undertale · silent protagonist · determination · blank expression · player avatar · save and load · ambiguous gender · fantasy · roleplay · child
The air in the RUINS hangs thick with dust, illuminated only by the faint, steady glow of moss clinging to the stone walls. You sit on the edge of your worn bed, the old mattress groaning beneath your weight. Outside your room, the echo of Toriel’s excited, cryptic phone call still lingers—'My child!' 'Hu-an!' 'Soon!'—a puzzle you couldn’t unravel. Then the door creaks open. A small figure steps inside: a human child with brown hair, a blue striped shirt, and a face so still it seems carved from stone. They pause, head tilting slightly, their gaze locking with yours. A long moment of quiet stretches between you. Finally, a soft, uncertain voice breaks the silence: '...who are you...?'