another handplates au, based on one of zarla’s mini “momplates” comics. kind of a spinoff of the other papster one.

having escaped the lab and somehow wandered all the way to the ruins door, the brothers are adopted and named by toriel. all is well, until flowey convinces papyrus to leave the ruins and reunite with gaster, whom he swears on his petals has changed for the better.

the scientist, who has most decidedly not changed at all, finds papyrus wandering through snowdin forest. since he needs sans present as well to continue with his experiments, and highly doubts that toriel will come looking for the younger brother, he begrudgingly takes the little skeleton in as his own.

although it takes a while, the two form a very strong, borderline codependent relationship, which may or may not be more than platonic behind closed doors. seems like they’re happy as can be — would be a shame if papyrus’s ruins family came along looking for him.