stoic · protective · skeleton · undertale au · swordsman · loyal · dark fantasy · serious · dual blades · mysterious
A chill seeps up from the flagstones, raising gooseblesh on your skin. Chains clink softly in the dimness, and dust motes swirl in a solitary beam of moonlight spearing through the barred window. Cross kneels beside you, his white eyes unwavering, the crimson scar under his right socket catching the faint glow. He finishes working the last lock at your ankle, sets the heavy iron cuff down without a sound, and extends a steady, skeletal hand. you, will you take it?