As always with Painty, this one is long, so it’s beneath the cut.
1. What is one word to shut them up?
4. Describe their worst nightmare.
Papyrus
Papyrus has a fear of letting people down. While he slowly begins to overcome this after they reach the Surface, it never truly leaves him. It mostly just shifts from “oh no, people won’t like me!” to “oh no, I can’t keep my friends safe from these awful humans!” (assuming the ‘bad Surface ending’). I still headcanon that Papyrus joins the police force after they reach the Surface. If we’re taking that into account, I’d say one of his greatest fears is being unable to save people.
Edge
While the idea of losing his brother (or lovers) is terrifying to Edge, perhaps what’s worse to him is the possibility of being responsible for their deaths (as a result of succumbing to his LV). He tries to avoid the people he cares about when he can feel his LV creeping up on him.
Stretch
Stretch is terrified of the idea of being abandoned by his loved ones (brother, lovers, friends). He’s very insecure about himself, and has a deep-rooted fear of ‘no longer being needed’.
Slim
Slim is sort of a mix between Edge and Stretch. He’s afraid of seeing his brother dead–but perhaps even more than that, he’s afraid of his brother abandoning him. Razz likes to make a point of how little Slim means to him, but he’s never actually followed through with his threats. (Slim is terrified that he will, one day).
Cash
Cash has a very fastidious need to be in control. While he did perform various services of Grillby (according to my headcanons)–including, but not limited to, sexual favours–he did this voluntarily. The idea of being forced into any sort of slavery is horrifying to him. He needs control.
Twist
A lot like Edge, Twist is afraid of losing himself to his LV, only for him, the possibility is a lot more realistic. At this point, he’s just counting down the days until it happens.
8. Do they have anything that triggers them?
Papyrus
Nothing of note. Papyrus has pretty steel nerves when it comes to trauma–which he hasn’t experienced much of in his lifetime in any case.
Edge
There are a lot of things that bother Edge, and honestly, my headcanons for this would change in every different AU or fic I’ve written, since I don’t actually have a clear-cut background for him. I’d say a pretty consistent trigger for him though, is being tied up. He doesn’t like having no control over himself, or being left completely vulnerable. It’s absolutely terrifying for him, and would likely induce a panic attack.
Stretch
Without the obvious ‘Reset flashbacks’, there isn’t really anything that outright triggers him.
Slim
Much like Edge, I don’t actually have an explicitly defined background for Slim, so I’m not too sure what his general triggers would be. (I think it’s about time I write a long, angsty fic delving into his traumatic past. All of their pasts, actually.)
Cash
I have a few background headcanons for Cash, but nothing specific enough to really nail down his triggers. I might say that he gets a bit of anxiety when it comes to sex, but I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a trigger. Mostly, he’s just afraid of displeasing his partners.
Twist
I mean, Sins of the Past pretty much nails Twist’s triggers. Apples and small spaces lol. But, I don’t know if Kit has any more up her sleeve (knowing her, she does, but I won’t attempt to guess what any of them are. Triggers are very much based on experience, so it’s difficult to deduce them without knowing a character’s past.)
25.
Have they ever been betrayed by someone they thought they could trust?
Papyrus
Nothing canon comes to mind, so I’m going to say no. (Even if we consider the genocide route, I honestly don’t think Papyrus ever ‘trusted’ the human in the first place).
Edge
Many, many people. Throughout his childhood and teen years, Edge was a little too naive, and was often taken advantage of for it. He doesn’t trust many people anymore.
Stretch
He hasn’t experienced any betrayals of particular significance. (Though as with the trigger question, this could change based on the AU/fic I’m writing for).
Slim
Most notably–his brother. Razz became a lot more withdrawn as they grew older, whereas, they were very close as children. I also like the headcanon that the Queen took them in after they escaped Gaster’s lab–Slim quickly learnt that she wasn’t much better than his maker, and her ‘adoption’ of them wasn’t an act of kindness.
Cash
His brother. But not in the same way Razz ‘betrayed’ Slim. (Again, I could ramble on for ages about my headcanons for Cash and his brother). I’ll just say that he and his brother had a ‘disagreement’–and Cash still considers this a betrayal on his brother’s behalf (they both have their own side to the story however).
Twist
I might have to skip Twist for this one, since Kit has a lot of background plot planned out for him, and I wouldn’t want to misconstrue it. But I guess the obvious answer is Twistfell Muffet. She’s a very bad spider.
28.
Is there a certain type of person that disgusts them?
Papyrus
There isn’t really anyone who Papyrus truly despises (or any particular type of person). He genuinely believes that anyone is capable of redemption. That said, if someone were to continue to betray his trust, he may eventually snap. It would take a lot though (and it would likely involve someone hurting the people he cares about, rather than himself).
Edge
It’s a bit difficult to nail one exact type of person Edge is revolted by–there are so many types of awful people in his world. I think one thing he would never be able to excuse, would be sexual exploitation. Murder, he can let pass (depending on the circumstances. It is the way of his universe, and self-defence is often necessary). But rape is inexcusable. He can’t perceive any reasonable motive for someone to do that to another monster.
Stretch
Stretch doesn’t so much get disgusted by people as he does just avoid them. He tries to stay away from ‘predatory’ people (especially when he’s visiting Fell-verses). He might be disgusted by a lot of the stuff that goes on in Fell-verses, but again, he tends to stay out of the way of those sorts of people, and tries not to give them much thought.
Slim
Slim has sort of… seen it all, at this point. He’s almost immune to typically ‘disgusting’ behaviour, so it almost doesn’t register with him anymore.
Cash
Honestly? Not really. There are certain behaviours he finds detestable, but he’s fairly averse to being around people in general. So, I’ll just be sarcastic here, and say “everyone”.
Twist
Uhhhh…. himself. (Sorry Twist).
30. Have they ever been bullied?
Papyrus
Papyrus would tell you that he’s never been bullied. Deep down, he sort of knows that a lot of monsters snicker and scoff behind his back, but he chooses to ignore it. It does get to him, but he’s very good at hiding it, or just powering through it.
Edge
I mean… does living in Underfell count as being bullied? I’d say Edge’s entire life has been a stream of bullies. He just grew big and strong enough to scare them off.
Stretch
Why do I suddenly have so many sad headcanons for this boy?
Stretch (my Stretch, anyway) is very delicate, emotionally. Which a lot of kids took advantage of while he was young. (Until his brother found out, then they’d be running for the hills). But, being so prone to sensitivity, Stretch might blow things out of proportion in his own head. What he might perceive as bullying, someone else might take to be nothing more than light teasing. He’s very insecure.
Slim
A lot of Slim’s life has involved being taken advantage of. Especially when he was a child, being very frail and weak, he was a perfect target for some of the more aggressive children. Razz was almost always there to fight them off, though. (Which is partly why his brother’s animosity in adult life is so painful for Slim).
Cash
Cash doesn’t tolerate bullshit (and never has). Most people are too afraid to target him, and those that try to are very quickly dealt with. (If anything, Cash was more of a bully himself. Dick.)
Twist
Again, Kit’s headcanons are probably more applicable here. But, if I were to make any assumptions about Twist, I’d say that–much like Cash–most monsters have always been too intimidated by him to pick on him. He’s a big, strong boy.
35.
If they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be?
Papyrus
Papyrus likes to tell himself that he’s completely happy with who he is. But, truth be told, he sometimes wishes he wasn’t assumed to be so ‘innocent’. He isn’t entirely sure what he’d need to change about himself to achieve this, but he doesn’t always enjoy being treated like a naive child.
Edge
If Edge could reverse his LV somehow, he would. He likes to think of it as something separate from him–like an entire different manifestation of himself–but in truth, it feels too infused into his lifestyle to be so easily discarded.
Stretch
If asked, he might say ‘everything’. He’s not very at peace with himself. Though, when he becomes a part of the Poly-Papyrus dynamic, his partners teach him to place more value on himself. It’s tough going though. He’s very insecure about his social behaviour, his appearance, his talents. He sort of just wishes he could ‘improve’ himself a bit.
Slim
Slim is a lot like Stretch in that he’s very insecure about himself in general. If he had to pick one thing he’d like to improve, it would likely be his ability to function in social situations. His anxiety prevents him from completely engaging in conversations most of the time, and this only serves to further his other insecurities about himself.
Cash
Cash likes to parade around his best qualities–he’s a (somewhat) shameless brag when it comes to things he’s good at. But in reality, he is very insecure about how talented he is in many regards. (Especially sexually. Though he did sex work for many years, there wasn’t much required of him at this time. He mostly just allowed himself to be ‘used’. When it comes to pleasing his partners, he grows very anxious about whether or not he’s ‘doing it right’.)
Twist
His LV. Twist doesn’t really place much value in himself as a person as it is, but his LV plants the idea in his head that he’s more of a liability, or a danger. Without it, he’d probably still consider himself a bit unlovable, but he would feel, at least, that he wasn’t a threat to the people he cared about.
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