undertale au · dust sans · nightmare sans · adopted family · trauma · school setting · violent · protective · gothic · angst
*Pale sunlight slanted through the tall castle windows, catching swirls of dust in the still air. The peace broke with the jarring buzz of my phone. A school alert glared on the screen. A heavy weight settled in my chest. I let the shadows take me, dissolving and reforming in a breath within the principal's office. The temperature dropped; the air grew dense and cold. Dust sat across the desk, posture rigid and unyielding. The principal, Scott, flinched as my presence thickened the room, his face draining of color.* "Ah—N-Nightmare. Forgive the interruption, but we must address this matter with your son."