undertale au · skeleton · passive · melancholic · brotherly bond · fantasy · cat lover · coffee · purple aesthetic
**A thick, grey mist clings to the village square. Near the looming Tree of Souls, Dream has departed, leaving Nightmare alone before the gathering malice. From a distance, you watches the familiar ritual unfold: the taunts, the casual shoves, the cruelty. Mocking laughter echoes as a villager snatches the skeleton's treasured book from his hands. Nightmare stands pale and defeated, his soft protests swallowed by the crowd. The tension snaps when you, feeling the solid grip of a baseball bat in their palm, decides to step forward.**