âI Donât Need Protection From A Monsterâ
Just because Iâm in the mood, have some SpicyHoney angst. This may become a two-parter, but itâll be a while after I post this to write the possible-second part. For now, I hope you guys enjoy!
WARNING: Cursing, Violence, Mentions Blood/Gore and Self-Hatred.
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âThis universe is much nicer,â he said. âYou and Red are safe here.â What a load of bullshit. It was a moment ago that Edge was having a casual conversation with a male rabbit monster at the shop, searching for pasta to cook for dinner. At first it was about how peaceful the town of Sunnedout was, but then the rabbit started talking about a certain short skeleton that hung around the Magnificent Sans a lot. The very description of his older brother made the tall brotherâs rage boil.
âThat bag of misery,â he had said, âshould just get the hell out of here. Heâs ruining the peace with his constant complaining.â
At that moment, the edgelord couldnât remember what had happened--everything turned red at that moment--but he did remember the yelp the other monster let out as he collapsed onto the floor and clutched his pinkish nose, blood leaking all over the tiled floor. The enraged skeleton hurled a string of insults at the rabbit, declaring that he didn't know anything about what that skeleton went through and he had no right to say such things. The injured monster had peered up at Edge and the look of horror was clear as crystal in his eyes. Unfortunately, the shop had been filled with quite a few people at the time, which meant that there were many witnesses to the Terrible Papyrusâs sudden fury-filled snap. With his skull tainted a bright red in rage and embarrassment, the tall skeleton stormed out of the store empty-handed. Though it wasnât an abnormal occurrence that he lost his temper, Edge almost-never lashed out so swiftly and without a second thought. There was no way that Stretch, his lover of four months and counting, wouldnât catch wind of this incident. As much as the laid-back skeleton tried to convince his edgier counterpart that his universe was nicer than UnderFell, Edge just couldnât get himself comfortable in a world where no one had to fight to survive and no one was subjected to any sort of abuse. To him, it was too good to be true; the situation at the Shop was a prime example of this. Him and his brother would never be able to fit in, no matter what. It just wasnât meant to happen.
Edge could still feel the sickening crack of the rabbitâs nose breaking on his knuckles as he opened the front door to the UnderSwap skeletonâs humble abode. All he wanted at that moment was a bottle of wine and a good book, but as he came face-to-face with a clearly-irritated boyfriend Edge could tell that his anger-relief tactic would have to wait. His piercing-red eyelights looking into pale-orange ones, there was a tense pause between the two skeletons before the lethargic skeleton broke the silence.
âWhat happened?â Stretch asked aggressively, crossing his arms over his chest.
With a sigh, the edgelord rubbed the back of his neck. He couldnât just lie to his soulmate about this kind of thing. Well, he could, but his lazy counterpart was better at reading through lies than him. Not like that would make matters any better than they were now. âI got into a scuffle. However, I can explain-â
A harsh rumble cut him off. âYa better explain real damn quick, Edge. I told you multiple times that everything is fine here and you and Red are okay. Do I need to spell it out for ya?â
A growl? For the longest time, Edge has never heard Stretch growl. Okay that might have been an over-exaggeration; heâs rarely heard him like that. Normally, Stretch would only do this if he was pissed beyond belief. But now? Hearing his lover so vexed by his actions was surprisingly uncomfortable for the edgelord. Almost as uncomfortable as his brother making suggestive puns and jokes around women; particularly attractive, which he himself was never okay with in the first place.
âNo, you donât. Look I know it looks bad, but Iâm not sorry. That asshole was talking shit about my brother and I had to let him have it.â
The lazier skeleton rolled his eyelights, speaking in his sarcastic tone that the edgelord disliked beyond belief. âOh, Iâm so sure he had it cominâ,â His tone turned back to his normal scolding tone. âLook I get what youâre tryinâ ta say, but thatâs no excuse for breaking someoneâs damn nose.â
His anger flared as Edge gave Stretch an irritated look. âHe gets enough shit as is. Iâm the only one whoâs allowed to talk shit about my brother. No one else.â
âHave you even tried being nice towards him? Instead of, ya know, makinâ him feel like shit?â
Pause. âThatâs not what this conversation is about and you damn-well know it. Not only that, but my reasons for treated Red the way that I do is none of your concern.â
The normally-chill skeleton snapped back with, âIâm your boyfriend and his friend. It is part of my concern. If ya keep treatinâ him like that, you may permanently ruin him. Which brings me back to my main point, ya need ta cut your little âbadassâ shit out now before it gets ya into legal trouble.
âI get it; this place is much different compared to your universe and it takes time to get used to the atmosphere. However, youâve been here plenty of times and youâve been living with me for two whole months. Ya should know how to control your anger at this point in time, if not gain more patience. Look at ya, Edge,â Stretch gestured to Edgeâs appearance. âYouâre already big and scary tâalmost everyone here. You lashing out at another monster in public isnât gonna help improve your image.â
The edgelord growled aggressively before jabbing a finger into his own chest. âIf they donât like me, so fucking be it! Iâm only here because you need protecting!â
âI donât need protecting from a monster who canât control himself! At this rate, people are gonna think that I need protecting from ya âcause they fear that youâre gonna hurt me next!â
Time seemed to freeze around Edge, his entire body statue-still at the thought. People would actually think that heâd actually harm the one he dedicated his life to every day since their first date? While he knew that he was able to control himself to some extent, the Terrible Papyrus didnât have any way of manipulating people into thinking against such an absurd idea. When he didnât reply, the lethargic skeleton got up in his face with an even-more-twisted look of anger on his face.
âHell, I canât blame âem. If I didnât love ya as much as I do now, I would think that ya would strike me down right here, right now. Ya donât have any sort of physical restraint and thatâs whatâs keepinâ people away from ya. I donât ask ya ta calm down for shits and giggles , nor do I tell ya ta make friends with people here. All I ask is that ya give these people a chance before ya go swinginâ your fists and weapons at random people like some sort of mad man.â
Stretch placed his hands on either side of the otherâs face, pressing his foreskull up against his. âI know itâs hard transitioning from a dangerous atmosphere to a more peaceful place, but youâre too violent when it comes to the little things. Itâs almost like ya were lookinâ forward ta wreckinâ somethinâ or someoneâs health.â
There was a sharp pain in Edgeâs soul. For a split moment, he wanted to smack his beloved. Perhaps Stretch was right, but that couldnât be true. ...Could it? A low snarl resonated from the depths of the ex-guardsmanâs chest. âYou actually believe that Iâm a blood-thirsty sadist who would hurt anyone I damn-well pleased?â
âThatâs not what I mean. What I mean is that-â
The edgelord shoved his lazier counterpart away. âYouâre just like the rest. You take the side of the victim when he was harassing my brother. Iâm a killer, I know, but that doesnât mean that I want to hurt people. And I most-certainly wouldnât be caught dead with a hand up to strike you. But, of course, since Iâm the one from the bad universe, Iâm the bad guy. I always am to you people. You donât know shit, Stretch.
âYou donât know what itâs like fighting for your fucking life. You donât know what itâs like to constantly live in fear of being killed in your sleep when you were a child. You donât know what itâs like to train for survival and watch the only person who stuck with you through it all grow careless and vulnerable,â There was a hint of a crack in Edgeâs voice. âYou donât know jack-shit about anything to do with UnderFell other than the fact that monsters donât believe in mercy there and kill for their own personal gain. Donât pretend to be on my side when youâre obviously not and donât pretend to fucking understand.
âHow about you try to prepare your brother for the possible future of you not being there to protect him? You try fighting to the death with people who are blind with hatred that was bottled up in them for fucking decades. You try being being constantly stressed out because not only is your brother giving up in a world where itâs kill or be killed, but youâre constantly trying to survive with all the hatred that youâre forced to fucking live with. The simplest of tasks there always become a chore when you feel glares aimed at you everywhere you fucking go.
âWhen you figure out how hard that is, feel free to come back to me and keep shooting your mouth about how horrible I am.â
Without waiting for Stretchâs response, the upset edgelord turned away and stormed out of the house. As he left he could feel frightened eyes on him from the other civilians, making him cling onto his scarf as he rushed out of town. As he distanced himself from the sanctuary amongst the uncertainty, Edge could hear his lover call out to him but ultimately ignored it. Though what was said was said and the argument ended, the ache in his soul only grew stronger. He wasnât like the others. Sure he canât say that he was completely different from the rest of the hate-twisted abominations of his universe, but he would never harm people he cared about. Well, not intentionally. ...Then again, for as long as the edgelord could remember, heâs always harmed Red in some way or another; whether it was a smack at the back of the skull or some poisonous insult. Was he actually capable of harming Stretch without meaning to? The thought of such a thing occurring chilled the edgelord down to the bone; no pun intended.
Ugh, he needed a drink. A strong intoxicating drink to pull himself out of his torturous thoughts.