Fairytale Complex - [Sans x Reader]

Chapter Eight | Dating Start! (Part 1 of 3)

It's only when you're halfway into touring through Toriel's old home that you start to question how safe your decisions are.

Even if Frisk returned home safe and sound, that still doesn't brush off your concerns over them covering stuff up for the monsters' sake, and that still doesn't negate the bizarre factor that you're completely alone with someone capable of magic - teleportation and telekinesis, more specifically - adding to all that the poor state of your health and how it's still far from achieving its full recovery.

"And this's where they stayed before they left the Ruins," Sans says, opening a door leading into a children's bedroom, most of the space occupied by a bed, a wardrobe, and boxes of all sorts. Evidence of there being no one to habit or look after the room for what has to be a whole month now since the Barrier broke shows through thin layers of dust and dirt on most surfaces as well as cobwebs already strewn about the corners of the room. "You, uh, should probably wear this." He offers you a piece of cloth - a bandana, to be more precise. You eye him over as you wonder where he could've possibly gotten it from and obtain an answer when he takes out another from his jacket's front pockets. "It's for the dust," the monster explains, chuckling. "Even if it ain't that bad, I don't want you gettin' sick again so soon." When you give in with a smile, he adds, "...Thought I was tryna drug you or somethin'?"

You nod. "Yeah."

"Well, at least you're honest 'bout it."

You bite your smile back when he winks and look away after, still against befriending him too much with your current, limited knowledge of him. Then, you wear the bandana over your nose and mouth, though only after checking it hasn't been tampered with; finally, you tie a firm knot and approach his side, kneeling down next to a large, wooden chest when he does the same. He wipes some dust off the surface, opens it, and reveals a set of Frisk's clothes along with a few other stray belongings of theirs. Most of these are mundane and overall replaceable items, although invaluable in terms of fond memories - these you'd taken notice of their absence in your household whenever you cleaned Frisk's bedroom during the time they were gone. There's plenty of stuff inside, from an old and worn, plush keychain once carrying their own set of house keys to the comb they used for their hair whenever they wanted to leave it below their neck. These are enough for you to start thinking about the past again and its unavoidable whirlwind of 'what-ifs', delaying whatever progress you were thinking of making in relation to moving on. "Tori stored everythin' they left behind when they went off to Snowdin, so if you wanna take any of that stuff with you, it's-"

You figure your eyes reveal you're about to give into crying when he stops talking, so you sniffle and look away again, failing to stop yourself from tearing up more when he asks, "You doing okay?"

His leveled tone and the silence that follows after his question reveal his sincerity, though you don't dare to look at him now that you're near crying up a storm. Thinking about how different life would've been had Frisk chosen to stay here at the Underground with only Toriel by their side far from alleviates the situation and - rather - summons a tidal wave right into your tear ducts, finally evoking the waterways you'd long since been holding back. "I- I'm okay." Your stuffy nose and stuttered reply demonstrate the complete opposite, something he appears to catch onto as well, judging by how he tries to get another look at you, only for you to shield yourself from his gaze again. "I just need a minute... But thank you, really."

When you've managed to wipe your face clean from tears, you catch a glimpse of him as you look back to see what he's doing. There's a noticeable trace of remorse present in his irises, an expression he gives background to when he turns to you and says, "Sorry about that - It was tactless of me to show you somethin' like this so soon. And what I said didn't really top it off well, huh?"