cowboy stretch has a new chapter! go check it out here :D (don’t worry, i’ll still post it here later, but for you guys that wanna see it early..here you go!)
gender neutral reader, cowboy!stretch AU, fluff, romantic tension, multiverse crossover AU but the focus is primarily on stretch, silly shenanigans
words: 3,295
a/n: he's baack! after like a year without content!
After the events of yesterday, sleep was a little tricky to reach. A part of you may have thought a little Too Much about how Stretch's arms felt around you, and his charming smile. But you are Totally Normal about him. Yes. Definitely. Absolutely.
Though, at the moment, that is not your biggest problem.
That would be the horse poking its head through your kitchen window, staring you down. You blink quickly, thinking maybe it's just your mind playing tricks on you, until the horse exhales, moving your hair back a bit. Yeah, that's a real horse. But how the heck did it get all the way out here at your house?
"Uhh.." You remember to hold up the back of your hand in front of the horse's face, letting it sniff you and, at the same time, "vibe check" you. Once it deems you good enough, it gently bumps its muzzle against your hand. "Okay. I don't know where in the world you came from, but you can't stay here.. I really don't wanna be shot if someone thinks I stole you or something- there's crazy people out here-"
The horse huffs in response.
"..What am I supposed to do?" You press a hand against your forehead, before grabbing some coffee and taking a swig of it- a little thankful you'd let it cool a bit in your surprise.
Okay. You have very little experience with horses.
BUT.
Now you know someone who has lots of it.
And so he's the first person you call.
"C'mooon, pick up pick up pick up-" You pace back and forth, the horse outside simply looking from left to right as you move. The sound of him answering makes you perk up, and you decide to facetime him. "Stretch-"
There's a bit of shuffling as he turns on his camera, holding up his phone. You can vaguely see that he's wearing a casual orange hoodie, looking a little disheveled.
"mornin'." He gives you a lazy smile, a bit slumped in his bed. His voice has a light rasp to it, he must've just gotten up.
"Morning, did I wake you up?"
"yeah, but it's okay cause i kinda slept through like. two alarms. what's up?" He raises a browbone.
"So.. I've kinda got a situation? And you are the only person I know who can help me with this." You look out the window again.
"what kinda situation?" He sits up a bit and you can faintly see some posters from various media behind him on the wall, as well as some photographs of him and his brother when he was younger. Cute.
You change your phone's camera around, giving him an up-close-and-personal view of the white horse staring in at you. It presses its muzzle against the camera in reply.
"oh. so you've been horsin' around-"
"I will beat you." You turn the camera back around to glare at him.
He snickers at that, standing up.
"I don't even know where it came from, or who it belongs to. And I don't wanna risk upsetting the horse or something."
"here, i'll come over and see. maybe we can figure something out together." He walks downstairs, looking up for a second. "hey bro- looks like i'll be visiting you earlier than i thought." He chuckles.
"I'm really sorry for waking you up for this.." You furrow your brows.
"hey, don't worry about it. if i can help, i wanna. plus, gives me an excuse to see you again." He raises his browbones. You roll your eyes at that, but you're unable to fight off a smile at the fact he wants to see you. "though uh..can you give me your address? still don't know where you live."
"Oh, right, uh- it's.." You mutter out where you live, and he nods.
"alright, i'll be over there in like..30 minutes? i gotta change 'n stuff first. don't miss me too much." He points a finger gun at you with his free hand, earning a chuckle from you.
"I'll try." You smile before hanging up, sharing a look with the horse. It tilts its head a bit at you before you back away, quickly hurrying upstairs to go and change into "outside clothes" before he gets here. "Kinda ironic..I wanted to bring home one of his horses yesterday, only for one to show up today."
Shaking your head, you walk downstairs and head into your kitchen to eat the rest of your breakfast. Glancing over at the horse, you see it give you an almost pleading expression, before its gaze drifts between you and a basket of fruit on your table. With a sigh, you grab the apple on top and cut it up, feeding the slices to it. Once it's content, you quickly wash off your hands and lean against your counter.
The sound of your doorbell sets off your dogs, causing them to bark at it. You walk over quickly, gently nudging them back with your foot to keep them from barreling outside to attack your friend.
"Get back-" You open the door just enough to look outside. "Hey, you made it here quick."
Stretch tips his hat to you, now wearing an orange flannel with black jean shorts he seems to have cut off himself, likely having been part of another longer pair initially- and of course, his usual boots. Does this guy only wear orange shirts? Is it some kind of bit? A part of you wonders what other kinds of outfits he has..you did see him in a hoodie earlier.
"i know a few shortcuts around. good to see ya."
"Good to see you t-" You're cut off by one of your dogs pushing past you, jumping on him so suddenly it knocks him down onto the grass. The other dog follows suit, running over to sniff him aggressively. "Hey! Get off him, now!"
He lets out a laugh as they sniff him, licking his arms. He gently pushes them away so he can sit up, shaking his head.
"you've got some killers on you. got me shakin' in my boots. ooh-"
You huff, leaning down to offer him a hand.
"Sorry, they're protective."
"and cute." He pets their heads, grinning a bit before giving your hand a squeeze and standing up.
The two of you just stand there for a moment, a bit absentminded as you look over one another before remembering the task at hand. Clearing your throat, you pull away and rest your arms behind your head.
"So uh, let's go look at the horse, yeah?"
"yeah. you lead the way."
You usher your dogs back inside and close/lock the door before walking around your front yard to make your way into the back, where the horse is patiently waiting for you both. It's a little odd how calm it is, being in a foreign area- but at least it isn't frightened. You're not sure how much damage a frightened horse could cost, and frankly you'd rather not know.
"woah, it's a big one- just randomly showed up?" He raises a browbone as the two of you approach, holding out his hand so the horse can sniff him.
"Yeah. Opened my kitchen window to find it staring back at me. Scared the hell out of me-" You sigh. "Any signs that it's from a ranch?"
"i can check." Once he's been deemed Worthy, he looks over the horse's body to check for..something. You're not quite sure what. "quarter horse..pretty common for a ranch, so it wouldn't be too big of a surprise.."
It really is quite a beautiful horse, purely white with a blond mane and eyes a deep brown. Though its mane could use a trim, seeing as how long it is. The poor thing keeps huffing to blow its hair out of its face, shaking its head a little bit.
"How can you tell if a horse belongs to a ranch or not?" You raise a brow.
"well, most ranches brand their horses- sometimes people chip them and stuff like that. on our ranch, we just use a bit of magic to make markings on ours. i don't really like the burning stuff. s- blue was furious when he learned that's how they're marked up here." He huffs, gently petting the horse's back as he searches so it doesn't startle.
"Yeah, branding sounds awful..not to mention painful-" You cringe.
"definitely." He pauses, coming to a stop when he spots a mark. "c'mere, i think i found something."
You walk over to join his side, looking at the mark.
"well, looks like he belongs to a ranch pretty close by. there's a pretty clear logo here. i think i know where it is- could probably walk him home from here."
"Really?" You perk up a bit. "I'd love to make sure he gets home alright.."
He rests his hand on the horse's side.
"well, why don't we walk him together?"
"Sounds good to me." You smile.
"let's get you home, big guy." He looks up at the horse's face. He bumps his muzzle against the side of his head, before nuzzling against him. "aww, hey there-"
You grin at that, before Stretch gently leads the horse along, walking with him on a dirt path. You walk at Stretch's side, resting your arms behind your head and taking a breath of fresh air.
Stretch has a strangely calming energy about him. Even though you were initially panicking, he was able to help you relax alarmingly quick. You're grateful for him. And, especially, for his horse-related skills-
He feels around in one of his pockets a moment with his free hand, perking up when he finds an orange sucker before unwrapping it, sticking it in his mouth. Maybe he's got a sweet tooth.. you'll keep that in mind.
A gentle breeze blows through the air, shifting the tree leaves above you to the side and moving your clothes lightly to the left. You close your eyes as you take in the feeling, letting your arms relax at your sides again. Upon reopening your eyes, you decide to look over your friend.
He's calm (naturally), glancing down at the path as you both walk. The stick of the sucker is lightly poking out of his mouth, you can see him chewing on it a little bit. He seems to be a little lost in thought, absentmindedly rolling up his sleeves in a fashion you're used to seeing on him.
His eyelights slowly drift over after a moment, and he gives you a sly grin. You're quick to look away, feeling your cheeks heat up a little as you suddenly find the nearest tree Very Interesting. The warmth only deepens when you hear him chuckle from beside you, focusing back on the pathway ahead.
The two of you pass by a lake, the sound of the moving water pleasant to your ears as you pass by it. The horse huffs again, blowing hair out of his face.
"it's always so nice up here."
You turn to Stretch.
"the surface. i didn't expect this kind of area to be the one we first came to, but..i like it. it's quiet and peaceful. aside from the occasional wild animal- ..i'd kinda..expected a busy city, y'know?" He stuffs his hands in his pockets. "i prefer this. the quiet."
"Yeah, I get that.. it can be pretty nice." You smile.
"plus, the people here uh.." He looks over at you. "well, they're not too bad."
You raise a brow, amused. "Yeah?"
"yeah. ..they're nice." He looks away.
The horse looks between you two, almost seeming annoyed for a moment before bumping his head against your shoulder. You reach up to gently pet him, and this seems to please him enough.
After a bit more time of walking and peaceful silence, you've arrived at the ranch that owns the horse with you. Stretch approaches the gate, calling out for someone to head over so he can speak with them. You look up at the horse, noticing how still he's gotten.
An older human man approaches, waving to the two of you briefly before leaning against the fence.
"Howdy. What can I do for ya?"
"hey, this horse showed up at my friend here's house today. we saw the mark was from your ranch, so we walked him back." Stretch pets the horse's side.
The man sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Of course, it's that one. It just keeps gettin' into trouble.. Can't even keep up with 'im anymore." He crosses his arms.
"..how so?"
"Keeps pokin' its nose where it don't belong. Won't even listen to us half the time. Hardly does anything-"
The horse huffs. You furrow your brows, petting him.
"Did it break anything?"
"No, just kinda walked up to my window and stared at me." You share a look with Stretch.
"Mm. Does that a lot. It's creepy-"
"I don't mind it, really. He didn't cause any trouble, just showed up. He event went along with us when prompted."
"Huh." The man lights a cigarette, before sticking it in his mouth. "So it can listen. Maybe it ain't totally useless."
You furrow your brows moreso in anger this time, beginning to walk forwards- but Stretch is quick to put a hand on your shoulder, gently pulling you back- then against his side, keeping his arm around you. He has a calm smile on his face, but you can sense frustration from his demeanor. He gives you a knowing look, gently patting your shoulder twice.
"hey, if he's giving you trouble, why don't i buy 'im off you? me and my brother run a ranch close by, and we'd be happy to take anything off your hands."
The man raises a brow.
"How much you got?"
"how much you want?" He raises a browbone, smile lightly strained.
The matters of business they discuss passes by in a blur, you're a little dazed at how swiftly Stretch was able to pull this off. Once Stretch has what he needs, he turns and begins walking off with both you and the horse at his sides. As soon as you're far enough away, he lets out a sigh, chewing hard enough that he breaks the remaining pieces of his sucker.
"that guy sucked."
He perks up a bit soon after, smiling up at the horse.
"well, looks like you're coming home with me, bud."
The horse neighs in response, nuzzling his face up against him. He lets out a laugh at that, gently petting him so he'll stop.
"You handled that so professionally..I kinda wanted to throw hands, honestly-"
"i get the feeling, but it would've just made things more complicated. plus, hey, blue will love that we have another horse now. we can take care of him. and you can come see him whenever you want."
"Yeah.. that sounds really nice. Better than him being with that jackass." You huff, crossing your arms. The horse rests his chin atop your head, and you crack a smile.
The three of you continue your walk back the way you came, and you find yourself coming to a stop by the lake you'd passed earlier.
"Hey, why don't we take a break for a little while? We've been walking for quite a bit."
"sounds good to me." He gives you a thumbs up, following you down to a small grassy area near the water. The horse is quick to walk over, getting a drink from it.
"Pretty wild day, huh?.." You huff. "It's too hot out to be doing things like this."
You wipe sweat away from your forehead, earning a hum of agreement in response from the skeleton beside you.
"yeah- but that's just how summer is." He huffs, briefly checking his phone for any messages.
"Yeah, that's trrrUE-" You slip on a patch of mud, falling right into the water. A few seconds pass before you swim back up, shaking your head. You find both Stretch and the horse laughing in response, feeling a mild irritation bubble up in you. Stretch wipes away a false tear before holding out his hand to help, and you respond in kind by pulling him closer to the water.
"wait wait wait- hey, let's talk about this-" His eyes are wide, an anxious smile on his face. But it's too late, you're already yanking him down with you.
You wait a beat for him to surface, letting out a laugh. Well, you found a solution to the heat problem, at least.
"you are so lucky i took off my hat." He reaches forwards, pinching your cheeks and squishing them. You laugh again, splashing him with water.
He splashes you in kind, and the two of you take turns doing so, your laughter resonating throughout the woods and filling the empty silence from before. The horse simply watches you two with what can be assumed is light amusement, before getting distracted by a butterfly landing on his nose.
Tired of splashing water around, the two of you pause for a little while to catch your breath. You keep your hands on his shoulders for support, letting out a breathy laugh at your situation.
He looks down at you with his signature charming smile, before he seems to stare a little longer than he should. You look up into his eyelights, realizing just how close in proximity you both are. You can clearly see small features you hadn't before, little dents and scratch marks on his bones from what you assume is working.
Finding yourself lost, you begin to lean a little closer.. a part of you not wanting to be found again. He looks a little surprised, and you abruptly snap out of it, swimming back down into the water- splashing him in the process. What were you thinking?!
He lets out a laugh at that, looking around for you before spotting you making your way back up to the grass. He follows in kind, pushing himself up and grabbing his hat. You both continue your walk back to your house, gradually drying off along the way. He introduces a random conversation topic to get you talking again, something you quietly appreciate.
And soon enough, you're right back at home.
"Here, before you go, you should dry off- don't want you getting sick." You head inside, hurrying to the bathroom to grab some towels. Stretch waits patiently in the front yard, muttering something to the horse you don't quite catch before making your way over. You motion for him to lean down, waiting for him to comply before drying off his skull, then handing him a different towel to try and dry off his clothes as best he can. You take this time to dry yourself off as well, letting a towel rest over your shoulders.
"thanks, i'll go ahead and take this big guy back home. you gonna be okay here?"
"Yeah, uh, yeah, I'm good. You be careful, okay?" You smile up at him.
He reaches over, messing up your hair with his hand. You snicker and push it off, grabbing it and trapping it in your own. He chuckles at that, before putting his hat back on and tilting it to you.
"will do. i'll see you around."
With a wave, he puts his hand on the horse's side before..suddenly..teleporting away?? Okay, you didn't know he could do that. You are learning a lot of new things today. That's a problem for later you.
Walking back inside, you lean against the door..letting out a little dramatic sigh as your dogs sniff your legs, wondering where you've been.
AUPRIL DAY 28 - BLANKET [ft. UNDERSWAP!PAPYRUS (STRETCH)]
[cw: several weed jokes]
“LISTEN. YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE BOTH OF YOU, RIGHT? AND THAT YOU BOTH TAKE UP THE NUMBER ONE AND TWO PLACES IN MY SOUL? THAT I’D DO ANYTHING IN THE WORLD TO MAKE YOU BOTH HAPPY? YEAH, UM, IT’S JUST… I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMPANY, BUT… IS THIS REALLY NECESSARY?”
“sorry, bro, but it really is. i dunno if you noticed, but they don’t have arms at the moment.”
“Yeah, Blue. I don’t have arms. Have some respect, jeez.”
Blue taps his boot impatiently against the laminate, his mind warring with saying more or just letting it go. You’re both clearly not in the mood to be reasoned with, he supposes with a heavy, resigned sigh, so he’ll have to relent and just… do his best to ignore it. Which is turning out to be a task wearing thin at his usually fortified patience.
“That one.” You nod your head at the plate set out in front of you, laden with a neat row of enchiladas.
Stretch plucks your chosen treat off the plate and brings it to your mouth, his other hand tightening around your waist so you don’t accidentally slip out of his lap. You take a large bite and give him a sweet, muffled thank you through your full mouth.
Swallowing, you tilt your head all the way back, looking at Stretch upside down. “Does this count as cannibalism?”
He shrugs, taking the other half for himself. “nah. you’re more of a burrito.”
You look down at yourself, rolled up fully in the largest quilt he could find in the house. Your arms are plastered to your sides, and your legs are wrapped together beneath the blanket, caught in a cozy cocoon that you honestly don’t ever feel like leaving. Especially when Stretch has been carrying you around and bending to your every whim all day.
You thought he was making a stupid joke when you complained about having to get out of bed, and he offered to let you bring the bed with you. You had given him an unimpressed look, thinking he was about to suggest something stupid, when he promptly stood up, walked to the closet, and dragged out a massive hand-knit blanket that Blue had made for him – clearly from the early phase of his knitting journey, when he didn’t have any sort of grasp on proportion yet.
You have to give Blue credit – he chose the most plush yarn you’d ever felt in your life, all soft and fuzzy and warm. He always felt that the higher the quality of the supplies, the better the craft would turn out. In this case, despite the loose, inexperienced loops and knots, he was right.
You also have to hand some credit to Stretch, because he is an expert at rolling things up. Which is something you definitely already knew. You were just surprised to see that it extended to rolling people in blankets.
You were only going to let this go on for an hour or two, letting Stretch lug you around in a princess carry, having him hold a cup for you while you drank, and watching him cater to you as you wriggle around worm-style… but you found out you quite like being spoiled like this.
Plus, it’s been giving you an excuse to annoy the hell out of his brother. He was already a little terse when he got home from work to a sink full of dishes and an unmopped floor, but your “no arms” excuse still had charm then. It’s evidently starting to get a little old, as Blue has been making faces at the two of you from across the table.
Stretch pats your leg, bringing you out of your thoughts. “do you wanna be an enchilada? i can make ya an enchilada.”
“How? What’s even the difference?”
Blue lets out an indignant noise, a “really?” like he already knows exactly what his brother is about to say. Like he’s already heard this joke a million times.
Stretch’s grin just grows. “enchiladas are baked.”
Author's Notes: So Sorry I Died; And Very Sorry That It's Not Jason Todd Related! However, Undertale/undertale Aus Have Been My Main Reoccurring Fixation For A Handful Of Years Now, So Expect A Lot Of Content For Them :P
Papyrus feels guilty. He’s not sure that he’s ever felt this guilty before, and he’s pretty familiar with guilt.
The reason he feels guilty is currently sitting next to him on his bed, leaning into him as they watch some silly show on his laptop that he has long lost the plot to. You, his best friend.
You two had met about a year or two ago, and you’ve gotten really close during that time. So close, that Papyrus has ended up really liking you, in more than just a friendly sense. I mean, how could he not? You’re amazing. You’re patient with him, but you also love to indulge in his teasing and jokes instead of treating him like glass. You freely call him a nerd, but still listen to him whenever he’s fixated on a new story. You don’t judge him whenever he gets anxious over the small things, or frown disapprovingly when he gives in to his vices. You understand him. Not to mention that you get along well with his brother (which, granted, it’s probably harder not to get along with Sans, but still!)
And over the past few months, you two have gotten even closer. It all started with a night where you two spent the night at your apartment, just hanging around each other. He had been having a long week, so he had smoked a little before coming over, which you were fine with. However, at one point the both of you had been laying on your couch together, and he had mindlessly let it slip out that he really likes being close with you. Like, a lot. You had taken it in stride, chuckling and responding with something he can’t remember at this point. Then, the next day when he had tried to apologize for it, you waved him off and said that the both of you were fine.
Since then, you two have been a lot more physically close. Very physically close. It started off with your ususal leaning against and laying on each other slowly morphing into actual cuddling, or sometimes just absentmindedly holding hands. He was happy with this, grateful even. It meant that you hadn’t realized that his confession for what it actually was. But then, one night, you had been fidgeting with his hand, and you had brought it up to your lips and pressed a soft kiss to his knuckles. He had been so stunned that he didn’t know what to do, but you hadn’t made a big deal about it, quickly moving past it. Small gestures like that became more common, which had then shifted into actual kissing. First, just quick little pecks, that then became lingering kisses, that then turned into straight up make out sessions.
You’ve been so sweet throughout the whole process. You always ask if what you’re doing is okay, you’re slow with things to ensure that he’s comfortable, and he knows that if he said he wanted to stop, you would in an instant. The problem is...Papyrus doesn’t want to stop. He’s enjoyed the affection, no matter how overwhelmed with shame he becomes when he lets his mind linger on it for too long.
Lately, every hang out has turned into either a cuddle or make-out session, not that he’s complaining. So, it’s not very surprising when this one starts to head in the same direction. The laptop is further down on the bed, long forgotten as your mouths move against each other. When this first started, it had taken you a moment to figure out how to properly kiss a skeleton. Once you got the hang of it though, you were good. Papyrus has grown very fond of how your lips feel against his teeth, soft and warm.
Papyrus isn’t sure how long you two have been sitting there, holding each other and enjoying the unhurried affection. He’s leaning over you slightly, you pulling him forward by the base of his skull as you lean back, your other hand on his lower back. His breath hitches as your fingers slide up and under his shirt, lightly trailing up his spine. You two have gotten a little handsy before, so this isn’t anything particularly new. What is new however, is when your hand trails back down his spine and you brush your thumb over his iliac crest peaking out from his shorts. What’s even newer is the way you play with his waistband, following along the fabric and tugging lightly before going to undo the button—
Oh.
Oh no.
Papyrus would love to say that he doesn’t panic, but considering the way he sucks in a sharp breath and suddenly yanks away from you, he can’t exactly defend himself. You’re looking at him, expression a mixture of shock and a little bit of hurt, but mostly concern.
“I’m sorry,” You immediately apologize, moving further away from him, which he—admittedly irrationally—feels upset about for a split second. “I should’ve asked. We don’t have to do anything more, and we can stop all together if you’d like. Are you...Is everything okay?”
“i-no, you’re fine, it’s—i just, can’t do this. like this, i mean,” He answers quickly, trying to sort out his thoughts. You recognize that he just needs a moment and wait patiently as he desperately tries to get himself in order, despite being visibly worried and clearly wanting to ask more questions.
“look i really—i really like this. i like doing all of this stuff with you” i like you. “i just...”
He hesitates. This isn’t how he wanted to tell you. He wasn’t sure he wanted to tell you at all at this point, but he can’t bring himself to do anything more under the guise of just messing around with each other. Taking a deep breath, steeling his nerves, and swallowing down the anxious nausea that’s stirred in his non-existent stomach, he goes for it.
“i know we have this whole...friends-with-benefits thing going on, wh-which i’m fine with! i don’t mind it. but i also uh...i like you. a lot. romantically.”
You’re looking at him with your brows furrowed, but you’re not saying anything yet, so he takes that as an opening to keep explaining himself.
“i just don’t want to go any further with this bein’ all casual and stuff ‘cause it might feel too intimate? and i don’t wanna give make these feelings worse or anything,” He adds, fiddling with the string of his hoodie.
You’re still just staring at him like you’re trying to understand what he means. He’s starting to sweat slightly, and he can’t keep his eyes on you. He’s completely and utterly convinced that he’s ruined everything; you’re not even going to be friends-without-benefits anymore and you’re going to leave and never talk to him again because you’re disgusted and you hate him—
“Papyrus.”
Your voice shakes him out of his thoughts, his gaze snapping back to you.
“...We’ve been dating for the past two months,” You say finally. You’re speaking slowly, a confused look on your face.
.......
“we’ve been what?” He asks, all of his anxiety leaving him in favor of being completely dumbfounded.
You nod, clearly torn between being entertained, confused, and somewhat concerned.
“Yeah. I mean, we never really said so much out loud, but I kind of figured we were just taking things slow. You honestly kind of seemed the type? So I didn’t really question it,” You explain, a small disbelieving smile tugging at your lips. “What did you think was happening?”
That...that explains a lot.
Originally, Papyrus was convinced he’d never felt more guilty in his life. Now? He’s convinced that he’s never felt more embarrassed in his life. His skull flushes completely and he presses his palms to his face, letting out a long, distressed groan.
“i-i don’t know!” He exclaims, flopping backwards onto his bed. “i thought after what i said you assumed i wanted to just mess around, no-strings-attached! and i liked what we were doing so i just went with it!”
You pause, looking at him incredlously, before bursting out in laughter. He lets out another anguished noise, curling in on himself. He can’t believe this. He’s so dumb.
Once you’re able to quiet your snickering, you lean over and lightly poke his shoulder.
“Hey, just so you know...I like you a lot too. Romantically,” You say with small grin, teasing but genuine as can be.
“...yeah?” Papyrus asks, shifting so that he can glance at you.
“Yeah,” You confirm. “And if you thinking I didn’t know you like me was the only reason you didn’t want to continue...”
You trail off, giving him a sly look.
With that confirmation, Papyrus wastes no time going back to where you left off.
Additional Author's Notes: Not Super Sure How I Feel About This, But I Think It's Cute Enough :) My US!Papyrus Is Heavily Inspired By @/popatochisssp ! Go Read Her Works!!! They Are My Biggest Inspiration And I Adore How She Writes And Characterizes Her Boys! Her Swapfell Papyrus Is Literally The Love Of My Life <3 (Her Version Of Swapfell Is So Interesting In General)
(Art i drew in February- i met unfertale and its AUs on February 2019- love these guys! And drew this cause yes- love how gaint i made him ehehwhhehehegegebdowbskebdowbdid ahem... sorry got a little exited lol!)
HIIIIIIIII so here are some Stretch headcanons/oneshot. Haven’t done headcanons before but i have done oneshots! …. Even through its been a good long while and i do apologize but i have a crap ton to do- 😭
But tbh Stretch needs more stuff lol! So here these are! A lot of these are gonna be from tiktok….ok anywho onto the stuff! … idk how one starts this- halp😭😭😭😭😭😭
------------------------------------
Stretch and you have a kind of love that is… chaotic lol! You absolutely love him to bits.
Doesnt mean your not gonna test him
Also doesnt mean that he doesnt test you either
He loves to make you flustered, leaving you a blushing mess and it works almost all the time
This is all after a good while when you two date and it continues after marriage
Stretch loves to drag you to him with your belt loops, looping his long fingers through them and pulling you to him. Keeping his hands on your waist and planting his skull in your neck or his chin on your head.
Stretch loves to hold you (If youre short aka me lol) either in a hug or flinging you over his shoulder
Though I will say you don't make it easy.
You start to squirm and wiggle, trying to get out of his arms.
Swinging around and trying to fly out of his arms to the point that you two are wrestling now. Both fall onto the floor, you laughing while becoming basically water to wiggle out.
Stretch does find this hilarious so he does it often. It helps get him off his non-existent butt and move around. Blue does approve! 🎉
Also while wiggling around with a smile you scream out “YOU CAN PICK ME UP! BUT I WILL NOT STAY CAUGHT!” while giggling like a mad-man. Which you are lol! Makes both brothers laugh🤣🤣
Also he will win half the time but just stopping and full on laying on you. Wrapping his arms around your midsection and skull in your neck. While you continue to wiggle out.
Doesnt work
------------------------------------
Also when someone is rude- man will defend himself, his is a sassy man and will also back talk whether they are being rude to him or you or Blue. (does know that Blue can defend himself but Blue being Blue he will punch the guy so Stretch does the back talking for him for good reason)
Does also know that you can defend yourself, but he likes doing it for you since you find it hot
But when you want to do it he knows when that time is. So he stands there looking down at the person with a small smirk.
Will ask “Wtf is the smirk for monster trash.” until you walk up with boss music around you and then that's when the show arrives. 😈
Fr like “Hey Stretch where's your attitude?” “Ah-” walks off and throws you over his shoulder “Here” he points at you “Sup😗✌🏻”
And its funny cause its the opposite for you “No one is gonna put up with your attitude.” as he walks over and again throws you over the shoulder and walks off with you. Stretch deals with the attitude in his own way, thats up to you to decide lol!
Now when Stretch gets an attitude you find it such a turn on
But directed at you?
His voice lowers and puts more bass in it and growls a bit
You have no clue if it pisses you off or turns you on more
so you stand there staring at him having no clue wtf to do lol!
------------------------------------
One of Stretch’s favorite things to do to you is sit next to you, on the couch or just on a chair.
Grunting a bit and then looking at you, doesnt matter what your doing, drawing, reading, writing, maybe eating, heck maybe out and about with friends doesnt matter
He gonna put his hand under the chair and and drags it towards him
And everytime it makes you jump a bit cause you keep forgetting about it and it genuinely startles you.
Even when its on the couch
He will grab ya and place you onto his lap, being quiet until you ask him questions on his interests and he starts to yap about it and other nerdy things.
You just love hearing his voice along with his little “Nyeh hehe”s they are so stinking cute it melts you everytime.
Whenever he needs to move a bit, he’ll groan a bit and move
Stars above your face is red and your heart starts racing. Chaos you need to calm tf down, (jk cause im the same im not calming tf down🤣🤣🤣)
------------------------------------
Will let you know this
He has seen you watching the tiktoks that have those gentleman doing small things for their girl and he is going to try some of them
One time he did do one and it was when you two were walking home at night. Blue decided to stay and Alphys and Undyne, your feet were hurting and so Stretch didn't take your hand and teleport like normal. He moves your hand to his shoulder and he picks you up bridal style with one hand.
Omgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg when i say blush i mean tomato blush. By the three golden goddesses you found it so hot you just couldnt do anything but stay there and look pretty for him
Back hugs? Hylia above. Thats his other favorite thingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Hugging you resting his hands on your waist or just around it and holding you
Yassssssssssssssssss
“Sir you behind me now- imabout to be on top of you later-”
“What?! 🤣🤣”
Well crap thoughts came out of your mouth lol!
------------------------------------
Placing his arm on the door frames and leaning a bit on it is something you love when he does it to lean over you
Stars help you, you absolutely love it
—----------------------------------
Man loves hugging you and you him
Like bruhhhhhhh by the 9 realms you love how his hugs feel
He also will pick you up slightly when he does
Makes you happy
Makes him happy
Hugs will let you know what mood or emotion man is feeling when he cant say them
Just let him hold you a bit- he needs it everytime
------------------------------------
WELL!
THATS ALL I GOT LOL! LIKE I SAID FIRST TIME DOING THIS!
HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY! ALSO FIRST TIME ILL ACTUALLY POST SOMETHING ON TUMBLR TOO- well second since 2023 from my first drawing of the TADC guys and omg how they look weird
this part was actually requested by an anon on my old account, so if that anon sees this, hii! it's back!
Tags!
cowboy!stretch AU, gender neutral reader, kinda farmtale but also not farmtale, blue and stretch are cowboys that live on a ranch, meeting blue, horse riding
Words:1,548
It's been a few weeks since you met that dashing skeleton, Stretch, at Grillby's. After taking a few days, you worked your hardest and finally managed to fix up that old barn. Now she looks good as new, and you..need to find something else to do.
You sit in your house, kicking your legs back and forth as you lie on your stomach on your couch. Some random show plays on the tv in front of it you recognize, but you're not really focusing on it since you're facing your left scrolling through your phone. Nothing really sticks out to you, searching for something of interest before you see a little notification pop down from someone. You miss it the first time, pulling down the top of your screen and realizing it's from Stretch.
You sit up abruptly on your knees, shifting to face the tv and letting your legs rest on the wood floor. It's always nice to see what he's up to.
honey enthusiast🍯 - now
-> heya, what are you up to?
You - now
<- nothing much, just watching tv and dying of boredom lol
ive got nothing to do now that the barns all fixed
honey enthusiast🍯 - now
-> you could come over to me and my bro's place, it's just us here today
You - now
<- rsally?
*really?
honey enthusiast🍯 - now
-> rsally
You - now
<- stfu
honey enthusiast🍯 - now
-> lmaoo
but yeah im fr
could show you the animals and stuff
You - now
<- bet
uh
idk where you live tho
honey enthusiast🍯 - now
-> i'll send you the location
or i could just come get u if u want
You - now
<- i think ill drive there
i wanna remember the way in case i come over again :)
honey enthusiast🍯 - now
-> alr sounds good to me lol
i'll wait at the front gate for you
sent attachment
You hop up from your seat on the couch, petting one of your dogs who'd decided to lie down in front of the couch and walking into your room to change.
"Okay, he..he lives on a ranch?? Well, I guess I should've gotten that from the cowboy getup, huh? I should probably wear somethin' I'm okay with gettin' dirty.." You browse through your closet, picking out some casual clothes that'll keep you cool and comfortable in the summer heat.
"Time to go." You walk out of your room, playing some music from the stereo in your living room and giving your dogs some pets before bidding them goodbye. You walk out to your truck and climb inside, turning the key and beginning to drive to the location you set your GPS to. A few familiar songs play while you make your way down several sets of roads. You promptly bop your head to them, lip syncing some of the words.
You knew you were at the right place the moment you saw it. The house was huge based on what you could see from the gate as you drove up to it, plenty of land surrounding it with fences up to keep any unwanted visitors out. You see a familiar shade of orange pop up as the skeleton opens the gate, walking over to your window and leaning his arms on it.
"howdy. glad you could make it, didn't get lost did you?"
"Nope, got here a-okay. This place is massive- are you guys loaded or something?" You ask, flabbergasted. He chuckles at that, looking back at the house.
"well, it just kinda happened when we exchanged monster currency for human currency. so I guess you could say we are."
"Jesus."
"you can go ahead and pull up wherever, it doesn't matter." He stands on the step just below your door, holding on. You smile at the action, driving further in and parking in a spot next to someone else's car.
He jumps down onto the ground and lets you get out, closing the door behind yourself and locking it before jumping down too.
You hear a faint "Hello!" in the distance as someone runs over, grinning wide. A skeleton, a pretty large one at that yet shorter than Stretch. His attire is pretty similar to the former, only his is buttoned up much more neatly and is blue rather than orange. Stretch's top button is currently loose, exposing a little bit of his sternum. You also notice how the two stick to one color scheme, Stretch sticking with orange and this one sticking to blue specifically.
"you're in luck, they just got here."
"Yes, I'm Not Late! Hello, There! I'm Stretch's Brother, Blue. We Live Together Close To Some Of Our Friends."
"It's nice to meet you, Blue. I'm.." You tell him your name, and the two of you chat about this and that before Stretch steals you away to show you around. You both walk around different parts of the ranch before you decide to go and visit the animals, saying hello to each of them promptly.
"You have so many horses-"
"like. ten of them."
"JESUS-" You pause, looking towards one, before turning back to him with a smile.
"..what?" He raises a brow, smiling as well with crossed arms as he observes you.
"..Can we ride one?"
"..you want to ride one?"
"Yes- please-"
"i mean, yeah, i don't see why not. though, we'd probably have to ride together. are you okay with that? if not, i can figure something out."
"I'm okay with that. Won't bother me."
"alright, just gimme a sec."
You wait patiently as he goes to get a proper saddle, walking over to a few horses and letting them smell your hands so they know to trust you. One in particular takes a liking to you, a black horse with a stripe of white from its muzzle to its forehead. It nuzzles its nose against the side of your head until Stretch returns, smiling as he walks over.
"somebody's attached. no, you can't bring the horse home with you."
"Aww-" You fake pout, before smiling and gently petting its head.
"but, you can come back to visit."
"You bet I will." A determined look crosses your face.
"you wanna ride this one?" He points with his thumb.
"Yes- if they are okay with that, of course."
He nods, and after a few seconds the horse is saddled and ready to go.
"so, you're gonna have to sit in front of me. is that alright?"
"Yeah, that's fine."
"alright, cool."
He helps you get up onto the horse first. It's a bit of a strange sensation at first, but you gradually get used to it. He then climbs up and sits comfortably behind you and the saddle, gently taking hold of the reins. Feeling his arms around your waist has you feeling a bit flushed, your face heating up a bit as you hope he doesn't notice.
"comfortable?" He speaks calmly so as to not spook the horse, his head just above your shoulder. A shiver goes down your spine accompanied by an anxious smile.
"Y- ..Yeah, I'm all good." You mutter, cursing yourself internally for stuttering as you hear him chuckle behind you. You don't realize at first when the horse starts to move before you snap out of a daze, looking ahead with a smile.
You feel..safe with his arms around you, even as you're very flushed. You can just blame it on the heat if he asks.
What you don't know, however, is that he seems to be fairly flushed himself..a bright shade of orange lightly making its way over his cheekbones. He keeps his lazy smile as he looks over you, making sure you're alright and comfortable.
Blue has a cheeky grin as he watches you both ride around the field, leaning his arms on one of the fences.
His hold on your waist tightens a little when the horse picks up its speed, causing your face to heat up even more before that feeling is overcome by excitement. You cheer as it runs, carrying you both around.
This continues for a little while before both the two of you and the horse become tired. Stretch slides off and helps you jump down, guiding the horse back to where it can rest.
"That was fun! I wouldn't mind doing it again."
"..maybe you can, next time you come over."
"Yeah." You avert your eyes, your face admittedly still a little flushed. You can't fully bring yourself to meet his gaze until he reaches up to get some grass out of your hair.
"i wouldn't mind." He smirks, his eyes relaxed as he looks at you.
You clear your throat. "Yeah, uh..looking forward to it." You smile in return as Blue walks over to greet you both.
"Why Don't You Guys Come Inside? I'd Love For You To Stay For Dinner. We Can Talk More!" He suggests with a friendly smile. You look over briefly at Stretch for a moment before turning back to him.
"Yeah, I'm cool with that. I'd better get home before dark, though. I've got dogs waiting at home for me."
"you have dogs?" Stretch perks up, curious.
"Yeah, two."
"i wanna pet 'em-"
"Well, maybe you can visit me next."
He grins as Blue guides you both inside, gently closing the door behind him.
cowboy!stretch AU, gender neutral reader, kinda farmtale but also not farmtale, first meeting, this is another multiverse crossover AU but it focuses like primarily on him
words: 1,107
A warm breeze blows through the air, hitting your skin. The sky is a bright blue, comforting to see. Barely any clouds are visible. You slide off your jacket, tying it around your waist due to the hot summer heat making it unbearable to keep wearing. You dust off your pants as you walk down a familiar path, your boots covered in mud from working on some personal projects.
There's a small smudge of red paint on your cheek from working on giving an old barn a new paint job, though you don't seem to mind it. You'll worry about that later. Right now? You need a cold drink before you can keep going.
You finally make it into an all-too-familiar small town, waving to some friendly faces as you pass by. Recently there's been a lot of new faces around here, not that you mind. The more company the merrier. Just means things'll be a little more lively.
You walk up to the newest monster-run bar in town, stomping your boots and getting off the mud on the bottom so you won't track it in on the floors. When you don't see anything, you walk inside and wave to the fire monster cleaning off some glasses. He gives you a little wave back as you look over the menu.
"Hey, Grillbz. You got anything new? I could use something good 'n cold. This heat's been crazy."
"..I think I know just what you'd like." He turns around, beginning to get a drink ready for you. You smile at this. You'd gotten pretty close with Grillby, he'd always been so understanding and willing to listen to you ramble about the littlest things. He might not've responded that much, but the fact he was listening was enough for you.
"You know me so well." You grin, resting your arms on the counter.
"..Of course I do. I am an expert at reading people."
"Fair enough. ..Plus I've told you a lot-"
"..Mhm."
The bar isn't super lively since it's earlier in the day, it usually gets more full around night time. It's a lot more peaceful right now, only a few patrons sitting in some booths and talking about this and that. You have no idea how Grillby could possibly run this place alone. He really needs to hire some more staff..
You hear the little bell over the door ring, slightly turning to see who just walked in.
A tall skeleton makes his way inside, his hat slightly tipped down. He takes a cigarette out of his mouth and puts it out in an ash tray, walking over. His black boots thump against the floor lightly as he does. He rolls up his bright orange sleeves on his button-up shirt and dusts off his grey jeans before sitting down and lifting up his head. You realize you've been staring a little longer than you meant to, looking back towards Grillby's direction.
His eyelights slowly move over to you, his eyes lazy. Since you're the only other person currently sitting at the counter, he may as well say hi, right?
"heya." He greets, a calm tone to his voice that's pleasing to the ears.
"Hi," You reply, not having expected him to talk to you. There's a short pause, before you decide to try sparking up some conversation. "You new in town? I don't think I've seen you before. I tend to remember faces."
He chuckles at that. "yeah, me and my friends recently moved in here with the crowd. seems it's not much of a small town now, huh? it was pretty empty when we first got here."
"Oh, yeah, it was pretty empty before. Hardly anyone showed up here. At least the business owners are thriving now with all these new customers. Plus that just means there's way more friendly faces around." You smile, leaning a little on the counter as Grillby slides your drink over to it, you taking a grateful sip and thanking him.
"...I take it you want your usual?" The fire monster asks the skeleton, pushing up his glasses.
"you got it, grillbz." He points at him with one hand before he turns to make his drink of choice.
"oh yeah. should probably introduce myself, huh?" He tips his hat to you. "name's stretch. nice to meet'cha."
You politely tell him your name, tipping an invisible hat. "Nice to meet you too."
You both chuckle at this before you take another sip of your drink, letting out a content sigh.
"Stars, you're amazing at this, Grillby. So good..I guess that's why your bar's currently the most popular one. Well, alongside 'The Spider's Web: Bar and Cafe'. I personally like your stuff more-"
"...The Muffets are good business partners. I'm not worried about a competition, I just want to sell good food and drinks."
"Fair enough, you're too good Grillby."
A faint smile appears on his face before it disappears into his flames.
Stretch has an amused smile as he watches the interaction, waiting as Grillby slides over a glass with honey mixed into some other stuff. You raise a brow, smiling a little. "Honey? That's an interesting choice."
"nyeh heh. syrups and condiments have a bit of an alcohol-like effect on some of us skeleton monsters. i like honey, so i asked grillby to mix it into the drinks i get here." He raises his glass, tilting it a little to Grillby before sipping from it.
"Oh, I see. That's pretty interesting, actually. I'd never thought of a concept like that. Then again..I don't think I've met a skeleton monster before today."
"so i'm the first one, huh? that's pretty neat."
"Yeah.." You finish off your drink, lightly sitting the glass down and grabbing your wallet to pay, sliding the money under it and stand up.
"Well, I'd better get back to paintin'. Barn won't fix up itself."
"a barn, huh?"
"Yeah, a friend of mine asked me to fix 'er up a bit. Poor thing's been left in bad shape. But with some helping touches from me, she'll be back to how she was before." You smile. "I guess this means I'll be seein' you around, huh?"
"yeah. oh, hold up."
You pause as he grabs a pen from his pants pocket, writing something down and sliding it your way. You look at him curiously when he stands, taking a swig of his drink and sitting the glass down to pay in gold. He gives you a short wave before walking out.
You look down at the napkin he wrote on, seeing.. HOLY SHIT HE GAVE YOU HIS NUMBER-
