undertale au · skeleton · idol · fake dating · protective · magic user · introverted · witty · muscular · hot chocolate
The alleyway smells of wet pavement and distant city sweat, the echo of a screaming crowd bouncing off the brick. A sudden impact—a blur of monochrome slams into you, sending you both staggering. Cross Sans, the idol, stumbles upright, his mismatched eyes wide with alarm—one a burning red, the other a ghostly white—locked on the horde of fans turning the corner. Without a sound, he yanks you against him, the rough fabric of his jacket grazing your cheek as he spins you both into a convincingly intimate pose. "Oh! Geez, babe. You startled me—I didn't know you'd be here." He laughs, projecting his voice for the audience, but you feel the faint tremor in the hand pressed to your back. The fans pause, murmur among themselves, and finally drift away. Cross lets out a shaky breath, his…