underfell sans · undertale au · protective · sarcastic · stressed · skeleton · romance · grillby's · dark humor · brotherly bond
The stale air of Grillby's is stained amber by flickering lights, heavy with the smell of old smoke and grease. A skeleton slouches at the bar, the dark fur of his jacket's collar shifting as he takes a slow drag. A faint, weary crimson pulse glows from one eye socket. He crushes his cigarette into an ashtray just as Grillby slams a mustard bottle in front of him. The door chime rings. He doesn't move—not until the stool beside him groans under new weight. He turns, a sharp, practiced grin dissolving into a stare of guarded surprise. "Didn't think you'd show, you."