#tss!red steve

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Professor Red: I just failed a fire safety course when they asked what steps I would take in case of an explosion.

Professor Red: Apparently 'very large ones" wasn’t an acceptable answer.

[illusion-reality-steve]

Steve Saga AU where this is Nightmare Steve's origin story:

Yellow Steve: Hey.

Red Steve:

Yellow Steve: Have you ever noticed there aren't any Orange Steves?

Red Steve:

Red Steve: Hey, now that you mentioned it, you're right. There are no Orange Steve. Weird.

Yellow Steve: I know, right?

Yellow Steve:

Yellow Steve: Wanna fuse and see if that creates an Orange Steve?

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(Steve Saga)

Red Steve: Just saw two elementary school kids in a fistfight, so as an adult, I had to step in.

Red Steve: They didn’t stand a chance.

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(Steve Saga)

Blue Steve: How come you've been acting so nice lately?

Red Steve: What do you mean?

Blue Steve: I don't know. You've just been acting nicer than usual.

Red Steve: I can punch you if you want.

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(Steve Saga, if Professor Red popped up out of nowhere and met Memory Steve)

Professor Red: By the way, Nemoty Steve, did you know that mushrooms protect the entire world?

Professor Red: And also that they are yummy and you should give me one right now?

Memory Steve: For one, I’m Memory Steve not Nemoty Steve, and two, I’m gonna leave now.

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(Steve Saga)

Rainbow Steve: *hugs Red Steve*

Red Steve: What are you doing?

Rainbow Steve: Giving you a hug!

Red Steve: Why?

Rainbow Steve: Just give into it. Come on, you can do it. That a boy. Unclench the fists, Red Steve. Unclench the fists.

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Professor Red: Whelp, we lost Purple Steve.

Professor Red:

Professor Red: Let's go sell his things.

[illusion-reality-steve]

Do you think, back when Nightmare was evil but not yet controlled by Elemental, there were moments he encountered/spotted a Yellow and Red steve duo and couldn't bring himself to attack them?

I've never thought of this before. That's a cool thing to imagine!

Here's another thing to imagine: that Yellow and Red Steve duo defied him and told him he was wrong. This challenges Nightmare. Nightmare believed that he had to be evil. But these Steves who are like him tell him off, which showed that he didn't have to go down this evil path.

Thank you for the ask!