[This closeness, this proximity that he felt they'd never truly had--or perhaps, he'd just taken it so much for granted--is like a balm on every invisible sore that Mettaton carries with him. All of the things he's experienced are damn near tolerable with Alphys here.
God, he could never thank her enough.]
Thank you...thank you so much, sweetheart....
[He wants to assure her that she could never be better to him than she's being right now, and than she's ever been. It's really a pity that she won't tell him what's on her mind, because even that he could assuage her in.
He's seen enough Alphyses to know that he loves them all dearly. Every single one.
Which is why he holds onto her, and this moment, for just a little longer than he should, silently taking in all the good which he hasn't allowed himself, and for a moment, the heaviness that had settled in his SOUL lifts, just a bit. And he can breathe...]
[Alphys smiles, just a little, into the embrace, even though she knows he can't see it.]
Of course. I've... I've g-got you. You don't have to be alone because, uhm, I'm here. I promise.
[She's going to try to keep to this one. No more fooling around, no more favors against dangerous humans. She'll keep him safe, now. She'll find a way.]
every time lmao. it is me.
God, he could never thank her enough.]
Thank you...thank you so much, sweetheart....
[He wants to assure her that she could never be better to him than she's being right now, and than she's ever been. It's really a pity that she won't tell him what's on her mind, because even that he could assuage her in.
He's seen enough Alphyses to know that he loves them all dearly. Every single one.
Which is why he holds onto her, and this moment, for just a little longer than he should, silently taking in all the good which he hasn't allowed himself, and for a moment, the heaviness that had settled in his SOUL lifts, just a bit. And he can breathe...]
ur doin ur best fam
Of course. I've... I've g-got you. You don't have to be alone because, uhm, I'm here. I promise.
[She's going to try to keep to this one. No more fooling around, no more favors against dangerous humans. She'll keep him safe, now. She'll find a way.]