The real reason why Sans and Papyrus are always wearing gloves...
Headcanon time!
Going hand in hand (ha) with the chronic pain I headcanon the brothers with, I also headcanon that the guys are kinda. Missing bits. Because of the way they were created (my hc for that here; but TLDR Gaster used bone material to create them but did not/could not include the materials necessary to create cartilage & ligaments) They don't have cartilage cushioning their joints (hence the joint pain) or ligaments holding small joints together (like the carpals (wrist), tarsals (foot), and patella (kneecap))- because they don't have the assistance of ligaments to help keep those joints together, they have to expend more magic energy to keep things how they should be than they otherwise would (hence chronic fatigue/magic fatigue)
The gloves sub in for the ligaments & muscles that should be connecting the carpals & metacarpals (to themselves and to each other) to stop them from overextending and take some of that magic burden off of the wearer by holding everything sort of where it should be. (Just imagine if there was nothing stopping you from fanning your entire hand out into a big circle- ow)
The gloves also kind of sub in for all the other things one needs a solid palm to do, like holding small items (I'm imagining a handful of rice here) or swimming (it's harder to swim when you have less surface area to move water with!). They're a useful accessibility aid!
Oh it's also because I don't like drawing floating metacarpals they freak me out and I think it makes their hands look uncanny & like claws. And carpals are a pain in the ass to get right- they always look like I just shoved weird pebbles there, said 'good enough' and called it a day (which is kinda what happened in real life to create them but still)
one of my favorite Papyrus headcanons is that after the Mercy ending, instead of buying a car, he turned his racecar bed into an actual, street-legal car
there's been weirder street-legal things people have done irl anyways
and considering the things he seems to have built, it's not out of the question
there's something important how Papyrus seems to have built most of the puzzles he uses like, aside from the tile puzzle, that was made by Alphys, and the crossword from Sans, there's nothing saying he didn't make the rest of them
and it's kinda funny actually
like, compare all of that to his self-crafted sentry station, which is basically cardboard screwed together with rotini
but at the same time, there's the puzzles he made, and even his Battle Body
hell, he made a snowman completely in his own image
and like, sure, he gave the snow-Papyrus muscles, but it's also EXTREMELY impressive how it's standing up when the visible "spine" part is so skinny under all of that
and then there's his creativity
like with the snow-papyrus and his battle body
but ALSO with the fact that he painted a rock formation to look like a bridge for dramatic effect
so both engineering ability and creativity mixed with a preexisting base for a car, as unreasonable to start with as it is...
i think him turning that into an actual, street-legal car is rather Papyrus of him
Ive had this idea for a while, that the Player, aka the soul we control, gaining some kind of body or upper sentience, if that makes sense? Aka, both of them are kinda shapeless but not really.
This takes place some place between Undertale and Deltarune, smth like the void we see at the start of chapter 1 of Deltarune. I saw somebody have a theory that its Gaster telling us to create a vessel, so ill go with that.
Ive been a Gaster dickrider for years, but this is the first time actually writing him. Ive only wrote some sans and papyrus x reader stuff, somewhere. Its deleted now.
I was feeling a little goofy, so yes, there's wingdings in this. I added translations, of course.
It was hard to explain, the world between worlds, of existing but not really, to be everywhere and nowhere at once. You were simply too determined to die, even after everything was said and done, and Frisk and the monsters of the underground joined the surface and got to live their lives to the fullest.
You knew you couldnt stay. Your continued existence in this world would keep the loop going. The only way to let them all be at peace was to leave. At that time you had only just been a soul.
A powerful, glowing, bright red soul, pouring determination so thick that reality was fraying at the edges at times. But as you floated between worlds, your determination only seemed to brew, and with you, you grew.
During these explorations you met Gaster, or perhaps parts of him, different parts and pieces of one man split across time and space. He was strange, really strange, but endearing.
Being the only two beings stuck beyond time and reality itself did cause you two to get closer, and Gaster had been so intrigued when your heart-shape started changing.
Gaster, being the scientist he was, only mumbled out a slurred and blurred “☞︎♋︎⬧︎♍︎♓︎■︎♋︎⧫︎♓︎■︎♑︎” (Fascinating), as he cradled your glowing form in his melted, glitching, solid, liquid, there but not, hands. They were boney, with large circular holes in them. Big enough for you to float through.
Until your shape changed enough. First it was tendrils, like a droplet of coloring in water, how it spreads and dilutes. At first you two both feared you were ceasing to exist completely, that was before the tendrils solidified and started taking another form.
The knowledge you had of humans, as you were sure you might have been one once, let you know your new form looked like a nervous system. It would have creeped you out, had you still possessed that ability.
It didnt help that Gaster seemed to become more solid than you had ever seen him, the dark pits that were his eyes, flickering with small lights like weak candles.
“☟︎□︎⬥︎📬︎📬︎📬︎ ⬥︎□︎■︎♎︎♏︎❒︎♐︎◆︎●︎📬︎ ✋︎ ♒︎♋︎❖︎♏︎ ■︎♏︎❖︎♏︎❒︎ ⬧︎♏︎♏︎■︎ ♋︎■︎⍓︎⧫︎♒︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ●︎♓︎🙵♏︎ ♓︎⧫︎” (How wonderful. I have never seen anything like it), he buzzed, his voice there, but also not, fading in and out like a phone call with bad reception.
You almost felt embarrassed as the many tendrils that made up your being wound around his hands and arms, or what existed of them in this very plane of existence. Had Gasters own form not turned goopy and runny, like you knew it did when he was flustered.
There was no sense of time where you two found yourself. This meant you got to grow and develop as much as you pleased, your being taking a form that fit you the best. Much to your and Gasters shared interest, that form was like that of a knight.
Large and terrifying to enemies, but comforting to those who needed protection. It even had a long flowing panaches on your “helmet” (think Igris from Solo Leveling). The armor wasn't truly armor, it was... you. It was hard to explain, and made reality start bleeding together if you thought too hard, so you didn't.
At least Gaster was downright tickled pink at your preferred form turning out to be a glowing red knight. His connection to... well... everything was more vast than you, and you had a feeling he was giggling about some inside joke.
Especially in the way he would always cover his mouth and turn into shimmering waves of stars and space when he called you his “😐︎■︎♓︎♑︎♒︎⧫︎” (Knight). It felt like something you should know but... you just didn't.
Having a physical body was great, as it allowed you to hold the pieces of Gaster that could exist on your plane. It was especially great when you guys realized your determination was so powerful it made him more solid.
You guys couldn't really kiss like most couples. Your face was a helmet, and his was stuck in a helmet grimace, when he could actually create a solid enough head to begin with.
It was a good thing you two didn't need that, as you two got away with simply coiling your beings together, like two snakes going at it, but with a lot more tendrils, slipping in and out of being.
You were still so confused when Gaster was cuddled up against your armored chest, one of his many hands drawing shapes on the chest plate. Giggling about his “😐︎■︎♓︎♑︎♒︎⧫︎” (Knight).
Especially when Gasters raspy melting voice giggled out a “🏱︎♏︎❒︎♒︎♋︎◻︎⬧︎ ♏︎❖︎♏︎■︎📬︎📬︎📬︎ ♋︎ ☼︎□︎♋︎❒︎♓︎■︎♑︎ 😐︎■︎♓︎♑︎♒︎⧫︎” (Perhaps even... a Roaring Knight), before he started giggling again, his edges blurring together as his hands slipping through you like smoke.
Gaster never made much sense, but you guessed the same could be said about you. So, when Gaster one day appears, only through his voice this time, and asks you to create a vessel, you go along with it.
There is a pull in your SOUL, or at least part of you, that needs to go somewhere, and you know Gaster is leading you.
Even as the vessel is discarded, you just huff a chuckle to yourself and let a small piece of yourself go, following along with whatever adventure Gaster seems to need you on.
The large part that remains with Gaster in the in-between, does shivering as his ghostly affection brushes over that tiny heart shaped piece before its sent on its way. What a nerd... but he's your nerd...
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Could we have the Horror bros or Swap bros with a S/O who struggles with specific textures or smells?
Like touching wet food in the sink makes them literally gag in disgust so they have to wear those silly rubber gloves when doing dishes. I can't wear specific clothes as well because it's SO BAD.
damn my asks are calling me out. I understand the sensory issues too well </3
HT and US brothers with an S/O who has sensory issues
Horrortale:
Skull:
He may or may not panic the first time that he sees you freaking out from a bad texture
His first thought is that you're hurt, and although it takes you a minute to calm down enough to explain what happened, he'll sit and wait as patiently as he needs to to understand
While he himself doesn't necessarily understand why these things bother you so much, he'll do everything he possibly can to help you avoid them
Skull will go out of his way to write down every little texture, food, smell, sound, you name it, into his notes so he can remember what to avoid making or doing
No matter how lazy he is, he'll always offer to take over chores like dishes and vacuuming since he knows that they mess with your sensory issues
If you still want to do things despite the textures and feelings getting to you, he'll try to find every possible way to work around it
Rubber gloves for the dishes, ear muffs for the vacuum, cutting out all of the tags from your clothes so they don't itch your skin
Sweets:
While some things texture-wise tend to gross him out, Sweets doesn't know how to react at first when you get overwhelmed by certain things
After you explain to him just how much you hate the most random of things, he'll want to sit and talk to you until he knows every last thing that bothers you and why it grosses you out so much
He won't really bring it up again after that, but you'll start to notice subtle changes in the way he does things
He'll take over doing the dishes and start doing the louder chores when you aren't home. On the days that he's cooking something he knows will have a texture you don't like, he'll always be sure that you have a second option that you know you can eat without any issues
If you ever end up getting overwhelmed out in public, he'll always make sure to have a backup plan for any and every possible issue
If you're overwhelmed by the noise, he'll hand you a pair of headphones to block it out. If it's your clothes bothering you, he'll pull an outfit he knows doesn't pester you from his seemingly bottomless bag
Underswap
Blue:
It really isn't any surprise to Blue when he sees you having a meltdown for the first time
He's much more observant that people give him credit for, so despite the fact that he's never asked you what kinds of things and textures mess with you sensory issues, he just seems to already know
He's the type to help you find workarounds rather than letting you avoid it altogether
It doesn't matter what it is or how mundane it might seem to others, he's the absolute best at finding solutions for these kinds of things
Researching brands that are sensory friendly, making sure that every last bit of food is rinsed off from every single plate and dish before it even goes into the rinsed side of the sink, as well as making sure that both of you have a plan to calm down should something trigger you
He'll constantly remind you that he's there for you and that you're doing great every time you find a new way to get around the issues
Stretch:
Honestly, I feel like Stretch is in the same boat when it comes to certain things - smells in particular
While he's usually the type to avoid having to do more than the bare minimum, he at least knows to take these kinds of issues very very seriously
He'll indulge you by letting you eat your safe foods all day and every day while making sure that you're at least taking supplements to make up for the nutrition you're missing
Overall he really just lets you do your own thing, trusting you to know yourself well enough to stop or do something differently if you need to
You might have to talk to him a little bit if you want him to be a more active help when it comes to these things, but from there he'll do the absolute best he can
It isn't uncommon for him to pull you aside and hold his hands over your ears when he notices that you're overwhelmed by the sounds, and he's always willing to offer up his hoodie for you to wear if your own clothes are too much for you
i know its canon (i think) that error crashes/glitches whenever hes upset, however, id also like to raise the idea of him crashing and glitching when hes excited
a new plot/season of undernovela is out and error starts glitching and spasming on the floor of his antivoid because hes just so excited to watch it— maybe he cant even bring himself to start it because he just crashes from how thrilled he is
maybe the same happens when he steals a brand of chocolate that he loves, overjoyed to just enjoy himself and the things he loves
maybe his voice gets even more glitchy and becomes incomprehensible as he starts to yap about his interests, eventually to the point he sounds like static or a broken tv (and, whoever is listening just lets him ramble anyway, even if no one understands what he’s saying)
i personally shake, tremble, and pretty much shut down when i get overly happy and excited so i think itd be interesting to see error do something similar
1. Sans is a type of crow, So when he comes to find out about the multiverse he desides to name himself. Crow.
2. He has a pet gerbil cause my bestie said someone should have one. The Gerbils name is Germom (yer mom), Papyrus hates his name, but calls him Sir Ger (surge r) for short. The wild gerbil fell down into the underground by accident and was saved by Sans. They’ve been inseparable since. Sans gets cuteness aggression everytime he sees Germom. He totally dresses him up in cute clothes.
4. He loves shiny things like money, but he also likes shiney rocks, and omg dont introduce him to those glitter or sequin’s socks He’d become OBSESSED with them and wear them 24/7 and get glitter EVERYWHERE. Then Papyrus would be forced to clean it up!
5. He’s afraid of snakes. He’s not sure why, they just. . . Freak him out. He doesn’t want them slithering all over his wings and constricting him.
6. He hates when bugs get into his eyes while he flies, so he wears goggles to prevent this. He also thinks they make him look goofy so he’ll just wear them to look stupid intentionally.
7. Bro def thinks if he tries hard enough he can get into outer space by just flying. This has caused him to pass out several times trying. He will never give up on trying to go to space though, bro wants to touch a star and burn up n die trying.
8. LOVES bird puns and shiny puns (Snow day we’re having huh?, have a Tintastic day!), knock knock jokes and a bit of dark humour too. (Knock knock, whos there? The rock that just knocked you out! Hahhaha!)
9. Goober WILL race you every chance he gets. Hes not as fast as Undyne or Papyrus. But he will race any human who dares and make them eat his dust!
8. He will also just randomly abandon you, whether it be he saw something shiny and flew off, or was racing you and went so fast he forgot you were behind him and now he cant find you! Or just leaves you intentionally hanging cause he’s an ass >:/
9. Teasing. So. Much. Teasing. Oh you’re stuck and need him to fly you down? Nope, instead he’s gonna spend 20 minutes making fun of you, offering you his hand to finally take you then pulling away last second- oh your actually freaking out now!
10. He’s pretty sincere when he can help it. If he sees you genuinely freaking out he’ll be the first to comfort you. Take you down gently, hold you tightly in his arms. Reassure you everything’s okay, or apologize for what he’s done. He hates genuine conflict so he avoids fighting with you.
