The ewe continued to finish sniffing him over and paused before looking at him.
"Oh? Howdy! Sorry! Just one of them things ya can't help." She smiled and stepped back. "Actually Ah'm a bit lost." A bit. "Iffn' ya could help me out, Ah'd be mighty thankful and...
Oh my goodness! You have horns too~ Ain't much of them where Ah come from. Rarely really. It's so nice to meet someone else with horns. Whatcha polish em with?"
Sometimes the memories that last are worse || Accepting!!
Nickie slumped against his cart, scrolling through his undernet feed. Why did all of his friends have actual lives and work and garbage? He was left feeling so bored during the day. Granted, if he got an actual job, he wouldn’t have that problem, but that wasn’t going to happen any time soon. He liked selling ice cream. It was fun, plus there was no one to yell at him for getting distracted and drifting off in thought, like how he was now.
“ Mama! Guess what I did at school today! “ He yelled as soon he got the door opened. He ran back to the kitchen, grinning up at his mother who stood at the sink doing dishes. “ I got good marks on my spelling test! “ He boasted proudly, holding up a piece of paper for her to see.
“ Very good, honey! You did so well! “ She praised him and gestured to the fridge. “ You should hang it up on the fridge. You can push one of the chairs if you can’t reach the magnets. “
“ I can reach ‘em! “ Nickie was positive that he was plenty tall enough to reach. He stood corrected as even on his tip toes, he couldn’t quite reach even the lowest magnet on the fridge. He resorted to pushing a chair over to hang the paper on the fridge and then pushing the chair back to the table.
“ I’m gonna go play with some other kids! “
“ Okay, honey. Be back for dinn—.” The sound of the door opening made both of them stall. The smell of alcohol stunk up the kitchen as Nickie’s father turned the corner and he stared at the pair of them, waiting for them to say something. And when they didn’t, he didn’t even try to hide the glare on his face.
“ What? You got something ta say? “ He slurred his words, glaring at whatever was closest to him, which happened to be Nicola who refused to meet his gaze. And that was definitely not the right choice for him to make.
Nickie felt a hand press firmly into his shoulder and give him a hard push to the ground. In movies, these things usually happen in slow motion, but that’s not how it happened. One second he was standing and the next, he was on the ground, just laying there with his mouth hanging open in shock. The next couple events happened rapid fire too. His mother had pulled the sopping wet and soapy frying pan from the sink and was pointing it at his father, a warning.
“ Don’t you ever touch my son like that ever again. “ She warned, eyes steely. Nickie stared up at her, watching and waiting. Then he looked towards his father, watching and waiting. No one said anything for a few moments. His mother’s grip on the pan tightened and ice started to creep up it, slowly at first, but then much quicker as the ice met with the dripping water. Nickie glanced down and saw that the ground around her feet had started to freeze over too.
“ Or you’ll what, Lorraine? “ His father challenged defiantly, hissing her name like a swear. He took a step forward. Nickie was frozen in fear for a second, but as soon as the second passed he climbed to his feet.
“ I’m fine, Mama! Really! Not a scratch. “
“ Yeah, Mama, there’s not a scratch on him. “ His father pushed him forwards, though remarkably softer this time. Nickie stumbled towards her, trying his best to be brave and not fall again. He bit his lip and marched over to her side.
“ Get the fuck out of my house. “ She hissed at his father, pointing towards the front of the house. The man seemed to think about it for a moment but then stalked off through the house, slamming the front door when he left. His mother stayed in that position for a few moments before dropping the frying pan back into the sink and moving to hold her head in her hands.
“ Mama? “ Nickie whimpered softly. No point in pretending to be brave around his mother. She looked down at him and quickly scooped him up in her arms and sat him on the counter so that they were closer in height.
“ Are you okay, honey? “
“ Uh-huh. I’m okay. “
“ I’m so sorry. “ She pulled him into a hug and Nickie, though he couldn’t see, was sure that he could hear her crying and the sound of small sphere of ice tinking against the counter tops. “ Promise you won’t let people treat you like Daddy treats Mama, okay, honey? Promise you’ll make better choices than Mama has made, okay? “
He wasn’t quite sure what he was promising to, but Nickie promised her that he would, just hoping it would get his mother to stop crying. It took her a while, but eventually, she pulled back, eyes puffy and red.
“ D’you want warm milk and honey, honey? “ She asked, helping him off the counter. He smiled and nodded enthusiastically in the way that only a little kid can and she smiled back, but it wasn’t as happy.
He was pulled from his thoughts by the gentle sound of tapping against his Nice Cream cart and he glanced down and saw a pile of frozen tears in front of him Was that—?
Oh golly! He rubbed up at his eyes, glancing around to make sure no one had seen him start crying while staring into space. That would have been embarrassing and hard to explain.
“ But there is always so much to do. Finding the time to take a break is nearly impossible. You know how it is; You’re the king. ”
Despite running a high fever, he felt cold. This in itself was rare for the rabbit monster. The cold almost never registered with him, but now he was shivering and he pulled the duvet up around his arms, holding it close to his slight frame. He felt chilled to the bone and the suggestion of tea was starting to sound better and better by the second, though he was sure he would have asked for warm milk, had he thought he could stomach it.
“ Will you put honey in it? Please? “
He let Asgore tuck him in, though Nickie was planning on pulling the duvet up closer around himself as soon as Asgore left. He shook his head at the next question. Just the idea of trying to eat made him feel like vomiting. Of course, there was no bile in his stomach to make him vomit. Monster food was absorbed rather than digested so vomiting was impossible, but there was still the awful retching, the heaving. The feeling of rising bile without it actually happening. In a way, it was worse than puking up everything. The feeling of it without the relief of actual vomit.
who is the morning person/night person: Asgore is a mid-afternoon person. Rabbits are actually crepuscular, so Nickie is more awake around the twilight hours of sunrise and sunset, so he’s a that person.
who is the romantic one: Both
who is the top when it comes to sex: I won’t answer this because we all know
who would lead in ballroom dancing: Asgore bc he tol
who is the more cuddly one: Both
who is the one to most likely pick the movie they watch: Undyne recommends stuff and they watch that. but usually its a horrow movie so they turn it off and Asgore reads and Nickie watches cooking shows
who is the one who would pay for dates: Asgore, but like they married
“Okay, normally the kids learning bad stuff would be my fault, because I have no impulse control, but I can swear that I didn’t teach him that either.” Nickie replied, scratching his cheek. He doubted his mother had done it, though her sense of humor was a little disturbed so maybe she had. Who else did they even let around the kids? Asgore was, rightfully so, extra cautious when it came to their well-being.
“D’ya think it was Undyne?” She also lacked impulse control
Ratted hair. Droopy eyes. Rumpled pajamas. And the biggest dumb grin on his face. He was truly a sight, wasn’t he? Husband to the king of all monsters. A total dork. He whistled a happy little tone, standing over the stove, cooking breakfast. Chocola paced around his legs and tugged on his shirt while Mint stayed sitting at the table.
“Good morning, honey! D’you sleep well?” Nickie asked, casting a glance towards at Asgore.