The boss was pissed.
Sans figured he would be when he dismantled his puzzle and put the sheet of paper down instead. He was glad his brother was always too obsessed with his own puzzles to pay attention to any of Sans' or else he would never have gotten away with this. He was still in major shit, but at least his brother would assume it was his laziness and not the soft spot he had for the human. This… thing that had his soul throbbing every time he saw her. She looked so cold…
The human is confused, but begins to pick up the paper.
"DON'T EVEN BOTHER! THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME!" Papyrus snaps.
Sans didn't miss the look he sent his way as Papyrus turned and stormed off. Oh, he was in so much trouble. He gave the human one more glance before following. She better appreciate the shit he's gonna have to put up with because of her. Not that she would ever know. She could never know.
No one could.
Xxx
The next puzzle made his bones ache with an old pain. Why Sans had chosen it was beyond Sans' understanding. It was one Gaster had built. He remembered how many times he had made Papyrus run the damn thing until he had it down perfect. Never Sans though. Too dangerous for the weak little monster with one HP.
Sans was barely paying attention as Papyrus explained how the puzzle worked to the human. The thought of her- of his perfect little Angel- having to endure this accused thing made his bones burn. The memories it reminded him of made his mouth taste like bile. Why would Papyrus do this to him? To his Light?
Sans blinked.
His?
He hadn't even realized he's been thinking of her like that.
But she was his.
His pure Angel of Light.
Sans tried to pretend to be surprised when the puzzle crashed. It wasn't like he had fiddled with it so that it wouldn't work or anything. Everyone was silent. Papyrus didn't even look mad this time. He just stared at the puzzle blankly before turning on his heels and walking away like nothing had happened. He didn't have to fake the puzzled look as he wand the human followed Papyrus with their eyes as he left.
"What is his deal?" the flower grumbled.
The human shrugged. She sighed in relief.
"You look tired. Should we take a break?" the flower asked.
The human shook her head. It wasn't the only part of her that was shaking. Sans swore he could hear her teeth chattering from where he was. Sans sighed.
He doubted either of them noticed him until his jacket had landed on her shoulder. Sans smirked as the flower's head was temporarily covered. The flower wriggled his way free, almost knocking the jacket free, but she grabbed it before it could.
"What's the big idea, you smiley trashbag?" the flower hissed.
Sans shrugged.
"The boss'll get bored if ya die cause you weren't wearing enough clothes and I don't see any other jackets just laying around. Not like I actually need it anyway," Sans said like it was obvious. The flower still looked suspicious.
She just smiled.
Sans didn't know if he wished she would stop doing that or not.