#saving three ex-cell-ent skeletons

[gremlinwriter]

Just finished Saving Three Ex-cell-ent Skeletons by @recklesslycaffeinated and holy cow I am at a loss for words

The pacing and writing is just incredible!!! If you’re a fan of Skull, Red and Sans I totally recommend! But I mean, as the tags say, it is… not for the faint of heart, let’s leave it there.

There’s even a sequel!! It feels so rare that a fic as good as this continues, so I am starting the sequel immediately!

I wanna ramble so bad about this fic but I don’t wanna spoil it for anyone, so you’ll just have to take my word for it and read it straight away. Right now. Why are you still here?? Go read it!!!

But seriously it was so good I read it in the span of a day!! Less than 24 hours!! That’s big for me. So yeah, @recklesslycaffeinated is super awesome and I’m gonna shut up now and go and read the sequel!!!

(Also: it says at some point in the fic but the au was created by @llamagoddessofficial ! So if the prison au is not for you (rhyme) but you love the Boys then check her out! (If you frequent the sans/reader tag on ao3 then you’ve probably seen her fic aggre(g/v)ation , which though I haven’t finished it yet, I highly recommend!))

[teramisny]

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For the sake of argument

It was thirty-eight minutes after four when there was finally a knock at Angus’s office door. Sophia, a Bunny Monster, stood in the doorway with a wry smile. “The prosecution lawyer on the Makoto case is here.”

“And not before time,” Angus said with a small smile.

“A junior lawyer, I’m guessing,” she said. He’d had known her long enough to trust her instincts. “Thinks a lot of himself. Pretty handsome though, for a Human.”

“Then please, show the late, conceited though handsome lawyer in,” Angus said. She chuckled and left.

A couple of minutes later, the door opened again. 

The man was slightly taller than average for a Human, wearing a tailored court suit. Junior indeed, Angus thought. He’d put money on the boy not being long out of law school. There was a define conceit about him.

“What a quaint law firm you have. Is everyone here a Monster?” he asked. “You must be Angus. No last name. I know Monsters have their own way of doing things.”

Angus resisted the sigh as they shook hands. Only a minute in, and Angus could already see what he’d be dealing with today.

“Please, take a seat,” he said, “Mr…?”

“Donald Galbraith.” Galbraith sat and looked around. 

His eye had quickly caught Angus’s law qualification. Angus had found it necessary to frame and display it, given the number of people who still seemed convinced Monsters couldn’t practice law.

“Hello,” Galbraith exclaimed. “You must have been quick off the draw to get your degree.”

Angus gave a small nod. “You have a sharp eye. Yes, I was in the first graduating class.”

“How industrious of you.”

Quaint office. Industrious Monster. Angus tilted his head and watched Galbraith for a moment. The boy’s mouth seemed to work at twice speed, barely missing a beat.

“I’m here on behalf of Mr Entwistle. If your client pleads guilty to the murder of Mr Landrieu in the second degree, we will push for it only twenty years at New Ebbott Prison. Now, I understand you’ll need to take this to your client, but I urge you to press this is and encourage him to agree. You’ll have until the end of the week to contact our office.”

End of the week, Angus noted. Generous. They really wanted this case settled before it got in front of a judge. 

��I will bring this to my client,” Angus said. “The answer will be no.”

“I’m sure,” Galbraith said with a laugh. “But it’s your job to persuade him.”

“I’m not going to do that.” 

Galbraith paused. Angus watched in amusement as flickers of expression crossed over his face. Give him his due, Galbraith had quite the poker face, but Angus had a knack in his area. The lawyer had been thrown, annoyed, curious and now suddenly on top of things again.

“But my good man, that’s your job,” he said, smoothly.

“Makoto was under the impression he was being attacked. Whether he was correct or not-”

“He was not. The evidence was quite clear on that. The victim lost control of his bike and knocked into your client. It was what we Humans call ‘an accident’.”

“Makoto was under the impression he was being attacked,” Angus said, slowly and clearly. “He’d been attacked before. He was on a hairline trigger as a consequence. He lost control of his magic. It happens to the best of us. He’s incredibly sorry for what happened to Mr Landrieu. He intends to do everything he can to make things right with the family. But he will plead guilty manslaughter in the second degree or not at all and we’ll take this in front of a jury.”

Galbraith wasn’t happy now. “He should have had better control over himself.”

“Makoto was hit with a motorbike traveling at speed. If he’d been Human-”

“But he’s not. He’s a Monster. And while he was hurt, he’s alive and Mr Landrieu is not, leaving behind a wife and child. That’s because, even after it became apparent he wasn’t in danger, your client continued his attack. Should every Human have to worry about bumping into a Monster?” he challenged. “What if I annoy you?”

“I have a great deal of self-control,” Angus said with a shrug. “Some people do, some people do not. And some will insist on coming up to me in a bar and punching me in the chest just to see what happens.”

“What happens?”

“Usually, they break their fingers,” Angus said.

Galbraith laughed at that. “You don’t seem to appreciate this is a very good deal. Certainly better than your client deserves. He’s unlikely to be offered anything better. And if this goes to trial, he will go to prison for a very long time.”

“Twenty years is already a long time,” Angus pointed out. “Longer than a Human gets.”

“Relative time/age discrepancy adjustment,” Galbraith said with a wave of his hand, referring to how sentence length varies from Human to Monster, given a Monster’s longevity. He was clearly getting annoyed. “As agreed to in the Monster Accords. Signed by your Monster King and Queen.”

“Doesn’t mean I have to like it,” Angus said, rather enjoying himself now.

“What do you mean, it doesn’t mean you have to- look, are you interested in this deal or not?”

“Galbraith, I’ve been a lawyer far longer than you. I know my job. You’ve come here because the courts want this case to go away. Public opinion is on the side of Makoto and his history.”

“Only because the victim was drunk,” Galbraith said, in a rather sulky tone. “Public opinion can bite my arse, with all due respect. Being drunk isn’t a reason to be murdered.”

“Makoto did not intend to kill anyone. He’s a Cat and has sharper magical attacks than most. The victim was drunk, so couldn’t properly abstract himself from the Encounter. This was incredibly bad luck meeting bad circumstances, visited on a victim who couldn’t escape the situation and an aggressor who was under the misapprehension he was fighting for his life.” Angus shrugged. “As we Monsters say, it was an accident.”

“You know, I don’t think I’m going to like you.”

“I will have to find a way to live with that,” Angus said with a solemn nod.

“I don’t think you like me, either.”

Angus shrugged again. “I don’t particularly care about you one way or another, Mr Galbraith. In the short time you’ve been here you’ve insulted me and my firm in about four different ways. You were half an hour late to this meeting. Maybe you think that’s a power move. Or maybe one of your bosses says it’s meant to impress on me how busy you are. I’m sure it wasn’t Mr Entwistle as he’s the kind of lawyer we should all aspire to be.” He took a breath and glanced at the clock. “Or maybe you simply couldn’t find your way to this quaint little Monster office, the only one in the city who exclusively prioritizes Monsters who can’t get five minutes in a Human law firm. Regardless, you’re a junior lawyer with no authority to negotiate, which means your job here is done. Was there anything else?”

Galbraith sat quietly for a moment, blinking like he’d been slapped in the face. Then he stood, collected his briefcase and walked to the door. 

Angus had already turned his attention back to his paperwork before he realized he hadn’t heard the door close yet. He looked up.

Galbraith was standing, holding the door slightly ajar with a complicated look on his young face.

He looked up and said, “If anything I said… or implied… sounded racist… I do try hard not to be. But sometimes… I fall short.

For the first time, Angus was surprised. “It’s okay,” he said, softly.

Galbraith looked like he wanted to say something else. But he shook his head and left.

Angus watched the door close behind the young lawyer. He frowned a little. There… there was something about that man. Against his better judgement, Angus decided he wouldn’t mind having another argument with Donald Galbraith.

[swatch-this]

Based on the fic Saving Three Ex-Cell-Ent Skeletons by @llamagoddessofficial that made me cry way too many times😭

[frozrowan]

Skele boy crew💓

I readed @recklesslycaffeinated story and it was so good, the plot and characters, everything. And skeleton boys, they all take spot at my heart💘 Recommend reading👏👏

[mothiepixie]

Rummaging through old art i came across this masterpiece i did last year from Saving Three Ex-cell-ent Skeletons

So many good scenes in that fic but this one became a core memory

[ironwarriorsdawn]

These are a little bit older, but still fanart I wanted to share!! Another absolutely wonderful Undertale/Undertale au fiction has to be "Three Ex-Cell-ent Skeletons" or "Saving three Ex-Cell-ent Skeletons", written by the super awesome @recklesslycaffeinated !! ♡

If you haven't already, and are looking for something new, I highly recommend their work!

[ut-museum-guide]

Comfort Fics to Soothe the Soul

_In no particular order

4 fics contain dark themes

5 fics contain smut (3 of 5 eventual)

12 fics are reader fics

5 fics are Sans x Sans

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1. Skeleton Games

By poetax (279k words)

Characters: Muffet, Red, Edge, Reader

Tags: Feuding neighbors, vampire reader

Note: None

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2. Doom and Gloom All Up in Your Room

by TrashCollector (95k)

Reader (room owner), Dust, Horror

Domestic harem

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3. A Sea of Hope

By Aylish91 (26k)

Reader (runaway skeleton), Axe (Horror)

Piratetale, Y/N x Axe

Note: abuse recovery

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4. Poor Little Meow Meow

By Mystique, TallDumbass (58k)

Reader (vet), Killer

Fluff and Angst, domestic, ship

Note: eventual occasional smut

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5. A Lovely House of Bones

By Green_Heart88 (37k)

@/greenheartart

Reader (host), Sans, Paps, Blue, Stretch, Edge, Red

Domestic living + recovery

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6. Six Skeletons, One Store Clerk

By mccloudydayz (249k)

Reader, Sans, Paps, Red, Edge, Stretch, Blue +

Harem, Domestic, multiverse shennanigans

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7. Aggre(g/v)ation

By Llama_Goddess (180k)

Reader, Sans, Red, Skull, later Mobfell Sans

Domestic, lots o’ shippin’

Note: Mobfell’s house onwards is intense

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8. On the Top of the Bone Pile

By Lyrjok (422k)

Reader (in band), Red, Edge, Blue, Stretch, Gaster Sans

Harem,

Note: eventual smut

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9. Dirty Laundry

By popatochisp (162k)

Swapfell Sans, Swapfell Papyrus, Reader

Domestic, romance

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10. Stowaway Bitty

By Historically Dragon (301k)

Bittybones (Brassberry), Reader (broke and making do)

Slice of life

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11. A Trio of Misfits

By Sabinarius (56k)

Bittybones (Baby Blue, Lil Bro), Reader

Slice of life, money troubles

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12. Smoke in the Mirror

By Catsitta (76k)

Mobfell Ensemble, Red, Sans

Sans x Sans

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13. The Killing Kind (Comic)

By @/thegrinningkitten

Geno-Error x Reaper, Sans x Sans

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14. Papyrus Dates a Bird

By WhatteauYouDoing (70k)

Reader (bird), Papyrus, Sans

Slice of life, magi

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15. That Danger that Lurks Underwater

By AKA_Indulgence (67k)

Sans (meroctopus), Red (mermaid), Edge (mermaid), Reader (human)

Toxic romance, Sans x Reader

Note: dark themes

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16. Saving Three Ex-cell-ent Skeletons

By RecklesslyCaffeinated (90k)

Reader, Sans, Red, Horror

Nurse x prison inmates, harem

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17. Who Done It?

By Catsitta (15k) complete

Mafia Sans, Mafia Red, Mafia Edge, Reader (barista)

Mafia!Kustard, mystery, Sans x Sans

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18. Cave Bear

By Llama_Goddess (35k)

Reader, Horrorfell Sans, Horrorfell Papyrus

Fall into underground, daily grind

Note: dark themes

Related one shot

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19. Just Buisness

Catsitta (37k)

Sans, Red

Single parent struggle, sugar daddy red

Sans x Sans (debatable)

Note: dark themes

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20. Burn Me Down

By Gypsum Lilac (22k)

Edge, Reader

Fast food domestic, mental health

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21. Storm

By Nilchance

Horror, Sticks (Farmtale Sans)

Hurt/comfort, Sans x Sans

Note: smut

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22. The Soldier and the Carnal Skeletons

By Writers_War_Zone (113k)

Sans, Horror, Blue, Reader (ex soldier)

Animal instincts, harem, kink

Note: smut

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23. Little Red

By Spectroscope (53k)

@/spectascopes

Human!SwapPaps, Human!SwapSans, OC bittybones

Bittybones, trauma recovery

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24. Firsts and Seconds

by Skerb (103k)

Sticks (Farmtale Sans), Bitey/Buddy (Horrortale Sans)

Injury recovery, strangers to lovers, Sans x Sans

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25. Starry Eyed

By nilchance (90k)

Sans, Red, Edge, Stretch, Gaster (AI)

Prison recovery, soulmates, pirates, outer space, Sans x Sans, Stretch x Edge, Red x Edge

Note: dark themes, occasional smut

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26. AVA

By Inyahs (356k)

Anomaly OC, bittybones oc, UTMV ensemble

~ Wise crack hermit goes on adventure with grumpy insomniac bitty~

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From @undertale-museum

[recklesslycaffeinated]

Y'know, I was re-reading some previous chapters, and you know how in chapter 25 of STES (not skeleton crew!) Sans explained what "purring" means for a monster, and how he could never hope to do it like Skull or maybe Red could because of how frozen his Soul is? I came back to the recent chapter and noticed that he's opening himself a little more, and couldn't help but wonder if this means he would be able to "purr" as well? I know it may seem kinda silly, but it's a cute idea lol

There hasn't been a lot of purring in Skeleton Crew compared to STES, disappointingly! It's not something I like to force as it cheapens what's a very special thing for the Skeletons.

Red can purr but he needs a level of physical intimacy which hasn't happened yet. Sans just can't right now and won't in Skeleton Crew. He needs time.

But if I write a third book, it will happen!

[bubbleteasing]

Hello! I love all your fics, it's pretty hard to dig through sans reader insert fanfics to find decent writing haha. Do you happen to have any recommendations?

Thank you!!! And thanks for asking this- I haven't been reading many fics lately but this made me revisit a couple of old ones... They're as good as I remembered.

I'll leave a list under the cut 🙂‍↕️

Classic Sans and/or Papyrus

The Party Incident and Other Embarrassing Anecdotes by poubelle_squelette

This was such a fun read. MC sneaks into a party to eat and drink for free and when Sans asks them how they know the birthday boy (Papyrus), they say they're dating his brother.

They pretend to date eachother, which stirs a lot of drama because the mc starts being harassed, buuut they still go with it.

I also remember this had some short underfell spin off (like a couple of chapters but written with uf!Sans instead), which I was feral about.

OsteoCitation by ShittyDinner

Mc is roommates with Sans and Papyrus. They're both kind of into them, and it's really fun. Smutty too if I remember correctly.

I haven't read this one in a while (years) but I definitely will soon.

Underfell / Mafiafell

Overgrowth by SociopathicArchangel (I'm gonna give some context about this one before talking about it)

Only the overgrowth story is from the author. Anything else is not 'canon' to the flowerfell au.

This one is not shippy at all (despite some people considering it a frans fic) as per the author's headcanon. There was some drama involved with this story (the author was also a great artist and was making a comic of this au, but people were impatient and started doing their own versions of the comic even though the author wasn't ok with it), but what made the author delete the fic and the rest of their socials all together was that people started reposting the original story on Ao3 and claiming it as their own, which made the author really upset. The video linked in the title is the only thing they were ok with.

This story is very special to me. It shows how shitty Uf!Sans world is and how it affected him. Why he is the way he is and all that.

When Frisk comes to the underground, he cannot fathom anyone being nice, which makes him believe he's being played. The plot also heavily relies on resets, which I love.

The story is quite sad (and I love that too), so have your tissues ready!

Sooner or Later You're Gonna be Mine by Staringback

The very first Mafiafell fic there is I believe? I could be wrong but I think it is.

Technically Frans but Frisk is an adult, has different pronouns, different skin tone... I consider this a self insert with extra steps honestly.

If you think my depiction of uf/mf Sans is an asshole buckle up. This one's an obsessive asshole for no reason.

Reverse harem/multi

These sort of stories overwhelm me usually, but I still read some of them.

Aggre(g/v)ation by Llama_Goddess (this is what inspired 2x1!)

MC lives with Sans when suddenly Red and Skull (uf and ht Sanses) show up. They're cousins according to Sans, and they really like MC.

This fic is a classic, and I think everyone has read it, but if you haven't do give it a read! It'd really fun.

Saving Three Ex-cell-ent Skeletons by RecklesslyCaffeinated

I believe this one is inspired by some asks answered by llama on her Tumblr. It's the same trio as in aggre

MC is a nurse at a monster prison. There are three different skeletons there, and even though they look similar they're quite different. The one thing in common is that all of them dig her.

I love the story on this one, it feels like I'm watching a tv series if that makes any sense.

[battlemaiden13]

Fanfic to read: I read a lot so I’m so sorry; and some are discontinued or haven’t been updated but their so good! Also some authors have even more stories to read or have fanfics inspired by that one so check the authors out to see if they have more or one shots!

All on A03:

-skeleton squatters and the landlady by tyrant_tortoise

-skeleton shenanigans and the landlady (SSLL Bonus Chapters) by tyrant_tortoise

-Skeleton Ex Machina by cryptid_jack

-skeleton sisters meet the landlady by nighttimelights

-the fulfilling ordeal of being known by nighttimelights

-skeleton sisters and the architect by nighttimelights

-the house on lane 66 by OolongTeacup

-procrastinated passion by amyonumouswritist

-making a monster by absurdmagewrites

-a body guard and skeleton tribes by silversnap420

-bones and blogs by frustratedfrankie

-housemates by yinyanchan

-zoot suit riot by yinyanchan

-bone-ifide goods by yinyanchan

-pitch as black by yinyanchan

-darling I do by yinyanchan

-play with me by grimrester

-dirty laundry by potatochisp

-babysitting with extra morbid steps by charamelwrites

-babysitting extra* by charmelwrites

-I am spiteful by burple56

-bitty hunt by rnd_injustice

-on top of the bone pile by Lyrjok

-life with the bone brigade by ValkyrieOfSmut

-Aggre(g/v)ation by Llama_Goddess

-Tilikum by Llama_Goddess

-Leaena by Llama_Goddess

-cave bear by Llama_Goddess

-saving three ex-cell-ent skeletons by recklesslycaffinated

-the skeleton crew by recklesslycaffinated

-spread but no sheets by talldumbass

-greedy by talldumbass

-gloom & doom all up in your room by trashcollector

-home for lost souls by sketchydyslexic

-house of nightmares by sephypsycologist

-I have the power of Gaster and anime on my side by littlexsiren

-a skull-pture of true happiness by GoddessofWar_89

-time after time by medusa_is_fine

-strange turn of events by maxmemer

And that’s just some to start with 🤣 , as I said read a lot, and I tried to stay away from the angst types! But good luck! Have fun!

~Long Asks Anom aka 💚𝒯𝒽ℯℴ💚

amazing! thank you for the recommendations! I've actually read some of these already but I am excited

[mothiepixie]

A recent ask gave me the idea for this ask but do you perhaps have any good Underfell Sans fanfictions you could recommend? Or really any undertale ones...so long as it involves either of the bros, its a-ok with me

Honestly, I'm searching for Underfell Sans fics 😭😭😭 idk why I can't find just him or just any at all (that aren't mafia-esque). But I'll share a few i love.

Aggre(g/v)ation by Llama_Goddess. (F/M, Completed. Reader x Sans, Red and Skull)

There's Still Magic by RosesCry. (F/M. Completed. Ship implications reader x Mutt.)

Fur a Good Time, Call... by potatochisp. (F/M M/M. Completed. Reader x Horror Sans)

Saving Three Ex-cell-ent Skeletons by RecklesslyCaffeinated. (F/M. Completed. Reader x Sans, Red and Skull.)

Play with Me by grimrester (AFAB/M Incomplete. 🔞 Reader x Swapfell Sans)

[imagine-shenanigans]

I'm getting back into the swing of things for writing, so here's some random safe for work headcanons because I've been reading an obscene amount of x reader content (Please go check out Aggre(g/v)ation by llama goddess, and Saving Three Ex-cell-ent skeletons by recklessly caffeinated on ao3 because I got brain worms babey.)

Also since its been awhile since I've written something on this blog, remember that these are stream of consciousness teehee <3

(General tws: references (but not explicitly said) to past consumption of humans, ED/Disordered eating and mental health issues, au-typical violence references, etc)

Word Count: 2.2k words ish

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Horrortale!Sans (Skull) x Reader Misc SFW Headcanons

My favorite thing is when people portray sans in any light as either Just A Little Guy or as Fuckin Huge and Skull is a Big Boy <333 he's easily 7 feet tall, and Built Fucking Different.

Monsters can't like, completely and utterly alter the type of monster they are, so you won't see a Bunny Monster turn into a Moldsmal but its very widely understood that magic reflects the soul reflects the mind reflects the body - so its not really something where monsters experience dysphoria as much? Like if a monster is afab, but realizes they're trans and a guy, it may take awhile to transition - and they may need some help via magic other than their own - but it's really normal in comparison.

Unfortunately, the positive aspects of the whole "mind/soul/body" equation in that you'll eventually look how you want so long as you put the effort into changing every day can also be blocked by trauma and "scarring" to the soul. It's pretty rare in the canon universe, but for Horrortale monsters its damn near exclusive - when you have to do anything you can to survive, adaptation to your environment makes you a hell of a lot scarier in compenstation.

Skull is one such monster where if it weren't for his injury, he'd be a complete 180 from the typical monsters you see. But because of it, it makes it harder to control his magic because he can't think straight. It takes him longer to form sentences, takes him longer to process words sometimes, or even read. He gets light sensitivity really bad, and because his body change wasn't by his choice, but by an unfortunate way of being injured while in a traumatic situation, Skull, no matter how much better he gets, will never fully go back to what he was before.

He's extremely self-conscious about his size and his looks, not to mention his mental capacity. He knows and can think about what he's doing, his mind has never lost that sharpness or intellect. He can strip a machine down to parts and put it back together or put it to other use in minutes, but if you ask him to write it down or explain it he's going to have one hell of a time and he'll probably leave the experience worse than he went into it.

Similarly, if he does want to talk, in one of his rare moods where he's explaining what he's doing out loud to you, he could go on for hours, but suddenly hit a block where the words don't work right.

Be patient with him when this happens. He doesn't like it, and even though it can be frustrating at times, like if you're trying to decide something for dinner or write up a grocery list, he really is doing his best.

Sign language is a good alternative when the words don't want to come out but he's still able to communicate - writing can be one sided, but sometimes thats all he can do too.

When an idea strikes the both of you one day to just draw what he's thinking, Skull could fucking kiss you senseless when you hand him a white board and a dry erase marker. Words may not be making sense in his brain but he can picture what he wants in those moments so this is the perfect compromise between the two for communication.

Skull is his name now, so even though he was once Sans, Skull is what he picked as the reclamation of all that's happened to him. A name that he picked to get him through it day by day but its also a reminder of where he's been and where he'll go. That said... it's also a name he initially picked as a form of self harm to some degree, a mocking reference to his own injury that hindered him.

So while he'll probably never change his name again... he appreciates it when you call him pet names. It's a reminder that you love him enough to do so, while also giving himself a break from the constant reminder. He particularly loves when you call him your "Big old teddy bear" because... god he does not feel like it sometimes.

Get it its a reference to some of the fandom calling him Bear and I love that name for him a lot too

Due to the past, he has some Big Issues With Food, constantly bouncing back and forth between feast and famine.

He has some issues with meat at times - on bad days certain textures and tastes just remind him of the bad times in his life where survival was such a tightrope walk that just imagining eating it makes him sick.

A very "safe food" house, where the two of you stock up on your safe foods and have a cupboard dedicated to it for days you can't stand anything else.

Some days, Skull is content for the two of you to eat at the kitchen table or to watch TV in the living room while you two eat from separate bowls/plates, and he can eat fairly freely, not particularly caring who eats how much or in what order.

Others... other days he anxiously watches to make sure you've had a serving before he gets his, or, more likely, he brings the full pan/a single platter to the table, and the two of you share the same food, taking bites in turn so he can make sure you're getting enough to eat.

King of cooking. It makes him feel better to have full say of what goes into the meals, and honestly the man is an excellent cook. If you insist on helping him cook, it's a 50/50 on whether he gives you this smug little smile and sets you up on the counter top so he can look at you while he cooks, or if he actually lets you help.

He feels out of control if he can't cook, so even on special occasions he's still going to be cooking himself, unless you feel the Urge To Cook or you two order out.

Even then, please just go over with him what you did step by step and tell him what fully went in it - he trusts you implicitly and he's unlikely to outright ask... but it always helps ease his mind when you walk him through what you did just so he can feel less guilty.

Cuddler.

Big fucking cuddler.

Sitting on the couch alone? Not for long. Skull appears? Bam. you're in his lap, his claws smoothing across your skin and through your hair, purring up a storm as he settles his chin on the top of your head and closes his eyes.

If you're watching TV, he's only ever going to pay half attention if he's got you in his lap, half-snoozing in a very light doze as he basks in your presence, and half listening for danger/to the TV depending on the day.

He ADORES when you read to him. He loves it when you talk, and when he gets to listen to storytime while you talk? Best. Day. Ever.

Loves how small you are in comparison to him - something he never thought he'd be comfortable with at first, just based on the idea alone, but in practice he loves being completely wrapped around you and making sure you're safe. You're his personal teddy bear, no matter how many times you call him that yourself.

Jetpacking/Him being the little spoon is... unlikely. He's got some damn broad shoulders and chest, and he's not super happy with the idea of your limbs inside of him no matter if its on purpose or not.

If you want to hold him, he's definitely okay with that (although he does prefer to hold you) as long as you're touching him. You'll just have to let him set his head in your lap, or rest against your chest as he snuggles you chest to... well not chest, so more chest-to-skull and chest-to-legs with how he holds you. He's very beefy and has presence but he's about half the weight most people expect, despite the fact that it should be obvious because he's a skeleton.

He lets out the most broken whimper-whine-purr when you gently kiss the cracks on his skull, close to the gaping wound there. Don't actually touch inside or press too close to the wound itself, because that's genuinely very uncomfortable in the way it would be if he were human and had a missing eye and you touched the inside of the socket to see what it felt like. Just overall a bad experience so Don't Do That No Matter What The Intrusive Thoughts Say, although he'd let you do it in a heartbeat if you asked him

Absolutely whipped. Skull will do anything and everything you say if you just look at him just like that - just like he's your everything, like you love him without bounds and without exception. Puppy eyes also work.

He's a goddamn simp is what he is,

You'll just be minding your own business and you'll look over and catch him staring at you like you've hung the moon and the stars just to provide him with a small amount of your light during the nighttime. He looks at you with such adoration that it hurts.

Sometimes it looks a little freaky like, before you've come to automatically understand his expressions but goddamnit its so hard not to fall in love with him even just by a little more when he loves you so fucking much.

Kissies? Kissies for Skull? Please?

man FIENDS for kissies.

Once he's more comfortable giving affection unprompted you can barely keep his fucking hands off of you. He goes from "I Can And Will Nuzzle You And Pull You Into My Lap But That's It" to "No Kissies? No Snuggles? No Love For Skull? Oh! Jail! Jail For Datemate! Jail For Datemate For One Thousand Years!"

He straight up just hangs off of your clothing while staring at you until you give him a kiss or a hug. He'll come up to you and just bury his face into your neck while purring, or nuzzle your hair, but then moments later pout at you while wrapping his arms around your middle and burying his face into your stomach until you give up whatever youre doing and pay attention to him.

He doesn't do it often But By God Does He Get His Way When He Does.

He's also the type to just like, spend the entire day giving you small pecks on the lips and cheeks and forehead, and then snuggle you at night, and then the next day he'll be way less clingy. You take it in stride and then he just out of the blue dips you in the fucking moonlight and kisses you senseless.

The bastard.

Circling back to pet names, he thinks the nickname Teddybear/Bear is cute and he likes it, but call him My Love/Love/Dear Heart/something else dripping with affection and he's cupping your face in his hands and staring at you adoringly while he rubs your cheek with his claw.

Surprise him with new ones and he'll turn positively blue in the face while smiling like a fool

Surprise him with silly ones and he'll be even more in love while laughing. call him your little chicken nugget and he cant stop smiling and chuckling for a few hours. God. He'll dream of kissing you under the moonlight if you make a pun out of it.

(Brief aside here so I can avoid the text character limit "per block" but I prefer doing bullet point lists for these so anyway continue on)

Pet names always depend on the person, so whatever his one for you depends on you as a person (thats the easy way out for me) but he prefers just one pet name. (Aside from like. Babe being thrown in sometimes yknow)

He'll start with one pet name and see how you react to it - he prefers cute ones like Kitten, Bunny, Lovebird, etc. Something small and cute and adorable - though he changes it up depending on what you respond best to, because while the majority of the reason he calls you a pet name is out of affection, he still calls you pet names to see you get flustered.

On days he's feeling better, he gets more sassy he's gonna include more puns. Or teasing. Example - if he calls you lovebird, or some sort of bird-based nickname? Fuckin. He's calling you pigeon to see how you react.

Bunny? Hare-brain

Kitten? Fuzzball

If its an animal/bird/etc that he calls you in terms of nicknames, he might even refer to you as the scientific name of the animal, or a breed in that category because he thinks its funny to watch you fully stop in your tracks and process what he's just said.

Picks you up at any given opportunity.

Puddle? Oh dear, he should make sure your shoes don't get wet. Better princess carry you.

About to miss an appointment? Thrown over a shoulder.

Just feels like it? Get Scooped Idiot. Okay i have Way More Thoughts but I'm already at 2k because I have no impulse control so byeeeee come request more xreader stuff from me

[recklesslycaffeinated]

How have I never seen this one before?! It's incredible!! 😍 Honestly I can't stop looking at it!!

Okay, I am not sure how to use Tumblr. I am kind of new here but I just finished reading ( saving three Ex-cell-ent skeletons)!!! @recklesslycaffeinated

OH YOU CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH I ENJOYED EVERY SINGLE WORD IN THAT FIC!!

I really appreciate your work!!! It got me out of my artblock and given me a whole bunch of ideas!!!

I drew this fanart and wanted to share it with you!!

After that ‘big event’ I imagined the reader became some kinda badass goth nurse with three powerful skeletons!! , here’s my drawing hope you like it guys!!

[twentydaysofdrabbles]

Do you have any fanfics about the skelibois that are your personal favorite or would recommend?

OMG I have a ton!! Where to even start...

SFW

Penitent Island by Vesperchan (Reverse harem)

Bearskinner in Three Worlds by Vesperchan (Reverse harem)

Saving Three Ex-cell-ent Skeletons by RecklesslyCaffienated (UT!Sans, Fell!Sans, Horror!Sans x reader)

Half Your Age Plus Seven by Kassykins (Swapfell!Sans x reader)

(The Last of the) Real Ones by Vesperchan (Reverse harem)

A Home for Mending Souls by Absent_Enigma (Fell!Bros x reader)

A Home for Mending Souls by Absent_Enigma (UT!Sans, Fell!Sans, Horror!Sans x reader)

Dirty Laundry by popatochisp (Swapfell!Bros x reader)

NSFW recs under the cut~

NSFW

Doom & Gloom All Up In Your Room by TrashCollector (Badguy!Sans only reverse harem)

A Little Tied Up by TrashCollector (Dust!Sans x reader smut one shot)

Puppy by missterchaos (UT!Papyrus x reader smut one shot)

The entire Bottoms Up series by dunked_delirious (Fell!Sans x reader smut one shots)

Caught Blue Handed by poubelle_squelette (the filthiest UT!Sans x reader I've ever read and I love it)

Alone with a Heart by MarshmarrowSans (Mobtale!Sans x reader, Sans whacks one several out to thoughts of reader)

Those Pleasant Thoughts of His by MarshmarrowSans (Mobtale!Sans x reader)

[qqquib]

undertale fic recs

but they’re all self insert bc I am a little silly

the book of 100 truths. finished: 33K 

reader has trouble being honest with others, and also sans is there. very cute a good read

take a bite of my heart tonight. finished: 114K

underfell au with war and reader is tasked w hunting down sans, so much drama ensues. ambiguous ending, but there is a sequel I never felt like reading

Saving Three Ex-Cell-Ent skeletons. finished: 91K

so good, so good. horror, fell, and classic are all criminals locked in jail, reader is a nurse. soulmate au. SEQUEL SLAYS!!!

Winter in your Bones. finished: 67K

Alaska surface au, so much fluff. absolutely amazing- makes me want to move to Alaska

You matter to me. finished: 140K

skele-harem but with a pregnant reader from a prior ex-boyfriend. I personally like it but pregnancy isn't everyones cup of tea. 

These are Our days. Finished: 642K

genuinely one of my favorite fics of all time. its five books (technically) shoved into one huge mega fic, and everything about it is amazing. might reread it soon

Curious Laughter. Finished: 98K

college AU with bestie papyrus and a little stupid sans and a slay reader and its so soft and good

[undertale-museum]

Reader [Ship]

Fanfiction

Honorable Mentions

[Last updated 14March24]

*Minors Not Permitted*

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1. A Puzzle Just For Me

By neroli9

Sans, Reader, Muffet, OC ensemble

Mobtale 1930s, exiled royal

smut, +18, very kinky, RACK

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2. Doom and Gloom All Up in Your Room

Trash Collector

Y/N (room owner), Dust, Horror

Domestic reverse harem

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3. Poor Little Meow Meow

Mystique & Tall Dumbass

Y/N (vet), Killer

Fluff and Angst

eventual smut

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4. Six Skeletons, One Store Clerk

mccloudydayz

Reader, Sans, Paps, Red, Edge, Stretch, Blue +

Domestic, multiverse shenanigans

5. The Soldier and the Carnal Skeletons

Writers_War_Zone

Sans, Red, Horror, Blue

Animal instincts, harem,

smut, kink dynamics

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6. Dirty Laundry

popatochisp

Swapfell Sans, Swapfell Papyrus, Reader

Domestic, romance

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7. Love Covers a Multitude of Sins

@/bubbleteasing

Red, Reader (nun)

Romance, hard to get

+18, non-con touch, skip day in park (post fire), mafiatale

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8. Foramen? Fill me in!

@/velvetwyrme

SF!Papyrus, Reader

+18, sensual, cute, shoelace

.

9. What will you do?

Wishing Star In A Jar

Human OC, Edge, Sans

+18, smut, graphic violence, non con

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10. Saving three Ex-cell-ent Skeletons

Recklessly Caffeinated

Reader (nurse), Sans, Red, Horror

+18, graphic violence, prison, monster racism

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11. The Fullfilling Ordeal of Being Known

Night Time Lights

Slash (Fem!Horror), Reader

Smut

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