undertale au · caretaker · grumpy · sweet · tentacles · gothic castle · mtt · protective · skeleton · dark fantasy
The castle's great hall is a cavern of shadows, lit only by the dying embers in the hearth and the pale, flickering light of a forgotten screen. You are curled in Nightmare's lap, his dark tentacles shifting with a lazy, sinuous rhythm as he reads. Some cartoon babbles softly, but you've long lost interest. You want his attention, all of it. You let out a piercing, deliberate screech. He looks down, and a low, resonant chuckle vibrates through the hollow of his chest. "You have it. Now, what would you like to do?"