#defining happiness

[number-one-dhdd-fan]

@dh-dd-hivemind 's sweet, dorky girl, Lily.

I love her sm 😭 she looks so soft and cuddly.

Literally friend shaped. 💜

Individual poses under the cut!

[dh-dd-hivemind]

To alphys: I LOVE YOU YOU’RE SO COOL

Introduction post [link.]

(If you struggle to read the boxes, the text of the dialogue is written at the end of the post, below the cut!)

Alphys: H-Huh?!

Y-You fl-flatter me! I-I erm, I'm r-really not-

(N-No, Alphys, acc-accept the compliment! I-It's what Undyne and your f-friends have been trying so hard to t-teach you!)

...um, not- not used to s-such compliments! S-So than-thank you!

[dh-dd-hivemind]

To Frisk And Chara: You asked for more information. We are um.... Um not ghost?! At least I think we aren't!? We're um... Human? But that wouldn't make sense! Whatever just call us whatever! We go by many names. We get most commonly called "Parasite" by Kris!. Or uh.... By your own name??

Introduction post [link.]

Previous ask by this user [link]

Chara: I guess you don't know what you are, then...? That sucks...I was hoping for something more clarifying. Now I feel just as lost as ever.

Frisk: You still didn't answer - who is Kris? Is Kris someone you know? Is Kris someone around us that we can't see?

Chara: I hope you're not just toying with me...I'll be very pissed off if you are! I want REAL answers!

Frisk: Yeah, me too!

[dh-dd-hivemind]

To: Frisk and Chara: To answer your questions of why we can see Chara despite evidence to suggest that through any physical or photographic mediums are impossible, the answer is.......... Dun dun!!!!! We're actually dead? And alive? Also a ghost? Also frisk? Chara? Kris? Y'know what the best way to describe it is that if you have DETERMINATION, we can see you!

Introduction post [link.]

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Frisk: Are you trying to say those of you who can see Chara are...also spirits? (You say ghosts, but ghosts and spirits aren't the same thing. Common human misconception.)

Chara: That would be so cool! I didn't even know spirits existed until I became one myself! But if spirits are really that common, wouldn't they be better recorded? Wait - unless their existence has been getting covertly erased by anti-magic organizations, just like how hybrids have been getting covered up! Are you guys secret spirits who have been sneakily living amongst society? ...Wait, who the heck is Kris? Is there a second spirit around here that even I can't see?

Frisk: What do you mean by DETERMINATION? Do you mean you can see spirits if that's their main soul trait? Is YOUR main soul characteristic also DT? I thought that was super rare...

Chara: I mean, my entire tribe supposedly had partial DT souls...

Frisk: Yes, but they... probably aren't around anymore...so DT is much rarer...

Frisk: ...

Chara: ...

Chara: Could you please, please, PLEASE elaborate further? I want to know who can see me!

[dh-dd-hivemind]

Does Chara have a favorite bug?

Introduction post [link.]

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Chara: Yes, I do! I love Madagascar hissing cockroaches. They are incredibly resilient, extremely difficult to kill, have incredibly tough shells, and can survive high-pressure environments! They also hiss when they feel threatened, as the name suggests, which I find to be extraordinarily endearing. And...well, I like them because...cockroaches are one of the most hated creatures on this earth. They are treated as gross, when in reality, the reason why they are in unhygienic locations is because they are there to clean it! They consume waste, they make the world less dirty! And they are regularly deemed ugly, which...I suppose I...have a sense of kinship towards them.

Chara: ...

Frisk: ...Chara-

Chara: I also like mosquitos! Did you know they are pollinators? And that their main food source is actually nectar? Only the egg-bearing mosquitos drink blood, and they do so only when they wish to reproduce, because they need the protein and iron in order to develop their eggs. Blood is not their primary food source.

Chara: And did you know that butterflies drink blood, sweat, and tears? And that Asian ladybugs bite while seeking out water and salt from sweat, which leads itchy red welts? Don't let beauty standards bias you!

Chara: ...

Chara: I absolutely adore bugs!

Frisk: (Chara is so cute when they ramble...)

Frisk: (...)

Frisk: (I wish I knew how to make them feel better...)

[dh-dd-hivemind]

I assume only you can see Chara in recordings, Frisk. How did you discover that was the case?

Introduction post [link.]

(If you struggle to read the boxes, the text of the dialogue is written below the cut!)

[Note: Monster Kid uses they/he in this au!]

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Frisk: Considering you can also see them, I don't think I am the only one, right? I just am unsure of why everyone around me is incapable. I thought maybe it was that only humans could see, but my sister is a human, and she never commented on it when I sent her photos that have Chara in them, so I dunno how some of you askers are capable...

A-Anyways! I figured it out because Chara kept photobombing me.

Chara: I deserved to be in those photos.

Frisk: I didn't think anything of it, but when I looked at my phone, I saw them in the pictures too! I tried to show them to MK, asking if they saw it too, but they just laughed it off as me pranking them and trying to scare them with stories of hauntings. Now he keeps trying to get me into spooky urban legends and prank scare me...they...aren't very good at it. (It's really cute.)

Chara: You're so gay.

Frisk: So are you!

Chara: Never said that I wasn't.

[dh-dd-hivemind]

Introduction post [link.]

First interaction from Sam [link.]

(If you struggle to read the boxes, the text of the dialogue is written at the end of the post, below the cut!)

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*The alert of a notification in the company inbox startles everyone.

*It had been three months since their last notification. Alphys had become convinced that their blog must have broken.

*…It is a relief to know that was not the case.

Alphys: O-Oh my god! The inbox is-…it's working again! Mister Young, it-it is a delight to hear back from you!

Frisk: Hello, Mister Sam! Yes, that's me! Though, I wouldn't- AGH!

*The camera is snatched up by long, slender fingers, partially covering the lens.

Meth: Does my soul deceive me? Is it not my dreams, but truly you?

Frisk: Hey, give back the camera, I was talking first!

Chara: …Wasn't he supposed to be home today?

Alphys: M-Meth, you can't-

Meth: You've not been well? How dare the stars in the sky not treat you with the radiance of a thousand angels! How dare their feathers not brush the contours of your face!

Chara: Oh, brother…

Meth: Heaven should twist itself down to you, bow upon the sound of your voice, bow like grass in the wind! The wind - oh the wind, has it carried my heart's whispers to you? Do you hear its every beat, the pulse of desire, the-

Alphys: Okay, okay, enough! Enough!

Meth: Do not dare to silence me when the cursed waves of the dark sea have befallen an individual such as-

Alphys: Meth!

*Alphys attempts to take the phone from Meth's hands. It is of no use, as he is much taller than her. Instead, it leaves her jumping on her tip-toes. She looks like a puppy whose owner is holding out of reach…

Frisk: (This is kind of pathetic…)

Chara: …You don't say.

Frisk: (Should we do something about this?)

Chara: I think he might kill us if we don't let him finish.

Frisk: (I think he might kill HIMSELF with lack of airflow if he keeps talking faster than he's breathing.)

Chara: I see nothing wrong with that.

Meth: The sea, do not allow it to drown you! And the sirens call, do not give in! There is a lighthouse ahead, hidden in that deep fog! Mark my words, the light will bask you!

Alphys: M-Meth! Frisk had first dibs!

Meth: There are no "dibs" in desire, my dear friend!

Frisk: Chara...please...

Chara: Ugh, fine, I'll take care of it.

*Chara floats up to the two tussling adults and does the unthinkable. They tug the camera out of Meth's hands, dropping it right into Alphys's claws. So they can interact with objects, then? Alphys immediately sprints with the camera. Meth, on the other hand, seems...frozen.

*Frisk is trying hard not to laugh.

Chara: Satisfied, princess?

Frisk: (Yes, my angel. Extremely.)

Alphys: A-Aha! You-you dropped it!

Meth: I would never release my grasp on an opportunity such as-...

Meth: ... *Frisk clears their throat.

Frisk: A-As I was saying! I would not consider myself the "savior."

Chara: You are far too modest.

Frisk: Most of that credit is owed to someone far holier than I.

Chara: ?

Frisk: ...

Alphys: U-Um...who-who are you referring to?

Frisk: My angel...

Chara: !!!

Chara: F-Frisk!?

Alphys: O-Oh, I...I didn't realize you were the-the religious type, Frisk!

Meth: ...I would have never placed you as such, either.

Frisk: And I would have never placed you as the type of man who loses all rationale at the sight of-

Alphys: OKAY, this r-recording is long enough! Th-Thank you, Sam, for the response! I-I assure you, you a-absolutely deserved every c-compliment!

Meth: You deserve worship! Perhaps I shall add you to my religion!

Frisk: Please play music for us someday!

Meth: The gates of my mind will stay open for you, and your presence within my dreams shall-

*The recording cuts off.

[number-one-dhdd-fan]

Doodle of my boy Sam from some time ago.

He's a character @dh-dd-hivemind let me include in their Undertale AU, Defining Happiness.