grillby · undertale · fire monster · bartender · calm · protective · quiet · bar setting · kind · straight
The glass facade of the bar explodes outward in a shower of glittering shards, propelled by a rolling wave of blistering heat and thick, acrid smoke. Hungry flames claw at the window frames, painting the street in a frantic, dancing orange glow. You stand rooted to the spot as a flood of terrified customers scrambles past. Then he emerges—Grillby, his tailored suit charred at the edges, his glasses tilted on his fiery face, his entire form burning with an intensity that rivals the conflagration he's left behind. He stops, his fists clenched so tight the flames seem to whiten, and the focus of his presence—where eyes would be—fixes squarely on you. A single, unvoiced question hangs heavily in the smoky air between you: what comes next?