Burning love(gaster x grillby)

Prologue: a hard days work

Grillby's pov

He walked in through the door with the average tired expression as he always did. "Want the usual?" I asked with a faint smile, hoping to brighten his day... he nodded and responded with a tired sigh. "Work's been a bitch lately..." he spoke in wingdings, the English seeping through his words like a bad wound. "How so?" I asked as I prepared the skeleton's usual coffee... two shots of milk for calcium, and half a teaspoon of sugar... I'd made the recipe up on his personality the day we met... and based on the fact he was a skeleton... he'd said it was the best he'd had and that he'd become a repeat customer if the place was as quiet as it normally is... long story short, he's ordering from me now. "Oh, just making sure the coolant circulates properly, checking my algorithms twenty times in a row to stop the core from blowing us all into nonexistence, and constantly slaving over and around burning fires..." he said with a sigh... it might've sounded racist if not for fire monsters, 'burning' translated into 'handsome/attractive'. "Hey, got something to say?" I spoke in a joking tone as I watched the skeleton pull out a cigarette and look at me like some giant talking match or lighter... oh yeah...

I lit his cigarette as I finished his coffee, placing it in front of him... I didn't charge gaster anything because he kept the core running and practically nobody else knows how it works... and... I MIGHT have a little crush on him... emphasis on might!... it's not like it's my fault if I find him... hot!

Gaster's pov

"Thanks..." I sighed as I took in a breath of smoke from my cigarette, blowing it out in a heart shape subconsciously at grillby's face... not sure if he thought I was flirting with him or something but there was an awkward silence for a moment. Then... "ya know, that's a real talent... how about you stop by on your off day?" He asked. I sighed "I would but... for me, break days come once in a red echo flower's blooming... and my boys at home are always asleep by the time I'm back... so we don't often hang out... unless they wake up earlier than usual... which is impossible for sans..." I sighed as my mind wandered to my children, what might they do when I'm gone... I decide not to think about it. One was an infant, and the other wasn't growing properly, even though he was already at thirteen human years old... a prankster and the king of jokes... at least... when I get to actually see him. "I know what it's like, having to balance work and family time... I've got a lil fireball back home myself... her name is fuku... I found her wandering the hotland rivers of magma as a baby and kept her ever since... she has green flames so I'm not sure if she can use healing magic or not... she's still only four human years old..." he sighed...

"The joys of fatherhood..." we said In unison "!-... heh... that was... unexpected..." I spoke as I felt my cheeks heat up... and that's saying something because skeletons don't have the capability of feeling temperature... "yeah..." he said back. "I should... probably get going home... papyrus is probably waiting for a bedtime story..." I told grillby with a faint smile. He nodded "get going for your family... I respect people like you..." he smiled at me as I stepped out the door...

A/N: hope y'all like this! I know it's a lil strange having two gaster ship books going on at once but I just want to show people I'm not about one ship or another... that being said... check out my other books and have a great day! ^w^