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If you're reading this, I just want to say, goodbye.

The situation is no ones fault but mine. I honestly dont know what I'm doing but this note is going to come from the heart. For me its important to let you know what's going to happen.

Reading this means I'm no longer here. Death is a scary concept but it has to be better than this. Please, I just dont want anyone to put blame on themselves. Sometimes wars are lost and sometimes battles go on for so long.

I enjoy reading everyone's comments on my stories and moodboards. (when I got comments and notes). The story that was still in the works will eventually get completed. I have someone that will take control of that story.

I love all of you and please know that I'll never leave you all behind. I'm still with each and every one of you.

I'm not completely at peace with the decision I'm going to make, but I'm more at peace then I have been in a long time. Goodbyes are weird like that. I know some people will see this as a sudden leave and I'm sorry you dont get a chance to say goodbye properly but this is your chance.

My story is over, but yours isnt.

Take it easy guys, gals and nonbinary pals

Peace out

#read pinned post #drafts #goodbye letter

Writing prompt (just for fun, no pressure!): something set in a steampunk AU, or alternatively where Logan can shapeshift into a small gray cat

Virgil sat up with a start, not sure what had woken him. He had fallen asleep at his workspace *again*.

Getting a commission from one of the higher class often included pulling long nights and days to make sure he met the deadlines on time. It was a big project. But it was rare for someone like him and he was determined to do good work on it.

A noise came from up the stairs.

'*My home*!' Virgil quickly and quietly grabbed one of his bigger tools and headed in that direction.

Another soft 'thunk' was heard just outside the bedroom door as he carefully turned the doorknob.

At first glance he didn't see anything, but a quick look around he noticed a cat sitting on his bookshelf. The animal was black with splotches of grey.

"How'd you get in here?" Virgil put his "weapon" down and slowly approached.

The cat stared at him not moving. Virgil noticed stunning blue eyes and a small amulet around its neck.

"How…? Oh, I must've left the window open. I do that quite a bit." The cat continued to stare as Virgil slowly walked around and shut the window.

"You have a fancy collar. You must belong to someone of the high class. What are you doing on this side of town? Are you lost?"

The cat turned its head to the window then back to Virgil.

After a minute a soft glow filled the room. The light got brighter and brighter Virgil had to close his eyes. Upon opening them again,instead of the cat there was a person.

"Wait, I know you!" Virgil gaped. "You're the person that commissioned me, Logan. But-"

Logan subconsciously held his pendant, which was now around his neck. "Yes, you've been doing and excellent job and I quite enjoy…chilling...here."

"How often do you come here?"

"Almost everyday. This is the first time I've been caught."

#read pinned post #drafts #thomas sanders #sanders sides #writing prompt #fostersfiction #droidofmay

"Thomas, we love you for who you are, not just your content. We love your personality, your pride, your kindness, your undying love for your fans, and how flippin' talented you are. Please know that we love you for who you are as a person and not only for the amazing content you provide us with. Now you know we love you.

Love, Foster"

#discord #thomas sanders #read pinned post #drafts

"Its easy to be 'brave', when you dont have to reveal who you are." - @a-valorous-choice

An au idea from the line stated above.

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Virgil put on his mask. He wasn't a hero because revenge. He wasn't a hero because powers. He was a hero simply because he wanted to feel important to the world. He wanted took be looked up to.

He snuck out of the orphanage every night to patrol the city. Sometimes not coming back for days on end, missing school in the process. Nobody seemed to notice or to care. He was failing classes, skipping classes. And yet, everytime a teacher would bring it up to the head mistress at the orphanage, virgil would get talked to, but that was it.

People looked up to the Shadow. Others did not. One such person was the Prince.

A villain set to destroy the peace Virgil was trying so hard to keep. The Prince was around the same age as the Shadow but that was all Virgil knew about him.

What Virgil didnt know was the Prince had a lot of people working under him. A lot of people hunting and searching for the Shadow. It was only a matter of time before he got caught.

"Hey, kiddo." Virgil jumped at the voice behind him and turned around. "I didn't mean to scare you, but I don't think it's safe to be perched on the roof edge like that."

#read pinned post #drafts #thomas sanders #sanders sides

writing-prompt-s

You, a demon, have befriended someone.

They are the best friend you have ever had in your long long life and you love them more than you thought you could ever love a human.

The only issue is that you haven’t told them what you are. The later it gets, the harder it becomes to tell them, and the easier it gets for them to figure it out on their own, but you are worried that they will be terrified of you and never want to see you again once they know.

robophantom

You don’t realize you’ve been putting it off for about three hundred years. You’re so caught up in worrying about your own secret, it never really occurs to you that perhaps there is also something up with them.

sparkedawg

Virgil paced back and forth. The thought of Patton finding out his secret almost making him nauseous. Of course as every day went on the more Patton was sure to get suspicious something was wrong.

What if he never sees me again? What if he runs away? What if he gets scared of me?

"Virgil? Virgil!" Patton called his friends name. "What's on your mind kiddo?"

"Just nervous. As always."

"This is more than nervous. What's on your mind? " Patton smiled, trying to help his friend calm down a bit.

"It's just... you're going to think im crazy." Virgil looked at his friend. "What if you hate me?" He mumbled.

"Nothing you say will make me hate you."

"Alright. Here it goes." Virgil took a deep breath in. "I'm a demon. Im not even a real human, but you're my best friend and I don't know what I'd do without you." He couldn't meet his friends eyes. What virgil didnt expect was Patton to laugh.

"I'd never hate you for that. After all we've been friends for almost 300 years now." Pattin smiled. "I figured you weren't human but I've been waiting for you to tell me when you were ready."

"Three....three hundred....years?" Virgil gaped. "Has it really been that long?"

#drafts #read pinned post #thomas sanders #sanders sides #virgil sanders #Patton sanders #fostersfiction

sandersstudies

I want to mention it now before it’s relevant. This is my guarantee right now, as a white person, that from here on out if you are a person of color and you bring me my writing and point out racism in it, I want to do at least the bare minimum and listen to you about it and acknowledge you.

There’s stuff I look back on from five years ago or even longer that’s blatantly pretty misled or even bigoted, and while I’ve learned a lot since then, I’m sure stuff I wrote even one or two years ago isn’t as high-quality in representation as I thought at the time. I’m not always rereading my old work, but a lot of it is now floating in the Internet, so even if I wrote a stereotype five years ago, it could still hurt somebody who read it today.

For example, I still like my BNHAAU a lot, but in retrospect by making Logan, the “smart one,” half-Asian, I was playing into a stereotype. Doesn’t mean the AU goes in the trash, but if I ever continue it, it’ll be something that’s now on my mind and taken into consideration.

I just trust a lot of my mutuals a great deal and I would want them to trust me back and not be uncomfortable approaching me if I’m a “bigger” blog with a platform. I’m notoriously slow at responding to messages and asks, but I wouldn’t want you to ever think you were ignored or not considered. Have a blessed Tuesday y’all.

sandersstudies

And while the main point here is racism, same goes for critiques of trans characters, disabled characters, etc. etc.

#im learning #please help me grow #i want to branch out #but im too scared for this reason #i will listen

Im sorry you had to leave this beautiful planet so soon. I hope you're in a better place now.

I love you.

#not ts #grieving #death mention

fanderssanders

I'm begging y'all at this point - please stop sharing Patreon content. You are hurting Thomas and Co and all of us other patrons.

What y'all are doing will actually impact the Co financially.

Today the Co gave us a discount code for the shop. It took only a few hours for someone to say that they saw a patreon code on Twitter.

Please, stop.

I know some of y'all might say, "well, if you have patreon, you don't need it - since you have money. Let those of us who can't afford the Patreon have the code."

The discount is a PERK. We give the Co money and they give us a discount. If you use the patreon code without being in the patreon, you're causing the Co to lose money. Therefore, they may not keep this perk.

Say, for example, you went to Hot Topic and make a purchase. If you don't know, Hot Topic cashiers will normally drop a discount card into your bag once you make a purchase. It is an incentive to keep you coming back to Hot Topic/keep you spending money. Imagine you go behind the counter and steal one of those discount codes.

You didn't pay for anything, yet you took something you didn't pay for. That discount card is an incentive.

That's exactly the same thing with the patreon. Yet, somehow people are justifying it because it is non-tangible - because it's virtual.

The more this happens, the more likely Co will take away perks. If they can't trust us not to spread info outside of patreon, then they won't give it to us. Simple.

I'm begging you, please stop. Thomas and Co are a small group of independent YouTubers. They do not have millions of dollars to spend. If you want to see my breakdown of Thomas and Co's patreon and why I applaud them for making it, check out my "Defending Thomas's Patreon" post. I explain there why artists need a stable income to create content.

You all sharing content are disrespecting Thomas and Co and all of your fellow patrons. We just want to support the Co. Please stop taking advantage of their kindness/their incentives. They are already giving us so much with the patreon. Please, don't make them regret it.

If you don't have a patreon, you're not missing out on any content. None of the stuff that happens in there are plot-related. Trust me, I know. This is all just extra stuff. You aren't missing a thing.

I am trying so hard to be nice about this. If this continues, I will honestly have to stop trying. This isn't fair to anyone.

Please, stop sharing Patreon content. You are hurting everyone.

Please, stop.

vindicatedvirgil

plus a friendly reminder that Thomas and his team are a SMALL team. they're not a multimillion-dollar industry. they're not Hot Topic or Disney or Amazon. what you do can legitimately hurt Thomas and his whole team. yes it's still bad when people do things to hurt stores but it's even worse when it's a small group of QUEER CREATORS.

if this keeps happening i would not be surprised if perks were removed or moved up to the limited tiers. and then people will go down to cheaper tiers because it's not worth it anymore, and that will DIRECTLY AFFECT THE INCOME OF THOMAS AND HIS FRIENDS.

sparkedawg

I know Thomas has a younger audience with a lot of people in school or went to school. So I'm going to put it this way, hopefully some of you can understand.

Let's say a teacher tells the class. "If you attend the class for a whole month. I'll give you an easy assignment worth 20 extra credit points. And if you attend the class AND make it on time, at the end of the month I'll give you an easy assignment worth 45 extra credit points.

Now you try your hardest to make it to class on time the whole month. There were a times you almost didnt make it but you do! The teacher hands out the extra credit papers and you get yours worth 45 points.

Theres a student who rarely showed to class at all. "I deserve that extra credit because my grades are slipping."

The teacher doesn't allow exceptions. Everyone who got to class for the whole month got the extra credit. Those who made it on time gets more.

Let's say, after class theres a student who got the 45 point extra credit paper and started making copies and handing them out. Now anybody and everybody can get the extra credit whether they put in the effort or not.

It's not fair to you for putting in all that work just to have the student who rarely showed up to be able to get the extra credit. It's not fair to the teacher who made an incentive to try and get students to show up for class.

Just like its not fair for Thomas and Co. To put in all this effort to make a patron and give out incentives for those people that pay. And it's not fair for those people paying to get those incentives if they are just going to be handed out to anybody and everybody.