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Leaves crinkle under your shoes. Stars twinkle overhead, shining brightly in the moonlit sky above you.
It's cold out, a chill forming against your slightly exposed skin as you run.
It's a familiar feeling, it fills you with adrenaline each time it happens. Running as far and fast as you can..like a game of tag that never seems to end.
The back of your suit/dress flows as you run, you smile amusedly as you make your way along a path, pressing your index finger against the mask on your face that shields it from the light of the moon overhead. You push against it a little since it was slipping.
"You can't run from me forever, love." He calls out from behind you, quickly catching up.
You turn your head to him, calling back with a smile. "Sure I can, Night. I've been running this long, after all."
He chuckles as he continues to chase you down. The universe you've both made your way to is a beautiful one, currently hosting a Masquerade Ball. Such beautiful events. Beautiful clothes, beautiful people, lovely music to listen to..it's such a romantic space to be in.
You slip away into the main building where a ball is being held by the AU's Asgore, a party to celebrate peace between monsters and humans for about..ten years. Always nice to see happier timelines like this one.
Nightmare walks into the building after you, glancing around and looking for you.
For the longest time he's been so..fascinated by you. A human multiverse traveler like you was certainly an odd..new case to him.
You were unusual, someone and something brand new.. He wanted to know more. To see what makes you tick, what your motivations could possibly be. But each time when he finally has a chance to talk with you again, you run. The two of you have talked briefly in the past, which fueled his curiosity to know more.
Chasing you became an obsession, and the more interactions you've had led to the both of you becoming..quite fond of one another. And while you don't mind talking to the monster, you still like to run just to see how long he'd be willing to chase you.
Music flows through the area, the musicians carefully playing, knowing a single mistake could ruin the moment. You make your way across the dance floor, Nightmare doing the same as he catches up to you in the middle of the floor.
"There you are."
You turn to him with a sly smile, your eyes meeting his eyelight. "Looks like you managed to catch up this time. Color me impressed."
"As I said before..you couldn't possibly run forever." He grins at you.
"Who knows? If the circumstances were different perhaps I could've kept going until I was out of sight."
"You certainly love to torture me so, don't you?"
"I'm a fan of the chase. Plus..don't you love the pain it brings?"
He holds out his hand to you, you looking down at it in curiosity.
"While we're here..won't you dance with me?"
"How could I refuse when you're asking so nicely?" You place your hand in his, noting just how much of a difference there is in sizes. Yours is so much smaller than his. He could easily trap your hand in his own. Yet his hold is gentle..careful.
He pulls you close, the two of you getting into a proper dancing position as the next song begins, ready to dance the night away until the two of you should have to part once more.