that can come from the anxiety of reaching out to people. No question is stupid, and we try really hard to keep out the people who would cause trouble.

BUT! this also means we stand up for each other. Bullying is met with fierce pushback. We will not tolerate bullying of any kind for sexuality or gender or literally anything. (unless you're bullying terfs and nazis and fascists, then it's fine because the deserve it~<3)

But WE REBLOG HERE. It sounds like a crazy thing to keep repeating but PLEASE, part of the community kindness means spreading the joy! It means showing your mutuals the stuff you saw or drew or wrote!

Please bring back reblogging of art and writing and conversations you love! 8D