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POV: You remember the 21st night of September

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Crackfic Idea:

30-year-old Zuko gets randomly flung back in time to his 16-year-old self. For a couple of hours at a time. At the most random times imaginable. Imagine the potential.

Zuko assumes that it's a dream or a vision, but definitely not real. He tries not to freak everybody out too badly, but he's also fully enjoying himself and seeing all of his friends as their young selves.

ZUKO, as he and Aang circle each other at the South Pole: I've spent years preparing for this encounter. Training, meditating. You're just a [Spirit Shwoop Sound] ... baby Aang!

AANG, confused: Well, more like preteen Aang. How do you know my name?

ZUKO, looking around: Wait, where are we?

AANG: Um... this is the-

SOKKA: Don't answer him! He's trying to get information out of you. You can't give away our location!

KATARA: Sokka, he's standing in the middle of our village. I think he knows.

ZUKO: We're here? This is so weird. I was just here for the Annual Penguin Race.

AANG: THERE'S AN ANNUAL PENGUIN RACE?!

ZUKO: Well, yeah, it was your idea... you gave a whole speech about cross-cultural cooperation and friendship, but I know you just wanted to go penguin sledding with a bunch of people...

AANG: Well, I-

SOKKA: Stop giving him more information! He already knows about the penguins!

Everybody else is confused, bewildered and even befuddled except for Iroh, who assumes that it's Spirit Shenanigans™️ and just fully accepts that his nephew likes tea and hugs and Pai Sho sometimes while being his usual shouty surly traumaball self at others.

ZUKO, stepping into the cabin: Hi, Uncle. I brought you some ginseng. How about a game of Pai Sho?

IROH, tearing up a little: I would love that, my nephew.

ZUKO: I wish we could do this more often, but you live so far away...

IROH, mentally calculating that he lives exactly three doors away from Zuko, and nodding sagely: The rat-viper may never climb the mountain that a hog-monkey can, but the monkey does not know what lies underneath it.

ZUKO, sighing sadly: I know, Uncle. I do appreciate my position in life, even if it has disadvantages.

IROH: Hmm. Your move, nephew.

The crew of Zuko's ship is terrified by the fact that whenever it happens, Zuko is somehow even more hyper-competent, seems to be weirdly calm about everything, and most unnervingly of all, he's polite.

SOLDIER: Here is a report on the best teahouses within three days travel of our current location, Sir. And, uh, Commander Zhao sent a messenger hawk.

ZUKO: Excellent. Thank you very much, Sergeant. I think we can ignore whatever Zhao has to say. In reply, I want you to send him a list of the most famous officers in Fire Nation history, and point out that none of them had sideburns. I want to see if he shaves them.

SOLDIER, sweating nervously: O-of course, Sir.

As a matter of fact, the whole fic could just be Zuko trolling Zhao. It would be glorious.

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Sweet baby 🥹

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My therapist just told me my problem is that I need to write more fanfiction.

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Projecting onto Roman time!

Janus: Are you okay?

Roman: I'm fine.

Janus: You know, for some reason, I do believe you.

Roman: *growing frustrated* Well, what do you want me to say?

Janus: The truth.

Roman: *chuckling* That's ironic coming from you.

Janus: *sighs* I didn't come here to fight, so if you could just-

Roman: Just what? Huh? You know what?! *throws hands up in the air* Fine. You want the truth?!

Janus: Yes. That isn't what I asked for.

Roman: The truth is that it doesn't matter whether or not I'm okay.

Janus: Yes, it does. I'm not sure why-

Roman: No, it doesn't. Don't you get it?! I have to be okay. I don't have a choice! I'm supposed to be their hero. Everyone thinks I'm so strong, well I'm not. I'm a weak coward. But the one thing being a coward has taught me is how to avoid my problems. How to just *snaps fingers* turn off my emotions. Place a glass screen between them and me. How to feel them without feeling them, like knowing something in the back of your mind without being aware of it

Janus: Because that sounds sooo healthy.

Roman: It's not. I know it's not. But I have no choice. I have to be their hero. I don't know how not to be. They never taught me how not to. It's all I ever was. It's all they ever expected from me. Whether they know it's what they expect or not, it has become my role. And if I don't do it, who will? Who will keep them safe? So what if it hurts? Life hurts. They hurt as well. They have their own problems, and I can help them with it. I have to. It's who I am.

Janus: *extremely concerned* Roman-

Roman: *continuing without notice* It's who I have to be. For them. I have to stay strong, even if I'm not. And I'm not. I'm really not. But I'm good at pretending. I saw they needed a hero, so I took that role. I didn't even realize I had taken the role at first. And now, now that I realize, it's my whole identity. It's the person I've become, the only value I have. It's all they know me as. And that's okay, because they need a hero.

Janus: That isn't okay. Listen-

Roman: I can be that hero. Their problems are worse, right? That's why they unintentionally forced me into this role. Because I dont have any major problems. So, who cares if I don't know how to fight for myself? I can fight for them. I'm their hero. I have to be.

Roman: *leaning on the wall, panting* It's who I am. It's my point of existence.

Janus: ... Oh, sweetheart. What have we done to you?

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Happy birthday Curiosity

😊🥰💖🎉🎊🎁🎈🎂🧁🍰✨

Send me to Mars with party supplies before next august 5th

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The Prince and his sword! Probably during an epik battle

Honestly I just felt like drawing Roman

It would have looked better colored in, except my hand was shaky, and I had somebody watching over my shoulder making a lotta comments (to be fair, trying to be helpful) about it…lesson learned, if you’re making YOUR art, make YOUR art! <3

I used, like, every art tool I own

But so yeah lessons? of the day: love your art, ignore the fire if you don’t like it, I like the sketch better, and Roman is great

Not my character, Roman Sanders belongs to @thatsthat24

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OKAY

Uh

I’ve got a lot of fanart made so far for Sanders Sides and I’m making a lot more, but this is one of my favorites so far and my sister really likes it so I’m happy bc she really likes Janus :)

It’s Janus but in an outfit from a lil fanfic we made, he got a onesie because they dressed him up as the Dragon Witch

As you can see, he’s not very enthused.

And gee golly gosh it’s mg first time using my marker since a while, soooo, yeah.

Edited this to tag TS

( @thatsthat24 if you see this I’ll scream)

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a long list of things that are confirmed as canon in sanders sides:

Virgil hates flying

Logan is afraid of what's at the bottom of the ocean

Roman is absolutely terrified of the dark (and screams like a final girl in a horror movie when he's scared)

The sides can change how the others look

Virgil can in fact control shadows/darkness

Patton made up a game called "patton cake" and it is very messy and confusing to play

Janus is cold-blooded and sheds his scales

Remus and Roman both have sustained long-lasting injuries

Logan can't "duck out" like Virgil did

Logan has a literal "thinking cap" that he wears

Roman and Remus can conjure living things

Virgil has kept/stolen items from both Logan and Janus

Logan and Virgil are great at giving each other gifts

Logan's gifts that he gives are usually some form of money

Virgil hates being babied

Patton has no idea where babies come from

Logan called puns his "forbidden fruit spread" and has actually made several dad jokes on purpose

Both Logan and Roman have fainted over crofters

Virgil cannot skateboard to save his life (but still pretends he can to seem cool)

Roman insults things as his way of showing love, and has in fact made fun of nearly every side

Patton is allergic to cats and Remus is allergic to soap

Remus deliberately attempts to smell bad

Logan said crofters are the only thing that understands him

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okay but i love how logan's response to getting his teeth ripped out of his skull is “wait i thought you wanted to tear off my nipples” like he's so goddamn funny and for what

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i see a lot of people saying that Remus is the embodiment of intrusive thoughts, or that he is Thomas's intrusive thoughts, and i just want to remind y'all he's not.

he is Creativity, or more accurately, Forbidden Creativity. his job is intrusive thoughts. intrusive thoughts are something that he creates, knowingly or unknowingly, but he is not them. just like how Virgil is the root of panic attacks but he is not the embodiment of panic attacks alone. and Patton is the core of Thomas's emotions, but he is not one emotion.

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i love how initially, all the sides just looked like regular guys and you're like "ah yes they look like different parts of a very normal man" then BAM the newest side is a villain straight out of musical theatre with a cape and a bowler hat and a fucking snake face

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The Roman Essence

Janus, disguised as Roman: Greetings, plebs!

Virgil, squinting: wait...

"Roman": Is something wrong, dear emo?

Virgil: yeah...you look off today, dude.

"Roman": What do you mean?

Virgil: it's just...you're not very...Roman-y today, y'know?

"Roman": what? what does that mean?

Virgil: y'know...you're missing that Roman-y essence. you less Roman-y now. Logan, help me.

Logan, knowing damn well what's going on: Oh yes, I agree. You don't seem your usual Roman-y self, Roman.

"Roman", getting frustrated: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!

Virgil: It means you're not Roman-y enough.

the real Roman walks in

Roman: hello, my fellow subjects! what's going on?

Virgil: oh hey, ro. You look very Roman-y today.

Roman: aww, you noticed! thanks, stormcloud!

Janus, accidentally revealing himself out of rage: DAMMIT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!

Roman: >:0

Janus: shit

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Fifteen Minutes

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