Zara

Haha my first post of 2021 :D

It's been awful and there's no way I'm going to be able to readjust when the lockdown is officially over.

But with that aside, I've been obsessing over Sanders Sides and living in the soulmates tag on AO3.


- Pieces Verse - a series of fics set in an AU (kind of a ye-old setting & modern-ish hybrid). I'm absolutely obsessed and currently reading the recently finished Janus/Remus one called Chipped Tea Sets, which introduces trans, asexual and aromantic spectrums for some of the characters. 

-From Time Immemorial - a vampire soulmate LAMP fic following Logan. Soulmates are shown through different periods representatives of timers to count down when soulmates will meet each other. Logan is confused at seeing that it would be an impossibly long time in a human's lifespan before he would meet his soulmates - until he is bitten by a vampire one night.

- Eyes Are Windows to the Soul(mates) - a DLAMP fic (because heck yeah polyships) where your eye colour changes when meeting soulmates.

-I Know You (Once Upon a Dream) - A Roman x Virgil fic where they meet in their dreams.

-To Love a Liar (I'll See You in My Dreams) - An angsty Janus-centric DLAMP fic; meeting their soulmates in dreams in the forms of animals and can only understand each other when they meet in real life.

-Shared Souls - A Roman centric fic where soulmates can contact each other by writing on their skin. Roman finds out that he and his twin Remus have the same soulmates and feels that his brother deserves them more than him.

-Touch Me Gently - A DLAMP fic following Roman. In this AU soulmarks are shown on the skin to indicate where soulmates will have first physical contact with each other - because of where the soulmarks are shown, Roman's parents are concerned about the potential harm his soulmates could bring.

-Waiting For Love - a Remus x Logan fic where soulmates can contact each other by writing on their skin. It's about navigating an age gap between them until they meet when they are both of age. It's an emotional ride with dark themes of sexual child abuse from Remus's childhood that isn't graphic in itself, but still causes PTSD for Remus and affects his relationship with Logan later on before they meet.
I felt that the topic in itself is handled really well in addition to seeing Remus going into recovery and just the communication between him and Logan got me teary eyed a few times. The fic alternates POVs between Remus and Logan and has a sequel focusing on Roman x Virgil (but I haven't gotten round to reading it yet and its a WIP).

- Destined - a Janus centric fic written before his name reveal, so he goes by Damien here instead. A bit on the ooc side and despite it being a DLAMP fic, it largely focuses on the relationship between him and Virgil - closely followed by his relationship with Roman. But with that being said I have found myself coming back to re-read this fic again and again.
Here 'Damien' has survived a rough childhood and hates the idea of soulmates; which in this AU is shown through various soulmate clues - the first being writing on the skin to contact other soulmates. However, Damien chooses not to write at all while his other soulmates contact each other through their writings and are unaware of Damien - who chooses to date someone who isn't his soulmate (but ultimately becomes abusive to Damien later in their relationship). Because of not contacting his soulmates nor meeting them in person, this triggers another soulmate clue on Damien's birthday, where soulmates can 'see' through one of the soulmates eyes and can speak to them briefly. 

-Smile (Though Your Heart is Aching) - A Patton centric LAMP fic where soulmates can communicate by writing on their skin (yes I know this is a popular trope within this trope - still love it lol). Patton struggles with his mental health when his soulmates meet up in person well before he can, as well as after meeting with his soulmates.

-Of Castles and Storm Clouds - a Roman x Virgil fic; where Roman finds out that his soulmate has died before meeting them as shown through his changed soulmark. He goes to a support group and meets Virgil.

- A Favorite Star in the Heavens - a LAMP fic where people have soulmarks, but it is uncommon for a person to have more than one and is usually frown down upon. The chapter alternate between the four characters as they all eventually meet up with each other while working through their own issues.

-In Knots - A LAMP fic following Patton; where soulmates are connected by the red strings of fate and only ever seen by a rare few who are believed to not have soulmates themselves. Patton tries to play matchmaker without revealing that he can see the strings himself, before having to move away when people find out.

-Objections, Your Honor - a Lawyers AU that explores the ideal of non-romantic soulmates between Logan and Janus.

-Your Heart(s) Will Guide You Home - technically a LAMP fic, but focuses on Emile x Remy (ok Emile is Thomas Sanders' Cartoon Therapy character and Remy is the fandom's name for the Sleep character in Thomas' sketches - but they usually end up getting featured in a LOT of Sanders Sides fics, including the few I've mentioned above).
Emile and Remy are guardian angels who are assigned to watch over Patton, Virgil, Logan and Roman's fates - dealing with death and the afterlife.


-You Make One Mistake - tw past Self-harm; Remus x Logan - when everyone turns 20, their soulmate's name appears on their wrist and are given a choice to bond or let their names fade away. Remus misunderstands Logan's response.

-Seeing Red - Logan x Roman; a College AU where people are unable to see one color until they make contact with their soulmate. Logan and Roman have not been getting along for a whole semester to the point where they can barely be in the same room without arguing. A party changes that forever. I like how it handles a relationship that goes from disliking each other  to trying to get to know each other while keeping in mind the past treatments between them.

There's a lot more to include - but most of them follow the theme of Virgil being wary about soulmates, so I'm gonna write a separate post dedicated to that when I can as a sort of part 2.