[Yeah geez, obviously we would all accept the presence of someone like that with enormous amounts of chill and no complete loss of our shit whatsoever.
Dave sits (or lies, he guesses) with that statement for a moment before lifting his head away just a bit and stroking Karkat's hair back slowly from his forehead, eyes solemn, soft.]
Neither do you. Or Jade, or John.
[Were any of them ever not alone when they had to face the worst parts of their lives? Dave can't remember.
...Karkat's still the only troll in Johto. Dave tries to tuck a lock of hair behind his ear, just rubs his thumb in a circle above it when it doesn't stay.]
Not my shit necessarily. Just. All the shit. The shit in general. [He lets his hand still, framing Karkat's face.] ...It's not right.
Because that's what I do. Ruin things.
Dave sits (or lies, he guesses) with that statement for a moment before lifting his head away just a bit and stroking Karkat's hair back slowly from his forehead, eyes solemn, soft.]
Neither do you. Or Jade, or John.
[Were any of them ever not alone when they had to face the worst parts of their lives? Dave can't remember.
...Karkat's still the only troll in Johto. Dave tries to tuck a lock of hair behind his ear, just rubs his thumb in a circle above it when it doesn't stay.]
Not my shit necessarily. Just. All the shit. The shit in general. [He lets his hand still, framing Karkat's face.] ...It's not right.