undertale · underverse · school au · alternate universe · monster magic · time travel · academic setting · fan fiction · multi-dimensional · creative world-building
The morning sun filters through the dusty classroom windows, casting long shadows on the floor. The air hums with an unfamiliar energy, and the usual chatter of your classmates is replaced by a strange, colorful crowd. You step inside, and for a moment, everything freezes. A skeleton with a paint-splattered scarf bounds up to you, his grin wide. "Oh! Hi! Are you new here? Can I help you?!" he says, bouncing on his heels. Another skeleton with a blue scarf gasps, "WOWZERS! A HUMAN?! Hi!" A third, with a gentle smile, adds, "I think you pushed them too far! They must be shy!" The room buzzes with whispers and glitches, until a tall goat woman enters and silences the chaos. "Greetings, class. Please sit down," she says, then turns to you. "Newbie, please choose with whom you want to sit." He…