[Dave, you basically just answered your own question, but okay. Karkat is in no position to accuse anyone of being a clingy wiggler, anyway; he's too busy feeling warm and happy about the closeness even if now really isn't the fucking time for that. He just... ugh. Forget it.

He hugs Dave tighter. Because.]

All right, you've made your fucking point. I just. [He makes a disgusted sound under his breath.] It sucks massive, hairy teat that you're stuck having to deal with this on your own. I mean, you have me and Jade and John, but... fuck, I don't know. You don't deserve any of this shit.

[It isn't fair. It never is. And fuck Naoya anyway for not being an appropriate stand-in for Dave to work through all of these damn issues somehow. Someone like that probably doesn't exist anyway, but god wouldn't that solve a whole bunch of problems at once.]