#scattertale

Who's the most dominant Grillby? And why?

-Bird Anon

Ah, good question! That would probably be Ash (Scattertale Grillby).

He can be rather… intense about intimacy due to his possessiveness. A lot of the Grillbys lean towards or are tops, but aren’t what I would consider dominant.

Aaaa one of my scattertale boys!! I really need to finish redoing that au at some point lol

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You don’t know what happened. Once minute you’re walking through Mount Ebott national park and the next you’re- in the same place? Kind of? But you can’t see the city at all!

It probably wasn’t the best idea enter that cave you found, but you only took two steps! A strange feeling in your chest told you to turn around and leave right away. You must be on the same overlook you’d just stepped away from. But you clearly aren’t.

The city in the distance is nowhere to be seen. It’s just trees and a few much smaller building that you can’t quite make out. Maybe hiking this particular mountain was a bad idea. The air is thin or something, you should go.

You start making your way down the same path you’d followed up, but you can’t shake that odd feeling. The worn path looks somehow more worn than you remember, with more branching trails. It must be the same though. You try looking for landmarks.

There’s no way to know how much time has passed (when did your phone die?) and you can’t seem to find anything familiar. You know that Ebott is notorious for- no, you can’t think like that. You are not going to die out here.

Turning to try that last path again, you immediately bump into something metal. Some…one?

You’re face-to-chest with a tarnished plate of armor. Whoever is wearing it is tall, at least 7 feet. The helmet might add a few inches though, so you can’t be sure.

“OH, EXCUSE ME!!”

Geez he’s loud. His voice seems to be amplified through the chambers in the armor somehow.

“I DIDN’T MEAN TO BUMP INTO YOU! OR, NOT LITERALLY ANYWAY! BUT FIGURATIVELY I DID WANT TO SAY HELLO!!!” he booms excitedly, “VERY FEW PEOPLE COME UP HERE NOWADAYS! IT’S SO WONDERFUL TO SEE A FELLOW CLIMBING ENTHUSIAST!”

Climbing enthusiast? Wait, that’s not what you should be confused by. This man is in full plate armor on a mountain in the middle of summer. What the fuck.

“I’m not-? Look dude I don’t know what you’re doing all the way up here, but I- I think I’m lost. Can you help me down?”

“GASP!!” Yes, he just said the word gasp. “I WOULD BE HONORED TO ASSIST SOMEONE IN NEED!! AND IT WILL BE EASY FOR ME, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, THE LAST GREAT KNIGHT!!”

Ooookay? This guy must be out with his renaissance fair buddies or something. As long as he can help you, you don’t mind playing along.

“Lead the way, uh, great knight??” you say. The guy is silent for a moment, making you wonder if you said something wrong, but then he literally squeals.

“YES!! THAT’S ME!!!! LET’S GO!!” he exclaims, grabbing your hand and all but dragging you along the path.

Papyrus continues to chatter on about knights, magic, and monsters as he guides you down the mountain. He never lets go of your hand, which you appreciate considering how insane some of the trails you take are. Your literal knight in (not-so) shining armor is completely confident on crumbly cliff paths, but you definitely aren’t. You’re even happier to have him around when it starts to get dark.

Soon, he pauses in a clearing at the bottom of a cliff face. You can just barely make out the remnants of a campfire near the steep stone wall. The forest is hauntingly dark behind you.

“I’M AFRAID WE’LL NEED TO STOP HERE FOR THE NIGHT,” he says plainly, “IT’S TOO DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE IN THE DARK.”

“What? I need to get home! I have work in the morning-” you feel yourself begin to panic and your hiking partner notices. For the first time since meeting him, he lowers his voice, kneeling down to your level.

“I Understand That You’re Afraid, But I Promise It Is Safer To Wait. I Can’t Keep You Out Of Harm In The Dark.” His voice is gentle, despite his face still being hidden. You feel that he’s telling the truth, but you don’t really have a choice either way.

“Okay, yeah. Just- you promise?”

“I Promise!” he says, clearly relieved, “Now, Let Me Start Up The Fire And We Can Rest!”

It takes him no time at all to get a small fire going. He tends to it with clearly practiced ease until it’s big enough to light the area. Now that you can see, it’s obvious that he comes here often. Trinkets and books are tucked neatly into the natural shelves of the cliff face.

Papyrus plunks down on the ground and begins searching around in his bag for something. You follow his lead and sit by the fire.

“Are You Hungry?” he asks.

“Hungry?”

“Yes, You’re Under My Protection And That Includes Sustenance. What Do You Want To Eat? I Have Um. Dried Fruit, Dried Meat.. Mostly Dried Things. Oh! I Still Have Bread Dough! Let’s Do That!” he decides.

What happens next takes you by complete surprise. Papyrus removes his helmet, sets it in the fire, and places the dough inside. Questionable cooking practices aside for the moment, this man is a godsdamned skeleton.

You spent the afternoon holding hands with a man made of bones!!

Papyrus notices your staring right away and a dusty pink color rises to his cheekbones.

“Oh, Um! Sorry! Maybe I Should Have Said-?” It seems he’s lost all his earlier confidence now that his helmet is gone. “I Know I Don’t Look Very Heroic Without My Armor…” he trails off. He’s looking at his flame-engulfed helmet like he might try to put it back on.

You feel kinda bad? It has been a hell of a day and this guy is the only reason you’re not still on top of the mountain. Where you would have been alone. In the dark.

Skeleton or not, you think he’s a nice guy? So-

“Don’t talk like that, you look fine. The armor doesn’t make the knight.”

Also ima try to send some prompts I find that might either funny or interesting

The scattertale au is under renovations at the moment, but those two wouldn’t actually know each other yet!

Just for clarification, Ash is Scattertale Grillby, Cinder is Horrorswapfell Grillby, and “TBD” means “To be determined” because I actually don’t have any headcanons for Birdswap Grillby yet lol. I don’t have a clear mental picture of him or his personality. Anyway:

Ash- Ash is very direct and unemotional. He lives in a harsh environment with harsh people and it shows. His muted grey flames are a rarity among fire elementals, and they stem from his general lack of expression. Among friends, he’s able to open up somewhat, but until then he comes off as coarse and uninvested.

Sexuality wise, Ash is bi-demisexual and bi-demiromantic. It takes a lot to get him to feel anything, but once the emotion is there, it’s there to stay.

Cinder- Cinder is a lot like his non-horror counterpart, minus the general chaos. While he’s still crafty, Cinder has much more respect for the rules he sets in place. Singe (regular SF Grillby) has a tendency to put forth unreasonable rules and challenges, which are impossible at first glance. If someone happens to win at one of his games, Singe is very likely to punish anyway. Cinder will actually let them win. He’s finally learned some empathy from what happened underground, so if someone solves his puzzles, he considers it earned.

As far as his sexuality, he’s technically pansexual but he’s so into guys. Like Singe, he’s has a lasting affection for his world’s version of Sans that he never really gets over. That won’t stop him from pursuing other relationships though.

Yeah, all of them is maybe a bit much while I get back into writing lol

Underfell Papyrus- Edge talks to his cat like its a person. He will hold full conversations with Doomfanger, from talking about his day to ranting about any minor inconvenience. It’s often how he sorts out problems. (The cat, being a cat, just sits there and purrs at him)

Birdswap Papyrus- Rufous could probably forget his own name, but he’ll remember random tiny details about people. He’ll remember someone’s favorite candy or a band they mentioned liking 1 time. These could have been said months ago and never talked about again, but he’ll still make them a playlist or buy snacks out of the blue.

Scattertale Papyrus- Knight will study his friends’ favorite things, from video games to academic subjects, so he can talk to them about it more. Seeing his favorite people talking passionately about the things they care about is something he absolutely loves.

Horrortale Papyrus- He accidentally made friends with a gaggle of old ladies. He was out shopping with his wheelchair and one one of them (also in a wheelchair) struck up a conversation. She invited him to their knitting/crafting circle and now he just goes and talks to them about their families. They also fawn over how good he is at embroidery.

-The first time Edge watched The Nightmare Before Christmas he immediately fell for Jack

-This is going to be Chip’s first halloween! He’s planning on going to a haunted house with the Swap brothers (Chip is Not going to like the haunted house)

-Bones already bought (and ate) 4 of those big buckets of reeses candy

-Spook is determined to have a good Halloween this year and has invited the other Horror papyruses to watch movies and eat candy with him. Crook and Solar agreed already, but Scythe is still pretending to hate everyone.

-Red and Crow bought a giant bucket of fake blood. They have yet to use it. Everyone is worried.

-Kestrel and Papyrus are planning the most efficient route to get as much candy as possible. They manage to get Obelus of all people in on the discussion.

-Dagger is tormenting everyone with a fake skeleton he bought and is now hiding around the house. And the lab. Nox is about ready to just throw the stupid thing into the CORE. And he’ll toss that plastic skeleton in the trash too.

-Knight recently found out that his (and his brothers’) markings glow not only in the dark, but also under a blacklight. He’s trying to figure out how to make this work for a costume.

-Rus is mainly just excited to buy discount candy, but he managed to convince Mal to actually dress up when they take Skate (SF!Chara) trick or treating.

-The Grillbys and other shopkeep monsters are planning a huge halloween event for humans and monsters alike. They have yet to share details about the event, but rumors are floating around that it’s going to have games, food, and classic halloween attractions that’ll be monster-friendly! It’s been an issue in the past, so a lot of monsters are excited.

Wingdings

-workaholic (considered himself responsible for the fate of the Underground. Asgore repeatedly pressured him and his team into completing projects faster. He picked up any work that his team couldn’t manage so they could rest)

Webster

-Constantly being a mediator, to the point that he bottles anger until he snaps (Afraid that he might have the capacity to be like his more LV heavy counterparts)

Grawlix

-Horrible temper (Never learned to process and show emotion properly. Gets angry at himself when what he’s trying to say doesn’t come out right)

Dagger

-Aloof, only cares about himself (scared to get attached to anything in case he loses it all again)

Asterisk

-Always sits near windows, if possible (Developed claustrophobia in the Void, due to being unable to see stars or planets in the distance. Needs to be able to see his surroundings)

Rook

-Compulsively steals food, particularly baked goods (There was no food in the Void. Home-baked food was something he thought he’d never have again.)

Tyto

-Know-it-all, acts superior to the other Gasters and others in general (Desperately trying to convince everyone that he’s important so they don’t forget him again)

Coda

-Bad at using magic (His magic is wonky from the Void and he couldn’t dance at all in that form. It feels unnatural to him now)

Mech

-Overabundance of magic (Long periods of time spent in the Wasteland trained his already-strong soul to overproduce magic, resulting in more than he can handle now that he’s in a magic-rich environment)

Dingbat, Obelus, Equinox, and Wraith