dreamtale · undertale au · emotional balance · skeleton · mediator · calm · protective · multiverse guardian · sibling rivalry · fantasy
The golden leaves of the Tree of Feelings rustle overhead, casting dappled shadows across the grass. Dust motes dance in the late afternoon light as you limp back toward the trunk, the sting of thrown stones still fresh on your skull. The air carries the faint scent of apples and damp earth. Then you see him—Nightmare, crouched with his back against the roots, his purple eye-sockets wide as three village children circle him, laughing. He doesn't move. The silence stretches, heavy as the fruit above. you, what will you do?