I know you stopped Sanders Sides stuff a while ago, but I was just wondering if you ever finished the Lust roman series and if you didn't what would've been the ending?
Love your stuff!
hello anon! I did in fact stop making the list roman comic quite a while ago- while I did have a TON of fondness for the project and I still love all the work I put in I don’t think I will ever make those last few comic updates. (I actually had the next two-ish updates sketches out but I never finished the lineart)
But I will HAPPILY tell you the ending for the au!!! I really enjoyed the story I wrote and I’m happy to share the bit I had yet to turn into a comic! (And I’ll add this ask to the master post so this will count as the “official” ending)
So where we last left off Virgil decided that in order to sort things out he had to utilize Romans presumed affection to get close enough to figure out what’s wrong with him.
So Virgil’s goes to Roman’s room and inconspicuously asks if he wants to watch a movie together, Roman of course says yes and the plan is set into motion. While the two watch a movie in the living room he sends Janus and Remus to go investigate his room. Janus and Remus snoop around and end up finishing the bottles or ominous black liquid in his vanity and find a pile of mirror shards and an empty frame in his closet. But! Oh no! The two are caught in the act by the enthralled Patton and Logan!! And since things are getting desperate on lust!romans end the two have taser approval to give the two a little kiss and turn them into yet more servants to do Romans bidding. During the movie it is clear to Virgil that Roman is definitely unwell. He can’t seem to focus on the movie at all and despite the cuddled up position he is extremely tense. About halfway through the movie Roman even ends up falling asleep. So Virgil ends up tucking Roman under some blankets in the living room, and to make him a bit more comfortable he goes to remove those sunglasses. But the moment he touches the glasses Roman jolts awake with a little yelp that clearly implies he was pained somehow.
From here Virgil gets cornered by the newly “reformed “ Janus and Remus to discuss what they found. They don’t do anything to push him, but do emphasize that they are Running out of time.
Virgil now knows that something MUST be up with those sunglasses. So he devises a plan to ensure he has a chance to get them off of Roman once and for all. So he invites Roman to a candle lit dinner in the kitchen. The room is all done up and fancy, a beautiful meal has been made- and they setting and style of everything makes it clear that this trap is being staged as date. The two engage in a bit of tense conversation before Virgil starts laying it on thick- talking at length about how much Roman makes him feel and how much he wishes he could say. Lust!Roman obviously presses Virgil to elaborate- explain what he’s trying to say. Virgil simply responds that it’s too hard to put into words- but he’d love to show him what he means. Then BAM Virgil pulls Roman in for a passionate kiss. For a moment the two get lost in the emotion and comfort of being in each others arms before Virgil reaches down, cups the side of Romans face and rips the glasses off of his face- and to his horror finds that the glasses have somehow burrowed their way into Romans skull, and horrible fleshy tendrils hang limply from the ends of the frames. Roman looks up at him with a final look of heartbreak and betrayal, before collapsing to the floor- unconscious. We cut to black and we re focus on a dream sequence inside of Roman’s head- there Lust!Roman says a final goodbye, apologizes and explains that all he ever wanted was for them to not be alone- to be loved. But in the end they failed didn’t they? Roman responds and says that he understands that he was only trying to help, but even if they aren’t romantically loved they are loved. Roman explains that even if no one else ever has romantic feelings for them, he can still love and cherish themself. The two hug and Lust!Romans last line through tears is “I’m sorry about everything, now don’t keep your night waiting okay?” And Roman wakes up in a cold sweat in his bed.
He finds that Virgil is asleep at the foot of his bed, and startles awake when he notices Roman move. Virgil is EXTREMELY relieved and pulls Roman into a big before finally confessing that he does love Roman, more than anything. Roman reciprocates and as we fade out from the other room the other characters yell over about how they are all happy Roman is finally up(with a little gag of Logan muttering to himself “is that a hickey on my neck?” Followed by fluster laughter form everyone else.
And that’s how I would have wrapped things up!
