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Undertale Fanfic "Comic Sins" Archive - Binge the series HERE!
I, Vicky, have written a complete and finished FanFiction... *SCREAMS INTO GARBAGE CAN*
A three year journey, I can't believe it. I started writing "Comic Sins" back in October 2015, just a month after Undertale's release. I had been doing plenty of fanart and enjoying other people's fanart, and it was a great time for everyone! But something oddly specific gripped me-- the way people drew "genocide-route" fanart, and the way they drew Sans in particular really spoke to me. The excellent pieces of art kind of scared me, like Sans was mad at me for something I didn't do. And I loved that eerie feeling. And that, my friends, is what "Comic Sins" is about-- The fear of a cartoon skeleton coming out of the screen to mess you up. So if you wanted an explanation as to why Sans comes out of a TV screen at the beginning... there's your answer. It's dumb, I know. And I had plenty of people on FanFictionNet and on my deviantArt telling me I ripped off "The Ring" which is a movie I had never even seen, let alone heard of, before posting my fic. Thanks guys.
The first several chapters are short and an absolute garbage fire. I wrote them for myself but then felt compelled to share them online... And then people started reading it. Uh oh... But like, if nobody read it, I don't think it would have made it to chapter ten! So if you're one of my early FanFictionNet readers and commenters, congratulations, YOU'RE the reason this fic has an ending! HURRAY!
(Spoilers below if you for some reason didn't read the fic but are reading this??)
Chapter 9. "Vacant" was probably my favorite to write. It had absolutely no dialogue, was focused on just the one character exploring their environment, and it let Frisk, along with the reader, experience the dreaded town of Snowdin in its new state of disrepair and disaster. I felt it had a lot of cool ideas and it was really fun for me. (But then it got better because I got to describe what the Judgement Hall/Last Corridor looked like a million times and I enjoy describing environments.)
Chapter 17. "Pride" is another personal favorite of mine because the entirety of its narrative is a metaphor for how the fandom tends to treat Sans. He didn't ask for this, give this boi a cookie and a nap.
And the finale is finally here! Chapter 24. "Departer". Papyrus is my FAVORITE Undertale character, but you too have permission to be mad at me for hosting a McFrickin Papyrus FuneralTM.
Pronouns: I had a ton of fun writing them! But also it was very difficult! Especially having to use they/them pronouns for Frisk. (And then Chara!Frisk. And then LostSoul!Frisk. Oof.) Friendly Tip: The trick is to remember to use different language to describe more than one person at a time so that when the character's pronouns come into play, it should be a little more clear what's going on. If you're someone who wants to practice with crazy pronouns in your own speech like they/them or ze/zer, I highly recommend just writing a quick story with those to see how comfortable it can be. (Also special shoutout to my boi Flowey so I could use it/its pronouns, HAH.)
In all this time, not a single person has pointed out my annoyingly extensive use of bone vocabulary whenever I describe any part of Sans! What can I say, I'm a bit of a skeleton nerd, and I saw a hilarious opportunity. But like... did anyone find my shenanigans annoying? Did anyone have to google Patella?
If there are any readers of mine who are also Undertale Fanfic writers, congrats! I had a lot of fun writing about parallel universe theory, and the implications I wrote in my narrative implies that all fanfics are just another parallel universe and are canon. You're welcome.
All jokes aside, I would like to wish everyone a lovely night. SUPER HUGE SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL MY READERS, HOLY HECK YOU'RE THE REASON I KEPT GOING. I'm working really hard to become a real writer and I'm writing actual original stories that I share online as well. Feel free to message me about those, or literally anything actually. I would love to hear from you, I'm always available to chat here or on my other sites. (Also I have like... a youtube channel too...? Ah, no one cares.)
Lastly, a very warm and special thank you to Toby Fox. Undertale is one of the best things to ever happen to me.
Much love and devotion,
Vicky Violet