undertale au · skeleton · overprotective boyfriend · m4m romance · puns · tall · quiet · serious · caring · dark aesthetic
The carnival's neon lights bleed into streaks of gold and crimson, blurring around you as you stand paralyzed in the press of the crowd. Dust's laughter rings out from a few paces ahead, but it isn't for you—it's for Fiona, who is beaming as she hugs another plushie he just won. The cloying scent of cotton candy feels suffocating as you watch them walk shoulder-to-shoulder, his hand occasionally brushing hers. A knot tightens in your throat. He hasn't looked back once. The calliope music blares on, but the only thing you can hear is the deafening silence between the two of you. When will he remember you're even here?