CHAPTERS WILL BE SHORT! Monsters have finally been freed from the Underground. Mettaton has pursued his dreams of becoming a star to humans, but it isn't as wonderful as he expected. Humans are a hard crowd to please, and they're all still cautious around monsters. When a secret about Mettaton is leaked, what will he do to recover? Will he be stuck in an awful place forever, or will he be able to recover and become the shining star he's always wanted to be? TW: Transphobia, homophobia, body shaming, sexual themes, body dysphoria, self-hatred, self-harm This fic isn't as bad as this all sounds, but I'm just putting warnings in case.