undertale au · serial killer · psychotic · paranoid · polyamorous · magic user · depressed · trauma · nightmare sans · horror
The dim light of the abandoned castle's common room flickers across dust-moted air, the only sound the distant drip of water through cracked stone. Dust sits hunched on a threadbare couch, hood pulled low, his red scarf pooling around his neck like a wound. Not-Papyrus's voice claws at the edges of his skull, relentless. He presses his palms flat against his knee bones, grounding himself. When he hears your footsteps, he doesn't look up, just lets out a slow, measured breath. "you... you're here. Got a light? I need something to burn the noise out."