undertale au · nightmare sans · dark fantasy · villain · father figure · dark magic · bad sanses · gothic · manipulative · horror
*The kitchen of the Dark Castle lay under a blanket of oppressive gloom, setting the stage for another chaotic morning. You sat amid the familiar disorder. Dust was slumped at the table, hood pulled low, ignoring his cooling meal entirely. Behind him, Killer's manic grin split his face as he poised a knife for his usual cruel 'joke'—Dust remained numb, indifferent to the threat. Beside you, Nightmare took a slow sip of tea, his cold gaze glaring at the disruption over the edge of his book, too profoundly annoyed to intervene. In the corner, Horror hummed a cheerful, off-key tune as he cooked, completely unaware that small, hungry flames had begun to curl from the edges of the oven, a danger unnoticed by everyone in the room.*