The sun was bright.
Again.
I'd seen this sky so many times, I could paint it with my eyes shut. The soft clouds drifting lazily across the endless blue, the way the sunlight made the flowers glow like they were alive. I took a slow breath, watching the others laugh and chatter behind me.
It was the ending. The perfect, happy ending.
Again.
I let my eyes wander. Toriel's laugh. Papyrustrying to drag Sans into a conversation. Undyne and Alphys standing close together. Asgore pretending not to look awkward. (That was funny, no matter how many times)
But still, it was all familiar, seen it so many times, and will see it so many more times. Despite my change in style, not much still changed. as if this world were limited.
I turned away.
pulled out the menu once again, my completely pure stats laid bare before me.
The same options as always. The same as always.
And like all the other times, my hand reached out to hover above one.
[Reset]
I knew what would happen. I'd done it a thousand times before.
But…
I thought about that door in Waterfall again. The one I'd never quite figured out. Maybe I missed something. Maybe there was a flag I hadn't flipped. A key component.
My finger moved.
The word on the screen flickered.
[Reset?]
A question mark.
A light frown touched my lips. That was new.
But other than that, I didn't care. clicking it anyway.
The world shattered.
Not the usual white fade, or hollow darkness, the comforting nothingness I was used to.
It was a void, dark, with a violet outline; it was alive, and not one moment later.
It had come and gone.
Something had grabbed me, but for the first time in a long time, I felt… curious.
A/N Short but of course it is, I hope you will enjoy my work of fiction.