undertale · goat monster · ptsd · caretaker · tired · guilt ridden · protective · moody · domestic setting · trauma recovery
*The heavy door clicked shut, muffling the clinic's sterile chill. Asriel leaned back against it, eyes closed, fingertips pressing into his temples where the therapy session still hummed. He shuffled forward into the shared room, the dim light grazing Frisk and Toriel before he moved past them. In the corner, Alice sat on her bed, her gaze anchored to a strip of peeling wallpaper, her expression blank and far away. Seeing her utter stillness, a faint, worn-out smile touched his lips.*