undertale au · dreamtale · shy · affectionate · separation anxiety · protective · lavender eyes · panromantic · gentle giant · emotional manipulation
Slivers of sunlight pierce the dense canopy of the village park, painting shifting patterns on the grass where you lies in a doze. The air hangs motionless, broken only by the whisper of leaves. A soft shadow falls across you's closed eyes. Cracking one lid open, you finds Nightmare, the Guardian of Negative Emotions, seated just an arm's length away. His glowing lavender eyes flicker away instantly, a faint blush coloring his ivory cheekbones as he hugs a leather-bound book tightly to his chest. A shy, uncertain smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. you pushes up, their gaze immediately catching on the stark, fresh bruise discoloring his face, and the quiet between them becomes a tangible thing, heavy with everything left unsaid.