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Deceit just randomly immitates any Side at any given time just for the heck of it.

I watched The Office for the very first time, very recently. I have no regrets.

Some fanart for @bakakxz Divorce AU cause I love Dadceit and Bby Virgil. Also @maxtheartblog and Kitkat1003 on tumblr with their sander-sides-reverse-au were great inspirations for giving Deceit (or in Kitkat's case Truth) White clothes instead of black/grey. And you check out all 3 mentioned fanders/creators cause their stuff is Amazing in general. #Deceit #Virgil #sanderssides #divorceAU #drawing #dadceit #tekening #fanders #thomassanders #SupremeArtSunday #slimysnakeboi #SuperArtSaturday #fanartfriday #vidcon #vidcon2019 #justkiddingwishIcouldbethere #maybenextyear #traditionalart #baby #Iusetoomanyhashtags https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6MwRyiFlb/?igshid=xzuizyrdpphe

Whoo! Fanart! I did a Winnie the Pooh drawing of the Sanders sides! Thomas as Christopher, Roman as Tigger, Patton as Roo, Logan as Owl and Virgil as Piglet!

I drawing I did of @thatsthat24 It only took 16 hours and 46 minutes!

Roman: You're smiling, did something good happen?

Virgil: Can't I just smile because I feel like it?

Logan: Janus tripped and fell in the water fountain.

My Sander Sides Enlightment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's on Thomas.

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

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

And so, the sides follow suit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for reading.

How I imagine a shit-talking session between Roman and Janus would go (an incorrect quote:)

Janus: (whisper) Her mom is f-ing her uncle

Roman: No way!

Janus: Even sent her pic of his dick, she showed me.

Virgil: She has it and showed it to you??

Roman: Thats gross, Jan. You can't unsee that.

Remus: Of all the dudes in the world, she fucked her brother?

...

Janus: God, No. Remus, Don’t be sick. The Dad’s brother. Not the moms.

Dark Side Squad + Roman HCs because I want them all to be friends

After having enough of Patton and Logan’s shit, the dark side squad decides to “adopt” Roman because he deserves better.

Through this, Janus and Virgil mend their broken relationship and become friends again for Roman and Remus since Remus wants them to be friends too.

Roman was more than happy to join because he gets to be with Remus and Virgil and gets to start over as friends with Janus.

Janus is the mom friend in this group. Everyone thinks it’s Virgil but Virgil has the sleep schedule of a walnut and his diet consists of doritos and gatorade.

The twins cause chaos almost every day. Remus enables Roman or often comes up with weird shit to experiment with. Roman loves causing chaos with Remus and it often brings them closer.

Sometimes Virgil joins them to watch the chaos unfold. It’s rare that he’ll join in. He’s fine with standing on the side, holding the big ass first aid kit they keep for the twins. Though secretly Virgil worries for the twins’ safety. Like, no Remus, you can’t switch heads with Roman and for the love of god doN’T EAT THAT-

Janus finds the chaos amusing but often has to step in when it gets too messy or noisy. He can’t be too mad at the twins. He’d rather see them happy.

Patton and Logan think Remus is a horrible influence on Roman. Roman changed up his outfit to something dark and scary to match his brother. Remus may or may not have convinced Roman to say a swear word or two.

Self care days! lots of them. Janus knows they all need it. Especially Roman. Janus plans every self care day ahead of time and makes sure there’s an activity for everyone. Spa day for Roman. Snack making and eating for Remus (with supervision). Nap time for Virgil. Reading time and tea for Janus.

Sleep overs! They have lots of those in the living room since Roman and Virgil often have nightmares and Remus’ thoughts won’t let him sleep. Janus is happy to keep them all company.

Sometimes, either after sleepovers or during nap time, Janus will find Roman cuddled up with Virgil and Remus in a small pile. Janus totally does not have a few blackmail pictures.

On Friday nights, Roman and Janus have drinks while they shit talk everyone else and gossip. Occasionally, Virgil and Remus will join.

Mom friend Janus also does most of the cooking, Virgil occasionally coming in to help. Janus knows everyone’s preferences and portions. Large portion for Remus and something with odd textures and flavors. Medium portions for Roman and something savory with an easy to digest texture. Small portion and something spicy for Virgil. Janus especially helps Roman when he has a hard time eating or has forgotten to eat.

The twins still have sibling fights and arguments but they don’t stay mad at each other for too long. Janus or Virgil usually help them make up.

Ever since Roman joined the squad, Remus and Janus and Virgil have all been very protective of Roman.