you can only use your own
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They close their eyes and nod. They’re only very small, like you, but you think they look poised, holy, in the low light. “I’m counting on you to help me, then.” Chara lifts their chin, raising their eyelids halfway to look at you directly. “We should get started now. Before anyone has a chance to suspect.”
Or: Five times Chara successfully convinced Asriel not to tell anyone, and one time—
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- Part 1 of you can only use your own
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Things aren’t okay. You’re not okay. You don’t think you’ve ever been, and your baseline’s changed again, and you’re still trying to figure out where things stand. But you’re still here, somehow, and you have Asriel, and you don’t know why but Asgore and Toriel still tolerate your presence. There are days that—better is too strong a term, maybe, but they’re passable.
Or: Chara has a very bad week and makes a friend.
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- Part 2 of you can only use your own
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The idea of you having to take the throne still feels like a bad joke. Your mom and dad have been the monarchs forever, and some part of you assumed they always would be, even though you know better. You hate even the thought of having to be responsible for the whole kingdom, because what happens when you mess things up? Taking care of Chara, having them need you—that’s all you’ve ever wanted, it’s enough for you.
Or: Asriel's misadventures with princehood, responsibility, and generally being an adult.
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- Part 3 of you can only use your own
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the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul by feralphoenix
Fandoms: Undertale (Video Game)
09 Mar 2016
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Try as you might, you still need him. You’re useless without him. And—you love him, you do; you like to think that you would have chosen Asriel anyway, even without all this. He supports you, treasures you, makes you laugh, makes you feel safe. But the more you think about just how dependent on him you are, the more exhausted you become. If he is a bastion of safety, then you are the ivy wrapped around the walls. You may very well pull him down with you, in the end.
Or: Chara comes to a decision and meets some resistance.
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- Part 4 of you can only use your own
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You can’t keep your hands to yourself.
Or: Chara and Asriel enjoy a brief respite.
(A side story to the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul.)
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- Part 5 of you can only use your own
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Worrying about the future has been familiar to you for the past while: It’s a little hard to ignore when your coronation is only months away instead of years. The underground feels stiflingly small at times, but there are a lot of monsters (and, okay, a handful of humans too) who live here, and those are an awful lot of people to feel responsible for.
Or: Asriel procrastinates on an important task, discovers the magic of friendship, and faces his upcoming coronation.
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- Part 6 of you can only use your own
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you in your veil and your pale white dress by feralphoenix
Fandoms: Undertale (Video Game)
17 Jul 2016
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It’s been five years, after all—Asgore and Toriel have all but faded into the background when it comes to politics, and Asriel isn’t completely overwhelmed with kingship anymore. His parents are ready to retire for real, and you’re as ready as you’re ever going to be to step up to take their place, and you have the time and the gold to devote to a wedding ceremony. That means that it’s time now for you and Asriel to finally, finally be married.
Or: Chara attempts to process some things while dealing with wedding planning.
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- Part 7 of you can only use your own
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This isn’t about comparing anatomy; it’s about Chara being able to feel safe in their own living space, in their own skin. It doesn’t come easy for them, and you know why that is and how hard they’ve had to fight to get to this point.
Or: Asriel and Chara explore their new privacy.
(A side story to you in your veil and your pale white dress.)
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- Part 8 of you can only use your own
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“Asgore and Toriel have sealed off the old capital,” you say. “The monsters there are safe. We’ll have to alert Undyne and the Royal Guard. Have Rufus stay in Snowdin instead of reporting for work in Hotland or Waterfall—she may respond better to a human than to a monster. Everyone knows well enough what humans look like to not mistake this one for a monster child, but just in case, send out a message for civilians to keep a safe distance and not aggress unless absolutely necessary.”
Or: Chara faces their greatest challenge yet as a monarch of the underground.
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- Part 9 of you can only use your own
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There’s a very small part of you that’s almost—annoyed at the way they’re pulling you along, expecting you to keep going when you’re already so tired. But you’re also annoyed at the part of you that’s grateful for them whisking you through this strange place, because you have so little to keep you going otherwise. Didn’t you climb the mountain in the first place, fling yourself into that hole, because you were so sure that there was nothing left?
Or: Frisk survives a long fall and figures out what comes next.
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- Part 10 of you can only use your own
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we light ourselves up from the deepest of pits by feralphoenix
Fandoms: Undertale (Video Game)
05 Dec 2017
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“Tra la la,” says the Riverperson cheerfully, startling you out of your negative spiral. “Great rewards await after great trials, and the greatest approaches. Hmm… what sort of rewards could be waiting after that…?”
As usual with their weirdly apropos non sequiturs, you’re not sure whether you ought to be heartened or creeped out.
Or: Asriel and the fallen humans prepare to break the Barrier.
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- Part 11 of you can only use your own