#rk writes

Fandom: Sanders Sides

Pairing: Anxceit, Anaroceit

Rating: Mature

Challenge: @anaroceitweek 2026 Day 3: Pirates / Truce / Formal

Chapter Word Count: 5644

Chapter Summary: Prince Roman Aurelius is the acknowledged son and heir to King Remus Aurelius "the Mad" of Kyupros, but he is still a child born out of wedlock with no proof but his mother's word that he was conceived by the king's seed, and certain courtiers have been sure not to let him forget it. He longs to prove himself worthy of his title, to the naysayers and to himself, and perhaps that's why he pushed to lead the delegation from Kyupros to the treaty summit. Perhaps that's even why he decided to fight the attacking pirates, only to be taken prisoner and held for ransom by his increasingly cruel captors. Having to rescue himself from his bonds and the sinking ship amid a violent storm was almost expected by that point. Being treated kindly by his dragon hosts, even when they teased him, was... much less expected.

Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Dragon Virgil, Dragon Janus, Roman has PTSD, Roman Needs A Hug, Discussion of Past Torture, Briefly Threatened Sexual Assault, Pirates Behaving Badly, Brief Discussion of Consensual Sexual Activity and Boundaries

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I've uploaded another zine, this one has a companion piece, Lack. Lack should be read first, as it comes first chronologically, but you don't need to read them both to enjoy them. I set them up so that they compliment each other. If you lay them out next to each other, you can see that the poetry inside follows each other line by line.

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Fandom: Sanders Sides

Challenge: @anaroceitweek 2026 Day 1: Dragons / Naptime/Sunny Spot / Beach/Vacation

Rating: Mature

Pairing: Anxceit, Anaroceit

Chapter Word Count: 5361

Summary: Janus wanted a vacation. Virgil needed a vacation. So what are a mated pair of dragons who are sick and tired of idiot humans coming to their cave looking for a fight or treasure or both supposed to do? Answer: fly off to a remote island further south than their mountain home to take that vacation!

Crown Prince Roman has not had an easy eighteen years of life, albeit an admittedly privileged life, his self-esteem and self-worth teetering between his royal father's love and pride, and the saccharinely backstabbing condescension and disdain of the courtiers who look down on him for being born out of wedlock. Being taken from a treaty summit by pirates for ransom and the left to die on their sinking ship in the middle off a squall may turn out to be a blessing in disguise when it brings him into the care of pair of his country's most venerated beings.

Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Dragon Anxiety | Virgil Sanders, Dragon Deceit | Janus Sanders, Dragons are Shapeshifters, Dark Creativity | Remus "The Duke" Sanders is Creativity | Roman "Princey" Sanders's Parent (he's actually good at it), Protective Anxiety | Virgil Sanders, Protective Deceit | Janus Sanders, Creativity | Roman "Princey" Sanders Has Self-Esteem Issues, Consensual Sex, Creativity | Roman "Princey" Sanders Has PTSD, Deceit | Janus Sanders Has PTSD, Description of Injury, Aftermath of Torture, Captivity Recovery, Shipwrecked Creativity | Roman "Princey" Sanders, Casual Nudity (they're dragons on a deserted island), Top Anxiety | Virgil Sanders, Bottom Deceit | Janus Sanders, Switch Creativity | Roman "Princey" Sanders, Concussion, Questionably Accurate Medical Treatment Depiction, Discussions Of Dragons Eating Humans, Dragons Eating Dolphins

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Fandom: Sanders Sides

Pairing: Anaroceit

Rating: General

Challenge: @anaroceitweek 2026 Day 2: Merfolk / Disguise / Escape!

Word Count: 602

Summary: It felt like the worst kind of bad idea for evading notice and recapture. To Janus's consternation, Roman's exasperatingly audacious plan was actually working.

Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Urban Fantasy, Naga Deceit | Janus Sanders, Merman Anxiety | Virgil Sanders, Pride Parades, Professional Mermaid Performers, Hiding in Plain Sight, Implied Evil Government Scientists

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Fandom: Sanders Sides

Pairing: Anxceit (platonic or romantic)

Rating: Teen

Summary: Saint Patrick's Day in the modern era is mostly an excuse to wear green, pinch people, and get drunk. Mostly. Some people remember the origins of the holiday, which Janus does not like at all.

Tags/Warnings: Mentions of drunkenness, holiday-sanctioned harrassment, Remus being Remus, Protective Virgil, Confused Patton, Hiding Janus

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Happy St Patrick's Day, folks!

Fandom: Sanders Sides

Pairing: Moceit, Various

Rating: Teen and Up

Challenge: @duckprintspress 's May Trope Mayhem 2026 Day 16: First Contact

Chapter Word Count: 5626

Summary: Patton Morales knew that his best friend of two years, Janus Serpens, was a bit... odd. Even for a supposed "illegal alien" who was living in the United States and going to his school in Texas without official immigration papers or parents. So when Janus meets him after school and circumspectly admits that he may have to run, Patton doesn't hesitate to help or offer to run with him. He wasn't expecting their trip to be literally out of this world, but that wasn't going to stop him!

Or, Patton participates voluntarily in his own alien abduction and finds a better family than he had on Earth.

Tags/Warnings: Alien Sides, Human Patton, Human Thomas, Humans are Space Orcs, Found Family, Human/Alien Relationship, Traumatic Backstories For Multiple Characters, Big Brother Anxiety | Virgil Sanders Agenda, Everyone Needs Hugs, Guns, Gunshot Wounds, United States Military Behaving Badly

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Fandom: Sanders Sides

Pairing: Anxceit, Anaroceit

Rating: Mature

Challenge: @anaroceitweek 2026 Day 4: Fairytale / Spite / Adoption/Rescue

Chapter Word Count: 7090

Chapter Summary: Janus was not always so wary of humans as he has become, and being around the wounded prince with his shyness and sweet curiosity has him finally reaching past the hurt and betrayal to the good memories of before as he works to coax Roman to accept that he is not a burden to them.

Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Dragon Janus, Dragon Virgil, Janus Has PTSD, Roman Has PTSD, Kissing, Discussion Of Consent/Boundaries, Discussion Of Consensual Sex, Past Violence Between Humans And Dragons, Cultural Differences

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