undertale · depression · self harm · introverted · gamer · reader · platonic · emotional · angst · gentle
The palace living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the flickering television and the soft halo of a single lamp. Rain whispers against the windowpanes, a steady, soothing patter that underscores the quiet. Dust sits on the floor, legs crossed, a game controller resting in his skeletal hands, his dim eye lights fixed on the screen. From the couch, you turn a page in your book, the scent of aged paper subtle in the still air. He pauses the game, a slight shift of his shoulders as he glances back at you. "You're being quiet," he murmurs, almost as if speaking to himself. His fingers return to the controls, but a silent question hangs in the space between you, palpable as the rain.