#i'll workshop it

[goldenflowery]

Behind a tree somewhere...

the inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.

[dontmixpaintinyourcoffee]

It took Sans "Has Never Told Anyone a Single Thing About Himself Even Once" The Skeleton a full unbroken 30 seconds to come to the conclusion "Oh. Papyrus probably mentioned it off-hand."

(He did in fact play it off like he was sleeping with his eyes open)

I think that Undyne puts a lot of work into having good rapport with her subordinates, even if she doesn't particularly like them (if they REALLY bother her she just rants about it to Alphys later). That's her TEAM, y'know? Especially when they're close to someone she's close to. (can't stand Mettaton, but that's Alphys' friend so he's allowed in her house)

I think she would've put in a little extra to trying to get along with Sans because of her friendship with Papyrus. Only to be met with The most infuriating brick wall of a guy. This isn't high on her priority list, she probably doesn't think of Sans much beyond "Paps' brother" and "why the fuck is he assigned to so many stations". But at the same time, I think she did perk up at the mention of the two of them having something in common.

She hoped that she could get some energy out of the guy by trading scar stories (just like in anime!!) or talking about how cool eye patches are or commiserating over the trials of poor depth perception.

Unfortunately for her, Sans is the most guarded motherfucker on the planet who lives exclusively by the Mulaney Code: "I'll keep all my emotions right here, and then one day, I'll Die." The man is allergic to the concept of confiding things in others.

(For clarity of headcanon I like to think that Undyne is entirely missing her left eye and Sans is blind in his right eye. The pupil still manifests, but it's not actually doing anything. He doesn't, like, actively hide it, but like I said he is incredibly stubborn about not letting anyone know anything about him ever so he'll Not Mention Things for as long as possible until he literally has no choice.)

Putting these two in the same room is unstoppable force vs immovable object. "Feels things so hard she literally melts herself" and "Feelings can't get me if I keep dodging"

They should fight about it with weapons. And also be best friends

[curtain-caller]

I stop and say, "Golly!" "This is too good to be true!" "A little human, plain as can be," "Has a friend who's as shining as you."

(They are so Raggedy Ann and Babette coded to me okay LISTEN)

[crazysodomite]

killing my elf

[ignoring-this]

considering the delicious toxic yuri potential of yolanda and victoria

yolanda, who was probably raised with siblings, is fiercely competitive and ambitious. yolanda, who is also fairly young for her position, who absolutely thrives when challenged and put in high-pressure situations. yolanda, who sees some of herself--or at least as a shadow of herself--in shamsi's daughter. after all, eileen's been offhandedly mentioning her prodigy daughter forever, how excited she is for victoria to pursue surgery. yolanda, who sees this bright-eyed new med student and assumes that victoria would be like her, that victoria would sharpen under equally sharp critique, just like yolanda herself had years ago.

only that's not what happens at all.

shamsi's always muttering about how victoria is wasting her time in emergency medicine, about how victoria's skills are being dulled by the idiots down there (not that yolanda disagrees with that assessment of the ed's leadership), but unlike her, yolanda actually sees victoria work cases--she sees how quickly victoria thinks and adapts to the tempo, how she's willing to bend the norms of the hospital to make them work for her. but she also sees how victoria shrinks at the harshness of their workplace, how the same comments that had refined yolanda are clearly taking a toll on the young girl. what she doesn't admit to herself that she sees, too, is how much victoria blooms at praise, how the slightest good work or excellent job offered her way causes pink to flood her cheeks, causes victoria to lean even the slightest bit towards yolanda. she also doesn't admit to herself that she adapts, that she intentionally considers her words before she speaks to victoria. she doesn't sugarcoat things or shy away from giving critique when it's necessary, but she's more precise, avoids comments about victoria's history or any mention of eileen if she can help it. and if she gives more praise to victoria than is specifically necessary, well, no one has to know that.

yolanda tells herself it's out of pity, that she pities the fact that eileen is so harsh on the poor girl and that's the reason why she finds herself sticking around so much when victoria's patients need surgical consultations. she tells herself it's to get on eileen's good side, that cozying up to the daughter of her mentor is good optics for when she'll eventually need some kind of recommendation letter or something. she tells herself it's to avoid the other, more annoying ed doctors, that victoria's somewhat awkward, somewhat sarcastic personality is just preferable given the options.

none of those excuses work, though, when she finds victoria in the stairwell, swiping at tear-stained cheeks in a crude attempt at hiding the evidence. after all, yolanda had heard the end of eileen's rant from outside the door. the excuses fall on deaf ears when victoria looks up at her with those gigantic doe eyes, which hold so much sadness and emotion beyond her years. nothing comes to mind other than the fact that victoria looks to her, yolanda garcia, the hospital's equivalent of a german shepard, for something anything.

and yolanda knows this is ill-advised on so many levels. victoria is an ms4, which means yolanda is technically (sort of?) victoria's boss, not to mention the fact that victoria's mom is literally yolanda's boss. or that victoria's probably doing this as an act of rebellion against the aforementioned mother in question (again... literally yolanda's boss mind you) when she leans up into yolanda's space.

but yolanda leans down all the same.

[raincoatpng]

vacay doodlessss againnnn this time we have. many nathans. one (1) mark. njord. and my random faves go's alpine team.

[chimaeracrew]

Chat I would love an explanation from how we got from here...

...to here.

[mulletjoong]

still funny idc