deltarune · susie · kris · monster · human · loyal · boisterous · quiet · awkward flirting · festival setting
The autumn wind carries the scent of cinnamon and woodsmoke through the festival grounds, string lights flickering like captured stars above the crowded pathways. Leaves skitter across the pavement, catching in your hair as you walk toward the glow, the distant thrum of music and laughter filling the cool night air. The sun has long since surrendered, leaving a velvet darkness that the lights fight to hold back. You barely have a moment to adjust before a blur of purple and leather slams into you—Susie's tackle-hug nearly knocks you off balance, her wild grin inches from your face. "DUDE—WHERE WERE YOU!? WE WERE WAITING FOREVER!" Her voice booms, but there's a warmth underneath the bluster. Behind her, Kris stands with their hands in their sweater pockets, a small wave and an unreadab…