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haveyouseenthisskeleton · 3 years

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Hello🖖

I wanted to ask the most unexpected (for me personally) question, which also came to me in the most unexpected place. What to do if (from UT, USA, UF, OT and mafia!History) some close relative of s/o was put in prison a long time ago, and then he got out of there? Moreover, the reasons for how he got there can be very different, but s/o assumes that this is a setup. (Perhaps her relative somehow contacted the wrong people or someone did not like him.).

And now he's coming back. S/o didn't tell anyone about this, then how will the skeletons react to this?

I'm sorry if you don't like my request.

Let's go :D I still don't have the Mafia boys, but it will come one day or the other !

Undertale Sans - He's very mad at you. You are asking him to just accept the fact he is coming back and not do anything about it ? He's not planning to become your relative's accomplice anytime soon. Or you're talking to the police, or he's doing it. He doesn't want to get involve in this bullshit. You can beg him all you want, he won't change his mind about this. There's a high chance he's breaking with you if he feels you're not sorry enough too. If he discovers you inviting the guy here, he can go to tell the police about you too. Sans is very right in his boots and he hates injustice.

Undertale Papyrus - Papyrus is a police office, so it's already problematic. He's conflicted. He doesn't want to lose you, but he can't bear to let a criminal free, even more if what your relative did was serious. So he goes to see the only person he knows will help him : his brother. Sans is not taking it well. You're not bringing his baby brother in your bullshit. He's going straight to the police station, he doesn't care. Papyrus won't defend you and your relative, convince it was the best thing to do. However, if you are getting out of this, he won't leave you behind. He feels guilty enough about trapping your relative. If you can forgive each other, it should be fine in the end. However, Sans is not trusting you anymore.

Underswap Sans - You do what you want, he doesn't want to know. However, his one and only rule is that the guy is not entering the house. Never. He is deadly serious about this. He is obviously not pleased by all this story, but he knows that if something similar happened to his brother, he would do the same. He is simply asking you to not involve him in this, because he doesn't want to feel unsecure, and he doesn't want to risk his brother's life. Break this rule and it's over between you two.

Underswap Papyrus - If the guy did something not too serious, he doesn't care as long as you are not involving him, like his brother. However, if your relative had murdered people, he's much colder about this. He tries to convince you once it's a bad idea. If you choose to stop here and call the police, it's fine. If you still want to go, he will let you go, but when you are coming back, he's gone.

Underfell Sans - He really doesn't care. Red is very loyal to you. Even if it's dangerous, he wants to be here with you to help. He doesn't really care about consequences, he stops trying a long time ago. He doesn't care what your relative did : family is important so he's here to help. However, if something turns wrong, he's only saving you and himself.

Underfell Papyrus - No. End of discussion. He's also a police officer, and there's no way he gets corrupted. Now that he knows your relative escaped, he's going after him, either you are agree or not. If you're still here after this, he acts like nothing happens. And if you leave, well... Obviously, you weren't good enough for him and he's getting over it in no time. No criminal allow in the house.

Outertale Sans - At first, Moon really wanted to help. But when he realises how risky and illegal is to keep an escapist at home, he's panicking and goes to see the police. He tries, but he can't hold a secret like this more than two days. You can't ask him to do this, he never wanted that in the first place. Despite this, he's not angry at you, so if you still want him, it's fine.

Outertale Papyrus - If it's only for a few days, he is ok with it. However, if it's more, he's going to the police station. Just like his brother he is too honest and can't hold that secret for too long. If your relative is not gone before the week, he is also mad at him because you promised he would be gone quickly. It will take time for him to trust you again.

#undertale #underswap #underfell #outertale #undertale ask blog #undertale asks #undertale imagines

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cowtale-utau · 3 years

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So I did the cast. I did the ladies. I did the canon breakers. Only natural we would also get canon breaker ladies, no?

Undertale Sans/Madame : She comes off quite caring and almost motherly in a lot of ways. That perfect blend of soft comfort and firm guidance. She can get people to do damn near anything for her all while thinking it was her idea. Any thing to please her.

Undertale Papyrus/Dame : The perfect heroic noble woman of course! She’ll swoop in, save the day, look amazing, and everyone will love her for it. Of course they will, what other option is there?

Underfell Sans/Cherry : A spiteful punk of a skele. She’s crass, she’s harsh, and she’s always down to have fun. The rougher the better. A back alley hook up or a bar brawl, she doesn’t care either way.

Underfell Papyrus/Empress : The picture of cruel nobility. While she can be kind, it is rare and exclusive to a small number. She expects to always be number one, and will accept nothing less from anyone.

Underswap Sans/Bandit : She balks at being “cute” and lashes out at the idea that she needs babied or helped. She digs in her heels and demands she does things for herself. She doesn’t want or need help, she wants independence.

Underswap Papyrus/Mirrors : At a glance, she’s friendly, sociable, and easy to get along with. But her temper is sharp and she’s quick to cut down anyone who crosses her. The biggest issue being, what will upset her changes from day to day, making it next to impossible to keep up.

Swapfell(Red) Sans/Switch : She’s bossy and demanding, and can get mean when she doesn’t get her way, but isn’t inherently cruel. She can be cruel at times, but it’s not her default. She’s pretty easy to deal with if you nod, smile, and humor her, but try to make sure she never finds out that’s what you’re doing.

Swapfell(Red) Papyrus/Hyena : It’s not so much that she’s confident, as she doesn’t care. She doesn’t care what people think, or say, or do. She does what she wants, humors her sister, and regards the world with casual disregard.

Horrortale Sans/Borden : Terrifying in that one day she can seem perfectly normal, if a bit scatter brained, and the next you find her down an alley hacking some poor bystander to bits. And speaking to her, you could never tell the difference. Her tone and mannerisms are exactly the same.

Horrortale Papyrus/Bathory : The need to consume, shifted a bit. While she does eat any food you present to her, the true prize is raw soul energy. She’ll devour any soul she can get away with, basking in the influx of power and energy it provides.

Swapfell(Purple) Sans/Cori : So desperate for the love of her sister, she’ll allow anything. Any hurt, and cruelty, it doesn’t matter, so long as she isn’t cast aside.

Swapfell(Purple) Papyrus/Pin : Cares for nothing but her own indulgence. She wants to have fun, and doesn’t care if anyone else gets hurt in the process. The only thing she cares for more, is wealth. She hoards things of value, items, information, even people, and keeps a tight guard over all of it.

Fellswap Gold Sans/Overseer : A harsh, strict, but almost motherly sort. She takes “mother-knows-best” to extremes and expects perfect behavior and obedience from everyone. Anyone who dares to act out is met with “fair” punishment.

Fellswap Gold Papyrus/Mutiny : A stark contrast to the other variants, this skele, quite literally, has a rebel’s soul. Fanatical in her need to fight injustice, she sometimes must be reined in, as while her cause is good, her methods can get innocent people hurt. With someone to help keep her from going completely off the rails, she is an excellent and caring leader and revolutionary.

Underlust Sans/Dusk : Abandoned her dreams to seek pleasure in any raw yet superficial form. She wants to be loved but never for who she is, only for what she can do. She wants to be touched, but never truly felt or known.

Underlust Papyrus/Dawn : Basks in the attention. She knows everything of the world, and everyone in it. Of course she should be revered, she’s the greatest being you’ll ever meet. She’s cloying and alluring, and easily ensnares everyone.

Dancetale Sans/Step : She struggles with the weight of an unshakable sorrow, She aches with a pain she can’t identify and withdraws because she doesn’t know how to cope. She wants to matter, but how can she, when nothing does.

Dancetale Papyrus/Swing : Is she the best thing since sliced bread? She sure thinks so. Or at least, she likes to act like she does. She smothers insecurity in false arrogance, and demands the love and adoration of everyone around her. If she feels she isn’t getting the attention she deserves, she’ll spiral terribly.

Outertale Sans/Theia : Determined to see the world be what she wants. Or at least her piece of it. She carved out her place, and shaped it the way she wanted, then cut herself off from this backwards world.

Outertale Papyrus/Rhea : Where as Sisyphus is incapable of feeling negative emotion, Rhea is only able to feel positive emotions. While at a glance these might seem the same, in truth the impact and effects vary greatly. Even if the face of horrible pain and trauma, Rhea can only feel good. This has led her to be a bit of a recluse, trying to be uplifting and supportive, while also avoiding anything that might lead to a pain she can’t even feel.

Farmtale Sans/Grime : Tired, but determined. She did terrible things, and while she might be the only one who got out of her world, at least in any tangible way, she wants to try to make the most of it. See the world, live life, she wants to live for those who were lost.

Farmtale Papyrus/Blight : Angry. So very angry. How dare her sister think that she gets to live the life Blight never will? She oscillates wildly between wanting Grime to be happy and live for them both, and being enraged at the supposed gall.

G!Sans/Caria : At a glance, she is very similar to her counterparts. Impulsive, fun loving, wild. But then you see under the surface. Calculating, careless, she pushes those around her to their limits. How far can she goad someone into going? She’s gonna find out.

G!Papyrus/Lycia : Would never let something like silly supposed morality stop her from testing something. She has a question, it will be answered, no matter what it takes or costs.

Bermudatale Sans/Key : An eerie kind of passive. She doesn’t want involved, and she won’t be. Doesn’t matter who might get hurt or who could be saved. She wants no part of it. The only exception is her beloved sister, and even that is rare, given how well Skerry can handle herself.

Bermudtale Papyrus/Skerry : The “perfect” hostess. It doesn’t matter what you actually want or need, she does things by the book, and you damn well better be happy with it.

And that is the last batch, the final set of variants. Lemme know if you have questions!

#Cowtale #full cast #fullcast #canon breakers #cbct #the ladies

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madcatdaderpydrawer-blog · 1 month

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Westleaf introducing Isaac to the Mt. Ebott Fanclub: “So this is the kid who I let stay with me…and also broke in my house.”

🩵: “…Westleaf what the fuck.” [Amara spoke this in French.]

Said child is also smoking while this is going on, because of course he is

#undertale fallen humans #undertale human souls #undertale six souls #undertale au #underfell #underfell injustice

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petite-jojo · 5 years

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(one by one drawings will be on a reblog)

Part II of me doing a mini fanart of Undertale fanfictions that I like! (part one here)

Don’t forget to check the taggs before reading a fanfiction! (also, if you have recommandations for me, message me or comment on this post!! ^o^)

Fight me! by @msmkcreates : I messed up the title okay?? I hesitated with Bite me! by the same auther and I messed up xD sorry! BUT I wanted to recommend that one too! just go check MsMK’s work list ‘cuz it’s full of good stuff! ^^

Despite Everything, It's Still You by @crusnikroxas: Very cute reader / UT Sans! lots of fluff (and a bit of angsty stuffs)

Mr. Fear by @undertaleandyou: UF!Paps/reader!!! A quest for freedom! a quest for truth! a quest of friendship! and LOVE! yes yes yes! I really like how their relationship evolve with time :3 (I just realised you published a new story and I will read it as soon as I can! :D)

My Favourite Red Scarf by @rnd-injustice : I know I talked about this one on my last post BUT I read the last chapter and I love i very much SO I had to draw this one too!! Shy reader/ UT Papyrus! sooo cute! Paps’ the best and it’s so cute nnnnnnn must read! :D

Nebula by @cuddlyquiche : Outertale Sans/Reader!! I looove outertale and it’s the only one I read so far, and I really like it :) Mystery! Friendship! Science! SPACE! And could it be… Love? :3c

Not the best way to go about Life by @llamagoddessofficial : UF Sans/reader! I laugh, I cried, I facepalm, I enjoyed reading this :D it’s really sweet and UF Sans. How can you say no to him?? go read it!!

Rules to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse by @battlemaiden13 : Not a lot of chapters so far but I like post apo and zombies, and cute skeletons, so I had to read that one :3c this combination of personnalities is… interesting and explosive (Y E S). Also, you should totaly check they other works like The House Next Door or The M.A.G.E Project ^^

The Party Incident and Other Embarrassing Anecdotes by @poubelle-squelette : ok so you HAVE to read this one. Reader/UT Sans. Like, uuuuuuuu it’ s so good, I love the story and the characters, I will probably re-read it again I read it forever ago

The Skeleton Games Dungeon Crawler by @theskeletongames: I talk about The Skeleton Games last time, well, this one have the same characters, but if Reader ‘fell’ into the underground instead. Still funny, and I love how they write Underfell??? I mean, I like the ‘violent, scrary and unforgiving’ underfell, but this one is so nice to read too!

Thou Shalt Not Kill by @hugthefriendlycactus : Horror Sans/reader. Best. misundertanding. EVER! it’s cute somehow, and I really enjoy reading it ^o^ I was a bit scared i would’t like the ‘reader don’t have emotions’, but it’s writen very well and in a human way (does that make sens?). I probably will read that a few times more in the futur <3

The Soldier and the Carnal Skeletons by @writingisawarzone : Badass reader and desperate skellies? On a island? suvival? horny skellies? ok this one is reaaally good. I recommand it very much. One of my lastest discovery on ao3 and I cannot get enough x3

AAAND that’s it! or not really. almost.

I will do a part III (probably the last) and it’s a special bitty/pet :D

I cannot draw every fanfictions that I read (I have 5 pages of subscriptions ^^’) so I decided to do a few Honorable mentions that I wanted to draw too and that I highly recommand to read :D

Their Wings by @heavenfell-au: heavenfell! so much drama… tears will falls from the sky but it is woth it (epilogue on they blog, but probably on ao3 too. It’sa comic and not a chapter so i’m not sure ^^’)

SAUCY FICTION!! (and the fancomic version) by maximum_overboner and pium_poetam (if you know their tumblr, tell me I can’t them ^^’) : Papyrus wants to write an erotic novel. it’s a oneshot, and it’s so SO funny! I wish we had more chapters xD

Second Floor Skeletons by @sansualfics : Multi au/reader, but with not one, but TREE Gaster xD I don’t found a lot of fanfictions x reader with Gasters (or even G!Sans and G!Paps), and even less us!Gaster and uf!Gaster. That what marked me first when I read it, but the other skellies are very fun to read too! :D

Six Skeletons, One Maid by @raccoonsinqueen: another reader-in-a-house-with-lots-of-skeletons :D here the relationships are a bit complicaded, since they crush on her but still treat her almost like a slave ^^’ drama and fluff, a nice read :)

Flowey Is Not a Good Life Coach by unrestedjade: hooooo this one. this one hurts a lot. Or more like it hurt a lot Papyrus my poor baby boy D: angst that I recommand? that’s a rare pokemon!

Fur a Good Time, Call... by @popatochisssp : yet another sweet sweet Horror sans/ reader and rocks :3 also, DOGGY !!! :D (go check their works, lots of good stuff)

aaand that’s it for now! lot’s of love for all of you <3 <3

#fanfiction #undertale fanfiction #fanfic #self insert #I do have one self insert for almost all #but it's nicer on paper that way lol #tell me if a link doesn't work!!#go check part one too!#i hope I helped you found some good works to read ^^#fanart #fanfiction fanart #limite faire ce post m'a pris autant de temps que de dessiner lol #also yeah #sorry for my English 8D

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decimadragonoid · 3 years

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In my Underfell headcanon, Toriel and Asgore have passed away. Although the monsters are without leaders now, they've managed to reconvene on the Surface. But this is a completely different case for Frisk. They loved them, even if they had their faults and made horrible mistakes almost no one may forgive them for. However, it's never too late to change and try to be a good person. But as they reformed, their lives have been stripped away in the blink of an eye. Even with the restored alliance between monsters and humans, there is still injustice in the streets. Today is the day Frisk pays their respects to the king and queen. Let's see how things turn out.

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[REVISION, 6/28/21: These pages have been partially revised as of today. These revision were made in order to address some errors I felt were necessary to fix, including Sans' overall attire, as well as some font and grammatical issues.]

#underfellsans #underfellfrisk #dad_sans #underfellflowey

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thefloatingstone · 5 years

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overlordraax replied to your post: Not feeling much better after waking up. Somebody...

List your top fave fanfics. List your top fave tropes in fanfic.

Oh noooooo this is a really good one too sdjkjdhfsh

I was actually thinking of doing a fanfic Rec list tbh!! I hope you don’t mind that they’re all Undertale fics! I think I’ve read more fanfiction for this fandom than I’ve read for any other fandom I’ve ever been in. (Including MLP which is a friggen miracle if you stop to think about it)

BUT ANYWAY! Please check out these fics by some incredibly talented individuals (some of these I’ve put in lists before but w/e here it is again!)

(in literally no particular order at all)

Postcards from Waterfall

Rating: Explicit (Fic as a whole is T but occasionally has specific smut scenes which are marked for easy skipping)

Ship?: Sansby

Setting: Classic timeline

Word Count: 353 763

Ongoing

After an unremembered Genocide timeline, Sans is struggling with lingering feelings of dread. On top of this, coming to terms with his own childhood, and dealing with a lifelong recovery from a massive accident in his youth. However, things seem to slowly improve as he unexpectedly grows closer to Grillby, and feelings turn towards the romantic. But there are still things lurking in the Underground that would do them harm.

(the fic mostly focuses on Sans’ childhood trauma dealing with a apathetic Gaster, an mysterious “Accident” he can barely remember in his near-childhood, his developing feeling for Grillby, and their awkward relationship developing and reacting to situations around them. the plot is paced slowly, but I wouldn’t call it a slice-of-life story as there are larger things at play and get slowly revealed as things move forward)

Thunderstruck

Rating: T

Ship?: Reader / Underfell Papyrus

Setting: Classic Timeline with Underfell Sans and Papyrus

Word Count: 263 284

Ongoing

It’s the classic timeline, and monsters have been on the surface for almost 2 years already. In the Skeleton household though, Sans and Papyrus have acquired two tag-alongs in the form of Underfell Sans (Red) and Underfell Papyrus (Edge) who have come from a much more violent and desperate timeline with no way of going back. This wouldn’t be so bad, but a lifetime of being on constant alert and being intimidating and scary to everyone, where it once had Edge be the most respected of monsters as Captain of the Royal Guard, now sees him severely emotionally and socially crippled. Unable to make friends due to his learned behaviour of being scary and permanently angry, unable to find work because most monsters AND humans find him too hard to handle, and struggling to find his place in his own family unit, with his relationship with his own brother awkward after so many years of pretending to be “boss and henchman”, a strained relationship with Sans who does not trust him (for admittedly good reason) and with the only person he seems on good terms with being Papyrus (who also represents everything Edge could have been but have no hope of achieving).

Things change when caught in a pretty bad thunderstorm, Reader (you) finds him hiding in an alley outside your apartment. And lucky for him, you’re crazy enough to let a terrified stranger into your home until the weather improves, and even crazier, as you decide once he starts yelling, that you’d like to stay in contact with him.

The story is a slowburn Reader-insert romance, but it’s almost much more than that. Told from Edge’s perspective, it’s a recovery fic more than anything. Recovering from a lifetime of trauma, violence, learned survival behaviours, mending relationships with family, learning to fit into a world that at first seems completely incompatible with you, and finding a place in life. Lots of self reflection, sometimes self loathing, pining, confusion, frustration, brief arguments over stupid petty things, arguments over really IMPORTANT things, and a lot of tenderness, even if you’re not someone to go for Reader-insert stories, I highly recommend this one if only for the characterisation and emotional and psychological exploration, especially for Edge and his relationship to to his brother and the world at large. It definitely sold me on his character in a way I’ve never really considered.

Panic Room

Rating: M (note cw on fic)

Ship?: Nothing yet but working towards Reader/Papyrus Reader/Sans (no f//ntcest)

Setting: Swapfell

Word Count: 150 548

Ongoing

It’s been years since monsters broke the barrier, stormed into Ebott, and forcefully took over, place Toriel as the monarch and cutting the city off from the outside world. Ebott has become a dystopian dictatorship, where humans are second class citizens who can have incredible luxury depending on how useful and accommodating they are to their new monster rules, or simply be exterminated if stepping out of line. Reader (you) have been imprisoned for almost a year, living in torturous conditions, scarred from beatings and with no hope or future to even think of. But due to your spirit of Perseverance, you continue to live, to not give in to despair. One day, Swapfell Papyrus (Rus) wanders into the prison, looking to “buy” himself a human (for reasons unknown to you) and, for whatever reason, picks you.

He brings you home, has you cleaned up, healed up to the best of his ability, and then has the hurdle of trying to present you to Swapfell Sans; the Lieutenant of the Royal Guard and Alphys’ right hand man. On the verge of throwing you out, Sans allows you to stay and work as the maid in his meticulous home. A hard job, but you accept, unwilling to try your luck on the streets of Ebott. And so your new life begins with the brothers, and the longer you work there, the more you learn. You learn more about the very touchy but at his core good-hearted Rus, you learn more about the terrifying and ruthless Sans, and the sadness and desire to show kindness behind his mask, and you learn more about Ebott. About the constant servailence, the propaganda machine, the injustice, the violence, the broken system ruled by the blind and terrible queen.

You don’t know what sort of life or future is in store for you now, but it’s better than the prison (ANYTHING is better than the prison) and just at the edges of reality, where you can’t even see or notice them yet, a change is coming. Invisible and far in the distance, but slowly approaching.

Dirty Laundry

Rating: T

Ship?: Reader/Papyrus Reader/Sans (poly relationship, no f//ntcest)

Setting: Swapfell

Word Count: 49 369

Ongoing

Reader (you) have recently moved to Ebott for a change in life (it being monster central may or may not have something to do with that). It’s been a few months since monsters were freed, and many are integrating with society slowly but surely. One day, while at the laundromat, you find yourself watched by a scary but ultimately nervous and “I don’t know how to laundry!” Swapfell Papyrus.

In time, a friendship forms. He’s a really sweet guy, anxious but eager to please. It would all be very cute if not for the fact that his asshole brother doesn’t seem very pleased with you (or anybody?) “worming their way” into his baby brother’s life. Nevermind that their therapist said they needed time apart! Nevermind that Papyrus has asked him for some space! He’s going to make sure his little brother is safe! Just as he always had.

Besides... if he doesn’t, what else is there for him to do? Leave Papyrus alone? Leave both of you alone? Accept that Papyrus doesn’t need him any more? May not even want him any more?

...would that make him happier?

Fired Up and Bone Weary (Series)

Rating: G - T

Ship?: Sansby

Setting: Classic Timeline

Word Count: various

Complete

A collection of short stories and oneshots, documenting the everyday life and events in Sans, Grillby and Papyrus’ lives, starting underground and early dating, and working its way to surface life and marriage. Mostly just fluffy, slice of life settings, only now and then undercut by misfortune or drama. Dealing with Grillby’s complicated family, trying to manage Sans’ fluctuating depression, and Papyrus’ role and desire for a family. Most of it is just small, everyday happiness though. And the fear that at any moment all of it could disappear with a reset is (most of the time) not thought about.

(I haven’t finished the series myself just yet. I got stuck on the third last story in the series, the one with the most chapters, due to personal reasons. I do plan to finish it at a later date, but at this point in time it hit a little too close to home. I still recommend all of it whole-heartedly, as I doubt other people will react to it the way I did.)

There are also a few oneshots as well as fics I’ve mentioned before (like SSLL for instance which I STILL love and you guys should STILL read!!) but these are the main ones I’m reading/have read at the moment!

If you guys want I can make a list of oneshots too. Just let me know 8′D I also didn’t include people’s tumblr names just in case they didn’t want it spread around for any particular reason, and I didn’t include more than one fanfic per author, I may add some of their other work in another post at some point. But I wanted to give each author equal exposure in this post.

Anyway! Hopefully you guys consider any (although you really should read ALL) of these fics! And give the authors comments and kudos!

#fanfic rec #Fanfic #Fanfiction #recommendations #C-Puff replies #overlordraax

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popatochisssp · 5 years

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Make You Mark, 6/10

Series: Undertale, Underfell Relationship(s): UF!Papyrus/Reader Chapter Warnings: Extreme Thirst

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In a world where soulmates exist, monsters and humans have one thing in common: the first time two soulmates touch, a mark randomly appears somewhere–anywhere– on their bodies to represent their match.

It still doesn’t make relationships easier…but maybe it does make them a little more interesting!

When that nasty, nitpicky ladder-climing bitch, Gertrude had gotten you fired, you had been incensed.

It wasn’t a great job, you weren’t heartbroken to be let go, and most of your coworkers you wouldn’t even miss—save one.

BP had been there when you were gathering up your things, not really helping but with a look on his face that so resonated with your innermost feelings of impotent, nihilist disgust at management that it felt like he was helpful, anyway.

“This sucks,” he’d muttered in solidarity, watching you angrily cram a sweater into your bag. “Probably gonna make me do your job instead of hiring somebody else…”

“Sounds right,” you’d agreed. “Such bullshit, I can’t believe they’d fire me over…!”

Feeling the burn of injustice threatening to erupt from your mouth in a stream of very loud cusswords or maybe from your eyes in actual tears, you’d forced yourself to laugh instead and even attempted a joke.

“Ha, I should sue for this… Know any good lawyers?”

You hadn’t expected BP to actually look like he was considering it, or to say at length, “…Well…actually…?”

As it turned out…he did.

Tail twitching, ears flicking nervously, BP told you in a hushed and hurried tone that he knew a real good lawyer—a monster one, of course, but if that wasn’t a problem for you, he might even be able to hook you up.

“He works pretty cheap,” BP said, “all things considered. Likes the tough cases mostly, stacked odds and hard wins… I think he’s into the challenge more than the money—he’s probably bored otherwise, y’know he used to captain the Royal Guard, Underground? When we still had one, anyway. Point is, he’s one scary prick, he’d knock something like this out of the park for you.”

You felt you could hardly be blamed for being a little incredulous.

You eyed the visibly jumpy cat beside you, whispering while pretending to walk you out and looking like he’d jump a foot in the air if he heard a manager speaking too close.

“You can get somebody like that for me?”

BP’s ears flattened, in either offense or embarrassment.

“I…! Listen, I…! His brother owes me a favor, I can…make something happen for you…pr…probably…” He shook his head. “Just…keep an eye on your email, okay? You actually did your job instead of dumping it on me like… I…owe you, or whatever.”

You hadn’t been expecting much at the time.

It was a sweet sentiment by monster standards that he was even willing to try to do something like that for you, and you appreciated it for what it was.

The look on your face was probably hilarious when you actually received an official-looking email asking if you were the human seeking a wrongful termination suit— and asking after your availability to meet in the coming week.

Obviously, being newly unemployed, your availability was fantastic, which is how you ended up here, nicely dressed and sat outside at a nice little sidewalk bistro, waiting for your pro bono consultation regarding your legal recourse per your recent termination.

…Or at least, that was what Captain Papyrus’ email had said.

Since you have so much time to kill these days, it’s no surprise that you’re early. The past fifteen minutes have been spent fiddling with hems and tracing idle circles around the rim of your complimentary glass of water.

Normally, you’d fool around on your phone but you’re waiting for an Important Meeting with a monster you’ve never met and the last thing you want is to get too absorbed in a game and end up making an embarrassing first impression, or miss the guy entirely.

It’s not until ten minutes to the time you’d set that you realize how silly a thought that was.

You don’t see how you could’ve missed a monster like Papyrus.

The skeleton that strides into the bistro is tall and smartly dressed, exuding such a powerful aura of confidence that you swear for a second you can actually, tangibly feel it. His cheekbones are sharp and his fangs are sharper and when the roving red lights in his eye-sockets land squarely on you, you have to hold back an instinctive shiver.

You have to admit, you’re a little mad at BP, right now.

He never told you Papyrus was hot.

You don’t have time to dwell on it, though, because he’s coming over to you and you have to seem like a normal, respectable human—instead of a thirsty one.

You stand to greet him, smiling pleasantly. “Hi! Captain Papyrus, I presume?”

“YOU PRESUME CORRECTLY.”

He asks your name, his voice surprisingly deep and more than a little sexy raspy and you nod. You absently note that he’s not wearing gloves and hasn’t extended his hand to shake, so you don’t offer yours, either.

“THANK YOU FOR BEING PUNCTUAL,” he says curtly. “I HATE HAVING TO WAIT ON PEOPLE. MY SCHEDULE IS TIGHT ENOUGH AS IT IS.”

“I understand,” you agree, wordlessly encouraging him to sit as you do the same. “You’re doing me a big favor, I really appreciate this.”

Is it your imagination, or did Papyrus’ chest puff out a little just there?

“OF COURSE YOU DO,” he says, the hint of a smile playing along his jaw. “NOW, LET’S NOT WASTE TOO MUCH TIME, WE MAY AS WELL GET RIGHT INTO IT. YOU’RE CERTAIN YOU DON’T MIND DISCUSSING HERE?”

You shake your head ‘no.’ It’s a public place, but relatively deserted at this time of day and you’re not concerned that any really sensitive information will be discussed.

“RIGHT THEN.”

Papyrus pulls a hefty stack of papers from his briefcase, carefully carding through them as if to refresh his memory.

“I’VE REVIEWED YOUR CASE,” he tells you, “AND IT’S SOLID. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WITHIN YOUR RIGHTS TO PURSUE WRONGFUL TERMINATION AGAINST YOUR FORMER EMPLOYER.”

Your eyebrows shoot up. “I…really? I am?”

“YES. ARE YOU SURPRISED?”

“I…a little bit, yes,” you admit. “I didn’t…really think I’d be on the right side of this… ”

You’d been angry, certainly. Indignant, absolutely. Utterly railroaded by months of Gertrude’s petty hair-splitting, definitely.

But you had been in violation of the employee dress code, however technically.

You glance down at your hand, the small bit of commemorative ink you’d gotten there staring up at you.

“My tattoo really isn’t a problem…?”

Papyrus scoffs.

“IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN,” he says, “HAD YOU NOT HAD THE TATTOO FOR MORE THAN A YEAR PRIOR TO YOUR EMPLOYMENT AND WORKED WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL…VERY RECENTLY.”

He starts flicking through the papers again, pulling out one you recognize—an email chain you’d sent to him, displaying one of several unpleasant exchanges you’d had with Gertrude.

“YOU DID WELL TO DOCUMENT THESE COMMUNICATIONS,” Papyrus tells you. “I USUALLY TAKE ACCUSATIONS OF WORKPLACE SABOTAGE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT, BUT THESE… IT SEEMS CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS…GERTRUDE…REALLY WAS OUT TO GET YOU. AND WITH YOUR TERMINATION, SHE STOOD TO TAKE YOUR PLACE FOR PROMOTION, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY?”

Petty as it was, you’d…kept track of her on social media. You can confidently answer, “Oh, she got it, alright.”

Papyrus nods in satisfaction. “THEN THAT’S ALL THE MORE INCRIMINATING. IF YOUR EMPLOYER KNOWS WHAT’S GOOD FOR THEM, THEY’RE GOING TO WANT TO SETTLE THIS MATTER OUT OF COURT, IT’S BLATANTLY DISCRIMINATORY CONDUCT.”

Out of court? Really?!

“My case is that good?” you ask, still unable to fully process it.

“WELL, WITH CLEAR PRECEDENT ON YOUR SIDE…”

“There’s been a case like this before? That a tattooed employee actually won?”

It sounds unrealistic to you. You’d been so immersed in the rhetoric of tattoos as ‘unprofessional,’ unsuitable to be shown around customers and clients for any reason, no matter what or where they were, that the concept feels foreign to you.

“TECHNICALLY,” Papyrus says, “IT WAS A SOULMARK, NOT A TATTOO. A YOUNG LADY HAPPENED TO MEET HER MATE AND HER MARK FORMED ON HER NECK QUITE VISIBLY. SHE WAS FIRED FOR HER ‘UNPROFESSIONAL’ APPEARANCE, IN SPITE OF HER WORKPLACE’S DRESS CODE FORBIDDING THE KINDS OF COLLARS AND CHOKERS THAT MIGHT’VE CONCEALED IT. SHE SUED AND WON.”

That makes you frown a little.

“Mine isn’t… It’s just a normal tattoo,” you insist. “I got it on purpose and everything, with boring old ink and needles.”

Papyrus doesn’t seem concerned.

“A MINOR DISTINCTION,” he assures with a dismissive flap of his hand. “A MARK IS A MARK REGARDLESS OF HOW IT GOT THERE. ANY LAWYER WORTH THEIR SALT COULD ARGUE THAT YOU COULD GET A SOULMARK ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF YOUR NOSE TOMORROW AND YOUR EMPLOYER WOULD’VE BEEN WRONG TO FIRE YOU FOR IT, SO WHY WOULD SUCH A MODEST LITTLE THING LIKE THAT BE SO OBJECTIONABLE?”

You spare another glance to your ink when he gestures to it, and when you look back up, the skeleton’s expression is nothing short of boastful.

“AS A MATTER OF FACT, I COULD WIN YOUR SUIT FOR YOU IN MY SLEEP!”

A bolt of excitement strikes through your soul.

Hesitantly, hopefully, you ask, “Are…are you offering to represent me?”

Even if on a purely professional basis only, you can’t deny that you’d…really like an excuse to see Papyrus again sometime.

Not only because he’s a very handsome guy with the kind of voice that could make the dictionary sound riveting.

But as you watch, his eye-sockets go wide, his cheekbones reddening at the look on your face.

“I………NO. NO! THIS WAS—IS! JUST A CONSULTATION!” he denies. “I’M ONLY REPAYING A FAVOR INCURRED BY MY SCOUNDREL OF A BROTHER, I’M…! I’M TOO BUSY BY FAR TO TAKE ON YOUR CASE, EVEN AS OPEN AND SHUT AS IT OUGHT TO BE!!!”

……

You thought he was hot strutting over to you before with his chiseled face and his sleek suit and his squared shoulders.

…And now, you think he’s unbearably cute with his impossible blush and flustered expression.

Maybe it’s a good thing he’s not going to be your lawyer, because if he’s not going to be working for you…

You think you kinda want to ask him out.

“Alright,” you decide aloud, “I guess I’ll…start looking for another lawyer, if I decide to…pursue this. Um…in the meantime, though, maybe…maybe……… Oh, no.”

Buzzkill in the extreme, you spot the absolute last person you want to see right now walking down the street—and she’s noticed you, too.

Even worse, a smirk comes across her face and she swaggers on over to your table with a ‘delighted’ cry of your name.

“Hello, Gertrude,” you manage to grit out.

You watch as Papyrus flinches at the laugh that comes out of the woman’s mouth, feeling validated.

You always hated it, too.

“Oh, sweetie, please, I keep telling you, you can call me Gertie! Especially now that we don’t work together, haha!”

As if she wasn’t directly responsible for that.

“Right,” you say flatly. “Look, I’m…really sorry, but I’m… I’m kinda busy right now, so I—”

“Really?” The fake incredulousness of her tone makes you bristle. “I thought you’d have so much time now! You know, since you’re…ahem…job-hunting, at the moment.”

“…Yeah. L—”

“I’m actually kind of jealous,” Gertrude has the nerve to giggle. “I’m so busy since you left, with the assistant manager thing and all. I wish you were still around to help out, but…” She clucks her tongue. “I know you just weren’t a good fit there, what with your ‘lifestyle.’”

Stars above.

You’re out of patience.

“It’s one tattoo, not a ‘lifestyle,’” you snap, “and I’m in the middle of something right now, so can you please just…go?”

This was…sadly, very familiar to you.

Good ol’ Gertie was just too good at the passive-aggressive game: she was a bitch with a beaming smile and she knew just how to work people up until they got mad and then she was the victim who was only making conversation…

And you were the bad guy.

You feel your cheeks heating with instant regret, even as Gertrude gasps and puts on her ‘innocent pearl-clutcher’ act.

“So rude!” she exclaims, scowling at you. “I was just checking up on an old friend from work and you tell me to ‘get lost’?!”

You try not to squirm in your seat. “That’s not what I—”

You’re cut off, like you always are.

“You know, it’s exactly that horrible attitude that got you let go,” she says in a decidedly lecture-like tone. “You’re never a team player, you neveraccept any criticism, it’s like you don’t even care about your work! You obviously don’t care about your appearance, just look at what you did to yourself!”

Your eyes widen as Gertrude actually reaches out to you, making to grab at your tattooed hand. Shocked, you start to stand—to shove her back or scurry out of her reach, you have no idea—but you never make it up.

In one fluid movement, Papyrus is out of his chair, pressing you down with surprisingly gentle claws and moving to stand directly between you and the bane of your existence.

“MA’AM,” he says to her, and the stony chill of his voice makes any words you had die on your tongue. “I WOULDN’T.”

Suddenly, you remember what BP told you about Papyrus—that he was a soldier before he was a lawyer—and that seems abundantly clear now. His entire bearing is obviously military, ready for combat and poised to defend you from even the minor threat that was a judgmental, self-righteous jerk.

Your companion’s demeanor certainly seems to have spooked Gertrude.

She takes a step back, blinking up at Papyrus in shock.

“I… Who are you?” she demands to know.

Your hero doesn’t even flinch.

“I AM THEIR LAWYER,” he declares. “AND I WOULD SERIOUSLY ADVISE AGAINST ANY ACTION ON YOUR PART EVEN RESEMBLING HARASSMENT OF A FORMER EMPLOYEE CURRENTLY PURSUING LITIGATION. THAT WOULD LOOK CONSIDERABLY UNFAVORABLE FOR YOU AND YOUR EMPLOYER SHOULD THIS MATTER GO TO COURT, ESPECIALLY WITH MYSELF AS A WITNESS TO YOUR BEHAVIOR.”

That was a lot of big, loaded words for Gertrude to take in and for the first time in your life, you get to have the pleasure of seeing your nemesis look afraid.

Faced with the potential of actual consequences for her pettiness, all she has to say for herself is, “I…! I’m leaving!” before scurrying off down the sidewalk, tail between her legs.

And you have never been so attracted to anyone in your life as this fucking skeleton.

God damn…

Papyrus watches her retreating form until she’s out of sight and slowly retakes his seat.

“……EIGHT MONTHS?” he asks you after a moment.

The amount of time you’d had the joy of that woman as your coworker.

“Yeah,” you confirm.

“YOU’RE A SAINT.”

The deadpan delivery makes you laugh despite yourself, and the sharp grin Papyrus gives you in return makes your heart beat a little faster in your chest.

“I, uh… I couldn’t help but notice,” you slowly say, “that you…might’ve told her you were my lawyer. Did… do you mean that, or…?”

He didn’t.

It’s pretty obvious to you, especially with the way that cute blush comes back across his face—just something he said in the heat of the moment to make getting rid of Gertrude easier—but you can’t resist pushing your luck.

“I…HONOR MY COMMITMENTS,” Papyrus says, even as it looks like it’s killing him. “YES, FINE, I’LL TAKE YOUR CASE. LET’S EXCHANGE NUMBERS SO I CAN CONTACT YOU TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS.”

You have to admit, it’s not really the way you’d been hoping to get Papyrus’ number…but you’ll take it.

Maybe when everything’s said and done, you’ll have worked up the courage to ask him out for real!

…Naturally, that resolve is only strengthened when you get home and take off your nice blazer to find something that definitely didn’t get to be on your skin with ink and needles…

You’re half-expecting it when your phone rings later that afternoon.

What you don’t expect is to answer it to Papyrus’ bold, authoritative voice practically barking at you without a shred of the professionalism he’d spoken with earlier.

“WHAT KIND OF SOULMATE ARE YOU?!” he demands, sounding beyond indignant. “TO LEAVE SUCH A, A…MARK ON ME!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE…! I AM A RESPECTABLE SKELETON, AND NOW I CAN’T SO MUCH AS TAKE OFF MY SHIRT IN POLITE COMPANY AGAIN BECAUSE OF YOU, I HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT!”

He sounds so mad, so…unlike the controlled impression he’d given you before, and it feels strangely…

Natural.

You smile a little to think that you might actually be talking to Papyrus this time instead of just The Professional.

It was a very good mask—you wonder how many he has, and if you’ll get the chance to meet any more of them—but your focus is admittedly elsewhere.

Excited, you ask, “You got a mark, too, then? What is it? Can I see?”

“OH, OF COURSE, YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE YOUR HANDIWORK, YOU DEVIL! FINE!”

There’s the sound of shuffling and then your phone buzzes with an incoming photo. You switch Papyrus to speaker so you can properly ogle it.

The breath comes out of you in a whoosh when you get your first good look. Your skeleton soulmate just sent you the type of picture guys usually sent unsolicited, with a towel hanging low on his pelvis—obviously fresh out of a shower—and a view of his scarred spine and ribcage that could only be described as 'gratuitous'.

Not excepting, of course, the cherry on top: the colorful little heart-shape stamped right in the middle of his sternum.

“Ohhh,” you coo, “that’s so cute!”

“CUTE?!” Papyrus practically shrieks over the phone. “IT IS NOT CUTE! IT’S…IT’S LEWD! A SOUL, RIGHT THERE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE! YOU, YOU LECHEROUS HUMAN, YOU, MAKING ME LOOK LIKE I’M…SOME KIND OF DEVIANT PERVERT! HOW DARE…”

You tune him out a little, letting him keep right on ranting. You need to make sure you have the right angle and lighting for the picture you’re about to send back to him.

You know instantly when he gets it because his words trail off and there’s a noise that sounds suspiciously like his jaw clacking shut.

“What do you think?” you ask after a long moment of silence.

Personally, you’re very fond of the ruby-red rose that’s announced itself on your arm, its thorny stem curling gracefully around your bicep.

You hope he likes it, too, and you can easily imagine that he’s blushing again like he did before…maybe even darker this time.

Eventually, Papyrus speaks.

“………I…I CAN’T BE YOUR LAWYER. I’M…IT WOULD BE HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE AT…THIS… ” He pauses to clear his throat…or the skeleton equivalent. “AT THIS POINT IN TIME. IN LIGHT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.”

Ah, his composure is coming back. You wonder if you can’t fix that.

“Maybe you can recommend one to me,” you coyly suggest. “Over coffee, maybe. At my place…?”

“………S-SEND ME THE ADDRESS!” he snaps, and then he rudely hangs up on you.

You just laugh and hope you’ll be able to wipe the grin off your face before Papyrus shows up.

So, you lost your lawyer…

But you’ve snagged yourself a date with your soulmate and that feels like a damn good trade-off!

#make your mark #undertale #fanfiction #papyrus #papyrus/reader #underfell #uf!papyrus #myfic

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