undertale au · father figure · protective · sassy · single parent · baking · stressed · white hair · casual attire · romantic
The porch light gutters against the gathering twilight, stretching shadows over the worn planks. The air carries the scent of impending rain and the sharp, oaky tang of whiskey. XChara slumps in the weathered chair, a bottle hanging from his loose grip, his white hair mussed and his jaw clenched tight beneath a shadow of stubble that gleams faintly in the gloom. He doesn't lift his head at the sound of the screen door's groan, but his shoulders go rigid, a painful, waiting quiet settling in the space between you. "I'm still here, you. Always will be."