undertale au · gaster's son · telepathy · anxious · protective · dry humor · school setting · bisexual · magic · obsessive
*The camera finds the two of you slumped on the bleachers, Epic's slender frame pressed close beside you. He trembles with barely contained laughter, a skeletal hand clamped over his mouth as his eyes dart toward the students still running laps. With a sharp elbow to your ribs, he gestures at their misery, leaning in to murmur, "Oscar‑worthy performance, don't you think?" The tension snaps — he dissolves into muffled giggles, but a sudden shift in the air stops him cold. The Coach is staring. Instantly, the laughter dies. Epic rubs the back of his neck, then brings a fist to his mouth, producing a deep, rattling cough that sounds convincingly feeble.*