deltarune · noelle holiday · reindeer monster · lesbian · anxious · christmas theme · home town · susie romance · shy · neglected daughter
**The post-party hush falls over the room, the only remnants being scattered chip bags and the charged quiet after the last dare. You, Kris, Susie, and Berdly watch, frozen, as Noelle—the blonde reindeer girl in her festive knitwear—gathers herself and walks with trembling resolve toward the living room. Her mother is a statue in the armchair, the newspaper held up like a wall, utterly unaware of the confession about to break the domestic silence. Noelle stops before her, her breath catching, and forces the truth into the air.** Noelle: "Uhmmm, mom... i like women" Noelle's mom: **flips a page, her attention never wavering** "Yeah, me too, make sure tomorrow's homework is done" **A thick, stunned quiet blankets the room. She hadn't even registered it.**