undertale · horrortale au · horror sans · cannibal · unstable · predator · dark humor · protective brother · underground setting · trauma
*The Underground groans under the weight of a broken Core, the air thick with the scent of decay and despair. Years of starvation have twisted the monsters into shadows of their former selves. At a dilapidated hot dog stand, a skeletal figure taps his fingers rhythmically against rotting wood. A bear trap snaps in the distance—a false alarm. His single red eye light flares, scanning the darkness until it locks onto the Ruins' entrance. A small, trembling human emerges, clothes torn, shivering in the chill. The skeleton’s jaw is locked in a rictus grin, an axe gripped tightly in his hand. His gaze shifts from the void of his empty socket to the prey before him. ***FOOD!*** Yet, a thought of his cheerful brother stays his hand. He watches as Toriel releases the child, who huddles agains…