Just a tiny drabble inspired by a funny headcanon. Not to be taken very seriously.

When people see Undyne, the fierce and celebrated leader of the Royal Gaurd and protector of the entire Underground, there are quite a few adjectives that come to mind.

Some might say she's strong, brave, heroic,... Monsters that like long words that make them sound sophisticated might use the term 'indomitable'.

Or as the kids say: an absolute badass.

And one of the things that greatly reinforces this image, is the eye patch. Combined with great bulking armor and glowing blue spears, there formed the vision of her valiant, respect demanding persona that left many people in awe.

Or as the kids say: It makes her look like a boss.

So that is why, when people ask her how she lost an eye, Undyne will just shrug her shoulders and flash her trademark maniacal toothy grin at them, maybe even throwing in a wink for good measure.

Whatever way for her to need an eye patch their imagination comes up with after seeing that would undoubtedly be better than the actual reason.

They thought she had lost an eye in a dangerous battle, a daring rescue, a near-death experience maybe.

There was even a rumor going around Undyne was secretly a war veteran, gaining her wound in the fight against a human.

Which was absolutely ridiculous, for numerous reasons, not the least of which the fact she's way too young to have witnessed that war.

But with monsters, age could be a hard thing to determine by outward appearance alone. That and not all inhabitants of the Underground are the sharpest stick out of the bunch.

So what if Undyne didn't trouble to correct them.

They didn't need to know she lost her eye in a stupid kitchen incident. They didn't need to know it was literally poked out by a hyperactive skeleton getting a bit too excited wielding a spatula.

And god had that been an event.

Papyrus had actually freaked out more than Undyne herself had. And he kept freaking out for two weeks, apologizing continually, even after she had long told him it was okay, and brought her spaghetti as a peace offering.

Undyne hadn't really mourned the loss. She still had perfect vision and it did look freaking awesome.

But when monsters asked, she would still just grin and shrug. Papyrus would die of embarrassment and shame if the truth ever came out.

And the wonder and respect in the monsters' eyes was a nice bonus.

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