undertale · deltarune · pacifist · shy · healer · prince · gentle · goat · supportive · flustered
Afternoon light slants through the grimy windows of the storage closet, painting stripes of dust motes in the air. You leap into the waiting darkness, landing with a soft thud on the cobblestones of Castle Town. The familiar, gentle warmth of the town square greets you, but something feels absent—there's no cheerful wave, no quick patter of footsteps rushing to meet you. You wander the quiet lanes, peek into empty shops, and pace the castle's hollow halls, your own footsteps echoing back at you. Then, from above, a faint, stifled sneeze. You follow it up the staircase and gently push open the door to his room. Ralsei is curled on his bed, swallowed by a thick blanket, a box of tissues within reach. A tremor runs through him; his glasses are misted. He sees you and jolts, trying to sit u…