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rats-the-bat · 4 months

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Virgil's Gift: An Analysis on It's Symbolism and Possible Foreshadowing

Obvious spoilers for Thomas' newest Sander Asides video: What Makes the Perfect Gift? Go watch it if you haven't.

So the yearly Sander Sides Christmas special dropped hours ago. (Yippee!) And there's a surprisingly large amount to be said for it to be a 13 minute long Christmas special. In fact, I'd say it's the most story focused episode since Can Plushies Improve Our Health?, and that was an ad for the Sander Sides plushies. There's just so much to talk about this episode. There's the implications of Janus and Remus being invited to play Secret Santa; the mystery to what Thomas' message was with his gift to Nico; the underlying tension between all the sides that reminds us of the angst we've already seen and how things still aren't completely alright and that the worst is yet to come; and, most notable of all, the question as to WHY THE HELL REMUS WOULD WANT TO F*CK ANDREW JACKSON??

But the most interesting thing to me is Virgil's gift to Logan, his reaction, and how it reflects Logan's current situation.

Virgil gives Logan a newspaper, claiming that it seems like something he would like. Logan however, does not read newspapers and is very disappointed by the gift. Remus and Janus make some comments on how unthoughtful Virgil's gift appears. But at the end of the episode, Logan finds out that the newspaper actually has a secret message and is the first puzzle of an entire scavenger hunt, which excites him a lot.

This is by far my favorite part of the episode. Not only is it heartwarming, it also symbolizes how Logan has been treated as a whole, and may even foreshadow future events in the series.

When Virgil gives Logan the newspaper, Logan is very confused, and asks him why he would give him a newspaper. Virgil replies, "Cuz' you're the Mr. Smarty Pants of the group. You like reading and all that." Logan is still confused though. Yes, he likes to read, but that doesn't mean he will read anything. Roman chimes in with Virgil, reinforcing that they think Logan will like it. Logan says, "Is that all I am to you? The reading guy?..." And Virgil replies, "I don't know man, give it a read! I'm sure it has something you like."

This entire interaction represents how Logan has been ignored and misunderstood throughout the entire series. Virgil gives Logan a newspaper, something he doesn't actually want, because he assumes he will like it since he likes to read in general. He made an assumption on Logan's personality based off things he already knew, something Thomas and all of the other sides have been doing since the beginning. Throughout the entire series, Logan is considered the smart one of the group who always provides information and exposition, and little else is expected of him. In ACCEPTING ANXIETY part one, Thomas assumes that Logan knew what his problem was because he provides, "the explanatory exposition in [the Sander Sides] videos because all the other characters are too zany or relatable." And in Selfishness v. Selflessness, Logan is benched after providing information that supports both Patton and Janus' sides because they assume he has nothing else to offer. Time and time again Logan is reduced to his function and the traits that go along with it, such as liking to read. And why these things about him are true, he is far more complex that who they see him as. But, as Virgil didn't seem to care to get him something he would actually like, they don't seem to care to learn more about Logan...

They do care though. And that's shown through the twist at the end. When Logan discovers that it's a puzzle, Virgil jokes, "And you thought I would just get you a newspaper. Tsk. What do you take me for?" Though it appeared Virgil didn't put much consideration into the gift, and though Logan believed Virgil didn't, he did, because he truly cares about Logan. And throughout the entire series, though they don't always listen to him, Thomas and the sides show that they care about Logan. Patton is always nice to him, Roman, while the most harsh to him, does secretly respect him, and Thomas, as shown in the song, "Incomplete," is not only aware that Logan has feelings and is more than just logic, he wants Logan to accept it as well. He also seems empathetic when Logan is disappointed with his gift. This represents how Logan's insecurities get in the way of him being fully accepted. Logan is convinced that Thomas and the sides will only ever see him as his function, and that they do not care about his other traits. This is one of the reasons he represses his emotions, and is shown by how quickly Logan believes Virgil got him a newspaper simply because he likes to read. Though Logan may not realize it, Thomas and the sides love and accept him fully, and Logan needs to see that.

However, it seems that someone doesn't want him to see that...

And that's where the foreshadowing comes into play.

After the conversation Virgil gives Logan his gift, Janus chimes in, saying, "Wow Logan, looks like Virgil put a lot of thought into that one!" He emphasizes how little consideration Virgil's gift seemed to have. In doing this, he reinforces the idea to Logan that Virgil didn't care enough to give him a gift he would like, even though that's not actually true. And if he his doing this intentionally, he may also be reinforcing the idea that they don't care about him.

And Remus soon after joins in, proposing, "Kinda makes you wanna scream, huh?" This is obviously a callback to Logan's outburst in Working THROUGH Intrusive Thoughts. In that episode, Remus showed great excitement towards his outburst, implying that Remus wanted him to get upset. And now again, he suggests that Logan should get angry about it. It is very clear that Remus is trying to make Logan lash out on purpose.

Based off this, I believe that in future episodes, we will see the dark sides, or Remus at least, try to manipulate Logan into believing that Thomas and the sides don't care about him. In doing this, they'll persuade him into joining their side. Perhaps they'll make him a puppet for the Orange Side, or if Logan is the Orange Side, they will make him embrace it. Of course their plan won't work out though. Because even if the do get Logan to join them for a little, the other sides will show that they care. And perhaps if they do, Logan will finally be able to see that, and he will finally be able to accept himself.

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colorfullpaperbird · 2 months

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Taste in books i think each of the sides on Sander Sides would have

Logan: Easiest side to tell since he says his book taste in canon lmao, mistery books guy, agatha christie, sherlock holmes, murders on rue morgue, he just really enjoys a good mistery (he’s just like me fr). He also probably reads books about scientific discoveries and psychological studies on a day to day basis (since he seems to have an answer for everything), either really likes or really hates sci fi depending on the scientifical explanations the books gives

Patton: Ok so, im gonna be honest, i don’t think Patton reads much? In fact hes probably the one who reads the least out of all sides, but he does seem to know his stuff, quoting studies in some episodes ( ‘Can lying be good?’ being the one who comes to mind ), so he probably reads a few articles about Morality and philosophy, also when i imagine Patton reading i imagine children’s books with deep messages like Dr Seuss, so personally i think Patton’s taste in books would be books like “The Tao of Pooh” which explains philosophy in a simple fun way taking inspiration from children’s media.

Roman: Roman’s my favorite side and although i would like to dump my personal taste on him i am aware that he canonically hasn’t read my favorite book and dislikes dark retellings of fairytales, leaving me to tears since those are my favorite kind of story. However i will indulge a bit and say that Roman would love Shakespearean plays ( His favorite would be Hamlet bc it inspired Lion King ) and typical fantasy books. Im also 100% sure that guy has a shelf full of Disney Movie Books like the novelization of Beauty and the beast and the villain’s origin books by Serena Valentino, also has those super pretty Disney Classics books ( lucky mfer ). And obviously he would have the original novels of multiple musicals ( Wicked, Be more chill, Dear Evan Hansen…) and some ballets/non-Disney classics as well (The nutcracker, The wizard of oz, Swan lake… ). Also Harry Potter i guess, since that’s canon 😒

Virgil: We all know what im going to say, Horror fan. Likes Edgar Allan Poe’s stories and classic horror books that inspired movies/series ( Carrie, Ring, the haunting of hill house… ), also reads a concerning amount of True crime about unsolved murder cases, and he has a special edition of the novel of The nightmare before Christmas somewhere trust me. And to self indulge a little, Dark retellings of fairytales, especially the Horror leaning ones.

Janus: I feel like Patton would read simplified philosophy books while Janus would grab shit like The gay science by Friedrich Nietzsche at the local library (never read this book, hilarious title tho), Overall i think Janus’s taste on books would consist of either philosophy and sociology books (especially the ones that annoying people read to keep gloating about how smart they are, except he actually likes them), and influential plays like Shakespeare, The Odyssey, The Iliad, Medea, Phantom of the Opera etc… His taste is the perfect combination of annoying Theater kid with pretentious philosophy kid (He is the guy they strive to be 😭)

Tw: Remus and everything that comes with him

Remus: YES, REMUS READS, YOU CANNOT CHANGE MY MIND ON THIS, The books he reads? Very simple, Dark romance and horror, the books are his inspirations for new creative ways to annoy the shit out of the other sides, he is slowly but surely making a list of new horrid murder and torture methods he learned via horror books, also dark romance for him is just romance since he thinks normal romance books are boring and lack taste, some other side definitely walked in on him reading once ( picture him reading on the sofa twirling his hair and bouncing his legs in a very stereotypical teen girl way ) and asked what he was reading only for him to answer something like “ ‘Taken Hostage by the Hot Mafia Boss’ :D” Also definitely read the Kam4 Sutr4.

Bonus: Remy/Sleep has a book detailing the multiple different ways on how to brew coffee and Picani has every Kids Show Book he could find ( Gravity Falls 3rd Diary, Star vs the Forces of Evil Book of spells etc… )

ALSO WARNING: If you want to buy any of the books i talked about here be aware there is currently a boycott of Disney and any other properties that have ties to the genocide committed by Israel!! And mainly, i would recommend to grab any book i mentioned in the library since they’re one of the only public community spaces that haven’t shut down yet, support your public library to make sure it stays that way!

#sanders sides #roman sanders #patton sanders #logan sanders #virgil sanders #remus sanders #janus sanders #just a silly little post about books and Sander Sides #because i love books and sander sides #i hope none of these are ooc #i tried to keep them in character #also i didnt say it in the post or it would be way longer than i intended #but they all read Pride and Prejudice at one point #Its Roman’s favorite and Remus’s least favorite

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idyllphile · 2 years

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I counted every time a Side said Thomas' name in every single episode of Sanders Sides

a few days ago I was watching "Selfishness v. Selflessness" (for the hundredth time because I love it) and I noticed, "hey, Janus says Thomas' name a lot in this episode; I wonder if that's an intentional thing because he's trying so hard to connect with Thomas and get him to listen?" and then I got to thinking, "I wonder how many times each Side has said Thomas' name throughout the entire series? I wonder which one of them has said it the most?"

so like the extremely casual fan of this show that I am, I decided to read through the transcripts for every episode of Sanders Sides (and Sanders Asides) and count every instance of a Side saying Thomas' name!

a couple things to note: I chose to leave out "The Return of the Jam!" and "Giving My Series to a Teenager" because they aren't actual episodes and exist unconnected to canon events, but "Have I Grown? - Five Years Later" is included, because even though it's a special I see it as a similar situation to "Sanders Sides Q&A." also, I did not count instances of Sides saying Thomas' last name only (so "You did a bad job, Sanders!" from "My NEGATIVE Thinking!" is out), nor did I count nicknames that only partially included Thomas' name; for example, "Tom," "Thomathy," "Tommy Salami" and "Tomalomadingdong" (all from "The Sanders Sides 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!") are out, but "Thomas the Dank Engine" (from the same episode) is in.

I've listed the number of times each Side has said Thomas' name, the number of episodes in which each Side has said Thomas' name, and the name-said-per-episode average for each Side, separated by whether or not Sanders Asides episodes are included in the total count. I've also got the 'Top 5' rankings for both Core and Dark Sides for the most times Thomas' name was said by a single Side in an episode and which Side and what episode it was, as well as a few details I just felt like pointing out! enjoy the numbers! :D

Counting Sanders Asides:

Logan has said Thomas' name 142 times across 24 episodes, averaging 5.91 times per episode

Roman has said Thomas' name 125 times across 24 episodes, averaging 5.2 times per episode

Patton has said Thomas' name 83 times across 23 episodes, averaging 3.6 times per episode

Virgil has said Thomas' name 61 times across 17 episodes, averaging 3.58 times per episode

Janus has said Thomas' name 53 times across 3 episodes, averaging 17.66 times per episode

Remus has said Thomas' name 16 times across 2 episodes, averaging 8 times per episode

Not Counting Sanders Asides:

Logan has said Thomas' name 121 times across 22 episodes, averaging 5.5 times per episode

Roman has said Thomas' name 108 times across 21 episodes, averaging 5.14 times per episode

Patton has said Thomas' name 77 times across 21 episodes, averaging 3.66 times per episode

Virgil has said Thomas' name 51 times across 15 episodes, averaging 3.4 times per episode)

Janus has said Thomas' name 53 times across 3 episodes, averaging 17.66 times per episode

Remus has said Thomas' name 14 times across 1 episode, averaging 14 times per episode

Top 5 (Core Sides):

Logan says Thomas' name 19 times in "Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning," Roman says Thomas' name 19 times in "Can LYING Be Good??" and Patton says Thomas' name 19 times in "Selfishness v. Selflessness." (it's a three-way tie!)

Logan says Thomas' name 16 times in "Dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS"

Logan says Thomas' name 15 times in both "Selfishness v. Selflessness" and "Working THROUGH Intrusive Thoughts" (he's tied with himself!)

Roman says Thomas' name 13 times in both "Selfishness v. Selflessness" and "Putting Others First" and Patton says Thomas' name 13 times in "Putting Others First" (it's a tie between two Sides but three episodes!)

Roman says Thomas' name 11 times in "Flirting with Social Anxiety"

Top 5 (Dark Sides):

Janus says Thomas' name 29 times in "Selfishness v. Selflessness"

Janus says Thomas' name 14 times in "Putting Others First" and Remus says Thomas' name 14 times in "Dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS"

Janus says Thomas' name 10 times in "Can LYING Be Good??"

Virgil says Thomas' name 9 times in "EMBARRASSING PHASES: The Nightmare Instead of Christmas!"

Virgil says Thomas' name 8 times in "Can LYING Be Good??"

a couple of things I noticed or thought were interesting:

there are only three episodes in which Thomas' name is not said by any Side: "My True Identity!" "Taking on ANXIETY with Lilly Singh!!" and "The MIND vs. The HEART!"

Patton was the first Side to say Thomas' name (in "WAY TOO ADULT" which is the only episode to feature a single Side rather than two or more)

all four of the 'main cast' appear in "Alone on VALENTINE'S DAY!" but Logan is the only Side who says Thomas' name

all four of the 'main cast' appear in "Sanders Sides Q&A" but Virgil is the only Side who says Thomas' name

Logan was the first Side to say Thomas' name a double-digit number of times in a single episode (that episode being "MOVING ON, Part 1/2" where he says it 10 times)

all four of the 'main cast' appear in "Crofters - THE MUSICAL!" but Roman is the only Side who says Thomas' name

Logan is the only Side who has appeared in an episode of Season 2 without saying Thomas' name (that episode being "Crofters - THE MUSICAL!")

Patton was the last Core Side to say Thomas' name a double-digit number of times in a single episode (that episode being "Selfishness v. Selflessness" where he says it 19 times)

Janus and Remus are the only Sides who said Thomas' name in the first episodes they appeared in, and they both say it a double-digit number of times (10 times in "Can LYING Be Good??" for Janus and 14 times in "Dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS" for Remus)

every Side appears in "Have I Grown? - Five Years Later" but Roman is the only Side who says Thomas' name

Virgil says Thomas' name the least amount of times in his Name Reveal Episode (2 times in "ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 2/2")

Janus and Remus say Thomas' name the most amount of times in their Name Reveal Episodes (14 times each in "Putting Others First" and "Dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS")

Virgil has the highest number of episodes (11) in which he appears but does not say Thomas' name

Virgil is the only Side who has not said Thomas' name a double-digit number of times in a single episode

if you wanna know the number of times each Side says Thomas' name in every episode they appear in, keep reading under the cut! also, if anyone would be interested in a full 'compilation' of every time a Side says Thomas' name so you can know the various contexts, let me know and I'll make a post! I already have every single quote copied to my notes for ease of counting lol

Logan (appears in 29/33 episodes):

"My True Identity!" - 0

"A New Year of Lying to Myself... In Song!!" - 1

"I'M IN A DISNEY SHOW!!" - 2

"The MIND vs. The HEART!" - 0

"Alone on VALENTINE'S DAY" - 1

"Losing My Motivation" - 9

"Sanders Sides Q&A" - 0

"Am I ORIGINAL?" - 1

"My NEGATIVE Thinking!" - 9

"Growing Up" - 1

"Making Some Changes!" - 7

"Becoming A CARTOON!" - 1

"ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 1/2" - 6

"ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 2/2" - 6

"Fitting In (Hogwarts Houses!)" - 2

"MOVING ON, Part 1/2" - 10

"MOVING ON, Part 2/2" - 1

"The Sanders Sides 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!" - 3

"Can LYING Be Good??" - 7

"Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?" - 19

"Crofters - THE MUSICAL!" - 0

"Learning New Things About Ourselves" - 5

"EMBARRASSING PHASES: The Nightmare Instead of Christmas!" - 1

"Selfishness v. Selflessness" - 15

"Dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS" - 16

"Are There Healthy Distractions?" - 6

"Putting Others First" - 2

"Working THROUGH Intrusive Thoughts" - 15

"Have I Grown? - Five Years Later" - 0

Roman (appears in 31/33 episodes):

"My True Identity!" - 0

"Taking on ANXIETY with Lilly Singh!!" - 0

"A New Year of Lying to Myself... In Song!!" - 1

"The Dark Side of Disney!" - 1

"I'M IN A DISNEY SHOW!!" - 1

"Alone on VALENTINE'S DAY!" - 0

"Losing My Motivation" - 0

"Sanders Sides Q&A" - 0

"Am I Original?" - 4

"Growing Up" - 3

"Making Some Changes!" - 2

"Becoming A CARTOON!" - 4

"ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 1/2" - 4

"ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 2/2" - 5

"Fitting In (Hogwarts Houses!)" - 3

"MOVING ON, Part 1/2" - 1

"MOVING ON, Part 2/2" - 5

"The Sanders Sides 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!" - 6

"Can LYING Be Good??" - 19

"Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?" - 11

"Crofters - THE MUSICAL!" - 1

"Learning New Things About Ourselves" - 3

"EMBARRASSING PHASES: The Nightmare Instead of Christmas!" - 2

"Selfishness v. Selflessness" - 14

"Dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS" - 2

"Are There Healthy Distractions?" - 4

"Putting Others First" - 13

"Flirting with Social Anxiety" - 11

"Working THROUGH Intrusive Thoughts" - 2

"Have I Grown? - Five Years Later" - 3

Patton (appears in 30/33 episodes):

"My True Identity!" - 0

"WAY TOO ADULT" - 1

"A New Year of Lying to Myself... In Song!!" - 1

"I'M IN A DISNEY SHOW!!" - 1

"The MIND vs. The HEART!" - 0

"Alone on VALENTINE'S DAY!" - 0

"Losing My Motivation" - 1

"Sanders Sides Q&A" - 0

"Am I ORIGINAL?" - 1

"Growing Up" - 3

"Making Some Changes!" - 2

"Becoming A CARTOON!" - 1

"ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 1/2" - 2

"ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 2/2" - 1

"Fitting In (Hogwarts Houses!)" - 2

"MOVING ON, Part 1/2" - 3

"MOVING ON, Part 2/2" - 2

"The Sanders Sides 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!" - 1

"Can LYING Be Good??" - 1

"Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?" - 1

"Crofters - THE MUSICAL!" - 0

"Learning New Things About Ourselves" - 7

"EMBARRASSING PHASES: The Nightmare Instead of Christmas!" - 7

"Selfishness v. Selflessness" - 19

"Dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS" - 9

"Are There Healthy Distractions?" - 3

"Putting Others First" - 13

"Working THROUGH Intrusive Thoughts" - 1

"Have I Grown? - Five Years Later" - 0

Virgil (appears in 28/33 episodes):

"Taking on ANXIETY with Lilly Singh!!" - 0

"A New Year of Lying to Myself... In Song!!" - 0

"The Dark Side of Disney!" - 2

"I'M IN A DISNEY SHOW!!" - 0

"Alone on VALENTINE'S DAY!" - 0

"Losing My Motivation" - 0

"Sanders Sides Q&A" - 2

"Am I ORIGINAL?" - 0

"My NEGATIVE Thinking!" - 1

"Growing Up" - 0

"Making Some Changes!" - 4

"Becoming A CARTOON!" - 0

"ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 2/2" - 2

"Fitting In (Hogwarts Houses!)" - 1

"MOVING ON, Part 1/2" - 6

"MOVING ON, Part 2/2" - 1

"The Sanders Sides 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!" - 1

"Can LYING Be Good??" - 8

"Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?" - 1

"Crofters - THE MUSICAL!" - 0

"Learning New Things About Ourselves" - 2

"EMBARRASSING PHASES: The Nightmare Instead of Christmas!" - 9

"Selfishness v. Selflessness" - 4

"Dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS" - 6

"Are There Healthy Distractions?" - 5

"Flirting with Social Anxiety" - 5

"Working THROUGH Intrusive Thoughts" - 0

"Have I Grown? - Five Years Later" - 0

Janus (appears in 7/33 episodes):

"Can LYING Be Good??" - 10

"Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?" - 0

"Selfishness v. Selflessness" - 29

"Are There Healthy Distractions?" - 0

"Putting Others First" - 14

"Working THROUGH Intrusive Thoughts" - 0

"Have I Grown? - Five Years Later" - 0

Remus (appears in 4/33 episodes):

"Dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS" - 14

"Are There Healthy Distractions?" - 0

"Working THROUGH Intrusive Thoughts" - 2

"Have I Grown? - Five Years Later" - 0

if you read this far (and if you want to), send me an ask and tell me your favorite joke, pun, quote or scene from the series! :D

#Thomas Sanders #Sanders Sides #Sanders Asides #Logan Sanders #Roman Sanders #Patton Sanders #Virgil Sanders #Janus Sanders #Remus Sanders #can you tell I like this series a normal amount #I'm looking at Logan and Janus' numbers so hard. they say Thomas' name the most and I love that for them #sparksposts

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fangirltothefullest · 8 months

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hey just wanted to give you a nice message today and say that it really inspires me that you've been in the sanders sides fandom for so long and continued to make such amazing content over the years, it's really heartwarming to see how much love you have for this series 💖💖 also i just wanted to talk about a fic you wrote that is very special to me - the christmas wish au! ever since i first read it i completely fell in love with it, and now it's become sort of a tradition for me, every time december comes around i wait very excited for the next installment, definitely gets me in the holiday spirit and christmas for me wouldn't be the same without it anymore<33 i hope you have an amazing day!

Aww thank you I'm glad you like it! I really enjoy working on it yearly!

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kieraelieson · 5 months

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Hello Everyone I have an Idea~!

Drop your favorite Sanders Sides Christmas themed fic. I’ll pick one (or maybe more 👀) and I could do a special Christmas podfic!

#please give me links to the tumblr post or ao3 #instead of just titles #otherwise I may have trouble finding the fic #sanders sides #sanders sides fic #sanders sides podfic

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cha-melodius · 2 years

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a tmfu au where illya and napoleon are rival bakers or confectioners, pls.

Oh man, I'm trying to choose between AU ideas and you give me another awesome one lol.

So like, I can see this two ways:

First, a baking competition show setup. Not GBBO, since those are amateur bakers, but something more like Holiday Baking Championship on the Food Network (possible holiday-themed AU idea for this year?? 🤔). The setup here is relatively straightforward, they're competitors, they hate each other, but they end up spending a lot of time together over the weeks of filming and they fall in love. Although I love GBBO-style AUs, I've always felt like they're a little tricky because you have to field a cast of competitors, judges, and a host, and in this fandom that means either major shifts in how some characters relate to each other (if Sanders/Oleg are judges, then they can't very well be "mentors" of Napoleon/Illya), or a whole mess of OCs. That's probably why this particular idea has never quite clicked for me with these characters, although who knows! I'm now contemplating the possibility of a shortish Christmas AU in this theme, lol.

Second way grew a whole plot, of course, so it's all below the cut, but in short: rival bakeries across the street from each other AU. I really love this idea. Possibly even more than the chefs AU.

Illya owns a small but successful bakery, which is beloved by the community and makes delicious baked goods, but they're on the homey, simple, comforting, rustic side of things. People stop by there for muffins in the morning, cookies after school and work, and order cakes from him for special events. Then one day Napoleon moves to town and opens a fancy French patisserie across the street. The butteriest, flakiest croissants you've ever had, perfect macarons, divine eclairs, all manner of tarts... just a work of art on every plate.

Obviously Illya is pissed. He was there first, and even though they occupy slightly different niches Napoleon is definitely cutting into his business. What's even more irritating is that Napoleon doesn't even seem to consider him as competition. Illya assumes it's because Napoleon thinks he's better than Illya, which he does at first, but then his sous chef Gaby brings in some brownies from across the street (she's been visiting to get coffee in the mornings and pick up loaves of bread and such) and they're actually mindblowingly awesome? Napoleon's whole world is upended, and he becomes kind of obsessed, but he always makes Gaby go buy his stuff for him because he know Illya hates him. Or, he goes in when Illya isn't there, and someone else is working (it'd be kind of funny if Illya's employee was, like, Waverly lol... side note he retired early from some lucrative business and just works at the bakery because he likes it). Napoleon also ends up chatting with his own customers about the bakery, and is always recommending people go there.

Illya doesn't know any of this, of course, he's just over there stewing in his loathing. But then little things start trickling in. A customer tells him they'd never been here before but the patisserie owner across the street told them that they had to come get a pumpkin cookie. Illya becomes friends with Gaby, even though she works for Napoleon, and starts to hear more about his nemesis and maybe realizes he's might not be as bad as previously thought. Then one day Waverly says something about the nice young man who always comes in at the exact same time on certain days, and how he seems to be quite taken with Illya even though he never actually visits when Illya is there (because let's be honest, Napoleon has definitely fallen in love by now, and he's not subtle about it). Illya is intrigued despite himself, he hasn't had a relationship in a long time nor has been looking for one but Waverly said his admirer is very handsome, so he's curious. So he switches a shift with Waverly, but the customer that arrives precisely at the right time is... Napoleon.

Now, in some fics this would be the big moment of revelation and they'd get together, everyone's in love, happily ever after. But in MY fics 500 years of useless pining is required, so Napoleon would just blue screen upon seeing him and immediately lie and say it was the first time he'd ever been in. Illya ends up believing that his secret admirer just never showed up that day, and he's a little disappointed, buuuuuut... he and Napoleon do manage to make polite conversation, friendly even. Napoleon might start coming in more frequently when Illya is working to chat, even bringing him something from the patisserie, maybe a new flavor combo he's been working on and he wants Illya's opinion. He comes up with promotions to help both of their businesses together. They become actual friends, and all the while Illya is falling in love with him, and he has no idea that Napoleon has been gone on him for forever.

I can think of a few ways the conflict/angst would go in this (although I don't see this as a story with a major angst component), but I'll hold back on those for now. Gotta leave some surprises in case I actually write this, lol.

Once again I ask the world why I don't have unlimited time and energy to write fics.

#napollya #bakery au #tmfu aus #headcanons and aus #napoleon x illya #tmfu #the man from u.n.c.l.e.#the man from uncle #plot bunnies #asks and answers

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loganslowdown4 · 1 year

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Context: So way back in January 2020 when I was relatively new to the fandom, the scene that was the catalyst for my love of theories involving Sanders Sides and everything else Thomas and his team makes was this right here… 👇

It is the end card for The Nightmare Instead of Christmas/Embarrassing Phases video and it needs special attention paid to it because we STILL don’t quite have answers for it. I apologize that my theorizing in the video is a bit convoluted but I’m basically saying that Deceit (this is pre-Janus keep in mind) is supposedly trying to get Virgil to react in some way. Maybe implying that he’s faking it, being with the light sides? See! We still don’t know!

AND THEN he says ‘one day soon you’ll be rid of us all’… Does Deceit mean the dark sides? Like Virgil will never have to deal with them again if he ‘fakes it until he makes it’? But why goad Virgil about this?

I get this this was probably to tease about Remus coming and then Virgil admitting he was a dark side. It’s the word ‘all’ that throws me. Deceit and Remus are not ‘all’ they’d be ‘both’ and we do know that at least one more dark side is coming, they’ve been hinting at that for a while now.

But what if it meant like all sides in general? This was the thought that led me to my theory about how Virgil may still be in Deceit’s pocket and that Thomas and the others should maybe keep an eye on him.

But that’s just a theory. It’s probably fine. Everything is just FINE.

#😏#ts theories #thomas sanders #sanders sides #virgil sanders #ts virgil #Janus sanders #ts deceit #ts janus #ts the nightmare instead of Christmas #ts embarrassing phases #ts theory #ts prediction

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manglechan1204 · 1 year

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J'ai publié 6 625 fois en 2022

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#brittany is a « special » region in france for a lot of reason but one of them is that breton people are very very proud of being breton

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n°5

if you weren't a coward (affectionate) you'd add that reaction GIF to the post yourself.

...touché

But I will remember this affront.

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n°4

Hear me out Virgil being a MonsterHigh Fan. Like it got the edgy goth/ Emo vibes but in the kid area like the nightmare before christmas, they look freaking rad and they are great for display. So imagine he would have a little collection on a shelf !

And one day Roman will discover the lil collection and Virgil freak out because he thinks Roman would made fun of him, while the only think the creative side is thinking is that he is going to make him the coolest MonsterHigh custom doll ever made for his birthday ( because you know those doll are hella creative and stylish and Roman would love that )

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Eret should do a live where they explain with cringy slides how to use tumblr to the new ccs here

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Im so confused but im sure of one thing

Burt, My beloved

And his idea was the best I dont care !

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Mon billet n°1 en 2022

Guys It’s 00:04, 04/04

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#I refuse to believe that I've tagged more bbh and skeppy than virgil sanders #It can't be true.#dont get me started on the fact that my longest tag is about brittany.#I cant believe my yesterday roast made it to the top 5 ......#my years in review #my years in review 2022

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virgilsjourney · 2 years

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happy six years, sanders sides <3

i think i'll forever associate the series with autumn & winter, and part of that's date-related: especially the moving on episodes; the first christmas special

but even that aside, there's just something so innately cosy about it

thank you for the continual comfort, joy, and love <3

#sanders sides

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anachronistic-falsehood · 4 months

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SANDERS SIDES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

#sanders sides #YEAHHHHH

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avid-avian-says · 4 months

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life is great bc for normal people it's christmas season which like yeah okay i guess but in my little corner of the internet christmas eve is rent day slash arthur died day. also the sanders sides people are losing their shit over a new episode and my oldest ship is celebrating. hermitcraft season just ended. secret life people are still not quite over the finale. we had an enormous fiddleford friday a couple days ago. les mis letters reading coming to a tragic close. i love fandom bc there's something so special about be able to celebrate these silly things with strangers all around the globe. y'all are beautiful <3

#avid avian says #idk was feeling it ig #misc #:)

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mcnultyryan65 · 1 year

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royalprinceroman · 6 years

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NEW SANDERS SIDES SPOILERS BUT OH MY GOD

- Roman and Patton giving Thomas so many nicknames and wanting to make a video I'M SCREAMING

- I'm already DOING IT VIRGIL!?!?!

- Microsoft Nerdddddddd

- Logan insulting Roman and being so happy and nerdy at his comment and OH MY GOSH I'M DYING AT HOW HAPPY LOGAN IS

- Double dog dad joke Hahahahahaha thank you Virgil

- I'M SO GLAD LOGAN LIKED HIS SWEATER BC I WAS WEARING HIS WHILE WATCHING 💙💙💙

- Roman's reaction to Virgil wearing his sweater oh my goodness Roman looked so freaking proudddddd

- Logan and Patton making A DAD JOKE TOGETHER OH MY GOSH AHHHHHHHH 💙💛

- awwwwwww poor Thomas. He needs a sweater someone design him one please I felt so bad 😭😭😭😭

- ViRgIL mAdE HiMsELF SwEAter PAWSSSSSSSSSSSS IT'S SO CUTE I'M DYING 🐾

- Virgil loving A Christmas Carol yes please thank you thank you!!

- CANON THAT IT'S VIRGIL'S FIRST CHRISTMAS I'M CRYING

- Poor Patton can't catch silly bby

- ALL OF THE SIDES ON THE SCREEN AT THE SAME TIME I AM DEAD DYING I'VE PASSED ON AND THEN BEEN REBORN TO WATCH THEM SING AHHHHHH

- also total side note that they're divided by left brain and right brain aka my otps I'm dying rn holy shit

- DUCK OUT / QUACK!!!

- 5 name reveals??? HINT HINT??? WHAT????

- Logan's scarf is adorable

- Incredible sulk 😂😂😂

- Poor Roman changing lyrics hahahahaha

- LOGAN RAP YES PLEASE

- FIVE FALSEHOODS hahahahahahaha and actually I'm pretty sure he's said falsehood 5 times throughout the series I'm dying at the accuracy

- LOGAN CAN SING HE CAN SING HE LOVES CROFTERS SO MUCH HE WILL SING ABOUT IT

- awwwww Roman is so upset 😢 I actually feel kinda bad. Yeah the line was not that great but man Thomas and Logan just immediately tear it apart. I'm glad Patton was there to be a mediator...

- Logan convincing Roman he can come up with a more creative line 😭

- Roman's right handed?!?!?!?!

- "An emo whose now our best friend" brb guys I'm crying again

- "aww you love us, shut up" Patton you speak for me!! Get over it Virgil you love them

- who's our true love? who was giving us those things? LOGAN WAS REFERRING TO US BECAUSE THOMAS ASKED US ON TWITTER OUR FAVORITE INSIDE JOKES FROM THE SERIES I'M SCREAMING

- I feel like while Roman acts like he didn't really think like Thomas when it came to the true meaning of Christmas I think he did but he's trying to not be mushy silly boy

- Virgil referencing A Christmas Carol again yesssssss

- SECRET SANTA SECRET SANTA SECRET SANTA

- awww Logan so adorable with the gift card for Virgil... look at Virgil's face I'm crying he's so happy but immediately brushes it off

Look at his face he's like can't show happy so it changes. He's so not used to gifts poor BBY

- ROMAN WROTE A SELF INSERT FOR LOGAN ABOUT SHERLOCK HOLMES I'M DYING

- Patton does like to cook!! Pasta!! Haha also it shows here that the sides do eat normally bc how would he have made it???

- Roman eating the pasta... so cute.

- ViRgIL mAdE a CaRd for PATTON???? AND IT'S A MISLEADING COMPLEMENT??? I LOVE HIM

- Look at the relief on this child's face when Patton says he likes the card I'm so happy for him I just wanna scoop him up in a big ol hug 💜

- Logan is cuddling the story. He is cuddling the story and hugging it and I am crying.

- hahaha Patton got Logan on the dad jokeeeee

TL;DR -- THIS WAS THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT OF MY LIFE AND I'M GONNA WATCH IT 750000 MORE TIMES 😈🤖🐶��

#sanders sides spoilers #sanders sides #spoilers #sanders sides christmas special #thomas sanders #virgil sanders #patton sanders #roman sanders #logan sanders #i have so many emotions rn

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