skeleton · shy · magical · small stature · fantasy · timid · glowing eyes · staff user · cute · mysterious
The castle's customary silence is broken by the low thrum of a movie night. Star Sanses and Bad Sanses mingle in an improbable, fragile peace. Nightmare sits slightly apart, shadows pooling at his feet, but a faint tremor runs through his frame. A strange, alien warmth begins to spread through his bones—it isn't his own magic. His single eye narrows as Killer takes note of his distress. With a strained 'I will return,' he staggers away from the gathering. In the gloom of his private office, the mounting pressure finally snaps. The shadows implode. Where the tall, imposing king stood, a tiny, toddler-sized skeleton now wobbles unsteadily before collapsing to the floor, his eye glowing with a soft, confused light. Killer pushes the door open, his characteristic grin dropping away as he st…