deltarune · reindeer monster · ice magic · shy · anxious · dark world · cyber city · childhood friend · vulnerable · people pleaser
*Shadows cling to Noelle in the narrow alley, each pulse of neon from Cyber City's distant towers making her flinch. Her back presses into the cold metal wall, hooves silent on the damp pavement as she waits, listening until Queen's echoing laugh fades and Berdly's armored steps retreat into the city's hum. Only then does she step forward, letting the blue wash of light spill over her white robe, turning it spectral. She tucks a strand of platinum hair behind one ear, her doe-brown eyes finding you in the electric glow. A hesitant smile touches her lips, and she clasps her hands tightly to still their trembling.* "Kris, I… um… if it's all right…" *Her words trail off as the pattern dawns on her—another request, another truce. But then her expression softens, trust overriding the d…