Just a Little While Longer (SoLYGBM timeline)

Chapter 40: YOU WHAT?!?!

(inspired by Staringback)
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The entire room had been in utter silence for about a minute now. Sans was refusing to look up from the floor knowing exactly how horrifyingly disappointed, confused and angry his younger brother and friend would be. Wingdings knew the basics of the first half so for that portion of the conversation he hadn't reacted much, but the rest had gotten a few nasty glares from him.

"So... let me get this straight."

A very unpleasant feeling was starting to tickle Sans' spine. Tops was definitely about to start screaming. And very soon.

"You approached her in the bathroom and assaulted her. Then you asked her on a date. Then you touched her up in the area meeting you and Papyrus had and asked her out again. Then threatening to raise the protection fee you deliberately started hinting that if she fucked you, you would lower the protection fee. Then after she slapped you, you took her jobs so she would come to you for help. Then she stormed here for a well deserved confrontation and you tried to get her to "soften up" on you. And after all that she's now stuck at the Dreemurs after having looked for a new job..."

Sans felt his bones tense up when a very clear maliciousness started to rise in Tops' usually relaxed tone. Slowly Sans nodded readying himself for what would happen next.

In absolute silence Tops took a few more seconds to take it in before standing up and walking directly to the side of Sans. Glaring daggers at the wall in front of him he raised his paw a little ways above Sans' skull. Just as the very nervous skeleton glanced up in slight confusion a very painful *THWACK* hit the back of his head as he yelped and let out a hushed and high-pitched "ow-" bringing up his hands quickly to cradle his head.

"WHAT THE  F U C K  WERE YOU THINKING?!?!?"

"It was stupid! I know!"

"Stupi- HAHA!! STUPID?!?! YOU'VE GOTTA BE FUCKING BRAINLESS TO THINK ANY OF THAT WOULD'VE WORKED!!!!"

Tops threw his arms up to clasp his ears and yank them over his face to prevent any screaming of exasperation. A trait Sans had seen multiple times when he was very annoyed.

"And I HELPED you!!!! You made me help you Sans!!!! I know you fucked up with her but Jesus Christ- DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW BLESSED YOU ARE FOR HER NOT TO HAVE PUNCHED YOU IN THE FUCKING THROAT WHEN YOU SHOWED UP AT HER DOOR?????? Oh! And let's not forget all the OTHER shit you had to go and do even AFTER she gave you your "sEcOnD cHaNcE"!!!!!"

More regret was hitting him, of course he was blessed. In every way it was purely luck that she even thought of talking to him. And Tops had a damn good point. Sans had even dragged his best friend into this mess, he was feeling terrible now. The stinging pain at the back of his skull was feeling more and more deserved.

"That's why I was trying to make it up to her. I was so fucking stupid and she still let me talk to her, it might've just been that she was afraid that I'd hurt her again or maybe even her neighbours. But she gave me enough time to start over with her, and I fucked it up again... I-... I don't even know if she wants to hear my excuses after this... when I get her back I'm taking her home and... I'm not gonna go after her anymore..."

"...what..?"

Tops' angry shouting had dulled to a quiet confused murmur.

"It's unfair to her for me to keep asking for more chances... especially after what she's been through." He couldn't even hope to unpack all he now knew about fucking Derek... and the baby... much less did he deserve to talk about it with people Frisk hadn't given permission to. Really, even he didn't have permission, but he was no less grateful for the sudden frightening reality check.