A Smile Spread Across Nuisance's Face, His Cheeks Glistening A Powdery Green As His Eye Sockets Curved

A smile spread across Nuisance's face, his cheeks glistening a powdery green as his eye sockets curved with pleasure. He loved to see Memory's cheeks turn pink, at the same time as an air of satisfaction softened their features even more - something that seemed impossible at first sight.

He noted inwardly that he had to buy lemon cakes again, pressing his hand to his cheek to partially hide his smile.

"You're not taking anything,’ Memory asked gently."

"No, thanks."

He didn't need anything when he saw his lover beaming like him.

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J'ai Fais Un Dessin De RTSans. RevolutionTale Est Un AU Créé Par Alamort Blatherskite (elle Publie

J'ai fais un dessin de RTSans. RevolutionTale est un AU créé par Alamort Blatherskite (elle publie sous le nom de RevolutionTale, mais son vrai pseudo est Alamort Blatherskite) oĂč la guerre entre les monstres et les humains n'as pas Ă©tait dĂ©clarĂ©e. Mais les humains opprime les monstres. Ils decident alors de se rebeller. Ce que j'aime dans cet AU se sont l'histoire, les personnages (j'adore leur character design), et les dessins😊

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I made a drawing of RtSans. Revolutiontale is an AU created by Alamort Blatherskite (it publishes under the name of Revolutiontale, but her real nickname is Alamort Blatherskite) where the war between monsters and humans was not declared. But humans oppress monsters. They decide to rebel. What I like about this AU are the story, the characters (I love their character design), and the drawings😊

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8 months ago

HorrorDust One-Shot : I don't want to kill you (â âŠƒâ ïœĄâ â€ąÌâ â€żâ â€ąÌ€â ïœĄâ )⁠⊃

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4 years ago

Heya😊

Today is the eleventh day of the Nightmarecember, on the theme "Cards"

I made a card on Nightmare in corruption form, and in its previous form. I loved making this card😊

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Aujourd'hui c'est le onziĂšme jour du Nightmarecember, sur le thĂšme "Cartes"

J'ai fait une carte sur Nightmare en forme corruption, et sous sa forme d'avant. J'ai beaucoup aimĂ©e faire cette carte😊

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2 years ago

So that's the birthday present for @zu-is-here. Happy birthday again (àč‘â€ąÌ ω â€ąÌ€àč‘)

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"Please," Cross pleaded.

His lavender tears flowed in torrents, unable to resist the urge to come out of their hiding place. They crashed into a part of his lover's shoulder, which was shaking with pain. Or maybe it was only the tremors of the former guard who was unable to calm his growing anxiety.

For his part, Dream was covered with apple blossoms, appearing at the ends of his gloves and long dark sleeves, like a cruel light in infinite darkness or a vain hope in total despair, which would eventually fade and break, taking everything with it. His eye sockets were not spared from these parasites, his left eye being destroyed by the liquid of the negative feelings that covered it and his right eye being devoured by the budding buds.

None of this should have worried or frightened Killer. Yet, his feelings were all about fear. He had always not cared about Dream or Cross, being only adversaries or shipmates before they became traitors. But strangely, without even being able to explain it, he was afraid of what would happen next, which he guessed would be worse than the twins' curse.

" I can't help you. You should leave now. "

Lying did not displease the skeleton, who always preferred to hide his true intentions, reasons and emotions. If they let them through, what would happen to Nightmare? Surely they would do nothing to destroy him at the time, so they could save the broken dream. But once done, they could very well eliminate the negative, being one of Dream's basic goals since his transformation. He was the only one who had taken him under his wing, who had never betrayed him, and who had always stood by him. He couldn't abandon him after all that had happened.

" Please let us through. We need to see Nightmare, we won't do anything against you, I promise. I'll do anything you want if you save him. "

The tearful man suppressed a grimace. Cross begging for their help, to the point of offering to do anything to get him... even in his wildest dreams he would never have thought it possible. Strangely, and without even knowing why, he felt bad to see him like this; going from a powerful and proud opponent, to a mere skeleton shaking and crying like a poor terrified little child.

"Let them pass, Killer," a voice behind him intervened.

He saw the former guardian moving toward his brother, and though he longed to hold him back, he did not. He had already made his decision, and despite all of Killer's arguments, he would not change his mind. He looked away, bending to his will.

"You remember where the rooms are, I guess. Take him to one of them. I'll go see him when he wakes up. "

The monochrome thanked his former boss, before leaving quickly. The one-eyed skeleton sighed before turning back to Killer, crossing his arms, his hands clutching the purple cloth.

" I already told you to let them pass."

" I didn't want you to be in danger, we didn't know if they would kill you as soon as they saw you."

" This story has been going on for over 500 years. It has to end, no matter what. Especially since I'm the one who started it all. "

Killer tucked his knife into his jacket pocket, before inhaling painfully, his throat tight. He knew that his boss was right, everything had to end now, but he didn't want it to be the way he wanted it, not with his sacrifice. So he proposed an idea that a part of his mind strangely repulsed:

"What if we end it differently than your idea. If you don't sacrifice yourself, it could very well be Dream who does. I mean, he's suffering because of the flowers growing on him, it would just be a favour to finish him off. And as far as I know he always wanted to save you, even if it meant putting himself in danger. "

" I'm disappointed in you for thinking that it can and should end like this. "

Nightmare seemed offended by his former subordinate's words, and decided to leave the room, walking away from him.

"To me, it's just as shocking as your idea of sacrificing yourself like that," he whispered into the now empty room.

Dream began to emerge from sleep, moving his head slightly. He knew he was no longer at home, and he could tell by his brother's feelings that he was in his brother's mansion. He tried to sit up when he felt something in his hand. Even though he couldn't see, he knew it was Cross' hand, which must have fallen asleep from all the stress of the last few days.

He waited quietly for his lover to wake up, enjoying the calmness of the monochrome's feelings, which had long since stopped being so peaceful. He moved his ring with his thumb, making it gently strike his knuckles, before changing direction. Cross began to wake up in turn, rising from the bed with a soft yawn. When he noticed that the other was up, he asked hastily:

" Are you comfortable? Do you want some more pillows or to sit up maybe? Or something else?"

"No, I'm fine, don't worry about it."

"Are you feeling better? Are you feeling less pain?"

" It's better. It's less painful than before."

The pain was there, throbbing, like someone having fun burning his bones in places while staying on them for a long time to make it worse. He wasn't desperately wanting and trying to tear them out like before, but it wasn't going away either. He took advantage of this moment of respite, if it could be called that, and talked about everything and nothing with his lover.

The latter reluctantly decided to leave him alone and get something to eat when his stomach and that of his lover protested. As he began to close the door, he saw Nightmare arrive silently, quietly asking if his brother was still asleep, lest he wake him by barging into the room. The monochrome smiled at him before answering in the negative, leaving the door open again, and leaving more serenely. The elder brother hesitated for a few moments before taking a deep breath and taking the first step into the room.

"Hello, Dream," he began.

"Relax a little," his brother reassured him.

" I'm perfectly relaxed."

The positive man seemed to look at him before smiling broadly and adding:

" I bet you have your arms crossed. You cross them all the time when you're uncomfortable or have too many feelings that bother you, as if you wanted to protect yourself with your arms as armour. I'm surprised you never use your tentacles like that."

"That's not true."

When he said this in an indignant voice, he uncrossed his arms and let them fall down his body, letting a discreet noise of moving clothes be heard. This action made his brother laugh, as he had heard and guessed his posture without any difficulty. Nightmare, for his part, moved closer to the bed before sitting down on the edge, beginning to knead his hands nervously.

"Is that all of Killer left? The others are gone," his brother asked.

" They've decided that their home worlds are probably not as bad as the end of this story is likely to be. I understand them, it's better, it ends well in some way for them. "

"And for you?"

"... It's better for everyone."

It didn't matter how he felt, not when he had been so horrible and manipulative to them. He'd been lucky that none of them had tried to kill him, and that Killer had decided to stay. He'd felt the latter's feelings; fear at seeing his boss's partly cracked face, incomprehension at the other skeletons' choice, only to end in a more neutral, deeper feeling. He wasn't so stupid as to not know what that feeling was, let alone to know that it wasn't like when he controlled his soul like a pawn.

He was not in control of anything, and that terrified him. But was he in control of anything at all? Before his transformation, he was just a victim unable to protect himself, mistreated by the villagers and the fate that was bearing down on him. When he had eaten most of the apples on the tree, he had promised himself that he would never be a victim of that fate again. He would destroy anyone who dared to take him back to that state or who knew nothing of the pain he had felt and continued to feel.

His brother was the first to try to " recover " him. It was at this point that he was most angry with him. He didn't understand, he couldn't understand, and that made him mad as hell. He had wanted to break that hope, not his brother. But he hadn't noticed that it was the other feelings of positivity that he had destroyed without any consideration.

He didn't notice his unhappiness, or rather he didn't want to notice it. He just wanted to control everything so he would never be the victim again. But instead, he had let his brother eat the black apple, he had let him suffer to his breaking point without any consideration for him, and he had given up and decided to run away when he had changed. Just as he had tried to escape this situation 500 years ago with the ebony apples.

"Night, calm down!"

His brother tentatively grabbed his wrist, pulling his hands away from each other. He hadn't noticed that his breathing had become more and more laboured, nor that he had scratched his palms and the backs of his hands to blood. It took him a long time to regain a steady breath, his hands shaking helplessly. When he managed to calm down, he stammered:

" I'm sorry for everything. It's my fault you're in this state. I'm the one who ate the first apple, I'm the one who destroyed your feelings and convictions without any remorse. It's my fault that you felt the need to see what I was feeling so that you could understand and help me. I don't even know how to save you from what's happening to you. I really am the worst big brother."

" Don't blame yourself for this, it's not your fault. I'm the one who made the choice and did it. And we were just kids at the time, you can't blame yourself for trying to change things. Especially since I should have seen your discomfort too. The main thing is not all the bad things we did, but how we try to change things for the better."

" ...These flowers are connected to your positive and negative feelings," Nightmare reminded, trying to change the conversation. "Both of them are trying to regain control in some way, so in order to stop all that, you have to stop their war of dominance. My negative feelings can decrease your negative feelings or increase them depending on what you want or need, until you can process them normally. I will take care of the excess negative feelings, but we have to find a way to destroy the negative effects of the black apple."

" We'll do it, don't worry."

The ex guard went into the kitchen, trying to think of what would be good for his lover, hesitating between a hot meal, or a lighter one. Both had their advantages, but he couldn't put a simple decision on it.

"So, have you finally decided to come here? Or maybe he ordered you to leave because he was tired of seeing you around."

The razor-sharp words and Killer's dark smile effectively hit their target: Cross. The latter seemed to tense up, his jaw tensing and his knuckles digging into his palms.

"Why won't you leave me alone? I didn't do anything to you."

"You didn't do anything? You're starting to have the same memory as Ink. Or maybe you're so stupid that even she decided to leave."

" What are you after? Always provoking you will eventually get the backlash. And for what? Just to piss off the world, to reach the limit, and to see the anger in the eyes of those you piss off. The Killer I knew knew where to stop at least."

Killer's sadistic laughter echoed around the room, before calming down, leaving only a sneer stretching his lips.

" The Killer you knew? But you never knew him. You never knew me. And do you know why? Because all you've ever cared about is yourself. Only YOU, only YOUR emotions, only YOUR wishes are important to you. No one is ever interesting enough for you to care about. You're just selfish."

Tears appeared in the corners of Cross's eye sockets, unobtrusive, but glistening slightly in the light of the sunny day. The skeleton with the ringed soul drew closer before adding:

"Aww, the guard who considered himself powerful and able to solve all problems by himself is crying. Do you want a handkerchief maybe? Such a shame I don't have one, don't you think? You know what they call people like you? Self-centred. Just like Error, you're no better than him. But if I understand correctly you inherited it from your Gaster. We can't expect you to be different, after all, like father like son."

The monochrome slammed him hard against the wall, his forearm latching onto the other skeleton's windpipe, exerting a pressure that was oddly mild compared to his anger. His pupils were now just two red balls, and his cheeks were covered in the same dark tears as the tearful one. The latter was not the least bit frightened or impressed, his smile stretching even further.

"What are you waiting for ? You want to hit me, I can see it a mile away. Come on punch, you know it feels good, you've felt it before when slaughtering people from other universes. Eh. And then it's self-proclaimed guard. So pathetic.

"All you want to do is destroy the people closest to you, opposed Cross. You say I'm self-centred, but you're no better. All you care about is the pleasure you get from the pain you cause them. You just need to hurt them to feel like you don't care and that your actions mattered to someone for once. You just need to feel like you exist because of all the new words and actions you do, regardless of anyone else. You just need-"

"I just needed you. I just needed you to stay or tell me to my face why you decided to leave. I needed to understand what had gone so wrong."

Killer's scream echoed around the room, startling them both. He didn't want to give him that confession, he didn't want to show how weak he'd been for giving Cross his trust. He didn't want to show how hurt he had been by his abandonment. Yet his aching soul had decided otherwise, as if the other skeleton's words had cut him thin and deep, when he wasn't supposed to care about his opinion. Why hadn't he managed to make fun of it as usual?

" Killer," Cross tried.

His interlocutor pushed him with all his strength, making him almost lose his balance, having to step back to avoid falling. Taking advantage of his distance, he left quickly, not wanting to face him anymore. He was tired of his feelings taking over. He was tired of not being able to not care about everything around him like he used to. He was tired of not understanding the mess that was his feelings.

He went into his room, closing the door as quickly as possible as if he was afraid the other had followed him. He moved towards the door of his bathroom, only to stop when one of his two cats came towards him, already demanding to be petted. At his cat's silent command, he sat quietly cross-legged on the floor, letting it settle comfortably on his legs.

His soul was deformed, so much so that one could hardly differentiate white from red. He hadn't even noticed that his black tears had started to flow when he was in the kitchen, and had remained even now, though they created a much smaller wake. He tried to find the other cat with his eyes, and saw it on his bed, sleeping peacefully.

Soft sounds were heard against the door, and thinking it was Cross, he decided not to answer, not wanting to see him at all. He knew that Cross would try to talk to him about what he had said, wanting to understand and help him. But he was not yet ready to show that part of himself. Not with him. The door opened quietly, revealing Nightmare. He sat down next to the other cat, making it move in its sleep.

" I told him to go back to my brother and give him his food. "

He knew who he was talking about, suspecting that Cross had discussed it with him, probably for fear of having done something wrong that he already regretted. A spike of pain struck his soul, which aware of the pain he had done to the monochrome suddenly twisted more than it had before. He didn't want to hurt him or make him regret his decision. After all, he had seen him with Dream before his corruption. He'd seen him happy and even though it had hurt him to not be the source of his happiness, he'd been glad to see him like this.

Nightmare sighed before moving closer to him and crouching down in front of him. He wiped away his former subordinate's tears with his sleeve, staining it black, before gently declaring:

"You don't need to feel so much guilt. If you really regret what you tell to him, you just have to talk to him, but you also have to stop repressing your emotions. Your soul will always hurt you because of it. Talk to him and talk to Dream, things that stay on your heart are not good things. "

Then he left, leaving him to think about it quietly. He went to his brother's room, before entering it and asking to speak to the monochrome, who reluctantly accepted, following him into the living room, which was one of the closest rooms.

Killer walked out of his room, before heading to the room where the positive was. He entered the room, surprised at the absence of the monochrome, before slumping down on the seat the latter had set up. He began to play with his knife, occupying his hands and trying not to feel all the feelings that were flooding into him, trying to annihilate them as much as possible.

" Hi Killer."

Dream's calm voice rose, deeper than before his transformation and filled with hidden pain. The maudlin man smiled his usual fake smile, before standing up and pointing his weapon at the other skeleton, touching the latter's throat but making no move to hurt him. He looked at it, feeling as calm as if he were standing in front of a fire in a fireplace, listening to the sound of the crackling flames and watching their controlled dance. Strangely, the knife began to tremble and slowly lower. Sadness was the first feeling he felt at that moment. Then anger and resentment. It was not directed at the gardian, but at himself. He didn't understand why, but for the first time in years, he felt pity for him and was unable to do what he wanted to do. He just wanted it all to change, but part of his soul was looking forward to it. Part of his soul didn't want to kill him.

" Why do I hesitate? Why didn't I dare do this? We haven't found a way to save you yet. It would just be doing you a favor. You wouldn't suffer anymore, and yet I can't. "

" Sometimes it's the choices that feel right that hurt the most. You've changed, Killer. You are able to feel compassion again, you are able to feel emotions again. You may not be able to understand or process them all yet, but you will one day. "

" What makes you think I won't kill you? I hesitated to kill my brother once, and yet I did it. What makes you think I won't do the same to you? "

" Your feelings tell me. I'm glad at least I could see the change in you. I know that one day you'll be able to heal all your wounds, even if it takes time. "

The blind man's sincere and radiant smile finally got the better of his interlocutor. The latter lowered his weapon completely, his tears flowed abundantly, black in his right eye socket, and translucent on the left, where his white pupil was visible. He added in a broken voice:

" I don't want to kill you, but I don't want to see you suffer either. I'm just an idiot."

" It's okay. Everything is going to be okay. "

As he said these words, the positive took the other skeleton's hand. The latter sat down on the bed and hugged him, unable to control his sobs. Dream returned his embrace, his flower-covered eye socket flooded with tears.

The other two skeletons, Cross and Nightmare, looked on, their throats tight. As complicated as it had been for both of them, especially for the monochrome, they had let Killer do as he pleased, not entirely sure if he would decide to spare him.

Several days passed, the twins tried to calm the growth of the flowers with the negativity of the elder, taking as much as possible from his brother. At first, the result was inconclusive, if not the opposite. The flowers didn't grow anymore, but the ones already there burned even more Dream, to the point that Cross begged the negative to stop in the face of his lover's screams of pain, starting to threaten him when he didn't stop. Killer had reacted at this point, quickly pulling him away.

When he had finished, Dream had noticed that the pain had dropped drastically, as if it had returned to where it had started, as if it were a slight burn. Then after a few days, they noticed that no more plants were growing. The ones that were left gradually began to wither, and one by one they began to fall off, taking the pain with them.

The negativity flowed away as well, due to the guardian now being able to deal with his negative feelings better, leaving his left eye socket cracked and visible. His right eye socket was cleared of parasites, his pupil no longer able to see properly from a distance.

Killer avoided Cross as much as possible, not wanting to talk about what was on his mind. Or rather, not being able to put words to it. But his friend's efforts to reassure him gradually began to bear fruit. He wasn't yet at the point where he could trust him with his soul like he had with Nightmare, but he was getting better at not trying to hurt him with his words whenever he tried to find out how he was or wanted time with him.

Even though Nightmare was trying to keep everyone away from him at times, probably because of his negative feelings or because of his remorse, he was glad that the people most important to him had decided to stay close to him.

✟❊

— PitiĂ©, implora Cross.

Ses larmes lavandes coulaient Ă  torrent, incapable de rĂ©sister Ă  cette envie de sortir de leur cachette. Elles se fracassĂšrent sur une partie de l’épaule de son amant, qui tremblait de douleur. Ou peut-ĂȘtre Ă©tait-ce seulement les tremblements de l’ancien garde qui Ă©tait incapable de calmer son anxiĂ©tĂ© croissante.

Dream quant Ă  lui, Ă©tait recouvert de fleurs de pommier, apparaissant aux extrĂ©mitĂ©s de ses gants et ses longues manches sombres, comme une cruelle lumiĂšre dans des tĂ©nĂšbres infinies ou un espoir vain dans le dĂ©sespoir le plus total, qui finirait par s’éteindre et se briser, emportant tout dans son fracas. Ses orbites n’étaient pas Ă©pargnĂ©es de ces parasites, son Ɠil gauche Ă©tant dĂ©truit par le liquide des sentiments nĂ©gatifs qui le recouvrer et son Ɠil droit dĂ©vorĂ© par les bourgeons naissants.

Rien de tout ça aurait dĂ» inquiĂ©ter ou effrayer Killer. Pourtant, ses sentiments n’étaient tournĂ©s que sur la peur. Il s’était toujours moquer de Dream ou Cross, n’étant que des adversaires ou des compagnons de bord avant de devenir des traĂźtres. Mais bizarrement, sans mĂȘme pouvoir l’expliquer, il avait peur de la suite qu’il devinait ĂȘtre pire que la malĂ©diction des jumeaux.

— Je ne peux pas vous aider. Vous devriez partir maintenant.

Mentir ne dĂ©plaisait pas au squelette, qui prĂ©fĂ©rait toujours cacher ses vĂ©ritables intentions, raisons et Ă©motions. S’ils les laissaient passer, qu’adviendra-t-il de Nightmare ? Ils ne feront sĂ»rement rien pour le dĂ©truire sur le moment, pour pouvoir sauver le rĂȘve brisĂ©. Mais une fois fait, ils pourraient trĂšs bien Ă©liminer le nĂ©gatif, Ă©tant l’un des objectifs de base de Dream depuis sa transformation. Il Ă©tait le seul Ă  l’avoir pris sous son aile, Ă  ne l’avoir jamais trahi, et Ă  ĂȘtre toujours rester Ă  ses cĂŽtĂ©s. Il ne pouvait pas l’abandonner Ă  son tour aprĂšs tout ce qui s’était passer.

— S’il te plaĂźt laisse-nous passer. On a besoin de voir Nightmare, on ne fera rien contre vous, je te le promets. Je ferais tout ce que vous dĂ©sirez si vous le sauver.

Le larmoyant rĂ©prima une grimace. Cross qui implorait leur aide, au point de proposer de faire n’importe quoi pour l’avoir
 mĂȘme dans ses rĂȘves les plus fous il n’aurait jamais pensĂ© ça possible. Bizarrement, et sans mĂȘme pouvoir savoir pourquoi, il se sentait mal de le voir comme ça ; passer d’un adversaire puissant et fier, Ă  un simple squelette tremblant et pleurant comme un pauvre petit enfant terrifiĂ©.

— Laisse-les passer Killer, intervint une voix derriùre lui.

Il vit l’ancien gardien se dirigeait vers son frĂšre, et mĂȘme s’il dĂ©sirait ardemment le retenir, il n’en fis rien. Il avait dĂ©jĂ  pris sa dĂ©cision, et malgrĂ© tout les arguments de Killer, il ne changeait pas d’avis. Il dĂ©tourna son regard, se pliant Ă  sa volontĂ©.

— Tu te souviens oĂč sont les chambres je suppose. EmmĂšne le dans l’une d’elle. J’irai le voir lorsqu’il sera rĂ©veiller.

Le monochrome remercia son ancien boss, avant de partir rapidement. Le squelette borgne quant Ă  lui soupira avant de se retourner vers Killer, croisant ses bras, ses mains serrant le tissu violet.

— Je t’avais dĂ©jĂ  dit de les laissait passer.

— Je ne voulais pas que tu soit en danger, on ne savait pas s’ils n’allaient pas te tuer dùs qu’ils te verraient.

— Cette histoire dure depuis plus de 500 ans. Il faut qu’elle se termine, peu importe comment. D’autant plus que c’est par ma faute que tout cela a commencĂ©.

Killer rangea son couteau dans la poche de son blouson, avant d’inspirer douloureusement, sa gorge serrĂ©. Il savait que son boss avait raison, tout devait se terminer maintenant, mais il ne voulait pas que se soit comme il le voulait, pas avec son sacrifice. Alors il proposa une idĂ©e qu’une partie de son esprit rĂ©pugnait Ă©trangement :

— Et si on la terminait autrement que ton idĂ©e. Si tu ne te sacrifie pas, ça pourrait trĂšs bien ĂȘtre Dream qui le fais. Je veux dire, il souffre Ă  cause de ses fleurs qui pousse sur lui, ce serait juste lui rendre service de l’achever. Et Ă  ce que je sache il a toujours voulu te sauver, quitte Ă  se mettre en danger pour ça.

— Tu me déçois de penser que ça peux et dois se terminer comme ça.

Nightmare sembla offusquĂ© par les paroles de son ancien subordonnĂ©, et dĂ©cida de partir de la piĂšce, s’éloignant de lui.

— Pour moi, c’est tout aussi choquant que ton idĂ©e de te sacrifier comme ça, chuchota-t-il dans la piĂšce dorĂ©navant vide.

Dream commença Ă  Ă©merger du sommeil, bougeant lĂ©gĂšrement la tĂȘte. Il savait qu’il n’était plus chez lui, et il pouvait savoir grĂące aux sentiments de son frĂšre qu’il Ă©tait dans le manoir de ce dernier. Il tenta de se redresser quand il senti qu’il tenait quelque chose dans la main. MĂȘme s’il ne pouvait pas voir, il savait que c’était la main de Cross, qui avait dĂ» s’assoupir Ă  cause de tout le stress des derniers jours accumulĂ©.

Il attendit tranquillement que son amant se rĂ©veille, profitant du calme des sentiments du monochrome, qui avait depuis longtemps arrĂȘtĂ© d’ĂȘtre aussi apaisĂ©. Il bougea sa bague avec son pouce, la faisant doucement heurter ses phalanges, avant de changer de sens. Cross commença Ă  se rĂ©veiller Ă  son tour, se relevant du lit en bayant doucement. Lorsqu’il remarqua que l’autre Ă©tait debout, il demanda prĂ©cipitamment :

— Est-ce que tu es bien installĂ© ? Tu veux un peu plus d’oreillers ou te redresser peut-ĂȘtre ? Ou quelque chose d’autre ?

— Non, ça va ne t’en fais pas.

— Est-ce que tu vas mieux ? Tu as moins mal ?

— Ça va mieux. C’est moins douloureux que tout à l’heure.

La douleur Ă©tait lĂ , lancinante, comme quelqu’un s’amusant Ă  brĂ»ler ses os par endroit tout en restant longtemps dessus pour aggraver son ressenti. Il n’en Ă©tait pas Ă  vouloir et essayer absolument de les arracher comme tout Ă  l’heure, mais elle ne partait pas non plus. Il profitait de ce moment de rĂ©pit, si on pouvait l’appeler ainsi, et parla de tout et de rien avec son amant.

Ce dernier dĂ©cida Ă  contre-coeur de le laisser seul et de chercher Ă  manger lorsque son estomac et celui de son amant protestĂšrent. Lorsqu’il commença Ă  fermer la porte, il vit Nightmare arriver silencieusement, demandant doucement si son frĂšre dormait encore, de peur de le rĂ©veiller en faisant irruption dans la chambre. Le monochrome lui sourit avant de lui rĂ©pondre Ă  la nĂ©gative, laissant de nouveau la porte ouverte, et de partir plus serein. L’aĂźnĂ©, quant Ă  lui, hĂ©sita quelques instants avant de prendre une grande inspiration en faisant le premier pas dans la piĂšce.

— Bonjour Dream, commença-t-il.

— DĂ©tend-toi un peu, le rassura son frĂšre.

— Je suis parfaitement dĂ©tendu.

Le positif sembla le regarder avant de sourire de toutes ses dents en ajoutant :

— Tu as les bras croisĂ©s je pari. Tu les croises tout le temps quand tu es mal Ă  l’aise ou que tu ressens trop de sentiments qui te dĂ©range, comme si tu voulais te protĂ©ger avec tes bras comme armure. Ça m’étonne d’ailleurs que tu n’es jamais utilisĂ© tes tentacules de cet maniĂšre.

— C’est pas vrai.

Lorsqu’il prononça ses paroles d’une voix offensĂ©e, il dĂ©croisa les bras les laissant retomber le long de son corps, laissant entendre un discret bruit de vĂȘtement en mouvement. Cet action fit rigoler son frĂšre, qui avait trĂšs bien entendu et devinĂ© sa posture sans aucune difficultĂ©. Nightmare, quant Ă  lui, se rapprocha du lit avant de s’assoir sur le bord, commençant Ă  malaxait nerveusement ses mains.

— Il ne reste plus que Killer ? Les autres sont partis, demanda son frùre.

— Ils ont dĂ©cidĂ© que leurs univers de base Ă©tait sĂ»rement moins pire que ce que risquait d’ĂȘtre la fin de cette histoire. Je les comprends, c’est mieux, ça se termine bien d’une certaine maniĂšre pour eux.

— Et pour toi ?

— 
 C’est mieux pour tout le monde.

Son ressenti n’avait pas d’importance, pas quand il avait Ă©tĂ© aussi horrible et manipulateur envers eux. Il avait Ă©tĂ© chanceux qu’aucun d’eux n’essaye de le tuer, et que Killer dĂ©cide de rester. Il avait ressenti les sentiments de ce dernier ; de la peur en voyant le visage en parti fissurĂ© de son boss, l’incomprĂ©hension du choix des autres squelettes, pour ensuite se terminer en un sentiment plus neutre, plus profond. Il n’était pas idiot au point de ne pas savoir ce que ce sentiment Ă©tait, et encore moins pour savoir que se n’était pas comme quand il contrĂŽlait son Ăąme comme un pion.

Il ne contrĂŽlait plus rien, et cela le terrifiait. Mais est-ce qu’il contrĂŽlait quelque chose de base ? Avant sa transformation, il Ă©tais juste une victime incapable de se protĂ©ger, maltraiter par les villageois et le destin qui s’acharner sur lui. Quand il avait mangĂ© presque toutes les pommes de l’arbre, il s’était jurĂ© ne plus jamais ĂȘtre la victime de ce destin. Il allait dĂ©truire toutes les personnes qui oserait le ramener Ă  cet Ă©tat ou qui ne connaissais rien Ă  la douleur qui avait ressenti et continuait de ressentir.

Son frĂšre fut le premier Ă  essayer de le « retrouver ». C’est Ă  ce moment-lĂ  qu’il lui en avait le plus voulu. Il ne comprenait pas, il ne pouvait pas comprendre, et ça l’énervait au plus haut point. Il avait voulu briser cet espoir, pas son frĂšre. Mais il n’avait pas remarquer que c’était les autres sentiments du positif qu’il avait dĂ©truit sans aucune considĂ©ration.

Il n’avait pas remarquer son mal-ĂȘtre, ou plutĂŽt il n’avait pas voulu le remarquer. Il voulait juste tout contrĂŽler pour ne plus jamais ĂȘtre la victime. Mais au lieu de ça, il avait laisser son frĂšre manger la pomme noire, il l’avait laisser souffrir jusqu’à son point de rupture sans aucune considĂ©ration pour lui, et il avait laisser tomber en dĂ©cidant de fuir quand il avait changĂ©. Exactement comme il avait essayer de fuir cet situation il y a de 500 ans avec les pommes Ă©bĂšnes.

— Night calme-toi !

Son frĂšre lui pris Ă  tĂątons le poignet, Ă©loignant ses mains l’une de l’autre. Il n’avait pas remarquer que sa respiration Ă©tait devenue de plus en plus saccadĂ©e, ni qu’il s’était griffait Ă  sang ses paumes et le dos de ses mains. Il prit un temps considĂ©rable Ă  reprendre une respiration stable, ses mains tremblantes sans qu’il puisse les calmer. Lorsqu’il arriva Ă  se calmer, il bredouilla :

— Je suis dĂ©solĂ© pour tout. C’est de ma faute si tu es dans cet Ă©tat. C’est moi qui ai mangĂ© la premiĂšre pomme, c’est moi qui ai dĂ©truit tes sentiments et convictions sans aucun remord. C’est de ma faute si tu as ressenti le besoin de voir ce que je ressentais pour pouvoir me comprendre et m’aider. Je ne sais mĂȘme pas comment faire pour te sauver de ce qui t’arrives. Je suis vraiment le pire des grands frĂšres.

— Ne te blĂąme pas pour ça, ce n’est pas de ta faute. C’est moi qui est pris ce choix et qui l’ai fais. Et nous Ă©tions que des enfants Ă  l’époque tu ne peux pas t’en vouloir d’avoir essayer de changer les choses. D’autant plus que j’aurais aussi dĂ» voir ton mal-ĂȘtre. Le principal ce n’est pas toutes les mauvaises actions qu’on a fait, mais comment nous essayons de changer les choses pour le mieux.

— 
Ses fleurs sont reliĂ©s Ă  tes sentiments positifs et nĂ©gatifs, rappela Nightmare en essayant de changer de conversation. Les deux essaient de reprendre le contrĂŽle d’une certaine maniĂšre, alors pour pouvoir arrĂȘter tous cela, il faut pouvoir arrĂȘter leur guerre de dominance. Mes sentiments nĂ©gatifs peuvent diminuer tes sentiments nĂ©gatifs ou les augmenter selon ce que tu dĂ©sires ou selon ce que tu as besoin, jusqu’à ce que tu puisse les assimiler normalement. Je m’occuperai du surplus de sentiments nĂ©gatifs, mais il faut qu’on trouve un moyen dĂ©truire les effets nĂ©fastes de la pomme noire.

— On y arrivera, ne t’en fais pas.

L’ancien garde rentra dans la cuisine, essayant de rĂ©flĂ©chir Ă  ce qui pourrait ĂȘtre bien pour son amant, hĂ©sitant entre un repas chaud, ou un repas plus lĂ©ger. Les deux avait des avantages, mais il ne n’arrivait pas Ă  mettre une simple dĂ©cision dessus.

— Alors, tu as enfin dĂ©cider de venir ici ? Ou alors il t’as peut-ĂȘtre ordonner de partir parce qu’il en avait marre de te voir autour de lui.

Les mots aussi tranchants qu’un rasoir accompagnĂ© du sourire sombre de Killer frappĂšrent avec efficacitĂ© sa cible : Cross. Ce dernier semblait se tendre, sa mĂąchoire se crispant, de mĂȘme que ses phalanges qui se plantĂšrent dans ses paumes.

— Pourquoi tu ne me laisse pas tranquille. Je ne t’ai rien fais.

— Tu n’as rien fais ? Tu commence Ă  avoir la mĂȘme mĂ©moire qu’Ink dis donc. Ou peut-ĂȘtre que tu es tellement stupide que mĂȘme elle a dĂ©cider de se barrer.

— Tu cherche quoi ? À toujours provoquer tu vas finir par avoir le retour du bĂąton. Et tout ça pour quoi ? Juste pour faire chier le monde, atteindre les limites, et voir la colĂšre dans les yeux de ceux que tu emmerde. Le Killer que je connaissais savait oĂč s’arrĂȘter au moins.

Le rire sadique de Killer s’éleva dans la piĂšce, avant de se calmer, ne laissant qu’un rictus Ă©tirĂ© ses lĂšvres.

— Le Killer que tu connaissais ? Mais tu ne l’a jamais connu. Tu ne m’as jamais connu. Et tu sais pourquoi ? Parce que ce qui t’as toujours intĂ©ressĂ© est ta petite personne. Seulement TOI, seulement TES Ă©motions, seulement TES souhaits ont de l’importance Ă  tes yeux. Personne n’est jamais assez intĂ©ressant pour que tu puisse t’y intĂ©resser. Tu n’es qu’un Ă©goĂŻste.

Des larmes apparaissaient aux coins des orbites de Cross, discrĂštes, mais brillant lĂ©gĂšrement Ă  la lumiĂšre de la journĂ©e ensoleillĂ©e. Le squelette Ă  l’ñme cerclĂ©e se rapprocha avant d’ajouter :

— Aww, le garde qui se considĂ©rait comme puissant et capable de rĂ©soudre tout les problĂšmes par lui-mĂȘme pleure. Tu veux un mouchoir peut-ĂȘtre ? Tellement dommage que j’en ai pas, tu ne trouve pas ? Tu sais comment on appelle les personnes comme toi ? Des Ă©gocentriques. Juste comme Error, tu vaux pas mieux que lui. Mais si j’ai bien compris tu l’as hĂ©ritĂ© de ton Gaster. On peut pas te demander d’ĂȘtre diffĂ©rent, aprĂšs tout, tel pĂšre tel fils.

Le monochrome le plaqua violemment contre le mur, son avant-bras se logeant contre la trachĂ©e de l’autre squelette, exerçant une pression bizarrement assez lĂ©gĂšre par rapport Ă  sa colĂšre. Ses pupilles n’étais plus que deux billes rouges, et ses joues Ă©taient recouvert des mĂȘmes larmes sombres que le larmoyant. Ce dernier n’était pas le moins du monde effrayĂ© ou impressionnĂ©, son sourire s’étirant encore plus.

— Qu’est-ce que tu attends, tu as envie de me frapper, ça se voit Ă  des kilomĂštres. Allez frappe, tu sais que ça fais du bien, tu l’as dĂ©jĂ  ressenti en massacrant les personnes d’autres univers. HĂ©. Et aprĂšs ça s’auto-proclame garde. Tellement pathĂ©tique.

— Tout ce que tu cherche, c’est de dĂ©truire les personnes proche de toi, contra Cross. Tu dis que je suis Ă©gocentrique, mais tu n’es pas mieux. Tout ce qui t’intĂ©resse est le plaisir que te procure la souffrance que tu leur causes. Tu as juste besoin de les blesser pour avoir l’impression que tu te fiche de tout et que tes actions ont eu de l’importance sur quelqu’un pour une fois. Tu as juste besoin de te sentir exister grĂące Ă  toutes ces paroles et ces actions nouvelles que tu fais, sans considĂ©ration pour quiconque. Tu as juste besoin-

— J’avais juste besoin de toi. J’avais juste besoin que tu reste ou tu me dises en face pourquoi tu avais dĂ©cidĂ© de partir. J’avais besoin de comprendre ce qui avait aussi mal tournĂ©.

Le cri de Killer s’éleva dans toute la piĂšce, les surprenant tout les deux. Il ne voulais pas lui faire ses aveux-lĂ , il ne voulais pas montrer Ă  quelle point il avais Ă©tĂ© faible d’avoir donner sa confiance Ă  Cross. Il ne voulait pas montrer Ă  quel point il avait Ă©tĂ© blesser par son abandon. Pourtant son Ăąme douloureuse en avait dĂ©cidĂ© autrement, comme si les paroles de l’autre squelette l’avais finement et profondĂ©ment coupĂ©e, alors qu’il Ă©tais supposĂ© se ficher de son avis. Pourquoi n’avait-il pas rĂ©ussi Ă  s’en moquer comme Ă  son habitude ?

— Killer, tenta Cross.

Son interlocuteur le poussa de toute ses forces, le faisant presque perdre l’équilibre, devant reculer pour ne pas tomber. Profitant de sa distance, il partit rapidement, ne voulant plus lui faire face. Il en avait marre de ses sentiments qui prenait le dessus. Il en avait marre de ne plus rĂ©ussir Ă  se moquer de tout ce qui l’entourait comme avant. Il en avait marre de ne pas comprendre tout ce bordel qu’était ses sentiments.

Killer rentra dans sa chambre, fermant la porte le plus rapidement possible comme s’il avait peur que l’autre l’aies suivi. Il se rapprocha de la porte de sa salle de bain, avant de s’arrĂȘter lorsque l’un de ses deux chats arriva vers lui, rĂ©clamant dĂ©jĂ  des caresses. Devant l’ordre silencieux de son animal, il s’assit tranquillement en tailleur au sol, le laissant s’installer confortablement sur ses jambes.

Son Ăąme Ă©tait difforme, Ă  telle point que l’on ne pouvait presque plus distinguer le blanc du rouge. Il n’avais mĂȘme remarquer que ses larmes noires avaient commencĂ© Ă  couler lorsqu’il Ă©tait dans la cuisine, et qu’elles Ă©taient restĂ©es encore maintenant, mĂȘme si elles crĂ©aient un sillage beaucoup moins important. Il essaya de trouver l’autre chat du regard, et le vit sur son lit, en train de dormir paisiblement.

Des sons discrets se fis entendre contre la porte, et croyant que c’était Cross, il dĂ©cida de ne pas rĂ©pondre, le voulant plus du tout le voir. Il savait que ce dernier essayerait de lui parler de se qu’il avait dit, voulant le comprendre et l’aider. Mais lui n’était pas encore prĂȘt Ă  montrer cette partie de lui-mĂȘme. Pas avec lui. La porte s’ouvrĂźt discrĂštement, rĂ©vĂ©lant Nightmare. Il s’assit Ă  cĂŽtĂ© de l’autre chat, le faisant bouger dans son sommeil.

— Je lui ai dit de retourner voir mon frùre et de lui donner son repas.

Il savait de qui il parlait, se doutant que Cross en aies discuter avec lui, sĂ»rement de peur d’avoir fait quelque chose de mal qu’il regrettait dĂ©jĂ . Un pic de douleur frappa son Ăąme, qui consciente du mal qu’il avait fait au monochrome s’était soudain tordu plus qu’elle ne l’était avant. Il ne voulait pas le blesser ou lui faire regretter sa dĂ©cision. AprĂšs tout, il l’avait dĂ©jĂ  vu avec Dream avant sa corruption. Il l’avait vu heureux et mĂȘme si ça l’avait blesser de ne pas ĂȘtre la source de son bonheur, il avait Ă©tĂ© rĂ©jouis de le voir comme ça.

Nightmare soupira avant de se rapprocher de lui et de s’accroupir en face de lui. Il enleva les larmes de son ancien subordonnĂ© avec sa manche, la tĂąchant de noir, avant de doucement dĂ©clarer :

— Tu n’as pas besoin de ressentir autant de culpabilitĂ©. Si tu regrettes vraiment ce que tu lui as, tu as juste Ă  lui en parler, mais tu dois aussi arrĂȘter de refouler tes Ă©motions. Ton Ăąme te fera toujours souffrir Ă  cause de ça. Parle-lui et parle Ă  Dream, les choses qui reste sur le cƓur ne sont pas de bonnes choses.

Puis il partit, le laissant rĂ©flĂ©chir Ă  tout cela tranquillement. Il se dirigea vers la chambre de son frĂšre, avant d’y rentrait et de demander Ă  parler au monochrome, qui accepta Ă  contre cƓur, le suivant dans le salon qui Ă©tait une des piĂšce les plus proches.

Killer sortit de sa chambre, avant de se diriger vers la piĂšce oĂč se trouvait le positif. Il entra dans la piĂšce, surpris par l'absence du monochrome, avant de s'affaler sur le siĂšge que ce dernier avait installĂ©. Il commença Ă  jouer avec son couteau, occupant ses mains et essayer de ne pas ressentir tous les sentiments qui le submerger, essayant de les annihilĂ©s le plus possible.

— Bonjour Killer.

La voix calme de Dream s’éleva, plus grave qu’avant sa transformation et empli de douleur dissimulĂ©. Le larmoyant souris avec son mĂȘme sourire de façade habituelle, avant de se lever et de pointer son arme vers l’autre squelette, touchant la gorge de ce dernier mais ne faisant aucun mouvement pour le blesser. Il le regardait, avec cette impression qu’il Ă©tait aussi calme que s’il restait devant le feu d’une cheminĂ©e, Ă©coutant le bruit du crĂ©pitement des flammes et regardant leurs danses contrĂŽlĂ©s. Étrangement, le couteau commença Ă  trembler et Ă  se baisser doucement.

La tristesse fus le premier sentiment qu’il ressentis Ă  cet instant. Puis la colĂšre et la rancoeur. Ce n’était pas tournĂ© vers le gardien, mais envers lui-mĂȘme. Il ne comprenait pas pourquoi, mais pour la premiĂšre fois depuis des annĂ©es, il ressentais de la pitiĂ© pour lui et Ă©tait incapable de faire cet action qu’il dĂ©sirait. Il voulait juste que tout ça change, mais une partie de son Ăąme se rĂ©jouissait de ça. Une partie de son Ăąme ne voulait pas tuer le gardien.

— Pourquoi j’hĂ©site ? Pourquoi je n’ose pas faire ça ? On a trouvĂ© aucun moyen de te sauver pour l’instant. Ce serait juste te rendre service. Tu ne souffrirais plus, et pourtant je n’y arrives pas.

— Parfois c’est les choix qui nous semble les plus juste qui nous font le plus mal. Tu as changĂ©, Killer. Tu es capable de nouveau de ressentir de la compassion, tu es capable de nouveau de ressentir Ă  nouveau des Ă©motions. Tu as du mal Ă  toutes les comprendre ou les assimiler pour l'instant, mais tu y arriveras un jour.

— Qu’est ce qui te fais dire que je ne vais pas te tuer ? J’ai dĂ©jĂ  hĂ©sitĂ© pour tuer mon frĂšre et pourtant je l’ai fais. Qu’est-ce qui te dis que je ne vais pas faire pareil avec toi ?

— Tes sentiments me le disent. Je suis heureux au moins d’avoir pus voir ce changement en toi. Je sais qu’un jour tu arriveras Ă  panser toutes tes plaies, mĂȘme si ça prendra du temps.

Le sourire sincĂšre et radieux de l’aveugle finit par avoir raison de son interlocuteur. Ce dernier baissa entiĂšrement son arme, ses larmes coulĂšrent abondamment, noires sur son orbite droite, et translucide Ă  gauche, lĂ  oĂč sa pupille blanche Ă©tait visible. Il ajouta d’une voix brisĂ©e :

— Je ne veux pas te tuer, mais je ne veux pas te voir souffrir non plus. Je suis qu’un idiot.

— Ça va aller. Tout va bien se passer.

En disant ses mots, le positif pris la main de l’autre squelette. Ce dernier s’assit sur le lit, tout en le prenant dans les bras, incapable de contrĂŽler ses sanglots. Dream lui rendit son Ă©treinte, son orbite recouverte de fleurs Ă©tant inondĂ©e de larmes.

Les deux autres squelettes, Cross et Nightmare les regardaient, la gorge serrĂ©e. MĂȘme si cela avait Ă©tĂ© compliquer pour les deux, surtout pour le monochrome, ils avaient laisser Killer agir Ă  sa guise, ne sachant pas totalement s’il dĂ©ciderait de l’épargner.

Plusieurs jours passĂšrent, les jumeaux essayĂšrent de calmer la croissance des fleurs avec la nĂ©gativitĂ© de l’ainĂ©, prenant le plus possible celle de son frĂšre. Au dĂ©but, le rĂ©sultat Ă©tait peu concluant, pour ne pas dire l’inverse. Les fleurs ne poussait plus, mais celles dĂ©jĂ  prĂ©sentent brĂ»lĂšrent encore plus Dream, au point que Cross supplie le nĂ©gatif d’arrĂȘter face aux cris de douleur de son amant, commençant Ă  le menacer en voyant qu’il n’arrĂȘtait pas. Killer avait rĂ©agis Ă  ce moment, l’éloignant rapidement.

Lorsqu’il avait fini, Dream avait remarquer que la douleur avait drastiquement baissĂ©, comme si elle Ă©tait revenu au point de dĂ©part, comme de lĂ©gĂšres brĂ»lures. Puis aprĂšs quelques jours, ils avaient remarquĂ© que plus aucune plantes ne pousser. Celles qui rester commencĂšrent petit Ă  petit Ă  flĂ©trir, et Ă  se dĂ©tacher une par une, emportant la douleur avec elles.

Les écoulements de négativité partirent aussi, dû au gardien qui arrivait dorénavant à mieux gérer ses sentiments négatifs, laissant son orbite gauche fissurée visible. Son orbite droite, quand à elle fut débarrassée de ses parasites, sa pupille ne pouvant plus voir correctement de loin.

Killer Ă©vitait le plus possible Cross, ne voulant pas lui parler de qu’il avait sur le cƓur. Ou plutĂŽt n’arrivant pas Ă  poser des mots dessus. Mais les efforts de son ami pour le rassurer commencĂšrent peu Ă  peu Ă  porter leur fruits. Il n’était pas encore au point de lui confier son Ăąme comme avec Nightmare, mais il rĂ©ussissait de plus en plus Ă  ne plus essayer de le blesser avec ses paroles dĂšs qu’il essayait de savoir comment il allait ou de vouloir du temps avec lui.

MĂȘme si Nightmare essayait par moment d’éloigner tout le monde de lui, sĂ»rement Ă  cause de ses sentiments nĂ©gatifs ou Ă  cause de ses remords, il Ă©tait heureux que les personnes les plus importantes Ă  ses yeux aient dĂ©cidĂ© de rester prĂšs de lui.


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1 year ago

Horror gonna have a new friend (à©­â€ąÌ€Ï‰â€ąÌ)à©­Ìž*✩âș˚

English version

French version


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3 months ago

Mathi, thank you from the bottom of my heart (â âœżâ Â â â™ĄÏ‰â™Ąâ )

They're kissing, they're just kissing and I can't stop smiling ♡oïœĄ(àč‘àčâ€żàžșàčàč‘)ïœĄo♡

They're so cute and adorable and just perfect (àč‘ˊ͈ à„ąê‡Ž ˋ͈)ă€œâ™Ąà„°à„±

I love how you've drawn Nuisance, and I'm glad he has someone so lovely and wonderful. My little baby is happy now *àŹŻ( à„ąá”•ê’¶Ìźá”•)à„ąàŽ’*♡

I love the fact that he is in Waterfall surrounded by Echo flowers (some will keep little tender words) ٩꒰àȂ❛ ▿❛àČ‚ê’±Û¶â™Ą

Thank you so much, your compliments go straight to my heart. You are also a very kind and talented person and I really enjoy talking to you ♡(*Ž∀*)äșș(*Ž∀*)♡

Happy Birthday @egnidres !! ♡

Happy birthday @egnidres !! ♡

Nuisance — @/egnidres

For the short time we’ve known each other so far it was very fun to listen to your thoughts about them, and I hope there’ll be more moments with these little cuties later on. You’re a very talented and kindhearted person, and I wish you lots of healthy, successful and joyful years to come (>3<) <33


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1 year ago

This is the first time I've reblogged something (if it bothers you, let me know) (ă€€ÂŽâˆ€ïœ€)

I really like the way you write, your descriptions, the way you just poke at our emotions to make us cry like them and the way you see the characters. I felt really bad for them, knowing that after seven years they hadn't managed to move on ヘ(ïżŁÏ‰ïżŁăƒ˜)

Making a deal with Error is a good idea, but it can also be double-edged. He can keep his side of the bargain until Ink is a thing of the past, but after that? Would he attack Aim because he's an anomaly and because of his abilities? Will he get attached to the child in his own way? And will Nightmare even risk his nephew's life knowing what he means to him? And how will Dream and Killer react to Error's surprise visit ꒰(@ïœ€ê’łÂŽ)꒱

I can't wait to find out what answers you have to offer (of course, if that's your aim) (=ↀωↀ=)✧

There is the English version at the beginning and the French version afterwards ‱w‱

The Post Dark Cream Comic and Aim belongs to @zu-is-here (and it's also thanks to her that you can read this story XD)

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The sound of a music box began to be heard in a distorted way, drowned out by the shores of the awakening. When the boy stretched, he tried to remember the melody. Where had he heard it? And who was that dark figure who had suddenly vanished into his dream?

He got out of bed, walking quietly towards the living room where Dream was, who had already started to prepare breakfast. Cross was still sleeping, taking advantage of this Saturday morning to sleep in. 

The little one helped his father take the cups and the bowl he gave him, being too high for him, before putting them on the table. He sat quietly at the table, before starting to put milk in his bowl, while the positive one went to wake up his husband. 

They both came back into the room, his father's eyes still clouded with sleep and calmly holding his soul mate, having still managed to trap him with his arms. Dream smiled, touched by this gesture he received from his husband every weekend. 

He managed to free himself from his hold by sitting down quietly. Cross, before sitting down, kissed his son's forehead, wishing him good morning. They ate lunch in good spirits, as usual.

Then, as he did every weekend, the little skeleton got ready to see his uncle. He looked in the small library in the living room for his favourite book. It was the only one that had been made by hand and his father had already told him that his uncle had made it. 

He loved its hardback cover covered with a layer of blue leather, where a huge apple tree was engraved. Some of the apples were completely engraved while others had only the outline defined. On the corners furthest apart, the leather was tinged with yellow at the top and purple at the bottom. Silver corners were attached to each edge of the book, representing a moon and a sun. He knew that the book was called The Power of Feeling, because his uncle told him every time, he read it. 

He grabbed it, and then went into the kitchen, taking two small chocolate bars as usual. He checked that he hadn't forgotten anything before opening the door and greeting his parents. Cross said to him: 

“You be careful going in.”

“I promise, have a good day.”

They said the same before he closed the door. He went as usual to the playground, where he always waited for his uncle. He liked to have fun here, and sometimes Killer would come and play with him too, but he left quickly after Nightmare arrived.

He walked over to the swing before sitting down, putting the book on his lap. He began to swing quietly, being careful not to knock the book off by going too fast. He stopped abruptly when he heard an unfamiliar voice behind him asking if he was expecting his uncle. 

He turned to answer him when he saw his face: a skeleton with pastel pupils and a paintbrush with an ink stain on his cheek. The skeleton his parents had always told him to watch out for. He remained silent, not knowing what to do.

“...You're very quiet. I thought you'd be more talkative than that. You must get that from Cross, he was never really talkative at first. But after we became friends, he was more so.”

“Are you a friend of Dad's?”

“Yes, although I'm more Dream's friend. We've known each other for a long time, and we've had many adventures together. He even bailed me out a few times.”

“Really, it's so cool!”

“But then your parents met, and I never really saw them again... But they never told you about it?”

In the face of Aim's silence, Ink added:

“They never showed you where they declared their love? If you want, I can take you there. It's a place full of so many memories.”

“But Uncle Mare-”

“Nightmare already knows this place; he'll join us when he gets here and doesn't see us. Don't you trust your parents' friends?”

Deep inside, his instincts were screaming at him no, reminding him of their warning. But on the other hand, he knew his uncle and fathers and was a friend of theirs, so he could trust him...? And his uncle knew this place too.

He took the taller boy's hand before the latter combed the ground with his brush, then jumped into the puddle, dragging the child with him. They found themselves in a wooded area, the smell of pine trees could be felt. The snow covered them gently, giving the place a fresh feel.

Ink began to walk through the forest, followed by Aim who marvelled at the place. It reminded him of the woods where he and his parents used to go in the winter. They would have fun skating on the frozen lake that hid in his place, having a snowball fight where his papa would watch them, before starting to have fun with them after taking a snowball on his shoulder because of his dad, and they would end their day all at home over hot chocolate. Maybe he would see a place like that here, and he could go with his parents, that would be nice. 

He was about to tell the other skeleton about it when this feeling, or rather lack of feeling, crept into his mind. It was strange, but usually he felt like he knew when someone was doing well or not, like a hunch. It had always been the case, yet when faced with this stranger he felt nothing, and unconsciously it twisted his stomach slightly, chilled his bones, without him really knowing why. 

Inwardly he tried to find a reason for this exception, as the trees around them became less and less numerous. Buildings began to appear in the distance. Aim, seeing this, wondered who they would find. If this was where his parents had declared their love, then surely, he would meet friends of theirs.

The excitement of seeing more of his parents' friends was short-lived when he saw that the buildings were in ruins. Some had their facades ripped open, others had their roofs and probably their interiors collapsed. Others had only broken windows, and the only ones that had no apparent damage made the atmosphere strangely even heavier. A ghost town, that was the vision before their eyes. 

Aim's bad feeling resurfaced, even more powerful than before. How could his parents have decided to declare themselves in a ruined place? What could have happened here? He pulled the book tighter to his chest, becoming slightly alarmed by the scene before them. He stammered: 

“Sir... Are you sure Uncle Mare will find us here? He was waiting for us in the playground, he might get worried if he doesn't find us, and it's not inhabited here at all, he might not find us.”

“Do you know who destroyed this place,” asked the protector, his back still turned to the boy.

“...No...”

“It was your uncle with Killer, to try to show Cross that he could never be happy, and also because of his betrayal and escape.”

“You're lying! Uncle Mare and Killer would never do that!”

“You seem to like them, maybe that's a good thing... But know kid that I never lie.”

As he said his last sentence, he turned around completely, his pastel pupils and his slight smile had given way to a face devoid of all emotion. He crouched down facing the child, before declaring: 

“What follows is simple: I ask for your help, you accept and after you have helped me, I will take you back to your parents, no one knows.”

“Help with what?

“You just have to use your power over me, you know the one that can change emotions.”

“Dad and Papa said that's a power that can hurt people, and that you shouldn't use it.”

“And why not?”

“They said that by using this power, people can get hurt because they wouldn't know if they really liked us. They said that it is more important that they like us for who we really are, than by lying to them and changing something so precious.”

Ink thought for a moment before saying:

“I won't mind you using your power on me, on the contrary. I have no soul; I can't feel emotions like others. But if you used it, I could be normal.”

“Don't you have a soul? But my power only works when people already have feelings.”

“How can you be so sure when you haven't even tried,” he asked in a colder voice.

“My power is used to change the emotions of others, to rewrite them. If they don't exist, I can't change them.”

“So, you can't help me... I don't see why I should do what I told you then.”

The atmosphere was becoming frightening. Ink's voice and face was like that of a cruel psychopath in frightening nightmares, and the quiet of the place seemed to become oppressive. The boy took a step back, shaking more and more.

“You're scaring me.”

“Scared? I'm just asking you to help me. Your parents never taught you to be nice,” Ink said as he grabbed Aim's arm, dropping the book he was holding.

A Gaster Blaster appeared beside him before firing at the other skeleton. At the same time, the boy's soul turned blue, throwing him into his dad's arms. He boiled with rage and anguish, his eyes now only two blood-red pupils.

The latter was about to use his knife to teleport with his son when Ink created ink bones which he hurled at them. Cross smashed them with his weapon before setting Aim down beside the tree behind him. He would have preferred to get his son to safety before starting this fight, but Ink prevented him from actually doing so.

So, he turned his knife into two daggers and teleported behind the protector, trying to slice him by surprise. Ink dodged before hitting him with a brush, knocking him back a few feet.

Even though the monochrome had failed to hit him, he was slightly pleased that the fight was taking place away from where his child was. He sent bones at his opponent, who liquefied, before resurfacing next to him and trying to summon a Gaster Blaster. Cross gave him no time, sending his leg slamming into his stomach, smashing it against the tree behind him.

Ink coughed from the impact of the tree and also from the kick. Even though they were skeletons and didn't have stomachs or diaphragms, their magic reacted as if they did, and they really didn't appreciate that kind of blow. He lay down on the ground to dodge the Gaster Blaster shot that Cross had just fired, which destroyed and burned the plant and those behind it.

Then he grabbed his brush which he had dropped before creating a wall of ink to protect himself from a volley of bones. This separation disappeared after his opponent sliced it with his daggers, coming closer to him. To keep him away, he created several rows of bones before landing on a low tree branch near Cross.

Black tears began to fall from Cross's eyes, showing his growing negative feelings to the point of overflowing. 

“I haven't seen your face like that for years,” Ink added. “The last time was the day I paid you and Dream a little surprise visit. I didn't expect to see you with a baby, but what surprised me most that day was that your child had this power. Honestly, we could have a lot of fun, and thanks to him, I could have feelings like the others again. You can do that for your friend.”

“You're not my friend, you're just a skeleton who has become obsessed with something he doesn't have and never will. Because of your madness, you put Aim in danger that day and you just did it again today.”

“... In danger... I didn't do anything wrong... I took him to a place that is important to you, I told him everything that happened here, and I kindly asked him to help me. There's nothing wrong with that. On reflection, maybe I should have been more radical... But I can always make it right.”

Three Gaster Blasters appeared in front of the boy, startling him and his father. Before the shots were fired, they heard the AU protector speak his words like a death sentence:

“If Error can create new things when he is repulsed by it and our agreement still stood at that time, then I may as well do the same. I'll never be forgotten again, even if it means going from good guy to bad guy protector.”

“AIM!!!”

Cross was too far away from Aim to get there in time, so he made a giant wall of bones to protect him. He didn't have time to reassure himself that he was okay or even make another move, as Ink had already launched a bone attack. He had let his guard down, desperate to save his son, and before he could even protect himself, bones had embedded themselves in his torso, several touching his soul.

His purple blood began to stain his white top, and to run from the corners of his mouth, before falling to the ground. Two shrill cries rang out at that moment: Aim's, who had moved away from the half-destroyed wall to reassure his father, and Dream's. He was teleported to his son in spite of himself, thanks to his husband. The latter had arrived in his place after sensing his soul mate's overly negative feelings. But he had arrived too late to protect him from the treacherous attack that Ink had launched against him.

Dream held him in his arms on his knees, his eyes flooded with tears, trying to use his healing magic on him. But the wounds on his soul were too numerous for him to do so. Aim rushed towards them, seeing with horror the gaping holes in his father's torso, his breath choked and his soul cracking from the damage it had taken. 

He searched his pockets, trying to find the chocolate bars he had taken a few hours earlier. He had taken two, but he was unable to find them. His hands were shaking, and his tears were appearing more and more, blurring his vision. He searched desperately before realising that they were not where he had put them. 

He had probably dropped them without noticing, then he remembered the playground, that moment when they had jumped into the gate. Surely that was when he had lost them. After all, he had been careful not to drop and damage the book, but he hadn't checked for the chocolate bars. 

“Dad...”

Aim didn't know what to say or do. His father was starting to crumble, and he didn't know how to save him. To reassure him, Cross pulled him closer to him, before giving him a kiss on the forehead, as he used to doing.

Then he put his hand on his husband's cheek, trying to remove the tears that were running down with his thumb, even though new ones appeared right after. He tried with difficulty to take a steady breath before saying: 

“I'm sorry, I let my guard down again. I couldn't protect you anymore... Don't cry... I've always preferred it when you smile... I wish I could keep seeing you smile and laugh...”

His husband tried to put on a smile, but it looked more like a forced grimace distorted by sadness. Cross stood up slightly before placing a final kiss on his soul mate's teeth. 

“You are my two rays of sunshine...”

He had spoken his words with the last of his strength, before disappearing entirely into a pile of dust. His son looked down at his remains, his tears growing more and more uncontrollable. His eyesight was blurred and he couldn't see what was around him, except for the dust as his tears fell.

Dream, on the other hand, stared into space before screaming at the assassin. His scream was filled with rage and hatred, changing to a promise of death as his voice became different, dark, corrupt. 

Bones cracked as tentacles ripped through the back of his jumper, moving uncontrollably like snakes preparing to bite their prey. Black liquid began to cover him, devouring his blind eye again, making it disappear.

Before he left to take his revenge, he saw the look in his son's eyes that was mixed with sadness, fear and horror. He didn't know if it was due to his appearance, which he considered hideous, or because he was afraid of simply losing his papa, but that look made him even more angry at the painter. Because of him, he had lost his husband, but he had also had to traumatize his child with his appearance. 

Nightmare and Killer arrived shortly afterwards, to see Dream in his corrupted form lashing out at Ink's inert and almost completely destroyed body, while Aim cried at a pile of dust. The two skeletons had quickly guessed who he belonged to by the scene before them. 

The negative one moved towards his brother to stop him, but Killer stopped him by holding his arm, feeling only angst at the scene before them.

“I need you to take Aim and get out of here, while I calm Dream down,” he announced, pulling his arm free of the other skeleton's grip. 

“No, you'll get killed. I-”

“Because you think you can do it? Take Aim and leave! That's an order,” he shouted.

The tearful man looked at him in despair, wanting to say something more. He knew that Nightmare was right and that he was just wasting time, but he couldn't help the fear that was eating away at his stomach. It was Cross who had managed to bring Dream to his senses, not Nightmare, so how could he be sure he would? He shook off his worries, confidently thinking that surely, he was the only one now who could do it. Then he walked over to the boy, before picking him up and teleporting into the boy's room. 

The negative began to rush towards his brother, getting between him and Ink, dodging the tentacles that struck in the protector's direction. He caught him in his arms, trying to block his movements. 

“Calm down, you can't kill him, he's immortal like us. Think of Aim and calm down!”

The attacks stopped, and his tentacles collapsed as if they were empty of energy. He dropped to his knees, his brother following his fall, still holding him in his arms. He turned his eyes and saw his husband's dust. If he had arrived earlier, he could have saved him, he would still be here. This sentence kept coming back in his mind, hammering him with blows, driving the nail of remorse even deeper.

Tears began to flow down his cheeks, creating ever larger wakes. He returned his brother's embrace, holding his coat as if it were the last thing, the last hope he could hold on to. His sobs were almost the only sound to be heard in this charred and destroyed world.

His soul froze, twisted, and felt as if it would crack and shatter at any moment. How he wished at that moment that it had. He would no longer feel that pain in his chest, that vice in his throat. He would like to join him, but he couldn't, and never would. It was one of the few privileges that was taken away from him.

The crackling of the flames was muted by the pain of the desperate cries that the positive was now throwing into the void, tearing at the same time at his brother's heart.

It was one of the few moments when the negative felt so helpless in the face of his younger brother's pain. What could he say, what could he do to heal his broken heart, except wait and show his presence and support through a simple hug. Only time would soften his grieving soul and they both knew it, but at the time it was hard to take.

All this pain and sorrow was preventing him from returning to his normal form. He didn't want to scare his son; he didn't want him to see him like that again. So, between his uncontrollable sobs, he stammered:

“I don't want to show myself to Aim like this.”

“Take your time,” his brother added in a calm voice.

Meanwhile, the boy was crying in Killer's arms, unable to get the image of his dad turning to dust out of his mind. It wasn't possible, his father had always been strong, he couldn't die like that. He would probably come back and say it was a joke, his papa would scold him for it, and to make up for it he would hug him, as always. As always, he would walk quietly out the door. He was coming back! He would come back... right?

He knew in his soul that reality was not what he wanted to see. He knew what fate had befallen his father, he had seen it with his own eyes, but he could not accept it. Or rather he didn't want to accept it. 

“Dad will come back, right? He's coming home,” the boy whined between sobs.

“It'll be okay,” Killer reassured him. 

It was the only sentence he repeated softly, as if he only knew that one, which was becoming more and more meaningless with its relentless repetition. He rubbed his back to soothe him. He kept a mask of calm to reassure the little one and not to show his feelings, even if his molten heart gave him away.

Aim slowly calmed down. He wished so much that time would wind up like a simple stopped music box. It was then that he asked Killer if he could rest, to wake up from this cruel bad dream, which the taller man accepted. Before going to sleep, he left his room, followed by Killer who did not understand why he was leaving.

The little skeleton walked through the house towards his parents' room. He entered the room and saw that it was in the same state as it was in the beginning, tidy, the bed still made in the same way, the wardrobe still closed, the sunlight partly filtered by the curtains almost entirely open. 

It was like an unchanged vestige of time, a vestige that reminded him of that happy time he spent with his parents. He kept hoping that it was a nightmare, so that he could wake up and hug his fathers again.

He walked over to Cross's bedside table, picking up the slightly cracked heart-shaped locket that lay on it. He had seen it once and simply asked what it was. He remembered the image as he opened it and turned a small mechanism inside, making the soft sound of a music box playing Always with me.

He remembered the wistful look on his father's face, before he calmly told him that this jewel was very important to him, and that he would rather leave it safe than risk it being damaged even more than it was by wearing it. He remembered that his father had not said who the people drawn with him were, nor the meaning of the word written above it, and he had preferred not to ask him.

He hadn't touched it again, not wanting to risk breaking something precious to one of his parents. But now he just wanted to have it so he wouldn't feel like he was breaking himself like a fragile object. Or maybe he just wanted something that belonged to him so that he would feel like it was still near him. 

He took it in his hand, tangling the golden chain between his knuckles. Killer said nothing, understanding that the smaller boy was trying to hold on to something that would remind him of Cross. Nevertheless, when the boy returned to his room, he said softly: 

“Kiddo, if you need me, I'll be right here in the living room. Dream and Nightmare should be back soon, I'll wait for them.”

“Will you stay with me? I'd like one more hug.”

The teary-eyed man agreed, sitting down on the bed with his back against the wall before taking him in his arms. Aim, for his part, had abandoned his Rubik's Cube, which he used whenever he felt bad. Instead, he opened the locket and activated the mechanism, which instantly pierced the silence with the soft crystalline notes of the lullaby. 

He stayed there, listening quietly, thinking of nothing but the hope of waking up from this nightmare. He closed his eyes, letting himself be carried away by the sound of the lullaby and the sleep. A tear rolled down his cheek, before falling onto the taller man's shirt as the last note of the song was heard, leaving them to be engulfed again by the morbid silence.

It was also at this point that Killer silently broke down, shattering the mask that had been forged on his face earlier, unable to hold back his tears and grief at the death of his friend. 

đ“†©â˜Źđ“†Ș

Le son d'une boĂźte Ă  musique commença Ă  se faire entendre de maniĂšre distordu, noyĂ© par les rives du rĂ©veil. Lorsque le petit s’étira, il essaya de se souvenir de cette mĂ©lodie. OĂč l'avait-il bien entendu ? Et qui Ă©tait cette silhouette sombre qui s'Ă©tait soudainement Ă©vaporĂ© dans son rĂȘve ?

Il sortit de son lit, se dirigeant tranquillement vers le salon oĂč se trouvĂ© Dream, qui avais dĂ©jĂ  commencĂ© Ă  prĂ©parer le petit-dĂ©jeuner. Cross quant Ă  lui, dormait toujours, profitant de ce samedi matin pour faire la grasse matinĂ©e.

Le petit aida son papa prenant les tasses puis le bol qu’il lui donnait, Ă©tant trop haut pour lui, avant de les poser sur la table. Il s’assit tranquillement Ă  table, avant de commencer Ă  verser du lait dans son bol, pendant que le positif allait rĂ©veiller son mari.

Ils revinrent tout deux dans la piĂšce, son pĂšre ayant les yeux encore embrumĂ©s de sommeil et tenant calmement son Ăąme-sƓur, ayant encore rĂ©ussi Ă  l’emprisonner avec ses bras. Dream sourit, attendri par ce geste qu’il recevait de son mari chaque week-end.

Il rĂ©ussit Ă  se libĂ©rer de son emprise en s’asseyant tranquillement. Cross, avant de s’assoir Ă  son tour, fis un bisou sur le front de son fils, lui souhaitant bonjour. Ils dĂ©jeunĂšrent dans la bonne humeur, comme d'habitude.

Puis comme chaque week-end, le petit squelette se prĂ©para pour voir son oncle. Il chercha dans la petite bibliothĂšque du salon son livre prĂ©fĂ©rĂ©. C’était le seul qui avais Ă©tĂ© fait Ă  la main et son papa lui avait dĂ©jĂ  avouer que c’était son oncle qui l’avait fabriquĂ©.

Il aimait Ă©normĂ©ment sa couverture cartonnĂ©e recouverte d’une couche de cuir bleutĂ©e, oĂč un immense pommier y Ă©tait gravĂ©. Ses pommes Ă©taient pour certaines entiĂšrement gravĂ©e tandis que d’autre n’avais que le contour dĂ©fini. Sur les coins les plus Ă©loignĂ©s l’un de l’autre, le cuir se teintait de jaune en haut et de violet en bas. Des coins en argent Ă©tait accrocher sur chaque bord du livre et reprĂ©sentait une lune et un soleil. Il savait que ce livre s’appelait La force des sentiments, grĂące Ă  son oncle qui lui disais Ă  chaque fois qu’il le lisait.

Il l’attrapa, et se dirigea ensuite dans la cuisine, prenant deux petites barres chocolatĂ©es comme Ă  son habitude. Il vĂ©rifia qu’il n’oubliait rien avant d’ouvrir la porte en saluant ses parents. Cross lui dit :

—Tu fais attention en y allant.

—Promis, bonne journĂ©e.

Ils lui rĂ©pondirent la mĂȘme chose avant qu’il ne ferme la porte. Il partit comme Ă  son habitude vers l’aire de jeu, oĂč il attendait toujours son oncle. Il aimait beaucoup s’amuser ici, et parfois, Killer venait aussi jouer avec lui, mais il partait rapidement aprĂšs que Nightmare soit arrivĂ©.

Il s’approcha de la balançoire avant de s’assoir, posant le livre sur ses genoux. Il commença Ă  se balancer tranquillement, faisant attention Ă  ne pas faire tomber le livre en allant trop vite. Il s’arrĂȘta brusquement lorsqu’il entendit une voix inconnue derriĂšre lui demandant s’il attendait son oncle.

Il se retourna pour lui rĂ©pondre lorsqu’il vit son visage : un squelette aux pupilles pastel accompagnĂ© d’un pinceau et ayant une tache d’encre sur la joue. Le squelette dont ses parents lui ont toujours dit de se mĂ©fier. Il resta muet, ne sachant pas trop quoi faire.

—
Tu es bien silencieux. Je pensais que tu serais plus bavard que ça. Tu dois sĂ»rement tenir ça de Cross, il n'a jamais Ă©tĂ© vraiment bavard au dĂ©but. Mais aprĂšs qu’on soit devenu ami il l’était plus.

—Vous ĂȘtes un ami de Dad ?

—Oui, mĂȘme si je suis plus l’ami de Dream. On se connait depuis longtemps, et on a vĂ©cu beaucoup d’aventures ensemble. Il m’a mĂȘme dĂ©jĂ  tirĂ© d’affaire plusieurs fois.

—Vraiment, c’est trop cool !

—Mais aprĂšs tes parents se sont rencontrĂ©, et je ne les ai plus vraiment revus... Mais ils ne t’en ont jamais parlĂ© ?

Devant le silence de Aim, Ink ajouta :

—Ils ne t’ont jamais montrĂ© oĂč se sont dĂ©clarĂ© leur amour ? Si tu veux, je peux t’y amener. C’est un endroit chargĂ© de tellement de souvenirs.

—Mais Oncle Mare-

—Nightmare connais dĂ©jĂ  cet endroit, il nous rejoindra quand il arrivera et qu’il ne nous verra pas ici. Tu ne fais pas confiance aux amis de tes parents ?

Au plus profond de lui, son instinct lui criait non, lui rappelant leur mise en garde. Mais d’un autre cotĂ© il connaissait son oncle et ses pĂšres et Ă©tait un ami d’eux, alors il pouvait lui faire confiance... ? Et son oncle connaissait aussi ce lieu.

Il prit la main du plus grand avant que ce dernier peigne le sol avec son pinceau, sautant ensuite dans cette flaque en entrainant l’enfant avec lui. Ils se retrouvĂšrent dans un lieu boisĂ©, l’odeur des pins se faisait ressentir. La neige les recouvrĂ©s doucement, rendant une sensation de frai Ă  ce lieu.

Ink commença Ă  marcher dans la forĂȘt, suivit de Aim qui s’émerveillĂ© devant les lieux. Ça lui faisait penser au bois ou ses parents et lui avaient l’habitude d’aller l’hiver. Ils s’amusaient Ă  patiner sur le lac gelĂ© qui se dissimuler dans ses lieux, Ă  faire une bataille de boules de neiges oĂč son papa les regarder, avant de commencer Ă  s’amuser avec eux aprĂšs avoir pris une boule de neige sur l’épaule Ă  cause de son pĂšre, et ils finissaient leur journĂ©e chez eux tous autour d’un chocolat chaud. Peut-ĂȘtre qu’il verrait un lieu comme ça ici, et qu’il pourrait y aller avec ses parents, ce serait bien.

Il allait en parler Ă  l’autre squelette quand cette sensation, ou plutĂŽt cette absence de sensation s’immisça dans son esprit. C’était Ă©trange, mais d’habitude il avait l’impression de savoir quand quelqu’un allait bien ou mal, un peu comme une intuition. Ça avait toujours Ă©tĂ© le cas, pourtant face Ă  cet Ă©tranger il ne ressentait rien, et inconsciemment ça lui tordait lĂ©gĂšrement l’estomac, lui glaçait les os, sans qu’il ne sache vraiment pourquoi.

Il essaya de trouver intĂ©rieurement une raison Ă  cette exception, lorsque les arbres autour d’eux devenait de moins en moins nombreux. Des bĂątiments commençaient Ă  apparaĂźtre au loin. Aim en voyant ça, se demanda qui ils allaient trouver. Si c’était ici que ses parents avaient dĂ©clarĂ© leur amour, alors il rencontrera sĂ»rement des amis Ă  eux.

Cette excitation de voir d’autres amis de ses parents fut de courte durĂ©e, lorsque qu’il vit que les bĂątiments Ă©taient en ruines. Certains avait leurs façades d’éventrĂ©, d’autre le toit et surement l’intĂ©rieur d’effondrer. D’autres encore n’avait que les fenĂȘtres de brisĂ©s, et les seules qui n’avait aucun dĂ©gĂąt apparent rendais bizarrement l’ambiance encore plus pesante. Une ville fantĂŽme, voilĂ  la vision qui Ă©tait devant leur yeux.

Le mauvais pressentiment de Aim refit surface, encore plus puissant qu’avant. Comment ses parents auraient pu dĂ©cider de se dĂ©clarer dans un endroit en ruines ? Qu'avait-il bien pus se passer ici ? Il resserra le livre sur son torse, devenant lĂ©gĂšrement inquiet par les lieux devant eux. Il bredouilla :

—Monsieur... Vous ĂȘtes sĂ»r qu’Oncle Mare va nous trouver ici ? Il nous attendait dans l’air de jeu, il risque de s’inquiĂ©tait s’il ne nous trouve pas, et ça n’est pas du tout habitĂ© ici, il risque de ne pas nous trouvĂ©.

—Sais-tu qui a dĂ©truit ce lieu, demanda le protecteur toujours le dos tournĂ© vers le petit.

—
Non


—C'est ton oncle avec Killer, pour essayer de montrer Ă  Cross qu’il ne pourrait jamais ĂȘtre heureux, et aussi Ă  cause de sa trahison et de sa fuite.

—Vous mentez ! Oncle Mare et Killer ne feraient jamais ça !

—Tu sembles les aimĂ©, c'est peut-ĂȘtre une bonne chose
 Mais sache petit que je ne mens jamais.

En prononçant sa derniĂšre phrase, il se retourna entiĂšrement, ses pupilles pastel et son lĂ©ger sourire de façade avaient laisser place Ă  un visage vide de toutes Ă©motions. Il s’accroupi face Ă  l’enfant, avant de dĂ©clarer :

—Ce qui va suivre est simple : Je te demande de l'aide, tu acceptes et aprĂšs que tu m'es aidĂ©, je te ramĂšne Ă  tes parents ni vu, ni connu.

—De l'aide pour quoi ?

—Tu as juste Ă  utiliser ton pouvoir sur moi, tu sais celui qui peut modifier les Ă©motions.

—Papa et Dad ont dit que c'est un pouvoir qui peut blesser les gens, et qu'il fallait surtout pas l’utiliser.

—Et pourquoi donc ?

—Ils ont dit qu’en utilisant ce pouvoir, les personnes peuvent se sentir blesser parce qu’ils ne pourraient pas savoir s’ils nous apprĂ©cient vraiment. Ils ont dit qu'il faut plutĂŽt qu'ils nous aiment pour ce qu'on est vraiment, qu’en leur mentant et en leur changeant quelques chose d'aussi prĂ©cieux.

Ink réfléchis quelques instants avant de dire :

—Je ne prendrai pas mal que tu utilises ton pouvoir sur moi, au contraire. Je n'ai pas d’ñme, je ne peux pas ressentir des Ă©motions comme les autres. Mais si tu l’utilisais, je pourrais ĂȘtre normal.

—Vous n'avez pas d’ñme ? Mais mon pouvoir ne fonctionne que lorsque des personnes ont dĂ©jĂ  des sentiments.

—Comment tu peux en ĂȘtre si sĂ»r alors que tu n'as mĂȘme pas essayĂ©, demanda-t-il d'une voix plus froide.

—Mon pouvoir sert Ă  modifier les Ă©motions des autres, Ă  les réécrire. S’ils n'existent pas, je ne peux pas les changer.

—Alors, tu ne peux pas m’aider... Je ne vois pas pourquoi je ferais ce que je t'ai dit alors.

L'ambiance devenait angoissante. La voix et le visage de Ink était semblable à celle d'un cruel psychopathe dans des cauchemars effrayants, et le calme des lieux semblait devenir oppressant. Le petit recula d'un pas, tremblant de plus en plus.

—Vous me faites peur.

—Peur ? Je te demande juste de m'aider. Tes parents ne t’ont jamais appris Ă  ĂȘtre gentil, dĂ©clara Ink en attrapant le bras de Aim, faisant tomber le livre qu'il tenait.

Un Gaster Blaster apparu Ă  cĂŽtĂ© de ce dernier avant de tirer sur l'autre squelette. Au mĂȘme moment, l’ñme du petit vira au bleu, le projetant dans les bras de son pĂšre. Celui-ci bouillonnait de rage et d'angoisse, ses yeux n’étant plus que deux pupilles rouge sang.

Ce dernier allait utiliser son couteau pour se tĂ©lĂ©porter avec son fils lorsque Ink crĂ©a des os d’encre qu’il projeta sur eux. Cross les brisa avec son arme avant de poser Aim Ă  cĂŽtĂ© de l’arbre derriĂšre lui. Il aurait prĂ©fĂ©rĂ© mettre son fils Ă  l’abri avant d’entamer ce combat, mais Ink l’empĂȘcher de vĂ©ritablement le faire.

Alors il transforma son couteau en deux dagues et se téléporta derriÚre le protecteur, essayant de le trancher par surprise. Ink esquiva avant de lui asséner un coup de pinceau, le faisant reculer de quelques mÚtres.

MĂȘme si le monochrome n’avais pas rĂ©ussi Ă  le toucher, il Ă©tait lĂ©gĂšrement satisfait que le combat se dĂ©roulais loin de lĂ  oĂč Ă©tait son enfant. Il envoya des os sur son adversaire, qui se liquĂ©fia, avant de resurgir Ă  cĂŽtĂ© de lui et d’essayer d’invoquer un Gaster Blaster. Cross ne lui laissa pas le temps, envoyant sa jambe frapper son ventre, le fracassant contre l’arbre derriĂšre lui.

Ink toussa dĂ» au choc contre l’arbre mais aussi dĂ» au coup de pied. MĂȘme si c’était des squelettes et qu’ils n’avaient pas d’estomac ni de diaphragmes, leur magie rĂ©agissait comme s’ils en avais, et elles n’apprĂ©ciĂ© vraiment pas ce genre de coup. Il se coucha au sol pour esquiver le tir de Gaster Blaster que venait de tirer Cross, qui dĂ©truisit et brĂ»la le vĂ©gĂ©tal et ceux qui se trouver derriĂšre.

Puis il attrapa son pinceau qu’il avait fait tomber avant de crĂ©er un mur d’encre pour se protĂ©ger d’une salve d’os. Cette sĂ©paration disparue aprĂšs que son adversaire la trancha avec ses dagues, se rapprochant de lui. Pour l’éloigner de lui, il crĂ©a plusieurs rangĂ©s d’os avant de se poser sur une branche basse d’un arbre, proche de Cross.

Des larmes noires commençaient à couler des yeux de ce dernier, montrant ses sentiments négatifs de plus en plus important, au point de déborder.

—Ça fais des annĂ©es que je n’avais pas vu ton visage comme ça, ajouta Ink. La derniĂšre fois, ça a Ă©tĂ© le jour oĂč je vous ai rendus une petite visite surprise Ă  toi et Dream. Je ne m’attendais pas Ă  vous voir avec un bĂ©bĂ©, mais ce qui m’a le plus surpris ce jour-lĂ , ça a Ă©tĂ© que ton enfant est ce pouvoir. Franchement, on pourrait bien s’amuser, et grĂące Ă  lui, je pourrais de nouveau ressentir des sentiments comme les autres. Tu peux bien faire ça pour ton ami.

—Tu n’es pas mon ami, tu es juste un squelette qui est devenu obsĂ©dĂ© par une chose qu’il n’a pas et n’aura jamais. À cause de ta folie, tu as mis ce jour-lĂ  Aim en danger et tu viens encore de le faire aujourd’hui.

—
 En danger... Je n’ai pourtant rien fait de mal... Je l’ai amenĂ© dans un lieu important pour vous, je lui ai dit tous ce qui c’était passĂ© ici, et je lui ai gentiment demander de m’aider. Il n’y a rien de mal. En y rĂ©flĂ©chissant, peut-ĂȘtre que j’aurai dĂ» ĂȘtre plus radical... Mais je peux toujours rectifier le coup.

Trois Gaster Blasters apparurent devant le petit, le surprenant ainsi que son pÚre. Avant que les coups soient tirés, ils entendirent le protecteur des AU prononcé ses mots comme une sentence de mort :

—Si Error peut crĂ©er de nouvelles choses alors qu’il est rĂ©pugnĂ© par ça et que notre accord tenait toujours Ă  ce moment-lĂ , alors je peux tout aussi bien faire pareil. Je ne serais plus jamais oubliĂ©, mĂȘme si ça signifie passer du gentil au mĂ©chant protecteur.

—AIM !!!

Cross Ă©tait trop loin de Aim pour arriver Ă  temps, alors il fit un gigantesque mur d’os pour le protĂ©ger. Il n’eut pas le temps de se rassurer qu’il aller bien ou mĂȘme de faire un autre mouvement, que Ink avait dĂ©jĂ  lancĂ© une attaque d’os. Il avait baissĂ© sa garde voulant Ă  tout prix sauver son fils, et avant mĂȘme qu’il puisse se protĂ©ger, des os s’étaient plantĂ© dans son torse, plusieurs touchant son Ăąme.

Son sang violet commença Ă  teintait son haut blanc, et Ă  couler des commissures de sa bouche, avant de tomber au sol. Deux cris stridents retentir Ă  ce moment-lĂ  : celui de Aim qui s’était dĂ©calĂ© du mur Ă  moitiĂ© dĂ©truit pour rassurer son pĂšre, et Dream. Il fut tĂ©lĂ©portĂ© vers son fils malgrĂ© lui, grĂące Ă  son mari. Ce dernier Ă©tait arrivĂ© dans ses lieux aprĂšs avoir sentis les sentiments trop nĂ©gatifs de son Ăąme-sƓur. Mais il Ă©tait arrivĂ© trop tard pour le protĂ©ger de l’attaque traĂźtre que lui avais lancĂ© Ink.

Dream le tenait dans les bras Ă  genoux, ses yeux inondĂ©s de larmes, essayant d’utiliser sa magie de soins sur lui. Mais les blessures sur son Ăąme Ă©taient trop importantes pour qu’il y arrive. Aim se prĂ©cipita vers eux, voyant avec horreur les trous bĂ©ants qui parsemĂ©s le torse de son pĂšre, son souffle hachĂ© et son Ăąme qui craqueler Ă  cause des dĂ©gĂąts trop importante qu’elle s’était prise.

Il chercha dans ses poches, essayant de retrouver les barres chocolatĂ©es qu'il avait pris quelques heures plus tĂŽt. Il en avait pris deux, mais il Ă©tait incapable de les retrouver. Ses mains tremblaient, et ses larmes apparaissaient de plus en plus, brouillant sa vision. Il chercha dĂ©sespĂ©rĂ©ment avant de rĂ©aliser qu’elles n’étaient pas lĂ  oĂč il les avait mises.

Il les avait sĂ»rement fais tomber sans s’en apercevoir, puis il se rappela de l’aire de jeu, ce moment oĂč ils avaient sautĂ© dans le portail. C’était sĂ»rement Ă  ce moment-lĂ  qu’il les avait perdus. AprĂšs tout, il avait fait attention Ă  ne pas faire tomber et abimĂ© le livre, mais il n’avait pas vĂ©rifiĂ© pour les barres chocolatĂ©es.

—Dad...

Aim ne savait pas quoi dire ou quoi faire. Son pùre commençait à partir en poussiùre, et il ne savait pas comment le sauver. Pour le rassurer, ce dernier le rapprocha de lui, avant de lui faire un bisou sur le front comme il avait l’habitude de le faire.

Puis il posa sa main sur la joue de son mari, essayant d’enlever les larmes qui coulaient avec son pouce, mĂȘme si de nouvelles apparaissait juste aprĂšs. Il tentait difficilement de prendre une respiration rĂ©guliĂšre avant de lui dire :

—Je suis dĂ©solĂ©, j’ai encore baissĂ© ma garde. Je ne pourrais plus vous protĂ©ger... Ne pleurez pas... J’ai toujours prĂ©fĂ©rĂ© quand vous souriez... J’aimerais tellement pouvoir continuer de vous voir sourire et rire...

Son mari essaya d’afficher un sourire, mais ce dernier ressemblait plus Ă  une grimace forcĂ©e et dĂ©formĂ© par la tristesse. Cross se releva lĂ©gĂšrement avant de dĂ©poser un dernier baisĂ© sur les dents de son Ăąme-sƓur.

—Vous ĂȘtes mes deux rayons de soleil...

Il avait prononcĂ© ses mots avec les derniĂšres forces qu’il lui restĂ©, avant de disparaĂźtre entiĂšrement dans un amas de poussiĂšres. Son fils regarda ses restes, ses larmes devenaient de plus en plus incontrĂŽlables. Sa vue se troublait et il ne voyait pas ce qui l’entourer, Ă  part les poussiĂšres lorsque ses larmes tombaient.

Dream quant Ă  lui regarder dans le vague avant de hurler en regardant l’assassin. Son cri Ă©tait rempli de rage et de haine, se modifiant en une promesse de mort en mĂȘme temps que sa voix devenait diffĂ©rente, sombre, corrompu.

Des craquements d’os se firent entendre lorsque des tentacules dĂ©chirĂšrent le dos de son pull, bougeant de maniĂšre incontrĂŽlable, comme des serpents se prĂ©parant Ă  mordre leur proie. Du liquide noir commença Ă  le recouvrir, dĂ©vorant Ă  nouveau son Ɠil aveugle, le faisant disparaitre.

Avant qu’il ne parte pour assouvir sa vengeance, il croisa le regard de son fils qui Ă©tait mĂ©langer de tristesse, de peur et d’horreur. Il ne savait pas si c’était dĂ» Ă  son apparence qu’il jugeait hideuse, ou parce qu’il avait peur de tout simplement perdre son papa, mais ce regard l’énerva encore plus contre le peintre. À cause de lui, il avait perdu son mari, mais il avait aussi dĂ» traumatiser son enfant par son aspect.

Nightmare et Killer arrivĂšrent peu de temps aprĂšs, pour voir Dream dans sa forme corrompu s’acharnĂ© sur le corps inerte et presque entiĂšrement dĂ©truit de Ink, tandis qu’Aim pleurĂ© devant un tas de poussiĂšre. Les deux squelettes avaient rapidement devinĂ© Ă  qui il appartenait vu la scĂšne qui s’offraient Ă  leurs yeux.

Le nĂ©gatif se dirigea vers son frĂšre pour l’arrĂȘter, mais Killer l'en empĂȘcha en lui tenant le bras, ressentant que de l’angoisse face Ă  la scĂšne qui se dĂ©roulait devant eux.

—Il faut que tu prennes Aim et tu partes d’ici, pendant que je calme Dream, annonça-il en dĂ©gageant son bras de l’emprise de l’autre squelette.

—Non, tu risques de te faire tuer. Je-

—Parce que tu penses que tu peux le faire ? Prends Aim et pars ! C’est un ordre, hurla-t-il.

Le larmoyant le regarda dĂ©sespĂ©rer, voulant rajouter quelque chose. Il savait que Nightmare avait raison et qu'il perdait juste du temps, mais il ne pouvait s’empĂȘcher d’avoir une peur qui lui dĂ©vorer le ventre. C’était Cross qui avait rĂ©ussi Ă  ramener Dream Ă  la raison, pas Nightmare, alors comment ĂȘtre sĂ»r qu’il y arrivera ? Il se dĂ©barrassa de ses inquiĂ©tudes, en pensant avec confiance que c’était sĂ»rement le seul maintenant Ă  pouvoir le faire. Il se dirigea ensuite vers le petit, avant de le prendre dans les bras, puis se tĂ©lĂ©porta dans la chambre de ce dernier.

Le nĂ©gatif commença Ă  se prĂ©cipiter vers son frĂšre, se mettant entre lui et Ink, esquivant les tentacules qui frapper dans la direction du protecteur. Il l’attrapa dans les bras, essayant de le bloquer dans ses mouvements.

—Calme-toi, tu ne peux pas le tuer, il est immortel comme nous. Pense à Aim et calme-toi !

Les attaques s’arrĂȘtĂšrent, et ses tentacules s’affaissĂšrent comme s’ils devenaient vide d’énergie. Il se laissa tomber sur ses genoux, son frĂšre suivit sa chute, le tenant toujours dans ses bras. Il tourna les yeux et vit les poussiĂšres de son mari. S’il Ă©tait arrivĂ© plus tĂŽt, il aurait pu le sauver, il serait encore lĂ . Cette phrase revenait en boucle dans son esprit, le martelant de coup, enfonçant le clou des remords encore plus profondĂ©ment.

Des larmes commencĂšrent Ă  couler le long de ses joues, crĂ©ant des sillages de plus en plus imposants. Il rendit l’étreinte Ă  son frĂšre, tenant son manteau comme s'il Ă©tait la derniĂšre chose, le dernier espoir sur lequel il pouvait se raccrocher. Ses sanglots Ă©tait presque le seul bruit qui se faisait entendre dans ce monde calcinĂ© et dĂ©truit.

Son Ăąme se glaçais, se tordais, lui donnais l’impression qu’elle allait se fissurer et se briser Ă  tout moment. Comme il aurait aimĂ© Ă  cet instant que ce soit le cas. Il ne ressentirait plus cette douleur dans sa poitrine, cet Ă©tau dans sa gorge. Il aimerait le rejoindre, mais il ne pouvait pas, et ne pourrais jamais le faire. C’était un des rares privilĂšges qui lui Ă©tait ĂŽtĂ©.

Le crĂ©pitement des flammes se faisait discret face Ă  la douleur des cris dĂ©sespĂ©rĂ© que lancer maintenant le positif dans le vide, dĂ©chirant au mĂȘme instant le cƓur de son frĂšre.

Ce fut l’un des rares instants oĂč le nĂ©gatif se sentait aussi impuissant face Ă  la douleur de son cadet. Que pouvait-il bien dire, que pouvait-il bien faire pour soigner son cƓur brisĂ©, Ă  part attendre en montrant sa prĂ©sence et son soutien Ă  travers un simple cĂąlin. Seul le temps adoucirait son Ăąme en peine et ils le savaient tous deux, mais sur le moment c’était dur Ă  encaisser.

Toutes cette peine et cette douleur l’empĂȘchais de retrouver sa forme normale. Il ne voulait pas effrayer son fils, il ne voulait pas qu’il le voit comme ça de nouveau. Alors, entre ses sanglots incontrĂŽlables, il bredouilla :

—Je ne veux pas me montrer à Aim comme ça.

—Prends tous ton temps, ajouta son frùre d’une voix calme.

Pendant ce temps, le petit pleurait dans les bras de Killer, n’arrivant pas Ă  enlever de son esprit l’image de son pĂšre qui se transformait en poussiĂšre. Ce n’était pas possible, son pĂšre avait toujours Ă©tĂ© fort, il ne pouvait pas mourir comme ça. Il allait surement revenir en disant que c’était une blague, son papa allait le gronder pour ça, et pour se faire pardonner, il lui ferait un cĂąlin, comme toujours. Comme toujours, il allait passer le bas de la porte tranquillement. Il allait revenir ! Il allait revenir... non... ?

Il savait au fond de son Ăąme que la rĂ©alitĂ© n’était pas ce qu’il voulait voir. Il savait quel destin avait eu son pĂšre, il l’avait vu de ses propres yeux, mais il ne pouvait pas l’accepter. Ou plutĂŽt il ne voulait pas l’accepter.

—Dad va revenir, pas vrai ? Il va revenir à la maison, pleurnicha le petit entre deux sanglots.

—Ça va aller, le rassura Killer.

C'Ă©tait la seule phrase qu’il rĂ©pĂ©tait doucement, comme s’il ne connaissait que celle-lĂ , qui se vidait de plus en plus de sens Ă  force d’ĂȘtre inlassablement rĂ©pĂ©tĂ©e. Il lui frotta le dos pour l’apaiser. Il garda un masque fais de calme pour rassurer le plus petit et ne pas montrer ses sentiments, mĂȘme si son Ăąme en cƓur fondu le trahissait.

Aim se calma lentement. Il aurait tellement voulu que le temps se remonte comme une simple boite Ă  musique arrĂȘtĂ©. C’est Ă  ce moment-lĂ  qu’il demanda Ă  Killer s'il pouvait se reposer, pour se rĂ©veiller de ce cruel mauvais rĂȘve, ce que le plus grand accepta. Avant de dormir, il partit de sa chambre, suivit de Killer qui ne comprenait pas pourquoi il partait.

Le petit squelette traversa la maison se dirigeant vers la chambre de ses parents. Il y rentra voyant la piĂšce dans le mĂȘme Ă©tat qu’elle Ă©tait de base, rangĂ©e, le lit fait toujours de la mĂȘme maniĂšre, l’armoire toujours fermĂ©e, les rayons du soleil qui Ă©tait en parti tamisĂ© par les rideaux presque entiĂšrement ouvert.

Elle Ă©tait comme un vestige inchangĂ© du temps, un vestige qui lui rappelait ce temps heureux qu’il passait avec ses parents. Il espĂ©rait continuellement que ce soit un cauchemar, pour qu’il puisse se rĂ©veillait et serrait Ă  nouveau ses pĂšres dans ses bras.

Il se rapprocha de la table de chevet de Cross, prenant le mĂ©daillon en forme de cƓur lĂ©gĂšrement fĂȘlĂ© qui Ă©tait posĂ© dessus. Il l’avait vu un jour et avais simplement demandĂ© ce que c’était. Il se souvenais de l’image quand il l’avait ouvert et actionnĂ© un petit mĂ©canisme Ă  l’intĂ©rieur, faisant retentir le son doux d’une boite Ă  musique jouant Always with me.

Il se souvenais du regard mĂ©lancolique de son pĂšre, avant qu’il lui dise calmement que ce bijou Ă©tait trĂšs important pour lui, et qu’il prĂ©fĂ©rait le laisser en sĂ©curitĂ©, que de risquer qu’il soit encore plus abimĂ© qu’il ne l’était en le portant. Il se souvenais que son pĂšre n’avait pas dit qui Ă©tĂ© ses personnes dessinĂ©es avec lui, ni la signification du mot inscrit juste au-dessus, et il avait prĂ©fĂ©rĂ© ne pas le lui demander.

Il ne l’avait plus touchĂ©, ne voulant pas risquer de briser quelque chose de prĂ©cieux aux yeux de l’un de ses parents. Mais maintenant, il voulait juste l’avoir pour ne pas avoir l’impression de se briser lui-mĂȘme comme un objet fragile. Ou peut-ĂȘtre qu’il dĂ©sirĂ© simplement un objet qui lui appartenait pour avoir l’impression qu’il Ă©tait toujours prĂšs de lui.

Il le prit dans la main, emmĂȘlant la chaine dorĂ©e entre ses phalanges. Killer ne dis rien, comprenant que le plus petit essayer de se raccrocher Ă  quelque chose qui lui rappeler la prĂ©sence de Cross. NĂ©anmoins, lorsque le petit retourna dans sa chambre, il lui dit doucement :

—Gamin, si tu as besoin je serais là dans le salon. Dream et Nightmare ne devrait pas tarder à rentrer, je vais les attendre.

—Est-ce que tu veux bien rester avec moi ? J’aimerais bien encore avoir un cñlin.

Le larmoyant accepta, s’assit sur le lit, le dos appuyĂ© contre le mur avant de le prendre dans les bras. Aim, quant Ă  lui, avait dĂ©laisser son Rubik’s Cube qu’il utilisait pourtant Ă  chaque fois qu’il se sentait mal. Au lieu de ça, il ouvrit le mĂ©daillon et activa le mĂ©canisme, qui perça instantanĂ©ment le silence avec les douces notes cristallines de la berceuse.

Il resta ainsi, l’écoutant calmement, ne pensant Ă  rien d’autre qu’à l’espoir de se rĂ©veiller de ce cauchemar. Il ferma les yeux, se laissant emporter par le son de la berceuse et le sommeil. Une larme roula sur sa joue, avant de tomber sur le T-shirt du plus grand au mĂȘme instant que la derniĂšre note de la chanson se fit entendre, les laissant se faire engloutir de nouveau par le silence morbide.

Ce fus Ă©galement Ă  ce moment que Killer craqua silencieusement, brisant le masque qui s’était forgĂ© sur le visage un peu plus tĂŽt, n’arrivant plus Ă  retenir ses larmes et sa peine face Ă  la mort de son ami.


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1 year ago

That's an interesting challenge. It's a great way to improve your skills while competing against other people. Everyone has their own way of seeing and telling stories (whatever the medium). I can't wait to see it 。(⌒∇⌒。)

SeasonTale Creative Challenge

PLEASE REBLOG SO EVERYONE CAN SEE THIS!

SeasonTale Creative Challenge

Greetings, Artists, Voice Actors, and Writers! It is I, Zelphin, and I am hosting an (annual?) competition! Introducing the first year of the SeasonTale Creative Challenge! 

This is a competition to express your creative talents by contributing to SeasonTale for a cash prize! There are three ways to participate: Art, Voice Acting, and Writing! Contribute some time to use one of the three involving SeasonTale to enter the challenge for the prize!

DEADLINE IS NOV 15th, 2023, 12:00 AM (GMT-6)

my birthday hehe~

Winners will be announced on December 1st!

Scroll down for details!

Rules

It must be a SeasonTale Sans. (I might do other characters from SeasonTale another year)

You MUST tag #SeasonTale Challenge and @zelphin124 in the post so I can see it! Or DM me on Discord!

You CAN do more than one submission (one per Sans for VA, two for writing)

You CAN do the Season Sanses interacting with OCs or popular Sanses, get creative!

DIFFERENT/SIMPLER OUTFITS ARE ALLOWED! I know they are a pain to draw...

You CANNOT steal/copy from other creators!

Please keep all content PG-13

Payments will be made via PayPal (unless negotiated otherwise)

Specific rules within the Google doc!

Prizes

All prizes are in USD currency!

Artists

First place: $55

Second place: $35

Third place: $20

VAs and Writers

First place: $40 

Second place: $30

Third place: $20

Prompts

Summer flirting with literally anyone

Particularly a feisty character

Spring cooking with Swap/Horror

Spring loves cooking Japanese Ramen

Autumn being a gremlin, as usual

Usually being feisty while training or hissing at a cat (he’s scared of cats)

Winter meeting your OC/you in the snowy mountains of SeasonTale

The Four Sanses in a training session

The four Sanses exploring a new AU

Spring comforting someone

Summer flirting with someone

Autumn getting frustrated at someone being annoying and telling them to go away

Winter is an awkward teddy bear trying to organize something

Ft. Iro!Sans for a female character/female voice actors!

Make something up! Be creative! Have fun!

Need more details? Here's the Google Doc:

SeasonTale Creative Challenge
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SeasonTale Creative Challenge Please reblog to get this challenge to everyone! Greetings, Artists, Voice Actors, and Writers! It is I, Ze

References

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HAVE FUN! I'm so excited to see what you all come up with!

Been dying to do this for a long time~


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1 year ago

(Late) Cream Day (=ωŽ=)

CrossOwl's design by @x0moth0x

DreamCow's design by @help-im-a-gay-fish

English version

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[Fr/En] 6th February. I try my best to be a good writer and an artist. Have a beautiful day or night

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