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From this shipping meme.

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1. I like to think that while Stretch would be the cuddling type, he’d be a little nervous to initiate it with Papyrus (who isn’t quite as cuddly, at first). So they’d probably fall asleep side-by-side (very close to each other, but probably not touching much). By the time they woke up though, they’d be a tangle of bones, all wrapped up in each other’s arms (have I ever mentioned that I have a cuddling kink?)

As for daily rituals, I like to think that Papyrus would make it his mission to bring Stretch breakfast in bed every morning – after all, he’s always the first one awake. After a time though, I think Stretch would try and beat him to it (constantly failing miserably of course). Eventually, they’d reach a compromise and just have breakfast in bed together.

2. As far as sharing goes, I think they’re both pretty selfless. If anything, it would become a battle of who could be the most generous. “No, I had the last slice of cake last time, Lazy Me – you eat it!” “nah, you baked it paps. you should have it. a slice for my slice.” “STRETCH.”

But when it comes to team work, I think they might not work so well together depending on the situation. Papyrus might try to take over because he likes being in control (and Stretch is normally more than happy to let him be), but when it comes to more serious things (i.e. dangerous, possibly life threatening situations) Stretch might get a bit nervous and try to put Papyrus in the backseat (which he HATES).

3. I think they’d be VERY open about their relationship. To the point that it might get annoying for the people around them. Especially in the beginning, Papyrus might be a little inclined to constantly declare things like “HERE IS MY LAZY BOYFRIEND, EVERYONE”. Stretch might be a little more reserved, but he is prone to public displays of affection. Hand holding, light kisses, subtle butt grabs – all very much up his alley. He thinks he’s being inconspicuous, but… he really isn’t. PDAs might embarrass Papyrus a bit at first, but I think he would get used to them slowly, and eventually he might even return them.

4. For Papyrus, I think it was very far from love at first sight. His first impression of Stretch might have been to assume he was just another version of Sans, and he may have been disapproving of his lazy demeanour and general attitude towards putting energy into things. But as he got to know Stretch, he would soon have realised that his “lazy” self actually had a lot of suppressed enthusiasm (just like any Papyrus), and after that, he would make it his absolute mission to try and draw out Stretch’s more passionate side.

As for Stretch, it wasn’t quite ‘love at first sight’, but he definitely came to admire and respect Papyrus very quickly. He may have even revered him slightly in the beginning – a Papyrus with so much energy and life is certainly worthy of adoration. He may have felt a little intimidated however, and kept these thoughts to himself (or at best, made poor attempts at expressing them through bad jokes).

5. One might think that Papyrus’ favourite nickname for Stretch is ‘LAZY ME’ – which it can be (Stretch doesn’t actually mind it so much), but I think he might slowly begin to pick up Blue’s nickname, ‘Papy’. It might become a bit of a pet name, but oddly enough, the thing that really sends chills down Stretch’s spine is when Papyrus literally just calls him Stretch. He seldom does it, and it’s almost like a special treat when he doesn’t use nicknames.

Stretch has a lot of teasing nicknames for Papyrus (sweetheart, sweettart, sugarplum, creampuff), but usually he just calls him Paps. Papyrus is a bit of a mouthful (cough the name), and it takes a while to say if they’re…. busy. (You can put your head back in the gutter now, that was meant to be suggestive.)

When it comes to inside jokes, Papyrus might try to deny that they have them, but he isn’t very good at hiding his smiles or laughter when Stretch brings them up (especially in front of company). And Stretch brings them up a lot (even especially the embarrassing ones). He loves seeing Papyrus blush.

This ship is so adorable. Honestly, any Papcest ship is my thing, but this one is probably one of the sweetest. I can definitely see them bringing out the best in each other.