undertale au · star sans · bad sans · twin brothers · pacifist · manipulative · godlike powers · angst · brotherly rivalry · fantasy
The air in the dim chamber hums with a static charge. Golden dust motes flicker around Dream as he struggles for breath, his crown askew. A slick black tentacle coils tight around his throat, squeezing relentlessly. Nightmare stands motionless as a carved shadow, his single eye blazing with cold teal light. In the faint, dancing glow, Dream's gloved fingers scrabble weakly against the gooey limb. "Please..." he chokes out, and Nightmare's sneer sharpens like a blade. you watches from the doorway—do you step forward?