Author Note: Some ships will be sprinkled on the side somewhere in this fic. Not sure when, but just a friendly warning since I've mostly got the plot planned out now. And it's taken quite a big leap from what was originally intended..
Well, to avoid spoilers, I'll only announce the other major ship after some events.
I am very much questioning if this sudden plot inspiration is too much for one fic about incestuous skeletons.
The note is in bold to differentiate it from speech.
/Chapter 10 - Golly Gosh/
Morning, at a reasonable hour. He woke up with only a cluster of sticky-notes by his side. No human or Papyrus. Well, for once it wasn't a chastise about socks. Rather, there were praises that Sans couldn't recall the occasion for..
"MANY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEX FEELINGS I AM ABOUT TO EXPRESS. BUT SOMEONE LIKE YOU WOULD."
"SOMEONE WHO'S SMART, INTELLIGENT, UNRIVALLED, COOL!"
It brought some color to his face the further down the notes he read. What did he do that made Papyrus so flattering..?
"YOU POSSESS INCREDIBLE ATTRIBUTES I WAS NOT PREPARED TO SEE IN ANOTHER. SANS, THIS FEELING I HAVE.."
"IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER WHO CAN MAKE PUNS TOLERABLE, OR MAKE A ROMANTIC DINNER OUT OF GREASY FOOD, OR MAKE ME AS HAPPY AS I AM," confusingly enough, Papyrus had squished "SPAGHETTI" in the leftover space.
"I GUESS YOU COULD SAY I HAVE A 'BRO'NER AND I LOVE-" ... "IT"? Or "HIM". The last part didn't get a chance to dry before being manhandled, evidentially. (It was in pen. You know that feel when it smudges? Sucks, bro.)
"I'LL BE OUT FOR A BIT." and in a near undecipherable scrawl, "SEE YOU TONIGHT?" As they did every night. But the shakiness and smudginess promised something different from usual.
Welp, the only thing Sans could put into words was the astonishment he had for that pun and their planned meet up, 'but this is papyrus, it couldn't be exactly what it looks like.'
Other than that, he had.. indescribable warm-fuzzies?
His stomach growled. The writer compared the longing his stomach had for food to the longing he had for someone. Except Papyrus wasn't edible. Except by cannibalism. Or in another sense Sans refused to think about for fear it wouldn't wilt away after getting into his head.
It would be better, instead, to put his head to work on the mash of things that happened. Logically:
A strong guilt was avoided when they didn't go further than kissing and cuddling with a kid in the next room like horrible parents.
.. Not that he'd originally intended to.
It was only meant to be a "test" on whether Papyrus actually wanted this. But logically there was a big flaw. If it was by Papyrus's free will, would it have had to been in a situation where their bodies were practically against each other, and their magic was already racing from a well-fought tousle?
.. Did Papyrus understand the desire during that time? Or any further desires that would undoubtedly come as the taboo stopped mattering. Lustful thoughts that he only became aware were invading his head currently. Maybe because he couldn't stop thinking about "tonight"..
This time it sounded as if his stomach was growling at him for harboring perverse thoughts about someone so innocent. Thought switch time.
How did the kid get into his room? Of course, they could have chosen the day Sans distracted Papyrus of both their human-watch duties to sneak past. That was sound enough. But just what were the capabilities of DETERMINATION if the human kid was the first other than Sans to have gotten in. Well, other than Papyrus, but he gave him the key-
Which Papyrus either lost, or forgot to use again to lock the door.
'... i'm an idiot. such a simple answer..'
Still, how long was that kid waiting in there? Was that even important..? Was it important to note the music they decided to play...?
'...'
Growl.
'pish posh. my mind isn't clear on an empty stomach.'
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"Why, howdy, friend! It's been a few days since I've seen that dashing face of your's!"
"IT HAS," automatically, he was in a good mood to see a friend, but Papyrus quickly remembered what he tracked the flower down for, "BUT I'M HERE TO SCOLD YOU FIRST! WE'LL DO GREETINGS LATER!"
"Oh dear, what could I have done?"
"YOU WEREN'T UPFRONT ABOUT EATING THE PLATES, SO YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN YOURSELF ONTO SANS'S BAD LIST!" Flowey had a (slightly exaggerated) jump at this, "PLEASE THINK ABOUT AND REFLECT ON YOUR ACTIONS!
"EATING PLATES MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THE GREAT PAPYRUS HAS MUCH EXPERIENCE DOING, BUT I KNOW YOU CAN BE SAFE ABOUT IT IF YOU TRY, SO TRY TO DO SO NEXT TIME! I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO A SPECIAL FRIEND LIKE YOU."
"Oh golly, will I ever think harder on my actions next time!"
"GREAT! THEN WE CAN GET ON WITH GREETINGS! NYEH HEH HEH!
"HELLO, FLOWERY!"
"Flowey."
".. SORRY, THAT WAS JUST MY ACCENT GETTING IN THE WAY. HELLO!"
Cute little giggle, "My, hello, Papyrus. Boy do you have a nice accent. Does your brother have one, too?"
"S-SANS? I'D HAVE TO ASK HIM!"
"Hmm, speaking of that cuddly skeleton-" "CUDDLY!?" "-how is-.. Why, yes," his smile didn't flinch at the interruption, "Didn't you tell me skeletons were cuddly and full of calcium?
"How is he?"
He scolded himself for immediately thinking the flower would know anything about the cuddling they were doing earlier on. "HE'S STILL LAZY, AND HASN'T LOST HIS BABY FAT." That would have to have meant Flowery was spying on them. Or gossiping!
'THE LITTLE FLOWER IS A FRIEND, HE WOULD NEVER!'
"He must be precious!"
"HUH, WHAT..? PRECIOUS?"
"Cute!"
"C-CUTE! SANS IS AN ADULT!"
Flowey gasped, then took a closer look that suggested he wanted to poke and prod at him. The mischievous glint soon after only made Papyrus more flustered.
"Aww, gee, don't tell me! You're fawning over him, aren't you! The little signs don't get past a love expert like me," wink. "Did he tell you he was going to marry you when he grew up?"
"HE'S ALREADY AN ADULT!"
"Then when will the wedding be?"
"Y-YOU NEED TO GROW UP! OR.. GROW WHICHEVER WAY FLOWERS DO!" Why was the flower suddenly so teasing? And- now suddenly deflating with an apologetic sigh.. Every one of Papyrus's limbs that had been flailing in uncontrolled embarrassment froze up.
"Aww, I'm sorry. I pushed too far. You must be disgusted with me for sincerely mistaking you for being in love with your own brother."
From the golden flower's blue face, Papyrus could only conclude that he was a monster. In the other sense.
"WERE.. YOU REALLY JUST.. CURIOUS?"
"Oh, yes, I'm sorry it was unwarranted.. Little old me just wanted to get nosy, but I stuck my nose where it didn't belong."
"OH NO, I'M SORRY!
"YOU WANTED TO KNOW, RIGHT? I'LL TELL YOU THINGS THEN! H-HE IS CUTE, AND PRECIOUS! AND MAYBE IF WE WERE GETTING MARRIED, IT'D BE ON A SATURDAY!
"RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, I'M JUST DATING SANS! MARRIAGE IS A LITTLE.."
A loud shriek came from behind.
"WHAAAAAAAT!? Papyrus, you two are WHAAT!?"
The shriek didn't make sense until Papyrus turned around to see Undyne throwing a few aggressive poses of disbelief. Then running off.
He'd missed the footsteps that would have warned him that Undyne was conveniently there for the moment (and only the moment) he blatantly put their relationship into words.
"..."
"Gee, she went the wrong way to her house.
"If that's where she was going..
"I guess it was a bad happenstance that we were standing two feet away from her front door. Gosh."
"..."
"You okay, friend?"
Papyrus looked sick. There was no answer to the state of his well-being other than what Flowey could assume, though. "S-SHOULD I CALL HER!? SHE RAN OFF! REALLY AGGRESSIVELY!"
"Aww, what? What will you say to her if you do? If she's a true friend, won't she call you to apologize for being so awfully rude?
"That was rude, right? I can't be the only one thinking it."
The skeleton was frozen in a sorrowful kneel on his knees. Probably trying to come up with an explanatory monologue while the emotions were still fresh. It was a sad sight.
"Golly gosh! Someone needs some TLC!" Flowey popped into the ground to reappear an inch away from him. "Who wants to hug the flower~?"
Papyrus yelled with a tear-streamed face, "I DO!" The crushing hug made Flowey flinch. But he seemed to slightly warm up to it.
"Don't worry, the fish just needs to stop steaming and simmering in her rage. Then she'll call back herself!"
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At some point, the hug got ridiculously long.
Brrrrrring bbbbrbrrrrrrringggidingding!
"Hey, Papyrus, is that your phone?"
".. NYEH.." He said in place of a proper confirmation to the question after fishing his phone out. Flowey wasn't prepared for the secondhand scream that scraped his brain.
"HEY! Papyrus, listen! Stop crying, because this doesn't affect our friendship! We're still good friends!"
"UNDYNE!" Papyrus cried in choked awe.
"ALRIGHT?! BETTER friends than that FLOWER you confided in! Next time, tell me about your love life first! SO I CAN LAUGH AT HOW NERDY IT IS!" And she did laugh.
"YES, SIR! .. BY THE WAY.. CAN I HAVE LEAVE FROM OUR PRACTICE LESSONS TONIGHT?"
"Are you going to spend that time with Sans?"
".. YES."
"HA, YOU NERDS! Have fun!
/.../
"BUT you can't skip a lesson without retribution! So expect something BIG at the next! SEEYAH!" Mutually, they both hung up. Undyne's laughter utterly died down.
"S-sorry... if you felt like you h-had to or something.. I didn't mean to make you feel obliged-.."
"No, stop apologizing! You were right! .. But.. it's going to take awhile to get used to-..
"HA! What am I saying! This is too petty to dwell on! THEY'RE SO LAME, THEY'RE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER!"
".."
"..."
"Undyne.. It's o-okay, I think, to adjust to this new concept slowly."
Mutually, they let the silence hang for awhile after an exhale. Yet it was by no means awkward when Alphys stood up from the chair she kept in her room, and sat beside her guest.
"...
"Alphys... Is this like that anime?"
The mood lit up with the passion of one nerd.
"Y-yes!"
There were suddenly lots of exciting things to discuss.
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/.../ is just meant to be a transition from Papyrus's to Undyne's end.
End Note: Woah. Look at all these non-skeletal characters.
EDIT: Oh no, reviewers! I forgot to say-... YOU ARE AMAZING! It's because of you that thoughts become more than thoughts. They becomes words! On a computer screen!