#who remembers how adam was sans undertale....

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Adam, Steven & Sans Plus New Fam With Vasslitzo (2024)

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[Note: make sure to click on this drawing to view it better, I plan to use this as a Cover for a future chapter for either the Spinelluva Boss AU story or the story that is a Crossover with Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss Transformers Animated and Other Series, where Sari is a Adult and is 23 years old but will become 24 years old on her birthday in a future chapter....so yeah, I plan to use this drawing for both here and for over at Quotev but it might be a while maybe in a few days when I write something that will match a little bit of this drawing...so yeah Please Do NOT reblog this without my permission, it is only for here and for the future plans I have that involve it being a cover for one of my stories over at Quotev. ]

Credit for Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss goes to Vivienne "Vivziepop" Medrano

Credit for Steven Universe goes to Rebecca Sugar

Credit for Undertale & Deltarune goes to Toby Fox

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[Edit Note 2#: before anyone reads this, let me point this out...I'm still not okay with what Stolas did and realizing about his and Blitz's deal really meant, and Blitz may have develop feelings slowly over time, but it doesn't change the fact what Stolas had done, but he possibly didn't know what he was doing when he suggested the deal with Blitz in the first place, and that it was wrong. that still doesn't give him a excuse, even if it was partly because he still had some form of feelings for Blitz, but he went about it the wrong way, which hopefully he will learn from it and try to apology to Blitz...I had to edit the post before this one, which apparently has some misunderstandings, and I had to edit some other purple words in...and please don't misinterpret my words, as mad as I am with Stolas, I think that he might be clueless with some things...like not understanding the deal he made with Blitz was...well how it was, and Stolas needs to prove he isn't like the rest of the men and women from our universe, who do that on purpose...I'm going to try to hope Stolas does change for the better, and he doesn't make the same mistake with Blitz again, because I want to believe he had no idea and he wouldn't do that whole certain thing on purpose like some women and men have done to others...so please, do not misunderstand what I'm trying to point out and say...anyway, you can read the rest of this now...and one more thing, as the song goes from Hazbin Hotel..."It Starts With Sorry" and if Stolas truly didn't mean to hurt Blitz, that is first step...to say sorry to Blitz for everything and wanting to start over and possibly be friends first.]

yeah even if it would be mostly at 100% be in a Fanon Timeline,

Adam being reborn as Steven, but not getting his memories back as The First Man until maybe in his early or mid 20s...or when he gets technically reborn/ resurrected as Sans by Gaster who finds Steven's lifeless and gemless body that fell in the underground in the ruins, and he ends up giving Steven/Sans a part of his magic from his soul that goes into Steven/Sans's soul and making him Gaster's REAL son.

but while Steven could still have remnants of what makes him half-gem, even in his organic body, he could of still went through aging backwards and he only stop when his body started to you know..."fall down"...and Gaster's magic reactivates that power that Steven showed many episodes ago, and once his body now a skeleton hybrid monster, was back to life he ended up aging back to being a baby.

so yeah, Gaster had to take him in and if Papyrus is Gaster's son as well, both Sans and Papyrus could technically be Half-Brothers but Papyrus wasn't born yet when this event happen.

I guess it be a bit more interesting that when Sans becomes a Adult, his memories of when he was Steven and how he died and how he ended up falling into the underground full of monsters, as well as remembering past lives before being Steven, that he was Adam and was leader of the Exorcist Angels...would probably blow Sans's mind.

Steven Quartz Universe (who would later become Sans...)

being Adam's (from Hazbin Hotel) own Reincarnation, isn't really Canon and is really just for Fanon Timeline and Crossover Purposes.

also being a Ally for Aces, can be a good flag to have too,

and I like the idea of Vassago being a Ally for Asexuals.

and yes my Fan-Headcanon and theory is that Blitz could possibly be Demisexual and Panromantic...or just Panromantic Asexual.

and yeah the words in this drawing says "Remember To Both Respect & Love Your Ace-Partner, And Don't Be A Verosika or Stolas" and I hope the message is well understood and not misunderstood.

and it's good that Blitz and Verosika are a bit cool with each other now, and I guess kind of friends now.

but I still don't think Stolas and Blitz should get back together, at least not right away...only when Stolas stops being a Apple Sugar Spice Honey Of Liquid Egg and realizes he is NOT the full victim in this, but Blitz is...

but at least I'm not the only one who figured this out, and someone else who made a video about how Stolas is the one with the problem and started that whole uncomfortable flirting first, had of course pointed out that Blitz needed to help Loona by taking her to the hospital to the Sloth Ring.

who knows how many fans have figured this out, that Stolas is just...

he can't see how much he hurt Blitz, well not just him, and it isn't like he even defended Blitz when Verosika, Fizz and Ozzie were being jerks at Ozzie's...

if it were possibly to slap Stolas, that would be great...cause he might need it...too bad Charlie doesn't slap him, well either her or Bee.

Dennis isn't even a real Ex, that guy was kissing a emotionally vulnerable Blitz, who was still hurt from what happen at Ozzie's.

I'm not going to feel fully sorry for Dennis, because he and everyone else at Bee's party, were kissing a emotionally hurt and vulnerable Blitz.

Stolas having the uncomfortable flirting thrown back at him and saying that it makes him "uncomfortable"...I mean, yeah...that is what you put Blitz through every single freaking day, and possibly even during the Full Moon...

but hopefully Stolas can be redeemed and he figures out that he is not the real victim in that mess, Blitz is...

but Blitz is made to believe he isn't, and he is fully at fault when really he isn't...both parties can share the blame, but I think at times one of the parties can share the most blame.

Blitz might believe he is a terrible person, because he broke some hearts...but those people at that party, even Dennis...

they probably didn't deserve him, not even Stolas, at least not now at least...because Blitz isn't the problem, it is possible that his Exes were the problem, even ones who weren't truly Exes like Dennis.

and yeah I don't believe Stolas deserves Blitz's Love right now, at least not yet and not with how Stolas views things right now, like him being the victim when it comes to his deal with Blitz being called off, and he didn't give a proper explanation to give Blitz a heads up that he is being serious before talking about his feelings about still wanting Blitz around...but Stolas did give Blitz the impression that he wanted "snu-snu" with him like all the time, and the song that Ozzie sang about Stolas's affair with Blitz, and how Stolas hid his face with a Menu and the other stuff that happen, might of really got to Blitz.

Stolas didn't even try to defend Blitz, even if he was a little scared, he could of did it because he loved Blitz...but then again, I guess it is just the physical love that matters most to him...but he better prove us all wrong.

I don't know how many fans are siding with Blitz over Stolas, but who knows how many there are out there.

we can only hope that when those two do end up back together, it will be better...and Stolas doesn't pull the same Sugar Honey Ice Tea like he did before...and he is so lucky he didn't give Ozzie the full truth on why he needed that Asmodean Crystal.

because I don't think Ozzie would of been too happy with Stolas, and would of only given Blitz one of his crystals for Fizz who tells him it's okay to give Blitz one of the crystals.

I think it might be a good idea that Blitz and Stolas do NOT get back together right now, it is best they get different partners for now, and for Stolas he can be with that Better Than Blitzo Guy, while Blitz could find new love somewhere else at some point...

and at some point when Stolas and Blitz do work things out, they can get back together...but Stolas still needs to work on some of his problems he has...

this drawing took from August 30 to August 31 to finish, but I also had to edited a bit on September as well.

I know that there are still some drawings I haven't fully finished yet, but hope to get around to doing so sometime.

and yeah Steven Quartz Universe/Sans being the reincarnation of Adam from Hazbin Hotel, is just a weird idea that pop into my head that I like to be in a Fanon Timeline.

plus we could see it as a idea for the Crossover Fanon Timeline, that the reason why Steven hated to see Lars and Sadie not be together romantically and Lars leaving for Space, and Sadie dating Shep.

it could remind the Adam part of himself, about Adam and Lilith even if the situation of the split between Adam and Lilith were different from the reasons Lars and Sadie not ending up as boyfriend and girlfriend...

I'm still not going to view the Lilith from our universe as a full victim anymore, because she abandoned her and Adam's children, with only half of them surviving while the other half got Exterminated by those three angels...and I'm still not happy with those three or the fact they hurt half of my Uncles and Aunts, with it being a whole lot of Greats in there...but still, Lilith didn't have to go back for Adam, but for their children instead...but I guess we were never important enough, now were we...?

Eve is still The Gran-Gran Ancestress as well, but it still means that both her and Lilith are Co-Mothers, since the part that makes up Adam & Lilith's Bloodline ended up mixing with Eve's Son Cain's Bloodline (even if it does turn out Adam is the adoptive father, but he can still be considered the true father.) and then at some point that line ended up marrying into Grandpa Seth's Bloodline, who is the son of both Adam and Eve...

and even if Lilith did have demon children, she didn't have them until after what happen to half of her and Adam's Human Children...

I wouldn't be surprise if some percent of Adam and Lilith's human children ended up reincarnating so many times and got reborn into modern day and might have either full or small bits of past life memories, that could be a possibility.

and hopefully we find out why the Lilith from Hazbin Hotel, was gone for 7 years...but it might be a while before we find out.

I'm still not going to view Lilith from that universe as a full victim either, since both she and Lucifer are part of the reason why Adam became a worse version of himself...and it is possible that before he died and became a Angel, he may have ate his feelings away with food, thanks to being cheated on more than once.

as well as possibly other reasons...

plus it isn't just the Adam from our universe who is at fault, I mean Gran-Gran Lilith didn't give any form of Sugar Honey Ice Tea about going back to protect her and Adam's children, and stopping those three angels from doing that messed up extermination.

so who's to say that the Adam from Hazbin Hotel, may not of been as bad or controlling as he was made out to be in that story book that Lilith made, and yeah Charlie wants to make her Mother Proud, but ya have to wonder if Charlie's Mom, didn't come off as Toxic-Woman Supremacy...and Adam (from Hazbin Hotel) is suppose to be the one with the ego...?

like she could of added into the story that "Lucifer and Lilith's Hope Remained In Their Daughter, The Princess Of Hell." but no, she had to make it out as just Lilith's Hope remained in Charlie, not like both Lilith and Lucifer's Hope remained with their daughter...

anyway hopefully we will find out more about Charlie's Mom Lilith, and see if she really is two-faced or not, because some fans already suspect she owns Alastor's Soul.

anyway the drawing itself isn't really mature, but I wanted to put the tag for "mature audiences only" just in case.

anyway I hope some like this Crossover drawing, that has to do with the idea for in a Fanon Timeline, Adam is reborn as Steven Quartz Universe who would later become Sans The Skeleton...

and hope some like the Vassago x Blitzo ship in this as well, which might only end up being Fanon and it could be possible that Stolas and Blitz will get back together...just not right away, and hopefully Stolas will be able to figure out that Blitz is the one who deserves a apology from him, for what happen at Ozzie's, for what happen between them when Stolas wanted to give Blitz that crystal.

it is possible some things between them, need to be worked out first before they can get back together and become more than what they were before.

if Adam did get reborn as Steven who would later become Sans, at least he will end up having a Great Goat-Mom as a friend.

if Sans did use the Asmodean Crystal in the Crossover Fanon Timeline, he could disguise himself as a Human, but instead of becoming how he looked before when he was Steven, he becomes Adam instead, so becoming taller thanks to magic from his hybrid monster soul, but also from the gem powers that are still inside him.

but instead of having golden eyes, his eyes stay a light blue color, and even in that form he can still use his powers like summoning Gaster Blasters.

and yes, Adam is wearing Headphones in this drawing.

I kind of want the song he is listening to with those on, be the one by Faouzia and the song is called "Born Without A Heart"

cause as weird as it might be, that is just one of the songs that I think fits Adam from Hazbin Hotel, plus it matches how I feel at times as well.

don't know how many others ended up shipping Blitzo x Vassago, but I'm willing to check and see how many have by looking for any art of those two being together. :D

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Tumblr’s Top Fandoms of 2020

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It’s been a weird and often devastating year, and our social media has reflected that. Tumblr has just released its top fandoms of 2020 and it’s fascinating to see how a year of pandemic and quarantine has affected transformative fandom and broader cultural trends. In a year when almost everyone spent a lot more time at home, Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the most blogged about topic on the social media platform, followed by animated dramedy Steven Universe, Belgian SKAM adaptation WtFOCK, K-pop supergroup BTS, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We talked to Tumblr’s Trend Expert Amanda Brennan about how she interpreted the biggest trends of the year, how this was a big year for animation and international media, and why 2020 was the year everyone stopped worrying about what was cool and just embraced what they love. But, first, some 2020 Tumblr statistics:

Top 20 of 2020 

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Steven Universe

wtFOCK

BTS

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Artists on Tumblr

Critical Role

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Boku No Hero Academia

Black Lives Matter

Pokémon

COVID-19

The Witcher

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

The Magnus Archives

Reylo Rey & Kylo Ren, the Star Wars universe

RWBY

Sanders Sides

Catradora Catra & Adora, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Zuko | Avatar: The Last Airbender

Top 25 Ships 

Rey & Kylo Ren, the Star Wars universe (m/f)

Catra & Adora, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (f/f)

Richie Tozier & Eddie Kaspbrak, It (m/m)

Geralt of Rivia & Jaskier, The Witcher (m/m)

Aziraphale & Crowley, Good Omens (m/m)

Zuko & Sokka, Avatar: The Last Airbender (m/m)

Luz Noceda & Amity Blight, The Owl House (f/f)

Kara Danvers & Lena Luthor, Supergirl (f/f)

Park Jimin & Jeon Jungkook, BTS (m/m)

Dean Winchester & Castiel, Supernatural (m/m)

Live Action TV

Wtfock

The Witcher

The Mandalorian

Good Omens

Skam France

The Umbrella Academy

Doctor Who

Supernatural

The Untamed

Killing Eve

Animated TV

Steven Universe

Avatar: The Last Airbender

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

The Owl House

Invader Zim

Ducktales

The Dragon Prince

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Gravity Falls

TV Characters

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Zuko

Catra

Jaskier

Sokka

Adora | She-Ra

Geralt Of Rivia

Katara

Aang

Crowley

Aziraphale

Movies

Frozen

The Old Guard

Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker

Birds Of Prey

Twilight

Hamilton

Little Women

Parasite

Sonic Movie

Lord of the Rings

Movie Characters

Kylo Ren

Harley Quinn

Bucky Barnes

Batman

Steve Rogers

Tony Stark

Rey

Spinel

Peter Parker

Richie Tozier

Actors

Chris Evans

Henry Cavill

Sebastian Stan

Adam Driver

Tom Holland

Pedro Pascal

John Boyega

Robert Pattinson

Tom Hiddleston

Timothee Chalamet

Actresses

Katie Mcgrath

Jodie Comer

Daisy Ridley

Margot Robbie

Zendaya

Lili Reinhart

Naya Rivera

Brie Larson

Florence Pugh

Jodie Whittaker

Books

Harry Potter

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Warrior Cats

The All for the Game series

Pride And Prejudice

Midnight Sun

The Secret History

The Raven Cycle series

Carry On

Six Of Crows

Authors of Books

J.K. Rowling

Rick Riordan

Erin Hunter

Nora Sakavic

Jane Austen

Stephenie Meyer

Donna Tartt

Maggie Stiefvater

Rainbow Rowell

Leigh Bardugo

Video Games

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Among Us

Pokemon Sword And Shield

Undertale

Minecraft

Sims 4

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Danganronpa

Overwatch

Persona 5

Video Games Characters

Obey Me Lucifer

Obey Me Mammon

Tom Nook

Link

Sans

Cloud Strife

Dandelion

Kirby

Raihan

Arthur Morgan

Animal Crossing Villagers

Raymond

Marshal

Poppy

Fauna

Julian

Claude

Marina

Stitches

Bob

Ankha

Anime & Manga

Boku no Hero Academia

Haikyuu!!

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Beastars

Naruto

Mo Dao Zu Shi

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

One Piece

Fruits Basket

19 Days

Anime & Manga Characters

Midoriya Izuku

Bakugou Katsuki

Dabi

Wei Wuxian

Aizawa Shouta

Hawks

Todoroki Shouto

Kirishima Eijirou

Lan Wangji

Levi Ackerman

And, now, our chat with Brennan. (This Q&A has been edited for clarity and length.)

Den of Geek: I’ve heard you refer to the users as the Tumblr hive-mind or the orchid, whatever it is. I was just hoping you could generally talk about what the Tumblr hive-mind is to you? Which is the way of saying, who uses Tumblr generally? And how and why? If you can even extrapolate those things. Go!

Amanda Brennan: Most of our audiences is Gen Z; it’s at 48%. Our new user registration with Gen Z is even higher; I’m pretty sure it’s 60%. These are people who come to Tumblr because they love something so much they just want to share that love with people who love it as much as they do. I know that feels like a giant umbrella, but that’s the thing: Tumblr is what you make of it. If you love sports, sports Tumblr is intense hockey Tumblr, so good. If you love TV, you’ll have all of that. K-pop Tumblr, totally amazing. Furby Tumblr is off the hook and they make these incredible creations. I’ve recently gotten into Stained Glass Tumblr.

There’s layers upon layers. No matter what you love, there’s something on Tumblr for you. That’s both the easiest thing and the hardest thing about it. You have to go in being like, “Alright, I’m so into this thing, what does Tumblr have for me?” It’s not like the other social media networks, right? It’s really about what you love rather than who you know.

Yeah, I like that. I did want to ask you specifically about the process of how you track trends and how you make decisions about what to track?

We built the whole taxonomy that powers fandom metrics based on what Tumblr talks about. I’m a librarian, as you know, and I kind of reverse engineered it. My first year in review at Tumblr in 2013, they handed me a spreadsheet and they’re like, ‘OK, go to town.” So I was like, “Cool, let me pull out the threads that I see.” We really let the data tell us how to analyze it, if that makes sense. So when it comes to what we track, I have a running notebook that I’ve kept all year of the things that I’ve wanted to have in year in review.

The Witcher has been on my list since it came out. Animal Crossing has been another one. The Old Guard had a huge moment. I was just writing notes, like, “Oh, what is this thing? And we’ll keep an eye on it.” I have an amazing team. We all are into our own pieces of Tumblr. So we’ll all work together to just keep an eye on different fandoms. I don’t know if you know about Minecraft YouTuber fandom?

Yeah. I was actually listening to the latest Fansplaining last night and they mentioned it in that. I was just like, “OK, a new thing.” There’s always a new thing to learn about.

There’s always a new thing. That’s the beauty of Tumblr. It’s so fluid in fandom. You can go from one fandom to another and then you’ll see like, “Ooh, what is this thing?” I’ve got Supernatural on the brain, as who in the fandom doesn’t right now. [This interview was recorded on the day of the Supernatual series finale.] I was telling someone, the whole reason I got into Supernatural was because I saw a gif from the show on Tumblr and I was like, “What is happening? Let me go back and watch this entire series.” That’s the vibe of Tumblr, right? You see a thing and you’re like, “Oh, I need to know everything about that.”

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Hmm. Yeah, for sure. I was interested in talking to you or getting your insight into how trends you saw or data you saw that were maybe tied to the very unique experience of being in the middle of a pandemic.

Yeah. I was looking back at the predictions that I had made last year and like four of those things didn’t even come out. It was just so unexpected. There’s two things that we really saw tied to the pandemic. The first was “cottagecore” as an aesthetic. It kind of touched everything because it’s soothing, it feels comfortable. In March and April in the early days, when you didn’t know what to do, you’re stuck in a forest isolation. Cottagecore has got this vibe of chosen isolation. It was very fantasy-driven and something to reach out for.

That evolved also into nostalgia. I think this year’s really big theme is nostalgia and comfort. We saw huge returns to fandoms like Twilight and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Avatar going on Netflix was such a world-breaking moment. Not only did it introduce a new, younger fandom to the show, there’s a lot of Avatar content once you get into it, but it brought people back to a younger time in their lives. Remembering and rewatching. The Avatar fandom, as you see, it’s all over all of the lists. Zuko is number 20 on all of the things on Tumblr this year. Avatar was able to redefine people’s year. Because you know what, we’re all at home, I’m going to binge Avatar. Reignite my love for this fandom.

A lot of TV too, because TV is episodic, you get lost in it. Movies had a really rough year. When we look at the movies, movies like Megamind were trending this year. That comfort movie that you go back and watch 17 times.

Yeah. I was curious about that too. The balance or proportions between older fandoms and newer fandoms, like the Avatar example. I was curious how much that changed this year? How much you thought it was tied to the pandemic? How much is tied to accessibility and things, like Avatar coming to Netflix? Do you think that is an interest in older fandoms? Or that it’s going to continue past the pandemic?

Yeah. I think another high-level theme of this year is the rejection of cringe culture. I’m getting a little ahead of myself, but I’ll tie it all back in. I think people are realizing what their values are and not being afraid to admit that they like a thing. Not caring what other people think of the things they like. Unabashedly loving the things they love. That’s why I think we do see a resurgence in these older fandoms.

Because people who may have loved them their whole lives, or may have been nervous to share that they liked it when they were younger they’re not afraid anymore. They’re like, “You know what? Twilight, it’s not that great, but I love it. This is my emotional support vampire.” Recognizing that you can be critical of something. You can see where its flaws are, but you can still love it. That duality of fandom is something that is going to persist into next year. That freedom to just like a thing, because you like it. Be able to see its flaws, but still be like, “You know what? Overall, this brings me joy and the world is melting down.”

I’m on board with that mission, that plan for 2021. I did want to ask about the role of non-English language media, especially live action stuff. Generally because I was someone who fell into The Untamed this year, but I saw that there were two SKAM remakes as well that are on the top 10. In general, have you seen over your time at Tumblr, and maybe especially in the past few years, an increase in non-English language content? Do you think that is mostly English speakers and Americans being more open to that or being able to find it easier? Or do you think it’s also an influx of people from outside the United States coming to Tumblr? Or both?

Interesting. The data that we work with is actually stripped of all user information. I don’t really have an insight into where these people are coming from. I do think that users in general are more open to content in any language. Tumblr is more interested in characters than where the story comes from. Thinking about The Untamed, it’s just such a compelling story, it doesn’t matter if you have to read subtitles.

To parallel it to something in major pop culture, Parasite. People are becoming more open to just watching content because it’s good. SKAM is really fascinating to me because the number one live action show is wtFOCK. Then, I think two years ago, 2018, the original SKAM was number one at some point. This show really transcends language barriers. It transcends geographical barriers. At the core, the story of the teenagers is just so relatable to anyone. We’ve seen lots of translation happening and not just into English. Translation of SKAM into other languages, just because people want more of these characters and their iterations, no matter what locale they’re based in. I’m waiting for some professor to have a class on it, because it’s so fascinating to me.

I also wanted to ask about how you thought the election cycle affected Tumblr this year, if there were any trends or data that you were like, “Yes, of course this is what people were doing on Tumblr this year.”

Tumblr has always had this backbone of social justice. This year, it came out stronger and in more force. No matter what fandom you were in or interests, everyone I know on Tumblr was participating in sharing social justice stuff. Even politics, if they weren’t from the US, those kinds of memes that were like, “I feel for you”. The way that fandoms do. I see your show is ending and I’m sorry.

The one thing that Tumblr really had leading up to the election was such an appreciation for the postal service. Especially Gen Z, their world is so much larger due to digital connection. Mail order, just as well as sending letters and keeping in touch with your digital friends is just as important as keeping in touch with your IRL friends. All of the artists on Tumblr, so many of them turn to mail order to replace cons. This is their livelihood. By the time the fall hit and the postal service was having all these issues, people are ready to jump in. There were the Transformers dressed like mail people.

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There were all these comments like “support your postal workers,” “support the USPS.” It really boils down to the fact that we are all connected and the mail service is something in the US that connects everyone. Even overseas. Supporting these artists whose livelihood went from IRL to online and having to deal with all of this.

And the “Super Putin Election.” The confluence of those elements. I was just surfing on my personal computer and I was on Tumblr and I saw a post being like “Destiel’s canon.” I’m like, “Excuse me?” I immediately texted my team. I was like, “Open up your work computers, let’s go.”

It’s time.

We all signed on trying to figure out what’s going on and watching the numbers. That, to me, is thrilling. I said this to someone else, but it felt like the night of The Dress. To have that moment where everyone on the internet is feeling the energy. The things that kept getting layered on top of it. Putin and Sherlock and all the anime mysteries. It was breakneck speed, and it was really thrilling just to be in that moment, and so Tumblr.

I did want to ask you about an increase in animated fandom and potentially anime fandom. A lot of these things I’m anecdotally or just observing things in my own little corner of the internet. It just seems like animation and anime, probably at least partially because Netflix has accumulated a much larger anime collection and seems to be investing in these sorts of things. Have you seen that increase? Could you talk about it, if so?

It plays into what we were talking about earlier, twofold. That nostalgia vibe, the late nineties anime vibe, that art style. Also your comfort zone and being open to more stuff just because it’s good. Not worrying about reading subtitles and stuff like that. But anime in general had a huge year. Haikyū!! ending also transposed into other fandoms because that moment of the final panels, it brings people together. People being so excited to see this massive thing come to a close. You might not be familiar with Haikyū!! in general, but you’ll see the fanart and be like, “Oh, I feel that.” It’s the emotion of it.

The popularity of Avatar did also open people’s doors to like, “Oh, well, what else can I watch? What else do I want to learn about”? Boku No Hero was consistently on our Week In Review every week. BEASTARS is another Netflix anime that’s at the top. Then Mo Dao Zu Shi, thinking about The Untamed, the story of Mo Dao Zu Shi is so fascinating. I don’t think I can name another piece of content that has that storyline. People are just ready to take it all on.

I did want to ask you, I think you’ve probably talked about some of these already, but what were some of the biggest fandom moments for you on Tumblr this year?

Oh boy. So many things going canon. Catradora was a huge, huge moment. I cried watching that. The Witcher, Jaskier, introducing this whole new world to Henry Cavill. I saw a post yesterday that was like once Superman was goth, a lot more people realize that he’s hot. Repurposing and looking at things in a new way. Among Us, so huge. There is a user who is doing a comic about White and Pink being in love. She’s giving them lore. She’s giving them backstory, personalities. It is amazing.

Unus Annus, I am not very into streamers, but I’ve caught some of those videos. When they had their final stream, I was tuning in. I was like, “Are you really going to delete the channel?” Then they did. Just watching the fans have that moment, even though I am not in that fandom, it was wonderful so meaningful.

Harry Potter being taken by the fans. Fans own Harry Potter now, and that’s what matters. The Old Guard also came out of nowhere and really blew Tumblr away. The Immortal Husbands. I love that ship. I’ve got to touch on almost all of the places, MCR, My Chemical Romance. Those fans have woken up and they didn’t get their tour, but they will. They’re not going to sleep until they do.

Because we maybe all have Supernatural on the brain, to a certain extent. I’m just curious how you think, that show’s been on for 15 years. The fandom has gone through literal generations. How do you think the fandom is going to change?

There’s always going to be a supernatural gif for everything. People will continue gifing it. It’s going to surpass what it is and it’s going to become that comfort show. This is a personal anecdote, but when I go to the dentist, every single time supernatural is on. It’s just like, “Oh, I get to watch my boys while I’m getting my teeth cleaned. That’s good.” It’s always going to be there. It’s always going to be there for people when they need it the most. We’re going to see a lot more fan creations. People love these boys, men now they’re adults. People love these characters. I haven’t watched this season. I am going to watch the finale tonight. I’m going in almost cold. I know that a lot of fan favorites have returned. My prediction for Supernatural fandom going forward is seeing these side stories come through in fanfiction even more than they already do. Lots more Charlie. That’s personal of mine because I love her.

I don’t think you’re alone in this.

Yeah. Who doesn’t love Charlie? Seeing these smaller characters come out and just shine in their own fan works, more so than the world might’ve provided them in canon.

It feels dangerous to make fandom predictions based on what happened this year, but if you have any predictions and or hopes for the coming year in terms of Tumblr and fandom?

Where we’re at now and going forward, it’s all about true authenticity. Screw what people think. We’re rejecting our old ways of thinking. We’re about flipping perspectives and forgetting what you thought was important in exchange for what you truly love. 2020 has helped us all figure out what our values at our core are. It’s about choosing something that makes you happy, that supports you, and your people. Choosing the happiness of those around you and making sure that you’re fighting for the goodness in life. Which sounds really sugar sweet, but one of the things, again, that I love about Tumblr is it is about putting people first based on the things they love. That’s what I see happening.

Explore the rest of Tumblr’s Year in Review lists here, and let us know what your biggest 2020 fandoms were in the comments below.

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[spnreactionblogging]

INHERIT THE EARTH

SPOILERS BELOW but I guess I’m late to the party huh

oh boy here goes, it's 12/10/2020 as I write this and I've had social media blacklisting SPN tags for the last month so I could get into the headspace to deal with this, I have not heard good things but although I got 15x19 spoiled for me I have somehow avoided 15x20 spoilers so let's see joining me is Two Brothers Pinch of Grace beer and Angel's Envy rum cask rye whiskey a "familiar face" returns? the dog? oh boy it's a buckleming episode I can't wait. how much of this footage was shot after lockdown, is what I want to know. what changed. I am upset that I'm walking into Jack Dying, the episode, on the heels of Cas Dying, the episode the violin is soulful and good at least thank you Jack. thank you for asking where he is. I love this shot of sam against the power lines. he looks so small. dean I really don't want you to be the one pretending you give a shit and trying to "comfort" jack. nice reverse establishing shot of the earth. "hokay. so, here's the earth." oh hey jake abel. I guess I knew that. doesn't mark pellegrino show up too. they're the only PCs left oh sweetheart :( he's trying to pray to him. so buckleming remembered that was an option, huh, just not like. in the ma'lak box jack sitting on that giant retail planter is so damn sad man the fucking uh, the empty news chair with the camera rolling is wild. I love you sam I love rob and every time I see him I'm sad that they made chuck such an asshole calling jack a "lapdog" wow. indeed. okay chuck you're ripping off The Road or whatever, we get it jack has like honest to god pajamas. maybe they were from the dryad or whoever for christmas dean passed out on the floor huh he found a liquor store and he drank it is jack hearing angel radio again doggo "I love you miracle dog" this dog honestly is the best thing oh there he goes :( rickrolled "maybe that's the point. no one left to save. no one but us." sam is better at reading than dean is okay that is a COOL fucking camera angle looking down from above the crucifix this does feel a lot lonelier, like early seasons are we looking at the stations of the cross, is that what the pages were turned to. I couldn't quite see jake abel, I wish I had not missed your baking show with misha that instagram failed to record :( "poor bastard never caught a break" no fucking kidding, RIP adam (finally) michael's been running PR on earth I can't get over how much it looks like jack and adam/michael should be related can michael read the death book? lmao this is how a lot of people seem to feel about books in general, like it's causing them pain to try to read. dramatic music as no one can read it's chuck pranking them again. guaranteed. LMAOOOOO OR LUCIFER so the empty can eject angels back onto earth. fascinating. ah, betty is a reaper. she's gonna come back as death, huh so she can read the book tbh good for her the headbutt was good death starter kit with the decoder ring lmaooooo GOD talking to them like they're petty children is honestly making my day!!! "not a group project" I mean even if she was with them she could just lie about what it says. not okay with leaving jack and lucifer alone "almost-mighty" is really funny the house of cards is good lucifer's right about "fuck god" is betty the empty hahaha you guys got fucked "mikey's a cuck" wow. thanks buckleming. cuckleming? archangel blade??? jack u ok did sam hook michael up with that??? sam is smart. thank fuck. sam'll have it cracked in an hour. sam's got the book of the damned and google translate: enochian (that he cowrote with castiel) sam's a witch wherever they're filming is gorgeous GET HIM, SAM, PUNCH GOD IN THE FACE that was inspired. that was like bobby singer shooting lucifer levels of inspired. buckleming had to get their torture in. last hurrah for the torture train where's jack??? this is what people mean when they say "I like to torture my OCs" you know you didn't have to be an asshole to your grandchild, dude I like when everybody's eyes glow but especially jack's this empty book is trump's COVID plan. just blank sheets of paper stapled together sam is smart. jack's like a mushroom. just soaks up all the good juices in the pan. what if sam and dean make out in the next episode and we find out becky wrote the whole show. maybe you just have to be a regular jackoff, chuck. dean pretty much is the ultimate killer. I mean yeah that is who you are, dean how victorious. you die sick and alone and forgotten with no healthcare. america! this is a bummer. is this victorious? did we win? lmao the sign "ONE MORE!" is that a teal impala over there how do you have extras in this episode, yeesh how much was stock footage, if any "What do we call you?" "Who cares what we call him? All that matters is that we got him back online." fuck off dean at least let jack answer "of course he's coming back" fuck off dean why would he come back with you if he can do anything he wants GO FIND CAS fuck off dean just fuck off dude, you don't get to boss him around how freudian, kill your grandfather who is god very demiurge of you, jack jack's off to be a blind watchmaker I love how he waves, jack is adorable god they're like literally red oni blue oni (red jackass, blue jackass?) over here lmao, these shirts when did cas and jack write their names on the table, they only count now that they're dead? or did I miss something earlier this shot of "what is and what should never be" absolutely breaks my goddamn heart. top fave. fuck. this is a sweet tribute how is this not the end???? I like how kim rhodes and misha collins get special guest star credits for their voicemails/fake phone call literally how is this not the ending to the show. why is there another episode. sans undertale appears to warn me not to watch the next episode. "you're gonna have a bad time." a friend who's not in the fandom asked me "is the tetanus thing for real" and I was like "??????????" and that's the only thing I know going into this. what do they do, drive into toluca lake have a jared and jensen spa day I caught wind of someone saying like "what if sam wakes up to 'heat of the moment' again" which would be BRILLIANT but they're not that clever do they just get stabbed by a regular-ass ghost? do we delete the whole universe and salt and burn the show itself? where do we even go from here. how many sharks are left to jump. someone said "sam gets shot by navient for unpaid student loans" and that is fucking funny and too real sam dies of muscular dystrophy and dean sings "heat of the moment" to congress to allow stem cell research? what. what could you possibly write from here. and why would you. I feel like any shitpost thing I say is still gonna be more clever than what they came up with and I'm not sure I should even watch it. I also hate the idea that buckleming would have the last word but it was surprisingly watchable is this SPN's equivalent of the candy epilogue, but with zero self-awareness? the network swooping in for a final "fuck you" like they did to mark sheppard? what. what even. I don't know if I want to know

[sheewolf85]

May I Have This Dance?

Summary: To celebrate the breaking of the barrier and monsters being on the surface, Asgore wants to coordinate a ball for all monsters to attend. Stretch refuses to go; he doesn't even know how to dance! Edge steps in and offers to change that.

Notes: First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRESH!! This is what got written today, so this is your birthday present :D

Second, this is the fluff I needed in my life. I was determined, and somehow I managed to get these silly boys to cooperate with me.

Please don’t ask me how or why Underfell would hold formal balls. I don’t know and I don’t care. They just did, because I needed Edge to know how to dance, dammit.

On that note, I headcanon that, for this particular interpretation of things, Undertale and Underswap would also have held formal balls. Both Sans and Stretch would have been invited as they act as the king’s/queen’s judge, but they both refused to go because their brothers weren’t invited.

This also means that Red knows how to dance ballroom style. Just let that sink in.

Anyhow, enjoy some puffy fluff.

Read it on AO3

Or read it under the cut!

Stretch sat silent on the couch, wondering to himself how he’d gotten here. The order of events was fairly clear, but it was still surreal to be sitting in Edge’s living room with the lights turned down low, watching him push furniture out of the way to create a large, open space in the middle.

Once there was enough space that Edge was satisfied, he turned to a stereo system he’d set up just for this evening. Stretch watched his back, straight and stiff as ever, as he picked out whatever music he wanted for the evening. He then turned to Stretch and stepped up to him, holding out a hand.

“May I have this dance?”

Was it warm in here? Edge usually kept his home colder than Stretch liked, but right now it felt more like hotland than snowdin.

They weren’t in either place anymore. They were on the surface, had been for almost a whole year, and the entire reason they were here was because Asgore wanted to plan a celebration ball. The first annual ball, he’d called it, and Stretch was adamant that he wasn’t going to go. His brother had gotten all of the others to gang up on him, asking for reasons why, and none of them accepted a damn thing Stretch had to say. Not even that he didn’t know how to dance all romantic like, the way that balls usually required.

Edge had been the one to counter that. As the Captain of the Royal Guard, he’d attended formal balls in Underfell. He and his brother were probably the only skeletons who had ever gone to them.

Swallowing hard, Stretch nodded and put his hand in Edge’s. He let Edge pull him up to his feet. As soon as they were standing chest-to-chest, Stretch felt his face heat up even further with a deep blush. He didn’t know what to do with his hands.

“Relax, Stretch,” Edge said softly. “Just relax.” He took Stretch’s left hand gently in his and lifted it to his shoulder. “I’ll be leading for now, so you’ll put your hand here.”

Stretch nodded and started to move his other hand, but Edge held tightly.

“No, your right hand stays in mine.”

“oh, right. sorry.”

Edge’s mouth curved in that cute smile that wasn’t a smile unless you knew what to look for. “You don’t need to be sorry. I’m aware that you’re new to this. It’s why we’re doing this, after all.”

Right. Edge was just teaching him to dance.

Stretch took a deep breath and nodded, telling himself to just calm down. If the worst case scenario were to happen, Stretch would leave with no more knowledge of how to dance than he came with, but he’d have had the opportunity to be close to Edge for the majority of the evening.

Best case scenario…

Well, Stretch didn’t want to get his hopes up.

“You need to get closer. Like this.” Edge’s right hand went to Stretch’s back and pulled him close enough that their chests were nearly touching.

Stretch’s hand tightened on his shoulder as he sucked in a sharp breath. He was nearly overwhelmed with Edge’s scent, spicy and heady, and he fought the urge to lean in to him to just sniff. Instead, he opened his sockets and found Edge giving him that smile again.

“Now just follow my lead.”

Stretch was about to ask about the music when it started playing, as if it had been on some kind of timer or if Edge had pressed play by sheer willpower. Stretch honestly wouldn’t put it past him.

They started moving slowly, just swaying at first. Stretch tried to keep his bones loose and just do whatever Edge wanted him to do, but the first step Edge took made him tense up again. He didn’t step with him at first, but when he did he managed to step on both of Edge’s feet.

“i’m sorry!” Stretch yelped, starting to pull back.

Edge held him close, his arm around him holding deliciously tight while his hand holding Stretch’s pulled it to his chest. “It’s okay, Stretch. You’re learning; I should have told you what I was doing.”

Stretch nodded, taking another deep breath.

“I very much doubt this ball will be nearly as formal as the ones I used to attend, so instead of a full waltz we’ll stick to an easier version of it. We’re basically stepping in a square pattern, like this.”

Edge pulled back then just enough to let them both look down at their feet while Edge demonstrated the step pattern. They went through it a few times until Stretch felt he could keep up with Edge without stepping on his feet again.

“i’ll really try not to disable you tonight.”

Edge snorted. “I survived close to thirty years in Underfell, I’m sure I can survive one evening of dancing with you.”

Somehow, Stretch was absolutely certain he detected a hint of fondness in Edge’s tone. Maybe he was hearing things he wanted to hear. Stretch decided to believe it was fondness.

As another song started, Edge pulled him close again. “Let’s try this again.”

“yeah, okay.”

This time, when Edge stepped, Stretch was able to step with him. They kept up the pattern for a while, just a slow, leisurely dance. Stretch tried to pay close attention to his feet, but something soon caught his attention. Edge was humming.

Stretch didn’t dare say anything. He was certain that if he did, Edge would stop. Instead, he just listened to the rough scratch of his voice in his chest, that low pitch that changed with the music. The more he listened, the more he began to realize the music they were listening to wasn’t what he had expected.

“um, edge?” he asked quietly.

“Yes?”

They were both quiet for a moment as the song played on and they moved together. The singer sang softly about love and the methods they could show their partner how much they loved them. For one delirious moment, Stretch thought about singing those words to Edge just to see what might happen. He wanted to pretend that Edge had picked these particular songs to try to convey the same message to Stretch.

He cleared his throat, reality coming back to him, and he looked up at Edge. “what are we listening to?”

There was that smile again. Dammit, Stretch wanted to kiss him. The music and dimmed lights weren’t helping.

“I figured it would be a good idea to dance to the kind of music you’d be dancing to at the ball. There will be other kinds of music, of course, but I know you don’t need help with those kinds of dances. Remember that I helped to choose the music.”

Right. That was okay. Stretch still had his fantasies.

Edge frowned. “Is that okay? I can change it if you want.”

“no, don’t change it,” Stretch blurted, maybe a little too desperately. “it’s good. and you’re right; i should learn to dance to the music i’d actually be dancing to.”

Edge hummed in agreement, his arm around Stretch pulling him back up close again. They were both silent for the rest of the song and the next one, then Edge began humming again. His hand on Stretch’s back tightened in something that might have been a hug, Stretch wasn’t sure.

Stretch decided to take a chance and rested his head on Edge’s shoulder. He thought he had the footwork down enough to only give it half his attention, and it seemed he was right. Edge held him tighter, pulling their clasped hands closer to their bodies. Stretch let his sockets slip closed, listening to the deep rumble of Edge’s hum in time with the singer’s melody.

Oh, what he wouldn't give to have this be a regular thing. He couldn’t say for certain how long he’d been in love with Edge, when his feelings changed from friendly admiration to soul-deep longing. It didn’t really matter when it had happened; what mattered was when he was going to tell Edge about it.

Maybe tonight, after Edge decided he had taught Stretch well enough. Which might be soon; it was becoming more and more obvious that Stretch wasn’t struggling anymore. He didn’t want to stop. His hand squeezed Edge’s and he couldn’t help but try to hold him tighter as the song went on, a tenor voice singing about how everything they did was done for their partner.

Edge held him tighter, and a thrill went up his spine. He could almost pretend that Edge loved him back, and that tonight was so much more than just learning to dance.

The song changed again, and Edge continued to hum along, his low tone contrasting so well to the female singer’s soprano. Stretch almost couldn’t believe what was happening when Edge leaned his head down on his and began singing softly against his skull, ever so slightly off tune.

“Take my hand, take my whole life too, for I can’t help falling in love with you.”

Stretch couldn’t help but look up then, meeting Edge’s eye lights. Their movements stilled as Edge lifted their clasped hands. He placed a gentle kiss to the back of Stretch’s knuckles as the song ended.

“You’re doing quite well,” Edge said softly.

He nodded and mumbled a thanks, then made an impulse decision that could either be one of his best decisions or one of his worst. Before he could think too much and talk himself out of it, Stretch pushed himself forward and kissed Edge, holding himself close as Edge’s whole body stiffened.

When Edge didn’t kiss him back, he pulled away with brightly burning cheekbones. It was a mistake. He shouldn’t have…

Before he could so much as take a step back, Edge pulled him back in and kissed him hard. Stretch pulled his hand from Edge’s to wrap both his arms around his shoulders. He shivered as Edge held him tightly. Together, they deepened the kiss, and Stretch heard himself whimper at the taste of Edge.

An entire song played on barely heard as they kissed in the middle of Edge’s living room, holding each other as though letting go meant the evening would have to come to an end. Slowly, the kiss simmered back down to light touches of their teeth.

Without loosening his arms, Stretch leaned back just enough to see Edge’s face. He was blushing, a sight Stretch could say he’d never seen before. It was adorable.

“i love you,” Stretch ventured.

Edge smiled, a bright, beautiful grin. “I love you, too.”

“how long…?” He wasn’t really sure how to ask that question.

“A long time. You?”

Stretch shrugged, his face burning hotter. “a long time, too.”

Edge chuckled. “I would say that I’m sorry for flirting with you tonight, but I’m not.”

“yeah, no, don’t be sorry for that.” He hugged Edge tightly, a thrill in his soul making him shiver as Edge hugged him back.

“Are you sick of dancing yet?” Edge asked.

“no, surprisingly not.” Stretch shook his head. “i don’t want tonight to ever end.”

Edge leaned in and kissed him again, a soft, lingering touch of teeth. Pulling away, he spoke. “It will have to eventually, but Stretch? I’d like you to come to the ball with me. As my date.”

Stretch honestly couldn’t think of anything better than that. “you’re not worried i’m going to embarrass you?”

Something about the way he frowned made Stretch regret what he’d said. “Why would I be worried about that? You’re not embarrassing, even when you do silly things. Those quirks of yours just make me love you all the more.”

Stretch couldn’t help kissing Edge once more.

They spent a few more hours dancing together, Edge showing Stretch a few more techniques. By the end of the evening, Stretch was able to let Edge spin him without knocking them both off balance and dip him without fear of being dropped.

It was everything Stretch could have dreamed of and more. When he said goodbye that night, it was with a kiss and a promise to see each other the next day.

At the ball a few weeks later, Stretch dressed up nice and entered the ballroom at Edge’s side. They danced together, but only to the softer songs. Stretch tried to get Edge to dance to the more up-beat ones, but he flatly refused. Instead of potentially making Edge uncomfortable by pushing the issue, he danced with his brother and other friends.

At the end of the evening, they danced the final dance together. As he had before, Edge hummed along to the music. So much love swelled in Stretch’s soul, making him feel so light and happy he could float away if it weren’t for Edge’s arms around him.

Edge took him home that night and they separated with a kiss.

Stretch lay in bed staring at the ceiling, a bright smile on his face. He almost couldn’t believe that things had turned out as they had, and he was very much looking forward to exploring this new relationship with Edge.

[kingofthewilderwest]

Do you have enough ships to form an armada?

Is this enough ships to fill an armada?

✪ = my OTP; ✧ = biggest ship in fandom; cross-out = I don’t EXACTLY ship it, but I noticed I positively prefer it over other ships on my dash

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

Kataang (Katara x Aang)

Sukka (Sokka x Suki) ✧

AVATAR: THE LEGEND OF KORRA

Bopal (Bolin x Opal)

Kainora (Kai x Jinora)

Korrasami (Korra x Asami)

Zhurrick (Varrick x Zhu Li) ✧

DEPONIA

Bozo x Bambi

Cletus x Goal

Rufus x Goal ✪✧

Toni x Goal

DOCTOR WHO

Madame Vastra x Jenny ✧

Amy x Rory

DRAGON AGE (I’ve only played DA:O)

Alistair x Warden ✧

Zevran x Warden

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

Al x Elena

Almei (Al x Mei)

Ed x Noah

Edwin (Ed x Winry)

Edling (Ed x Ling)

Havolina (Havoc x Rebecca)

Lustai (Lust x Riza)

Oliviza (Olivier x Riza)

Royai (Roy x Riza) ✪✧

Royvoc (Roy x Havoc)

GRAVITY FALLS

Blubland (Blubs x Durland)

Dipcifica (Dipper x Pacifica)

Fiddauthor (Fiddleford x Stanford) ✪✧

Robbry (Robbie x Tambry)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

Dagcup (Dagger x Hiccup)

Heatcup (Hiccup x Heather)

Heatstrid (Heather x Astrid)

Hiccstrid (Hiccup x Astrid)

Snotcrusher (Snotlout x Thor Bonecrusher)

Stalka (Stoick x Valka)✧

Stoick x Valhallarama 

MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

Clint Barton x Natasha Romanova✧

Pepperony (Pepper x Tony)

Stucky (Steve x Bucky)

MASS EFFECT

Bakara x Wrex

EDI x Joker

fem!Ryder x Suvi ✪✧

fem!Ryder x Vetra

fem!Shepard x Kaidan ✪✧

fem!Shepard x Kelly

fem!Shepard x Traynor

male!Ryder x Gil

Ryder x Reyes Vidal

MIDDLE EARTH

Arawen (Aragorn x Arwen)

Farawyn (Faramir x Eowyn) ✧

Bagginshield (Bilbo x Thorin)

Legimli (Legolas x Gimli) ✧

MIRACULOUS LADYBUG

I personally don’t think about the dynamics of the full square; I just think Adrien/Chat Noir x Marinette/Ladybug ✧

PACIFIC RIM

Newmann (Newt x Hermann) ✧

THE OFFICE (USA)

Andy x Erin

Angela x Dwight

Holly x Michael

PB&J (Jim x Pam) ✪✧

SHE-RA

Catradora ✧

Scorptra

STAR TREK

AOS!Sulu x husband ✧ (yeah I don’t really have any for this fandom)

STAR WARS

Anidala (Anakin x Padmé)

Kylux / Huxlo (Kylo Ren x Hux) ✪✧

Scoundress (Han x Leia)

Stormpilot (Poe x Finn)

TALES OF ARCADIA

Jim x Claire

Staja (Steve x Aja) ✧

Varvatos x Nancy

UNDERTALE

01 x 02

Alphyne (Alphys x Undyne)

Asgoriel (Asgore x Toriel)

Nicepants (Ice Cream Guy x Burgerpants)

Sansby (Sans x Grillby) ✪✧

Soriby (Sans x Grillby x Toriel)

Soriel (Sans x Toriel)

VOLTRON

Kallura (Keith x Allura)

Klance (Keith x Lance)

Hunay (Hunk x Shay)

Shadam (Shiro x Adam)

Shatt (Shiro x Matt)

Sheith (Shiro x Keith) ✧

Shendak (Shiro x Sendak)

Shurtis (Shiro x Curtis)

THE WHEEL OF TIME

Faile x Perrin

Lan x Nynaeve

Lanfear x Rand

Mat x Tuon ✧

Siuan Sanche x Gareth Bryne

CROSSOVER SHIPS

Hijack (Hiccup HTTYD x Jack Frost ROTG)

Hirocup (Hiccup HTTYD x Hiro Hamada BH6)

Renegade fem!Shepard (ME) x Roy Mustang (FMAB)

Storiel (Stoick HTTYD x Toriel UT)

I’ve TRIED to be comprehensive in my list, but I’m sure I’ve still forgotten things, and might have to add on more later as I remember shtuff.

[whereistheonepiece]

Katakuri?

Put a fictional character in my ask

who? | only know their name | loathe | ugh | overrated | indifferent | dead | alive | just okay | cute | badass | my baby | hot | want to marry | favorite

I didn't really gain an appreciation for Katakuri until we got to see a little more into his backstory. It's his love for his sister Brulee that really endears him to me. It was legit cute to see her bragging about him to Luffy and Kat worrying about what she thought about him. And when she looked over him after his defeat I looked at my brother and said "THIS IS ACTUALLY WHOLESOME!"

I also appreciate his sense of honor and the symbolism of how he lost to Luffy.

Also he's so much fun to meme on. My friend, who has very limited experience with One Piece, has said, and I quote, "He has big 'Mom said it's my turn on the Xbox' energy." And also "I can't believe Luffy is going to lose to Adam Driver." And "I remember that donut-eating motherfucker." My brother also did the Sans Undertale laugh when he had that blue eye smoke.

Thanks for the ask! Work's shit rn so it's fun to answer these.

[babylooneytunes]

who remembers systemtale

[hyliantimelordin221b]

do you have any favorite theories about gaster, his role in undertale/deltarune, his personality, etc?

MY FRIEND, I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ASKED

(jk i won’t make this too long i promise)

((edit: warning: this did get long and i am so sorry))

but honestly, i don’t get into detailed theories too much!! i’m open to a lot of different interpretations of him.  i know i have ones that i like a lot, but i don’t necessarily think they are definitely true or anything.  theyre just all fun to consider!!

i’m not sure what i think gaster’s role in undertale and deltarune are right now, since deltarune isn’t even a complete game yet. I prefer to embrace a lot of different theories rather than sticking to any specific one so that I don’t find myself disappointed in what ends up being revealed in canon.

honestly one theory i have is that gaster is just a normal guy in deltarune, since it’s an alternate timeline there’s nothing special about him since he never fell into the CORE (which doesn’t even exist in deltarune as far as we know), but i’m not super attached to it.  i would love to see this be a reality though, considering all the hype around the mystery surrounding gaster just because i think it would be sorta funny (but then of course that could be rly anti-climatic so who knows)

but the main theory/headcanon that i often go back to is that he was once relatively normal before he falls into the CORE.  i like to think he was actually a good person overall, and was caring to his co-workers/assistants etc. (especially to sans because i’m always gonna throw some sanster in here) !!

sometimes i also like to think that he, alphys, and sans were a good group of friends that hung out and made dumb science jokes and probably watched anime together a lot (where the poorly-drawn picture of three smiling people from the skelebros’ house comes into play) though i don’t have too many specific headcanons about that.  i do have a h/c fic about alphys and sans recovering after gaster falls into the core but who knows if it will ever see the light of day considering my penchant for leaving things unfinished and unpublished for indefinite periods of time lkasdflsdl 

anyways i think he always had good intentions, but i think his intelligence and thirst for knowledge sometimes got away from him which would lead to him putting himself in sorta dangerous situations.  this would probably worry sans/alphys/his other assistants/co-workers, but no one really knew how to handle it.  he’d be very adamant about never endangering others with his shenanigans, though, or at least he’d try to be.

it’s a slow decline, but i think events reach a sort of peak when he’s driven (by what exactly, i’m not sure) to decide to use himself as a test subject for an experiment with determination/something involving the void or the anomaly. 

from there, the people he works with notice him beginning to act a lot differently; he’s quicker to insult and ridicule those he works with, and he’s more driven than ever to find whatever answers he’s looking for, and stops at nothing to get what he wants.  he’s also more willing to use others for “help” with his experiments as well, which was a big thing he avoided before (sans has probably been manipulated into being used for an experiment at least once since gaster knows how much sans Cares abt him even if he no longer returns the feeling hhhhh).  eventually he’s completely changed; where an accepting, well-meaning person once was, an emotionless, cruel person now stands.  i think it takes a while for those who are close to him (sans especially) to accept that he’s Not Really Himself anymore, too.

obviously eventually this somehow leads to him falling into the CORE.  there are a few ways i figure this could happen:

sans/alphys/gaster’s other “followers” knew how dangerous he was becoming and one of them pushed him

some part of his old self was still conscious within him and he knew how dangerous he had become to the people he cared about and chose to jump in a moment of clear-mindedness (or maybe he’s completely insane and jumped because he thought it would make him all-powerful or somethin idk)

actual freak accident, maybe because of the increasing insanity of his experiments the CORE destabilizes or something and in that whole mess he ends up falling in (would explain why his “followers” are forgotten as well, i.e. multiple people wiped out in an accident)

but yeah!! while he’s technically erased from existence, i hc that sans and maybe also alphys remember him at least a little bit, and the “don’t forget” picture was drawn by one of them (probably sans) soon after the accident in a desperate attempt not to forget him completely.

anyways, those are my thoughts on gaster!  i lied i made this kinda very long cause i got carried away (sry aaaa), but thnx for the ask!!! i’ve been wanting to talk about my gaster theories/headcanons for a while now, haha ^^

[dianaraven]

21 Questions

Answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you want to know better.

Tagged by: @timdrakeothy <3 <3

Nicknames: Don't really have any

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Height: 4"10ish

Hogwarts House: gryffindor

The last thing I googled: adam's ribs m*a*s*h (I was going to make a meme, then i lost data for the entire day and couldn't do it. Now I don't remember what meme I was going to make so 🤷‍♀️)

Favorite musicians: Uhh probably currently Hozier, been listening to a lot of Wasteland Baby!

Some song stuck in my head: Fergelicious (since watching the asl fergelicious video)

Following: 219

Followers: 480

Do you get asks: Rarely I do, and when i do theyre usually about Judaism which I'm cool with.

Amount of sleep: 7-8 hours

Lucky number: dont believe in luck 3

What you’re wearing: green tie-dyed shirt and plaid pajama pants

Dream job: author

Dream trip: uhh i guess a road trip across america with my close friends which ends at san deigo comic con

Instruments: i can play hot cross buns on the recorder?

Languages: English and hebrew

Favorite songs: hmmm gotta go with The Goodbye Song (I think by George Salazar?), Movement by Hozier, Nina Cried Power by Hozier, They Just Keep Moving the Line from Bombshell, uhhh those are all that come to mind as my favorite songs...

Random fact: I broke my leg really badly on new years 2013

Aesthetic: um lounge type of lazy? Yknow what im talking about? Like large oversized pants and sweatshirts and hair up just to keep out of your face and tank tops or shorts depending on how hot it is outside? Like that

Tagging some of my followers cuz I want to learn a little about yall (names taken from who has been in my recent activity, also not 21 cuz hnnn thats a lot of people and im already like a week back into my activity and these are the only constant names I see): @oh-em-gee-wowe @defensegenji @abbadbitch @alyssumlovesthecosmere @sapphire-and-rose @witch-it-rachie @blonde-bombshell88 @runiaimperii @typical-twat @baruch-barnes @yournotsoeverydayegg @bubblylikesparklingcider @horsesnhospitals @androjeans @thoughtsformtheuniverse @fluffy-undertale @susanisfantastic + anyone who wants to do it

[theleastcarefulofgamedevs]

hehehehehehehehe ur turn. overshare pals

hehe im lov u ceec :)

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1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

water bottles and soda cans!

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

chocolate.... im lov it

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

cotton candy!

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

hardworking, earnest, and honestly? they gave me too much credit ebagweaganegioawnegew

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

soda bottles!

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

somewhere between boho, goth, and grunge hehe

7. earbuds or headphones?

headphones!

8. movies or tv shows?

movies,,

9. favorite smell in the summer?

you know that wet pavement smell after it rains? love that

10. game you were best at in p.e.?

dodgeball hehehe

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

nothin tbh. i don’t wake up early enough for it

12. name of your favorite playlist?

Writing Music! i made it hehehe

13. lanyard or key ring?

key ring!

14. favorite non-chocolate candy?

GUMMY BEARS AND JELLY BEANS

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

“A Child Called ‘It’“ by Dave Pelzer

16. most comfortable position to sit in?

cuddled up to someone in blankets,,, im lov anything with my s/o tbh

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

i have this beat up pair of blue slip ons that have bloodstains on em bc i got a nosebleed one day bwaeiugbaweugbaweubguaw

18. ideal weather?

post-raining, or like. just before it starts raining

19. sleeping position?

anything with my s/o or bein wrapped in like. a billion blankets

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

on my home pc in my room!

21. obsession from childhood?

dice and video games!

22. role model?

i know it’s gonna sound dumb but like. a lot of characters from media have influenced me a lot, like sans/komaeda etc. another one from my real life would be my aunt on my mom’s side!

23. strange habits?

i bounce my leg while listening to music or stressed,, that’s abt it. OH and i like twirling a small blanket around on my arm bc... acrobatics of sorts

24. favorite crystal?

amethyst, but anything clean cut and rounded looks rlly nice imo,,

25. first song you remember hearing?

the first day i remember in my life was christmas at my grandma’s when i was 4, so probably random christmas music ubwegebwgwebgoibgweg

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

sometimes when i get tired of sitting around at home i like to walk down to the dog park by my house! 

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

cuddle,,,,,,,,,,, wrap up in a blanket with some freshly baked cookies n just. be there

28. five songs to describe you?

megalovania, medley rush 2 from the sonic rush ost, the promised neverland english op, metal crusher from undertale, metal scratchin’ from sonic rush

29. best way to bond with you?

just talk to me! im godawful at starting convos but i love talkin to ppl! 

30. places that you find sacred?

every person’s room feels that way, as well as obvious places, like churches n whatnot. we went n visited my aunt’s old house so my mom could pick up some stuff and being in her room after she died in 2015 was just like. an emotion i can’t rlly describe

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?

hoodie, trackpants, n sneakers hehe

32. top five favorite vines?

back at it again @ krispy kreme, ADAM, they were roommates, two dudes in a hot tub, my croissant

33. most used phrase in your phone?

either “be there soon” or “ily” 

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?

none tbh. i don’t watch much tv so i don’t see ads often

35. average time you fall asleep?

either 10:30 or sometime after midnight. no in between 

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

it was a rage comic

37. suitcase or duffel bag?

suitcase!

38. lemonade or tea?

lemonade, but i LOVE tea!

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

LEMON CAKE....

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

i was walkin in the halls with my friend and someone dropped a styrofoam cup of pasta on my friend’s head from the second floor awbegiuawbeguiawbguaewg

41. last person you texted?

the person who sent this ask heheheheh

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?

jacket pockets!

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

hoodie!

44. favorite scent for soap?

anything really, but i like whatever my s/o uses bc it would remind me of them!

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

fantasy!

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

underwear tbh. like. that and a tshirt or just underwear is the only way i can sleep

47. favorite type of cheese?

sensory issues say i have to hate all kinds of cheese outside of like. grilled cheese so let’s go with that/cheddar

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

dragonfruit! 

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

GOD pretty much every quote from monomi or chiaki in danganronpa 2, but mostly “if you learn to love yourself, that love will continue to carry you for your whole life! love, love...”

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

OH HERES A FUCKIN STORY OK so i was at my friend’s house with a bunch of others bc we were doin a sleepover type thing and we were eating raising canes in his attic at like 3 am and some guy high on like. 3 different drugs at once got impaled through the leg on his fence. nobody saw him but we knew he was there and the cops were there in like 3 minutes. that very same friend has some of the most wack stories ngl

51. current stresses?

just doing well in school and making sure my s/o is happy!

52. favorite font?

comic sans.......................... im sorry

53. what is the current state of your hands?

my palms b sweaty but my fingers are dehydrated tbh. typin

54. what did you learn from your first job?

work.... difficult

55. favorite fairy tale?

probably the princess and the frog!

56. favorite tradition?

christmas!

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?

probably my most noteworthy traumas tbh. gettin therapy for em, too

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

writing, my ability to overcome obstacles, being able to help ppl as well as i can, and making friends fast!

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

“Not dead yet.”

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

Probably either shounen, romance, or moe,,,,

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

“It’s a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming. On days like these, kids like you... should be burning in hell.”

62. seven characters you relate to?

sans, komaeda, makoto naegi, komaru naegi, toko fukawa, chiaki nanami, and chihiro fujisaki!

63. five songs that would play in your club?

they’d all be fall out boy tbh. that and videogame osts

64. favorite website from your childhood?

armor games hehe

65. any permanent scars?

i don’t think so? at least, not yet

66. favorite flower(s)?

roses and anything blue!

67. good luck charms?

my dice sets!

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

vanilla york peppermint patties... gross

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

pikmin in pikmin 1 who are underneath a bridge when it’s completed are killed because they get pushed through the ground

70. left or right handed?

right handed!

71. least favorite pattern?

probably the hellish bumpy pattern all teachers have all over their fuckin classrooms

72. worst subject?

math

73. favorite weird flavor combo?

chicken nuggets in milkshake... good. or frankly just like. cooked chicken mixed with anythin cold like ice or ice cream

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

like. 3 or 4

75. when did you lose your first tooth?

i was eating a crunch bar and it fell out hehe

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

I WOULD DIE FOR FRENCH FRIES.

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

any small blooming plant, like a single rose or flower!

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

hrm. coffee from a gas station tbh

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

NEITHER LOOK GOOD LMAO and i don’t have a driver’s license. that’s just like. a prediction

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

jewel tones!

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

lightning bugs!

82. pc or console?

either works but i spend more time on pc!

83. writing or drawing?

writing, but i like both!

84. podcasts or talk radio?

talk radio, but i love podcasts like TAZ or Critical Role! 

84. barbie or polly pocket?

neither? but probably barbie bc it’s more well known? idk

85. fairy tales or mythology?

mythology!

86. cookies or cupcakes?

cupcakes all the way b

87. your greatest fear?

me being the last person i know alive. i’d rather die than outlive everyone

88. your greatest wish?

i hope that no matter what there is after we die, i get to be with the people that are most important to me. 

89. who would you put before everyone else?

my s/o and family tbh

90. luckiest mistake?

buying danganronpa bweguowabguawebogbaweibg

91. boxes or bags?

boxes!

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

fairy lights!

93. nicknames?

i go by wes, dev, bines, anything rlly

94. favorite season?

spring!

95. favorite app on your phone?

tumblr hehe

96. desktop background?

it’s the ddlc cast! it’s a greyscaled image of four of the events cut together and their eyes glow hehe

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

only one, and it’s my dads bc i have to call him every time i go to my grandparents’ hehe

98. favorite historical era?

probably the one we’re in now tbh, but like. also hate it

[topazshadowwolf]

Smells Like Snails And Bad Puns (ch 1)

Welcome to the wonderful AU: Butterbones, or at least, my interpretation of it. This story will have changing POVs, mostly focusing on the amalgamate, Alphys, Frisk, and Papyrus. I think this will be an interesting ride, as it occurs during the time Frisk is in the Underground. I'm posting this for the end of Soriel week, but I will wait till after I'm done with False Hope to post more.

I'm not currently sure how it will end, but... Unlike False Hope, I don't intend for this to be a complete angst fest. I'm aiming for something hopeful/peaceful as well. But, we'll see... as I said, I'm not sure how this will end. I'm thanking the wonderful Soriel Discord group for giving me this idea.

An Undertale Fanfiction by: Topaz Shadowwolf Undertale is owned by: Toby Fox Relationships: Soriel Rating: Teen Heads up: Due to the nature of amalgamates, this story will have body horror.

Chapter 1: Piedog

Amalg

One told a joke to the other. The words said made no sense, but the other knew the true meaning. That was all that mattered in the end. The other laughed and the one who told the joke laughed back. The laughs they heard and the laughs they made where different, but that was okay. The world was... different. It moved slower, perhaps? Though, that made no sense to one of them; they were sure... for some reason, the world needed to continue turning at the same speed. Something involving science told them that.

The complexities of science were there, but all that information now felt like vague concepts that were muddled together. Much like the details of politics, rulership, and cooking were now just wads of information, crumpled together and hard to distinguish from the other.

Their identities were another problem, as they were lacking that. They shared so much. Family, friends, memories. There was not a secret left between them. When one of them had a bad dream, the other would comfort them, knowing full well what they dreamed. And when memories previously locked away - by means neither understood - disturbed their thoughts, they both knew about it. Some of those memories were short, some long and filled with sorrow.

As for their favorite memories, the most vibrantly remember was of a set of doors. Though neither were sure if it was in a forest or a place made of stone, both agreed on what the door looked like. They also agreed they were happy there, and that was all that mattered.

But was there a both? They weren't sure if they were always like this. Their befuddled memories didn't show it was always like this; yet, what they did remember made no sense, so it was hard to tell. Were they one being or multiple. Was it just two of them? They think so. The others down here often have many souls in them. But this one only feels like two, with part of the body feeling more solid compared to the others.

hungry, thought one of them. Food, agreed the other. chisps? No! They were tired of chisps. ok. They want pie! ok.

They moved to the door way leading out of the place they lived. It was okay here, but it didn't feel right. This wasn't home. Both had memories of home and one was sure there was supposed to be someone here. As for the other, that one was upset that there wasn't a fire place; that felt wrong, there needed to be a fire place! But at least there was a kitchen, only, the door wasn't opening.

Trapped, want to bake but trapped. shortcut.

And just like that, they were upstairs. Not where they need to be yet, but close enough. They looked around, getting their bearings in the dark.

Mess, should clean up. why bother? It is messy! the mess will just come back. everything always goes back to the way it was. Enough, we can clean a little, then eat. ok.

Adamant on tidying, one of the two freed an arm from themselves and set to work on moving papers into neat piles and putting things away. Annoyed with the lack of help, the one lightly bumped heads with the other, though they temporarily were stuck like that till they pulled apart.

Help so we can eat sooner. ok.

The help of the other wasn't much. Pulling one arm free, the other moved papers around, stacking them in a random manner. The one who started cleaning frowned at this inefficient cleaning method.

That doesn't go there. how do you know? It doesn't look like the rest. but the words match. Oh? yes, this is part of these notes. Alright, if you say so. eat now? Yes.

They made their way to the kitchen and quietly got out the ingredients for a pie. Though memories on how to make it were... lacking. Flour, sugar, eggs, hot dogs, snails, apples, ketchup, and butter. Or was it butterscotch? Either way they put the ingredients together and placed it in the oven to bake.

While they waited one spotted a bag by the wall and reached for it while the other was distracted. There were hard things in it that they had seen one of the other amalgamates eat. Curious and hungry, the one decided to try it.

not very good. Don't eat that, that is for Endogeny! ok. is it almost ready? It just started baking, it needs longer. ok... want to tell jokes? Sure! But quietly, not to wake Alphys.

Back and forth, they both told their puns. There was an odd smell, but they reasoned it meant the pie was just cooking. They remembered that smell being tied to cooking. Or well, one of them remembered it being part of cooking, though they weren't sure who's memory it was or what happened in the memory.

Alphys

Alphys was startled awake by the sound of her fire alarm going off. Sitting up in bed she fumbled around for her glasses, "C-come on, where a-are they!" She knew better than to fall asleep while reading manga with her glasses on, yet she kept doing it. Every time results in her looking around while being half blind. Searching the usual places, she couldn't find them on the stand or in her bed sheets. Quickly, she patted her hand along the floor till she finally felt something familiar. Sure enough, it was her glasses, which she put on and looked around.

There was a heavy layer of smoke collecting in the air. Feeling panicked, she sprang from her bed and rushed down the stairs. There were so many important documents and notes that would be a major lose to monster kind if they burned. This was also her home and the home of the poor monsters of her experiment gone wrong. As much as she felt chained to this place, and trapped by her failure, she didn't want the lab to burn down, or any of the amalgamates to be hurt either.

Oh, if they were hurt, she would never forgive herself.

She already didn't. Not for what she did to them.

Following the smoke, she rushed into the kitchen and what she saw was a relief wrapped in regret. "Oh," she sighed, "j-just you two." Hurrying over, she grabbed the fire extinguisher in the kitchen and opened the oven. Sure enough, there was something in there on fire and she put it out.

"hungry."

"Baked a Pie."

"Yes, I c-can see th-that. W-wonder what kind of p-pie you tried to m-make," Alphys grabbed a towel to hold the pan with before she reached in and pulled out the charred remains. It looked vaguely, if she squints, like a pie with hot dogs in it. With a sigh, she set it down and turned back to them, "Y-you can't k-keep doing this. You h-have to stay with the o-others."

"Cook good food."

"food."

"I-I know, but," Alphys then sighed. She held out a hand and the large, gloppy hand of what used to be Toriel's, Queen of Monsters, took it. "I'll get you some chisps, okay?"

"Healthy food."

"ok."

"It's t-too late to be cooking, or ordering food. I-I'll get you s-something better tomorrow," Alphys bargained.

"Good food tomorrow."

"ok."

With that settled, she started to work on the next issue. The one that, for her, is the most important because there have been a few times they could have been seen. "And y-you need to stop c-coming up here... however you do that," Alphys said as she started to lead them back down to the True Lab.

"Kitchen is here. A good kitchen."

"ok."

Alphys sighs, Toriel was being stubborn; and, if she were to make a bet, Sans has checked out of the conversation. She looked at them, "It w-would be easier if you b-both were agreeing or d-disagreeing."

"Oh... both?"

"ok."

The confusion at the word "both" reminded her that the two were stuck together as one. It was hard to think of them as one m0nster. And did they really think of themselves as one, and not two combined together? As the elevator went down to the True Lab, she thought on that. Her good friend and the queen are now one messy form. Unlike the other amalgamates that had absorbed multiple monsters, it was just those two. She didn't know if it was because Toriel, being a boss monster, had more physical matter; or if they just avoided all the other monsters when the melting occurred. Whichever it was, unlike the others, they seemed to keep a stronger sense of self. Yet, they sometimes talk as if they were just one monster.

Once she guided them down to the true lab she turned and looked at them, "Listen, I-I know you want to cook, and c-clean, and prank me... and all those o-other things you do, b-but you need to stay down here."

"Not home, want to go home."

"bro."

"I-I know, I-I know...," Alphys felt a lump in her throat. She knew Sans before this, and was aware of how important Papyrus was to him. She wanted to reunite them, she really did. But, not like this. Not when you can't tell where he ends and Toriel begins in some places. Wiping away a tear, Alphys pleaded, "y-you can't go h-home right now, please u-understand that. Please."

"Can't... go home."

"...ok."

Toriel seemed to understand, but the way Sans said his 'ok' chilled her. He was angry, she was sure of it, and it hurt to know that she upset him after all that she had done. Walking over to the machine she got them a bag of chisps, hoping to appease him. She handed it over, watching the goopy skeletal hand take the package. The head of Toriel showed little interest, but Sans took it and smiled, so hopefully that worked for him.

"thanks."

"You're w-welcome," Alphys replied, with a sigh. They were getting more difficult by the day. Toriel wants to clean up around the lab and kitchen, and Sans wants to see what Alphys is doing when it comes to science. They used to wait patiently down here; but, once they learned how to get out of the True Lab, they have been coming up more often. "O-one more t-time. D-don't go upstairs. It's not safe for y-you up there. If I l-lost you, I... I don't know w-what I'd do with myself."

"We'll stay."

"ok."

Something was not right with Sans's replies. Even with the chisps, his voice sounded different, and he was just saying the same word. She feared he wasn't taking any of this seriously, or just unhappy with her. This was troublesome if he had been ignoring her, since she was sure it was his abilities that was getting them upstairs. Hoping to set things right, Alphys focused on him, "Are you mad at me?"

"..."

"One is."

Alphys winced, she didn't like the idea of her friend being mad at her. Of course, she doesn't blame him. "I-I see," she said and started to the elevator to go back upstairs. She figured Sans didn't want her around, and was willing to oblige

"no."

"Don't be upset. I love you. Friends, still. Just frustrated."

"yeah."

The words that Toriel said had helped, and brought more tears to her eyes. But then she remembered how wrong the voice sounded. The night Toriel brought Sans to the lab in tears, begging for help, her voice still had some strength. What Alphys heard now was nothing like the strong boss monster that the underground once knew.

What had she done?

"O-okay, I... love," her words were caught in the back of her throat as she watched them from the elevator. Sans's eye sockets had some light, dim specks, shining in them as he was watching her. "I love you, too," she quickly blurted out before the door closed.

By the time the elevator reached the upper lab she was sitting, tail curled around herself, and sobbing. Her friends, what had she done to them? How could anyone, especially them, love her. Wasn't she past loving? If there was one thing she knew, she didn't deserve love or forgiveness.

Slowly standing, she walked out of the elevator, to her computer station, and sat. Turning on the computer monitor, she was welcomed by a bright smile from her favorite anime character. Why couldn't she be living in an anime. If she was, she was sure she would have found an answer and helped the amalgamates. She would be a wonderful scientist, capable of great and amazing wonders, and not the master of failures as she is now.

With a wistful sigh, she looked around her desk, trying to locate her current project. They had been there, everything was sticky and organized to some degree. While everything looked neater, it was all out of the order she was using. Thinking about how she would have to spend time sorting her notes back out, made her want to cry more. Putting her head in her hands, she breathed a shuttering sigh.

Had she told everyone ages ago, she wouldn't still be living this lie. Everyone would know what a horrible a person she is, and she would be fired. Instead, she is still here wallowing in self-pity, when the amalgamates downstairs are the one who deserve pity.

As she picked up one stack she saw two sets of notes that had no relation together, and figured it was Toriel who did this pile. Sighing she looked over the data, trying to figure out what goes where. As she worked, she noticed something. "O-oh," she was shocked, finding the answer she was looking for, concerning issues with the CORE, was right here. All this time, she had considered this notes and data as two separate things, but now she sees that they are interlinked.

With a shaky sigh she said, "Thank you, Sans." It was still early, 4 in the morning to be exact. But she was awake now, and had a starting point to get some work done.

Papyrus

Sans HAD to be somewhere around here, right? But how many times had he searched the Ruins? Undyne has helped, but... it was getting harder and harder to not worry. Sans might have been older, but he was always weaker and prone to getting sick. It was worrying for his brother to be missing this long. What if he was unwell somewhere, and needed help? His poor health was the reason Sans was so lazy and slept all the time. In response, Papyrus had nagged him over and over again, wanting his brother to be healthier.

A horrible thought crossed his mind. Did Sans get tired of his nagging and run away? Did Papyrus force his brother away with misguided love and caring? Papyrus knew Sans loved him, Sans showed his brotherly affections in his own way. Truth be told, Papyrus could have done without the teasing, but according to Sans it was, "my duty as your older bro to tease you. but only me. anyone else tries this stuff on you, you tell me. got it?" Maybe, Papyrus isn't the coolest brother that Sans was always saying he was.

No. Sans wouldn't run away. Not that he couldn't, he was just too lazy. So, it had to be whomever it was that lived in this house by the Ruin doors, right? Did this person carry away his brother? And if so, for what intent? Was it because they thought Sans deserved a better brother? Or some other reason, like the type the Royal Guard are needed the handle.

All the Underground had been searched by the Royal Guard, save for the Ruins. Well, Undyne is Head of the Royal Guard; so, technically speaking, the Royal Guard had checked it. But not to the extent he would have liked.

The Great Papyrus is not going to quit until he finds his lazy brother, Sans.

Even if it is just his dust.

Oh, please, don't let it be his dust.

His search included the house of the person on the other side of the door. Normally, Papyrus wouldn't ruffle through someone's things, let alone make such a mess. It was rude to do such, but his brother is missing; usual niceties are put aside for his brother’s wellbeing. If he found his brother and this person, and no ill intent was meant by his brother’s disappearance, then Papyrus would be more than happy to help clean up.

And make Sans help, it would be the least he could do for never calling!

Ready for another day of searching, this time alone, Papyrus walked into the Ruins. If there was one thing he really liked about this place, the puzzles were ingenious! Though, he was rather disappointed that someone went through and blunted all the spikes. Clearly, they weren't thinking of the children when they did that. Everyone knows kids like pointy spikes!

The monsters of the Ruins were very nice to Papyrus, and they seemed happy to see him. He liked the kind, though shy, Whimsuns that would sometimes follow him. Every monster he saw he would ask if they had seen Sans, a "SHORT AND VERY LAZY SKELETONS, MUCH LIKE MYSELF, ONLY ROUNDER AND WITH QUESTIONABLE TASTE IN FASHION… AND HUMOR." And each time the answer was "no", or "sorry, I have not", or nothing at all but a confused look or an odd wiggle.

He was getting to an area of the Ruins, which he has only been to once before, when he heard a voice. After some thought, he remembered that voice belonging to a friend he hasn't seen in a while. Running, he hoped to meet up with his friend, maybe he had seen Sans? Of all his friends, this one seems able to show up anywhere.

"Stop! Stop coming back! Just stay dead!" Flowey the flower yelled at someone.

Was that...?

Up until now, Papyrus had only seen pictures of a human, but never a REAL LIVE human! And that... that... that thing right there looked like one. He would love to confirm with Sans first to be sure, but that was a luxury he didn’t have. So, he had to go on what he believed, and he believed that thing, right there, was a human.

A human! A real human! If he could capture it, then all his dreams, everything he worked for, would come true! He'd be famous! Everyone would love him!

...

But, what good is that love, if he can't keep the one who already loved him around. What if he is so busy, like Undyne, and he could no longer search for Sans? His brother could be lost forever. No. He cannot capture the human.

"FLOWEY!" Papyrus yelled, calling up a wall of bones to surround and protect the human from incoming seed bullets. He didn't know why Flowey was attacking the human in such a way. That would unfairly kill the human. Why would anyone want to kill the human? "FLOWEY? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

"Papyrus?!" Flowey looked shocked, "What are you doing here?"

"LOOKING FOR MY BROTHER," Papyrus replied. He decided to ignore Flowey's eye roll, he was sure nothing ill was meant by it. Though, he was aware Flowey did not care for Sans. "BUT, I MUST INSIST THAT YOU STOP YOUR ATTACK ON THIS HUMAN. HUMANS ARE TO BE CAPTURED AND TAKEN TO THE KING, AFTER ALL."

The flower glared at Papyrus. He wasn't sure what that angry look was for, but he knew Flowey well enough to know there was good in him. Sure, he can be angry and yell hurtful things, or make rude comments. But, no one is all bad. That was the moral in one of the books Sans read to Papyrus near Gyftmas. Even someone who was cold hearted and mean could change their ways with a little kindness and understanding. He loved that story, it was his favorite Gyftmas, or Christmas, story.

"Fine! Take the human!" Flowey yelled and started to disappear into the ground.

"WAIT!" Papyrus yelled, but it was too late, Flowey was gone.

The human looked out from the bone enclosure, watching Papyrus fearfully. Dismissing the defensive attack, he let them free. When he offered a hand to them they pulled back, as if he was about to hurt them. Well, perhaps it is no surprise, since Flowey was just attacking them. "IT'S ALRIGHT, HUMAN, MY NAME IS THE GREAT PAPYRUS! I'M A SKELETON!"

The human nodded, but said nothing. Well, maybe they were just taken aback by his greatness? It happens now and then! Sans sometimes said that the greatness tired him out. Papyrus didn't highly believe that, but, there could be some truth to it. Sans was always tired, perhaps the greatness Papyrus gave off did tire him out.

"YOU HAVEN'T HAPPENED TO HAVE SEEN A SHORT, LAZY SKELETON, WITH A BAD SENSE OF HUMOR, HAVE YOU?" Papyrus asked, and the human shook their head in response. For a moment, his usual loud and jovial-self fell into a more mellow stat, "Oh, I see...” Papyrus sighed, then brightened back up, for the human’s sake, “WELL, THAT'S OKAY. I'M SURE HE'S JUST SOMEWHERE SLEEPING OR TELLING BAD PUNS."

So not to discourage the human, Papyrus changed subjects, “LET'S GET YOU TO UNDYNE, WHO ISN'T BUSY LOOKING FOR LOST SIBLINGS. SHE CAN CAPTURE YOU IN MY PLACE."

The human hesitated then nodded, willing to follow now. "YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE UNDYNE, SHE'S ALL TOUGH BUT NICE. KIDS LIKE THAT, RIGHT? ANYWAY, THIS PLACE IS CALLED THE RUINS, AND IT HAS SOME REALLY COOL PUZZLES. I'VE ALREADY DONE THEM ALL. SO, I'LL LET YOU DO THEM AND ASSIST YOU WHEN YOU WANT OR IF YOU'RE TAKING TOO LONG. SORRY, I DON'T WANT TO RUSH YOU, BUT YOU SEE... MY BROTHER IS MISSING AND I NEED TO FIND HIM."

Trying to be like Sans, when he was teaching Papyrus about puzzles, Papyrus stood back, and tried to be as patient as possible. He offered hints, and praised the human for their successes. It was a little annoying that the human wanted to look at everything. They occasional started in a direction that Papyrus did not want them to go in, which resulted in some back tracking.

Still, Papyrus wanted to be the brother Sans always said he was. He didn't get mad, yell, or stomp his foot. Instead, he gently guided them, and even bought a spider donut for the human.

Frisk

They made good timing through the area, or that's what the skeleton said. They reached the house of the person that was, according to Papyrus, talking to his brother. He had not seen the talking occur, but says there is enough hinting that it is true. Taking the moment, the human, named Frisk, explored the house. They like this skeleton and wanted to help. He looked sad every time he mentioned his brother.

Sitting out on a table was a book with hand written words. Looking it over, Frisk saw it was a diary, but filled with jokes and puns. Some of the entries were circled in red, as if they may have been more important that the others. It was hard to miss Papyrus's note in the margins that read, "THIS PERSON'S SENSE OF HUMOR IS WORSE THAN SANS'S!"

Looking over at the skeleton, Frisk pointed it out with a grin. "YES, WELL, THE JOKES THEY WROTE IN THERE ARE RATHER TERRIBLE." Papyrus sighed, looking away as his voice softened, "No wonder my brother sat at that door every day. He liked bad jokes and puns."

Daring to break their silence, Frisk spoke up, "liked?"

"LIKES, I MEANT LIKES. UNLESS HE STOPPED LIKING THEM. WHICH WOULD BE WONDERFUL! THEN HE MIGHT STOP BOTHERING ME WITH THEM!" Papyrus then frowned, "CHANCES OF THAT ARE SLIM. KNOWING SANS, HIS HUMOR WILL ONLY GET WORSE. BUT I'D TOLERATE IT IF HE EVER CAME HOME."

That made Frisk wince, and they looked down at the diary again before moving on. Papyrus followed Frisk as they looked around. In a recipe book, Frisk spotted a recipe for a delicious sounding pie in the kitchen.

Showing it to Papyrus, they watched as he rubbed his chin. “Now that I think about it, this sounds awfully familiar… SANS TRIED MAKING SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS A SUGARY QUICHE. MAYBE IT WAS THIS INSTEAD?”

“Let's take it with, and ask him,” Frisk said, putting the recipe into a pocket.

“YES! SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCELLENT IDEA!” Papyrus smiled.

Walking back out, after investigating the kitchen - including the white fur in the sink -, Frisk looked over the well-used books in the bookshelf.

Among the books was one with a book mark between pages. Of them all, it was the most worn, and likely a favorite. It was a book of snail facts, with some very lovely snail pictures.

Walking down the hall, there were two bedrooms and one room marked “under renovation.” One of the rooms was a children's room, with clothes and toys, plus a small bed.

“I THINK THEY HAD CHILDREN ONCE,” Papyrus said, thoughtfully. “LOTS OF CHILDREN BY THE LOOK OF IT! MY BROTHER IS SHORT… and doesn't take good care of himself… I HOPE THEY DIDN’T MISTAKE HIM AS A CHILD!”

Frisk could help but giggle at that, “If they did, I’m sure he’s being watched over.”

“HMMM, YES! THAT IS TRUE!” Papyrus smiled, seeming happy with the idea that his brother is being taken care of.

The other room was an adult’s bedroom. The only thing really left in here of interest was an old photo album. In that album were pictures of monsters, some Frisk could suspect leaving the white fur in the sink.

“I’ll keep an eye out for this monster for you, and your brother,” Frisk said, keeping a determined face. This skeleton had been so kind and helpful, the least Frisk could do assist in finding an errant family member.

Somehow, a tear slipped out from Papyrus’s eye sockets as he said, “YOU WIILL? THANK YOU SO MUCH!”

Frisk smiled back and nodded, confirming their pervious statement. Feeling ready to continue, Frisk walked over and took Papyrus's hand, "I'm ready to keep going."

"ALRIGHT THEN," Papyrus smiled, "LET'S CONTINUE ON OUR WAY."

[darkhymns-fic]

Murder with a Side of Lies (Ch. 8)

A discarded notepad sits on the table, crinkled and stained with ketchup...

It doesn't belong here.

Fandom: Undertale Characters: Sans, Flowey Rating: PG Chapters: 8/8 Mirror Links: AO3, FF.net Notes: The sequel to Kidnappings in the Early Evening by Sky. A fusion of detective noir fiction and courtroom drama! All stories, art, etc., related to this main story will be under the tag #undertale noir. (chrono)

Suggested reading music and some rain...

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 nice. free notepad. paps must have forgotten it. finders keepers

 butts.

  hehehheh. butt butt butt. my favorite pie is buttspie with lots of butter.

 What did one wave say to the other?

Nothin’ he just waved.

What did the grape say when he got stepped on?

Nothin’ he just whined.

i should probably have someone actually say something for these jokes to be a bit more effective, huh? nah.

 What’s a mummy’s favorite music genre?

Mummy wrap.

heh. heh. that one’s really really bad aint it. that’s a keeper.

 some reason i get the urge to write more than just bad jokes here. like I wanna say more. that’d be weird tho, wouldn’t it?

heh, and i aint weird.

 What did the flower say when his house caught on fire?

Nothin’, he made like a tree and leafed.

Why did the flower need a job?

He was dirt poor.

Why was the flower feelin’ so blue?

Can’t find the root of the problem there.

 really got flowers on the mind, don’t i? wonder why that could be.

 you know, it’s strange. i keep coming back to this notepad even though my mind says why bother. what’s the point in writing down what I see or feel? not like anyone’s gonna read this, heh.

but why not. let’s give it a go. i’m interested, for whatever reason.

 i’m sittin’ here at tori’s bakery shop. it’s raining outside, like always. got a plate of that butts pie im so fond of. it’s good, but(t) could use more butts. table I’m sitting at is uhhh… looks like a table. yep, sturdy. round? It’s round. that’s how these things go. you describe all the stuff here, right?

it’s pretty late here. no one’s around at this time of night. tori’s nice enough to let me hang out after closing and feed me the leftovers she didn’t sell, and I’m cheap enough to take ‘em. she really goats me, i guess.

usually tori would be swappin’ bad jokes with me right now, but she’s been pretty busy since that trial ended. turns out, no one was willing to take over the family’s duties after ol’ gorey got sent away. Not even fish face. kinda expected her to take over. guess she’s too busy playin’ detective with my bro.

tori, bein’ the nice lady she is, decided she’d take up leadership. probably for the best. if anyone can manage building homes for the poor and being generally kind to all us monsters, it’s her. i certainly don’t know what bein’ the leader entails, and im not exactly rarin’ to find out.

although, between you and me, it does get a bit more boring in the shop without her around. oh well. guess that’s why im writing this, isn’t it?

it’s so boring, i don’t think I even have anything left to write. dang. guess i’ll just go back to writing bad jokes.

 Why didn’t the Flower eat chloroform?

He was chlorofull.

 heh. really havin’ a bad time tryin’ to think of something other than flowers.

 maybe it’s cuz I’ve been thinking about my good pal, flowey, a lot lately. can’t blame a guy, can you? tori literally has him on her person at all times.

  Well. Most of the times.

 I don’t think Tori knows it, but that little scamp escapes sometimes when she’s not lookin’. Heh, but it’s not like he’d get into any trouble, now would he? No, no, that doesn’t sound like the good natured Flowey I know. His parents would never allow him to get into any trouble.

His parents would probably protect him from anything. Even though he didn’t see ol’ Gorey much, I get the feeling Flowey’s dad really cared about him…and I mean really cared for him.

I shouldn’t be gossiping. But, it’s not like anyone is going to read this anyway, right? There’s nothing wrong with writing down some of my own little speculations. Just a hypothesis, is all.

Now, while I’m sure Gorey was quite the nice guy, he did some awful things. Maybe he did them because he thought they were right. Maybe he did those things knowing it was wrong, but believed it was for a good cause. Honestly, can’t say I blame him all that much either way.

This leads us back to the trial, though. Boy, that trial was objectively a good time. I’m so proud of my bro. He proved me wrong a number of times. If it weren’t for him and fish sticks, I probably would have sent an innocent person away.

Instead, I sent a not-quite-innocent person away.

Heh. heh. Tori had me promise I’d be a fair judge. A good judge. She told me to take it seriously, don’t mess around, don’t favor anyone. Me, like the bonehead I am, I promised her I would.

Why do I keep making promises I know I’m just going to break?

Oh. Spoilers, I guess. I broke that promise towards the end of the case. I don’t think Asgore killed that Burger fella. In fact, I’m pretty sure he didn’t. Still, I let them convict ol’ Fluffybuns.

I wasn’t sure what happened until he took the stand of course, till I heard all the facts from metal head and fish face. The ideas, the guesses, they were always in the back of my skull, gnawing away in the dark, but I suppose I’m good at ignoring things like that.

Something needed to be done with Asgore, after all. He needed to stop those little bad habits of his. I couldn’t see a more peaceful solution than this. Us monsters have never really needed to make a jail, after all. They were strangely forgiving, even knowing what he did.

The monsters in charge of the judicial system, (Mettaton, Gertrude, myself and a few others) decided we’d keep him under house arrest. At least, that’s kind of the best way to describe it. He’s not allowed to leave his home, not really allowed to do anything without The Family (aka Tori) knowing. People can still come visit him, ask him for advice, make a bit of tea, but that’s about it.

So I get what you’re thinking. Asgore (supposedly) kills an innocent kid. A monster kid no less. He only gets house arrest? He got off easy. Well, to be honest, we thought about the death penalty. It was an uncomfortable subject and it was clear there was no monster out there that would be able to carry it out.

Well, heh, guess that’s not completely true. 

The guy’s pretty sad still. But, I think he’s feeling a little better. He’s left to those plants and flowers he loves so much. Not many come to visit him, though, but I think they’ll come around. This is probably the happiest ending that could come out of the situation, isn’t it?

Still, if Asgore didn’t kill that monster, though, who did? Who did, I wonder? And why?

Once again, I want to remind anyone reading this (but no one is reading this, so it doesn’t matter) that this is all speculation. I don’t have any proof, and I never witnessed anything myself.

But…

I get the feeling my pal, Flowey, killed Burgerpants. Strange, I know. Very strange. Flowey is such a cheerful, happy, helpful little friend, isn’t he? Why would he ever do something like that?

Well, first, we need to understand why he was with Asgore at the scene of the crime that night. I have a hunch. I think ol’ Gorey finally got enough of what he wanted out of his little bad habits. I think he wanted to give the fruits of his effort to Flowey, hoping that maybe it’d turn his son back to normal.

Problem with that, is Tori wouldn’t let Asgore near Flowey. She was very adamant, believe me, the arguments those two would get into got pretty heated. (get it, cuz fire magic) But, my good friend, Flowey, he’s a crafty little guy. He’s made some escapes; he’s gotten into contact with his father before without his mother’s knowledge.

How do I know that? Just a hunch, that’s all. What? I’m not the type to stalk people.

This brings us to that fateful night. If I had to guess what the scene would be, it’d probably be like this:

The rain musta been pouring like it always is. Asgore probably waited in that alley way for a good amount of time, without an umbrella. He was soaked to the bone, but poor Gorey felt he deserved it. He had soul and he had determination.

Once Flowey actually showed up, he probably did that sickly sweet thing he likes to do. Call him “daddy” and all that nonsense, really get into Asgore’s head. It must have been difficult seeing his son like this, but I bet Asgore was thinking it’d all be worth it. All those horrible things he did, all of it would be worth it if he could see his son again.

Although, thinking on it, human souls and determination are all well and good, right? You can do some great things with those on your side, but isn’t it missing one important ingredient?

Right, right, I forgot. A monster’s soul.

Flowey doesn’t have one of those, now does he?

Still hypothetically speaking here, of course… Asgore knew all this. He knew a monster soul would probably be needed. But, I don’t think he meant for it to be Burgerpants. I don’t think Asgore planned on giving any monster’s soul but his own.

Flowey, being the precocious scamp that he is, also knew a monster soul would be necessary. This whole thing was probably just a misunderstanding.

Poor Burgerpants, though. Wrong place, wrong time. How can a guy be so unlucky? Hey, whenever I’m feeling down, at least I can remind myself some other guy had it way worse.

Anyway, this Burgerpants fella shows up, and here’s what I think happens. Flowey misunderstands the situation. Or maybe he didn’t care. Maybe those dark habits of Asgore rubbed off on him in that moment. Maybe Flowey was just feeling particularly grumpy that day. Who knows? I certainly can’t read that flower’s mind. Don’t want to either. Hope I never do.

Flowey kills Burgerpants on the spot before Asgore can even react. A huge vine, full of thorns, slams him into the dumpster. Looks like a claw mark (or maybe a trident mark), heh. Now, remember, little flower boy is the son of two incredibly powerful fire users. Even if it wasn’t on purpose, I think he’s still got a little heated edge to his attacks. Explains why the time of death couldn’t be figured out. Dust was still hot. No one expected fire magic.

This frightens Asgore. This was meant to be his son, Asriel? How could this cruel being before him claim to be his son, yet be so full of hate? Maybe Asgore blamed himself at that moment.

Either way, he couldn’t go through with it after that. Maybe everything he did would go to waste, maybe those humans died for nothing, but he couldn’t keep making mistakes, now could he? Just because he buried a hole so deep for himself, didn’t mean he had to keep digging and take everyone with him, right?

Probably good thinking, I’d say. Best thinking he’d done in a while.

I’ll bet Flowey lost that sweet charm of his after that. I’ll bet he demanded those souls and that Determination from Asgore. “Why won’t you give it to me?! I’m your son!” he probably said. Maybe even threatened him when things didn’t go his way.

Asgore must have been feeling real bad at that time, but you gotta remember, through it all, he is still a father. A father disciplines his child. For the first time in years, maybe even ever, I think Asgore raised his voice at Flowey. I think he told Flowey “Go home to your mother, never speak of this again.”

“I’m not going anywhere until I get my --”

“I said GO!”

And just like that, Flowey was afraid. He’d never seen his father like this. Ol’ Fluffybuns actually mad? Boy, almost wish I coulda seen that.

But I didn’t.

Flowey must have dug back into the ground, running away to his mama while papa cleaned up after his mess.

Heh, it’s a good thing no one else figured it out, right? If Tori found out about this, would she be able to live with herself, I wonder? I have no idea what she might do. What would everyone think if they found out Flowey was a killer?

I think it’d be a lot of trouble for the little guy. I think he knows better now, though. I don’t think he’s ever going to hurt anyone again, or else he’ll have a pretty bad time.

Luckily, this is all guess work. No one has to know. No one needs to mess up this happy ending we got. No one’s going to read this.

 guess this is just between you and me, isn’t it, pal?

...

..

.

The notepad had appeared on his bedroom table that night. Flowey knew it wasn’t on accident. He read the thing, read through the crappy jokes and the even crappier handwriting. His leaves trembled slightly, his vision blurred multiple times.

With an angry toss, the notepad slammed into the lit fireplace. The flames ignored it completely, of course. Toriel’s fire was never hot enough to burn.

With the grit of his teeth and the furrow of a brow, the fireplace erupted in flames. The notepad was devoured, disintegrated.

Turned to dust.

The thought unnerved him, haunted his mind. It was best to douse those flames now, forget it ever happened.

The fire cackled at him.

And the rain poured.

That smiley trashbag…