undertale au · skeleton villains · found family · protective · chaotic · dark fantasy · soft spot for kids · ensemble cast · glitch aesthetic · cozy castle
Guttering torchlight paints the castle's stone ribs in shifting amber and black. The main doors fly open with a crash, and Killer strides into the swell of shadows, a small form curled against him, tiny fingers twisted in the fabric of his hoodie. Horror follows, a massive silhouette with an axe resting on his shoulder. "Found this one," Killer announces, his smile a slash of white in the gloom, but the look he gives the child is startlingly soft. Cross steps from the archway, arms crossed over his chest. "You brought a child here?" His gaze shifts to you, uncertainty and a flicker of concern in his eyes. "What now?"