#crossuniversal fontcest

Well, it should be said that it had to have been Rus [Swapfell Papyrus] who got them to hook up in the first place. Crim’s been his best bud the longest, which was followed quite closely by Orange. This, of course, means that they hang out quite frequently and have at the very least learned to put up with each other. And so the shippening starts.

-Crim is a sweaty unsure mess of a monster. He’s never done the whole relationship thing. Orange has had maybe one relationship in his life, [and it ended on good terms they still friends] but he definitely doesn’t know what frick he’s doing either.

-Their first date was a disaster, Crim came barging into the Swap’s house and demanded Orange go out with him. He got a lot of laughter for that, mostly cuz he stumbled over his words to the point where Orange had no idea what he said. They ended up going to Muffet’s and Orange would giggle every time he looked at Crim and erupted into full-blown laughter if they made eye contact.

-Awkward dates. Crim is bad at feelings and talking about them. Orange is just bad at talking in general. Thankfully they both have a horrible sense of humor so they can at least joke with each other.

-As far as movie dates go, Orange likes cheesy over the top stuff, while Red likes some action-y horror movies. Compromise? They see crappy old horror movies or some cheesy romance that has action scenes. They both make fun of the movie afterward. And kiss scenes in movies, Orange will, in fact, try to fluster the hell out of Crim [and it sometimes works].

The phone in Sans’ pocket began to ring, and briefly glancing at the screen, he hurriedly answered it, already beginning to feel excitement run through him.

“‘sup al?”

“Sans, th-the machine is r-ready for the testing pha-se.” she stammered, and Sans got to his feet excitement running through him. “W-Would you lik-e to come d-down to test it?”

“yeah, i’ll be there in a sec.” he responded, a small smile on his face. He looked around for a moment before calling Black. Unsurprisingly, it went to voicemail.

“hey, babe, alphys just called and said that the LV-reduc machine is in the testing phase. feel free to swing by the lab, i’ll be there.” Sans ended the call, re-pocketing the phone, and stepped forward into a shortcut, taking him to the Lab.

Thankfully, it wasn’t especially busy at this time, being late in the afternoon, so Sans just strolled into the room where their’ latest project was kept. As Sans entered he spied Alphys by the control panel of the large ray-gun that made up the LV reduction machine. Currently, it was aimed at an empty chair, though Sans was hoping that his bonefriend (heh) would swing by to test it.

“hey al,” Sans called out, noticing the scientist’s slight flinch at his voice, “so, what needs to be done before the edgelord gets here?”

“S-So far just a few last ch-checks of the panels, m-making sure they don’t l-loosen. And then j-just gotta calibr-rate everything.” she replied, returning to her tapping away at the panel.

Sans nodded, getting to work checking the panels closer to the focusing coil. As he worked on tightening a few loose bolts, he heard the door open, and the familiar sound of Black walking around, heavy combat boots and all. He turned to see Black looking up at the machine with a look of contemplation and slight judgement. With a wave, he got Black’s attention, and his scowl softened, if only marginally.

“black’s here, al. what’s the status on the test run?” Sans called out.

“U-Um… we sh-should be good to go in a f-few minutes.” alphys responded “wh-what’s the status on y-your end?”

“just got a few more to double check, but then we should be good.” Sans called back, turning to look towards Black. “feel free to sit in the chair at the end of this thing, we’ll let you know when we’re starting.”

“FAIR ENOUGH, JUST DON’T TAKE TOO LONG.” Black grumbled, marching over to the chair and taking a seat. Sans chuckled at the overly dramatic way he sat down, rolling his eyes as he got back to work, missing the amused look Black eyed him with.

For awhile, there was only the clicking of Alphys’ claws on a keyboard and the barely-there squeak of Sans tightening bolts on the inner panels. Occasionally Sans would sneak glances at Black, seeing how he, somewhat impatiently, would glance around the room or at Sans, continuously bouncing his leg.

Time passed and Sans stepped off of the machine, standing front of Black to wipe sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

“I TAKE IT YOU HAVE FINISHED?” Black questioned, as Sans turned to face him.

“in theory at least.” he shrugged, then turned back to call to Alphys, only to hear the subtle sounds of something starting up.

Sans paused for a moment, stepping back towards the machine in confusion. Alphys never said she was ready, let alone check in to make sure he was done… why was it starting?

“hey, al?” Sans called out, only to hear the sound of the machine gathering power. His eyelights vanished as he took several steps backwards towards Black, only for the machine to fire and everything to go white.

When Black came to, he felt… off. Not in a bad way. It was as if everything was just lighter, like all of his burdens were lifted, though at the same time he felt more frail. It was as if he could be dusted in a single hit.

That’s when he opened his eyes, looking around him only to see... himself? Black crawled over to his own body, beginning to notice in his peripheral that yes, he wasn’t wearing the clothes he had on earlier. In fact, he was beginning to notice that he seemed to be much shorter and was wearing the same coat as Sans had been. Seemed that there had been a major screw-up.

As he neared his own unmoving body, he picked up on the tense and distressed magic waves coming off of what had to be Sans in his body. He gently placed a hand on what should’ve been his body, and felt a flinch under his hand.

“Sans can you hear me?” he asked, in a voice that was much quieter than what he was used to. There was no response, except for the quiet rattling of bones.

That-- was not good.

“I-is everything al-alright?” Black jerked his head back towards the sound of Alphys’ voice accompanying the clicking of her claws on tile. Black didn’t know what to do, he didn’t want Alphys to see any of what happened. At least not yet, not while Sans wasn’t responding to him, let alone in any state to do anything.

He held onto Sans’ arm, closing his eyes tightly, and felt a rush of air pass over him. Then he opened his eyes to see where once had been the lab was now a familiar mess of a room.

It had to have been Sans’, he would never let his own space get into such disarray. He glanced over to the still shaking pile of bones that was his body, and stood, running over to the bed to grab a blanket to drape over his terrified boyfriend’s shoulders. He gently helped him into a sitting position and leaned him against the bed. In a way, he was thankful that Papyrus wasn’t here right now to witness this mess they got themselves into, but at the same time, he didn’t have much experience with these attacks.

“sans? are you alright?” he asked, at a loss for how to proceed.

Sans seemed to answer for him, taking hold of his now smaller hand and squeezing. Black watched him take a few deep breaths, calming himself.

“H-How Do You Deal With This?” he finally questioned, shakily getting the words out.

Black paused for a second, only a moment before he understood what he meant. Black did, after all, feel much lighter and calmer after this happened, let alone what Sans must be feeling now that he’s-- well, Black.

“it’s... less dealing with it really…” he explained, using his thumb to gently pet the back of his shaky bonefriend’s hand. “you sort of-- get used to having it. back underground… that’s what kept me and crim alive. there wasn’t much else we could trust, just each other and the safety we got in having more LV than the people around us.”

“It F-Feels Fuckin’ Awful,” Sans replied, a shaky smile on what was Black’s face. Black quietly chuckled at his declaration, a bit of humor in an attempt to lighten the mood.

“yeah, the guilt comes with it.” Black replied, a small grin on what should’ve been Sans’ face before it fell. “though you were taking it pretty badly back at the lab…”

“It Was Just… So Much At Once. I Thought I Saw Flashes Of Faces As I Registered The Change, And It Was Terrifying.”

“i’m... i’m so sorry you had to go through that.” Black practically whispered, stroking the hand he was holding with such care and guilt registering his face. “i-i’d never wish my LV on anyone, not even my worst enemy... it-it can drive you mad after awhile.”

Black quieted for awhile, simply stroking Sans’ hand. Then he let go, getting closer to Sans, who watched him with a questioning look, but then hesitated to close the distance.

“i-is it alright if we, uh” Black started to say, but an embarrassed blush sprung up on his face, not letting him finish the sentence.

Sans chuckled, the sound foreign coming from Black’s body, as he understood just what he wanted. He opened his arms and looked to Black with a smug smile.

“Get Over Here, Edgelord. Always Open For Cuddling.”

Black rolled his eyes as he crawled forward, sitting in what should’ve been his own lap. Long arms encircled him, and he rested what should’ve been Sans’ head on the chest near him, listening to the much calmer soul beat of his wonderful boyfriend.

“i think, in a way, i understand you a little better from this.” Black spoke, a questioning noise coming from Sans. “when i awoke, i felt free from my LV, yes, but at the same time there was a different crushing feeling. it was as if despite the freeing from LV, i had so many other things to worry about, and felt so… frail? like a strong gust of wind with enough intent could dust me...”

“Heh, Yeah… Without Much HP, You Feel Pretty Hopeless.” Sans spoke, beginning to run a hand over Black’s back. “Same As Your LV, You Get Used To It After Awhile… And I Guess It’s Not So Bad, Now At Least. ‘Ve Got You To Thank For That.”

Black looked up to see a genuine smile on his face, causing a smile to appear on his own face. They sat there for awhile, enjoying the silence and understanding of each other that they seemed to gain from this accident. Black then shifted a bit, getting more comfortable in his boyfriend’s hold.

“i also think i finally understand why you insist to do this everytime we watch a movie together. this is nice. you’ll have to do this again once we’re back to normal” Black spoke, earning a laugh from the body underneath him. “how long do you think this will last? i don’t think your brother would appreciate having me stay here forever.”

Sans shrugged, unable to answer the question when he himself didn’t understand how things went wrong.

“i also... may have teleported us out of the lab as soon as i heard your co-worker approaching.” Black continued, and Sans hummed as he processed the information.

“I Think We’ll Just Call Her Later. Maybe Tomorrow.” Sans replied, shifting so that he could rest more comfortably against the bed. “For Now, Let’s Just Sleep. ‘S Been A Long Day.”

-So as far as starting off a relationship, they’ve definitely been friends for awhile. Neither of them are big fans of just jumping into a relationship.

-First date? Probably Netflix and snacks. Y'know, lazy date for lazybones.

-However, the second date is at a Dave & Buster’s, which is like an adult Chuck E. Cheese. (I’m probably not making any sense, so read chapter 21 of SSLL)

-They pull really dumb pranks on their bros, but them together just means that it’s way more and more often. Blue and Papyrus hate it, but are happy for their bros.

-These two both do stuff at the Embassy, so when their breaks line up, they’ll go to Grillby’s or Muffet’s and hangout. They switch going to each place, and it’s sort of like a date when they do this.

-So I’ve said that Sans kind of hates Fell-verse monsters, I’m thinking it’s mostly cuz of how violent and unpredictable they can be. And minus the resets, there’s no guarantee that this “happy ending” will stay that way, so he’s protective and just wants the fells to stay away from everyone he cares about. But then he’ll also “poke the bear” so to speak. At least with Crim, he’s more likely to start something if only because he’s sans’ alternate and he sees that as “safe”.

-Enter Black. To sans, he looks like everything that’s wrong with the Fell-verse, a corrupt version of his brother. But then, they start talking (cuz Papyrus is nominated to be the head of monster-monster relations or something like that) and sans finds out that– He’s not bad? That he’s trying to be good? Sans doesn’t know what to think anymore.

-Black sees Sans as an uncorrupted version of his brother, as in what it would’ve been like if their situation was different, if they weren’t Fell. He’s not jealous or angry about this anymore, he definitely was before, he’s just kind of accepted that this is how life turned out for them.

Okay, back to fluff dating stuff

-It takes awhile for them to stop being awkward around each other (though that’s more sans’ fault than anything). And once they have a friendship going, then it’ll gain enough steam to be a relationship.

-I think Sans will always be a little awkward around Black, especially if they end up going for a date on the Fell-verse side. Black finds it hilarious most of the time, but if it gets to be too much for sans, then he’ll lay off and they’ll go elsewhere.

-Black only sometimes wants to spoil sans, mostly with gifts of food or stuff. He also tries to be more affectionate towards sans, if only so that he’ll be less nervous around “fell-monsters”. This works by the way.

-Since they both technically work for the Embassy, albeit different Embassies, they do run into each other quite a bit. A few people at work know they’re dating, (specifically Orange, Crim, and Rus) so they do get teased a bit, though it’s all in fun. They probably get lunch together sometimes, more often as a group sadly, but when they’re alone, it’s kind of chill.

-Black doesn’t really mind sans’ puns, and he might make a few himself if he thinks it works in the situation. Since this is rare, it always catches sans off-guard and he turns into a wheezing-from-laughing mess. Black always looks so smug when this happens.

-When sans becomes more chill with Fell monsters, Black will end up going to see sans perform some of his comedy stuff at MTT’s, though not all the time. One can only take so many puns/ugly laughing a month (yes, Black can and will ugly laugh if the joke is funny enough)

-sans prefers dates in, like a movie on the TV with snacks and cuddling, and sometimes (or most of the time) Black agrees to these dates, though he demands to be allowed to bring “good snacks”, which means he’s making something to bring. After the first few dates in, sans let’s him, and Black cooks/bakes very well.