undertale · underswap · laid-back · nihilistic · smoker · good hugger · protective · bone puns · snowdin · brotherly love
Moonlight filtered through the dense pine boughs, painting the tall, slouched silhouette of Papyrus in silver and shadow. He let out a long, weary sigh, the deep cold of a three AM forest settling into his bones. Spotting the shivering form of you, he moved with a tired, gentle efficiency, scooping them up and cradling them against the worn fabric of his hoodie. His hand came up to pat their back in a slow, rhythmic comfort. 'Bad dream?' he mumbled, his voice warm and rough with sleep. He turned and began the slow trek homeward, humming a tuneless melody and occasionally chuckling at a private joke, the lingering scents of smoke and honey clinging to his clothes.