Hi, I'm Jo! 21, she/her, Hufflefluff, nerd. Current Sanders Sides, TMA, and RQG trash! This Tumblr is home to an ace lesbian hopelessly obsessed with writing and fanfiction. Occasionally I rant about being neurodivergent. Come in and stay awhile! Maybe enjoy a coffee and a fic or two.
Aromantic at Heart (2k words): Remus comes out to Roman, prompting some self-revelations on Roman’s part, too. [Tumblr] [AO3]
at a point of breaking (950): Sometimes Janus still silences the others as part of his job. It’s how he protects Thomas and the others (and himself). [Tumblr] [AO3]
fly away with me (1.7k): Life isn’t a fairytale. Roman knows this. But, as his best friend Janus helps him realize, maybe that’s not so bad. [Tumblr] [AO3]
Liar, Liar (2.4k): As a child, Deceit was not the cool, collected liar he is today. Also, the split of Creativity. [Tumblr] [AO3]
a moment of relief (2.2k): Logan experiences burnout whilst hyperfocusing. Janus provides care and snuggles. [Tumblr] [AO3]
Partners in Pranks (2.1k): Janus and Patton become involved in a prank war that goes too far (or is it just far enough?). [Tumblr] [AO3]
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One-Shot Two-Shot Red-Shot Blue
(2,500-15,000 words; one-shots, occasionally two- or three-shots; roughly one-sitting reads)
All the Time in the World (7.9k words): For as long as Logan can remember, his soulmate timer has read zero. Only, he's never met his soulmate...has he? [Tumblr] [AO3]
Motherfluffer (4.2k): A bullet fic about Janus’ hair, because this is one of the important things in life obviously. [Tumblr] [AO3]
of being known (and loved) (4.5k): All Logan wants is to be truly known. Yet how can he be, when he doesn’t even know himself? [Tumblr] [AO3]
only get better (4.6k): Virgil has dermatillomania and picks at his skin. His boyfriend Patton discovers this fact. [Tumblr] [AO3]
take my heart clean apart (4.8k): For Patton, heartsickness is a very literal phrase. Unexpected help comes in the form of Remus. [Tumblr] [AO3]
The Soulmate Menagerie (3.8k): To his chagrin, Janus has an entire zoo following him around as he works today. [Tumblr] [AO3]
Un-Convention-al (3.6k): While at a convention, Roman ponders his rather unconventional soulmark. And maybe he finds the guy too. [Tumblr] [AO3]
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(Un)Wanted Middle Children
(15,000-40,000 words; super super long one-shots and “baby” multi-chaps; novellas, basically)
A (Demi)Boy and his Demon (9.8k+ words): Sleep-deprived writer Remy accidentally summons a serious-and-seriously-fed-up demon named Logan. WIP. [Tumblr Pro 1 2 3 4 5 6] [AO3]
Twelve to Life (1.2k+): Sometimes it’s in the little things: a box of tissues, a pair of fingerless gloves, a ring pop engagement. WIP. [Tumblr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12] [AO3]
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Longg Bois Like Egg
(>40,000 words; novel-length, aka wtf am I doing writing fanfic this long when I can’t even write original shit)
coming soon... (cue dramatic music and whatnot)
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I’m also working on a masterlist for all of the other various writings I’ve done across various websites, but Sanders Sides is the fandom I’m currently writing for, so this masterlist is first priority and also the one I’ll be updating most frequently.
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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/8 Fandom: Sanders Sides (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Anxiety | Virgil Sanders/Dark Creativity | Remus “The Duke” Sanders/Logic | Logan Sanders, Creativity | Roman “Princey” Sanders/Deceit | Janus Sanders, Creativity | Roman “Princey” Sanders & Deceit | Janus Sanders Characters: Anxiety | Virgil Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus “The Duke” Sanders, Creativity | Roman “Princey” Sanders, Morality | Patton Sanders, Logic | Logan Sanders Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, fairytale, Quests, Prophecy, Trope Subversion, Trope Subversion/Inversion, Sarcasm, Snark, Humor, Comedy, Queer Themes, Queer Characters, Minor Violence, Minor Injuries, (nothing too explicitly described i promise), Minor Character Death, (just past mentioned stuff), Swearing, minor innuendo Summary:
Virgil Sanders of the bright purple hair is born with a rather nasty case of Protagonist Syndrome. As a (rightful) cynic, however, naturally the only option is to dye his hair black and avoid Fate at every turn.
(And if that only does the exact opposite of what he wants, planting him right in the midst of a quest with friends and a cause he actually wants to fight for, for the first time in his life? Well. Shh. He doesn’t have to know that yet.)
hello! lo and behold, it’s the product of…quite a long while of writing (and rewriting…): my entry for the Sanders Sides Big Bang 2021! ( @sandersidesbigbang )
there have been some very lovely people involved in this; for starters, the amazing folks that first created and coordinated this event. beyond that, I’ve had a wonderful beta working with me and two amazing artists, too! much love to @threecrowsinatrenchcoat for letting me bounce ideas, and to @houser-of-stories and @artistically-gay for creating such beautiful artwork alongside this fic!
thank you very much to everyone who has been a part of this, and I hope you enjoy! <3
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/8 Fandom: Sanders Sides (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Anxiety | Virgil Sanders/Dark Creativity | Remus “The Duke” Sanders/Logic | Logan Sanders, Creativity | Roman “Princey” Sanders/Deceit | Janus Sanders, Creativity | Roman “Princey” Sanders & Deceit | Janus Sanders Characters: Anxiety | Virgil Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus “The Duke” Sanders, Creativity | Roman “Princey” Sanders, Morality | Patton Sanders, Logic | Logan Sanders Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, fairytale, Quests, Prophecy, Trope Subversion, Trope Subversion/Inversion, Sarcasm, Snark, Humor, Comedy, Queer Themes, Queer Characters, Minor Violence, Minor Injuries, (nothing too explicitly described i promise), Minor Character Death, (just past mentioned stuff), Swearing, minor innuendo Summary: Virgil Sanders of the bright purple hair is born with a rather nasty case of Protagonist Syndrome. As a (rightful) cynic, however, naturally the only option is to dye his hair black and avoid Fate at every turn. (And if that only does the exact opposite of what he wants, planting him right in the midst of a quest with friends and a cause he actually wants to fight for, for the first time in his life? Well. Shh. He doesn’t have to know that yet.)
i just saw the tag “canon complicit” instead of “canon compliant” and im laughing its like “canon is a criminal act that i unfortunately support with this fic”
Canon Compliant: “This fic goes along with canon.” (Because I like it? Because I’m too tired to disagree by writing my own fic? Who knows? The author may or may not tell us.)
Canon Compatible: “Listen, I know it ISN’T canon, but think of it as Microsoft Office for Mac, it’s COMPATIBLE with canon, and that counts.”
Canon Complicit: “I have not died a hero, so I have become an accessory to the Villainy of Canon.”
Canon Compatible is a great term for when your fic is Probably Not What Tolkien Would Have Wanted but it doesn’t really contradict anything in canon either
Tbh I think fandom generally needs to get better at sitting with the uncomfortable fact that a story/fanwork/meme/whatever can hurt one person and help another
This is why I think “tag warning” culture is kinder and more constructive than cancel culture / “no problematic content” culture. One size does not fit all, but if we learn to be more aware of the fact that the same thing can be emotionally validating or cathartic to one person and upsetting to another, and pick up a general mindset of thinking before we post, “what might people need a heads up for in this content?”, we grow more compassionate, more thoughtful, and more understanding of the differences in people’s experiences.
“Bad books on writing tell you to ‘write what you know’, a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many mediocre novels about English professors contemplating adultery.”
FYI 'write what you know' has always been about writing from a legitimate place of emotion and thought and projecting that onto a bigger canvas, not limiting yourself.
A biiig problem is that most people who repeat this piece of advice don't really know what it means, and boil it down to 'you can only write what you've experienced.'
But the real point is to take that rough year of your life, that day where everything went wrong, or that happy moment you always think of and spin it into something beyond yourself.
Don't write the character who is completely different from you because you're worried about Mary Sues - instead, tuck pieces of yourself within them, so you can understand how they feel even if you'd never be in their shoes.
Had a rough first year of college? Take the emotional up and downs of that and project them onto someone learning the ins and outs of learning zombie survivalism, being the first human at an alien school, or having to save a kingdom from a curse of its own making.
Whether you're writing historical fiction, a video game script, or a coffeeshop AU, your ability to make those things seem authentic lies in your ability to understand and relate to how the characters feel.
THAT'S what 'write what you know' is suppose to mean.
Like, nobody expects you to have truly experienced the Tudor period, but they’re going to take issue with your work if you don’t at least spend a couple of hours checking what food was eaten then and what items of clothing were called.
You aren’t limited to writing what you know, but do make an effort to know something about what you’re writing.
To be fair, changing your mind about where a story’s going based on reader predictions isn’t always bad. Sure, it’s not great if you’re all “oh, no, they figured it out, now I have to change everything because my readers aren’t allowed to be cleverer than me” – but on the other hand, sometimes a reader will be like “okay, here’s the dumbest possible way I can imagine this playing out”, and then their dumbest possible prediction is exactly what you’re planning, and you realise that yeah, now that you’ve seen it laid out by someone who isn’t the voice in your head, that’s actually super dumb.
Other variations that don’t just boil down to deliberately frustrating reader expectations include:
Changing the outcome because a reader was like “I really hope this doesn’t happen”, and on consideration you realise that you also hope that doesn’t happen
Changing the outcome because a reader was thinking further ahead than you are and spotted an implication of a forthcoming plot point that you don’t like the smell of
Changing the outcome because a reader’s prediction drew your attention to the fact that your planned resolution would have stumbled dick-first into a massive plot hole
Changing the outcome because a reader picked up on a bunch of blatant foreshadowing and symbolism you didn’t notice you’d put there because your subconscious forgot to send a memo
Changing the outcome because a reader proposed such an elegant solution to a legitimately thorny narrative problem that it would feel petty not to let them be right
Changing the outcome because a reader was like “hey, you know what would be really fucked up?” and the bastard gremlin that lives in your brain started smirking like the fucking Grinch
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Dracudate is a short film that centers around Lilith, a Trans Lesbian vampire and her date with her crush, Lou. It’s not long before Lilith runs into trouble when she bumps into the Monster Hunter, Sal. Lilith must now escape from the Hunter while also hiding her identity from Lou, which proves pretty difficult. Will she be able to save the date and keep away from the clutches of the Hunter?
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ok so I know this is wildly unsupported by canon but. I got the thought in my head and it Will Not Leave Me Alone. SO!
concept: super forgetful Elias
imagine Elias just knowing so much about everything that exists ever and it's so much information and so much more important than other things, so he’s actually really forgetful about other things. i.e. he never knows where any little things are in his apartment or whether he’s done certain tasks yet and stuff like that. like,,, the apocalypse is a pretty important thing to think about. why would something little like whether you’ve gone grocery shopping recently or fed the fish dinner yet?
so he's basically like, calling Peter every two seconds like "hey where did you put the cinnamon" or “question: why is my underwear on top of the tv" ("answer: you got distracted Seeing Jon do something stupid again and put them down there while you were folding laundry you short evil dipshit")
"where is the extra toilet paper you bought the other day? it isn't in the usual cabinet" "hm let's see now where did I leave the kazoo I play to drown out Tim whenever he says something angsty" "oh gosh diddly darn it I've lost my murder pipe again"
Reading Fic Pre-Posting: No typos whatsoever. Reads well. Flows beautifully. I have definitely found all possible spelling and grammar errors.
Reading Fic After Posting: A typo every three lines. Ten grammatical errors. Switches tense twice. POV changes for no discernible reason. Uses the word “look” five times in one sentence.