Sans is probably my least favorite character in Undertale! In Pacifist Route, he's a lazy, selfish jerk that tries to scare a humankid by saying he wanted to kill them where they stood even when they've done nothing wrong and then chuckles in front of the poor child at the idea of them dying and he gets away with it in the game! And the in Genocide Route, he's a lazy, selfish coward that allows a murderous (and probably vengeful) human to kill almost everyone in the Underground, including his own brother and only does anything when there's nobody else to stop them… Seriously, how the heck is this guy the most popular character?!
It was Sans' turn.
He casually walked up to the stand when his name was called.
Judge Joy lowered her glasses to stare at him. "So… you're the one that promised Toriel that you would protect her child."
"yep." Sans nodded.
"And you clearly didn't."
"...actually i did. i may not have done the most bonefide job, but i took care of them whenever i saw them."
Every human in the courtroom booed him for his bad pun, but it didn't bother Sans.
The Judge slammed her gavel and turned back to the small skeleton.
"How so?"
"Well, when I promised Tori tha-"
White, cuffed hands slammed down on the table as the former queen stood up in outrage. "Don't you DARE call me that, you pathetic trashbag!"
Everyone was in shock at the usually calm goat woman's outburst. Even Sans couldn't hide his surprise.
Toriel silently sat back down, never stopping her death glare at the one she thought was her friend.
Sans then turns back back to the judge and acts like nothing happened.
"when i promised that i would watch over them and protect any humans… that's what i did. whenever i show up and saw frisk, i made sure nothing bad happens to them while i'm looking at them. i even told them some jokes and give them some food… i didn't say that i would be watching and protecting all the time though." The apathetic skeleton's voice was calm but small and he refused to look at anyone in the courtroom.
Toriel growled. "Sans, you-"
"HOW COULD YOU BE SO CRUEL BROTHER?!"
Papyrus stood up with giant, crystal clear tears streaming down from his sockets like the waterfalls in the underground. Sans felt something he hadn't felt in a long time… guilt.
"papyrus, i-"
"SHUT UP! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR EXCUSES ANYMORE SANS! AND THIS TIME I MEAN IT! WHAT YOU DID WAS HORRIBLE BEYOND WORDS! YOU LIED TO TORIEL ABOUT YOUR PROMISE AND YOU LET FRISK GET HURT CONSTANTLY EVEN THOUGH YOU COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT! YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME TO STOP AND WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THE HUMANS THAT GO TO ASGORE! YOU COULD HAVE USED YOUR BLUE MAGIC TO HELP FRISK DODGE UNDYNE'S SPEARS! YOU COULD HAVE GIVEN THEM SHORTCUTS AWAY FROM METTATON'S SHOWS! BUT YOU DIDN'T! YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY! I SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED BECAUSE YOU NEVER DO! BUT I THOUGHT THAT IF SOMEONE'S LIFE WAS ON THE LINE YOU WOULD HAVE AT LEAST DONE SOME EFFORT THEN! BUT I GUESS I WAS WRONG!… I NEVER THOUGHT MY OWN BROTHER COULD BE SO MANIPULATIVE AND SELFISH! ALPHYS MAY HAVE BEEN MANIPULATIVE AND SELFISH AS WELL, BUT AT LEAST SHE HAS THE DECENCY TO FEEL BAD AND NOT JOKE ABOUT IT! AT LEAST SHE TRIES TO CHANGE AND BE MORE HONEST NOW AND… and..."
Papyrus tearfully choked on his own words and sat back down, trying to hide his sobbing skull in his arms.
Undyne tried to rub his back in comfort and this time, she wasn't rejected.
Toriel and Undyne glared angerily at Sans, while Asgore and Alphys gazed at him with pity but also disappointment.
Sans could feel his sins crawling on his back and feel his shame clawing deep into his soul.
And for the first time in a very long time… Sans frowns.