The idea was originally found in A_Bored_Reader Undertale ideas for stories that hit me like the brick called Reborn! I asked permission to use it. Read the original if you're interested, but it contains quite a few spoilers for this story.
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Warnings: Mention of obligation, lack of childhood, expectations, guilt, amnesia, loss, burden of thoughts and trauma. Distrust and secrecy.]
Although Shard and Skyflower were physically the oldest, due to their circumstances, neither of them had the opportunity to experience childhood. In the company of teenagers, Shard was the first to let go of the weight of adulthood. Skyflower hesitated to give in to the temptation to just enjoy the moment... Both of them had many feelings and one of the strongest was guilt for allowing themselves happiness after all they had taken and lost. They were bound by the spirits of the lives their hands had extinguished. The painful echo of the tragedy of their actions constantly remained at the edge of their consciousness, even in their happiest moments.
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Nova chose quite a lot of red, planning to use the bright color to brighter up the black walls, while Faith chose a lot of purple just because they liked the color and it matched the flowers in they room. Astronomy packed a bunch of bottles used for concoctions in addition to the ingredients for the mixtures, while Skyflower and Shade only picked small things according to their own tastes. In their own way, they all paid attention to the materials and gave each other advice during the selection, despite the fact that they had not known each other for so long. However, shopping together helped a lot to get to know each other's tastes and priorities.
For example, while Faith focused more on they own comfort, Astronomy was more focused to the tools that was useful for his task, and the others had to get him to spend time on things that are important from other points of view. In this respect, Astronomy was very much like Sci, who tended to forget his own comforts as a result of his love for his work.
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– I see you are having fun! – Goth remarked after scaring them with his mere presence. Hiding the pillows behind their backs, they looked at each other in confusion, wordlessly asking each other what they were supposed to do. Fortunately, Goth throw a pillow at Shard breaking the developing tension. Behind the laughter, they all realized how dangerous it would have been if Phoenix had approached them with malicious intent...
