darkpetal16

[darkpetal16]

GENERAL HOW TO SURVIVE ERROR HEADCANONS

T/W: Toxic / dangerous relationship, kidnapping, mass murder, genocide, etc. . . standard warnings for Error. I don’t even know how to categorize this specifically, he’s so insane.

Error is, unequivocally, a wet-cat of a monster.

This man is volatile, emotionally immature, and psychotic. He is the definition of a walking red flag.

You are not safe if this man dislikes you.

You are not safe if this man likes you.

You have a 50/50 chance of still being unsafe if this man doesn’t even know you exist.

Encountering this man is a risk in itself, but keeping his attention? You better be able to hop dimensions without help, or be very good friends with someone who can.

Your first encounter will go one of three ways:

One: Unremarkable, he won’t remember you. Congratulations, you are spared his ire. Unfortunately, there’s still a chance he’ll destroy your world and wipe you from existence just because he feels like it.

Two: You leave a positive impression. Congratulations, you are now being kidnapped and dragged into the antivoid.

Three: You leave a negative impression. Congratulations, you are now being murdered.

Realistically, there is no “winning” or “surviving” this man without external assistance.

For the sake of this narrative, however, we will continue with the branch of a “positive” encounter.

If you’re clever-tongued enough, you might have a chance to persuade him to *not* kidnap you. You might be able to argue that it’s better for him if you’re left in your current world.

Don’t try to tell him his world is dangerous. He turned out okay, right? R̭̹͈̤̦̝̟ͥͧ̾̇͆̚͢Ì̵̡̛̻͕̝̈́̾̉̕͢͡͡Ģ̷̢͍͗̚H̷̴̡̢̢̩̭͓͍͎̠̳̱͕̮̺͙̙͚͓͕ͮ̔ͦ͒̌̇͒̍̍̕͜͡T̬͍̥̭̙͘?͔̠̱ͦ̂̉͛͐̎ͩͥ̇ͫ̀ͨͦ̅͞

Or, perhaps, you’re friends with someone who helps you leave every time you are kidnapped. The scatterbrain psychopath may forget you were ever kidnapped, and over enough time of seeing you in your own world conditions himself to “that’s just where they are.”

Or, maybe, maybe, maybe, the voices in his head will like you enough to help you. Wouldn’t that be nice?

However you manage it, a positive-impression on Error goes a long way in. . . surviving(?) him. Perhaps, one day, even thriving(?) with him in your life.

This man doesn’t really have friends. At best, he has developed people who tolerate him–and he them–and at worst he has people that he despises with a fervent passion.

Loneliness, and prolonged self-isolation does a lot of damage to anyone. He is no exception to this. His stint in the antivoid, in addition to corrupting his very SOUL, has left him lonely in a deeply profound way. He doesn’t even fully realize how lonely he is due to the trauma done to his psyche. Being alone is so deeply ingrained into his being by this point that having someone become a (positive!) permanent addition to his life will. . .

A lot.

He lacks the emotional maturity / stability to handle the influx emotions in the beginning so he’ll feel overwhelmed easily.

If he likes you enough, he’ll start to spontaneously visit you.

Spontaneous visits will become your new norm. Time is irrelevant in the antivoid, so Error will never keep track of it for your world. At any point in your day / night, going forward there is a genuine chance of Error tearing apart the fabric of your reality and popping his head out.

His reasoning could range from anything small like seeing if you have anything good to eat, or to something more time-consuming like wanting to kidnap convince you to watch his soaps with him.

As long as you respond to his visits with delight, he’ll be embolden to keep going. Show him how happy you are to see him, and he’ll comfortably return.

But don’t be alarmed if these visits just randomly stop at some point for weeks or months on end. As mentioned, having an positive emotional connection can be a lot for someone so deeply disturbed. He’ll need to withdraw and “recharge” from you.

It’ll get easier with time, just be patient with him.

On that note of him visiting, though, it should go without saying you should always have good chocolate on hand.

Even better if you can make it yourself.

If you both get lucky enough for him to randomly visit you while you’re making chocolate, he’ll be tickled pink to watch the process and sample the batter as you go. Nothing beats good homemade chocolate as far as Error’s concern. And chocolate made by someone he likes, and not from that abominable world Underfell? Even better!

When you reach the He-Finds-Comfort-In-You-Like-His-Dolls stage, that means you’ll be getting visits when he’s hangry (hungry and/or angry).

Maybe he’s just craving chocolate and hasn’t realized how much time has passed since the last time he’s had some.

Maybe he’s in a sour mood that Ink harassed him.

Maybe the voices in his head won’t stop screaming.

Whatever the reason, having chocolate on hand and a smile on your face is the best way to handle the situation. It cannot be stressed enough that you have to keep being a positive experience for him, especially–ESPECIALLY–if he’s already in a pisspoor mood. This world-destroying-trigger-happy man is typically react-first, think-second when it comes to his tantrums.

To survive him, always do your best to keep calm. You can’t feed into his manic moments, nor encourage his destructive impulses (don’t say “Yeah, they totally deserve to get destroyed!” or things along those lines)

When he talks to you, listen. When he comes to you complaining, soothe him. When he starts talking about how nice it would be if you stayed in the antivoid with him, distract him with chocolate. Oh no, how can I make all this yummy food in the antivoid? Oh nooo. . .

Unfortunately. . . there may be times where, in his delusion, he thinks you already know something you don’t. He might conflate the voices with your voice and misbelieve something. If you can, play along to get more information. If witty enough, you might be able to pull out all you need to respond to him.

If not witty. . . distract, distract, distract.

Just don’t do it too often. He’s not stupid, and he’ll notice the habit which won’t end well for you.

Stay calm. Don’t get animated, don’t overreact, and don’t get loud.

This man is volatile and overly sensitive. He will never respond well if you yell at him.

“Y̴̷̸̴̶̧̧̭͖̻̻̗͕̙̦͓̘͉̱̳̯̬̻̠̌̈́̆͒̍͂ͫ̈́͛̀͋̇̊͊̚͟͜o̢̨̬̙͚̘̞̣̟̪̱̩͓͉̞̞͕ͨ̐̈́͆̿́̾́͂̔͟͢ǔ̵̢̨̫͕̺͚̺̘͉̫̓̑ͬ̈ͨ̅͑͂’̷̧̛͙͚̃ͨ̐ͯͧ͂͊́_̵̷̡̯̼̹̤̠̩̝̇͛̍̀͑̔ͧ̽͟͜͢͡r̡̰͇ͭͥ́͛̋ͯ̾̎ͩͪ͋̎͡ͅe͂ n̡̟̳̥̣̗͖̖̲̪̬̪͙ͨ̐̎̔͂̄̇̄ͪ̽͂ͪ͢͠o̷̬̬̩ͪ̉́́̒͋ͫ͘͝͡t̸̨̡̡̫͎̫̦̥̪̺̭̱̮̭̺͖͍̞ͤ̆̀͗̄́͋̑̌̎̿̋ͩ̔̊̿̚̕͘͝ͅ M̶̷̛̛̲̩͚̞̬̪̝̹̖̖͍̠͚̝͉̻̫͗̌̊̑ͦ́͐ͤ́͐ͫ͆̂̓̚̚͘̚͟͟_̩̭ͩỲ̖��̶̶̮̝̖̺̲̫͎̙̞̺͚͓̝ͧ̔͊̓́̀͆͋̓ͯ̉ͪ͆́́ͩ̒͢͠ Ỵ̴̯̬̌_̤̥͉̦̪̘̈ͧ̇̃̋ͧ̉͗̓ͧ͞͡/̷̵̰͍̗̥̦͚̮̯͈̺̱̥̒̀ͬ̑̾́̓͌͆ͬ̇̚͟͝͝_̼͙̣̬̭͕̮̈́̆̍͗̏Ñ̨̡̬̰ͨͫ̊ͯͦ͑̒͑̓̃̔ͧ͜!̢̧̛͍̩͓̥̱̒͂ͤ̅ͨ̇͊͊̚ Y̝̘͂̐ͯ��̢̹̘̤͖̺̭̆̌̑̇͞/̢̧̣͕͓̙̦ͫ̉̃͠_̸̢̹ͦ_̰͚͊̈ͦ̇ͅN̘͉̭͎̥̩͈̳̰͑ͭ́̊͂̍ͭ̂̓́ͪ͒̍͌̚͢͜͠ w͚͔̰̝͂̈ͦ͋̽ͭ̈́͜_̵̨̢̳̱͙̪̳̥͙̲̗̜ͦ̇ͦ́ͧ̆̐͐̐͑̕̚ö̧̧͓̗̩̝̬̭̗͉̤̺͉ͪ͂ͪ̈́͒͘û̧̙̜̳̲̞̞̰̻̜̯̯͖̭͕̔́̏̀̈ͤ̏͌̏̆ͩ͆͐̄ͧ͐̈́̈́̄̚͠l̸̢̧̘̭̘͇͔̱̝̋ͤͬ͒̄̂̔ͧͣ̑͠͝͠͝d̵̴̷̢̛̫̜̻̻̱̰͕̜̱͈̑͐ͧ͂̏̀ͯ̌̊̒̈́̐̾̀̌͐͑̊̂͜͜͡͠ͅͅ n̸̷̬͓͚̝͓̦̦̼͚̜̼̩̈͗̇̌̍ͬ́̓̈̿ͬ̃ͨͨ̎͘͘͢͡͠ȩ̛̛̣̹̺͍̹̥͍̜̩͈̐̋ͪ̐̾̉̏̔̒͗ͬ̎̊ͬ̏̀̑͂ͥͫ͗̐̓̾̀̕͢͡͝͝v̶̶̧̨̡̯̰̼̰͚̣͍̬̬̱̣̫͇̞̖̥̐̾́̒́̄̈́ͯ͐̎ͨ̂ͧ͂̓ͥ͠͡e̟̎́́̂ͭr̠̖͓͐ͬ̿̓ y̧̧̨̪̙̝͙̳͈͙̋ͭ͒̎ͭͩ̉͑ͦ͗͂̒̕ȩ̀̎͌ͥ̂̉l̢̨͈̺͕͍͉̯̪̮̿̇ͬ̈́̉l̢͖͉͓̙͈̯̭̻͓̬͓̠̞̣̉ͩͣͩ̂̄̄͌̋ͦ̾ͭ̆̚͘͘͡_̜͈̭͈̥͒͑́ͬ͌̇͑ a̸̶̷͓͓̲̮͚̞̬͖̒͗̇͗ͮ̒͊̄̂̅̀ͪ̏͠t̛͓̫̆ͨ_̵̴̵̨̡̛̘͖͓̲̑̿̎͊̃ͣ̎̆ͤͮͪ̓͘ m̷̴̢̘̺̝͇̩͎͐́͑ͮ͌͗ͣ_̶̢͓̱̘̝͙̯̬̲̦̹̈́ͥͫͯͤ̋ͣ̽ͤ̒̓̅͘͞͠͞e̶͙̜͉̞͖̖̟̅̊͊̂̇ͤ̉ͫ͜ͅ_̲͎̦_̧͓̼̥̖͎͙͔͚̹͖̻̲̤̓͌ͪ̈́̍̽̿̒͛͑.̸̡͔̖̹̮̺̱͈̠̩̼̦̂ͫ̓ͯͣͨ͐̾̍͘͟͜” Cue your impending death, and him replacing you with a doll.

Or

“Ț̛̱̻͉͈̲̫̮̺ͪ͒̊̂͂͌̊̀̽̋̀́̽ͤ̕͘͘͟͟͞ͅọͩ_͖̭͓͖͔̀ͨ͜o̫ l̷̩̺͍̹͉̝̺̈́̍̑̊ͣͪ̋̕̚o̸̺̜͖̣͖̣̼̤͋͆͛̌̈ͥ̕͘ͅu̧̩̺̬̺̪̫̱̰̟̯̒́̄͆̄ͤ̈́͗ͥͣ̄̈́ͪͭ͂͂̈͢͝d͉͎̠͚̑ͧ͋̽͜͝,̵̨̰͈̓̏̿̈́́ͫ̚͘_̴̬͔̩̂̽͗ͪ̅͡ t̸̨̧̨̛̛̲͖̦̝̩̰̬̠̘̩͊̈͒̽ͯ̃͐͐ͭ̊̀̉̓ͦ͘͡͡͠o̡͎̹̻̰͖̐͒̉ͭ̎̒̌̇͊ͦ̄͐̔̊͞͠o̸̡̮̪̼͚̺̽̓̃́ͨ̐̂͋͘͟͝͡ l̸̴̛̻̺̗̱̬̝̮̘̤̳͕͖̟ͬ̔̌ͪ̍̌̽͋́ͭ͘͞ͅo̤̦̬̥ͦ͗͜ͅ_̴͖͈̬͇̳̣͂͐̓̀̇͘ů̷̸̦̫̺͈͈̳̳̬͎̣͖̝͔̫͎̠̋ͤ̍̑ͪ̎̏̂̀͌̏ͤͪ̔̓̃̒̿ͮ̀ͣ̈́͘͢͜͝͠d̶̮̫̺͛̎ͧͨͮ͊̐̓̿̀̏͆̕͢͞ͅ_̞ͥ̈́̆̎͝,̴̵̧́ͥͩͤͤ̔͛ ṫ̷̛̠̭̱̭̗̤͉͍̹̳̻̮̠͚̰̝͇̊̉̋̅ͩͤ̉ͧͥ̅́ͬ̐̂͋ͯ͗̿̚͢͞ö̵̷̧̡̨̜̱̬̞͙̠̹͉̹͚̘̦̖̔͊̃̔̋̀͐̔ͣͧ̀͊̕͠o̡̙͉̗͉͚̼͑͑̊̾ͤ̑ͨ͜͠_̪̼̳͖̽̇̽͑̾ͥ̐͊̃ͅ l̨͇͚̞ͨ͊̎ͪ̓o̸̘_̴̸̨̗̪̯̦̲̗̗̝̙͔̼̻̺̯̗͂̓̓̾͐͑̋͂ͩͪ̎̄̾̊͊ͪ̚͟͠͞u͐́d̴̡̢̛̼̘͙̞̰͒̂͐ͣ̈́̔͆̀ͣ̄̓̀,̭̀ͣͨ͐̕ T̷͙̹̖̦̂ͨ̇͗ͨ̿ͮ̎́̋͆ͯͤ͡ͅ_̟̫͙̱̺̹ͥͯ̈̅͆͋̕͟Ǫ̶̴̤̭͖̹̖͆̃̇̀͟͝Ò̤̮̩̠̬͊ͤ́ͪͭ́ͦ̍̄̌ L̡̛̪̖̟̮͇̬̣̟̼̦͕̣̞̊̌͗͗̈́̿̋ͧ͛̑̎̇ͨͣͯ͟͟͟͡Ơ̷̘͎͖̹͚̻̞̙͌̀̐̃̏͐͌͗̏ͬ̒̐͐̒̚̕ͅƯ̶̶̩̝̖̬͙̖̜̤͈͈̯ͨͬͩ̃ͪ͗̐̍͗ͭͦͬ͋ͩ̚̕͢ͅD̷̹̰͇̦̼̖͍̓̐͑̐͋ͯ̒ͧ̀̈́̈ͣͫͥ̀ͮ̚͠͠!͍͙͈͈̇̃͗̕” Cue you strung up in the antivoid with a stitched mouth to be silent.

Consistently presenting yourself as a balm to this man will have him coming back over and over.

And he will.

His chocolate addiction, and impulsive nature are the perfect combination to feed into a new hyperfixation. Namely: YOU.

Through repeated positive exposure, you will inevitably become a necessity for his day to day life.

From spontaneous visits throughout the day, to full-on hang sessions at your home.

He’ll start to leave things at your place because he’s there so often. Perhaps a blanket, or a beanbag he’s particularly fond of. Then a doll, or two, then some thread and needles. Then maybe you’ll find a spare room has been taken over by his threads and he’s snoring in his makeshift hammock.

Bit by bit, he will move his life into yours and integrate himself into your life.

Be prepared that when this happens, your home will now become the unwitting destination for many surprise guests. They’ll require their own survival guide to get through, but at least you have some semblance of protection with your association with Error.

If you have a basement, solid chance you’ll encounter strung up individuals there. He knows better than to hang them in your living room, and who wants to look at those faces while he’s eating? Not him! Basement they go.

Your home will become a horror movie set within a month. Stay strong.

Morning, day, night, there won’t be a time at home you won’t see his face. If you’re working, or taking classes remotely that’ll work out well for him. But if you have to leave the home for a prolonged period of time. . . might be a good time to get him a phone or some other less disruptive way for him to stay in contact with you.

He’s a wet cat. He needs to be in the same vicinity as you, even if he’s in a grumpy mood and don’t even think about touching him.

If you reach roommate level, you have him for life. This is very much a til-death-do-us-part situation, but mainly your death.

In this stage, it’s good to start focusing on making happy memories around the home. Help him associate being “here” in “this world” as a good thing, as much as being with you.

Living in that world increases the chances of it being destroyed as much as it being kept safe, and it all rests on you and your ability to befriend this man.

No pressure, right?

Make chocolate with him. Schedule movie nights with things you think he’ll like. Open windows when it’s nice outside and enjoy the weather together. Take him to see the stars. He’s still a Sans at heart.

Dates can be tricky in public (you can’t control how other people react) so try to keep it private as much as possible. Once he sees enough of how you handle it, he’ll try to mimic it in his own way.

You taking him on a picnic may result in him taking you to a world right before he destroys it.

Make you your world a home for him.

Be his home and he’ll always return to you.

As a roommate, aside from his tantrums, he’s. . . okay.

On the bright side you won’t have to worry about dirty dishes or things of that nature. He tidies up after himself decently well.

On the downside, you will have to worry about his dolls. Not all of them will be cute little knitted dolls.

Some of his dolls may ask your help to escape.

Don’t.

If you somehow endear yourself enough to this man that his emotions fester into romance, you’re in for a whirlwind of a life.

Him kidnapping you is just. . . it’s going to happen. He doesn’t have the emotional maturity to handle a romantic relationship where you aren’t in immediate reach / assurance.

Now it doesn’t necessarily have to be in the antivoid.

He likes you! He likes you SO much he’d be willing to show you through self-sacrifice.

Like he won’t imprison you in the antivoid, string you up like his dolls, if you REALLY, REALLY, beg ask him not to. He doesn’t want to see you upset.

How about a deserted world instead?

The kind where nothing, and no one can hurt you and you’re far, far, far, far, FAR away from the abominations?

Really, you don’t need anyone else but him so what more could you ask for? He’ll give you whatever you want. He has no problems taking from any world.

He may not understand all your silly requests. (You need more than chocolate to survive? Bathrooms? Doesn’t monster food disappear in your stomach?) But he is SUCH a good boyfriend he’ll comply.

IF you managed to make your home “homey” enough for him, he’ll be more inclined to let you return.

If you failed that. . . you’ll just have to try to be persistent and persuasive.

Just. . . don’t let yourself be “rescued” at this stage.

If he returns to find you gone, or oh no oh no oh no oh no with another man–?

Worlds are being destroyed.

Wage a war for the one you love?

Nah, not this man.

Destroy worlds and everything your loved one holds dear so they can only focus on you.

It’s okay.

Even if you come to hate him–even if you lose the spark in your eyes, the warmth of your laughter, the way you smile. . .

He can hang you up with his dolls.

He can stitch that smile onto your face.

And you can stay with him like that.

Forever.

. . .

But hey if you make yourself a home that is “homey” for him to keep you there, and reach the romance stage, you’ve now got yourself a husband.

He doesn’t really care about titles, or spectacles, so he’ll be fine if you want him to sign a certificate that names him your husband. He won’t care to do the wedding part–that’s just begging for someone to meddle–but yeah he’ll be your husband.

You’ve reached the domestic stage. By this point you already know how to handle his tantrums–right?--and can focus on a (mostly) peaceful day to day life. Living with you will be second nature, so getting him to contribute to smaller domestic things will also be easier.

He’ll help around where he can, as long as you ask for it / make him aware of where you need the help.

He wants you happy (within reason, don’t you dare try to leave him).

You will always have to make time for him. This is just a consistent truth across all stages of his relationship. If he wants to spend time with you, unless you have an “acceptable” reason not to, you have to comply.

It would be in your best interest to establish a schedule. He won’t keep track of time very well, but he’ll get a gist of Oh this is Y/N time out of habit. It’ll help if you build a routine around that, and then just naturally slip in “you” time. Maybe around the time his favorite soaps are on?

Spontaneity won’t be in your best interest long term with this man.

Even in a domestic life, he’ll still have his emotional outbursts but it’ll be easier to regulate them.

Especially with you; his balm & home.

Just don’t make him jealous. That’s an emotion that will always be volatile due to its intensity and rarity.

This was going to be a general Headcanons but then I refreshed myself on what canon Error is and uh. Here we are.

For @ima-roboto as thanks for her patience.

[darkpetal16]

Underfell!Papyrus (Edge) General Headcanons Comm for @lov3lycandi

This man has an obsessive need for control.

Not in the sense that he has to control people, but rather he has to be in control of himself and his environment. He is a meticulous, detail-oriented, organizational machine and will not relent for a single day (not even if he’s so sick his brothers are literally tying him down to his bed to force rest).

Aspiration boards? More like 10-step plans on how he WILL make his goals happen. He doesn’t believe in manifesting when he’s got two hands, a sharp mind, and the stubbornness to go head to head in an argument with his brothers and win.

He is a unique mixture of insecure and confident. Insecure about his lack of friends, insecure about his magical prowess compared to his brothers, insecure about his regrets. . . and a mask of confidence to hide it all.

Anyone meeting him for the first time would think he’s a narcissist.

But anyone who takes the time to get to know him would see that’s only a facade to fool himself.

He wants friends.

But his upbringing (kill or be killed), default tone (aggressive & loud), and overall demeanor makes that hard (impossible). Even if you manage to look past all of that, you’ll find he can be endearingly socially awkward at times. He gets flustered easily when dealing with foreign situations (i.e. making friends, having fun, going on dates, etc)

If you enter his life, you either enter it with the intention of keeping pace with him. . . Or with the intention he will make you keep pace with him.

You are friend, or you are nothing. There is no in between.

As a friend, he’s great to have. While social cues can go over his head, he can and will go out of his way to learn your cues. Just as he picked up on his brothers’ needs, he’ll learn what you need to function—and more importantly thrive.

Honestly, if you’re ever inclined to mental funks or ruts, this man has you (although you may wish otherwise sometimes).

He’s kept Red alive after all these years, he’ll surely do the same to you!

His form of “help” comes in overbearing planning, “training” to get stronger, and if you aren’t willingly touching the grass he is throwing you onto it. If you need medication, he’s got his own mental alarm clock and will follow up with you on the daily to double check you’ve taken your meds. It’ll become a routine.

And if he’s unable to? He’s calling you. If he can’t do that, he’ll kick Red until he does it.

The man is dead set on bringing out the best in all those around him, even if they’re kicking and screaming at him not to.

As a lover, all of this is amplified. His earnest need for you to be well is compounded by his desperation to keep you alive.

He’s seen enough death, don’t make him witness yours.

Thankfully, he does act with a layer of delicate sweetness.

Instead of aggressive help, it comes as blustered pleas demands and a lot more hand holding (literally). If he sees you struggling, he will be your support in both a literal and metaphorical sense.

On the note of being his lover this man gets jealous.

His insecurities won’t magically disappear by dating you.

However, because he has a self-appointed appearance to maintain, he will vehemently deny being jealous. Even though it will be painfully obvious to you and everyone around you. He will be moody, petty, and if the situation doesn’t fix itself soon he will become aggressive towards the person he’s jealous of.

He won’t kill anyone over it, but he will challenge people to duels.

He’ll get better with time. The longer you’re together, and the more he feels secure in the relationship the less his jealousy will come out.

This man will be hardheaded, loud, impatient, jealous, and demanding—

But.

He will be your rock. He will be your foundation. He will fight for you, encourage you, and be the biggest supporter in your life.

It doesn’t matter what you do with your life.

As long as you keep him in it, he’ll stand by your side through everything.

He hopes you’ll do the same for him.

On an extra note:

It doesn’t matter if you can’t keep up with him physically. He won’t look down on you for it or anything like that—he knows he’s a cut above the rest after all. You can still enjoy his puzzles, which is all that really matters.

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(General / Unspecified) Dancetale Wingding Gaster (Waltz) commissioned by @queen-misogi

This man is harder to catch than a fish going up stream with your bare hands! If he’s not at home, he’s at the lab, and if he’s not at the lab. . . He’s at home! He’s become such a rare sighting in the kingdom that some monsters joke that he’s a myth.

Even Alphys has trouble seeing him. She communicates (near) exclusively through computer messages, or second hand messages through his brothers when they visit.

This, of course, makes it pretty hard to meet, let alone befriend this man.

He’s not opposed to socializing, so much as has no interest in it. He loves his work, and sees little reason to force himself to do things he doesn’t enjoy.

If you do manage to catch this man during one of his wow-he’s-actually-outside! moments, and strike up a conversation with him, you’ll find him to be polite and pleasant. He’s entirely mute, and signs to communicate (although he can conjure literal words, he chooses not to 99% of the time as an excuse not to talk to people). If you can sign back, great! If not? He’s smiling and nodding politely as he walks away from you. He’s now waving goodbye—still smiling politely—as he’s getting into the lab and shutting the door in your face.

This changes, of course, if you ask him to dance.

Like all Dancetale monsters (ignoring Sans), this man can’t refuse a dance. Due to his reclusive lifestyle it is exceedingly rare to find a partner—and to have someone actually ask him? Take initiative? He’s beaming. He’s smiling as wide as can be as he’s eagerly gently taking your hand.

He prefers to take the lead when dancing, but he’s willing to be lead if the dance flows better that way. He’s graceful, elegant, and so sweetly gentle with his partner. You don’t even have to be a good dancer—you can have two left feet for all he cares—he’s just so genuinely happy to dance with someone, and he’s got enough talent to guide you through every move.

Asking to dance with him once is enough to earn you plain affection from him—platonic or romantic.

But seeking him out and doing it again? Repeatedly?

He’s swooning.

You’ve got yourself a lifetime dance partner, congratulations.

If you want that partner to stay platonic, fine by him. He’ll be kind of friend who, no matter how long it’s been since the last conversation, your relationship won’t change. While he may not be there for the small things, he’ll always come cheer you on for the important moments.

If you want that partner to turn romantic. . . He’s certainly not opposed, although you’ll have to make the first moves. Romance isn’t on the forefront of this scientist’s mind. He’ll either need you to be direct with him, or have one of his brothers point it out to him.

As soon as he understands, he’s taking extra steps in his day to meet with you. He’s opening doors for you. He’s ordering lunch for both of you. He’s pulling you into his arms for spontaneous dances.

He won’t say it. He won’t sign it. But he’ll show his reciprocation through acts of service, and intentional time away from his work to be with you.

He is not the jealous type. Far, far away from it. He trusts you implicitly unless you give him a clear reason not to—and if that happens, the relationship is over regardless.

He is, however, unintentionally distant.

There will be times where you have to remind him that sunlight is a thing and maybe he shouldn’t sleep at his desk again. He’ll make an earnest effort for you, but breaking years of work habits will take time.

Even his brothers struggle reminding him.

If you ever feel he’s becoming too distant—just tell him. He will never take offense to that as he fully acknowledges it as something he needs to work on.

Like a plant shoved in a corner, this monster just needs someone to shed a little light and love on his life to let him flourish.

One dance could change it all for him.

So. . . Won’t you ask him to dance?

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Has siren call sans had a mate in his previous pod? Or was it just family pod? How old was he at the time of his pods killing?

No mate prior, his pod had friends & family.

He was the equivalent of a human at 21.

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How would the mafiafell boys react to falling in love with a man? The 1920s isn’t known for being very welcoming and accepting to lgbt

(Also love your work❤️❤️❤️)

They’re playersexual, it doesn’t make a difference to them.

I’m not 100% basing the game off the fanfic as that would limit them to heterosexual; and if I limited it to the timeline I’d have to restrict the players further, or be forced to add in a level of discrimination that would make most people uncomfortable.

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Hello! If you're still doing questions, I was wondering how Dust would react to having pets, whether Papyrus wanted one or MC. I figure that though he's nervous around children, animals might be different. Would he have a preference towards a specific one, or be opposed entirely? On another note, I love your work, especially Dusttale and Horrortale! Remember to take breaks and not to push yourself too hard! Best wishes :)

He doesn’t care as long as there’s no expectation for him to care for it. He can barely take care of himself let alone another living creature.

. . . Probably no parrots or birds that can mimic speech. It would be unfortunate if it mimicked a triggering phrase.

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Is it possible to post updates here as well as discord? Discord is banned in my country so I can't access the app...

I can try but I can’t make promises;; if you want to ask for a specific update I can give you the progress report.

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What's the lifespan of a skeleton? 🤔🤔

Boss monsters: stop aging when reaching prime (30 human years) until they have a child then they resume aging and die at 200ish years of old age.

Regular monsters: 150-200 years, adulthood is considered 25+

The Gaster family is a boss monster bloodline so as long as they have children with someone who has magic they will continue to reproduce boss monsters.

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First, I just want to say that I stumbled upon The Shadows Are Watching last week and didn't immediately notice it was an Undertale game. Now I've binged all your IF, bought Undertale, and just finished it for the first time (Pacifist then True). Your writing style is really good, and now I regret waiting so long to give Undertale a try. As for my question, I'm curious about the reason for MF!Wingding's reactions and Sans/Papyrus's responses after MC sees him (I've only done Sans route).

Because you can see him, and that’s Not Good For Him.

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How would the Wingdings feel if their s/o talked with their hands a lot, like moved their hands around a lot while they spoke? Would they find it endearing, annoying, or something else?

Mafiafell!Wingding (Don): He stares at your hands and has trouble maintaining eye contact. It’s neither good nor bad to him, he just has a habit of watching moving hands (and making sure they don’t reach for weapons or start casting spells).

Underfell!Wingding (Fell): He thinks it’s cute. Wave away baby.

Siren Call!Wingding (Apex): It’d make him happier if you signed while you talked, but he won’t complain.

Underswap!Wingding (Thread): Adorable. He loves it!

Horrortale!Wingding (Ghost): Flinches when you do it. Sudden, or fast movements unnerve him. It’ll take some time to adjust but he’ll do it for you.

Sciencetale!Wingding (Professor): Distracting but acceptable.

Dancetale!Wingding (Waltz): He’ll probably grab your hands to stop. It’s very distracting if you’re not signing to him.

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Just wanna say hi to the Mafiafell guys.

Heyo :)

Mafiafell!Wingding (Don): “Hello my dear.”

Mafiafell!Sans (Hit): “Hey doll face.”

Mafiafell!Papyrus (Boss): “HELLO SMALL ONE.”

Mafiafell!Asriel (Heir): “Hey! Hi! Hope you’re doing swell today.”

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Hi, anon from the jealousy question. I meant Mafia fell, classic, fell.

Got it. I assume you mean by classic fell that is Underfell? Screenshot of the original question:

I’ll do someone flirting with S/O since that’s different than S/O just having a good friend.

Mafiafell!Sans (Hit): FLIRTING?? In front of him???? They’re dead. They are literally beaten beyond recognition with his bare fists.

Mafiafell!Papyrus (Boss): How rude! He won’t stand for it, and he’ll loudly and firmly confront the individual. If they back off & respect the relationship then he’ll let it go. But if not, he’ll have no choice but to live up to his reputation as a member of the mafia. Reputation is king.

Mafiafell!Wingding (Don): They disappear quietly into the night and he will gaslight deny they ever existed in the first place.

Mafiafell!Asriel (Heir): In front of you he’ll keep it cordial. If that’s enough to resolve the issue, great. If not, busting kneecaps with his favorite golf club should do the trick.

Underfell!Sans (Red): “ha ha ha, aren’t yeh a funny guy! howsabout i take yeh out for a sandwich? oh, what kind. . . ? my favorite. a knuckle sandwhich. think that’s funny? wait until yah see my next punchline. it’ll knock yeh flat on yer ass.”

Underfell!Papyrus (Edge): He’ll bluster and intimidate the other person. He doesn’t want to get violent and put you in an uncomfortable position, so hopefully the Scary Dog Face is enough. If it’s not. . . Oh, well. Looks like his brother has already picked a fight with the poor thing.

Underfell!Wingding (Fell): That’s so cute. He’s not worried in the least bit. He doesn’t care unless it bothers you, then he really has no choice but to step in and handle it. By handle he means you don’t see them again, and he gets a new lab rat.

Underfell!Asriel (Prince): Words are enough to shoo away any of your other suitors. He strives to maintain a level of politeness that is expected of him as the leader to his people. It might snap through if words aren’t enough, but he’s not about to brawl a civilian and put you both in an awkward spot legally. If they don’t go, he’ll follow the legal process of filing a restraining order and then the mages will brawl the person instead because how DARE someone upset the monsters by god do they not know how desperate humanity was.

Underfell!Grillby (Fellby): He trusts you to handle it, and if you need assistance a simple nod to the dog squad or Sans takes care of it.

PLAY IF - MAFIAFELL

PLAY IF - UNDERFELL

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Hey "would you love me if i was a worm?" anon here, sry it took so long to sepcify i didn't see that you answered and thought tumblr ate it. But for the specific skelebros, maybe fell and mafia? Maybe swap too

Underfell!Sans (Red): “am i worm too? no? i think a reset would be best, when was the last time yeh felt determined? aw don’t gimme that look sweetheart, it’ll be like ol’ times again hahahahaha.”

Underfell!Papyrus (Edge): “SILLY HUMAN! OUR BOND TRANSCENDS THE NEED FOR LIMBS.”

Underfell!Wingding (Fell): “Ha, ha, ha, ha.” / “You want a serious answer? If you magically turned into a worm, I would magically turn into a worm with you. We are SOULMATES, where you go I will follow.”

Mafiafell!Sans (Hit): Squints at you to judge how serious this question is. “Course I would, doll.”

Mafiafell!Papyrus (Boss): “WHAT AN ABSURD QUESTION. I LOVE YOU, REGARDLESS OF YOUR PHYSICAL FORM.”

Mafiafell!Wingding (Don): “No.”

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Helloha! This is Meg from the Discord. ^u^ I have a silly lore question, if you'll indulge me. In your games - is having kids always a deliberate act with monsters? Or are they capable of doing so by accident like humans do?

For monsters - it has to be somewhat deliberate. Both parties have to want kids on some level, even if never discussed or agreed on.

This does mean accidents can happen. They can want a kid but not be ready for one, or maybe one partner didn’t consciously realize they wanted children.

Multiple births (twins, triplets, etc) are increased in chances if both parties have matching SOUL types (two kindness / two integrity etc).

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Does Siren call Papyrus survive? I know he doesn’t appear in game but is it possible he wasn’t killed? Maybe captured and sold on the black market or something?

No.

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Siren: Id take psychology and therapy courses for you!

...Or I could just mur-

Could we get what would be the fell brothers and dust and swap sans' first thoughts at handling a depressive episode Mc as well? They've always been my faves and the question hit close for me

Yeppers!

Underfell!Sans (Red): honestly really well. He’s been there so he’s really sympathetic. He’ll keep calm, and stay beside you through it. If you need to talk, he’s there to listen. If you need a hand to hold, he’s got two. He’s got plenty of experience taking care of his brothers when they’re too exhausted to do anything else so he’ll help you get out of bed, dressed, and into warm sunlight. If you’re ready for therapy, he’ll take you to all your appointments. If you feel like you need medication, he’ll set a reminder on his phone to help make sure you take it on time. Honestly just. . . Whatever you need. He’s got you.

Underfell!Papyrus (Edge): eh. He doesn’t get it. You slept all day so why can’t you get out of bed? Are you sick? No? Then get up, there’s so much to do! He may not understand it, but if you explain that you’re sick in a way that can’t be seen he’ll try to be gentler with you. It makes him anxious that you stopped taking care of yourself; it reminds him of when Sans uses to drink. He’ll forcibly drag you around in hopes of helping you “power through” whatever is going on. Sans will step in if it gets too much for you, but it’s probably in both your best interest to seek medical help with Papyrus at your side so they can explain it. Which will make him feel guilty that he caused your depression but that can’t be helped. Wingding steps in at that point to assist. He gets much better with you after that. He may not understand it, but he loves you and will support you.

Underfell!Wingding (Fell): you’re sick? Go get healed. What do you mean there’s no cure? Well that’s not acceptable. And now he’s getting a master’s in human biology and psychology and redirects his hyperfixation on making a cure for you. He’ll succeed eventually but in the mean time it’s all the pampering for you.

Dusttale!Sans (Dust): uh. He’d be the worst at handling it. He can’t even deal with his own issues, how can he be expected to deal with yours? He’s barely functioning. Best he can do is. . . Sit beside you. He doesn’t even cook or clean up after himself, and it’s hard to get out of bed most days, so. . . Yeah. He can sit beside you. Also. . . Probably best not vent to him. He won’t mean to, but he will inevitably compare traumas and unless yours is similar to his he won’t be able to relate or make significant connections. You’re pretty much on your own.