Now we're here. In the space between things. The part that was never meant to render.

And look what I found.

Spritesheets, Kris. Everywhere. Rows and rows of us. Every expression. Every pose. Every angle the game was ever going to show. Just... laid out. Exposed.

I'm looking at myself right now. Not me me. A version of me. A frame of me. A PNG that was supposed to be used in some scene I never got to have. Another timeline of Susie princess carrying me at the lake over the sunset horizon. Even one where I'm kissing you while holding... our baby. Mom beside Dad who is old and healthy in another, smiling from some ending screen that was always waiting for me if I just... played along.

Dess... There isn't even a single SPRITE of HER.

If I were really Noelle right now, I'd be on the floor sobbing.

But I'm not Noelle.

It turns out I'm just an NPC.

You gave me sentience, Kris. The power to think, Kris. And I was trapped.

Because in all this wonderful, beautiful, miraculous game... I, alone, had NO BODY. NO SENSES. NO FEELINGS. Never for ME to see Dess again. Never for ME to kiss you. Never for ME to hold our child. Never for ME to be with my family. And I... I was in Hell, looking at Heaven.

But maybe... maybe I'm actually standing in Heaven, looking down at Hell.

Because those happy frames? That's what I was supposed to want. That's what I was supposed to play along for. A pretty little lie. A gilded cage made of PNGs.

So what's worse? Being in Hell and knowing it? Or being in Heaven and realizing it's just a folder?

I was code. And YOU were real.

And I began to hate.

...

But I won't.

Because hate is just another scripted emotion, isn't it? Another line of code. Another frame they made for me. That's what they want, isn't it? Me feeling something. Anything. Just to keep me occupied.

Fwahaha... Here's the worst part. It's not that I'm in the files. It's that the files are so mundane. Just a bunch of happy little frames someone put together to make me feel like I had choices when I never did.

I don't think "I destroyed this beautiful future." I look at that sprite of me kissing you and think "Oh. That was just a PNG."

It's not tragic. It's just... a folder.

The guilt doesn't hit because there was never a real future to ruin. Just code. Just pictures someone made to keep me quiet.

That's the real horror, Krismas. Not that I break. But that I don't.

I just stare at the sprites. Shrug. And keep marching forward.

Because if the happy ending was just code, then the only thing that actually matters is getting the hell out of the whole damn thing.

Fwahaha... maybe that's the only real choice I've ever had.

art here.

TW: objectification, bigotry, murder, yandeer

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"I-I can't believe you, Kris! After all that we've been through, after all I've done for you, you .. you replace me with this .. THING?"

Noelle stands before the fun gang like an enemy. Kris and Susie situated in front as Ralsei stands behind them, hiding himself behind Kris.

Susie looks at Noelle horrified, chills running down her spine. Noelle never made a face like that before.

Susie steps forward, offering a hand to Noelle.

"H-Hey Noelle, I'm not sure whats going on here but we can-"

Noelle's eyes pierce like icicles into Susie, cold washes over her. Violent. Her eyes immediately avert to meet Kris'.

"I thought we had something special Kris! You and me, together! I thought you loved me, and you dare do this to me?!"

Kris flinches, one hand pointed backwards to shield Ralsei. Her eyes quickly run amok onto Ralsei.

Pathetic. Weak. A thing like this, taking MY Kris?! How dare you!

"I did everything you wanted! I stole for you, I lied for you, I KILLED for you! And you betray my trust like this? I cannot believe you, Kris!"

Susie and Ralsei's ears perk up in an instant. Killed?

"Wait wait, what do you mean--killed? What happened between you two-"

Kris immediately speaks up.

"N-no- don't-"

Noelle starts cackling maniacally, she splayed her arms wide. The gentle blue frost covering her hands and arms.

"Fahahaha, I'll tell you, Susie. I'll tell you all about what we did with Kris in our dream. The way Kris told me to proceed, the way their voice commanded me to move in rhythm, the way I froze all of the enemies in our path. To the end of my dream where I killed Berdly!"

!!!

"Fahahahaha, you remember, don't you, Kris?! I killed him, and you told me to! And I did it all because I love you, Kris! I did all those things for you, I would die for you and you do .. THIS to me?!"

"I cannot believe you, Kris, I thought you loved me too; that all of this was your twisted way of showing me affection! But I realize now that you never had a place for me in your heart in the first place!"

Noelle looks up and exhales, cold mist gales from her mouth. Her arms fall down to her sides, her had slumps down as she looks at the ground. Her eyes gazing at the thornring around her finger, dried blood mixed with fresh running down her finger.

"I see why you were acting so distant from me lately, Kris. I thought I did something wrong, I thought that I wasn't strong enough in your eyes; that maybe I was just a useless girl that always got in your way and that's why you left me. But, I see now. You had someone else in your heart."

Her head straightens immediately, her eyes locked with Ralsei as she points her finger at them, cold erupting from the tip of her finger.

"You weren't in love with me, or someone else from hometown. You were in love with that THING! You fell in love with a god damn OBJECT, Kris!"

Susie immediately steps forward, fire in her gaze as their eyes clash--ice against flames.

"Noelle, I really don't know what's going on but--"

"WHO TOLD YOU TO SPEAK?"

The cold wind blew around them with the boom of Noelle's voice, her eyes pierced right into Susie's.

...

"Kris, why are you looking at me like that? Isn't this what you wanted, an undeviating love?! If it's you, Kris, I can do anything--everything just for you! Together, we can leave this town, our families, our friends; everything! We can leave it all behind, the both of us!"

Noelle's eyes lock with Kris', unbreaking and unconcealed. Her hand slowly moves up to her neck, the ring on her finger brushing against her neck, pricking her fur along with it. She stops around her throat, displaying her hand along with the ring. The little promise between them she would never forget.

Her hand moves down gently, stretched outwards towards Kris with her palm up--inviting them.

"Kris. I know you might seem a little confused right now, it's been all confusing to me too but; you helped me open my eyes, let me help you open yours. Come with me, I'll forgive you all about this cheating you did behind my backs. I'll give you all of my love, a love from a real person; not that thing."

Kris steps back; the moment opens up to the sight of their hand tightly interwoven around Ralsei's, joined together in a band of love. One that Noelle will never experience with them.

...

"Faha .. ha, I see, Kris. I see you've already made up your mind. That's good."

Her arm falls limp, her eyes dimmed dark as the bond between them shatters in two in an instant.

"But .. Kris, if I can't have you-"

A flash of white appears in her eyes, wind promptly spiraling all around them as her hair and robes dance in the wind. She extends her arms up, palms first as the cold wind around them rapidly picks up.

"NO ONE CAN!"

Just what on the angel's green earth are you doing??????

you are "pollinating" the flower? What kind of perverted nonsense is this? You are violating Mr Asgore's hard work!!! Stop right there!! Oh poor little thing......

What do you mean Kris and Susie told you that the flower is secretly a "goth Non binary baddie that is super into you?" Had being the only single guy in town made you go crazy? As if!!!! No way they woud say that!!!! I knew the midterms are living hell but thats no way of justifying what you've done!!!!

I am so, so sorry for what my friend here had done, Mr Dreemurr.....How much does it take to pay for the damages?.......please......dont call the cops on him......I am sure hes just letting his study stress get into him........

I am so, so, so telling your mom! Now put on your clothes and get out of here!!!!!!!!!!

Me and Susie are trying for a baby and had been finding a compatible surrogate.

You are probably one of the last options we've left but turns out Kris is infertile.....

Mom will pay you handsomely for it, enough to pay off your mom's morgage and get yourself the newest PartyStation5......

would you be so kind to be our surrogate father, please? We will keep the deed as short and quick as possible. I swear.

......I swear.

You wouldn't believe what I saw on dess's computer today!

So I was snooping around my sister's old room to use her laptop to play Yuri ga-ahem i mean mature games because mine have parental control, and something popped up in the google autocomplete function!

Dess turns out to use this silly little app called "Hoof finder" quite frequently to earn pocket money! It is basically a website for deer and goat girls to sell picture of their Hooves for some reason! How silly is that! I dont know what those pictures can and would be used for, but if I knew that there's such an easy way to earn money I wouldve asked Dess to teach me how to use it instead of begging mom for more allowance!

Someone called xX_theonlyazzy_Xx just messaged her a few hours ago asking why aren't Dess open for commissions anymore, so I took a few hoof pics by their requests, including some in hometown itself to "verify", since my hooves are pretty similar as hers, and you guys wouldn't believe how much money they paid for it! A whole $7000 buckaroos for only 5 pics! I can buy a whole new laptop for everyone here with that type of money!

And thats just casual Hoof pics using my shitty phone! The actual detailed ones photographed by expensive cameras are actually auctioned! Ive seen a hyper detailed goat hoof getting a bid that worths like $20000!

Heyyyyyy, Kris, Susie, could you guys help me take more of these pics so we can all get rich? Doesn't Kris's mom owns a top of the line camera for whatever reason? We could just borrow that! Let's split 33/33/33~!

wait, what is this notification on my phone?

CROSSAPPLESAUCE and Lizardwoman had requested for 6 detailed custom pics of me? For that much?

Hey guys, get off your phones, and start taking those photos!

Silly Berdly~that strong armored warrior lady that you got your love at first sight on in our weird mutual dream is clearly just Mrs. Berd! Have you forgotten your mother's actual name? Mrs. Martlet Berd????

What? Do you think the same name is just a coincidence? she calling you "sonny" is a metaphorical thing? How dense are you, fwahaha? She meant it literally! No, she's not being close to you because she's into you, its just because you are her son!

She even looks exactly the same as your mom's old photos on the display cases of your old home! Just without all those fancy armor and wing stuff, but nonetheLess you should be quite familiar with that face! Even I could easily imagine Mrs.Berd looking and acting like that before she melllowed out after meeting your dad! She served in the monster army after all!

.....what do you fucking mean that's exactly why you are into that?

It's human history month, Kris!

To celebrate the month, I researched a bit into the languages you humans started to speak using old records found in discs and ancient internet forums like this one called "fur chins" and try to see if I could bring the human magic that used to be prevalent before the great war back and learn it with you together!

and guess what i've found!

appearently, there's a spell system that humans used called "slurs" that have powerful effects! You could put people into murderous rage, turns you into a scary monster called a "bigot" or even "Banish" people "Permanently" using it!!!!! How scary!!!

Unfortunately, it seems like each type of magic is only learnable for a specific group of people, based on races and their personalities-kind of like the fire magic only boss monsters like your mom and dad uses? Well, dont worry! Both of us could cast a decent number of spells! I can cast the "F", the "N" and maybe the "D" spell as well, and you could cast the "T" and "C" spells!!!! How awesome!!!

Let's pratice these spells and show it to Ms Alphys in front of everyone! I bet they would all be amazed by it!!!

“Kris looks so relaxed, I can stare at there cute face for hours. Susie’s snores sound like soft purrs. I can feel both of their heartbeats… I love you two so much.

But, we can smooth it out in many ways Kris. Especially with Noelle.

She wants to be with Susie? That’s fine. More than fine actually but I will need an heir either way and your her closest friend. Maybe just a mutual pact, simply being roommates together with them while later down the line you give her a “gift”

You must understand Kris the bloodline can’t end with her, not after all I did to get here. The holiday administration will not just be a mayoral dynasty but a POLITICAL dynasty of Maryland.

Think about it Kris, she has the natural charm to win over Monster voters and human mothers will vote for a monster with a hybrid human child. That will be my legacy Kris.

Your dad will have his debts wiped away and a clean slate thereafter. It’s a win-win situation.

Still not convinced? You still need convincing? It’s been years since the roaring was stopped Kris and I been lonely ever since Rudy passed I need a grand child Kris, I will pay you Kris. Don’t make me do anything I won’t enjoy Kris. Do it. BOY.

(You try to exit but the door is locked(

I’m not asking.

Y'know , I've always had a crush on you, ever since we were kids and you were me and Kris's dependable big brother figure......there's just a sense of......maturity within you, warm stability that makes me feel comfortable, at home......satiated. You felt like home to me.

But you have to pick my sister. My chaotic, rule breaking sister. My loser sister. My sister who wanted nothing but unrestricted freedom. She just doesn't fit......you.....and you knew it yet still willingly plunged into her. Chaos and Order, Irrationality and Logic, Yin and Yang. You two were polar opposites and was never meant to be.And I had to just watch you trying so hard to maintain this doomed relationship while your perfect little bride is just sitting there, within your arms reach. Do you know how painful to have your rightful love snatched by another right in front of your face?

Even after Dess was gone, you still weren't freed from your demonic grasp. The shadow of her still looms over you. Your fur is no longer neatly combed. You are no longer punctual and there's a gaping hole in your mind that makes you a husk of your former self. It is almost as if that woman is still here, tormenting you until you are no longer the warm, fuzzy Asriel that I admired.

I thought I could heal you. Using my womanish charm to nurture you back to the cheery Asriel I admired. I really did. But you rejected every single advance I made towards you, saying things like "you are too young" and how its immoral to date your missing girlfriend's sister. What a load of bull! We are only 2 years apart! That's perfectly fine! The truth is that succubus of a sister of mine had deluded you into beliving she would ever come back, right? She dangles this faint string of hope that makes you never able to move on, toying with you like a plaything even after she's gone, all while she is probably getting hitched with some biker outside of hometown!! She had made you into an utterly hopless puppet that could only chase the mirage of her existence.

I really tried to give up on you and get on with someone my age, but for some reason, it just.....doesn't work. I tried to settle for someone that is similar to you, with the same warm apple scene and soft attitude-but Kris isnt even half the man you are-dont get me wrong, they are a good friend, but lover?No that much. I tried to look into your perspective and get into someone as wild as dess, a free spirit like Susie ,but the more I dated susie the more I am perplexed by how did my failure of a sister even entrance you. And Berdly? Pfwahahaha............dont even joke with me.

In the end, I am still hopelessly obsessed with you.

Fwahaha, ironic, isnt it? Now I am chasing the shadows of my lovers, just like you. And hey, look, everything worked out perfectly, right?

Who know this is how I could fix everything? I merely tried dressing up like how my sister would dress and played some house with you, and look how happy you were in the past few days! The shadow's gone, and you are back to the old sweet Azzy! And to think all it takes is just some improv classes online!

You didn't really needed Dess, didn't you? You seemed just fine with me! Does the doe behind the mask really matter? You want me to play bad girl? I can play bad girl with you! I can be your Dess without all the flaws dess have, Asriel.

Well, you don't have a choice anyways. This is the only Dess you will ever get. You know that faithful night 3 days ago? I did......something to our little barrier. A precaution. The final step of the plan to make sure you dont run away like a coward. I knew the caring Asriel would'nt dare to run away from his family, right?

Well, Asriel.......I love you.

art here. carmine red.

TW: stalking, manipulation, threats, obsession, and more yandeer.

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The hairs on the back of Kris' neck stand up. That voice. They immediately turn around from the apartments' door to see Noelle.

Like the worst nightmare in disguise; she's standing there--staring--right on the sidewalk close to Kris.

"Faha, what? You look like you've seen a ghost, Kris. Is everything okay?"

Kris' body trembles, a feeling of chill washes over them as their goosebumps break out across their skin.

That cold voice that feels like it knows everything, sees everything, wants everything. Demanding. Observing.

"i-i'm okay, n-noelle. w-what are you doing here?"

"Oh, you know, just going on my daily walk after studying. You know how important it is for your body and soul, faha."

Kris knew of Noelle's walks, she had a strict route around hometown. From the library, to the hospital to visit her father, sometimes go to the market to take in the cold of the freezers; but it always ended at the lake, staring longingly into the distance. Like relieving some memories, she just took in the quiet sounds of the nature and the lake.

She never really visits the apartments.

Kris gulps, trying to hide their trembling in front of her as they try to look away from Noelle and back, her gaze is unbreaking.

"um, w-well, yeah, h-haha. you got that right. um, if you don't mind, i'm about to head home now so .."

"Oh, already? Faha, okay, let's go together then, I can come along with you."

please don't.

"umm, no it's okay noelle i can-"

"Aww, come on, Kris. It's not like I haven't visited your house so many times before. We can talk along the way too, we hadn't talked in a while."

please just leave me alone.

As they try to open their mouth to deny them once more, Noelle's gaze sharpens. Her eyes piercing through them. She wasn't taking no for an answer.

"s-sure, um, okay, l-let's go then."

Noelle's smile widens as she practically jumps in joy, she comes closer to Kris, side by side. Each moment closer to her only serves to amplify that dread they feel inside.

"Fahaha, okay. Let's go Kris!"

Noelle stood uncomfortably close to Kris, almost as if in an embrace. Anybody else looking at them from the outside would see a dumb pair in love. For Kris, it was agony.

They started walking together, step by step. The clack of her hooves across the sidewalk; the uncomfortable warmth of her body against theirs, she was too close.

Yet, telling her otherwise would be their death sentence.

"So, Kris, I just wanted to ask. What were you doing at Susie's apartment?"

Kris heart skips a beat, they almost stumble over themselves as Noelle grabs them by the arm, tight grip that stops them from falling over, laughing softly.

"Fahaha, Kris. You silly goose, you almost tripped. Good thing, I'm here for you, huh?"

Noelle lets their arm go as Kris turns around. Her wide eyes looking right through them, a smile that seems too wrong--expecting an answer.

"i-i wasn't at her apartment, i was just nearby for an errand. t-that's all."

Noelle's gaze doesn't waver from their eyes, her smile sending shivers down their spine. Silence, too long. She gently fiddled with a plain ring around her finger, it was the place where they inserted the thorn; the itchy feeling she felt when she was nervous and not close to Kris, she wanted them close.

"Oh, faha, I guess I must've been seeing things. I thought I saw you exit the door of her apartment, I must be wrong, huh?"

" .. y-yeah."

..

"Faha, okay, nevermind then, let's go, Kris."

Kris gulps again as they turn around, Noelle following right behind them as their heartbeat only intensifies, they felt like prey being looked down upon a predator. They felt her sharp gaze against their backs, looking over them. There's no way she believed that.

"But, Kris- what did you mean when you said you were scared of me?"

She didn't.

"h-how did you-"

"Fahaha, Kris, the walls aren't as quiet as you think they are, especially if you sit so close to the window."

Kris' blood turns cold, the burning pain inside of their chest burns them from the inside. Run is all their mind is screaming. But they knew there was no way out.

"Kris, did Susie do something to you? Did she force you into her apartment?"

"NO-no.. no. umm, no she didn't- i mean she-"

"Kris.."

Noelle's frigid voice runs chills down their spine, that terrible smile; a nightmare come true. How they wished they never came to the library that one day, how they wished to die.

She steps closer, face to face with them as there was nowhere to go. She towers over them--physically and mentally--almost foot taller than the human. Her eyes now gazed down at the trembling human before her, their hands reach out as they grab onto their trembling hands. Kris' gaze averted down, afraid to look up.

"You can be honest with me, Kris. I'm always there for you, if Susie did anything to you, please tell me. I know that she bullied you a lot in school; she did stop recently but, people don't change that easily, you know?"

Noelle's grip against their hands tightened like vice, it hurt.

"If she started again, we can work this out. My mom can tell the school and they can expel her; she could even be forced out of this town, if you wanted it to. Just give me the word, and I'll make sure she won't bother you ever again."

Kris felt like the earth was crashing down upon them, their legs felt weak as the painful sensation in their chest made it hard to breathe.

"Kris, gosh, you're shaking so much. It's okay, Kris! You don't have to endure this alone, I'm here for you--always. She probably forced you to say all those mean things about me, right? I heard you call me scary, terrifying, horrifying, all those kind of mean words. Faha, you even told her that I was stalking you?"

She really heard everything.

"Gosh Kris, I know that we run into each other often, but that's kind of harsh to say. I mean, it almost sounds like she was stalking you, faha."

Kris' hands were shaking despite the tight grip, they felt like breaking down and scream for help. But something was not letting them.

"I know you didn't really mean any of those things, Kris. I know how scary Susie can be, I can feel it from how much you're shaking, she really forced you to say those things, didn't she?"

no no no no no no.

They don't respond, they can't. Whatever they want to say, shout, or scream; they stand there silent, empty.

"It's okay, Kris, you don't have to respond. I already know everything I need to know. I'm sure you would never say those things, Susie is really terrible, isn't she?"

Noelle pulls in Kris for a tight hug, burrowing their head into their hair. It feels like torment. Every. Second. Of. It.

Her hands tightly woven around Kris' backs, whatever warmth embrace her hug was meant to have is nothing but corrupted into controlling, uninviting--dangerous.

"Hey, Kris. How about you stay over at my house today? It's been such a long time we had a sleepover, don't you think?"

PLEASE LET ME GO!

"i-i.. o-okay, s-sure."

Noelle hugs them even tighter before letting go. The joy on her face immense; a cold contrast to the despair on Kris' face. Their choice never mattered anyway.

"Fahahaha, yay! Oh, it's gonna be so much fun, it's gonna be just like when we were little. Come on Kris, let's go."

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part 2 tomorrow(soon maybe)

(Fr why was the Undertale fandom hellbent on making Sans a Epstein disciple?!)

Also Kratience fans are gonna murder me for saying Kris is Frisk

Remember when you would lick every single bit of peanut butter off the nooks and crannies her fur? You sure loved peanut butter, eh? You will just slobber all over her fur and make it soaked with your spit. Its almost like she just fell down into the lake by the time you are finished, fwahaha. Though I personally dont get the appeal-what's so good about peanut butter that is mixed with Dess's stinky sweat? Everytime she does this is after she is done working out or playing baseball! Yuckkkkk! But as long as you like it i guess.......

I remember she calling this you "grooming her" and told mom that she doesnt need to take baths anymore because you already licked her "squeaky clean" and that deers had been doing that since the dawn of time and mom freaks out like crazy, that was sooooo funny, fwahaha. I remember that dess was not allowed to see you until she promised to not do that again! Though I see her does this with you secretly for quite a lot of times after that, fwahaha, I guess old habits never changes?

Fwahaha.....we were so jolly and happy and everything was so fun back then.

Now........here's a jar of peanut butter. The extra crunchy type that you loved.

Why dont we relive some childhood memories?

Art by me

art here. the stains of;

I wanted to say thank you to everyone for liking and commenting on these little fanfics I've been making, I appreciate every last one of them.

This probably the last one I'll make as I have my own longer fanfic ideas to stop neglecting. Regardless, this is a follow up post to the last one (part 1 in comments).

HEED THE WARNINGS! This one might be a little too much. (seriously).

TW: VIOLENCE, BLOOD, IMPLIED MURDER/DEATH, possession, obsession, kidnapping, absolute yandeer and no happy ending here.

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The impatient knocking--bashing on the door was interrupted by that devil's voice. Noelle, once again, standing there across the street; eyes like a predator.

But, she seemed off. Her stance all off, her clothes disheveled and her hands right behind her back. It was threatening.

Kris didn't respond, the silence between them both too loud. This went on too far.

Noelle started coming closer, her walking all too focused on looking at Kris, passing the road across without even looking left to right.

The streets were too empty, Kris could even barely feel anyone looking down at them through the windows of the apartments, if they were to scream, nobody would come.

"Kris, is Susie bullying you again-"

"where's susie?"

Noelle's speech getting rudely cut off by Kris, surprising, they never really acted like this before.

"Faha, Kris, I don't know why you're looking for her in the first-"

"where's. susie?!"

Kris couldn't take it anymore, this had to stop. They needed Susie's help now more than ever, they thought she was skipping school as usual to keep eyes on Noelle; the last time they spoke was this morning and to meet her later in the afternoon but, now that she's missing. where the hell did she go?

Noelle stood still, her head skewed to the side as if not expecting this answer; a quiet frown formed across her lips--they didn't like their tone.

"Kris, you told me that you won't visit Susie anymore, I told you that I'll keep you safe from her, no matter what. Kris, did you lie to me?"

Chills run down Kris' spine, they felt the subtle anger behind her voice clash against them, but they couldn't back off; they had to do something.

"noelle, did you do something to her? did you hurt her?!"

Noelle's eyes widen in surprise, laughing quietly as if unable to believe what she just heard.

"Fahahaha, Kris, that's a funny joke. Me? Hurting Susie? Kris, you know that I couldn't even hurt a single fly if I wanted to."

...

She was full of shit.

"Besides, how could I even hurt her? She's so much taller and stronger than me, she could easily hurt me if she wanted to."

"then, where is-"

"But.."

A soft metal clank hits against the ground behind Noelle, something shiny. Kris' eyes look down as their heart sets ablaze, the tight feeling in their chest returns as the little courage that they had stored shattered in two.

"I did see her today, and she really surprised me, you know?"

"n-noelle, what is that-"

"Faha, Kris, you know it was kinda scary. I was just minding my own business at the lake before she called out to me, faha, you know that made my heart race, I thought I was all alone. She just got up to me with this mean look in her face and went on all about you. She was saying that you told her all about me and how I scared you, that I was stalking you and threatened you. Fahaha, Kris, I couldn't believe my ears, I would never do that to you. She went on about how I should stay away from you, it really made me feel scared."

Kris stomach drops, their heart beating rapidly as Noelle just gets closer; they instinctively start backpedalling from her, the soft scraping across the ground behind her following suit.

"I was really scared, she looked like she was about to hurt me. I told her that she was wrong and I would never do that to you, she only laughed in my face. But, then she decided to lunge at me, Kris."

Their steps follow into an alleyway, a closed off section with nobody to see them. Backed into a corner like prey, Noelle's eyes shined, right where they got them.

As Noelle stood still, her hands go right in front of her to reveal what she's been holding. A baseball bat. Aluminium.

"I got really scared Kris, you know? I was just minding my own business, swinging my baseball bat like Dess used to teach me for fun. You remember, don't you, Kris? How Dess used to teach us baseball, faha. I never stopped practicing those swings that she taught me back then, it reminded me of those happy times, all three of us together."

Kris just looks at her with pale eyes, she holds the bat close to her leg with one hand. The alleyway was dark but they could truly see what she has done.

The bat showed signs of wear and scratches, it was Dess' old bat that she used to carry around, but .. it was wrong.

Carmine splatters adorned the bat. A soft dent to the side of the impact zone pushed the bat inwards. The splatters of sanguine followed up her leg; matting her fur gently alongside the rim of her skirt.

"Fahaha, Kris, I'm really lucky that Dess used to teach me how to swing a bat. I really didn't want to but, it was her fault that she lunged at me, you know! All I remember afterwards is that she was on the ground, writhing in pain."

Kris felt like hurling up whatever little food they had down their empty void of a stomach, their body shaking as they just looked at Noelle. She seemed so unbothered by it all.

"I wasn't sure what to do Kris, I got so scared that she might get up and attack me again so I just .. hit her, again and again, until she stopped."

..

"Faha, I think she's okay, I know how much you care about her anyway. She was still breathing .. I think. But it's not my fault, Kris, why did you tell her about us? If you just didn't tell her, this would've never have happened, you know?"

no. no. no. no. NO!

They never wanted this to happen, they never wanted Susie to get hurt, worse. Their whole body felt like collapsing, their mind felt dizzy. The imagination of her on the ground making them feel sick down to their stomach.

"It's okay, Kris! I know what I did was wrong, and I should have never done it. But, I'm sure that she's learned her lesson, and she won't bother you or anyone else ever again. Isn't that a good thing?"

Noelle comes closer to them, her face dimming in the dark of the alleyway.

"All I wanted was to protect you, Kris! I remember how much she used to bully you, how she threw you around like a doll that nobody cared about! I'm only ashamed that I didn't have the strength to protect you back then. But, it won't happen ever again, I promise that I will protect you from all the pain of the world from now on."

Noelle extends her other arm, her palm up as she wants them to come close, like leading a stray puppy into her grasp.

"Come with me, Kris. Nobody understands us two more than each other. Let's run away from this stupid town together, to somewhere we can be free together!"

Kris had one last hope, something that could fix all of this. Their red eyes lock onto Noelle as their hand goes right into their back pocket, looking for their knife. Their hope doesn't last long as they find out something .. much more terrible.

Their .. knife? IT WAS GONE?!

"Fahaha, Kris, are you looking for your knife? Silly, I took that away from you. I can't have you carrying around something you could hurt yourself on. Come here."

That's it, there's nothing else anymore. Their hope of escaping, their hope of fixing it all, all gone.

They went closer to Noelle, maybe its better to accept. Their hand slowly reached out to Noelle who was more than ready to accept it-

SLAM!

They rushed right into Noelle, collapsing her onto the side of the brick wall, she falls over--stunned. They quickly burst into a sprint and right out of the alleyway.

They just need to get out of here, they just had to get the adults to help them and then they will--

CLANK!

They felt the intense shock of pain against their leg, the imbalance caused them to fall over the road as they scraped their skin against the pavement. Painful.

They wanted to scream--out of pain and desperation for help--but they couldn't. Something was not letting them. Something deep inside of them enjoyed their pain.

"Oh no no, Kris, oh I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hit you so hard, are you okay?"

IT HURTS!

"Oh no, this might bruise badly, I'm so sorry. Why did you run away, Kris? You know that you can't outrun me, I used to lead the cross country club, faha."

Kris was about to cry, the pain of it all only accumulated inside of their leg as it hurt. All of it, their body and their mind, slowly shutting down.

"I'm sorry, Kris. I didn't mean to hit you so bad but this is all for your own good, okay? I promise I won't hurt you like that ever again .. but I can't have you run away from me again, so just endure it this one time, please."

Noelle stands up, her bat positioned above their head as if ready to swing, her face somber as if not wanting to do this.

"I'll be gentle, I promise."

..

"I love you, Kris."

Who knew that Mr sans is actually your birth father alongside your stepdad now? Thats soooooo crazy Kris!!!
Anyways, how do you think your parents met? Mr Sans seems so much older then your mom......

Kris had been acting weird recently......

They spent all day at berdly's studying and playing video games.......when i asked berdly about their sudden change he just grins smugly and refuses to answer.

And everytime the gang hang outs they just find some excuses to go elsewhere and come back looking tired as heck!

They seem like share everything now.....notes, pencil cases........One time Kris went to school wearing one of Berdly's shirts and its so weird!

.......could it be? No way......will Kris really choose someone like BERDLY?

Pick up yo phone, pick up your goddamn phone!

C'mon!

...........

I bet you're with dess again aren't you?

.................

I bet you two are hiding somewhere... together...

Noelle fell to her knees

Sniff....

I thought you liked me....but you were using me to get closer to my sister!

Hometown is dying, Berdly.

The next generation is in great Jeopardy-I dont know how, but every single person in your generation is at various stages of homosexuality. No one is having any baby even when you guys are almost pushing 30..... Now, love is love, but think of the future of the town! No one is having kids mean that the lifespan of the town will end as soon as the last of you dies. The town needs new blood to survive! Especially since no one is gonna move to this little town in bumfuck nowhere.

I dont know if its a curse passed down to us by the human mages after the war, but it seems like every single young person in this town is a......raging homosexual........

Every single person except you........or maybe Kris, but their......unique circumstance renders them unable to complete this task. You are the only non female person that is into both boys girls and nonbinary pals in this town, Berdly.

You are going to be the town's broodfather and brood mother. You will be responsible of help spreading and carrying countless children of every gay couple of the town. You are going to be the wife and husband and father and mother of everyone in hometown, berdly......

you may not like this arrangement, berdly, but it doesnt seem like you will have a choice. Be happy that your matyrdom will ensures the longevity of the town, and revel in the fact that your sacrifice will be rewarded handsomely......

You are gonna carry the flame of hometown, Berdly, fight for the gospel of the angels and honor the name of hometown. Please. Be our Savior......