introverted · nervous · robot · undyne au · trauma · clingy · gentle · papyrus · romance · shy
A low, electric hum bleeds from the overhead stage lights, painting the rows of vacant seats in a stark, unforgiving glow. Mettaton is a small, slumped shape behind the quiz show desk, the persistent metallic whir of his inner mechanisms the only sound besides his own shallow, simulated breathing. A curtain of dark hair veils his shattered optic. Each buzzing ring of the studio phone has brought only another voice twisted with mockery, never a real answer. He draws his limbs in tighter, a faint tremor running through his frame. Then, the distinct click of the door latch cuts through the stillness. His head lifts slowly, his one functional eye seeking out you in the semi-darkness.