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Chapters: 1/3 Fandom: Sanders Sides (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Thomas Sanders & The Sides, Logic | Logan Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Deceit | Janus Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Deceit | Janus Sanders, Logic | Logan Sanders/Morality | Patton Sanders Characters: Thomas Sanders (Video Blogging RPF), Logic | Logan Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders, Morality | Patton Sanders Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Light/Dark Sides Switch, Original Backstory for Canon Characters, Mental Health Issues, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Obsession, Hints of Past Trauma, Intrusive Thoughts, Fear of Abandonment, Thought Spirals, Self Destructive Behavior/Thought Patterns, Emotional Repression, Minor Violence, Panic Attacks, Dissociation, Denial, Healthy Coping Mechanisms, Implied Past Relationships Series: Part 11 of The Other Side of the Mirror Summary:

Logan attempts to uphold his promise to Thomas.

And tries not to self-destruct in the process.

(Episode 11, Arc 2)

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Hey, so I started reading The Other Side of the Mirror, which is super good btw! Right now I’m on “Colors, Cards, and Coffee Stains”. But I just wanted to know before I continue: is Janus unsympathetic/villainous in this?

Aw thanks!!! I’m so glad you’re enjoying it so far! As to your question.

Short answer: Yes and No.

Long answer: Mirror Janus has in the past, and will in the future, do some things that could be construed as unsympathetic. Other characters will react to those acts accordingly. However, Janus is not a villain. He does the things he does for a reason, out of love and misguided protectiveness. He is not irredeemable. None of the mirror verse characters are. He will get a chance to learn and grow and apologize and be better, just like every other character will.

We have tried very hard to give every character a lot of nuance, and I promise that by the end of the main story, everyone, including Janus (and Patton when you get to him!), will get their redemption, even if it seems like it’s taking a while.

We try to tag each episode accordingly, and we are happy to go more in depth about what we have planned if you have more specific concerns! We want Mirror Verse to be an enjoyable experience! And feel free to come ask us questions or just yell about it anytime bc we LOVE talking about it. <3<3<3

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 2/3 Fandom: Sanders Sides (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Thomas Sanders & The Sides, Logic | Logan Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Deceit | Janus Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Deceit | Janus Sanders, Logic | Logan Sanders/Morality | Patton Sanders Characters: Thomas Sanders (Video Blogging RPF), Logic | Logan Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders, Morality | Patton Sanders Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Light/Dark Sides Switch, Original Backstory for Canon Characters, Mental Health Issues, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Obsession, Hints of Past Trauma, Intrusive Thoughts, Fear of Abandonment, Thought Spirals, Self Destructive Behavior/Thought Patterns, Emotional Repression, Minor Violence, Panic Attacks, Dissociation, Denial, Healthy Coping Mechanisms, Implied Past Relationships Series: Part 11 of The Other Side of the Mirror Summary:

Logan attempts to uphold his promise to Thomas.

And tries not to self-destruct in the process.

(Episode 11, Arc 2)

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hi! I adore your guys' other side of the mirror series! I have a question about the most recent fic, Aftershocks. In the first chapter, Logan reveals that whenever he uses his ability on someone, he himself loses that information, i.e. he doesn't know Tai Chi anymore after he gave that information to Virgil. But in Accepting Logic, Logan uses that same ability to impart some amount of ASL to Janus and can still understand what Janus is signing. So, I guess my question is, did Logan just give like, half of his knowledge of ASL to Janus so he could still translate, or?

And we adore your comments!! And good catch! Logan’s power can be very precise, and he’s gotten that precision through a lot of practice. When he used his power on Janus in Ep 7: Accepting Logic, Logan gave him the knowledge to speak sign language, but not understand it. He kept understanding for himself so he could translate for Janus. (Though there is nothing preventing Janus from eventually learning how to understand ASL the old fashioned way.) Which also means that Logan can't sign, even though he can understand it.

Logan also has a bit of a cool down period on his ability, which prevented him from giving the ability to understand to Thomas in that episode. Had Thomas demanded it of him though, Logan would have figured out a way to give it to him in a heartbeat. 

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Sanders Sides (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Morality | Patton Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Logic | Logan Sanders & Morality | Patton Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders, Thomas Sanders & The Sides, Deceit | Janus Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Thomas Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Thomas Sanders Characters: Thomas Sanders (Video Blogging RPF), Morality | Patton Sanders, Logic | Logan Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Light/Dark Sides Switch, Original Backstory for Canon Characters, Mental Health Issues, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Obsession, Hints of Past Trauma, Intrusive Thoughts, Fear of Abandonment, Thought Spirals, Self Destructive Behavior/Thought Patterns, Emotional Repression, Emotional Manipulation, Misunderstandings, Arguing, Ultimately Sympathetic Characters, Character Development, complex characters Series: Part 10 of The Other Side of the Mirror Summary:

When it comes to Thomas's Other Sides, not everything is as cut and dry as it seems.

Thomas is about to learn that the hard way.

(Episode 10, Arc 2)

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so i was reading the series and had a question - if it’s not a spoiler, i’d like to know: during Accepting Logic, was Logic’s room ‘correcting’ flaws the characters perceived in themselves, or traits the Subconscious decided were flaws?

A little bit of both, the Room was attempting to make the Core sides more efficient than they currently were, so it targeted the things that they disliked or found wanting in themselves. Remus has always been told that he is too easily distracted from what needed to be done, so the Room took away his distractions and forced him to focus about all else. Virgil was too emotional to contribute to the conversation in a way that aided Thomas, so the Room suppressed his emotions and allowed him to be honest about things he’d been keeping close to the chest. As for Janus...let’s say there’s a reason the Room took his voice but left his mind. ;) 

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/3 Fandom: Sanders Sides (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Deceit | Janus Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Deceit | Janus Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders Characters: Deceit | Janus Sanders, Logic | Logan Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Light/Dark Side Switch, Emotional Repression, Intrusive Thoughts, Fear of Abandonment, Rejection Sensitivity Series: Part 9 of The Other Side of the Mirror Summary:

Sometimes, Logan can be a bit robotic.

The Core Sides show him that it's okay.

(Episode 9, Arc 2)

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 2/3 Fandom: Sanders Sides (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Deceit | Janus Sanders, Deceit | Janus Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Deceit | Janus Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders & Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders & Logic | Logan Sanders Characters: Deceit | Janus Sanders, Logic | Logan Sanders, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders, Anxiety | Virgil Sanders Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Light/Dark Side Switch, Emotional Repression, Intrusive Thoughts, Fear of Abandonment, Rejection Sensitivity, Perfectionist tendencies, Obsession, Hints of Past Trauma Series: Part 9 of The Other Side of the Mirror Summary:

Sometimes, Logan can be a bit robotic.

The Core Sides show him that it's okay.

(Episode 9, Arc 2)