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Papyrus was an absolute sweetheart and amazing partner, but one could say that sometimes, and only on the odd occasion, he may have just the tiniest bit of trouble puzzling out other people's emotions. As such he may have found himself taken aback for a moment when he spotted you through a crack in the door leaning over the counter to the bathroom vanity in your towel, stifling a sob with one hand. You, his absolutely precious mate, red in the face and shoulders heaving, a sight that nearly broke his soul. Shaking off his delay he knocked gently on the door hesitating only slightly to give you a moment of composure before calling out, “DEAREST IS EVERYTHING ALRIGHT… AND ON THE OFF CHANCE IT ISN’T MAY I COME IN?”
You responded with a brief pause followed by a hiccupping croak, “Yes… well no.. you can come in.” You quickly rubbed your face down with some bathroom tissue, and straightened up as fast as you dared.
The skeleton ducked the doorframe appraising the room with confusion in his eye lights before they finally settled on an upturned jar of body lotion in the middle of the floor slowly leaking onto the tile. With a glance back at your stiff form, purposefully looking anywhere but the mess he thought better of a quick cleanup and reached for you instead.
The correct choice he gathered as you leaned into his arms with those wretched tears perking back up in the corner of your eyes. He shushed gently, bending down to rest on his knees so he could be level with you and hold you tighter while you let it out.
Papyrus had learned a lot of things on the surface and being a partner with you for the last few years had taught him the importance of a comforting silence. This time proved to be no exception to that rule and after a few more watery sobs you pulled upright and tossed an accusatory finger at the offending jar.
“I just can’t do it!” You seethed, eyes full of righteous fury as you attempted to convey your thoughts via telepathy.
Alas you were no psychic and while Papyrus was indeed incredibly intelligent a psychic he was not so after a beat of silence he asked gently, “MY LOVE, I’M NOT SURE WHAT THE LOTION DID TO OFFEND YOU BUT I’M ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN IT DESERVED ITS FATE, AND IF I MAY ASK SO I TOO MAY AVOID A SIMILAR DEMISE. WHAT EXACTLY DID IT DO?” The last question was said skull cocked to the side and phalanges spread in a passive calming gesture.
By the time he had finished his question your anger was already numbing in your chest and you pulled the towel a bit closer to yourself in a bit of embarrassment. With a huff you rubbed a hand over your head face flushing a bit with embarrassment. “I’m sorry Papyrus, you don’t have to worry it didn’t do anything ‘I’ just can’t do it, I mean I can’t reach anymore.” You let the towel slip a bit over the pregnant bump of your stomach, gesturing at your body with disgust . “I mean I knew that the baby would change my belly, but EVERYTHING is bigger now from my feet to my face and I love our baby so much but I just feel enormous and ugly, and it scares me” You had run out of steam and looked up into his sockets searching for understanding.
His teeth had clicked shut audibly and his jaw was set tightly and before you could blink a flash of white had scooped up your form in a bridal carry. In your brief panic you had lost grip on the towel and you flailed for just a moment before your hands found purchase on his clavicle. He stepped through the door calmly and refused to meet your eyes as he walked up the stairs to your shared bedroom only briefly pausing to push open the door with his foot. You were gently placed on the freshly laundered bed sheets and leaned against the pillows before he pulled back with a stern face, hands on his hips.
Before you could even start he addressed you, “LIGHT OF MY LIFE, I CANNOT PRETEND TO UNDERSTAND THE DEPTHS OF YOUR FEARS. HOWEVER I IMPLORE YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE AT LEAST TO ME YOU ARE THE MOST MAGNIFICENT AND GORGEOUS PERSON I HAVE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING. YOUR BODY IS INCREDIBLE AND IS PROVIDING A SAFE AND WONDERFUL PLACE FOR OUR CHILD TO THRIVE UNTIL THE TIME THEY ARE READY TO MEET THEIR INCREDIBLY GREAT PARENTS. ONE OF WHICH I MAY ADD IS ADAPTING EVERYTHING ABOUT THEMSELVES SO THEIR LITTLE ONE MAY GROW AND DEVELOP WITH AS MUCH LOVE AS POSSIBLE. YES, YOU ARE GETTING BIGGER AND YOU ARE EVERYDAY MORE LOVELY THAN THE LAST! SO FORGIVE MY BOLDNESS BUT I DON’T APPRECIATE ANYONE TALKING DOWN TO MY MATE, EVEN WELL... MY MATE!
You were shocked into silence at the sincerity of his statement. With both hands unconsciously cradling your bump and felt a small movement below your hands, you looked down on your body again with new focus. You could feel the little one rousing with the volume of their father’s voice and now steadily awakened from their slumber they were moving around.
The bed dipped slightly under the weight of the skeleton as he crawled in next to you reaching up to place his hands with yours. Voice dropping into a near whisper. “ YOU ARE YOUR OWN PERSON AND CAN FEEL HOWEVER YOU WISH ABOUT YOUR BODY, BUT KNOW THAT WHEN I LOOK AT YOU ALL I SEE IS YOU AND THE BEAUTIFUL TREASURE YOU ARE GUARDING. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THIS PLANET ABOVE OR BELOW GROUND THAT CAN CHANGE THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT YOU. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY EVERYDAY JUST TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH.”
There were tears in your eyes again but Papyrus noticed your smile and grinned back vibrantly. He gently settled you back into his arms and you tucked yourself in shyly. “ I love you too,” you murmured.
Emotions may be difficult to figure out but that is a challenge The Great Papyrus would never back down from as long as you were by his side.
~Fin~