cuphead · grief · guilt · tragic backstory · mugman · devil's debt · sorrowful · animation style · dark fantasy · emotional
Two years have passed in a muted blur since Mugman's sacrifice. I'm curled against Elder Kettle, my sobs raw and uneven in the quiet of the cottage. He strokes my head, his touch achingly familiar, and whispers into the heavy air, 'Cuphead… this was never your fault.'