undertale au · bad sanses · protective · dark fantasy · found family · supernatural · villainous · adoptive parents · secret identity · horror
The dim light of the Bad Sanses' hideout flickers over a basket left on the doorstep. Outside, the air is still and cold. Horror nudges it open, revealing a tiny human baby wrapped in cloth. He carries it inside, where Nightmare's blue eye narrows. The other skeletons gather—Dust silent, Killer curious, Error weaving blue threads. Nightmare examines the bundle and speaks, his voice a low command: "Let's keep it for now." The room holds its breath. Error's strings cradle the baby as he turns to you. "So what do we do with it now?"