How did Toriel react to Ralsei at first and vice versa?
An ask on the Looking Glasses website prompted me to have feelings about Ralsei meeting a parental figure who cared about his well-being.
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Okay, so I’m assuming this scene takes place sometime during chapter 3 (Probably well before they reach the dark fountain, but it made for some dramatic lighting). I think at first, Toriel is shocked to see someone who looks a lot like her own son, but pretty quickly notices some differences in appearance. Notably, Ralsei looks about three years younger than Asriel. This leaves her in a place where she’s mostly just curious about who Ralsei is, and how he got to be here. When he explains how long he’s been alone, her instinct to Mother any wayward child that roves into range kicks in.
Ralsei, for his part, is less surprised by her appearance than her presence. He rushes to assure her that he isn’t Asriel. Toriel expresses interest in who Ralsei is as a person, sympathy for his isolation, and even initiates a hug, all things that Ralsei has never experienced before. It’s an overwhelming feeling to say the least.
Toriel continues to keep an eye on both Ralsei and Lancer from a distance. Ralsei is, understandably, pretty self-sufficient, but is happy to have a supportive parental figure in his life. While Ralsei is dating Kris, Toriel makes sure to have him over for dinner frequently, and after they break up she still finds ways to have him and Lancer over, like cooking lessons.
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Promptober 1: Sugar
Decided to do one of these for the first time!
Sun x Reader x Moon, 1448 words, they/them/Y/N for reader, forehead kiss is the most romantic it gets :3 enjoy!
“Yo Y/N!” One of the teens barked from across the employee lounge, despite the smallness of the space.
“What are you hooligans up to?” They hummed, eyeing the cup they were all gathered around wearily. They didn’t know how they ended up being so popular with the young crowd- though it was probably because they were the least likely to yell at them for mistakes, and offer them rides home, and comp their food if they forgot their wallets- okay ya maybe they did know.
“Wanna try some battery acid?”
“What.” Kyle looked up with a wide grin, gesturing to the acidic green ooze in the cup.
“Battery acid!”
“That clarifies nothing.”
“Okay so-” ohhh boy “you get a monster-”
“Green apple-”
“And a bunch of sour candy-”
“And some nerds!”
“And some nerds, and you mix it all together!”
“... Is the point to throw up or something?” He shrugged, slipping one of the extra sour worms into his mouth.
“I dunno, I saw it on tiktok. Wanna try?”
“Are you making me the guinea pig? Who else has tried it?” None of them raised their hands.
“... I’ll give you 20 bucks if you slam at least half of it.” Rachael piped up suddenly. The promise of a free lunch made the cup look no less rancid.
“40.” They bickered for a moment, each digging through their wallets until a pile of bills was on the table. With a sigh they poured half of it into a new cup grimacing at the chunks of gummy worms and undissolved nerds that splashed into the bottom. “Chunks too?” They all nodded.
Swallowing their pride, and the sour pang in the back of their throat, they slammed it back. They got a few gulps before coughing, pulling away to cringe at the taste coating their mouth.
“Fucking hell-”
“Language-” One of them teased, pointing to the daycare badge that hung around their neck.
Y/N stuck their tongue out and swallowed the rest, crunching the last few bits with a disgusted grimace. They grabbed the bills and quickly stuffed them in their pockets before running over to the sink to stick their head under.
“That was the worst thing I’ve ever done. And I went to college.” The teens snickered, now shoving the other cup amongst themselves to goad the others into a sip. “I gotta go work now. Don’t let Gwen sniff that or she might actually keel over from a sugar rush.” They waved goodbye and half heartedly hummed affirmations, now more interested in Lilly’s cautious sniffing of the cup.
The walk to the daycare was uneventful, though their stomach swam with quiet threats.
“Hh…” The daycare was loud, kids running amok as the daycare attendant and the morning shift struggled to keep them contained.
“Oh thank god-” Stacy wheezed, buckling over the desk as three kids screamed by.
“That bad huh?”
“Tiny terrors.” She hissed, putting on a false smile as Sun squinted at her. “Todd got into the slime and started hitting kids with it, Rene is missing her blanket, and for the life of me I cannot find Freddy’s toy dog anywhere!” They nodded and glanced up towards the structures, noting a little brown paw poking out near the top of the structure.
“Ya Paula likes to chuck it up there. I’ll get it for you, you can go if you want.”
“Really?” She tried to hide the excitement in her eyes. “I mean it's a mess-”
“Eh, I can deal.” Their blood was rushing fast, glancing around at all the kids. They could keep up, it would be fine.
“Thanks!” They hardly noticed as she grabbed her coat and high tailed it, instead focusing on Sun who was comforting one of the kids. He glanced at them with a nod as they ran up the structure, grabbing the foot of the toy before jumping back.
“Mr. Sun!! L/N climbed on the playplace!!” Kennedy cried, nearly getting knocked over by some kids who they hoped were just playing tag.
“Thank you Kennedy! I told them it was okay, just this once!” Sun sung, sighing in relief as they handed the dog over to the sobbing boy.
“There there friend! See, he’s okay!” Freddy’s sobs quieted down as he held his toy tight, glaring at Paula who sat in timeout with a few other kids.
“Why don’t you see if Roger wants to play house?” They suggested softly, pushing him towards the quieter area of the daycare. Sun huffed as soon as he was out of sight, glancing over his domain nervously.
“You okay Sunny?” He whined and nodded, tapping his foot against the ground.
“Naughty kids, too many little hands today. So so happy you’re here though Starshine! Sorry I didn’t get to say hello!” They shrugged, bouncing on their toes as he glanced at them with a hum.
“What?”
“You’re… bouncier than normal.” He commented, following them as they headed towards the open area in front of the desk.
“I feel pretty good today, that’s all.” Sun nodded slowly, cut off by another scream from across the daycare.
“Be right back!” He barked, taking off through the maze of kids and toys. Instead of settling by the desk they walked, darting around kids and checking over the areas where Sunny couldn’t be. Most of the kids were calmer as the day went on, leaving them restless and bouncy. By the time they crossed paths with Sun again all the kids were either drawing or playing with some of the calmer toys, though a few were looping around the slide.
“Sunshine?”
“Hmm?”
“You’re shaking.” They paused, glancing at their hands. They were stuffed with craft supplies, and notably trembling.
“Oh.”
“Are you sure you’re okay? What did you have for breakfast?”
“Just a leftover sandwich… I slept well too before Moon butts in.” Sun snorted, pulling the bucket away from them gently.
“Maybe you should go sit until nap time hmm? I’ll call if I need you.” It was clear from his body language there was no argument to be had, so they trudged back to the desk. While they were there they could at least do some paperwork.
None of it held their attention for long enough, soon there were half filled out forms and scratched up lists littering the desk. They snapped up as the lights dimmed, startled Sun hadn’t called them to help the kids.
“Shh…” Someone pushed them back down into the chair, Moon’s hands rubbing little circles into their shoulders. “Relax.”
“Don’t you want help with the kids?”
“I want you to rest, starlight.” He hummed, placing a water bottle from god knows where on the desk. “I’ll be back in a few.” The lack of light soothed their pulsing temples, aided by some pain meds someone had stashed in the locked cabinet. They could hear Moon’s voice across the way, soothing the kids to sleep with one of the many princess story books. Their stomach growled as they glanced at the clock- almost time for lunch. The door creaked open as Rachael snuck in, eyeing the scene as they made it to the desk.
“Hey, here to relieve you. I’m sure you’re probably feeling sick by now.” She whispered, squinting into the darkness to find a familiar set of red eyes.
“Thanks.”
“Now why,” Moon started, snorting as she yelped away from where he had snuck up “would starlight be feeling sick hmmm?”
“Uhh-”
“Moon, play nice.” Most of the staff was weary of him, but the teens were usually the least jumpy. They were more likely to tease him in all honesty.
“Hmm.” He mulled over the idea, tapping his faceplate as he squinted at her.
“I um, I may have made them drink battery acid?”
“You didn’t make me-” they ignored the way Moon jerked, waving his concerns away. “It’s just some energy drink thing they were making-”
“I did bribe you into it though-”
“Well I said yes-”
“Still, I’m sorry Y/N. I’m sorry Moon.” Moon squinted as she shuffled, eyes down. Y/N not to subtly gestured to her, raising their eyebrows as the night attendant shifted.
“... Apology accepted.” He grumbled, clearly not too into it. She smiled anyways, taking over their chair as Moon walked them to the door.
“I’ll come back and eat with you if you’d like.” They offered, noting the way he hovered close.
“... Please.” He mumbled, knocking his faceplate into their shoulder. “And then you rest. You’re gonna crash.” They hummed and toyed with the end of his hat, swaying as he looped his arms around their waist.
“Okay.” They pressed their lips to his forehead before backing away, glancing at the desk where Rachael was clearly trying not to oogle. “Be nice for me, nightlight.” His face rotated as he clung to the door, covering his face with his hat.
“Only for you.”
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