Winning on a Whim (Horror Sans X Reader: Sequel to Playing With my Food)

Booted!

***QUICK DISCLAIMER//PLEASE DON'T KILL ME*** 

The lore/backstory bits presented in this chapter are not canon to Dreamtale, not entirely. This is mainly because I couldn't find all of the canon lore, and the bits I could come across were... well they weren't very solid or...or really just anything I was very interested in?? Like as an author and everything it just struck me some kinda way. 

With that being said... get ready to get some (slightly modded!) Noot lore! Merfy flavored ig. Bone app teeth.

(ps, pretty much the same thing for reaper. Except, I don't really cover his history, just the dumb stuff he did, lol... also, just felt like saying no I didn't rewrite their whole story, I just filled in some holes and swapped out some pieces with others. Put a twist on it or something... it's still the same AU I swear.)

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—Your POV—

Soft faded lights trickle through the window above your head, illuminating the old, thick paper of the book you're reading. Your eyes drift over pretty, slanted words. Seems Nightmare's history has something to do with... apples. 

Your mind is half fogged by all the interesting illustrations, many of two, identical skeletons described as 'The Twins.' You're assuming that they're Dream and Nightmare, even though the text doesn't directly state their names. Eerily, they remind you of Nightmare's passive form, with their little crowns and tunics.. interesting. You doubt he'll tell you, but when (if) you go back you'll ask.

Another interesting thing is the way the intro is covered. Apparently, there's not a lot of solid material on Nightmare and Dream. You don't doubt that, seeing as how Nightmare's more of a whisper on the streets and Dream is somewhat of a someone to swear to, their history is no doubt a little less fleshed out than some others. 

Long before you and me, when the first universes were being formed in a period of time known as the 'Creation Era', in a place not quite like any other, an old, powerful being settled down, took the form of an apple tree, and created two children. These two children are who we recognize today as 'The Twins', or 'Guardians'. 

One, was created as the guardian, or what some recognize as the embodiment, of positivity, a fun loving soul with an affinity for helping and caring for others. The second, contrary to popular belief, has solid evidence describing him as quite empathetic, able to recognize the deepest of traumas, console the mourners, and cure even the worst of depression. Though many may perceive him as moody or aloof, he too was quite close to those being the object of his care, and strived to protect his friends and family

The three existed in harmony for some time— an amount no one knows for sure— before the powerful being, known in history books as Nim, fell ill and eventually passed away. The history on Nim is shaky, at best. Most theories evolved from fleeting speculations and ideas, ranging from the goddess simply expiring to her own creations killing her. (See page 7)

After another unmarked period of time, (though, presumably not a terribly long one) it is recorded that a village of sorts decided to quite near to the apple tree that Nim once was...

You skim down the next few paragraphs, giving yourself a gist rather than the exact detailed description of whatever happened next. Grant it, the text isn't all too detailed already, with its iffy time stamps and vague setting descriptions, but the point of the text is clear. 

You're reaching a sort of climax, palms sweating as you read over wrong after wrong after wrong. Apparently, this uh, village is full of a bunch of careless, greedy, cruel people. The kind who always receive but never give. The kind who... abused the shit out of Dream's trust and curiosity.