Karkat sighed, leaning on the railing, looking out across the sky at all the planets and stars and solar systems. He had to admit it made him feel small, almost insignificant, even though he was responsible for creating an entire universe, but just the sheer wonder of it all... who would have thought?
It had been almost half a solar sweep, and he'd given up trying to be leader with the humans around. He had to admit, they seemed to be doing an adequate job, no one had been killed since they've taken over, but of course there wasn't many of them left to worry about. It was only himself, Terezi, Gamzee, and Kanaya; and Gamzee was probably off playing with the corpses he was hoarding, so it was probably best to just let him be.
Slowly he turned around, sinking to the floor, leaning back against the railing. He buried his face in his hands; he was basically alone. His best friend had gone nuts, Kanaya was hanging out with Rose human, and Terezi was with that limp fronded shitsponge Dave.
He wasn't sure why he hated Dave quite so much, but he was just glad that Dave didn't hate him as much as he did, because he was certain he would spew grub sauce out of every orifice if he was forced to be in any quadrant with that jackass.
He couldn't imagine why Terezi would hang out with such an... an...
He gave up, he knew why. She had found a new candy red blooded bipedal ailean to spend her time with, and even though he was a squishy pink human, at least he wasn't him. The one to wreck their game and doom them all, the one to give the new universe cancer just to finish faster.
He moaned, Why did he have to hide his red feelings for her? Yeah he had just finished having this conversation with himself, and he realized he had wanted her in every quadrant like a desperate fucking fool, but now he didn't have her in any quadrants, and it practically left him dead inside.
He hadn't noticed before, but he could feel the wetness on his cheeks from his tears, and he tried his best to wipe them away, before he gave up and just accepted it. after all, what was the point, the only thing worse would be if someone decided to actually start caring and come looking for him.
Suddenly he heard the transportalizer, and he quickly stood up and turned his back to it, forcibly wiping the tears away with his sleeve.
"Gamzee I swear on Alternia itself if you've started flipping out again, SO HELP ME!" he growled, "I am so not in the goddamn mood to deal with your shit right now!"
"It's not Gamzee." He heard Terezi say, chuckling, "Gees, what earth insect is in your bonnet?"
He refused to look at her, "Shut up... And aren't you supposed to be babysitting that stupid pink blithering feculent shithole Dave?"
She looked at him angrily, "Karkat, you need to watch your mouth! You're just the human emotion jealous that he is a super cool dude and well..."
"AND WELL WHAT?" He demanded, wheeling around.
She hadn't expected him to be so angry, and it startled her, making her jump. She could smell the remnants of red tear streaks on his cheeks, and she just kind of stood there for a second, before continuing.
"You're... You're not..." She said quietly, Almost instantaneously regretting what she said.
"YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL ME WHO IS COOL AND WHO IS NOT PYROPE! JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE MORIALS WITH A STUPID DUMB MUSH HEADED HUMAN WHO THINKS HE'S COOL BECAUSE HE WEARS SHADES! I COULD WEAR SHADES TOO! THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME COOL!" He yelled.
"KARKAT NO WONDER YOU WERE UP HERE ALONE! YOU ARE BEING A STUPID STUBBORN EARTH QUADRUPED'S PROTEIN SHUTE! NO WONDER YOU'RE ONLY MORIAL IS A CRAZY CLOWN MURDERER!" She shouted.
He glared at her bitterly, trying to hide the new tears forming in his eyes, "Take... That... Back..." He hissed, his voice shaking.
"No!" She said, crossing her arms, "It's true!"
"NO IT IS NOT! YOU COULDN'T EVEN SEE IF I HAD ANY OTHER MORIALS BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST A BLIND GIRL AND HAVE A WEIRD FASCINATION WITH LICKING PEOPLE! AND DON'T YOU DARE BRING GAMZEE INTO THIS! HE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING!" He roared.
She just kind of stood there for a second, the words almost like a slap in the face. He could see a single teal tear slowly falling down her cheek, and it just made him hate himself even more. He couldn't believe he had just said that to her, especially to her of all people.
"This... This was a mistake..." Terezi said quietly, trying to keep her voice even, as she turned to leave.
"No! Terezi! Wait! I..." He said, running after her, but she made it through the transportalizer just before he could grab her arm, "... I'm flushed for you..." He finished quietly, hanging his head low.