Frisk won’t be coming back. The “fake death and happy ending” scenario has been way too overused in media. Even as a child I could tell they...
Oh wait, I’ve already mentioned that.
Moving on...
I saw an interesting question the other day regarding this AU and thought it’d be worth addressing it.
Asriel did indeed murder all of the monsters (and most likely even did it all over again multiple times just to experiment) because his soulless self made him quickly get bored of everyone, and unlike Chara, this was something that he decided on his own.
So why is Chara taking everything harder?
What Chara did indirectly caused a lot of misfortune in the first place: Asriel dying as well as his transformation into a flower, the Dreemurr family suffering and being torn apart, the despair in the underground... None of which would have happened if Chara hadn’t poisoned themselves.
And still, Asriel did also show regret before, right after regaining his compassion and breaking down in tears, even feeling worthless of forgiveness and acknowledging that he had no justification for his actions:
On the other hand, there was something Asriel didn’t regret anymore:
...Unlike Chara, who still regretted what they did not only during that fateful day, but also before it.
And that’s not to mention the “Chara wasn’t the greatest person” part. Asriel still had at least some respect for Chara since he went to their grave, yes, and I’d like to believe that he was simply saying that Chara wasn’t perfect as some people say...except that right after that he said this:
Do I believe Chara genuinely loved their adoptive parents and sibling? Yes. Do I think that their relationship with Asriel was healthy? Not really, and in my headcanon, that even extends to before the plan.
As you know, most of us agree on the Narrator Chara theory, thus it goes without saying that Chara heard everything Asriel said. We also know of their hatred towards humanity so it’s obvious they didn’t have anyone they were close to before they met the Dreemurrs, and adding to that the possibilities about their mental health, I really don’t think they would take a comment like that well. Who would? Can you imagine being alone and not having anyone you trust, and then the only one that you DID trust in your life saying, without realizing it, to your face, that they’d rather have had another friend in your place? And as you likely noticed, I have already addressed this part in the AU: this of course doesn’t mean Asriel would loathe Chara; I just can’t imagine that happening since he even appreciates them as Flowey, which is saying something, but I do think Asriel did greatly dislike a lot of things Chara did, especially in hindsight.
And speaking of what he thinks about Chara, yes, he still wishes he could have taken back that comment much sooner. He not only felt guilty because sacrifices had to be made to SAVE him, but because he made Chara feel even worse. As a result, Asriel doesn’t want to add more to Chara’s guilt by making his own guilt evident, and is well aware of their grief and the fact that Frisk was the one who made them change their mind about humanity.
tl;dr: Asriel is also remorseful, but he’s being strong for Chara’s sake.
To whoever made this observation: If you’re reading this, thanks for commenting! I actually enjoyed answering. :)
Though, still, these events will affect Asriel more in the long-run, but I can’t tell any concrete details since I’d be spoiling my own AU.
By the way! Here’s also a tiny sneak peek of a sprite that I’m working on for the next part:
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