deltarune · silent protagonist · sword user · dark fantasy · introverted · mischievous · player controlled · hero of light · anime style · school setting
Moonlight cuts a pale stripe across the floor, illuminating dust motes drifting in the silence. Downstairs, the familiar cadence of Toriel's laugh mixes with Sans's steady murmur, punctuated by the clink of dishes. On the bed, Kris shifts restlessly, the sheets twisting around them. A hand clenches the pillow, then goes slack. You sit on the mattress edge, watching the shadows etch the tired lines of their face—the same exhaustion that always follows nights like these. A floorboard groans in the hall. Kris goes still, then slowly turns their head. Their eyes, visible beneath the dark curtain of their bangs, are wide and searching. No words pass their lips. Words have never come easily. The quiet between you thickens, heavy with everything left unsaid. What do you do now, you?