#GoopTales

[somegrumpynerd]

Everyone sleeps in dadmare's bed for the night

Well, almost everyone sleeps

[topazshadowwolf]

Manifesting Nightmare to get so many crayon drawings for his art collection in gooptales

... Excuse me as I go to the ER. dx: Heart exploded from cuteness overload.

Those drawings will be framed in time and added to his collection of artworks. And no, they do not come down, ever. Even when the boys are restored to their adult selves. Even when they are old. Those drawings are prized possessions to him.

And, more importantly, consider this canon to GoopTales.

[axollungz]

heyyo check out my epic undertale au i made for my unbelievably messed up sans undertale custom i made when i was a child

[lilikoiart]

Repost from @gooptales 🤍 • Interesting Facts for you! Did you know...🐉🦟Dragonflies and Damselflies can’t walk? They can only fly, land, and rest on 🌿 leaves! ⁠ ⁠ What do you think...would you rather only walk/run or only fly? Personally I think I would rather fly. ⁠ ⁠ Follow the link in bio to meet Tavleen the Damselfly!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #gooptales #funfacts #didyouknow #damselfly #dragonfly #animalfacts #insectfacts https://www.instagram.com/p/CHS_cYlgZi4/?igshid=fjf5yd2mqjqa

[tunicpanda]

Full Extraction cast

From left to right

(Back) Aslan, Aster, Dings, Marlett

(Front) Francis, Charen, Arzlan, Suzy, Ulyse, Slider, Feneri

aster @softlittlebunnygirl

rest @me

[goopchara]

Chara how have things been for you lately

Well honestly I don’t remember much? But I only recently woke up… Slider is still unconscious… And alpha seems scared of me… And for some reason the human is loose… And I haven’t seen dad anywhere….

*Black hat grumbles*

Oh and I found this guy! Isn’t he cute!!

@green-haired-flug

[just-here-for-humor]

Undertale AU Masterlist in alphabetical order

If you would like your AU added or removed from the list just message me to let me know!

Abysstale Acidtale (Acis!Sans) Admintale Adven!Tale Aftertale (Geno!Sans) Afterdeath Age-swap Akintale Akumatale Aladdin au/crossover Alone Together Altered Destiny Alterfell Altertale Alterswap Amalgamate!Asriel Amalgatale Amalgemate Amnesiatale Angeltale Angryfell Ania(skeleton) by @ania-da-peasant Animetale Animutale Anti-Physicstale Antitale Arcadetale Applefell Arrowtale ArtTale Ashtale Asriel Universe ASSETS Sans Astraytale Asylumtale ATale Atramentoustale Attorneytale Auratale Avalontale Aviantale Awakeningtale

Babybones Babytale (Baby!Sans) Badtimetale Bakutale Balancetale Beatlestale Begintale Bendytale Between Two Voids Bill!Sans Binatytale Birdtale Blanktale (Blank!Frisk?) Blighttale Blind!Frisk Blue Star Tale Bluetale Buttontale Bone Bunny (Talli, Swappi, Felli, Swalli, Fellippi, Aphrodii, Cellibbii, Taffetti) BonePunk Bossmonsterbani Brassberry Bromalgamate Burstale

Calcium Man Candytale Cantale Canvastale Captivetale Cattale Cardtale The Caretaker of the Ruins Cavetale CCtale Celestialtale Chronictale Cloudtale ClusterGem!Sans Chain!tale Charatale Changetale Chaostale Chesstale ChileTale C-ma!Sans Codetale Coldtale Collegetale Colortale Comic Papyrus Constellationtale CONTAMINATIONtale CoalesceTale Cool!Papyrus Core!Frisk Core!Gaster (Out of Control) +CG!Sans Core!Sans Core!tale Corrupt Beast Sans Cowboytale CPUtale CreamySweetale Creative!tale Creepvine Creepytale Crossovertale Crystal Cove CrystalSoul!Tale CRYtale Cutietale Cybertale (Cyborg!Sans?) Cryptotale

Dadster Daemontale Dancelust Dancetale Darktale Datatale Deitytale Deja Vu Tale Demitale Demontale Depressiontale Depresstale Despondenttale Destiny!Sans Deteriortale Devianttale DevilTale Devoidtale Digitale Differentopic Dissoctale Distale Distempertale Dividetale Domestictale Don't Hug Me I'm Determined Dragontale Draky!Sans Dreadtale DreamLifeTale  Dreamswap Dreamtale (Dream and Nightmare) Dreemur Reborn Driftingtale Drugtale Drunk!Sans Dustmetal Dustswap Dusttale (Murder!Sans & Phantom!Papyrus)

EchoedDreams Echofell Echotale Eclipsetale Ecto!Sans Electrictale Elementtale Emoswap Emotale Emotiontale Emptytale Endertale Endtale Engietale Epictale (Epic!Sans) Errortale (Error!Sans) Ex Sans

Fabletilt (Discontinued?) Fae U Fairytale Faithtale Fallen Children Fallentale Fallunder Familiar!Sans Familytale Fantasytale Fatal Error Fatetale Feartale Fellwolves Feraltale @feral-tale-au Flaretale Flipflopped Flowerfell Flowey is Not a Good Life Coach Flowey Possession Floweytale Flufffell Flufftale Fluffy Fire (FiFi!Sans) Five Nights At San's Freshswap Freshtale (Fresh!Sans) Foodtale Formtale FoundAbove ? Foundlingtale (hybrid!Frisk) (Droptale) Foxpy and BB (Bunny blue?) Fruittale Fullmetal Undertale Fushiontale Futuretale

Gallerytale Gamertale (Gamer!Sans?) Gangtale GasterBlaster!Sans Gaster!Sans (Rockabilly) (Echotale?) Gemtale Gendertale Genocide!Grillby / NoMercy!Grillby Genocide!Swap Glasstale Glitchtale Gloomtale Gloomytale Glowingtale Goffictale Gooptale Goopysoul Goth!Sans Gravitytale Grouptale GZ!hospital GZtale

Hacker!Frisk Handplates​ Hardtale Haremtale Harsh Realities Harvesttale Heartfell Heartswap Hearts of Horses Hearttale Heavenlytale Heaventale Haventale Hellsiblings Help_tale Hikaritale History Recast Hiyatale Holotale Homeland (Fableworld?) Hometale Hopelesstale HorizonTale Horrortale Humanitytale Human!Underfell Human!Undertale Hungertale Huntertale Hypertale

Icecreamtale Icetale Immortaltale Inferno!Sans Infinitytale Injectiontale InkSwap!Papyrus Inktale (Ink!Sans) Inspiretale Integritale (the story of the integrity soul) Inversetale Inverted Fate Ipseitytale It’s a snow poff - fluffy characters made even fluffier, literally

Jaegertale Jazztale Joseontale Judgement Hall > Face every Sans Judgement Hall > Face Every Character

Kaijutale Katanatale Killer!Sans Kingdomtale Kirbytale Kittentale Kitty!Sans and Pupyrus Kyuubi!Sans

Lantern AU (lantern day?) Legendtale Letter!Sans LightningTale Lil' skelebros Limbotale Linetale Littletale Lolitale Lollipoptale LOVEtale Lucktale

Maddtale Mad-hattertale Mafiatale Magictale Magmatale Mahoutale Majesticfell Majestictale Maniatale Mapletale Marketale Martialtale Masktale Matryoshkatale McGeetale Mechatale Memotale Memoryfell Mercyplates (Handplates sub-AU) Mercytale Meta - rambling about game mechanics, mostly - zarla-s.tumblr Mettatale Mineraltale Minortale Mirrortale Misery - zarla-s.tumblr Mixedtale MixedTale(fell,swap,corrupted), Mixmatch Mlp_egTale Mobtale / UT Mob Momma CQ, Kid!Fresh, Kid!Geno and Kid!Error Momplates (Handplates sub-AU) Monofell Monsieur!Sans Monster!Frisk Morbidtale Murdertale Mutanttale Mystictale Mythtale

Nativetale Naturefell Natureswap Naturetale Needlessly Complicated Sans Nether!Sans Negatale Neon!Sans Nevermore Newtale Nextale Nightingtale Nobodytale

Oceantale Occulttale OCtale Omotale Oppositetale Ore!Tale Othertale (Color!Sans) Outertale Overtale

Paperjam Papertale Papya!Sans Pallette!Sans ParaverseTale (Asterisk/ Gaster) Partytale Pastrytale PatronTale Pitchtale PJ's Daycare Plaguetale Plundertale Plushtale Pockettale Poketale Ponytale Portale Portutale Positale Possibilitytale Possessedtale Power of Eight Powertale Predatortale Pretertale Prismtale Pro!Sans ProtectTale Psychotale PTA Pumpkintale Puppettale

Quantumtale (TK!Sans?) Quintilliontale

Rainbowtale Reapertale (Reaper!Sans) Reborntale Refusetale Reptale Restorefell Reversaltale Revoltale Rewindtale Rivertale Rhythmtale RoamFell RoamSwap RoamTale Roleshift

Sailor!Sans SanFrisTale Sanrisk Sans Hazard (Hazard!Gaster) Santa!Asgore Savefell Savetale Save!Sans Scartale Scientist!Sans ScorchTale Scrambletale Searchtale Seektale SempiternityTale Seperatedtale Seraphim!Sans Sexy!Sans Shadowtale Shapetale Shatteredtale Sheltertale Shiftswap Shiningtale Shredtale Shytale Siblingtale Simstale Singtale Sintale Sistertale Sixbones Sketchtale Sleeplessfell Sleepy!Sans Slendertale Solacetale Soltale Sondertale Sonic Adventure: Grounded Sonictale Sorcerytale Soulfell Soulswaptale Soultale Sorrowtale (Sorrow!Sans) Spacegem!tale (is this a diff one from just below?) Spacegemtale Spanishtale Spelltale Spidertale Spiriatale Splintertale Spongetale Starfall Starstale Star Swapped StarTale Steamtale Storyshift Storyspin The Story of Erratum Stratostale Striketale Sugartale SunshineTale SuperheroTale Surfacefell Surfacetale Surftale Survivealtale Swapfell Swap!starfall Swaptale SwordTale

Talemix Taletwist Tantamount Temtale Terrortale Thrifttale Thundertale Tidetale Timelinetale Time!Sans Toddlerfell ToxicTale Trainertale Treetale Tribaltale Trickstertale Triotale TRYPOtale Toucan!Sans Touhoutale Tubetale Tundletar TwinTale Twistedtale TwixtTale (Calibri and Verdana) Two Fallen Siblings

Ultraswap Ultratale Underarctic Underbed Underbend Underblood Underbound Undercafe Undercamp Underchaser Underchange Undercharged Underchild Underchild (Chimetale) Undercolor Undercorpse Undercove Undercross Undercurrent Undercurse Underdecay Underdeepsea Underdream Underdust UnderEldritch Unexpecterchanged Underfaerie Underfairy Underfallen Underfalls Underfamily Underfates Underfeels Underfell Underferal Underflesh Underflip Underflood Underfloop Underflurry Underfresh Underfilm Undergallery Underghost Undergraffiti Underhades Underhaze (everybody's on drugs) Underheight Underhell Underhollow Underhope Underhybrid Underill UnderiNSaNiTY Underisle Underkeep Underkin Underkineses Underlaberinth Underlan (Nanalan) Underland Underline (Goatline) Underlink Underlock Underloss Underlovania Underlust Undermachine Undermafia Undermelt Undermemory Undermixture Undermoon UnderMountain UnderNC Undernight Undernovela Underpatch Underpray Underpire Underportal Underpuff Underpunk! Underrealms Underrose Undersail Undersanity Underscar Underscramble Underseasons Undersiren Undersly Underspiral Understeam Understream Understrum Understuck Underswap Undersweets Underswitched Undertail (Sexual version) Undertail (Tail version) Undertaint Und_rt_le Undertalia Underterror Under(the)Throne Undertide Undertoad Undertomb Undertop Undertournament Undertronic Undertum Undervain Underveil Underverse Undervirus Underwake Underwatch UnderWater Underwar Underwest Underwing Underwings Underwish Underwolves Underworld Undyingtale Undynetale Unifytale Uniontale Unknowntale Uppertale

Venom!Sans Versetale Villagertale Villaintale Virustale Vocaloid!Sans Vocatale V!Sans

Wartale Wartime!Grillby Weabootale Wildtale Wishes!Sans Witchtale Wondertale

Xanotale Xerotale X-Out Tale X-tale (Cross!Sans & Cross!Chara)

Yanderetale

Zephyrtale Zombietale

[sunnysheadraws]

Where is the official blog for Goopytale? Clicking on the link just requests a password, and I can't see anything when searching on Tumblr...

thank you for asking, but I’ve answered this question... a lot? so i’m just gonna be a bit more blunt this time, and i will be answering all further asks on this matter privately with just a link to this post.

 don’t take this as me being this way to you directly, kind tumblr user. i’m addressing this to all who are a fan of the AU, so don’t take any inherent frustration in my message personally.

The blog is purposefully password-protected now because I don’t want anything to do with it. I don’t want people to look at it. I’m not giving out the password. I want this AU to officially just... die??? I’m not into Undertale anymore, and consistently hearing about something I have stated for ALMOST TWO YEARS now is on permanent hiatus and that I’m never touching again is grinding on my gears. If someone wants to take the AU and blog and all that off my hands, then please message me! But I don’t want anything to do with the AU anymore. It’s like when you do something cool a few years ago, but then you have Much Newer, Much Cooler things that you are far more proud of coming out now, but everyone just cares about that One Thing Two Years Ago that you never really cared about enough in the first place. as a content creator, it gets disheartening.

i’m sorry if I come across as aggressive or rude or anything of the sort. it’s truly not my intention. i don’t know how else to phrase it without grossly sugarcoating my own feelings, which, at this point, i refuse to do.

I humbly ask that all of you who are a fan of GoopyTale stop asking me about it. If you want to come up with content, headcanons, etc for the AU, please do so! You don’t have to ask me for information; just do as you want with it among yourselves. Thank you for all of the support for the AU! I will admit that I did have fun with it while I was still interested, and i’m still certainly proud of the comic pages as they were excellent practice for my officially launched original webcomic now, but it has been about two years since then. Let me let it go.

here are previous posts where I’ve discussed this before:

http://sunnycider.tumblr.com/post/159115670428/what-happened-to-a-goopy-soul

http://sunnycider.tumblr.com/post/157597265293/it-may-be-really-dumb-but-im-all-new-in-tumblr

http://sunnycider.tumblr.com/post/161983562468/one-question-i-just-found-your-gooptale-comic

[drnigmatalib]

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[somegrumpynerd]

Good heavens, look at the time! (Points to a clock where every hour is replaced with "gooptales")

@topazshadowwolf's boys will be the death of me please read it it's so good

[topazshadowwolf]

GoopTales: Part 22, waking up and domestic fluff

And now, they wake up...

Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22(you are here)/34

AO3: Ch 1 (1-4), Ch 2 (4-8), Ch 3 (9-12), Ch 4 (13-16) Ch 5 (17-19), Ch 6 (20-23), Ch 7 (24-27), Ch 8 (28-31), Ch 9 (32-34)

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Something moving started to pull him from the deeper sleep he had been enjoying. It wasn’t the first time he felt something move while sleeping. It frequently happens; he ignores it and continues to sleep, which is how it usually goes. His tentacles, reacting to the emotions that his dreams stir, are typically what he feels when moving about in bed. 

This was different, though.

It felt like small hands pushing on his back as someone was climbing on him. Soft, hushed voices telling the one who was climbing him confirmed his suspension. Nightmare groaned softly before opening his eye and looking at the little skeletons. Killer continued to climb up on him, settling down in the center of his back, making it hard for Nightmare to see him.

“killer,” Horror hissed softly in a whisper, “you woke him up.”

“i did?” Killer asked without the care of keeping quiet.

“You did,” Nightmare said before yawning. Slowly sitting up, he felt Killer safely slip down onto the bed in a fit of giggles.

“sorry,” Dust said softly.

“No need to apologize. I actually had a pleasant sleep. I hope you four did as well,” Nightmare said as his tendrils curled around the four small skeletons in a hug. “Now, if only I woke up on my own accord and not because some little minion decided to start crawling all over me. A rude awakening by an intrepid mountain climber is a poor start to a day.”

“intepit?” Cross asked.

“In-trep-id,” Nightmare corrected.

“intrepid,” Cross said, trying again.

“There you go, it means fearless or adventurous,” Nightmare explained.

“that’s me!” Killer exclaimed, holding his arms up excitedly.

Nightmare used a tendril to pick the child up, purposefully holding him upside-down, “Yes, that was you, but your actions were still rude. Were they not?”

Killer giggled, “sorry!”

“Why do I doubt that you are?” Nightmare asked, and Killer giggled more as Nightmare set him back down. “Alas, the youth these days have no respect for their elders. Whatever is an old man like me to do?”

“i re-pect you, mr. night,” Cross said quickly before whispering to Horror, “what’s re-pect mean?”

“respect, it means… um…,” Horror put his hand to his chin as he thought. “i know what it means just… um…”

“You are unsure how to define it, or put it into words?” Nightmare asked, and Horror nodded. “Start, and I will help you when you need it.”

“okay, um. it means that you… show uh… well you listen and you…show someone they are important,” Horror said, then looked at Nightmare.

“Exactly. You honor them by listening, doing as they ask, and being polite.” He smiled and patted Horror on the back. “You did well, Horror. You did not need my help after all.”

“thank you, mr. night,” Horror said with a smile.

“i respect you! i just like being silly,” Killer giggled.

“That you do, you little imp,” Nightmare huffed.

To that, Killer gasped and folded his arms, “i’m not an imp! i’m a skeleton!”

“Yes, you are. Come along, babybones. Time for breakfast,” Nightmare said as he stood from his bed.

“oh! oh! can you carry me, pleeeeaaase~?” Killer asked, holding his arms up in the traditional ‘pick me up pose’ all children seem to know naturally.

“me too! please!” Cross said, putting his arms up as well.

“Alright,” he said as he used his tendrils to wrap around those two and lifted them off the bed. Killer giggled and squirmed a little before finally settling into the hold. It amused Nightmare as the youngest, Cross, patted the tendril as if it were alive while whispering, “thank you” to the limb. As Cross continued to gently pet the limb, Nightmare turned his attention to Dust and Horror. “What about you two? Do you want to be carried, as well?”

“yes, please,” Horror replied, and Nightmare curled a tendril around him. Horror simply hugged the limb that held him with a content smile.

Dust was hesitant and fiddled with his fingers for a short moment before he softly muttered, “please?”

And with that, Nightmare lifted him off the bed as well. Just as before, there was a flinch at the initial contact, but Dust soon relaxed and was lifted off the bed. He looked down and around himself, interested in the different angle he now had to view everything. 

Nightmare made his way out of his room to theirs to help them pick out what they would wear and get them ready for the day. Keeping Killer and Cross focused was a struggle, but he could after that good sleep. One at a time, he helped them brush their teeth, Cross needing help with the action to make sure he got all of his teeth, and a tendril around Killer kept him in place long enough to complete the task. Once done and dressed, he walked them down the hall.

“what about you, mr. night? you still have your jammies on!” Cross asked.

“That I do. Once you four are being watched by Lyra, I shall change and brush my teeth,” He explained as they continued on their way. This time, they wanted to walk on their own—Killer and Dust on one side, Horror and Cross on the other side of him. Killer and Horror were holding a tendril in one hand and the other’s hand in the other.

Once they reached the kitchen, he found Lyra at the refrigerator going through its contents. She looked up at Nightmare and the others and smiled. “I hope you do not mind. I decided to make meal plans for the week,” she said, closing the refrigerator door.

“I do not mind at all. I will admit, I was so busy with other things that I just decided on meals when it was time to eat,” Nightmare admitted. “Speaking of meals, I have four little baby bones-”

“i’m not a baby! i’m an intrupid,” Killer started.

“Intrepid,” Nightmare corrected.

“intrepid… umm… oh! climber!” Killer announced.

“you are a babybones,” Horror grinned while patting Killer on the head.

“nuh-uh!” Killer rebutted.

“Alright, no more arguing. All four of you are baby bones, adventurous nature or not. Now, if Lyra is alright with it, I will leave you four in her care as I get myself ready for the day,” Nightmare declared.

“okay, mr. night!” Cross said before hugging Nightmare around the legs.

“I think that sounds like a wonderful idea. I will have them help with breakfast, and when you get back, we will enjoy a meal together,” Lyra smiled.

It had been long enough that Dust could now eat most of what was given to him without making him sick. And with them helping, that should keep Killer out of trouble and Horror entertained enough not to prank the others. Content they were in good hands, Nightmare started to turn to leave when he felt someone holding one of his tendrils.

Looking down, he saw Dust holding the limb in question. He was near tears as he looked up at Nightmare with a pleading look that said what his voice was failing to say. Dust wanted to come with. When he was alone with the boys, Dust stayed close whenever Nightmare was home. He usually did not initiate physical contact beyond holding a tendril like now, but he did accept it when offered. At this moment, when the others were going over to Lyra to learn what she had planned for breakfast and how they could help, Nightmare considered Dust may have become “clingy.”

What was he to do…

Nightmare will not admit it, but after his troubles as a small child at the hands of adults… he had a soft spot for them. Such young children should be his brother's concern. And yet, Nightmare just had a hard time hurting, emotionally or physically, children. It just felt like bullying.

He just… didn’t like bullying of children…

That dislike only seemed to get stronger the older he got.

But this wouldn’t be bullying… it would be telling Dust he had to wait with the others.

And yet…

He was getting soft…

Those sad eyelights, tears in the corner of his sockets, as the child silently pleaded…

“Dust,” Lyra said as she walked over and knelt down. “Mr. Night just needs to get dressed and cleaned up like you did.”

Dust looked down at the floor and nodded; he understood, but… Nightmare was the first adult to show him kindness and love. After all the anger and hate he had experienced, Dust seemed scared to be away from Nightmare. He felt safe when Nightmare was around and wanted the guardian who was protecting him from “The Doctor” to stay nearby.

“Lyra, I,” Nightmare started, but Lyra shook her head.

“Dust, I have an idea. Can you help me? Nightmare is going to be very hungry by the time he is done, and I do not think I and the other three could make enough food for him without your help,” Lyra said as she held her hand out to him.

“Hmmm, I am feeling rather peckish right now,” Nightmare said thoughtfully.

“I am sure you will be ravenous by the time you return,” Lyra grinned.

“i thought you didn’t hafta eat since you eat emotions!” Killer blurted out. He then gasped, “what about all the times you didn’t eat with us? Was that because… because you didn’t make enough for all of us and you?”

“Well… I require emotions more than food, but I also enjoy food,” Nightmare explained.

“you really need my help?” Dust asked in a whisper to Lyra.

“I do,” She whispered back. “So, will you help us?”

Dust looked up at Nightmare and then back at her with a nod. With that, she extended her hand, and he placed his hand in hers. She then stood and guided him over to the others. Dust looked back momentarily but then focused on where she was guiding him. With the group distracted with breakfast plans, Nightmare turned and left the room to prepare for the day.

…

He could get used to this…

[somegrumpynerd]

New gooptales by @topazshadowwolf you know what that means!! (Time for me to black out and draw my favourite bits)

[somegrumpynerd]

As with everything, I am perfectly normal about Uncle Dream and his interactions with his nephews

[topazshadowwolf]

Will Lyra still be helping out with the boys when they’re older or…?

does dream know?

HNBD Lyra considers the boys Nightmare's sons. Regular FuzzyNight Lyra knows the boys are Nightmare's sons and figures she is adopting them into her life by forming a relationship with her NightStar. Gooptales Lyra let Nightmare play the single father of a group of small children for a while, but no more. She will stay and help him raise his boys and continue to stay with him long after they are adults again. She will be their mother. ... And will likely cry when they first call her "mom."

As for Dream...

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Nightmare stood outside of the cottage, permission to be in the OmegaTimeline given by Core when Lyra asked. It was a surprise visit. One that Lyra set up without telling Dream that he would be there. Also, without telling the positive skeleton there were four tiny skeletons with them.

Not that Dream was unaware of the condition of his... his sons... But the Guardian of Positivity was not informed on how they went from henchmen who acted like sons to just... sons. Nor, were the children aware they had an uncle. An Uncle that Lyra was insisting the children needed to get to know.

She knocked on the door as Nightmare shifted, unsettled about being here after... well... that day. Each tiny skeleton child with them was held off the ground and protectively by a tendril. He could feel Dust's subtle breathing as he slept, Killer's excited wiggling, Horror's stillness as he passively watched, and Cross's hand as he gently petted the limb holding him. Nightmare was about to back down when the door opened.

"Lyra," Dream greeted with a smile, but he then paused as he looked at Nightmare. "And Nighty... I will be honest, I did not think I would see your... well... them again."

Nightmare folded his arms and frowned, "I had not planned on you seeing them either." A light elbowing from Lyra made him sigh and add, "But I know I can not hide them away forever... And as my... as they are mine, Lyra has reminded me that they also become part of your family." After a moment, Lyra nudged Nightmare one more time, and he knew what she wanted him to say. With a long-suffering sigh, Nightmare finally added, "And... they may benefit from having their... Uncle Dream in their lives."

Dream's eye sockets and eyelights grew, stars forming within as he struggled to contain his aura as he was filled with annoying positive emotions. "I'm an uncle?" He asked, excitedly, then quickly moved, "I am sorry, please, come inside."

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As the children play with Blue and Stretch, their self-declared cousins, Nightmare would explain what happened. Dream would have the scientists he knows there look into finding a cure too, but no luck. They reach the same conclusion as Sci.

Still, Dream is more than happy to watch the boys for a while... just a while. They are a handful! An adorable handful, but no wonder Lyra and Nighty bring them over now and then. One, they are trying to build a relationship and need to have a moment to themselves now and then, aka date nights (Dream hopes he is invited to the wedding). Two, at times, the two need a chance for a good long, sleep. A good rest in which they don't have to worry about kids waking up before them and getting into mischief.

And the best part of being an uncle? Spoiling the kids and then shipping them back off home to their parents once they start to get unruly.

[topazshadowwolf]

I can't stop thinking about the idea that Dream's group were also in that au during gooptales at some point and Blue and Ink got that potion on them too. Like at some point the brothers have to meet up for something and they're both exhausted from sudden parenthood (because yeah Nightmare has twice as many to deal with but Dream has Blue with more energy and Ink with less impulse control, good luck to him). Also that Sci probably knows and just didn't think to mention that the same thing was happening to Dream too lol

Nightmare stood there with the grocery cart. Cross was sitting in the seat, Dust clinging to a tendril, and Killer and Horror were pulling themselves up on an open refrigerated case to pick out the yogurts they wanted before Nightmare could help them. He would be there to help them if it wasn't for the other staring right back at him.

Dream, his brother, looked at Nightmare with half-lidded, tired sockets. Sleeping in the cart was a child-sized Stretch. More surprising was a leash around Dream's wrist. Following the leash down, Nightmare saw Ink... a very young and small Ink.... He was wearing what looked to be just a teddy bear backpack, but it was clearly also a child leash. (Made sense as he doubted anyone could keep an eye on that ball of energy that was already asking Nightmare a list of questions while bouncing on his toes.)

"MR. DREAM! THEY ARE CLIMBING ON STUFF! THAT ONE IS GETTING IN THE CASE! ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THAT?" Asked a very small Blue who was tugging on Dream's hoodie. Yes... Hoddie. His brother was not dressed as nicely as he normally does. He was wearing cargo pants with pockets packed with toys, crayons, and other things to occupy his two charges.

...

"They are doing what?!" Nightmare blurted as the words Blue said settled into his mind. The tentacle Dust was holding wrapped around the child as he hurried over to get Killer out of the yogurt case.

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It turns out that Lyra and Core decided to plan a grocery trip for the two so they could see each other. The two walk up, feigning ignorance of this plot. The brothers don't talk then, but as Killer and Ink start playing, the brothers mutter in agreement to a "playdate" for the kids. It was then that they finally talked and swapped stories, trying to see who had it worse. And sorry, Killer, try as you might, a tiny Ink is a true menace to peace.

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it’ll be cute if kid dust learn about Christmas

He had hoped that by now the boys would be back to their true selves. Instead, he was preparing them for the upcoming holiday. More specifically, he was introducing Dust to Christmas in slow increments. The others already knew and understood the holiday. All three were all but bouncing off the walls with excitement. Not that Dust was not getting excited, too, following the energy of the others. He just needed help to understand what it was he was supposed to be excited about.

First, there was the tree. Nightmare brought the boys out of the castle to an empty and snowy AU. Once there, they went sledding before helping him find the right tree within the forest of evergreens. Then, after cutting it down and pulling it back through a portal to his castle, he had the boys help him doctorate the evergreen. Dust was confused by this, but he was enjoying himself and wanted to help. After words he sat quietly in the room with the tree as Nightmare read quietly to himself. Occasionally, the guardian would look up at the child who marveled at the lights and colorful ornaments. 

They had that moment of peace as the others played in another room with Lyra playing a game. It was good that they had it though, as it was the first introduction to the concept of Christmas for the boy.

Starting that night and every bedtime after, he read various Christmas stories. They each provided more information for Dust to learn and over time, Nightmare could tell the child was beginning to understand. He could see Dust connecting the dots as he looked around at the decorations Lyra placed as he reflected on the stories. Dust even started to ask small, questions that showed he was trying to understand more and was excited to see what will happen.

“what does it mean to be good?” “It means you do not misbehave and do what is right or what your told to do.”

“why do the bad children get coal?” “They get coal because that is not fun or nice”

“if i failed at doing something i was supposed to do, does that make me bad?” “No, especially if you are talking about the tests. If anyone deserves coal, that worthless Doctor should be buried in it.”

“we give gifts to each other… but what if i don’t have money to buy things?” “well, i can pay for the gifts for now, or you can make something yourself.”

“what if someone i made something for doesn’t like it?” “It means that person has a cold soul, as they can not be bothered to acknowledge the hard work and love you put into making the gift.”

Now that he knew Dust understood, next came the challenge of Santa letters. He was going to have to help the boys write them. So, one by one, he had them come to his office, and he helped them write their letters to Santa by transcribing what they said to paper or providing spelling and grammar assistance as they wrote it themselves.

Lastly, in came Dust, Ferrous trailing behind him and a yellow Pocket Mans character in Christmas garb in his arms. The child looked at Nightmare with nervousness glance but he relaxed as Nightmare smiled at him, “Come on over here, Dust.”

Obediently, the child went further into the office and to the desk. Once he was close enough, Nightmare carefully picked Dust up and set him on his knee. Ferrous sat and watched, tail wagging and Nightmare gave the loyal canine a pat on the head. Turning his attention back to Dust, who hugged the stuffed toy while looking up at Nightmare attentively, Nightmare said while grabbing a piece of paper and his quill, “It is time for you to write your letter to Santa.”

… He had hoped they would be adults by now… but he had a feeling this was going to be a very special Christmas that he would always cherish.