to the flowers in wavering bloom.

❝ oh ! thank you ! ❞

―light laughter that was tucked between each crest of her rib quickly began dancing their way out of her cinnabar stained lips. this wasn’t the first time someone couldn’t come up with an insult to throw at her- or at the very least couldn’t bring themselves to do it . . at least not without feeling incredibly bad.

a milky white hand would reach out && gently give his back a few pats for his effort with a big kind shining smile. inko then begins to speak kindly despite the fact that she was going to be insulted by the very same person, the ex symbol of peace.

              The small canine zipped and zoomed around the main room– yapping as it went. It was quick to maneuver around the attempted capture, movements fluid and practiced. It had done this quite often, after all. Which, was another reason Sans didn’t move to stop the little dog. He knew the endeavor to be futile. Although he did find it rather funny as well– quietly chuckling to himself as he watched the scene unfold.                Just after the dog had come into the room, a rather tall skeleton in casual clothing came from the kitchen– an exasperated look on his face. Gaze going from the dog, to Sans, to the woman attempting to capture the fluffy animal.                “SANS! YOU LAZYBONES HELP HER!” To this, Sans just shrugged. Becoming increasingly annoyed with his brother, Papyrus came over to try and aid in the capture of the canid. Only for the tiny dog to leap upwards– hitting Papyrus straight in the skull with his own bone attack. Causing him to stagger for a second. “WHY YOU–!!” Despite the clunk to his noggin, he was able to grab onto the bone when it hit him– the yapping thief running deeper into the house thereafter. “HA! YOU CAN’T BEST ME YOU LITTLE PEST!” 

              “Heh, looks like he gave ya quite the ruff time.” The younger brothers victory over the canine was interrupted with a groan of annoyance, as Sans as met with an annoyed glare that truly didn’t have any weight to it. “What? Ya know m’bone tired from all this. S’not like I coulda caught him.” The glare intensified, but still didn’t hold any true hate in it. After a couple seconds, the taller skeleton just rolled his eyelights– before smiling warmly at the woman.                “MY APOLOGIES FOR MY BROTHER. IT’S GREAT TO MEET YOU! MY NAME IS PAPYRUS!” As he spoke to her, the bone in his hand fizzled out and dissolved into an orange light. One that quickly dissipated like dying embers of a fire. “FRISK THE HUMAN HAS TAUGHT US A LOT ABOUT OTHER HUMANS, BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT WE DON’T KNOW– NONETHELESS, I HOPE WE CAN GET ALONG!” 

―wow- thats a tall skele- wait ! nows not the time to be focusing on that ! theres a meddling pup that needs to be caught && hopefully does not have a limb of said tall skeleton ! ! quickly the mother’s attention is back trying to help, only to miss again- nearly tumbling forward, only to catch herself && see the tiny dog launch itself upwards to hit the tall skeleton in the noggin with said stolen bone. this was just absolute chaos . . but it was nice in a strange way.

watching the bone being swiped away (  once again still hoping it wasn’t said skeleton’s limb  ) && white dog scramble away yipping deeper into the skeletons abode, fleeing the scene as the tall skeleton spoke boisterously over his victory.

inko would relax, but only for a moment before hearing sans speak . . immediately she had a hand covering the lower half of her face, trying to hold in a few giggles, only for them to escape at the combination of the pun && groan from the taller of the two, only another to be made. a clean pure sound it was. oh she had to make one too. said thought was quickly temporarily forgotten as the tall skeleton- no papyrus introduced himself, she’d uncover her mouth && smile, but of course how could she not watch as the bone (  which thankfully isn’t one of his limbs ? ? she thinks ? ?  ) fizzle out quite beautifully with that mixture of raw red light of a golden flame. eyes filled with curiosity && wonder at that before back at the tall skeleton.

frisk . . ? oh- right, frisk is the one who set the monsters free ! now she is curious as to what && how much they were taught. her face wreathed in smiles as she bowed a bit before speaking, ❝ it’s nice to meet you papyrus ! . . i’m paw-sitive we’ll get along. ❞ 

@iinko started following you

“Hey, it’s Auntie! Hi, Auntie~!” As usual, Jack had forgone all sense of boundaries upon swooping in for a warm hug. Once he remembered, though, he immediately let go with a lighthearted chuckle.

“Oh– woops, my bad! You probably don’t even know who I am, huh? I’m Jack, one of Hisashi’s nephews!”

―It was startling to say the least when she was suddenly swooped up && tied into a hug- especially by a stranger calling her auntie, or at least that is what she thought until she was freed from his grip. in any other situation, she’d bolt . . or slug em’ in the jugular . . but something about him made her stay as he spoke. after all . . his features reminded her of-

the second the name ‘hisashi’ was said, there was disgust && anger, but it was gone just as fast as it was there . . now that’s why his features were memorable. he was hisashi’s nephew, not that she ever thought she would meet them at all, && not that he ever mentioned them or having any anyways.

            Despite how the woman thought her own joke was sub par, the skeleton monster found himself lightly chuckling because of it. He always found it fun when others joked with him. It brought a lighter tone to the conversation, and made the encounter something humerus instead of mundane. Put a smile on someones face at the very least              “Heh, rather ex-static ta help, ain’tcha?” Putting the wire cutters in his hoodie pocket, the skeleton stood once again. “S’nice ta meet cha to, Ms.Midoriya. N’ya don’t gotta worry bout touching something yer not suppose to– a lot of our stuff has been through the ringer– or found at the dump.” Oh. Wait. That sounded weird– that very thought played out on his features, before he chuckled again with a small shake of his head. “Back under the mountain, stuff from above would fall inta the dump. Pretty much everyone got stuff from there, since it was a long time we were down there. Think of em as ‘hand me downs’. So it ain’t a big deal if something gets banged up er anything. N’as far as my equipment goes– most of dat is already inside– m’just struggling wit da wires n’connections.” 

            A lot of their new stuff was already in the house, since they had moved that first. Although even then– they didn’t have an emotional attachment to any of it. The two brothers weren’t very materialistic, and certainly wouldn’t get in a huff over accidents or slippery hands. Papyrus was far to nice for any of that, and Sans was a laid back person all around.              “Should probably go ahead and get the rest of da stuff inside though, n’I can fool with cords later–” It had been about then, that there was yelling coming from the kitchen. Not anything particularly mad, but more so annoyed sounding. To which, Sans chuckled at. “Well, looks like I was wrong bout him being stuck. Looks like the pup followed us.” Almost as if on cue– a little white dog ran out from where the kitchen was with a rather large bone in its mouth. Far larger than what would be on a normal skeleton.                 “SANS! STOP HIM!” Sans made no such move to stop the dog. 

❝ one man's trash is another man's treasure . . ❞

―inko would hum thoughtfully, she found it nice that they (  including other monsters  ) found use && repurposed things humans half haphazardly threw away. it was nice thinking of it as hand me downs though . . the mother would just hope nothing dangerous had fallen in the dump && hurt any of the monsters there. focusing her attention back at the skeleton monster, she’d just smile, lips pooling into a curve . . even if it wasn’t a big deal if something gets bumped or banged up, she was going to remain careful && diligent.

just as inko was going to nod- to agree that they, or at least she should get the rest of the stuff in the moving truck, the sudden loud seemingly annoyed yelling made her jump. that must be sans brother, papyrus, right ? before she could even ask if it was or question him, the blur of lily-white fur even further threw the woman off. not even fully computing or processing whats happening just hearing was she presumed was papyrus yelling for his brother to stop the meddling canine . . only for him to remain in the same position . .

w . . was that a bone ! ? 

                    He had indeed not heard the woman’s initial words– but the snort was a good giveaway that whoever had heard his little joke– wasn’t Pap. After all, his reactions were either screaming, or irritated yelling because he was grinning.                  Now, that would have been extremely unnerving– if they weren’t expecting someone. Seeing as they were, amusement grew on the skeleton’s expression. Well, guess it was time to greet them, wasn’t it? No harm in having a bit of fun, was there? Hopefully it wouldn’t scare them to bad. Briefly– he went back into his makeshift lab– and grabbed a box he’d already carried inside. Within the next second, his body had plummeted into the void– reappearing but a few feet behind the woman

              “Well well, call me shocked someone likes ma jokes for once. Dunno watt my brother is gunna think. ” Adjusting the box in his hold, he walked around the woman. One of his sockets winking at her in greeting. A replacement for a handshake or wave. “M’guessing ye are the human dats come ta lend us a hand? Ma brother n’I really appreciate it, Miss. Name’s San’s, but cha probably already knew dat from the paperwork.” Spinning on his heel, he headed into the home.                 “Ma bro is somewhere in here– mighta gotten stuck since he wasn’t the one ta greet cha first. He’s real excited ta meet ya– cool guy– loves humans.” After a few feet, he set the box down on the ground in order to fish around in it. Slight surprised flashed on his features, as he pulled out a pair of wire-cutters. “Huh. So das where I left em.” 

―a startled squeak would come from the woman when the voice she had herd was now behind her ! quickly she’d whip herself around to face said voice as it spoke, only to be hit with more electrifying jokes. inko tried to hold it in, she really did- but ultimately failed, the laughter breaking free from her rib cage && tumbling out of her lips like a bird song. how could she not burst at those ? 

❝ you nearly scared me out of my skin- ! ❞ she’d say, covering her mouth a bit to keep any more giggles from flying from her, ❝ that i am, my name is inko midoriya- it’s nice to meet you sans ! ❞ a small bowing would be given as she grinned before she straightening herself back up && watching as the skeleton headed inside his home, following in a bit, only taking a step or two in really, listening to him speak of his brother.

❝ i would be lying if i didn’t say i wasn’t feeling amped to meet him with your description. ❞

Settling || w/ @iinko​

              In a way, monsters emerging from the Underground was akin to them arriving in another country. The world had changed so much since they were initially sealed, and things were almost unrecognizable. Both culturally, and physically. It was because of this, that monsters were adjusting. Learning– and there were some people that wished to help with that endeavor. Something that until a few months ago, when they were still sealed beneath stone– seemed an impossible prospect.                Some monsters had been slower to move out of the Underground. There were a variety of reasons, but the ones the skeleton brothers had was simply nostalgia. That, and it was a pain to move all of the elder skeletons equipment out of the backroom. Not to mention, they had generally been busy trying to help everyone else out of their homes. Well, mostly Papyrus was helping. Sans on the other hand had been tasked with helping reroute the CORE’s energy to the nearest city. After all, no need to let a super powerful thermo energy plant go to waste.                Once all of that was said and done, the two brothers found themselves standing in their new home– a moving truck in the driveway piled high with their belongings, and things they’d gone and bought for their new place. Mainly Papyrus back and forth between it, carrying boxes. There was suppose to be someone coming to help, but might as well get a head start– right?

              “Lets see…” Currently, Sans was busying himself hooking up a lot of the wires that went to his equipment. A lot of the wires were scattered, messy like how he typically worked. There were also a few new machines, since he’d agreed to do a bit of research while up here. A kind of day job to keep him busy, now that he no longer needed to be a sentry. Realizing he needed a pair of wire cutters since some of the cables had frayed a bit– he groggily got up to go in search of them. “’Wire’ were those things–? Coulda sworn I’d unpacked em already.” 

(  sans && papyrus . . hmm . .  )

―she’s herd that name somewhere, or at least felt like she’s read it before glancing over at the script reading the address to the new home of the two. maybe she’ll think about that later. shifting eyes hues of a forest at sunset back to what she would assume is the place, not before triple checking the paper && seeing the moving truck in the driveway gave a bit of assurance she was at the right place. folding the paper up, inko would stuff it into her peach cardigan pocket before making her way over. a smile tugging at the corner of her lips, lighting up her face. 

taking a few steps towards where the moving truck && towards the front of the house. balling her hand into a fist, she’d gently knock next to the door before speaking, as she didn’t see anyone immediately . . maybe they’d just hear her ? speaking she’d keep her voice soft, honeyed && gentle.

❝ hello, my name is inko midoriya. is this the household belonging to sans && papyrus ? ❞

she’d wait patiently outside the door, in hopes she was herd, as it would be rude to go in without being invited. as the mother waited, she’d take in the area, admiring that sans && papyrus found a eden home. inko hoped they didn’t end up disliking her in some way despite allowing her to help . . maybe they didn’t hear her . . ? though she was quickly pulled from her thoughts, she herd a tired voice- && a snort would come from her before she could even think. quickly she slapped a hand over the lower half over face in embarrassment. was that just a pun she herd . . ?

❝ why thank you kind stranger . . ! ❞

❝ oh, t-thank yo- . . ! ❞

―she wasn’t even able to finish her sentence before being pulled into his chest in a tight hug then suddenly lifted up with practiced ease, making her sputter some. a small laugh would bubble out of her throat, holding a harmony of a blued joy, lips pooling into a smile as she was gently spun && twirled around before being set back down.  

she’d watch her son bounced on his toes as her soft tender laugh settled down in the back of her throat; ataraxia.a cake frosted with a thick buttercream with Harlequin green colored frosting text reading happy birthday mom, && a bundle of carnations of the red && pink variety being gifted was already quite the surprise. as she wasn’t expecting any gifts of sorts. the last gift inko would examine carefully, as it being handmade by her son. a keychain resembling a star . . but what’s this ? it’s her ! she’s sitting on the star !blatant unadulterated joy spread across her features in response before she threw herself at the boy, pulling him into a strong motherly hug. (  she was definitely going to attach this to either her keys or her purse . .  )

❛ You … really don’t know shit. like pop culture shit, huh? ❜ At that point he’s musing aloud, kicking back and relaxing as if he didn’t traumatize the poor lady. If it were up to Guz or if he were in her situation, he’d give that sicko a slap so FUCKING hard, their ancestors could feel it. ❛ I mean that’s a kinda fuckin’ nasty thing t’say t’someone. Only solution: find their house and TRASH IT. ❜ Mischief lights up his eyes and something NASTY creases his mouth. ❛ I’d be willing t’do it. Me ‘n mah boys. ❜

❝ i’ve been so busy trying to care for my family that i never bothered. ❞

―she was disgusted, how could she not after being called that && learning what it meant. perhaps ignorance was bliss in this sort of situation, maybe she should of slapped the sicko, but she didn’t have the chance, && she didn’t know at the time that what that word meant.

trashing the house was a bit much, but it did remind the mother of her past, younger && goofing off with her old friend (  the light in his eyes certainly reminded inko of her  ), or to be more precise, trying to control && stop her friend from digging her own grave. quiet for a moment, a sightly worried, albeit a bit stressed expression on her face as she thought of a bit. ❝ you remind me of a friend with just those words, but trashing it would be a bit much, too much work to look for someone for that. it isn’t worth wasting time over them, they probably want the attention, which is why they decided to cause a scene in the first place . . though if i were younger, i’d probably let you. ❞ a small quiet laugh would bubble from her throat as she held her hands close to her chest, 

“I’m fine.” Normally they’d have more than a slightly brusque tone in store for any “concerned passerby” that talked to them, but something about this woman’s presence made them hold back much of the usual acidity in their reply. They took a quick swig from their flask, then glanced up to note that she still hadn’t gone.

“Just thinking, is all.”

―she truly wanted to help, && seeing this man take a swig didn’t really ease the concern in her eye, though she was a teeny bit surprised she wasn’t lashed out at, considering most would call her nosy for just asking if one was alright. the mother remained gentle, && to most, not just him, it would cause them to hold themselves back. perhaps it how genuine she acted despite barely saying anything, her expression, her tone, maybe it was her appearance. 

she wasn’t going to pry, even if she could sense something was a bit off, she just hoped whatever may be bothering him will be resolved soon. the mother would just, smile. smile a very kind && caring smile at this stranger. too nice && kind for her own good really, anyone could easily take advantage of that.

❝ if you say you are, then alright. ❞

He knew that his mom had been alone ever since his dad… well, ever since the man who made up half of his genetic material left. He wanted her to be happy. She deserved it.

“Did you have a good time?”

❝ i did . . ! ❞