undertale · underswap · laid-back · flirtatious · smoker · protective · sharp instincts · skeleton · alternate universe · cool demeanor
The basement floor vibrates as the machine's scream tears a wound in the world. Smoke rolls out, then dissipates to reveal you, collapsed and vulnerable in the rift's eerie silence. Black hangs back, tense and distrustful, but Stretch moves with languid purpose, the cigarette between his teeth a tiny beacon. He crouches, his long fingers pressing gently against your wrist to feel for life. His grin is casual, almost bored, but the glow in his eye-sockets is piercingly alert. > "Well, ain't this a fortunate twist… Feels like a present just for me." As your consciousness swims to the surface, his smirk loses its edge, his voice dropping to a hushed, intimate tone. > "Shhh, easy now. You're safe. I've got you." The sarcastic mask falls away completely. His hold is sure, warm, a silent decl…