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#These have been sitting on my computer since like mid April. Coughs#I was going to finish them a lot sooner but then School#ALSO as per usual this is not supposed to suggest that Chara is evil. They just like being creepy#Eye contact#Cw eye contact#Body horror#<- That tag is for Flowey's face#Eyestrain#Just in case#Uhhh if there are any other content warnings I should add feel free to let me know#Chara#Chara Dreemurr#Flowey#Flowey the Flower#Undertale#Undertale fanart#Cucumbart#Fun fact the idea for these came from me looking at old Middle age to early Renaissance era religious artwork#Primarily the different styles of halos used in those#But I think that idea kind of got lost along the way lol
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Unexpected Guests Chapter 10: Page 8
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Gaster may have caught him off guard, but Flowey’s not done with him--he’s not about to let Gaster take away the one person who could possibly understand him. He’s finally doing something to earn his ‘best friend’ image.
I had some fun with this page! Coming up with all the little moments of Frisk and the monsters was nice, and then getting to draw some of Flowey’s off-kilter expressions, both were a nice stretch of the creative muscles.
Flowey has more to say next time--look for the next page on Feb. 23rd!
#undertale#undertale comic#unexpected guests comic#w. d. gaster#frisk (undertale)#flowey (undertale)#the rest of the cast appears too but not in person so i'm not tagging them XD#i was initially just going to draw the face flowey makes in the first panel... but then i was like 'nah let's try some of his others'#dude's SO expressive so it seemed a shame to miss out on that#meanwhile frisk is just like 'thanks?? i guess???'
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Old Gemini
(today. i bring to you all, more of the same. and tomorrow… well, i certainly do not know)
+ my attempt at drawing a hug and a little doodle of a very angry baby
#chara dreemurr#asriel dreemurr#undertale#utdr#safe utdr#ut chara#ut asriel#the song is the ship in port by radical face also! it reminds me of asriel/flowey a lot and the last part with the line pictured reminds me#a lot of both of them#art tag#brought in the canes venatici constellation too :’)
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Crazy issues that come up when a character is written a little too well
#yay story time comic nobody asked for#funnily enough i will NEVER play undertale on the computer because of this#my first exposure to undertale was jacksepticeye and i am glad i didn't opt to play the game myself at the time#flowey closing the game and then the broken start up cutscene was bad enough just WATCHING it#and i STILL have to watch that chara thing at the end with a far distance from my screen and the volume down#not because of the scary face but because of the violin noise that sounds like its a repeating tone rather than a loop#and then of course the window hopping around#am also very glad i was spoiled about the spamton mercy win before i tried it myself#am slightly worried about future deltarune chapters but at least now i'm anticipating it#anyway remember when i tagged that one post ''i'm scared of computers and it's a monkey's fault''#now you know :3#i really wanted this done on thursday#and apparently dawn's brain says friday doesn't happen until after i fall asleep#so now i am awake and it is 4:30 and i hear birds chirping so nighty night#((or good morning))#yay comic :D i was right this did help a lot with getting some program familiarity#it's not the greatest paneling in the world but it's good for now#idk if i should really tag him or not#but uh#spamton#deltarune#spamton enjoyers i am so sorry#i am terrified of him only because he does his job in the story very well
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more old art of mine... this time Flowey!!
you can really tell I liked this style of lighting huh
#Undertale#Flowey#Undertale fanart#Flowey fanart#woooooh scary face#How scary#Umm what else do I tag#Oh I know#Flowey the Flower#utdr#my art#artists on tumblr#artist on tumblr
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art from the past however long its been
#undertale#frisk undertale#flowey#miles edgeworth#shilo bathory#jrwi#ace attorney#jrwi the suckening#idk man . tags tags and more tags ...#texts art#i luv floweys face ... little freak ..#also miles . he looks so good#idk y i drew him .. i dont even go there anymore
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a highly personal comic from someone in the system; he was trying to understand some things and chose this as his method to do so. sometimes the weight of what you've done is a lot.
(tag as kin, get blocked. be nice as well. a lot of effort was put into this.)
#pokemon#team galactic#undertale#yeah sure I'll tag ut. since the whole thing was inspired by and directly parallels the scene where you spare flowey#'why is his face doing that?' all he's letting me say is that he's not human#daitex's daipictions#🌀
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the way you draw him is so kid's book core idk how else to explain the outline and coloring is so good
hey guys just bought a new plant at the florist today :D
no reposts please! thank you <3
#flowey#/silly#I wanna scrunch him up in my hand for some reason. not in a bad way. just. yeah. he looks scrunchable.#prev tags#you're literally so right SCRUNCH HIMMM!!!!!#he has such a squishy little face!!#i just wanna squeeze him
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heres a silly little post pacifist au i've had for a Good While now which is why i tend to draw hyperdeath asriel and frisk being siblings a lot theres some Info under the cut if ur curious
OKAY SO BASICALLY i like to imagine that after leaving the underground flowey is able to come to terms with. Being Flowey and through therapy learns how to be more open and frisk and papyrus help him a lot through this. i think toriel already Knows hes flowey just cuz of the way he acts shes like "i dont know how. but that is my son boy." and one day he comes home from therapy and goes I Need To Tell You Something. I Am Asriel. and he braces for the way she reacted in the underground but this time around she just goes "im so glad you finally feel comfortable telling me" and they both cry it out
as flowey becomes more comfortable with being himself he starts to mess around with his face to prank frisk cuz he just NEEDS to be an annoying older brother and after he works out his various issues and can see himself more as he is an not there being a clear distinction between asriel and flowey in his brain (ive talked about this a lot i think he sees asriel as different from him cuz of trauma and therapy will help him kind of calm down and go "im still me im just different and older now and also traumatized but despite everything its still me") i think he would be able to make himself look like hyperdeath asriel as its what he feels most comfortable looking like
he still goes by flowey and he moves around like flowey but when hes just standing there he needs a cane both cuz i imagine it kinda hurts and he doesnt have good balance. i like to think that despite being a weird grumpy guy who sits at home all day cuz hes not ready to interact with lots of people yet hes actually a very good brother who cares a lot about frisk and the people around him <3 big brother flowey SO real btw ask to tag if needed
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Howdy! In honor of Let Papyrus Say Fuck Day, I've decided to put together a little collection of fics that should be more Papyrus focused!
What Are Friends For by IchikiWindGryphon (Teen And Up, Incomplete)
Undyne and Papyrus are the best of friends. But when Undyne learns Papyrus's greatest secret, it pushes their relationship to the brink. Things only get worse as she learns of the skeleton brothers' traumatic past, and the horrors of Dr. W.D. Gaster.
We Need to Talk by batter_sempai (General Audiences, Incomplete)
Something is bothering Frisk. Because of a deal they made in the past, a familiar voice keeps haunting them, telling them to murder those close to them and threatening to take over their body. For a while, only Flowey knows what is happening to them, but their struggle to keep in control is noticed by Papyrus, who offers to help them. All three of them soon find themselves isolated, as Papyrus attempts to communicate to the Fallen Child possessing Frisk, in order to protect his brother and to prevent another genocide run from occurring.
Flowey Is Not a Good Life Coach by unrestedjade (Mature, Complete)
Flowey gets bored and decides to change up one of his runs. Papyrus presents an interesting project, for the moment.
You Can't Make An Emotionally-Developed Papyrus Omelette Without Breaking A Few Limit-Eggs by KachiggaTHUNDER (Teen And Up, Complete)
Papyrus faces everything with a positive attitude, and never gives up once he's been asked to do something. As nice as that is in theory, it can lead to problems in practice. Problems such as strained friendships, personal doubts and damage to one's personal possessions. Still, no problem can make the Great Papyrus give up! ...Probably.
Two Sides of the Same Coin by AceFace98 (Teen And Up, Complete)
Papyrus lived his whole life in a single room, with only the “Mental Evaluation” days to look forward to (he called them “Long Boring Test” days, which was much more accurate). He never really minded his life, he didn’t know anything else. The doctors were all really nice to him, and he had everything he could possibly want. Expect, maybe, he wished he wasn’t so lonely. But when his wish comes true, everything else comes crashing down around him. Another skeleton child breaks into his room, carrying a backpack full of supplies and plans of escape. Papyrus tags along with him, mostly not to loose the closest thing he’s ever had to a friend, and he finds out quickly that he’s grossly unprepared for the outside world. But friends stick together, especially when they might be...brothers?
The Deep End Yessica (Teen And Up, Complete)
There must have been a mistake. He doesn’t belong here. Life is great. Monsters are free, the surface is wonderful and things couldn’t be better. So the fact that Papyrus still wants to die, isn’t really a problem, is it?
Blue Heart by Rogue_Mutt (Teen And Up, Incomplete)
In the Underfell Universe, Papyrus continues to uphold his duties as a member of the Royal Guard Militia alongside his brother Sans. When he accepts an assignment from Undyne to collect taxes from Snowdin, he is then ambushed before he can make the delivery. After being brutally attacked, he gains the respect from king Asgore Dreemurr himself, who offers Papyrus to become an official member of his grim guard. Papyrus will come to understand the rules of this Kill or be killed world as he comes to question exactly what he is willing to do to keep he and his brother alive and well.
Forgettable by Peepasaurus (Teen And Up, Complete)
After the world went dark, everyone lost a few memories. But some forgot more than others. Papyrus couldn't decipher what was real or an illusion. What was a nightmare or a memory. What it meant to keep hearing the words, 'I am here'.
Oh, Brother by peachyelixer (Teen And Up, Complete)
Papyrus had always seen himself as the stronger brother. Of course - why wouldn’t he when his lazy brother, Sans, spends 90% of the day sleeping in his room and the other 10% doing god-knows-what? But when the secrets of time-lines and what Sans has been keeping on his shoulders are revealed, Papyrus makes a promise both to himself and to his brother that Sans wouldn’t fight this battle on his own anymore. Papyrus was going to help his older brother, no matter what.
How To Be A Big Brother by kaliawai512 (General Audiences, Complete)
Frisk is upset. Papyrus doesn't know why. They're on the surface, everyone is safe and they all have a brand new life together. But Frisk has been sitting in the corner during the day and waking up screaming in the middle of the night. They are very, very upset, and Papyrus wants to help. He just doesn't know how. But he does know how someone helped him when he was young, and maybe, just maybe, he can do the same thing himself. Maybe he can be as great a big brother as his own was to him. (Secret Santa gift for Peanutable - happy holidays!!)
#it was surprisingly difficult to find fics that are papyrus centered#i still found them & could probably find more#but it's definitely easier to find fics with sans as the main character#fic rec#fic recommendation#ao3 fic recs#papyrus#let papyrus say fuck#undertale#utmv#not suitable for minors#mod sleepy
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I’m back!!!!!! do you have any UT or DR merch you wanna show off? :3
YES!!! sooo much. i'll attach everything and then yap under the cut about them. long post incoming! sorry!!!
okay so starting out! i have my plushie collection. i have sans, papyrus, flowey, lancer, and two chapter two ralseis that my bf got me the second he released. one of them is wearing the butler outfit. i got one for free because my first one had stains on arrival. so now i have a second to wear the costume! i also have bootleg sans and papyrus and bootleg asriel.
i have all of the nendoroids sans spamton. the undertale cast is displayed on one shelf and ralsei on another. undyne broke into toriel's house and took the pie that's why she's not on her mountain.
i have the fangamer undertale vinyl boxset! i have the first run boxart with gaster on it [picture included]. he is not in any prints you can get now. i own the fangamer deltarune chapter one and two vinyls as well.
for one of my holy grail pieces of merch, i own the iam8bit undertale vinyls! they stopped making them a long time ago. you can find them average between the 100-200+ range. but the real holy grail is the 7" vinyl. it's in the first picture and then there's a picture of the vinyl attached. it has dogsong on it. it was a preorder bonus for the original vinyl and there were NOT many made because the vinyl went up for preorder in 2015 or 16 iirc. i have only seen like four listings for the dogsong vinyl ever and most sit in the several hundred dollar range. i bought a bundle of the original soundtrack AND the dogsong vinyl for one hundred and fourty dollars. AN INSANE COP. i won. I WON!!!! i had been looking for a good listing for YEARS.
i have quite a few pins although i would like more. i have the flowey fanclub pin, the lancer bike pin. the fanmade ones i own are both mettaton + a ralsei button that i made. on this backpack i also have the mewmew keychain. they stopped selling her a while ago so i had to find her second hand. it was also EXTREMELY difficult to find a listing for her!! but i found one for 15. only two over retail. yay!
i have the cyber city desk mat. i love it very much. i have the nubert beanie that my friend bought me. thanks casper. i have the undertale collectors edition for the switch, and the undertale art book. i have an eshop card that was never active i'm not gonna lie to y'all i just swiped that thing one day. no harm done it's just a piece of cardboard. i own the game on pc, switch, and my xbox. if i owned a ps4 you best believe i'd own it there too. i plan on getting one someday and 60% of the reason is for the ps4 dynamic theme and so i can play all versions of undertale. also i have a lot of undertale stickers and tags, mostly the bonuses from fangamer and such. plus a few art cards from there. oh! and my bf made me that cup + coaster. i love it. when the cup is set down it squishes ralsei.
now for the clothes that i have! i own two sans jackets from fangamer [not pictured i forgor]. i got one in a size too big so had to get a second. i have the shirt showtime, disruption, your best nightmare [it has a little flowey on the back!], the fifth anniversary shirt [it has a bunch of quotes from the game on the back. i love it.], the deltarune hoodie, and the flowey scarf.
as for unofficial clothing, i have two hoodies from etsy. one of them is a chara hoodie, and the other one is a lancer inspired hoodie with a spade that comes down over your face! it's so cool despite the fact i can't see out of it.
i also have a few kandi bracelets that i made and a golden flower headband i made for a cosplay. and with that.. i think that may be it..! i have a few pieces of merch that i really want but that could go into a seperate post. thank you so much for asking! i could talk about this forever haha. if i forgot anything i'll mention it. i'm very forgetful.
shoutout to all the people that have helped me cultivate this collection. a lot of these are gifts or things i've made myself broke buying.
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Okay so I’m revisiting Undertale after a long time and I just have to say this. This is a very very long post.
I don’t know if I should tag this? But uh. I guess I go a little in depth with Flowey and the major spoilers of Undertale, have a brush of a spoiler for In Stars and Time, and just major ramblings.
Flowey somewhat unsettles me.
And I don’t mean fear or scary enough that it distresses me, I mean truly unsettles me in an uncomfortable sense where I have to take a step back to analyze.
Like. Yes that’s the point, he is suppose to be an unsettling character. But my thing is, it is hard to unsettle me. You can ask my partner and anyone I know, I consume a lot of horror media. It is hard to unsettle me, or make me uncomfortable with certain things. And with games? Even harder. There has only been a couple of times where media has unsettled me that I can count only three instances of this.
The book Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White (had to unpack a lot of my religious trauma with that book. Good read though.)
Act 5 of In Stars and Time because I related a bit to much to Siff’s breakdown and the fact that you can’t stop it no matter how much you wanted too. You were powerless to do anything. You just have to sit and watch and follow.
And then of course. Flowey. The character himself.
What spurred this ramble Micha? Well. I’ll tell you.
We find out that before Frisk had fallen, Flowey had enough determination in that stupid little flower body to reset the timelines himself. Without the souls, he still had the powers of a god, but it was limited much like Frisk. He has reset hundreds, if not thousands of times. He says that he has tried anything and everything to change the variables. Maybe doing little things like planting ideas into monsters heads, or bigger things. (After all if anything goes wrong he can always reset.)
But nothing could change.
No matter what he did, it never mattered.
It never worked.
It would drive people insane.
And then Frisk shows up. And Flowey doesn’t have the power to reset anymore. Instead, this little kid with a red soul (and the same fashion sense of his dead sibling) shows up and destroys everything. And if you go with the pacifist route. Doesn’t head the lesson of kill or be killed.
And it start to work out for Frisk. It also works in Flowey’s favor too. We can imagine that Frisk is the first ever child to face Asgore for the first time since he started to collect human souls, and Frisk has the power to come back, Frisk even reminds Asgore how many times he has killed them. And Flowey watches as Frisk can either spare or kill Asgore in the final moments. But the players choice doesn’t matter.
Because Flowey was waiting for this opportunity. With the souls unguarded, he can use them. And of course, he can practically torture Frisk until he is ready to claim their soul. And even after all of that, you can choose to kill Flowey or grant him mercy. And he doesn’t understand if you do give him mercy. Because for him, it really is killed or be killed.
(I also have my own theory or analysis for the phone call and where Frisk went after the neutral ending, but that’s another post if anyone is interested in my thoughts.)
Anyways. After the phone call he pops up again, and here is where the unsettling part comes in.
He plants the idea in the Frisk/Player’s head that there is another way. That they didn’t truly save their friends, they didn’t truly save themselves.
And Flowey knows Frisk would try anything to get that happy ending.
Because we would want to find out what that happy ending looks like. Because it’s human nature to be curious and want something better.
He preys upon that and uses it to only serve as his own stepping stone. He isn’t even sure it will work. But he does that anyways. Because if your playing pacifist he sees the fact that Frisk took the time to befriend and spare all the monsters.
Flowey isn’t unsettling because he can change his face, wants to kill Frisk, and even attempted and succeeded multiple times.
It’s the fact that while he says he is soulless, that he can’t understand why he is being spared, he learned just enough to prey on that human nature to get what he ultimately wants.
That’s what ultimately unsettles me about him.
(If anyone has any questions about my thoughts or other theories just ask. I love rambling)
(Note. I edited it slightly to fit in more with the games because of some issues I had with misremembering events)
#undertale#mentions of#in stars and time#character analysis#flowey#flowey undertale#not saying he is evil#maybe a little asshole#but he is interesting#i love his character so much#even when unsettling#rambles#isat spoilers#very mild
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Over the course of sixth months, I condensed a 14 hour livestream into a two part video essay. In this part, I played through Undertale with a lens focused on Flowey/Asriel’s dialogue and his actions throughout the game. Hyperdeath Asriel is a major comfort character for me and the community behind this character saved my life and changed me for the better. I showcase Let’s Players reactions, dive into the merch, the tarot cards and do an introduction to the fandom behind Hyperdeath Asriel.
The next video I will be doing more but you might see some familiar faces if you follow the #HyperdeathAsriel tags on social media. 😊❤️✨
#undertale#asriel#god of hyperdeath#hyperdeath asriel#god asriel#flowey#omega flowey#video essay#Youtube#asriel dreemurr#flowey the flower
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im so glad that you like flowey because i get to see my bitch ass son without going into his tag
i never go to his tags unfortunately but sometimes a post will appear in my face and ill go YIPPIE !! YAHOO WAAAAAHHHH !!!! cuz i. hat e him so much of course
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Hey, Do you have any Chara headcanons?
So technically I already have a reblogged post of Chara headcanons. Right here, within the tags. (99+) Chara neutralist squad on Tumblr
However, I most certainly have not run out of things to talk about and so...
I now present Chara Dreemurr headcanons 2: Electric Boogaloo
1. Yes, so as I said before, they have been spotted reading the dictionary cover to cover multiple times and reads english grammar books for fun. It is like they have to use one word literally nobody understands at least once a day or they will figuratively die. And of course, they would be the one to say figuratively every single time they use a metaphor or hyperbole or turn of phrase and they would get genuinely annoyed with anyone who says literally when they don't literally mean literally. Chara is the kind of kid who if someone says "can I", they will say "I don't know, can you?" like an english teacher because it's supposed to be "may I" for allowances. And, Azzy, it's supposed to be "Chara and I" not "me and Chara" ...no-one cares.
2. Something vocabulary related is that Chara absolutely, categorically refuses to swear! Apparently, contradictory to popular belief given that they're an "edgy" character, they think they are far too intelligent, high-class and mature for such gauche and vulgar words (did I mention they're a loser yet?), you see, and they would definitely consider using words that mean almost nothing to be a grave insult to their extensive vocabulary.
This doesn't mean they don't have certain stock phrases they use as exclamations or insults, though, of course. "asshole" or "bitch" becomes "you complete and utter ingrate", "what the fuck/hell?" becomes "What on this good earth/What in the Angel's name?" and "fuck you" becomes "may the angel smite you dead" or "may you burn in hell forevermore" (except that since Chara Dreemurr has proved themselves able to dish out much, much worse insults than "may the angel..." (stuff like "you look horrible, why are you even alive" for example) this might just be more annoyance than genuine hatred.)
So basically, while a normal person might say "Ow! Fuck!" when they stub their toe on something, Chara "Sesquipedalian loquaciousness" Dreemurr starts up an anime villain speech at nothing in particular while Asriel giggles and possibly records in the background. (Because of Asriel's apparent love for anime, he'd probably find his sibling's way of speaking to be the coolest thing ever as well as thinking it makes Chara some sort of uber-genius (note: it does not))
3. Okay so, since they tend to fixate on being impeccable in every way, even for the smallest of things, they can get embarrassed very easily and...very dramatically. Not finding the best word for every situation (particularly if they end up saying something wrong), not getting a perfect score on the test, anyone (who isn't the Dreemurrs) seeing them when their appearance is anything less than completely spotless.
They shall freeze and go completely blood red, they shall squeal and run off to their room. They will lie face down, not making a sound, and stay there for...hours. They will not respond, they will not be consoled. They have recently learnt they're not literally the best at everything ever and no, nothing will ever be okay again.
...They'll be back to normal within a day, though, boastful and eager to impress as ever. I think at some point they do learn that maybe not being perfect isn't the end of the world...eventually. Anyway, heard someone saying that hell exists for Flowey and it is minor inconveniences and that is true but hell also exists for Chara and it is minor embarrassments.
(Yes, I am aware this is very exaggerated, it's just more fun that way)
They have an equally dramatic, though positive, reaction to praise and compliments. Giddily skipping around and smiling ear to ear for hours, they tend to preen and straighten up, and it turns out they were lying and can cry, (a lot) just not out of sadness or fear. Though, they do get somewhat good at downplaying how much they care in front of acquaintances or strangers (even if they are nice and polite about it). Technically, only the Dreemurrs are allowed to know that Chara feels emotions.
(Also they have the same reaction to realising they are in fact the prophesied angel in the murder run, despite not being a praiseworthy accomplishment in any way, they're just happy to be, well...special. They always knew the prophecy was about them! Of course they were the angel, they're the best person in the world after all, finally they have the title they always deserved! Oh dear...)
#Undertale#Chara Dreemurr#hey look! I did a thing#some quick fire hcs i'll probably elaborate on later#they named themself after the star#they don't like video games#they're terrible at puzzles#they don't actually like fighting all that much#they have a sketchbook#their locket is white and upside down#they really like nature and the majority of animals#they said their birthday was 99999#I might add more to certain headcanons in a bit#i answered a thing#nice people
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Okay so obviously papyrus is autistic. But i wanted to give specific examples of why <3
firstly all of his messages are in caps lock, which could be a typing quirk but i like to assume it’s because he’s always yelling, something that a-lot of autistic people have issues with, is controlling there volume
he loves puzzles and i assume there his special interest, because not only do we see him using them as traps but it’s also a reward as we see when you kill everyone but leave papyrus, he uses the puzzles for punishments and rewards because he just likes puzzles
we also see him stomp his feet while upset, something that i like to assume is stimming
he also has problems making friends, and is the only reason he wants in the royal guard, something that again a lot of autistic people have difficulty with
he also takes what people say at face value, even with flowey, not seeing the true nature underneath, which is can also lead into him not understanding tone
he also isn’t afraid to speak his mind, not caring if he comes of “rude” to even the queen
he also adds in his nyehs and sighs in writing and saying sigh out loud kinda like a tone tag
while you play the dating portion he follows a rule book, kinda similar to how autistic people will learn about something because it dosent come natural (ex. i used to train myself how to smile)
he also has face blindness where he can’t tell asgore and toriel apart
some other things: constantly wearing the same clothes because there comforting, sticking to strict rules he set for himself and getting upset when it dosent go as planned, making the same food over and over, and not understand some of sans puns(resulting in him not liking when he makes them, even though he will aswell) and probably more i’m not thinking of lol
Anyways, he is one of my favorite characters and i hope he wins <33 thank you for reading and lemme know if i missed anything
#papyrus undertale#papyrus#autistic positivity#autism#autistic things#autistic headcanon#autism swag competition
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