What Sans X Reader Fanfics Feature Angst-Filled Reunions After Long Separations?

2025-05-20 11:43:42 152

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Xenia
Xenia
2025-05-25 01:51:06
I’ve stumbled on so many gut-wrenching Sans x Reader fics where reunions hit like a truck. One had the Reader trapped in an underground lab for years, only to resurface and find Sans a hollowed-out version of himself—jokes gone stale, smiles forced. The fic nailed his guilt-ridden monologues when he realizes he’d stopped searching. Another twisted the knife by having the Reader return as a ghost, tethered to Sans but unable to touch him. The best ones play with timeline gaps—like a Reader who time-travels post-pacifist route, finding Sans older and wearier, their shared memories now one-sided. Bonus angst if Papyrus is the one who recognizes them first.
Piper
Piper
2025-05-26 01:34:19
The Sans x Reader reunion fics I adore layer emotional baggage with monster-world lore. Imagine a Reader who fell into the Underground as a child, befriended Sans, then vanished during a human-monster conflict. Decades later, they return as an ambassador—only Sans refuses to acknowledge them, convinced it’s a cruel prank. The fic I’m obsessed with had Sans using his shortcuts to avoid them, until Papyrus staged an intervention. The tension peaked when Sans finally snapped, screaming about how humans always leave. What got me was the gradual reconciliation: shared lunches at Grillby’s, Sans teaching them Gaster’s old code to communicate when words failed.

Another gem had the Reader reincarnated multiple times, each life ending tragically near Sans. He remembers every cycle, but they don’t—until one day, their nightmares sync. The writer wove in eerie details like Sans’s left eye glowing during deja vu moments, or random items in his workshop matching the Reader’s past-life belongings. These fics thrive on psychological horror elements—sleep deprivation, repressed memories oozing through dreams. The most heartbreaking twist? Sans begging them to stay away this time, because loving them hurts more than losing them.
Reese
Reese
2025-05-25 06:58:18
Post-apocalyptic settings crank up the angst in Sans x Reader reunions. I read one where the Reader was presumed dead after a human-monster war, only to resurface years later in a radiation-scarred world. Sans, now a scavenger, nearly attacks them before recognizing their voice. The fic’s rawness came from small details—Sans keeping their old hoodie, the Reader’s magic-resistant scars from experiments. Their dialogue stung: half apologies, half accusations about who gave up first.

Another standout had the Reader as a scientist who erased their own memories to protect Sans from a timeline collapse. They meet anew in a neutral AU coffee shop, but Sans’s deja vu manifests as migraines. The writer used beverage choices as metaphors—Sans chugging ketchup like it’s punishment, the Reader compulsively stirring sugar into black coffee. The reunion’s climax involved Sans whispering their forgotten nickname, triggering fragmented flashbacks. These fics excel at showing love persisting beyond logic, with Sans’s humor turning self-destructive in grief.
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