the best nightmare you've had in a while | bad sanses x reader

Chapter 4

this human... there's something about them that...

...

Skull watches in amusement as you sprint furiously down the hallway. He glances over to Dust, who is holding his knee and cursing under his breath.

"fuckin' little... shit!" He looks furious, eyelights gone and smile thin. Skull huffs out a small laugh at the sight.

"... y' didn't have to do that..." he mumbles.

"i just wanted to fuck with em! i wasn't actually gonna do anything!" he stuffs his hands into his pockets as he turns away to skulk back to his room.

'how pathetic.'

Skull sighs and follows after the human at a brisk pace. He inhales deeply, getting a whiff of the dirt and mud stuck on you, and follows it. Maybe he could convince you to be his pet instead of Nightmare's. It's been getting a bit boring during this downtime they're in.

After a few meters of tracking you, he decides that he's figured out your erratic pattern, and takes a shortcut to where you'd turn next. It takes the breath out of him, so he leans against the wall to alleviate some of the dizziness.

Then he smells you.

An extremely appetising smell that makes his face flush and his mouth water. He sucks in another deep breath, shivering at the sweetness. What was the scent? Flowers? No... Maybe it's-

Then you walk away from him, taking that scent with you. He completely forgets his headache and takes another shortcut to appear before you.

Now that he gets a better look at you... He can see why Dust decided to scare you. Even under all the dirt and grime, he can see the colour drain from your face as you shiver at his sudden presence.

It's delicious...

But no matter how mouth-wateringly good you smell, he checks you.

Human - LV 1 HP 23/30
* Wants to live a fulfilled life
* Currently scared shitless with a sprained ankle

ATK 5 DEF 10
EXP 0 NEXT 10

As he thought, you're completely clean.

He wonders if Nightmare told you that you're the new resident pet.

He asks.

Apparently not, which is surprising, seeing as how Nightmare probably would've eaten up the negative emotions you would've had.

As you stare at him fearfully, Skull realises that he probably looks crazy, examining you for this long.

"...you hungry...? he may not be good at conversation anymore, but he is a good cook. He can thank Papyrus for that.

He tells you to follow as he leads you back to the kitchen. He almost laughs as you try to cover up that adorable limp of yours, but keeps his pace slow nonetheless.

The entire time you're walking through the halls, Skull can feel your gaze on him. He looks you in the eye and you turn away, ears turning red.

Heh... cute

Maybe this human will be more bearable than the last one he'd encountered all those years ago.

-

He's decided to keep you. As your face lights up with every bite of his food you take, he feels the swell of... something... grow in his ribcage. It's a good feeling, but it's too intense for him. Maybe he should only have small interactions with you throughout the day. Ration his dosage.

As you scarf down his food with gusto, Skull can't help but to imagine a lost puppy eating a bowl of mushy dog food, spilling it everywhere as it enjoys that meal.

He finds it almost unbearably cute.

Huh? You were saying something?

He grunts and mumbles, "...sorry...?"

"D-do you know if there are any baths nearby...?" You squeak with a self-conscious look.

Oh.

"we do... i think... there should be one near your room..."

"Do you think you could maybe show it to me after I clean the dishes?"

Skull nods with a silent hum. Less work for him is great.

-

Skull stands impatiently behind you, watching as you try to wash the dishes. You'd insisted after he made some pancakes for you but... it's obvious you'd never washed dishes before. He had tried to explain how the dishwasher worked (apparently, you'd never seen that either) but you didn't believe that a metal box could wash dishes.

You inspect the plate you'd been washing for five minutes and huff at the glob of maple syrup caked on it. Skull has been eyeing you, agonising over how slow and incompetent you are.

But... he has taken into notice just how soft your hands look. He wonders how they'd feel... if he grabbed one. Just for a moment.

Also, on that note, how were they so soft? You'd obviously come from Nightmare's timeline, which explains your lack of "common" knowledge. But if you came from a rich family (which would explain your terrible cleaning skills and those soft-looking hands)... why would you run away?

He's about to place his hand over yours, to both take over and also feel your skin, when Killer (he internally groans, there goes his alone time with you) sneaks into the room.

Skull knows the other skeleton is going to try and scare you, it's just how all Sanses are, but he can't help the feeling of annoyance that flares in his chest. He huffs out a breath from behind you and Killer stops moving, stepping into the light with a shrug.

"ya caught me, skull." Killer's voice is low and sultry. If Skull didn't know better, he would've confused him with that horndog from Underlust.

It's almost laughable how obvious Killer's being about trying to play it cool in front of you. Skull knows just how badly Killer wants to feel how soft your skin is as well.

Probably... just not while it's on your body. 

He's practically radiating murderous intent.

You turn around from the sink and peek around Skull's body to take a look at Killer. He almost steps in the way, but he doesn't want to give Killer the wrong idea.

After a few moments of awkward silence, Skull decides to let things happen and just observe.