#spring alphys

[zelphin124]

SeasonTale - Chapter 7

TW: Slavery, sickness, abuse I'm not sure how much of this I'll continue. I don't think it'll be as good as my other writing, but I do hope to get all the lore out to you guys sometime. This is not me rejoining the UnderTale fandom. Masterpost

~o0o~

Papyrus was barely alive. 

Undye took it upon herself to protect his dying soul from dusting. The time that passed that week was all a blur to Spring, and his anger that he once felt quickly sunk into a deep despair as he could do nothing about the situation. 

The managers beat them ruthlessly, using their whips and fists to double their workload. The fire from the unhealthy habits of the factory only worsened the air quality. Each day, someone got sick, and they were beat for it. 

It didn’t make any sense to Spring!Sans. Why would they hurt someone for being sick? As far as he could tell, he couldn’t control when he felt unwell. 

Which was all the time, now. 

Spring held a small piece of bread in his hands as he stared at Spring!Papyrus, laying on a bed as his skull was half-dusted. Spring!Alphys held his soul together for hours. Spring thought he heard her and Undye conversing about the workload, with Undye doing twice as much so Alphys could keep Papyrus alive. 

His brother wasn’t breathing. He sat there, his bone slowly reforming and dusting as his chest barely moved. His soul didn’t beat, either. The white heart was clasped in another monster’s hands. Had Alphys let go, he would be nothing but a pile of dust. 

Spring glanced at the bread in his hands before he rested it in one of Papyrus’ hands. “You need it more than me,” he sighed, tears streaming down his face. “Please be okay, brother…” 

There was no reply. Spring!Alphys glanced at him with worry. “Kid, you need to eat that.” 

“I’m not hungry.” 

“That wasn’t a suggestion,” Sp!Alphys insisted. “Eat it.” 

There was another whip crack outside the room. Spring shook his head and gently crawled out of the space, trying not to be spotted by the whippers as he returned to his post, fiddling with the wires. 

Cries of pain and hopelessness echoed through the air, but they were often broken by the crack of whips. They were more prominent than usual, as if their work hours were not enough, they increased them, allowing little time for rest and food. More and more of the workers got sick. Spring had attended to most of them; Papyrus had taught him a thing or two about keeping people healthy, and no one was in these conditions. 

Slavery never allowed for such luxuries as health. 

Spring couldn’t help the tears that fell down his face as he thought of his brother. They fell onto the wires, quenching their sparks. It’s my fault... I’m the reason he’s almost dead... 

He listened closely to Spring!Temmie and Spring!Mettaton’s conversation. They talked about how the ‘big boss’ was coming today. They became hushed about the topic when Spring drew closer to listen in more. The only thing he caught was the big boss being a Gaster of sorts. 

Could it be the same one who sold him for a piece of bread? 

Perhaps the pressure of said inspection is what caused the whippers to be more hostile and picky with the work that was being done by their slaves. It was almost unreasonable and insane to expect better work in worse conditions, but there was no consideration of such a fact. 

Spring gently taped the wires together on the outside of another machine as he coughed the smoke out of his lungs. His hands and feet were hurting again. He was covered in black tar and ash. It burned his skin worse than the flames themselves. There was no time to clean up, however. He had spent his free time checking up on his brother, and he had to face said consequences.

This can’t be all there is... Spring wiped his face, feeling his stomach getting nauseous. He knew he was about to hurl. He stepped away from the wires and walked over to the edge of the platforms, resting his head over the edge as he vomited into the fire. For a solid minute, his stomach desperately tried to search for any nutrients, and when it found none, it shot the acid out of his mouth. 

Spring’s cries of pain were disturbing. He could hear some of his fellow slaves approaching him, but they were pushed aside as the familiar, horrifying steps of a whipper came along. “Get back to work, kid!” The monster grabbed Spring by the scruff and lifted him up, turning him to face him. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?!”

Spring covered his mouth, trying to withhold another puke. No, please, not now—he couldn’t. His body gagged, and his vomit covered the whipper’s face as Spring coughed, tears streaming down his eyes. He looked at the whipper in horror as the goo ran down his face. What have I done? “I’m sorry, I’m sorry I—” 

“You imbecile!” The whipper threw Spring onto the hard pavement, scraping his face. He hurriedly tried to wipe the acid off his face in disgust, cracking his whip. “How dare you defile me?!” 

The whip cracked against Spring’s skull. He cried out in pain as he curled up on the floor, trying to block the whips. Instead of his face, the whips struck his hand, ripping the bones apart as the whipper continued. Blood poured out from them, and Spring whimpered, unable to put his pain into words or a cry for help. 

The whippings suddenly stopped as a loud thud could be heard. Spring hesitantly looked up through the water building up in his skull. 

Spring!Muffet had just punched the whipper in the face. 

She looked at her hands as if she couldn’t believe what she had just done, but that didn’t stop her words from snapping at the abuser. “Pick on someone your own size!” She dared to say. “You’re pathetic for picking on a helpless child! Be a man and choose someone stronger than he!” 

Spring’s eyes widened in fear as he reached out to her. “Muffet, no—” 

The whipper clearly did not find her challenge amusing. He stood up, grunting as rage fumed in his eyes. He cracked his whip to the side. “Own size, eh? Someone like you, then? You know what happens to challengers like you, right?” 

Spring!Muffet’s eyes widened as she raised her hands into fists, all six of them. “To fight for a kid’s life, yes.” 

The whipper raised his whip. It was as if time had gone in slow motion as he slowly brought it down on the monster that saved Spring—

BOOM!

A bright flash of light filled the air. There was a strong gust of wind, sending the whipper flying into the lava below, screaming all the way down. Muffet was also blasted back, barely catching onto one of the railings. Spring was pushed into the wire system, grunting as he tried to stand up, but his hands hurt too much. 

Before him, in the direction that caused a blast, was a bright, white fire. It burned the wood nearby as if it were the sun itself. Who walked out of the fire was someone Spring had never seen. It was too difficult to see, but she looked like Toriel, a similar, shorter type of goat. Her gaze was flat, and she walked with grace. Everything about her glowed like starlight, something Spring had only heard about until now. 

The shouts of the whippers were blurred. They yelled about the hole in the factory before charging at the intruder. “It’s her!” one of the muffled shouts rang through Spring’s ears. “Kill her!” 

One by one, the goat slayed every person that dared to come her way. Despite being hit with some of the whips, they disintegrated on touch. Her hands were surrounded by a white fire, and when she fired at the whippers, they turned into ash immediately. Dozens of them swarmed her, but they were no match for her skills. 

Behind her came a large dragon. It was white, with long eyes, and its head shaped like a gaster blaster. It munched on any whipper or opposer that approached the goat. It was as if it was made from starlight itself. Its gaze turned toward everyone else, turning around to reveal someone on his back. 

Spring’s eyes widened as he observed the little skeleton on the back of the dragon. He… He looks like me. 

The battle waged on, but it was something Spring was in too much pain to notice. He glanced up one more time to find the slaves cheering at some proclamation the white goat gave. She gently approached Spring as everyone rushed out of the factory. 

“Little one,” her voice was more soothing than a thousand ice packs. “Come with me; let me nourish you back to health.” 

Spring weakly looked up at her, his body trembling in pain. He couldn’t form words as the white fire that burned the factory blinded his sight. He reached out his hand, trembling. “B-Brother…” 

“Spring!Papyrus, will be alright. Come with me; you are being rescued and set free.” 

Spring felt her hands wrap around him as she hoisted him up over her shoulder. He didn’t resist as he watched more whippers being reduced to ash. Something about the sight eased his mind, as if they were getting what they deserved. 

The goat climbed up onto the large dragon, saddling it as if she rode it. She held Spring in front next to the other little guy. “Hold on,” she commanded before taking the reigns and flying off. 

Spring watched as the factory went out of sight, getting smaller and smaller as the dragon ascended into the sky he had never seen. His eyes widened in wonder, resting on the beauty of the world before him. The sun greeted him willingly, and suddenly, his soul felt lighter and more at ease. 

Spring had felt hope. 

His hands trembled as he held onto a lower part of the reigns. It took a moment for him to process what was happening, but the cool air felt so good against his skin, he never wanted to leave it. He turned his gaze to the other small skeleton in front of him. The little guy had bruises and thin, snowflake eyes. He was staring right back at Spring the entire time the dragon flew off into the air under the cover of the clouds. He nodded slowly. “Greetings.” 

Spring stared back at him in awe, as if he were looking at himself in a mirror, but a different version of him. Everything was so new, he didn’t know how to process anything that was going on. 

But that didn’t stop him from being polite. His hand trembled as he lifted it in greeting. 

“H-Hello…”

[parniathedevil]

ResidentTale!Salphys's first Date

XD... Maybe it's will be a video????

[thesecondsanctuary]

So that sure was a ts underswap.

[howlonomy]

in all the 'trauma siblings' stuff with Clover & Kanako, I keep coming back to thinking about how Flowey engages with this

Like, here's someone who went through an at least similar ordeal of getting a human soul mixed into a monster body, leading to a lethal, traumatic injury, into a rebirth into a new body whose physical and emotional state are all way the fuck out of wack

Except Flowey was shaped a lot by having to go through the traumatic aftermath alone, and lives in the weird space of having experienced unknown years of resets but also is still mentally kind of a child

So I have to think that Flowey sees these kids and that little Asriel part of him is screaming "don't let them wind up like us", but being Flowey he also has no idea how to really comfort anyone.

Leading to sweet moments like Clover collapsing somewhere and before anyone else in their family can even pick up on something being wrong, there's already vines springing up to catch them, because of course Flower would know how to spot weakness in people after years of doing that, but now there's a productive positive use for that instinct and it's nice

But also moments like "Gee how do I cheer up Kanako about that appointment with Alphys... I know! We'll torment her! What a wonderful idea!" Because hey, a little bit of sadism always cheered him up when he was suffering

And he'd probably settle toward a crass & hyperbolic style of comforting people with hit-or-miss moments, like a sort of "Wow clover you ate SHIT just now", trying to get them laughing at the misfortune instead of crying, but obviously sometimes It's Not The Time For That or he reverts a bit back to thinking something really fucked up like "Man, that person was really rude just now, we should kill them and everyone they love" and the kids look back at Flowey like "dude what the fuck"

And everybody's different ways of processing trauma are constantly both helping and clashing with each other as these kids help each other figure this shit out because as much as the adults want to help nobody but these 3 can really come close to understanding how it feels

this has been a big ramble for an ask and not really an ask but I wanted you to have this

THIS IS SOOOO GOOD BECAUSE YOURE 100% RIGHT

flowey struggles with knowing the concept of empathy and compassion but not really. KNOWING it. i imagine he can at least remember how it feels being asriel and during the final boss but. its easy to know what it is and harder to put it into practice when you dont actually feel it

i think youre right in that he would try his best to help but not really know HOW. like it takes him a bit to realize that oh, i can see the weaknesses in people, whatdo i do with this information now that i cant use it to exploit them? what can i do to help instead of harm? what is objectively the GOOD thing to do with this information?

hes still an asshole and a bitch but he cares. hes learning to anyways. even if he missteps a lot the people around him are forgiving and willing to help him on the right path and correct him. i love…. flowey :[

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Most Beloved Queer Character - submission list

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Ace McShane (Doctor Who)

Achilles (Greek mythology)

Adora (She-ra and the Princesses of Power)

Aika (Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl)

Alec Lightwood (The shadowhunter chronicles)

Aled Last (Osemanverse)

Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase)

Alphys (Undertale)

Alucard (Hellsing Ultimate)

Alucard/Adrian Tepes (Castlevania (TV))

Alvis (Xenoblade Chronicles)

Amity Blight (The owl house)

Andrew Minyard (All for the Game)

Anthony J Crowley (Good Omens)

Armand (Interview with the Vampire (TV))

Asami (Avatar: Legend of Korra)

Astolfo (Fate/Grand Order)

Aziraphale (Good Omens)

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Ballister Boldheart (Nimona)

Barney Guttman (Dead End: Paranormal Park)

Becky Allen (Osemanverse)

Ben Mitchell (Eastenders (British Soap Opera))

Bill Potts (Doctor Who (2005))

Blitzen (Magnus Chase books) C

Calamity Jane (Deadwood)

Caleb Widogast (Critical Role - Campaign 2)

carlos (welcome to night vale)

Castiel (Supernatural)

Catalina Alvarez (All for the Game)

Catra (She-ra and the Princesses of Power)

Cecil Gershwin Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale)

Charlie Bradbury (Supernatural)

Charlie Spring (Osemanverse)

Chiaki Ogawa (To Strip the Flesh)

Chika Hanai (Is Love the Answer?)

Clare Devlin (Derry Girls)

Clark Griffin (The 100)

Cole Mackenzie (Anne with an E) D

Dae-sung "Daniel" Jun (Osemanverse (Radio Silence))

Daisy Johnson (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

Darcy Olsson (Osemanverse (Heartstopper))

Dave Strider (Homestuck)

David Rose (Schitt's Creek)

Deadpool/Wade Wilson (Marvel)

dio brando (jjba)

Dirk Gently (Dirk Gently's Hollistic Detective Agency)

Dragona Joestar (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) E

Edelgard Von Hresvelg (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Edward Teach/Blackbeard (Our Flag Means Death)

Edwin (Dead boy detectives)

Eleanor Shellstrop (The Good Place)

Elle Argent (Osemanverse)

Ellie Williams (Last Of Us)

Emily Fields (Pretty little liars)

Enkidu (Lancer) (Type-Moon, specifically Fate/Strange Fake and Fate/Grand Order)

Esperanza Cruz/Spooner (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)

Eustace (Misericorde)

Evan "Buck" Buckley (911) F

Fade / Carlos Quinones (Blood Syndicate)

Fiddleford Hadron McGucket (Gravity Falls)

Fig Faeth (Dimension 20: Fantasy High)

Frisk (Undertale) G

Garnet (Steven Universe)

Gary (Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake)

Georgia Warr (Osemanverse (Loveless))

Gideon Coal (Once Upon A Witchlight)

Gideon Nav (The Locked Tomb series)

Gilgamesh (Archer) (Type-Moon, specifically the Fate series, with Fate/stay night, Fate/Strange Fake, Fate/Samurai Remnant, Fate/EXTRA CCC, Fate/extella and Fate/Grand Order)

Giselle Gewelle (Bleach)

Gonzo (Muppets)

Grell Sutcliff (Black Butler)

Guillermo de la Cruz (What we do in the shadows) H

Harley Quinn (Batman)

Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb)

Hawkeye Pierce (M*A*S*H (TV))

Hearthstone (Magnus Chase books)

Hedwig (Misericorde)

Helen blackthorn (The shadowhunter chronicles)

Henrietta Wilson (911)

Henry George Edward James Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor (Red White and Royal Blue)

Himiko Toga (My Hero Academia)

Holly Munro (she's a book character only) (Lockwood and Co.)

Hunter (The Owl House)

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Imogen Heaney (Heartstopper)

Irving B. (Severance)

Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper)

Isabella Yamamoto (Paradise Kiss)

Izzy Hands (Our flag means death) J

James Flint (Black Sails)

Jeremy Knox (All for the Game)

Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows)

Jim Jimenez (Our Flag Means Death)

Jimmy Kaga-Ricci (Osemanverse (I Was Born for This))

Jin Xiaobao (Meet You at the Blossom)

Joey Gutierrez (Marvel's Agents of Shield)

Jonathan 'jon' sims (The magnus archives podcast)

Josephine Barry (Anne with an E)

Jude (Parkdale haunt) K

Kazui Mukuhara (Milgram)

Kenji Hikiishi/Big Sis Magne (My Hero Acedemia)

kenjou akira/cure chocolat (precure)

Kiku (One Piece)

Kim Kitsuragi (Disco Elysium)

Kirby (Kirby)

Klaus Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy)

Kokonoi Hajime (Tokyo Revengers)

Korra (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)

Kremy Lecroux (Once Upon A Witchlight)

Kurt Hummel (Glee)

Kyoshi (Avatar: The Last Airbender) L

Laila Dermott (All for the Game)

Lambdadelta (Umineko)

Lan Wangji (The Untamed)

Laszlo Cravensworth (What we do in the shadows)

Lestat de Lioncourt (Interview with the Vampire)

Lexa com trikru (The 100)

Lily Hoshikawa (Zombieland Saga)

Link (Legend of Zelda)

Lister Bird (Osemanverse (I Was Born for This))

Louis de Pointe du Lac (Interview with the Vampire (TV))

Luz Noceda (The Owl House) M

Magnus Bane (The shadowhunter chronicles)

Magnus Chase (Magnus Chase books)

malori crowett (mage & demon queen)

Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)

Marisa Rahm (Deathwish)

Mark Blackthorn (The shadowhunter chronicles)

Marshall Lee (Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake)

Martin Blackwood (The Magnus Archives)

Masha (The Owl House)

Masquerade (blood Syndicate)

Michael Holden (Osemanverse)

mirabelle (In Stars and Time)

Mizuki Akiyama (Project Sekai / HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE!)

Moiraine Damodred (The Wheel of Time)

Morgan la Fae (Berserker) (Fate/Grand Order)

Murderbot (The Murderbot Diaries) N

Nadja of Antipaxos (What we do in the shadows)

Nandor the Relentless (What we do in the shadows)

Napstablook (Undertale)

Neil Josten (All for the Game)

Nick Hoult (All Saints Street)

Nick Nelson (Heartstopper)

Nico Di Angelo (Percy Jackson/Riordenverse)

Nimona (Nimona)

Nina Zenik (Six of Crows)

Nomi Marks (Sense8) O

Oberyn Martell (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Orikan the Diviner (Warhammer 40k)

Osana Najimi (Komi Can't Communicate) P

Patroclus (Greek mythology)

Pearl (Steven Universe)

Peridot (Steven Universe)

Phaya (The Sign)

Piper McLean (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)

Pip Quintana (Osemanverse (Loveless))

Poison Ivy (Batman)

Princess Bubblegum (Adventure Time) Q

queen velverosa (mage & demon queen)

Quill Kipps (Lockwood and Co (book)) R

Raine Sengupta (Osemanverse)

Raine Whispers (The Owl House)

Rangi (The Rise of Kyoshi)

Raphael Santiago (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)

Renee Montoya (batman the animated series)

Richard "Ringo" Beckmann (Unter Uns (A German Soap Opera))

Richard St. Vier (Swordspoint)

Riobaldo (Grande Sertão Veredas (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands))

Riz Gukgag (Fantasy High)

Rooney Bach (Osemanverse (Loveless))

Rosa Diaz (Brooklyn 99)

Roxy Lalonde (Homestuck (cough. Epilogues and sequel))

Ryuunosuke Mogumo (Love Me for Who I Am) S

Sahar Zahid (Osemanverse (Heartstopper))

Santana Lopez (Glee)

Sapphire (Princess Knight and Astro Boy)

Sasha Waybright (Amphibia)

Seo Jae Won (The Eighth Sense (Korean BL))

Shinji Ikari (Evangelion)

Shiro (Voltron: Legendary Defender)

Shi Qingxuan (Tian Guan Ci Fu/Heaven Official’s Blessing)

Shuuichi Nitori (Wandering Son)

Stanford Pines (Gravity Falls)

Stede Bonnet (Our Flag Means Death)

Sunil Jha (Osemanverse (Loveless)) T

Taako (The Adventure Zone)

Tara Jones (Osemanverse (Heartstopper))

Tasuku Kaname (Our Dreams at Dusk)

Testament (Guilty Gear)

Tharn (The Sign)

Tim Drake (dc comics)

Tim Stoker (The Magnus Archives)

Todd Chavez (Bojack Horseman)

Togata (Fire Punch)

Tommy Shepherd (Marvel Comics)

Tomoko Kuroki (Watamote)

Tony (EarthBound)

Tooru Mutsuki (Tokyo Ghoul: Re)

Tori Spring (Osemanverse) U

Undyne (Undertale) V

Vee (The Owl House)

Vegas Theerapanyakul (Kinnporsche)

Viktor (Arcane)

Vriska Serket (Homestuck) W

Wei Wuxian (The Untamed)

Willow Park (The Owl House)

Will Solace (Percy Jackson/Riordanverse)

Wylan Van Eck (Six of Crows) X Y

Yamato (One Piece)

Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)

Yawara Chatora (My Hero Academia)

Ymir (Attack on Titan)

Yoon Bum (Killing Stalking)

Yuu Asuka (Stars Align) Z

Zira (Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl)

Zooble (The amazing digital circus)

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[i-am-become-a-name]

Hello! If you're still accepting prompts, could you add "Tegan adopts an android pet" to the pile? I loved her relationship with Alphie (sorry, not sure if it's spelled like that) in Pursuit of The Nightjar, maybe she picked up another friend some time in late s20/s21? Five got to keep Kamelion after all ಠ⁠‿��ಠ (or maybe he wanted to one-up Tegan with a cooler android?)

Anyhow, taking the opportunity to thank you as a 5 era fan, I love your fics!

Hello hello! You're getting yours in two parts - mainly because it's already pushing too close to 1000 words and I am running out of time, oops.

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WARNING - violence against an animal (robotic)

09/12/2024

The Doctor hadn’t seen what had happened - had heard it more than anything, a thump followed by a crash of tinkling, as if someone had thrown a box of bells down a staircase. By the time he had turned around from his conference with Turlough, Tegan was already in full form, jabbing her finger into the chest of a rather loutish looking character and yelling loud enough to bring the roof down. He bustled over, hands tucking in pockets in his most disarming manner, but the man was already walking away down the avenue while Tegan continued to shout after him, accusations that the Doctor was only catching one or two words of. He caught up to her, and gently wrapped a hand around her arm when she looked liable to chase after. 

“Tegan?” he questioned, a note of warning in his voice, and she whirled around to glare at him.

“Did you see what he did?” she hissed and he let go of her to hold his hands up in a gesture of peace. No, he hadn’t, obviously, but that didn’t seem to matter to Tegan, who had already made for the wall across the street, a tiny pile of- ah. He felt a thunderous frown crease his face, a sudden flash of dislike for the man who he had never met. He crossed the street to Tegan, crouching down beside her where she was gingerly hovering her hands over the pitiful tangle of black fur, the crumpled creature the man had callously kicked. 

“Is it alive?” she asked, voice quiet and imploring, and he gently touched the head, a rattling noise as it shifted with his fingers. 

“No,” he said, and gathered it up in his hands, gently supporting the little creature’s mechanisms. “It never was, in a manner of speaking. But back at the TARDIS we might have the tools-” 

“A robot?” and there was relief in her voice, that something here was fixable. “Still,” she said, her voice angry again, “doesn’t mean that bloke could do that. If I meet him again-”

A scream interrupted her threat, and the Doctor nearly overbalanced in turning around so quickly towards it. A second scream followed, almost as an echo, and he turned back to Tegan and poured the small pile of fur back into her hands before springing to his feet and running towards the noise, a complaining Turlough in tow. 

He’d only caught glimpses of her as the situation resolved, guiding people away, letting others balance on her despite her teetering heels, but his attention was constantly snatched away by trying to mitigate the aftereffects. An accident, no malicious actors or intentions, but still just as capable of causing hurt. It was with exhaustion that they had all trooped back to the TARDIS, Turlough sniping about the planet’s society that they were so unprepared for this to happen, but the Doctor and Tegan were simply too tired to take the bait, slumped shoulders and shuffling feet.

It wasn’t till later, rallied by tea and toast, that the Doctor remembered what had caught his attention before the screams, remembered with guilt the small pile he had left behind, dark fur and tinkling gears, cradled carefully in his companion’s hands. He hadn’t seen it after that, but knowing her- He headed to her room, tapping gently on the door. No answer. But nor did it feel occupied. He let his feet carry him past the occupied rooms and recreation areas until he came to the lab that had been Nyssa’s. Ah. If she was anywhere- he knocked at the door, and this time was answered by curses, and the sound of rattling metal. He gently eased it open, and there she was, a bundle of dark fur in front of her on a cleared bench, cogs and wheels spread out in a circle around her. She looked exhausted, dark circles under her eyes and slumped shoulders. 

“Tegan,” he said quietly, and she sniffed. 

“I was never any good at puzzles.” She poked one of the piles, and it tinkled as it collapsed. “Not patient enough for it.”   

“I always rather liked them. May I?” 

He pulled a stool out from under the bench beside her, dusting it off before sitting down. She had pierced together some of the bits rather well, actually, the main mechanism that made up the body of the creature still there, but some cogs had bent, shattered connections. He thought he could dig up some replacements, but for now- 

He gently pushed a few pieces of her work into one coherent piece, and gave it a gentle flick, starting the gears in motion. There was a quiet noise beside him, and Tegan was smiling, a small joyful smile. 

“All your work,” he told her. “Just needed a little push.” 

“The guy who did this needs one hell of a push more,” she retorted, but she had placed a gentle hand on the still unmoving head, giving it a stroke that belied the anger in her voice. He wasn't going to tell her he agreed, his own disgust at anyone who would cause unnecessary damage to a harmless robot even if it were incapable of feeling hurt as they knew it. But he just put his hand over hers briefly, then stilled the ticking mechanism.

“Tomorrow, Tegan. If you could help me dig through some old boxes, we might find the replacement pieces and finish this.” 

[capricioussun]

I wrote this a few days ago and then forgot to post it ✌️

Some nice things for the uf brothers inspired by that ask, and since I'm more often than not too mean to them

> Back when Papyrus was a young teen, Sans found a walkman at the dump with some tatty earbuds. He cleaned and fixed them and found some tapes to gift it to Papyrus so he had something to help with his overstim whenever Sans wasn't with him (so long as he swore to never use it outside where someone could spring an attack while he was distracted).

> The first thing Papyrus did after becoming a guard was get warmer, sturdier clothing for Sans, and recycling their salvageable old stuff into extra blankets for him, too.

> Even though Papyrus was the one to make up a proper first aid kit, Sans is usually the one who restocks it on the DL, especially since Papyrus is the one getting hurt more often than not

> Not from either brother, but after Papyrus first joined the guard, and when Sans' drinking problem really took root, Grillby made a few unspoken gestures to reassure Papyrus that he'd keep an eye on him, and it helped probably more than Papyrus realized at first

> Sans would sneak into the labs despite his strong aversion from time to time to clear out any of the tabs Alphys kept on both of them, but predominantly for Papyrus' sake (and Alphys never really stirred any trouble about it because Asgore can keep his own damn tabs if he’s that concerned about them)

> Papyrus knows it's harder to be around monsters with LV after a judgment, and tries to avoid Sans/stay out as much as possible for a few days any time Sans has to perform one

> Mentioned it in the prior post already, but Sans mends any of Papyrus' clothes that get roughed up while working, barring the times Papyrus beats him to it

> In a similar vein, Papyrus was the one who made and stitched the patch onto Sans' jacket after Grillby gifted it to him. It's based on the dog unit's sigil (since they used to be part of it), and he used to have one too before he became lieutenant and started wearing (part of) his armor all the time

> Papyrus keeps careful track of Sans' expression/reaction whenever he "tries a new recipe" to see if he actually likes it, since Sans will lie and say he does no matter how bad it is (he keeps a list of the "recipes" Sans likes in a notebook)

> Whenever Sans scavenges, if he finds something for the both of them, he covertly gives the better quality/more functional one to Papyrus

> Papyrus will occasionally insult/shove/complain about Sans to discreetly reaffirm he still views him as his older brother, and Sans returns the favor by embarrassing/teasing/"harassing" him with jokes (because god forbid they just do those things because they are brothers)

[ariadnesweb]

Happy newsletter.

Misc. Thoughts.

-We're at the point at which the newsletters are themed around certain characters - this case was Frisk & Noelle (last newsletter was Chara & Asriel). < Specifically starts with narration.

-I didn't catch the Noelle poem first-time because The Melted Snowdeer sprite is noticeably transparent with darkmode on. Looks neat

-There go my hopes for a trailer for a spring release...

-Uh, extremely obvious prediction for chapter 3 I'm not even going to explain.

-Uh... Dante's Inferno reference from Jevil???? < guess

-There's been some hopes that the UwU- speaker is Kris, but Susie clearly mentions Ralsei in the japanese text right beforehand. He's capable of doing that, sure, but he tends to prefer extreme seriousness & dryness. Aside from that, he has a tendency to jump direct into innuendo/annoyance. Despite appearences, not an UwU speaker.

-This is a late observation from me, but Lancer has an extremely advanced vocabulary from someone pretty relaxed.

-Wild Mass Guessing on my end will be right as towards the nature of Chapter 4's Dark World...!

-Elnina & Lanino love triangle?????? With the Moon?????

-Chapter 5 is Going To Be Ice-E's

-I don't have much to say about Seam. I like Toby's commentary on their new plushie. Dusty magic is probably an element type.

-Actually, though, it seems their cloak is two-colored in full. That's probably a reference to something, but I forget what. Like one of those optical illusions that contains two pictures.

-Okay, first of all, Noelle-UT!Asriel parallels continue to be right.

-2nd It's a piece from a young Noelle, from back before Dess disappeared. I'm noting a difference in self-esteem, young Noelle is proud/determined in a way older Noelle has mellowed out. Note the effect of Dess's sudden abscence.

-Noelle 'I'll grow big angel wings' motif continues

-Noelle's evil karma from childhood continues (I wish it could snow wherever I wanted > Snowgrave)

-Okay, but now the whole squad has a 4 Letter (Nick)name to them. Noelle > Elly ; December > Dess ; Asriel > Azzy ; Kris > Kris

-Kris's full name could still be Krismas, by the way

-Theoretically, this includes Susie ( > Suzy)

-That's relevant because Undertale has a soft rule that relevant names should be Six Letters: Flowey, Toriel, Asgore, Undyne, Alphys, Asriel, Gerson, Muffet, Shyren, the Fallen Child's Given Name. Or less: (Frisk, Chara, Snowy). It's not a hard rule (Sans & Papyrus, Mettaton, Napstablook) but note that character limit for the fallen child.

[zelphin124]

Introducing: The SeasonTale Alphys's!

Art and Design by Rolling/Fantasy dubs

We've already seen Summer Alphys in play, and hopefully we will see the rest!

[septic-skele]

Sicktember Day 23: Under a Spell - Undertale

After the monsters emerged from the mountain, human society had become cagey with its use of magic. They seemed to hope the monsters would come crawling for their help, that they could dangle it over their heads, that this weaker species would need their power as a crutch while building their new life up here.

When the monsters proved they had more than enough magic of their own with which to thrive, there were some humans who decided the would-be crutch could be used like a club to beat them down.

The snowball pelted at Papyrus could have come across as a playful act, if it hadn’t been packed tightly with icy, shimmering crystalline shards. Despite the sting of impact and the human’s spiteful sneer, Papyrus was willing to smile and shake it off.

Since then, however, he couldn’t stop shaking.

Skeletons didn’t usually feel the cold, not like this, and yet here was Papyrus layered in three sweaters, curled up in a ball under all of the extra blankets from the hall closet, shivering with such force that the couch springs squeaked and rattled with him. Sans conversely was sweating bullets, jacket and shirt abandoned with the fire roaring in the hearth and the heater on full blast.

“Alright, just ran some towels through the dryer,” he reported, tucking them around Papyrus’ neck and chest before testing a palm against his forehead. “Stars, you’re still an ice cube!”

“D-Don’t you mean a…P-Pap-sicle…?” his brother slurred with a breathy attempt at a laugh that bordered dangerously on a sob.

Sans tried to smile for his efforts regardless, running a thumb over his frigid brow bone. “Now I know you’re delirious. Not a scratch to your HP but still, magical bioweapons are no joke, bro…I think we need to call Alphys.”

[punsmaster69]

21/DEC/20XX

"I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AND THE MENACING FRISK,"

(he rolled the 'r' in frisk's name, too.)

"CHALLENGE YOU!!"

the two of them struck a back-to-back pose i'm sure they've practiced before; snowballs readied.

"Oh you're ON!!!"

undyne dragged alphys with her.

immediately, paps and undyne were on opposite sides of the yard, making snow walls for defense.

"Should we join them?"

yesterday took it outta me. couldn't keep up with 'em if i wanted to.

"...naahh."

so me and tori watched from the sidelines as the chaos broke out.

——

flowey's out of his pot at the moment.

was yesterday, too.

goes back in it at the end of the day.

that's fine and all, but he definitely just tripped frisk with a vine.

tori didn't notice it happen.

...should i say somethin'..?

.......nah.

they can work it out.

——

frisk pelted him in the face with a snowball.

somehow, this led to an agreement.

not argument.

agreement.

they're teamed now.

——

"They are having quite the time, it seems. Even Flowey has joined."

mettaton joined alphys and undyne's team to balance it out not long after.

"You can't go underground!"

"That's DEFINITELY cheating!!"

"And what?! I'm supposed to LET you-"

flowey disappeared and reappeared from the snow to dodge an incoming snowball from undyne.

"THAT!!"

"You can't do that! It's totally cheating!!"

"When you're throwing those things with murderous intent I can."

"Besides! It's not cheating just because YOU can't stop missing, fish face."

"Oh, that's IT!! YOU'RE GONNA EAT THOSE WORDS!!!!!"

"Yeah?"

"Well YOU'RE about to eat SNOW!"

——

tori decided to go in early; says she's gonna start on dinner.

we watched frisk get bowled over into the snow by a concerningly large snowball. they sprung back up like a... well, spring.

right back into action instantly.

"...Perhaps I should warm up some cocoa while I'm at it."

"Make sure they do not freeze, will you?"

"i'll keep an eye out."

——

is it still considered a snowball fight if it's turned to them just launching increasingly large mounds of snow at one other?

——

hmmm.

y'know.

i was up pretty late last night...

and this snow's pretty soft here.

think i'll sneak in a nap.

——

"WAIT, WAIT!! TRUCE!"

i heard footsteps get closer, but they missed me by a few feet.

"I SAID TRUCE!!"

a muffled sorry.

"SANS."

"SANS!"

"...SANS??"

opening my sockets, i didn't see any more with them open than i did with 'em shut.

i felt snow fall into them.

"REACH OUT A HAND IF YOU'RE ALIVE."

"OR AWAKE."

shoving my arm upwards through the layer of snow,

"AH! THERE!!"

the sound of crunching snow under boots stopped right beside me.

papyrus grabbed onto my hand and pulled me up.

there was a lot more snow around than before, and it was still falling even still.

"no wonder i got buried."

"IT PICKED UP QUITE SUDDENLY."

"ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"

"yeah. i'm good."

four figures dotted the snow-covered yard.

"...uh."

"where'd flowey go?"

"he's not under all that, is he?"

"FLOWERY HAD TO GO INSIDE ABOUT FORTY MINUTES AGO. THE SNOW WAS GETTING TOO HIGH FOR IT TO STILL BE SAFE FOR HIM."

frisk, lifting their legs up high to step through the snow, made their way over.

"How was it under there?"

"snowy."

"I mean, yeah."

undyne lifted alphys onto her shoulders, and mettaton made use of his heating function to make a path for them.

"What was it like being buried alive?"

"was too asleep to tell it was happening in the first place, so i really couldn't tell you."

"I THINK IT'S BEST IF WE GO INSIDE NOW."

"UP YOU GO."

in a similar fashion to what undyne had done to alphys, i was raised onto papyrus' shoulders.

copying that, mettaton carried frisk.

"INSIDE, EVERYONE!!"

——

"...i know you're excited, but you've gotta stop kicking me, kid."

"Whoops. Sorry."

frisk is a weird kid who's favorite food happens to be stew.

their favorite drink also happens to be hot chocolate.

(it changes to chocolate milk in the warm seasons.)

needless to say, they're enjoying dinner.

tori's a real good chef.

i'd hate to imply that anyone could be better than my bro at cooking, but...

he has some competition in the ranks for sure.

even flowey's shut up by her cooking.

——

papyrus added a basket of blankets and pillows to the living room earlier this month, and i'm seeing their purpose now.

feeling pretty cozy in here with the blankets and all.

especially with everyone huddled around mtt like a furnace.

[azulsundertaleblog]

HUGE UTMC OC DROP!!! Feel free to ask about em in my inbox if you're curious! Gonna type up some bios for em~! ^^

Ace: ---------------- Very Deadpool core, A mercenary that works for Nightmare, has crazy regeneration. Looking for a way to die. ^^

Auttumn: ---------------- Error-Sona kinda guy! The multiverse is fairly domestic and he lives in an apartment with a friend ^^

Aster: ---------------- The spirit of spring! Goes around the multiverse spreading flowers and cheer.

Relapse: ---------------- A depressed Swap after he found out Alphys had no intention of letting him into the guard.

Liam: ---------------- A sans who was genetically spliced with an Axolotl so counteract his 1 HP.

Raine: ---------------- An Altertale variant that lives in the omega timeline, runs a daycare!

[chaos-le-mieux]

Arctictale: Muffet and Mettaton EX

Muffet, less hostel than her Undertale Counterpart. She runs the bakery in the Hot-Springs Resort. Her Chocolate and Pastries are the Best in the crater, leading to Chara being her #1 customer. And thanks to Alphys influence, she's adopted the Maid Style Cafe. She charges a premium of course. 

Mettaton EX, Owner of the MTT Resort located in the Hot-Springs Resort area, near the Core. This form is less energy efficient than his previous one, but it's also faster and more aggressive if need be. He only uses it for special occasions, or in times of need.

Arctictale World: Core A combination of Boiling Lakes, Dams, and Waterfalls. All used for generating energy for the residents of the Creator. This allows for electricity, telecommunications, and WiFi signals to run from The Ruins all the way through New Home. And with how few Monsters there actually are in the Crater, there's an over abundance of energy for all residence. Perhaps the extra is being used for something else...

Enjoy~

Undertale © Toby Fox

Arctictale © Me

[ut-anomalous]

Undertale: Anomalous.

A new Role Change AU that's A LITTLE Different than you'd Expect.

DETER from HELLSPAWNTALE REBOOTED Takes the Role of FLOWEY.

SANS takes the Role of TORIEL. He is the Lifeguard of The COAST.

PAPYRUS takes the Role of ASGORE. He is the CHIEF of the Subterranean Realm.

SUSIE takes the Role of UNDYNE. She is a rebellious student at Cloudy Cliffs Academy.

NOELLE takes the Role of ALPHYS. She is a member of the Monster Scouts trying to raise money for her Father's treatment.

TORIEL takes the Role of ASRIEL. She is the Former queen who died in a tragic accident.

ASGORE takes the role of CHARA. He is the former King who died in a tragic accident.

CHARA takes the role of MONSTER KID. They are a human, and a student at Cloudy Cliffs academy.

ASRIEL takes the role of MUFFET. He, Like Noelle, is a member of the Monster Scouts.

UNDYNE takes the role of GRILLBY. She has a Diner Called Spears and Grease.

ALPHYS takes the role of BURGERPANTS. She is the Scout leader for the Monster Scouts and you can go to her to buy Monster Scout products.

AZREAL from HELLSPAWNTALE REBOOTED takes the role of SANS. They are the Sidekick to the Maple Mage.

EMILY from HELLSPAWNTALE REBOOTED takes the role of PAPYRUS. She is the Maple Mage.

HELLSPAWN from HELLSPAWNTALE REBOOTED takes the role of NAPSTABLOOK. She is a former Member of the Monster Scouts who likes slacking off in The COAST.

FROST from HELLSPAWNTALE REBOOTED takes the role of METTATON. He is the top fundraiser in the Monster Scouts and has a goal of helping Noelle get the money she needs for her Father.

Frisk stays the same as always, just a little change in design.

Muffet, Grillby, and Burgerpants all work at Undyne’s diner.

There are 4 locations of Spears and Grease. The one in The COAST has Muffet, the one in Maple Midtown has Grillby, the one in Cloudy Cliffs has Bpants, and the one in Frigid Fields is run by Undyne herself.

Blooky and MTT still appear in the AU. Alphys is the retired royal scientist who retired after the DT experiments. MTT is a Frigid Fields Miniboss. He’s got the box.

Blooky is a Maple Midtown Miniboss.

The Underground is Renamed to be "The Subterranean Realm."

The SOUL is renamed to be the ESSENCE. It is Diamond Shaped.

Frisk's ESSENCE is SPRING GREEN.

Chara's ESSENCE is SEA BLUE.

The default Textbox font is The Earthbound Font. Menus and Battles still use Determination.

The textboxes use a purple earthbound Border.

The RUINS becomes The COAST.

SNOWDIN becomes Maple Midtown.

WATERFALL becomes Cloudy Cliffs.

HOTLAND becomes Frigid Fields.

The CORE becomes The SCOUT HEADQUARTERS.

NEW HOME becomes The Central.

The DELTA RUNE is replaced by the AMONA SOUL

The battles are in the DELTARUNE style.

AU and BLOG created by @its-the-univer-blog

Hellspawntale rebooted also created by Univer, @hellspawntale-rebooted

Asks are open for Frisk, Chara, Sans, Papyrus, Noelle, Azreal, Deter, Emily, Susie, Hellspawn, Frost, Asriel, Flowey, Mettaton, Blooky, Muffet, Grillby, Burgerpants, and Undyne.

Or you could just ask me if you have any questions about the AU itself.

This AU supports CHARISK, AZREMI, SUSELLE, ALPHYNE, And ASGORIEL. Discord Server

[NAME REDACTED] Lab Entries.

ESSENCE TRAITS.

ESSENCE ARMOUR AND WEAPONS.

LORE BELOW!

SNOWDIN becomes Maple Midtown, with Emily Acting as the Maple Mage, and Azreal as her Sidekick. They are both basically zombies of 2 of the fallen humans who lost their memories, but still had leftover DT in them. They somehow can live without their ESSENCES attached to them, and as long as their ESSENCES are around, they can still feel love. Their ESSENCES are returned to them In true Pacifist and All neutral routes. (Except if Emily Dies)

WATERFALL becomes Cloudy Cliffs, the only area in the Subterranean Realm with Clouds. Susie is a rebellious student at the prestigious Academy where Monsters learn about their history and how to fly using Their Academy Jetpacks. Frisk is mistaken for a new student and is partnered with Chara for the assignment of going through the entirety of Cloudy Cliffs. Susie attacks Frisk because she NEEDS the A+ or she'll be sent back to live at home, and she DOES NOT want that, so she stops Frisk a lot along the way to try and get ahead of Frisk. Chara also grows pretty close to Frisk and realizes not ALL humans are bad. Chara then becomes a permanent party member.

HOTLAND becomes Frigid Fields, where Monster scout Noelle Holiday, is raising funds for her Father's treatment. Asriel is a Monster Scout too, and eventually, at the end of it all, we find Frost forcing you into a REAL battle so he can help Noelle. He fights you in the SCOUT HEADQUARTERS, which is what the CORE becomes.

[gloriaglorheart]

Lavender Song Holiday Short Story- Let's see the Lights!

It's a tradition, while I was growing up, to go on walks on Christmas Eve night to look at the decorations and lights in the neighborhood! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Alphy...?" Gloria and Alpheratz were hanging out in his dorm room on Christmas eve. The sun has already set on the horizon, with light snow fall outside. There wasn't much snow to do lots of snow activities as the sorcerers ended up learning earlier in the month. Alpheratz sat in a massive beanbag chair he had with Gloria beside him, watching some Christmas shows they play in Arlyn Bounds. Gloria had a cup of hot chocolate. Since it was cold, they both had a blanket over them as they were snug on the beanbag seat. "Yeah?" She hesitated for a moment to say what was on her mind. "Please don't laugh..." Alpheratz shifted to give her his undivided attention. She continued. "Can we... go on a walk in the neighborhood...? To see Christmas lights and decorations...?" Alpheratz raised an eyebrow at that, "Out in the cold..?" Gloria nodded, "Yeah... it's... kinda a tradition... I want to share that tradition with you..." Damn it! That was enough to get Alpheratz to have a slight red hue in his cheeks. He sighed, "Fine. Just bundle up, we wouldn't want you getting sick again, alright? As much as I don't mind taking care of you, I'm sure you wouldn't want to be sick on Christmas." Gloria let out a happy squeal! Sure enough, it was cold... They walked down the street, a spring in Gloria's step. Her body wouldn't stop moving from how happy she was to be out! Her hands failed as she hopped up and down whenever she saw a house that did have decorations in the Central Bounds. "Alphy! Alphy! Look! Look! Look!" This would be draining... if not for the fact Alpheratz was happy to see her genuinely smiling. Stress was usually all Gloria could think about at times... Her classes were getting more difficult to pass in. Training for the dragon games has been tough when the dragons are stubborn from the cold. The gossip and rumors among the students were still fresh in everyone's minds. Day after day after day, Gloria was getting more and more tired in her expressions. Honestly, so was Alpheratz. But for once, they both felt more relax. "ALPHY!" Gloria ran down the street. Alpheratz called out to her, "Hey! If you run! You'll slip!" Sure enough, she stumbled a bit, but managed to regain her balance. She had run to a house where the decorations where flashing in sync to some Christmas music playing. Her eyes sparkled with excitement as she watched the decorations, allowing Alpheratz to catch up to her. They both stood there, taking in the scene. Gloria softly spoke after a while, "You know... I sometimes forget why this tradition is so important to me..." Alpheratz turns to look at her as she continues to talk. "I can't remember when this first started. I think my family have always gone out to see Christmas lights ever since I was born. Every time I see them... I feel happier. A moment where, as a kid, I can forget the cruelties I had to suffer... and I can feel like a kid seeing magic." "A moment of peace," Alpheratz soon spoke up, "A moment where nothing else matters, but of the present." Gloria turned to look up at him, "Is that why they say 'today is a gift'?" Alpheratz chuckled. They turned back to the decorations. "I.. sometimes feel like my childhood was taken from me, Alphy. So seeing the lights, lets me let the inner child in me finally feel like a kid." A shiver runs down her spin from how cold it was, which prompt Alpheratz to wrap his arm around her, pulling her against his warm chest. A flush of red dusted her cheeks. "At first... I did think this was childish," Alpheratz shyly started, "But, I don't mind doing this every year... with you." Gloria smiled wide at that. As the Christmas music kept playing, slowly they both started to sing along to it, laughing in the process when they messed up a bit.

[asterythm]

I think the band elephant gym is soo fire in general (math rock enjoyer) but for universal lifetime song I think I will say ... spring rain... I must recommend only one so I do not say almost every song they have written . enjoy ^^

HEY ALPHIE THIS BANGS thank you for being a math rock enjoyer and sharing ur math rock w me. i commend your restraint and will be going thru the rest of their other songs immediately i can feel them changing my daylists landscape as we speak xx