Random hot take but looking back on it I kinda don’t really like those Possessed! Papyrus au’s. Tbf hindsight it’s 2025, but still I feel like making Flowey take advantage of Papyrus to kill everyone like that making it seem “stupid” to trust him just idk? It’s not that like I feel like Flowey is incapable of hurting Papyrus or taking advantage of him (that is literally cannon lmao), but I feel like those au’s kinda miss the point of the game weirdly??
Because although Papyrus does get taken advantage of, we now know thanks to the cut alarm app dialogue that he still sees Flowey as a friend. His companion ship actually leaves an impact on Flowey. Even if he doesn’t see Papyrus as a friend, he still sees Papyrus somewhat kindly. Why else would he somewhat fondly talk about how it took a long time to get tired of him? Why else would he continue to wear the ribbon Papyrus gave him?
Even though Flowey is a monster, Papyrus does exactly what Frisk/the player does in pacifist, he shows Flowey kindness. The whole point of the game is to show that even terrible people deserve forgiveness and can become better people. That kindness isn’t weakness.
And like Possessed! Papyrus kinda doesn’t show that imo. Because Papyrus’s friendship DID leave an impact on Flowey no matter how small, and those au’s kinda ignore that.
So yeah no hate to anyone who made those au’s or likes them ofc just my take I randomly realized while exhausted.
Will give the au this though, being “possessed” by a flower using its vines to forcefully move your body while you are still 100% conscious and unable to do anything is horrifying and I like that concept a lot.
