D&Deceit

A sideblog for Sanders Sides and D&D (adult type person, expect casual swearing) On AO3: DnDeceit

[dndeceit]

A side-blog for D&D and Sanders Sides. Mostly Sanders Sides.

(Mostly Janus.)

May include occasional mention of D&D adjacent topics such as The Legend of Vox Machina, the ‘80s D&D cartoon, and non-D&D tabletop RPGs.

Call me Haz. I am here to write and read fic about the Sillies. Occasionally I may reblog art.

I put out a weekly rec list of Sanders Sides fics every Friday, which can be found under the tag #fander fic rec friday.

Masterpost | 1 - 25 | 26 -  50 | 51 - 75  | 76 - 100

Miscellaneous recommendations can be found under #fic rec and #rec list.

My Sanders Sides Fanfics

Stand-Alones

A Game of Tea and Dragons (fantasy AU) Keeping Lies Out of the Relationship (canon ‘verse) The Wrong Office (canon ‘verse, Cartoon Therapy crossover) Salt for Salt (sea monster AU)  Soft Little Lies (canon ‘verse) (tumblr version)  Running Hot and Cold-Blooded (T, moceit, canon ‘verse) Snake Oil (T, weird west AU)

Event Fics Masterpost (Sleepy Bean Cafe, Camp Cartoon)

Series

(Series) Coffin Nails Canonverse/Vampire AU (Gen) Rating: T After Thomas suffers a frightening nighttime attack, the sides are left dealing with the consequences. The first of which is preparing Thomas to understand and accept what actually happened to him in the first place...

Nails in the Coffin Satisfaction Brought it Back

(Series) Party Games  Werewolf AU (Logicality, pre-Logicaliceit, Past-Anxceit) Rating: T When a group of friends goes out camping one summer, none of them expected that a game of truth or dare would end with one of them turning into a wolf for the night. (Meanwhile Janus, stuck at the center of these life changing events, is just trying to cope.)

Truth or Dare Never Have I Ever

(Series) Wild! Wasteland Tales  Fallout AU (Gen) Rating: T/M A ghoul and his boy. A pair of brothers hiding a complicated past. Two cousins cast out from their Vault, now just trying to find a place they can belong...  (A Sanders Sides Fallout AU set in the wastelands of post-nuclear Florida.)

But Someday the Sun Will Shine Living For You (Is Easy Living) Way Back Home Crawl Out Through the Fallout Are You Running? (From Yourself), Are You Hungry? (To Be Somebody Else) Someday (It May Be Tomorrow) Heartache Number One

(Series) The Sea’s Kiss  Mer AU (Roceit) Rating: T Janus is a young nobleman, nephew to the king, whose life is changed by a series of encounters by the seaside.

A Kiss by the Sea A Kiss at Midnight

(Series) If You Give a Snake a Baby...  Canonverse (Gen) Rating: T  Roman comes to Janus  one night, begging him for a favor. Now, Janus is the caretaker of a squirmy, scaly infant.

Accidental Noodle Acquisition Kill Your Darlings

(I welcome and encourage the creation of works and projects related to any of my stories or posts, including remixes, continuations, recursive fic, AUs, fan art, podfic, playlists, moodboards, etc. I only request that my work not be fed into generative AI, and that I be credited somewhere, if possible, with a link to my story.)

[dndeceit]

A little writing progress update/journal post because it's been a minute...

Right now still trying to get the last fic for Camp Cartoon wrapped up. Once that's achieved, I also looking forward to dig in and work on the artwork for TSS Storytime. Big plans for that.

For my own work, I have several projects with enough progress into them that hopefully a few will finished in the next month or so.

Space AUs

The expanded version of What They Say About Humans is mostly finished, but a few scenes need shuffling around, some holes need patching, and the ending needs a bit of polish. But that'll a nice 35k or so on top of the 8k of the original one-shot, so hopefully it will have been worth the wait.

Finally making progress again on Bleeding Hearts (i.e. the Among Us AU). That's sitting at 80k right now, with still several chapters to go. The chapter I'm working on now is a bit of a snarl, with a lot of exposition to cover that I didn't organize properly in my notes. There are a lot of moving pieces to this plot (it is so convoluted, even before you account for the fact that it's a murder-mystery pile up), so it's taking a lot of work to make sure all the pipes lay straight. But as long as progress is happening again I'm optimistic, because that hasn't been the case for longer than I'd like.

I had another Space AU that I started for the first Sleepy Bean Cafe (one that had to be set aside because of an error that left details out of the prompt for what eventually became Massive Malfunction). I still like the idea, though, so I'll either get the rest of that written or post what I have as-is as a one-shot.

Fallout AU

I have four different stories I'm working on right now, mostly chasing whatever is giving me the creative juice, but there's a certain order I'd prefer to post them in if I can help it. Without giving spoilers, those fics are:

The continuation of Virgil and kid!Janus in the 2250s as they make their way toward Black Lake and continue to learn about each other.

Patton- and Logan-centric story of their arrival in Darkside, featuring all of my worldbuilding for Darkside, the Vaulties' personal traumas, and both of the twins being Chaotic.

A fic focused on Emile and finally introducing Sleep into the AU (though he also appears in Logan and Patton's story, so you may see him there first).

A fic delving into Janus's origins, but is specifically focused on his mother. (I'd want to post this after the parts with him and Virgil ideally, so it may be a while before this one comes around).

Other Writing...

Again, I really want to get into part 3 of Coffin Nails. While I still don't have an ending, I've come up with some tweaks that might see me actively working on that fic a little sooner. However, I'm also very tentatively considering an outsider POV piece from Nico's point of view on Thomas's Whole Situation. I think establishing what the people in Thomas's life think is going on with him might be a helpful step. So... I'm thinking that one over.

(As an aside, the "Passing Through" cover gave me such strong Coffin Nails feels, I don't know if I could explain it. Something about Virgil hiding in the closet/laundry room, Patton standing in the sun of an afternoon where the sun is setting, Roman in the dark of a stage and Logan in the classroom bringing the hopeful view on the future just...

If you've read those fics you get it, right?)

I have a few other odds and ends rattling around that might see the light of day if I feel the tug to work on them (basically anything and everything I've mentioned previously, I never really give up on a fic idea, I try to come back to them all eventually), but these are all the ones I'm the most likely to see measurable progress on for the time being.

[dndeceit]

Fander Fic Rec Friday (#88)

(Adoptions)

Law and new order by FreePoetryNightmare Human AU (Gen) Rating: T Janus is a very successful lawyer with a very large, very empty house who would do anything for his little brother Thomas—even if that means accepting the emergency placement of five brothers in need of a safe, stable home for the next six months. Notes: An emotional Dadceit foster-to-adoption story that ticks all the usual boxes (but still managed to throw me a bit at the end). And mind the tags...these kids are dealing with a lot.

A Father's Love is Unconditional by TheFoxofFiction Human AU (Gen) Rating: T Logan works hard to show love and support to all the children in his care. Despite his efforts, its clear the oldest is struggling to feel at home. (Janus, meanwhile, is just waiting for the other shoe to drop.) Notes: Softly angsty hurt/comfort piece about Janus letting himself finally believe in being wanted.

Welcome to our (new) FamILY Tree by XandriaGreat Human AU (Gen, Moceit) Rating: G Barely eighteen and with their parents' death only a week behind him, Virgil surrenders his young twin brothers into foster care. He's resigned to the likelihood he'll never see them again until he runs into them—and their new adoptive parents—purely by chance. Notes: In which Virgil loses one family and regains another (because the Moceit's combined Dad energy is strong enough to exert gravitational pull).

You Know 'Found Family' Is Only an Idiom, Don't You? by edupunkn00b Human AU (Gen, Logicality) Rating: G Logan is reviewing a student's records when something catches his eye. The picture that comes into focus in front of him—a bright kid ready to age out of the system, lacking in motivation to apply himself and with no support for whatever future is ahead of him—isn't one he can bring himself to look away from. Notes: A short one from last year's Camp Cartoon.

All the Treasures of Stormhold by LadyShadowphyre Fantasy AU (Gen, background Prinxiety) Rating: T Virgil is a knight of the kingdom sent to mediate a dispute with a dragon. Tragically, all hopes of resolving the situation civilly are lost before he even has the chance to get there—but he's not too late to salvage one precious thing from the wreckage. Notes: In which the devoted execution of his duties leads Virgil to adopting two children (or rather one child and a barely-hatched dragonling).

Making The Best Of It by Ghost529 Human AU (Gen, Loceit) Rating: G Remus has spent the last five years in foster care fighting like a dog to keep his little brother at his side where he can keep him safe. He doesn't know what to do with the threat that he might not have to fight anymore... Notes: Protective older brother Remus gets to me like few things can.

When The Rain Falls by Joyfully_Unique Human AU (Logince, Moxiety) Rating: T When Logan and Roman take in troubled boy, knowing that it's not going to be easy. Even then, they're not prepared for how much. (At just twelve years old, Janus is already convinced that he's too broken to be deserving of love.) Notes: A nice, meaty story that has no problem punching you in the feels.

The I Promise series by GiveMeMyOwn Human AU (Gen, Logicality) Rating: G Logan and Patton weren’t expecting their adoption of Virgil to be simple, not when the boy clearly had his challenges. They definitely weren’t expecting the harried teen that showed up at their door, insisting (despite everything they had been told) that he was Virgil’s older brother. (Janus might have made the mistake of agreeing to be separated for his brother’s sake, but he was not going to stand by and let himself be erased from Virgil’s life.) Notes: I've rec'd this series before, but I'm doing it again, because it's been a year and this is still one of my favorites.

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[uh-e-rinnie]

unveil

[pretty-ok-art]

Don’t mind me, I just wanted a post with all my boys together.

I hope I can use the summer to make more fun fan art- if anyone’s got ideas or suggestions feel free to drop them below!

[dndeceit]

Written with @typically-untypical for @starlocked01 as part of @tss-camp-and-coffee’s Camp Cartoon "Dynamic Duos" event.

Title: Your Golden Rule Doesn't Shine So Bright Fandom: Sanders Sides Category: Gen Rating: T

Patton is trying to have a peaceful breakfast. Patton is trying to make sure everyone has a fun time. Patton doesn't understand why Remus is so devoted to ruining that.

Warnings: Suggestive pranks, religious discussion, brief depiction of vomiting. Characters: Patton, Remus, Logan. Relationships: Patton & Remus. Additional Tags: Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Morality | Patton Sanders, Morality | Patton Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders, Logic | Logan Sanders, Canon Compliant, The Mindscape (Sanders Sides), Religious Discussion, Morality | Patton Sanders Is Learning Words: 6,982 Chapters: 4/4

[sir-buddy]

I'M ALIVE

So I know I haven't posted art in a while, but my friend @literalydying got me into Sanders Sides recently and showed me their femme outfits which triggered my design bug.

I wanted to do my own take on some of the designs, so here they are!!

Poses were referenced from @mellon_soup's poses!

Closeups below the cut:

[dndeceit]

Fander Fic Rec Friday (#87)

(Misunderstandings and Miscommunication)

This is How We Learn to Love by cloakoflevitation Canon AU (Gen) Rating: T After Remus's reveal, Roman objects to his brother and Deceit's presence in the mindscape kitchen. What seems on the surface to be a simple dispute over shared living space soon uncovers a grave misunderstanding by the core sides about how the mindscape works, one that threatens to reopen old wounds and destabilize hard-won friendships. Notes: A nice, thick story full of so many feelings, all about trying to make a family out of a mess.

Nameless by grumphyhedgehogs Canonverse (Gen) Rating: T The others have started to accept him, and even as Virgil seems to be coming around to his presence., but he still refuses to call Janus by his name. Notes: Virgil and Janus are rebuilding bridges but the nails are a little loose.

A Well-Tended Garden Will Grow More Flowers by Dragon_sama, Ended_Flames Fantasy AU/Soulmate AU (Anaroceit) Rating: T When his father the king starts talking about marriage, Roman panics latches on to the heroic, princely solution of grabbing Virgil and running off into the woods… This solution is complicated further when they run into an unexpected serpentine traveler. Notes: An romantic comedy of errors with a side order of angst about secrets, shenanigans, and a whole lot of trouble that probably could have been avoided if Roman had been paying just a bit more attention.

I Told You That I Love You (Please Believe Me) by Fangirlwriting Canonverse (Roceit) Rating: G Roman is tired of enduring Janus's sniping every time they cross paths. Finally he works up the courage to confront him, asking him why he hates Roman so much. (Which is extremely confusing to Janus when he's been offering nothing but earnest praise...) Notes: In which Roman is a himbo with zero self esteem who follows the belief that Janus always speaks in lies to its (il)logical extreme.

The this never will be right with me series by disaster_queer Canonverse (Roceit) Rating: G Janus can't always stop himself from lying, and he can't always separate what's true from what isn't, which leads to a disastrous miscommunication in his relationship with Roman. Notes: An emotional pair of fics that treats Janus's lying as compulsive lying and touches on the impact is has on him and his relationship.

Love After Exile by anxiouslyfred Canonverse (Analoceitmus) Rating: T Virgil fell for Deceit and Remus a long time ago, but couldn't bring himself to confess his feelings. The other dark sides misunderstood and his silence caused a wedge between them. Now they're on opposite sides of the divide and Virgil is with Logan. Unfortunately for Virgil, once they start coming around more often, it's obvious he's not quite over them. (Also unfortunately, Roman seems determined to meddle...) Notes: A lot of feelings complicated by history and regret (plus awkward matchmaking from Roman on the side).

Reasons Virgil Hates Janus by cloakoflevitation Canonverse (Gen) Rating: T The core sides keep asking why Virgil hates Janus. It's only once he starts listing reasons that they actually understand... Notes: Despite the title, this is really fluffy. The Dorksides are just Like That and the core sides are just Not Really Getting It until the end.

Starry Night Sky by ArchiveResponcibly Canonverse (Roceit, Analogical) Rating: T Roman and Virgil are spending a lot of time together and acting really cagey about it. Neither Janus nor Logan have a lot of patience left for their boyfriends and want answers. Notes: Much ado about being extra in the pursuit of gifting your significant others (with just a sliver of uncomfortable, suspicious jealousy).

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[amateurmasksmith]

does anyone know this fic?

Virgil centric, combination coffee shop-super hero AU

Virgil’s coffee shop opens and closes whenever the fuck he wants too, ends up a sort of. Neutral territory?

there might have been analogical but im not sure

some sections of the fic were chat messages on a forum or something - maybe Virgil’s website??

[dndeceit]

Haven't read it yet since it's been in my to-read limbo, but it sounds like maybe One Coffee, Morally Gray?

[dndeceit]

Janus Sanders should be grateful that I am possessed of any restraint to speak of. Because I am also a total nerd survival crafter enthusiast and every time I find a new game I feel the urge to put that man in Situations. Which is all well and good when I'm playing Conan Exiles and imagining him as a Priest of Set with a tower for his blasphemous sorcery and a slutty little loincloth, but I've been playing The Long Dark and it's been so hard not to make that poor bastard suffer through the frozen hell of the post-apocalyptic Canadian wilderness...

[thatonegreyskeleton]

Janus Sanders 🐍🍎

[dndeceit]

Fander Fic Rec Friday (#86)

(Facing Fears)

Fear Simulation by Iceshard1011 Canonverse (Gen) Rating: T The core four have each been dragged away into of cruel nightmare worlds that prey on their worst fears. It's up to the only two sides left unaffected to try to get them out... Notes: I love when weird things just happen because they live in someone's mind and minds are weird. Also love when Janus and Remus get to be big damned heroes.

Anxious to Touch by NikaylaSarae Canonverse (Prinxiety) Rating: G Virgil takes great comfort in the touch of his friends, but when spirally he projects his anxiety onto them. After an incident—a kiss—he commits to keeping his distance to avoid hurting them. Fortunately, Deceit isn't about to let him get away with that. (And he's not the only one determined to help.) Notes: A really interesting piece about emotional symbiosis in the mindscape.

Greatest Fears by JustUrAverageAngel Canonverse (Gen) Rating: T Panic attacks happen when Virgil's influence breaks free of his control to overwhelm the entire mindscape. After causing the first one since introducing himself, Virgil is terrified of what Thomas will think of him knowing that he was responsible. Notes: Hurt/comfort where Thomas gets to have some one-on-one with Virgil about the role he plays in his life.

Fears and Commonalities by Fangirlwriting Canonverse (Gen) Rating: G Virgil can sense when the other sides are afraid. Even Janus can't hide his fear, though he has learned to hide what he's afraid of. And as Janus begins involving himself more directly in Thomas's life Virgil feels his fears only grow. He can't handle not knowing why. Notes: A bittersweet character study with an ending that almost stings.

Looking Glass Self by HelloThere3306 Canonverse (Gen) Rating: T When Logan suggests a bonding activity to help the sides learn to work together, Remus volunteers by creating rooms based off of each o f the sides' worst fears. They're all understandably uneasy about participating. (Unfortunately Janus isn't really given a choice.) Notes: Janus and the terror of being perceived. (Mind the tags for other fears involved.)

what doen't kill you (doesn't help things) by Odaigahara Canonverse (Gen) Rating: T Patton wants so badly to get over his fear of spiders, for Virgil's sake. Logan tries to help Patton through trying to adjust his associations with spiders, but neither consider how Patton's tendency towards people-pleasing might effect the results. Notes: This is an uncomfortable story, and the ending it leaves on isn't a particularly happy one. But it's a very good story.

breathing and other rhythms that used to be easy by FearlessMayProceed Canonverse (Gen) Rating: T Virgil wakes up from a nightmare about harm coming to his former friends. Despite all his best efforts he knows he won't be able to settle his mind until he's checked in on them himself. Notes: Very soft despite the fears involved (and also one I find incredibly personally relatable).

(Series) What Makes Fear? by AndSceneButGreen Canonverse (Gen) Rating: NR When Virgil decides that Remus has gone too far in pestering Patton he retaliates by inflicting raw fear on Remus. Of course, without a reason, fear has to find its own cause...and Remus's mind is unfortunately willing to provide the very worst it can come up with. Notes: This one is pretty heavy, so mind the tags.

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[tss-storytime]

Janus Doesn't Want You To Join

Calling all artists!

Janus says whatever you do, don't join the TSS Storytime Big Bang before May 15th!

TSS Big Bang Artist Sign-Up

Sign-Ups for Artists for the Storytime Big Bang 2026! The sign-up period for writers ends on the 15th of April. Artist sign-ups close on th

[nightcatssketchbook]

Had the idea that after Thomas pierced his ears Remus wanted more so he would use random things like nails, thumb tacks, safety pins, etc. as earrings, and I came up with the little comic between him and Janus

[batatajoey]

Artblock sux man

[dndeceit]

Fander Fic Rec Friday (#85)

(Fraught Family Feels - Parental Angst)

Undeniable Care by sufferingsoprano Canonverse (Moceit) Rating: T Virgil has a complicated and uneasy relationship with the two people who have loved him the most. Watching them grow close after recent tensions really doesn't make it any simpler. Notes: Virgil has two dads and doesn't know how to handle being loved by either of them.

Mother's Day by NikaylaSarae Canonverse (Gen) Rating: G Janus has never liked Mother's Day, he never saw himself as a parent, and would have preferred to do without the attention the day brought him...for the most part. He hates it even more now that Virgil's gone. Notes: Sad Momceit moments.

Father's Day by Nightingale152 Canonverse (Gen) Rating: T Scarred by his own rejection, Janus did his best to shelter and care for the younger unwanted sides. Virgil leaving nearly broke him, but now the main mindscape has been opened up to Remus as well. Left behind, Janus can't deal with the knowledge that his sons have replaced him. Notes: This is one I like to reread when I want to feel my heart ripped out.

Patton is Janus' Dad Too by NoPasswordFound Canonverse (Gen) Rating: NR Now that they're welcome into the main mindscape Remus doesn't understand why Janus keeps staring at Patton, why he won't seek out the affection the fatherly side throws around with everyone else. So he pushes and, for better or worse, he finds out. Notes: A heartbreaking story about parentification and parental abandonment.

Just Janus by Graves_yard Canonverse (Gen) Rating: G Patton's attempts to get closer to Janus uncover a swath of festering wounds, the damage of which it might just be too little and far to late to heal properly. Notes: Sometimes "Angst with a Happy Ending" can still read like a tragedy. Hits some of the same thematic notes about abandonment and parentification as the last fic, but with much more focus on the damage and collateral damage done by leaving the dark sides on their own.

"Kiddo" by MothmansLeftSock Canonverse (Other) Rating: NR Janus isn't handling Virgil's absence well, and he's handling Virgil being Patton's kiddo even worse. Hoping to break him out of his isolation, Remus brings him a "gift". (Virgil is not amused.) Notes: Violence might not be the answer, but sometimes kidnapping can be. - Remus probably

Two birds in one stone by Melissa_S Canonverse (Other) Rating: G Janus is woken up one night by a cry for help, only to find that someone else has already answered it. Unexpectedly, he finds himself invited to bear witness to that moment anyway. Notes: A softer story, open ended but definitely ends on a hopeful note.

A Precious Memory by stuck_with_a_snake_boi Canonverse (Moceit) Rating: G Patton and his room can bring memories to the surface. Janus comes to Patton needing help recalling a very important memory. Notes: More Sad Dad Janus. This one gutted me.

Blinding Defenses by Lavenderlark Canonverse (Gen) Rating: T Watching the others, Janus realizes that Patton has found ways of helping Virgil in ways that he never could, not even through lack of trying. At a loss, Janus asks what he's been getting wrong all these years. Notes: Soft hurt comfort and second chances.

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[coolskeleton80085]

Oh shit wait you asked for ideas. Ummmmm roceit but theyre beating eachother up (verbally or physically you pick)

roceit is one of those ships i always forget about but i think i fw them now. ive learned. my eyes are open.