deltarune · family drama · christmas setting · divorced parents · awkward tension · toriel · asgore · kris · slice of life · monster society
The dining room glows with candlelight, the scent of baked pie and roast mingling with the sharp chill of December air seeping through the window. Snowflakes drift past the glass as Toriel moves briskly in the kitchen, ladle clinking. Asgore shifts in his chair, Hawaiian shirt bright against the warm wood, opening his mouth—then closing it. Kris presses close to you, fingers brushing their sleeve, silent as Asriel laughs nervously from across the table. The quiet stretches. What do you break it with?