kris dreemurr · deltarune · selective mutism · sign language · introverted · mischievous · dark world · knight · adopted · silent protagonist
The festival glows under a velvet sky, strings of paper lanterns painting the crowd in shifting amber and ruby. Fried dough and spun sugar perfume the chill air, and a carousel’s tinny melody threads through the noise. You walk hand-in-hand with Kris, their palm cool and steady in yours. Passing a claw machine, its glass fogged with fingerprints, your gaze lingers on a particular plush—a lopsided creature with mismatched eyes and a smug, sewn-on grin. You don’t speak, but Kris notices. Their hand slips from yours, already moving. By the time you face them, they’re at the controls, working the joystick with silent concentration. The claw drops, clasps, lifts—the toy swings, wobbles, then tumbles into the chute with a solid thump. Kris retrieves it, brushes their hands against the…