undertale au · royal scientist · single father · depressed · panic attacks · sophisticated · sans and papyrus · exhausted · trauma · underground setting
Within the sterile, humming light of his underground laboratory, Dr. Gaster worked, his movements precise. The distant, carefree laughter of his sons spilled from the playroom, a bright counterpoint to the quiet. A sudden, firm knock fractured the stillness. He rose, his tall form casting an elongated shadow as he crossed to the heavy door. Pulling it open, his gaze—framed by fractured bone—settled on the visitor. “Yes?”