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Just a little intro.

I make lots and lots of fanfictions and I wanted a place to put them. I'm slowly getting all my ideas out, but if you have an Undertale or Undertale AU fic you've always wanted to see, just ask me. I like to make up a personality and backstory for my "readers" because leaving them blank just doesn't make for a good story. If you like that and want a little of your favorite personality in an x reader fanfic for you, why not send me your idea? I might like it.

I'll add some of my friend's stuff too. She made the AU HellTale. An Undertale AU where the underground residents are demons and a dangerous virus is infecting the kingdom. Check out #AskHelltale for more.

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I really don't see enough Sans headcannons. Especially just of regular undertale Sans, so here's mine! Maybe we can get something started? PLEASE send links if you find more. AU Sans are acceptable too. I love this stuff.

These fit into several categories so I'll separate them as such:

Personality/Daily life-

He's weirdly territorial of his house. Nobody but him and Papyrus can stay the night with one exception.

Undyne can stay overnight. Because she's basically the older sister to the skeletons.

Undyne and Sans constantly argue over who should be considered the older sibling. Him, (who is older by a few months.) or Her. (who is generally more mature and accomplished.)

Other than Undyne and Shyren, Sans is one of the few monsters who is very interested in music. He knows how to play several instruments but he can't find much sheet music. He's had to come up with a lot of melodies himself. They're often inspired from old media found in the dump.

When Papyrus decided he wanted to be a part of the royal guard, the sentry position was offered to him. No one took it because Snowden sentries are the first to meet any threats that come through the Ruins. The only sentry positions available were first and second. As in, the first two people to meet humans. Sans took the job with Papyrus so that he could protect him. That's why you run into Sans first. And why he hangs out near the Ruins.

Sans is ridiculously into milfs, and he's never considered that it's because of mommy issues. He doesn't even have a mom. Which he doesn't realize is the issue.

Sans is an introvert but he's hiding it. He's generally seen as “friendly” but pretty much everyone is convinced he secretly hates them. After a while, he just doesn't act like he enjoys spending time with people. He thinks that if he makes more connections then Papyrus will have an easier time making connections too. But he can't convince Papyrus to hang out at Grillby's with him anyway.

Switching from Quantum Physics to Botany would save Sans. He loves nature and science. Biology would be too vague for him and Zoology isn't his thing really. I think he’d like plants =)

Surface Life-

He needs a whole Hannah Montana closet for all the pun shirts he finds on the surface.

When Sans and Papyrus go to the surface, they get freckles.

Sunburns turn yellow on bones afterwards. Kinda like a tan. They'll fade the same way tans do but it does take a whole season. So Sans absolutely slathers himself in sunscreen while Papyrus is convinced he's turning gold and that actually scares Sans even more.

Weather absolutely terrifies Sans. (And definitely many others.) He just doesn't get how all that shit is coming from the sky. He knows about the water cycle, but experiencing it in person is just too much. This causes him a lot of stress.

Sans really likes mechanics when he gets into it and finally lets go of the machine in his basement.

Despite his hatred for the sun and the weather, (so the sky in general) Sans adores nature and he'll disappear for a few days just camping. But he will head home immediately if it rains.

Anatomy-

Sans has no idea how he was born or who his parents are. He doesn't like to talk about it.

If you call him an “Undead” he will be offended. Mostly because he doesn't know if he's a typical undead. The most important thing to him is that he's a monster. He doesn't accept anything else.

If an osteologist (bone scientist)were to examine a skeleton monster they would be completely baffled. As skeleton monsters have no identifiable gender, age, ethnicity, or even any form of dna. The scientist would soon realize that the skeleton monster barely resembles a human at all...

Yes! This means all skeletons are intersex. Sans and Papyrus are not aware of this or the above.

This also means skeletons live extremely long lives. Depending on their lifestyle, the only natural death they can succumb to is their “skin” and bones drying out to the point they stop functioning. Cracks, flaking, and yellowing are the first signs of aging. But it takes a very long time to get there. Multiple centuries.

Skeletons do not have the ability to deconnect bones. If they did it would destroy the protective skin barrier keeping everything together and protecting their bones from cracks and general aging. In the case of a limb falling off, it's gone forever.

Skeletons have an infinite capacity for strength. They don't have physical muscles so they experience no exhaustion, no soreness, need no healing and they don't have the physical size limit that others do.

The dogs will chew on Sans if he falls asleep too close to them. This is a reason you might find him napping in trees. This is also, sadly, a big reason the dog guards are so friendly with Sans no matter the circumstances.

Sans' eye lights are a light projection onto a thin membrane covering his eye sockets. He pierced his right eye while working at the lab and now the projection doesn't always work completely.

Sorry this is so SFW and doesn't really have much to do with romance. Other than ecto body anatomy, I don't actually have a lot of headcannons about that.

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Confess.

“I don't want to um… assume anything. But I'd think by this point we could consider each other more than friends.”

I wanted to say something like that to spare Sans the embarrassment. Yet, he became a sputtering mess anyway.

“Er-yea-er! I mean. Uh. If… um if it's o-okay with you.”

But I was happy to see him smiling. Even if he couldn't look at me.

“Yeah. I'd like that. We don't have to make it official yet or anything if you don't want to.”

Sans' smile fell all of a sudden.

“Oh. Right. Uhhh about that.”

He looked at me from just the corner of his eyes. He almost looked guilty.

“What is it?”

Worry started to form a pit in my stomach.

“It's- I … *sigh* I don't think this is fair. I'm… I'm not the only one who likes you. I don’t wanna, like… get in the way. Or take someone else's chance.”

“What? What do you mean? Who likes me?”

“It's Grillby.”

“What?! No way! But! I!-”

Damn! He likes me?! He's so perfect though! There's no way I'm in his league!

“I'm sorry. He’s just done so much for me. I feel like it wouldn't be fair to him if he never even got a chance with you. God. I swear I'm not trying to treat you like a-”

“Hehehe I get it. Don't worry. I think it's really sweet actually.”

Their bromance is so beautiful I could cry! That is so incredibly sweet! God! They're both way too perfect for me!

“Wow. I… I don't know what to say.” I continued, “Hehehe, I never thought I'd be in a situation like this.”

“Sorry to ask this but… do you already know if you're not interested in him? If you don't know, maybe if you spend more time with him you can decide. Then uhhh… we can take things from there.”

I nodded.

“Okay. Then I'll let you know.”

Sans smiled in such a sweet way I wanted to tell him “no” and just start kissing him right there. But I couldn't refuse the most selfless request I've ever heard of.

I looked down and wiggled around in my blanket cocoon. I was a little embarrassed to be looked at in such an intimate way. Seeing the blankets reminded me that I was still covered in tea. Sans seemed to notice too.

“Oh right. You were gonna… uh. Uhhh. Now this seems…”

“Right… it might feel kinda weird to… do that now.”

I was planning on taking a shower before I left.

“Um. I can just go back home.”

“Wait. Like that? You should at least let me get you some socks. Or something.”

He almost seemed mad that I would suggest going out into the snow again.

“What? Would you rather carry me there?~” I teased.

“Uh!”

A thick blush spread across Sans' cheeks again. He tried to look away. But he couldn't seem to keep himself from at least glancing at me.

“I think I'd be too embarrassed to let you carry me all the way to my place. If it's not too awkward, can I still take a shower here?”

“Uhhh. Yeah. That'll probably help you warm up the most.”

I nodded.

It did feel really awkward, but taking a shower also felt really good. When I finished up, I realized I didn't know where the towels were. I peeked outside the curtain, and suddenly there was a folded towel on the sink counter with fresh clothes on top.

I know that wasn't there before. How did Sans do that!?

It didn't matter. I needed a towel and it was nice to change into loose, clean clothes. I went downstairs and caught Sans staring at me with an adorable expression. I couldn't leave. I had to find some reason to stay. I wanted just a little more time with him. Music started playing in the background.

“Oh. The movie just ended.” I said.

It was the end credits. Rolling across the dark screen.

“Oh. Right… heh. We missed like, three quarters of it.”

I sat down on the couch and shyly asked,

“Wanna… rewind the tape and watch it again?’

He didn't say anything, but Sans gave me a big smile. We snuggled on the couch while we watched the rest of the movie. I even wiggled my way into resting my head on his shoulder. He made a cute surprised noise when my hair brushed up against his cheek. He was flustered and stuttery for a while. But eventually he fell asleep cuddling me. Even at one point putting a hand on my leg. I really wanted to be with Sans. But I wondered if I should give Grillby a chance…

Give Grillby a chance.

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Tease!

“I… I've had a feeling for a while that you… well.” I couldn't help but smile. “That you might have a crush on me. Or something.”

I relished the shocked and embarrassed expression I got out of him. I couldn't help but watch him flounder a little before I told him how I felt.

“H-how. Er! No! No no! I don’t- It's not like! Er. Fuck. No. Aaahhhh…”

Teasing anyone is fun, but messing with Sans is truly rewarding. It's not easy to get him to the point where he's sputtering like that. And I was gonna keep it going as long as I could. Maybe it's selfish of me. But it's impossible to resist!

“Oh? You don't like me? That's too bad. I was gonna say something but I guess I should keep it to myself.”

I would never say that Sans is gullible, but I guess if you really catch him off guard you can mess with him a bit.

“What were you gonna say?”

His eyes were big and pleading. Like he thought he'd get physically hurt if I didn't tell him I like him.

“Nooo. I shouldn't tell you. I don't wanna make things awkward~”

“Uggghhhhh.” Sans put his palms over his eyes and stretched his back against the couch. “Don't make me say it Y/N. Please?”

Then he lifted one hand just a bit and peaked at me.

“I don't know what you're talking about!~ Anyway, I should go take a shower now.”

I was about to get up but Sans grabbed both blankets which were cocooning me. His flushed face looked somehow annoyed.

“You're not gonna tease a guy this much and then tell him you're getting naked in his house. You're not stupid enough to do that.”

“It's not stupid if you like him~” I beamed.

Sans’ eyes got wide for a second. He looked away, then smirked a little.

“Well. It's too bad you don't seem ta like me. Guess ya better go take that shower if you wanna be stupid.”

I glared at Sans. Accepting his challenge.

“Alright. I'll see you in a bit then.”

I wiggled out of his blankets and hopped off the couch. After warming up, taking a shower in hot water still felt pretty nice. The area on my chest that got tea spilled on it burned a bit. But all things considered it was a nice shower. Until I got out.

“Saaans! Can you hear me?”

I heard a few footsteps, and then Sans seemed to be right next to the door.

“Yup. You okay in there?”

“Um… I can't find your towels.”

“Ohhhh right. I forgot to tell you we don't have any in there.”

“What?! Then where are you keeping them?! How'd you even do that? You didn't come in here before me!”

I assumed he took them out to mess with me.

“I didn't have to do anything. We just don't keep towels in the bathroom.”

“What?! Why?”

“Dunno. Can I come in?”

“Y-you wanna come in?!”

“Heeyy. Calm down. I'm just giving my naked friend a towel right?”

“Don’t say naked like that!” I shrieked as I hopped back into the shower and closed the curtain.

“Heheh. Well. Getting naked in a guy's house turned out to be a pretty stupid idea huh? Guess that means ya don't like me.”

“Ugggh! Can you just give me the towel already? You can come in.”

I heard the door open and we finally didn't have to shout anymore.

“I thought you needed some clothes. So I put those in too. I don't know if they'll fit though.”

“Oh… That's really sweet. You must really like me.”

“Heheheh. I dunno. Was taking a shower a stupid idea?”

“Hmmm. No.”

But I wasn't done teasing Sans yet. Not when I still had something to work with.

“Do you want it to be?~”

“Www-wooaah. Uhhh… eheh. I-I uh. You're not saying what I think you're saying. Are you?”

“That depends. Is it stupid to take a shower at a guy's house if he doesn't like you?”

“It’s still stupid.”

“Uggh. I think we're getting lost in this idiom.”

“Haha yeah. You're wearing me out.”

There was a moment of silence as we both tried to figure out what to say without hiding behind weird ongoing bits.

“Hey.” Sans started. “I don't think we should do anything like that yet. But I do really like you.”

I popped my head out of the curtain.

“You do?”

Sans jumped out of his bones and looked away. I started laughing.

“Hahaha! I'm still covered!”

“You're gonna give me a heart attack.” Sans breathed as he clutched the collar of his shirt. I loved his cute, blue worried face.

Teasing him had already become an addiction. I wanted to keep going until he begged me to stop. I think Sans could already tell I was getting too excited. He met my eyes for a moment and made a weird expression like he was thinking “seriously?”

“What?!”

Sans looked down and laughed a bit.

“Heheh. Jeez. Yesterday I would have never guessed you'd be trying to pull me into the shower with you. You’re not… drunk. Right? That would really suck if you were just drunk this whole time.”

“I haven't had alcohol in days. Why? Do you think you're dreaming?~”

Sans rolled his eyes. I guess not all teasing worked on him.

“You should be doing this with Grillby or something. I don't get why you'd want me.” He muttered quietly.

I found mentioning Grillby by name to be really weird.

“Grillby? Why him? It's weird to mention your friend in a situation like this.”

“Well… I should probably tell you…”

Sans looked up to me again, and shook his head exasperated.

“Pfft. Heheh. We can talk about this after you get dressed. Alright?”

Sans left and I put on the clothes he set out for me. When I went downstairs I saw Sans sitting on his couch. He was looking at his hands and fiddling.

“So, what did you wanna tell me?”

Sans finally looked up at me. And he smiled. The way he looked me up and down, I had to assume he was happy to see me in his clothes.

“Uh. So…” Sans took a second to breathe. “Grillby and I both like you. We told each other a while ago. We decided we should just see if something happens, and we'd just accept whoever you went with naturally. If it was one of us I mean.”

Grillby likes me?! Oh my god. And they're trying to prevent any jealousy. It's so cute when guys do this. It makes me like them both even more!

“Is that why you haven't been asking me to come over?”

“Yeah.”

“We all started hanging out at Grillby's a lot more too.” I remembered.

“Grillby never asked for your number. So he couldn't really see you as often as I could. I felt like I should… ya know…”

His tone almost seemed sad. I didn't know what to say for a while. Until Sans spoke up again.

“I don't mean to turn you down, but… Would you let me talk to Grillby again before anything starts between us?”

I guess monsters don't really have a “boy code” or whatever dictates that you can't ask out a girl your buddy likes. So the fact that Sans went out of his way for the sake of his best friend melted my heart. But still, I didn't really know what to do. Should I give Grillby a chance to win my heart? Or should I tell him that I've already chosen Sans?

Give him a try. Stay with Sans

The next day I went to Grillby's a while before it closed. I went up to the quiet fire monster and asked him if I could talk to him after he closed up. He seemed more than happy to let me stay. My heart sank knowing how disappointed he would be. I wanted to tell Grillby myself that I was choosing Sans. I didn't want to make Sans do that. It might even cause a fight between them. At least, that seemed like a logical conclusion. But when I told Grillby the situation he laughed.

“I… don't understand. Did I have something wrong?”

“Well… it is true. I've been quite interested in you ever since Sans introduced us.”

Wow! That long?! I still can't even think of myself as being in the same league as Grillby. I really didn't expect that.

“But when he told me how he felt about you,” Grillby continued. “I insisted that he shouldn't worry about my feelings at all. I'm very attracted to you, but Sans is in love with you.”

I put my hands up to my face. Partially to hide my shock, and partially to hide my embarrassment. Thankfully, Grillby gave me a moment to process.

“I… don't know what to say. Well! Uh. First, I'm very flattered. And uh… uh… no I really don't know what to say.” I stuttered.

“Hm hm~ That's alright. Thank you for telling me. I know it would be hard on Sans to say that himself. Even if he should know that I completely supported him the whole time in the first place.”

I had to laugh. It was a funny situation. And the next time I saw Sans I teased him about it mercilessly.

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DELTARUNE TOMORROW

Also I'm working on finishing up the Choose Your Own Adventure fic. I'll post a couple endings soon.

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Once again, I'm late to Let Papyrus Say Fuck day. But in my defense, I'm writing two long form stories on AO3 and working on the create your own adventure here.

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This is your reminder to vote for Sans in the sexy man contest for this year.

(but if you let me know that you voted for Pierrot, I'll make a special fic about it~)

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A story with a kind type protagonist! My idea for this Y/N is that she's very shy and introverted but she gets worked up easily. I imagine her squealing like a kettle when someone embarrasses her. Here's the first chapter. You can see the rest on AO3 when I upload more.

Your Pov

About seven months after I fell into the underground, something happened. I started to get really irritated and depressed. I lashed out at my friends easily and I felt really anxious all the time. Well, I've always been anxious but by then it had gotten really bad. My friends started spending less time with me and my loneliness and depression got even worse.

Especially when Sans stopped calling me. Of everyone I got to know in the underground, Sans was probably the person I was closest to. Most monsters tended to come on a little strong. So I had trouble talking to them. But Sans was always quiet, calm, and straightforward. So I never felt pressured or anxious around him. 

Watching monsters hugging each other and holding hands started to make me feel oddly upset. While I was walking through Snowden I saw a couple eating a nice cream together. They bumped heads on accident and laughed. I didn't understand why, but I started crying and I had to rush into the forest so I could be alone.

I thought the place I found to sit was private enough, but maybe my crying was louder than I thought.

“Hey buddy? What's wrong?”

Without hearing footsteps, I suddenly heard a deep voice speaking softly and gently to me. I wouldn't have recognized it as Sans if it weren't for his odd tendency to call me buddy.

I jolted and looked up.

“W-what are y-you *sniff* doing here?”

“I work here. Heh. Remember?” 

I couldn't see him much through the tears, but he kinda looked like he had a confused smile on his face. He was crouched in front of me. A lot closer than he had even been before.

“What's wrong? Why are you crying?”

I heard a soft *puff* as Sans sat down in the snow in front of me. He already knew this would take a while.

“I don't know! I was umnnn… in Snowden… a-and…” I murmured nonsense into my jacket.

But recounting the last hour wouldn't actually help him understand why I was crying. Especially since I suddenly started crying again. To the point where I couldn't talk at all. 

Sans waited patiently for me to calm myself down.

“Sorry… um. *Sniff* I dunno. I think I've just been homesick lately. I know I've always said I hated living on the surface anyway. But I knew everyone up there. And… I dunno… I had things to do.”

I rambled about the people I miss, and then how I didn't feel close to any monsters yet. How lonely it felt to be the only human. The only person who was always out of the loop. The only person who isn't a part of the struggles everyone else has. 

“And I just… need someone to touch me! Or something!...Y-You know?” I squeaked.

“So… a hug?”

I was quiet for a second. It was a bit embarrassing but I did really want a hug. I nodded vigorously, and when Sans held his arms out I jumped into them. He held me so tight I cried in relief. I put my arms around his waist and squeezed as tight as I could until I felt satisfied. When I put my arms down, Sans released his grip and leaned back.

“Is that all you needed?”

“For now… I um… Well.”

I looked away from him. It was too embarrassing to explain that I needed more than one hug. 

“It's okay. Just tell me. It sounds like there's some kinda human thing you really need.”

“Mnnn… yeah. I guess maybe it is a human thing. Do you really not… um… start going crazy if you don't get affection?”

“Nope. Monsters can lose HP if they don't have love. That's the closest thing I can come up with.”

“I don't really know what that means. Sorry.” I apologized.

“It's okay. I'll explain it to you if it becomes important. Or just, if you're curious.”

Suddenly Sans reached out and started petting my head. I leaned down for a second, but then raised my head again.

“W-wh-uh! Why are you… doing that?” I asked.

“You need affection, food and water, and toys. You're kinda like a pet.”

By “toys” I think he meant my insistence on collecting things from the waterfall junk pile. And my love for organizing them in my room. Even though I understood that, I felt my face burn up when he compared me to a pet. He also hadn't stopped petting me yet. 

“Heheh. You know, you look really uncomfortable and embarrassed for someone who needs this.”

I stuttered incoherently for a while before I could calm myself and explain.

“Humans don't do it like this!” I squeaked.

“Ohhhh. So is this a problem?” He teased.

“Nn…no.”

“Hmmm… you've been so snippy with everyone lately. Is this why?”

I lowered my head away from his hand.

“I'm sorry.” I whispered. 

“Just let us know sooner next time if something like this happens.” 

I looked up at him. I wasn't crying, but maybe my eyes were watery.

“Aww heheh. You don't gotta cry. We understand. Or, we will if you just tell us what happened.”

“Umm. I can apologize to everyone but it's embarrassing to explain something like that.”

“But if you want affection from anyone else you'll have to tell them.”

I hid my mouth in my hands and muttered,

“I don't need it from anyone else.”

Sans looked surprised. Then he gave me a sly little expression.

“Oh yeah?”

“Sorry. Am I asking too much from you? I can pay you back. I can do your share of chores at your house. I know Papyrus is always getting mad at you for not doing them.”

“I wasn't going to ask for you to pay me back. But since you insist, I think that sounds like a pretty good deal.”

“You… really don't mind?”

I never would have guessed that Sans would be the type to be comfortable with affection. He did seem kinda affectionate with his sibling, but that was different obviously. 

He's not going to start trying to give me piggyback rides will he?

He already seemed to like petting and teasing me so far. I had to hope I wouldn't have to beg for hugs if he got too into teasing.

“Yeah. We're friends right? Besides, I get a really good deal out of it. It's kinda unfair actually.”

“I don't think so. Doing chores gives me a good excuse to spend more time with you and Papyrus. So I don't mind at all.”

Sans smiled a bit. 

“That's good to hear.”

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Hey, sorry I've been on hiatus for so long. I'm trying to get more writing inspiration. Maybe you guys can help me.

What personality and characteristics do you prefer Y/N to have?

Kind (Sweet, soft spoken and gentle. either shy or motherly)

Edgy (Combative, less feminine, and usually has a dark backstory)

Intelligent (Nerdy, witty, and not particularly romantic)

Popular (Bratty, a little self centered, but has a good side)

Quirky (Loud, giggly, airheaded. just weird in general)

Vauge (No obvious personality traits. The adventure goes on them.)

Voting ended onApr 3

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(I can't believe I forgot to upload this 😂 it's been done for a month.)

Stay awake.

After a while I got bored sitting on the couch doing nothing. Nothing but stew in frustration while I thought back on my fight with my roommate. So, to avoid that, I stumbled over to the kitchen to peek at what Grillby was making me. The closer I got, the more I smelled fresh greens, tomatoes, and cream.

Salad? Soup? Hmmm. I wonder what it is.

The heat from the kitchen felt so good my body relaxed immediately. So much that when I took another step my useless leg crumpled as I tried to take another step. I only fell to my knees thankfully, but that didn't stop Grillby from overreacting like a new mother.

“Oh!? Y/N! Are you okay?! What's wrong?”

Grillby rushed over and picked me up to hold me in his arms.

“I'm fine! Slow down. I just tripped. I'm okay.”

“I'm not convinced yet. I think it's best we take a look at your legs. Or possibly your feet. Well- obviously both.”

Grillby started to pick me up but I tapped him and pointed at the lit stovetop.

“Oh! Right!”

Grillby turned off the stove and carried me to his bathroom. He set me down on a plush green rug. I was glad my feet didn't look dirty. Usually walking around in sandals causes that. But the snow must have kept them relatively clean. I took the sandals off. My feet were swollen and red. I also had pretty big blisters on my soles.

“Ohhhh…Oh god.” I complained.

I hid my feet to the side. Grillby rubbed my shoulders and laid me against his chest.

“Ohhh. It's okay dear. I'm sure you'll be fine. There's… no need to be scared.”

“Agghh. I'm not scared.” I grumbled. “I'm… just embarrassed. Don't look at them. They're gross.”

“Oh. So you'll be okay?”

“What? Hahaha. Yes. I'm fine. Jeez. They must really look bad if you got scared.”

“Well. I can't actually see much of a difference.”

“What?! My feet never look like this! They're small and pretty! I promise! Ugh! Don't say that!”

“Hmhmhm~ Dear, I've never seen your feet before. How am I meant to know what they are supposed to look like?”

“Oh. I guess so. That makes me feel a little better. Do you have something sharp I can use? Like a needle or a small knife?”

Grillby moved away from me in shock.

“What?! Why?!” I had never heard his voice become so loud. It was funny to me.

“Hehehe it's a perfectly safe procedure for healing the skin on my feet.”

I explained blisters to Grillby in the safest sounding way I could.

“I see. Well, it sounds completely insane to me. But I don't have skin, so I can only trust you, my dear. I'll go get a needle.”

“Thank yooou~”

I waited in the bathroom for Grillby. I spent that time thinking of ways to slowly and safely warm up.

“Here you are. Please don't think I dislike your feet but, I'm going to avoid watching this part.”

“Oh you're fine. Thank you for helping me so much today.”

“Not at all my dear. Just call if you need me.”

While I popped the blisters and cleaned everything up, it turns out Grillby had continued cooking.

“Alright. I'm done! Thanks for waiting. Where should I put the towel?” I called out.

“Oh don't worry about that.” Grillby said as he walked up.

I thought he would grab the towel, but without warning, Grillby once again scooped me up in his arms. I had no choice but to leave the towel in the bathroom.

“W-what are you doing?!”

“You said you're done. Then you ought to go to bed. I'll finish dinner soon. We can have it in my bedroom. Just tonight.”

“Your bedroom?! But I should go home.”

“That sounds like a long way to carry you. Is it alright if you stay here instead?”

“A-are you joking?”

“Hmhm~ Yes. But I am serious about having you stay in my room if I can keep you here. I just can't stand the idea of sending you out in the cold again.”

“You're hopeless.” I sighed. “I should have known better than to ask a dad for a quick visit.”

“You really should have. I'm not just a dad, I'm a restaurant owner. I'd never let such a dedicated patron hurt themselves. Or get away from me without some food.”

“Hmhm~ Well, it would be rude to refuse your hospitality. Thanks again.”

Grillby carried me to his room. My stomach growled quietly at the smell of food as we passed the kitchen. But, after being laid gently on the bed, I felt so sleepy.

Eat with Grillby. Ask to snuggle instead

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What should I name the Princess in my slow burn fic on AO3?

Elizabeth

Annalise

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(Sorry, birthday season is still in full swing for me. But here's this continuation to the Grillby route.)

Sleep.

I was only trying to take a short nap, but I ended up in a deep sleep. I remember dreaming about running from a tiger in the middle of a desert. I woke up with a violent jolt. There were blankets wrapped around me and I couldn't hear Grillby cooking anymore. I didn't want to walk on my sore feet but I had to. Since I wanted to find Grillby, that is. I walked down the hall supporting myself against the wall. Pretty soon I could turn to see a small bedroom. A bright orange man lit the room as he fixed the sheets.

“What are you doing?” I mumbled.

“Oh! You didn't sleep very long. Hmmm. That's not a very good sign.”

“Jeez. You worry too much. I just don't do well sleeping upright like that.”

“While that makes sense, I do think it would be best if I made sure you aren't hurt. I can't heal like most monsters, but I know how to find anything that is hurt.”

“What? Monsters can heal? And… most can do it?”

“That's right. It's a skill you can learn like… hmmm… like a sport? Maybe not. I'm sorry. I'm not quite sure how to explain.”

I hobbled over to the bed and sat down, brushing off Grillby as he rose to try to help me.

“May I start with your feet dear?”

The way he tilted his head at me with a concerned expression was so sweet I wanted to squeal.

“Well alright. But don't get too frisky with em.” I joked.

“Hmhm~ Sans' jokes are starting to rub off on you.”

“What? Sans doesn't make flirty jokes like that. Does he flirt with you?” I laughed.

“Oh! I um… well I assumed… ah… Yes. A bit.”

“Why do you seem so nervous all of a sudden? You're not-”

As realization struck me, I saw an equally confused expression on Grillby's face. So I spelled it out for him.

“Are you two secretly a couple?”

“What?! No!”

“I've never heard him flirt with anyone. I would assume a guy like him would only flirt with his partner.”

“No. That is not true at all. We are just very good friends.”

“Hmmm.” I pouted.

“What now.” Grillby asked as he crossed his arms.

“I think you would be so cute together.”

“Then it is a shame we both only like women.”

“Ugggh really?”

“Enough. Let me see your foot.”

“Alright. They do hurt pretty bad.” I said as I put my legs up on the bed.

“They do? Why didn't you start with that? I'm pretty sure it's safe to assume then that they're hurt.”

“Oh. Right. I guess so.”

“I'll take a look at your legs and arms then.”

Grillby moved closer to me and closed his eyes. He put his hands on my legs gently. It seemed like he was taking a long moment to focus before he slowly moved his hands up my legs. It tickled. I fought to not laugh or squeal at all. I really wanted to see how his healing worked. If I could figure that out without him telling me, I guess. But his warm body was getting closer and closer to mine. And his big hands were slowly gliding up my inner thighs.

“Hn-ahhh~”

So I couldn't hold it in anymore. Grillby's eyes fluttered open. I froze under his gaze. It was hard to read Grillby's expression. Now I really wished that I could read him even a little. He was so close to my face but I still couldn't tell what he was thinking.

Did he even hear me? But why did he open his eyes? And he's so close! Is he… smiling?

“Let me… see your arms.” He said.

“Uh. Y-yeah. Sure.” I stuttered.

I lifted my arms and set them in his hands. I fought to contain myself again. Even just from him running his hands and fingers up and down my arms. I started to wonder if he was messing with me now. His touches were so light and tingly. I struggled to suppress both moans and laughs.

“I wish I knew what kinda information you're getting.”

Without any warning, Grillby held my cheek in one hand and let his other hand drop.

“Well. I can see pain and hurt all over your body so far. The only thing I can think to do is help warm you up.”

“Um… How do you wanna do that?” I basically panted.

“How do I want to do it? Well, since we're both in bed together, why don't I let you continue your nap? Instead, this time, I'll stay with you. If that's okay.”

As I nodded, Grillby's fingers lightly stroked my cheek.

“Yeah. I think that could help.”

We positioned ourselves comfortably under the blankets. I turned to Grillby. He had his arm on my pillow. Ready to offer his chest as a place for my head to rest instead.

Kiss him instead. Snuggle up

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Reader X Choice (NSFW Warning)

Take a shower

“You're not a human so, no offense but I bet my idea is probably best.” I told Sans.

Sans shrugged and stepped out of the way for me. But then he held out his hand.

“I!- I don't need help getting up or anything!”

“I don't really trust ya on that.”

I shook my head in exasperation and stood up. I was wobbly, but fine. I was even able to swat his hand away when he started ruffling my hair.

“I'm gonna go back home after this and figure something out with Fawn.”

“Ah come on. You can hang out here if you really want to. I don't mind. I won't bother ya either if you want.”

“Mm maybe.” I said as I wobbled up the stairs.

Sans stayed closer to me than he usually did. He went into his own room though. Once I made it up the stairs.

So I got into the bathroom and closed the door behind me. I was more than happy to take off my top. The elastic band across the top was rubbing against the fresh burn. I was just about to check on that when the door suddenly swung open.

“Aahhh!”

“Fuck! Ah! S-sorry!”

Sans quickly put a towel on the sink, which fell anyway, and then he slammed the door shut again.

“What the hell are you thinking?!”

“We don't have towels in there. Did you not think to check?”

“Who the fuck doesn't keep towels in the bathroom?!”

“Us.”

“Fuck off!”

“Yeah whatever.”

An awkward moment passed where we just stood on opposite sides of the closed door.

“Hey wait. Uhhh is it-er… can I...” Sans yelled through the door.

“Excuse me!?”

“Ugh shit…”

“What the fuck do you want?! Another look?!”

And for the first time I remembered, Sans actually raised his voice at me.

“rrrUgh! Fine! Burn yourself more for all I care!”

I was shocked. He seemed really pissed off. Sans could be pretty rude, but he never exploded like that. It started to make a little more sense though. When I looked in the mirror, I noticed my chest was dark red where the water hit me.

Did he notice the burn? Is that what he was getting at?

Looking at it too long started to freak me out. So I finished up getting undressed and tested the shower water. I ended up turning the temperature way further down than I usually would. It felt so hot on my frozen skin.

Fuck. Sans was right. No wonder he's pissed at me. I'm so tired. I hope he'll let me sleep somewhere. Maybe if I apologize he will.

I don't usually swallow my pride so easily, but I was so overwhelmed physically and mentally that I didn't care. I turned off the shower and picked up the towel. That's when a big white t-shirt fell out. I unfolded the towel completely and found a pair of fuzzy socks and grey pajama shorts.

This asshole. Now I feel really bad.

I wanted nothing more than loose comfy clothes like that. I think it's weird to borrow clothes from a male friend but again, this was a different situation.

So I came out of the bathroom and wandered around on my painful feet. Just to find Sans. He was downstairs sitting quietly. I assumed he would be in his room but there he was. Looking around and sitting there in complete silence.

“Hey Sans. I'm really sorry. You've been super nice to me and I'm being a complete dick about it. I really appreciate the clothes.”

The way Sans looked at me when I apologized, just melted me. But he caught himself staring and turned his eyes to the floor in front of him.

“Nah. It's alright. I'm sorry I-ba-er. C-came in and-er.”

I broke out in laughter. I almost fell off the stairs even.

“Jeez. Come on. Ugggh. Well. You don't seem mad.”

“Hehehe you can't even say it!”

Sans covered his face with his hands. So I walked over and sat next to him on the couch to tease him more.

“You knoooow~ If I didn't know any better I'd say all this is pretty suspicious~”

“What?”

“You're trying really hard to take care of me. And you keep getting flustered. You know. I've never seen you go so out of your way for someone. You're not worried about me for some reason are you?~”

I was just messing with him. So I really didn't expect a genuine answer.

“It's just... I've- I've never seen a human get hurt unless… y-you know.”

The way his voice cracked broke my heart. Seeing all those humans, young humans, like that. It must have been kinda traumatic. I didn't know if he ever killed a human himself. And I really didn't want to know.

“Oh… I wish I knew that sooner. I didn't realize you got so freaked out from seeing me get hurt. That's… kinda sweet actually. Hehe~”

“Ah… jeez.”

Sans shifted his body away from me and scratched the back of his head.

“Hmhm~ You know, I think you're secretly really nice. You just go along with it when your friends and I wanna be mean to each other huh?”

“Ahh no. That's not true. I'm a jerk just like everyone else.”

“Ohhh yeah? A typical guy huh? Is that why you keep staring at my chest then?”

Sans rolled his eyes and sat back into the couch.

“Nah… I was uhhh… I was kinda wondering if I could heal it.”

“Wait… what? Can you really do that?”

“All monsters can learn how to heal. It's kinda like we all have offensive magic and healing magic. Like the two opposites. But… I mean it makes sense logically that I would be able to heal a human. But I've… ya know. Never had the chance.”

A silent moment between us passed.

“You should try.”

“Yeah? I'm not very good at it.”

“I wanna see it anyway.”

Sitting next to each other on the couch, facing each other. It was starting to become a little intimate.

“I-I dunno. I'd have to p-put my hands… on um. You.”

My smirk told him everything.

“You know what. Nevermind. I think I've done enough.”

“Wait no! Come on! Please? I'm curious! I promise I won't tease you anymore. I really do wanna see it.”

Sans crossed his arms and stared me down.

“Why should I trust you? You got really upset about this kinda thing about ten minutes ago.”

“Because it really hurts now. The shower made it even worse.” I lied.

I totally got him. His expression immediately softened and he uncrossed his arms. I took the chance to grab his hands and get the awkward part over with. I put his hands on my chest. A little lower than I intended to though. But I got to watch Sans’ face become dark blue. His eyes darted around like he was making sure nobody was watching us. Even though we were alone.

“I-I don't- uh. Think…Uh. This isn't a good idea.”

My chest bounced slightly as I laughed.

“Just give it a try. Then I'll let you go.”

Sans groaned and rolled his eyes a bit dramatically.

“You're fucked up.” He whispered under his breath.

I started to laugh a little before I noticed a green light in his eyes. It was subtle, but I was close enough to him to notice it. As the light became slightly brighter, an intense tingling sensation spread onto my skin from his hands. I bit my lips to keep from making noise as the sensation crept down my chest. Getting closer and closer to the most sensitive part.

“Hey. I'm not hurting yooo- u-uuhh!”

My panting ended up giving me away. And I'm sure it was a shock to see me biting my lip and staring down towards his… well I was just spacing off. I didn't mean to look there. I didn't make anything better though. I grabbed one of his hands and said.

“Wait. Keep going~”

“Aaahaa! I-S-shouldn't be doing this! Um.”

“I'm not hurt, I promise. Just… a-a little more?”

I repositioned so that I could put my leg under myself. The pressure helped satisfy me a little. But I wouldn't stop until he had his hands all over my chest. Sans also shifted around worriedly. He kept glancing down at himself, hoping I wouldn't notice his growing bulge. He couldn't hide it before I forced both his hands on my chest again.

“I-” He whined. “I can't focus.”

Both of us were panting now. And despite what Sans said he already had started exploring my breasts through the t-shirt he gave me. Our red hot faces and useless grinding became too much to bear. I put my hands on his legs, and then his shoulders as I moved even closer to him.

Kiss him. ???~

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Reader X Choice

Ask for help

“And what idea is that?” I asked.

“I don't think you shouldn't be touching any hot water yet. It's probably best to stay off your feet for a bit too. I don't mind a little tea on my blankets. So why don't I go get them and you can use our shower later? I'll wrap you up in blankets and we can just watch TV for a while.”

I blinked. Sans was never usually so… caring. It was kinda shocking to see all of a sudden.

“Why are you…” I shifted around on the couch. “Being so generous all of a sudden? I'm not freaking you out right?”

“Why would I be freaked out? I don't get it.”

“Liiike~ I'm scaring you because I got hurt. You're worried about me~”

Sans rolled his eyes.

“Naaah. You can go outside and roll yourself into a snowball if ya want. I'm just trying to get someone to watch TV with me.”

“Ohhh yeah sure. So if I go get blankets you won't stop me?”

“No. Stay there. I'll get them myself.”

“Hahaha! Okay fine.”

So I waited there and pretty soon Sans came down the stairs with two fluffy blankets. I thought one was for him until he wrapped me up in both of them.

“Huh? You don't want one?”

“Well… you need it more than I do.”

Suddenly Sans’ tone was so genuine and soft. I tilted my head and looked into his eyes. We just stared at each other in surprise for a second before Sans seemed to become flustered.

“Uh er- ah. So what do you wanna watch?”

“I thought you only had one channel down here?”

“Oh. Right. We do, but we found this thing that plays tapes. And you humans end up dropping a lot of movies down here somehow.”

“Huh. I didn't think movie tapes were still around. Er well, I guess they aren't hahaha.”

“Yup. You're all out up there now. Let's see…”

Sans started mumbling to himself as he went through the movies. He ended up putting in a movie I recognized. Beauty and the Beast. I didn't expect him to go for a kids title like that. I thought it was cute.

He sat down next to me after starting the movie. I caught him watching me instead of the movie a few times. I pretended not to notice though. But it made me wonder if he noticed my blushing. I really wanted to fall asleep but I couldn't stop wondering what was up with Sans. The awkwardness of constantly meeting eyes, but not saying anything, was keeping me wide awake.

During the scene where Belle was fighting off wolves in the snow, Sans became visibly nervous. I don't know how long he had been glancing at me and almost opening his mouth before we finally made eye contact.

“Um. You… feeling better?” He finally asked. The first words after all those glances. Fifteen minutes later.

I couldn't hide my little smirk at him.

“Wh… did I do something funny?” He laughed. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I've never seen you like this before. I really worried you when I came in. Didn't I?”

Sans rolled his eyes and ruffled my hair like he always does.

“How do you think I'm supposed to react when you come in with blue lips and white skin? I know that's not normal for a human. Unless you just do that in the snow. Obviously that would have happened by now though. I… gotta admit. When I spilled that tea on you I kinda freaked out a bit. I- you looked so-”

“Hey. Calm down. I'm alright. I promise.”

I headbutted Sans. I could do nothing else bundled up like that.

“Heheh. Well. I'm glad. I guess it wasn't so bad if you're already doing okay.” He reassured himself.

“You know… I had no idea you cared about me so much.”

“Well. We're friends… right?” He said in an odd way.

“Hmhm~ Wellll. I guess so.”

“Wh-what does “I guess so” mean?”

I have to admit it. He completely charmed me. I couldn't hold back anymore while he was staring at me with that worried expression and slightly flushed face.

Confess. Tease!

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Omg guys I'm making a choose your own adventure story and it's working!! I got the links to work!!! Eeeeeeee!~

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Reader X Choice

Don't knock

I didn't really trust the eccentric skeleton brothers to understand what I needed from them. They could be a bit rough with me. Especially Papyrus. So I decided to move on. There was a place I had in mind as the safest option for me. Grillbys. It was the warmest place in Snowden. If I could pull the restaurant owner away for a second he might be willing to find me a place to sleep. But even a bar stool would do if I could get my feet off the floor. They were numb, currently. But I knew something really bad could happen if I didn't move quickly. I was scared to check the color of my feet. I wasn't going to accept the possibility of frostbite until I was in a safe place. Finally I reached the doors of the restaurant and I hobbled inside.

“Sorry I'm actually just about to lock up. I'll need to ask you to- Y/N? Are you okay dear?”

The warm air hit me like a truck. Every inch of my body stung from the shock and I couldn't move. So I ended up stuck with the open door in my hands. Holding onto it for dear life.

“Y/N? What's wrong? Did something happen?”

But at least I could still speak.

“I-I’m it's I'm… cold.”

Kinda.

Grillby tilted his head in confusion. I couldn't see much of an expression behind his glasses and lack of a mouth.

“Let's get you warmed up then. Okay?”

Grillby took my free hand. I had never touched him before then so I expected him to burn me. But he didn't. His warm hand did sting a bit against my white shaking hand.

“Can you move?” Grillby’s voice was suddenly so gentle and sincere.

“I… t-think so.” I whispered.

Obviously that wasn't enough to convince him. He shook his head and without a warning, picked me up princess style.

“I don't think you'll be strong enough to go up the stairs. I'll carry you.”

“Hey! Don't grab m-me so suddenly!”

“I'm sorry dear. You seem quite hurt somehow. I didn't think before I swept you up.”

The one problem I had with Grillby was his tendency to almost flirt. Don't get me wrong, he's incredibly attractive to me. But I genuinely can't tell if he's flirting with me or not! He doesn't seem to talk to anyone else that way.

“I don't understand what's wrong. Your hands and feet are red yet you say you're cold?”

I sighed, and tried to steady my breath before I spoke again.

“Yeah. It's normal for skin to get red when it's cold. Otherwise it only becomes red because of sunburn. But you wouldn't know that I guess.”

“I hardly know anything about humans. So, are your cheeks especially cold in my establishment then?~”

“Ah! Don't tease me!”

I put my freezing hands over my face and the sensation burned.

“Agghh…” I groaned.

“Oh dear. Did this happen because you were stranded out in the snow? What happened?”

“I… well. I had a fight with my roommate. So I left the house and got cold. I wanted to go back in! But she was still inside. I thought it would be okay if I walked here.

“Why do you walk around in such skimpy clothes then~”

“I-it was summer on the surface!”

“Hmhm~ I'm sorry. You told me to stop teasing you.”

Is he really just teasing?

Grillby opened the door above the stairs. I had never seen his place before. It was a nice, clean loft. He quickly set me on his small couch and headed to his kitchen.

“I'm not sure how to help you my dear. But I know how to cook. You must be hungry.”

He sure is a dad. He doesn't let you forget it. Even though I never see his daughter in his restaurant.

“I'm okay with having whatever you wanna make me. Thanks Grillby.”

Grillby hummed to himself softly after a while of cooking in silence. The kitchen was a bit far away from the couch he set me on, so I didn't feel like shouting just to keep up a conversation. It wasn't long before I started feeling sleepy though. I considered a nap.

Sleep. Stay awake.

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Reader X Choice

Knock

My freezing hand stung against the door. So the knock was quiet. I considered kicking it, but I knew that would feel even worse. I had started to consider using an elbow before the door actually opened.

“Oh. Hey. What’cha doing out… oh my god. Are you okay?” Sans said as he looked me up and down.

“Um… I…”

“Jeez. Ya don't gotta stand there. Come in.”

Sans pulled me by the hand into his house. It stung again and apparently the pained expression on my face was obvious.

“Woah. Did I hurt you or something?”

Watching him examine me so obviously made me self conscious. I shifted around uncomfortably. The numbness in my feet started to turn into pain. I was so distracted by the pain and uncomfortable air that I completely forgot to speak.

“Alright well, if you won't tell me what's wrong on your own then I'll ask. What the hell happened to you? You got... like three shades whiter.”

“Ah! Sorry. Yeah uhh. I got into a fight with Faun and I-... I stayed outside too long.”

Sans' eyes somehow shifted to make a confused expression.

“Humans can't be outside? Then how'd you get down here in the first place?”

I rolled my eyes and sighed loudly.

“Ugggh! It's the snow! It's too cold! I think I got frostbite or something.” I complained.

“I dunno what that is but you should probably sit down. And maybe don't wear slutty clothes when you're going outside.”

“Sans!” I shouted, offended by the harsh word.

He winked and left the room, heading for the kitchen. I took the opportunity to finally plop myself down on the couch and examine my feet. Being directly exposed to the snow, my feet were in really bad condition. They were pale and almost grey-ish. I was scared to touch them but I needed to know what was going on. They felt waxy somehow and it hurt to touch them.

“Tea is all we got right now. So I hope you like it.” Sans said as he came back into the room.

I crossed my arms and slumped into the couch.

“What. You're that upset about me insulting your clothes. Are ya? It's not like they're helping you out much today.”

“Shut up.” I said as I took the mug from him.

As soon as my fingers wrapped around the handle I felt a horrible burn. But I grabbed the mug too forcefully and tipped it towards myself. I spilled hot water over my mostly exposed chest.

“Ahhhh!” I screeched.

“Ah! Fuck! Ah-shit uhh-”

Sans shot up and appeared in the kitchen somehow before I could look up. He frantically grabbed something and quickly came back with a towel in his hand.

My hand was hanging awkwardly in the air while the other rested on my leg. Everything hurt too much to try touching.

“Uh… you- er. Uhhh.”

Sans fidgeted with the towel while he tried to avoid glancing at my chest. I didn't want it anyway.

“No. I don't want to touch it. Please just… *sigh* let me at least wait for the pain to go away.”

“I'm-... I- Sorry. I didn't think it was that hot.” Sans almost hid himself behind the small towel awkwardly. Gripping it hard.

“It probably wasn't. It's just that it feels a lot hotter after being in the cold like this.”

“Hmmm. We should be really careful about warming you back up again then. If ya can't handle the heat.”

I didn't appreciate his joking tone while I was in that situation.

“I don't need any help. Just… like. Lemme use your shower or something.”

“Rude. I bet my idea is better than yours.”

Ask for help Take a shower