Beep. Beep. Beep…boooop.

You sighed as you lost to the same level, again. GAME OVER flashed on the little screen of your DS as if mocking you, and Kris, who had been lying down on their bed, snorted as they heard you losing again. They kept insisting they could do the level for you, but you’d wanted to do it yourself. Just handing it off to them was getting pretty tempting, though.

The two of you were hanging out in Kris’ (and Asriel’s, technically) room, with you sitting in the floor with your back to the bed and Kris lying down just above you, occasionally glancing over your shoulder to check your progress. Their own beat-up DS was sitting on the mattress next to them, but they were only half paying attention to it, preferring to watch you play.

They held out their hand expectantly for the console, a lighthearted look in their eyes which you didn’t get to see all that often anymore.