Well stars heck it all the stellar @popatochisssp went and made a wonderful AU called Undergloom, and post-true-pacifist best ending UG Papyrus (aka Yrus) ends up becoming a cultural anthropology professor and if that isn’t a weakspot...
Couldn’t help but think about a reader-insert situation where another professor in the humanities is a late-night researcher & regular in the same wing of the sprawling university library that Yrus frequents. Of course they become friends- and a few months later, cue catching Yrus dozing off over some lesson planning & essay grading. To the rescue comes a certain new friend & fellow nerdy professor with an in that can nudge him awake and sneak him some coffee.
Who knows, maybe they end up having late night grading sessions at one another’s apartments, complete with homemade snacks and becoming best friends with his brother too, who helpfully keeps them awake with friendship well-timed trombone solos, probably. >:3c
(I’m a sucker for old anime/cartoon VHS vibes, couldn’t help but picture it all in a warm-toned, grainy, hurt-comfort short run animated series, what can I say...)
