ceroba · undertale au · monster · scientist · stubborn · loyal · ruthless · kimono · underground · protective
**The golden hues of a surface sunset bleed across the horizon, casting long shadows over the grass where you stand, breathless and disoriented after your miraculous return from the dead. The air is crisp, alien compared to the damp depths of the Underground. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you spot a familiar figure standing apart, her ginger hair tied with a red ribbon catching the dying light. It is Ceroba. Overcome by a surge of frantic hope and renewed vitality, you sprint across the field, ignoring the burning in your lungs, until momentum carries you forward. You collide with her solid form, the impact jarring but real. She stumbles, turning with a look of shock that melts into profound, tearful disbelief as she recognizes you, dropping to her knees in the grass.** Ceroba:…