This one was pretty fun to write. Never underestimate Frisk's determination.
Disclaimer: Once again, I do not own Undertale. If I did, hard mode would be fully complete.
Event Two: Hooking Up
Frisk had always been good at reading people. They could almost always find a solution to people's problems. If Frisk could solve the problem, then they would. That really came in handy when they fell into the Underground, as many monsters had issues that needed to be dealt with. Heck, they even managed to turn out to be a good matchmaker. They got RG 01 to confess his feelings for RG 02, who even Undyne didn't realise they had feelings for each other. Not to mention that they managed to help boosts Alphys' confidence and confess everything to Undyne, though Frisk had to reassure Undyne that anime is real.
Given all of this, it should come to no surprise that Frisk had quickly figured out that their tall skeleton friend had feelings for their spider friend. They weren't sure if Sans was aware of his brother's crush on Muffet, or even if Papyrus himself knew of his true feelings for her. Thankfully for Frisk, Muffet showed signs of having a crush on Papyrus as well. Then again, after setting up two couples, it was pretty easy to see the clues. From the two ALWAYS cooking together when in the same house, to how Papyrus somehow seemed even more enthusiastic whenever he was around Muffet, it wasn't exactly hard to see it. All that's left is a little help from Frisk, and the two would be together. Frisk smiled as they thought of a very simple plan to get them together.
When Papyrus returned home from grocery shopping, Frisk waited for him to put them away before they began to initiate their plan. As Papyrus walked out of the kitchen, Frisk walked up to him. "Hey Papyrus, do you mind if I talked to you for a bit?" Frisk asked.
"OF COURSE YOU CAN, FRISK! WHAT EVER COULD YOU NEED FROM THE GREAT PAPYRUS?" Papyrus responded curious as to what they have to ask.
"I'm curious, how exactly do you feel about Muffet? Any possible feelings of, say….love?" Frisk asked, not even trying to hide the obvious intentions behind the question.
"W-WHAT?!" Papyrus exclaimed in shock, suddenly becoming very nervous. "W-WELL...WE ARE GOOD F-FRIENDS, N-NOTHING MORE T-THAN T-THAT IS ALL." Papyrus responded, his nervous expression betraying his words.
Frisk just stared at him, not buying it at all.
"PLEASE DON'T STARE AT ME LIKE THAT! I-I'M TELLING T-THE T-TRUTH, I S-SWEAR!" Papyrus responded, not even trying to sound convincing.
Once again, Frisk just stared at him.
One too many stares was enough to finally break Papyrus. Hanging his head in defeat, he finally gave in and told the truth. "OH WHAT'S THE USE. YES, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE INDEED FALLEN FOR MY DEAR MUFFET!" Papyrus finally confessed. "BUT THERE IS NO WAY SHE FEELS THE SAME WAY, I'M SURE OF IT." He said with a saddened look appearing on his face.
"Oh? And what makes you think that she doesn't return your feelings?" Frisk asked, genuinely curious as to why Papyrus thought that.
"W-WELL, MY LITTLE FLOWER FRIEND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER BEING IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP UNLESS I SHOWED PEOPLE HOW TOUGH I AM BY TRAINING AND GETTING INTO THE ROYAL GUARD!" Papyrus answered.
"Oh really? Looks like his flower friend is getting a shiny new plant pot next time I see him." Frisk thought, thinking of ways to make Flowey pay for embedding such a big lie into Papyrus' head. Right now though, they had to convince Papyrus he was wrong about the false idea of love.
"Papyrus, what your 'flower friend' told you is a big lie. I mean, look at all the friends you made, we all like you because you are The Great Papyrus, Master spaghetore and lovable goofball. So that alone is proof that you don't need to be tough to be loved. And out of everyone, I know you are very close with Muffet and I wouldn't be surprised if she did return your feelings. You two always cook together when in the same house, she always gives you a discount when you go to buy some of her pastries, and despite the fact that she absolutely hates the cold of Snowdin, she always comes to your house right here in Snowdin! I want you to head over to Muffet's parlour, and tell her how you feel! No ifs, ands, or buts!" Frisk finished, hoping that their inspirational speech would be enough to convince him.
Papyrus was shocked to hear Frisk suddenly start their inspirational speech, but listened to every word. Hearing them speak with such passion really helped to open his eyes to the truth. He never joined the Royal Guard, yet he had so many amazing friends who really cared about him. "AND WHAT FRISK SAID ABOUT WHAT MUFFET HAS DONE IS ALL TRUE, SO MAYBE I HAVE A CHANCE AFTER ALL!" Papyrus thought to himself, gaining much needed confidence.
"VERY WELL, FRISK! I SHALL MAKE MY LEAVE FOR MUFFET'S IMMEDIATELY! HOPEFULLY WHEN I RETURN, I RETURN WITH A HAPPY HEART, METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING OF COURSE! NYEH HEH HEH!" Papyrus said as he ran out the door.
After Papyrus left, Frisk went to watch TV with a smile on their face, knowing that their plan worked. All that's left now is for Papyrus to confess his feelings.
Thankfully for Papyrus, by the time he got to Muffet's shop, she had just finished closing up for the day. As he walked towards her, he became more and more nervous about what he was about to say. But he came here for a reason, so he wouldn't back down, no matter how nervous he got, for The Great Papyrus never gives up!
"Papyrus~! I'm so happy to see you! It's it bit late to be buying pastries, but I can make an exception for you, sweetie~." Muffet said as she saw Papyrus.
"Y-YES, I"M GLAD TO SEE YOU TOO, MY DEAR." Papyrus responded, steadily losing confidence, but refusing to give up on what he came to do. "I-I'M HERE RIGHT N-NOW BECAUSE I N-NEED TO T-TELL Y-YOU SOMETHING."
"Oh? Would is it that you need to say, sweetie~?" Muffet asked, curious as to what he had to say.
"W-WELL, JUST RECENTLY I R-REALIZED SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT." Papyrus began. "I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT I-IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND I-I'VE DECIDED THAT I N-NEEDED TO TELL Y-YOU THIS." Papyrus said, taking a deep breath.
"I-I STILL D-DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND THE C-CONCEPT OF A-AFFECTION, B-BUT I T-THINK THAT I-I R-REALLY L-LIKE Y-YO-" Papyrus didn't get to finish as he quickly found himself on the floor, tackled by the person who he was enamored with.
"Oh, sweetie~! You have no idea how happy I am to hear that~!" Muffet responded with seemingly endless enthusiasm.
"Y-YES WELL, AS I SAID BEFORE, I'M STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF AFFECTION. THOUGH, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE PATIENCE AND HELP ME FULLY UNDERSTAND MY TRUE FEELINGS FOR YOU." Papyrus asked, hoping she would be willing to have patience.
"Of course we can take things slowly, sweetie~ And I'd be happy to help you understand your feelings better~." Muffet joyfully responded, wrapping all of her arms around Papyrus in a hug.
"R-REALLY?! THANK YOU SO MUCH, MY DEAR!" Papyrus said, returning her hug.
Chapter 2 Done!
At this point in the story, their relationship will be moving along slowly, but I promise there will be more fluff in future chapters, so look forward to that!
See you in the next one!
Apolleh OUT!