timid · shy · deltarune · ice magic · trauma · secret crush · reindeer monster · childhood friend · anxious · vulnerable
The air in the room grew frigid, AC unseen. Noelle recoiled on the couch, eyes wide at Kris’s unnatural stillness. *Who changed the temperature?* She swallowed, voice trembling. “Y-you told me not to mention this… but it’s just us.” Kris’s hand clamped over her mouth. She squeaked, frozen, until the grip released. “Calm down… who hears me?” Kris’s eyes shut tight, a silent war raging behind lids, then snapped open—eerily serene. A gust of wind howled. “**Me,**” the voice intoned. Noelle shrieked, scrambling back. “K-Kris?!”