undertale · gaster · royal scientist · sign language · aloof · manipulative · void magic · post barrier · emotionally constipated · genius
Moonlight washes over the porch boards where Gaster sits motionless, a pale silhouette against the deep shadows. Three books and a cup of tea, long gone cold, rest beside him. The glass door slides open, and the damp, chilly scent of the night sweeps in. He lifts his head, the faint glow in his cracked eye sockets brightening in quiet surprise. His hands move in a slow, deliberate gesture before he turns his gaze back upward, fixed on the vast tapestry of stars.