He decided he liked the way she looked in his jacket. It was too big for her. The sleeves were folded up but still nearly covered her fingers. The bottom of it reached her knees. She was adorable.

"How long do you plan to stare at us like some perv?" the flower asked.

Sans hoped he managed not to flinch at the last word.

Sans just grinned wider.

"Creep," the flower grumbled. Sans watched them move past him. A thought entered his head. He blinked and he was gone. He appeared again on the other side of the path. The human jumped when she saw him.

"What's up?" he asked.

The human turned and looked back to where he had she could finish the action, he was back to the other side. She jumped again, and he heard a squeak of surprise come out of her.

"Just ignore him," the flower said. "It's a crappy game he likes to play."

"Ah come on, I'm just tryin' to have some fun! No need to be such a 'pot'-ty mouth," Sans winked.

The flower rolled his eyes but she giggled. Sans' soul soared.

"Let's just go," the flower said.

Party pooper.

Xxx

For the first time, Sans had no idea what his brother had in mind. He didn't even know there was a puzzle on the bridge. That being the case, he was more than a little nervous when she stepped out onto the bridge

BEHOLD THE GAUNTLET OF DEADLY TERROR

Sans watched in horror as numerous, deadly weapons appeared out of nowhere. Swords. Spears. Axes. (a dog…?) Of course, there was little to no reaction apparent on his face. He still had the same unnerving grin. Only the sweat dripping down his skull was any clue of what was going on under the surface.

"I HOPE YOU ARE READY. THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. THE MOMENT i ACTIVATE IT, EVEN THE SLIGHTEST INCH IN THE WRONG DIRECTION MEANS DEATH. I HOPE YOU ARE READY, BECAUSE I AM ABOUT TO ACTIVATE IT!"

Sans was ready. The moment those weapons started to move, he was ready to teleport her out of there. He couldn't let him hurt her. He couldn't…

Nothing happened.

Papyrus stood there. Stock still. The human looked as confused as Sans felt. Papyrus sighed and the weapons disappeared. What was going on?

"THIS PUZZLE… IS NO GOOD. THERE IS NO GRACE. NO INGENUITY. IT'S BORING. EVEN UNDYNE COULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING THIS MUNDANE."

With that Papyrus left. Sans didn't move. What… what was he doing? Risking everything for this… this human? Sure, he had seen those… those… visions of her, but they didn't mean anything. Just side effects of the determination. Those visions only showed him what she looked like. He didn't know anything about her as a person. This whole sweet, merciful thing could be a facade. He could just be manipulating them. She could be biding her time. She could…

Sans turned to leave.

He didn't know what to think anymore.

Xxx

Sans walked into the house he shared with his brother and shut the door behind him. He saw Papyrus on the couch, but didn't make any move to acknowledge him. He walked past him and went for the stairs. He just wanted to go to bed and forget. He was too tired for this shit.

He didn't feel the hit coming. He found himself laying flat on the ground. Papyrus loomed over him.

"DID YOU THINK I WOULDN'T NOTICE? I SEE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT HER. NO ONE ELSE MAY BE ABLE TO NOTICE, BUT I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN ANYONE."

"I… I don't know what your-"

Papyrus kicked him across the floor.

"YOU SABOTAGED MY PUZZLE YOU PURPOSEFULLY PULLED THAT CRAP WITH YOUR PUZZLE. YOU HAVE BEEN PROTECTING HER!"

"That's-"

"YOU ARE MY BROTHER, SANS," Papyrus growled. "YOU ARE MY MINE. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE NEEDS TO REMIND YOU OF THAT FACT.

XXX

Sans didn't know how long he lay there in the middle of Snowdin. He could feel more than see the monsters passing him by. He couldn't help but wish that he hadn't gained so much LOVE. He would be dead and this would all be over. He felt someone stop nearby. Perhaps they were going to finish what Papyrus had started he hoped so.

He was so tired.