A COUPLE OF THINGS BEFORE READING. First of all I hate typing out lisps in th so just acknowledge Sollux's lisp okay. Second of all, this mainly consists of headcanons of mine so try to bear with me here. This is also Humanstuck, so you know. Okay anyway, enjoy.

August 17th, 8:13 AM

A young man stands in front of a university, about to step through its fine doors. It just so happens that today is this young man's first day of college, at Hussie University. It was only 15 years ago sometime around now that this young man started school, but it is only now that he will start his official career path. But his identity is still yet to be revealed. What will the name of this young man be?

His name is obviously Karkat Vantas, because who else would we start this story with.

Karkat looked the building over, deciding it was the biggest college he had ever seen. It stood several stories tall, and included a lot of buildings on campus. It seemed a very elegant school, and he had heard the classes and the dorms were all nice. He had gotten the acceptance letter over the summer, as he had applied for multiple colleges. He'd been out of school for a few years, and his dad was really giving him a pinch on the shoulder for it. So here he was, at Hussie, not really sure what to expect.

Dressed in a turtleneck and grey jeans for the particularly chilly autumn day, he timidly walked up to the doors opened them slowly. Walking inside, he immediately started to admire the vast foyer. (Due to the writer being lazy, the complexity of the university, there is no possible way to explain how it looks. I will leave that up to the imagination of the reader.) Hesitantly, Karkat approached the front window. His voice shook as he addressed the woman behind the glass.

"I'm, um, here on a letter of r-recommendation, but mainly the letter of… acceptance. I was wondering If I have a, uh, schedule, p-picked out? Or at least a dorm number, if you-"

"Name." The lady said, voice void of expression. Karkat couldn't help but stare at this woman's long braids, strangely, stretching over her back. She was at least 8 or so years older than Karkat, probably older, and honestly, her fuchsia, pointed glasses made her look even older.

"Karkat A. Vantas?" He answered half-confidently. She reached out to give him a key.

"Ah, Karkat. Dorm 12 on level 6 of building C. I believe your roommate is already there, so don't be alarmed." She then gave him a creepy smile. "Have a good first day, Karkat." She turned back to her papers, smile vanishing almost as quickly as it had appeared. Karkat stood there, dumbfounded for a moment, and then went to find a directory.

After wandering around for what felt like an hour, he finally found building C, and used the stairs (though there was a fancy elevator) to get to level 6. He found dorm 6 - 12 (which was coincidentally his birth date) and fit the key in the lock, slowly turning it and opening the door. He looked into the rather large room and saw another boy across the way unloading boxes. He looked up at the entrance of Karkat.

"Oh, cool, roommate I'm guessing." He half-smiled and Karkat just stared. He was looking him over, dark hair, freckles and all. His eyes were some of the strangest Karkat had ever seen, one a burgundy red color and the other a thick, bright blue, both hidden behind a pair of round glasses. His hair stuck out in awkward places, including a small cowlick and some curvy bangs. He had a wide, toothy grin that made it seem like he had had dentist work done, in addition to his lisp.

"Oh, come in, don't be shy, man." Karkat gingerly stepped inside. The guy was giving him a forgiving look. "Do you, um, not talk or something? Cause its totally cool If you don't. I'm Sollux, and um, mind the lisp." He added agitatedly. "Who're you?" Karkat hesitated for a moment.

"I'm…" He forgot his named for a second. What was it again? "…I'm Karkat." He tried to smile. Sollux smiled back.

"Jeez, you already seem so stressed out. Chill, dude. Classes don't start for another two days, at least." Karkat let his shoulders loosen up a bit. "There you go. You can… unpack or whatever, while I go change." He hopped off the bed he'd been sitting on and made a motion towards their bathroom.

"Change? For what? " Karkat blurted out sheepishly, dragging the bag he'd forgotten he'd had into the room.

"Work. S'how you get money for gas and stuff. Can't take the bus every day, y'know." He shrugged.

"Oh… where do you work?"

"Panera. No big deal. Free bread, though. But, eh, whatever you do, don't give any bread to a guy named Dave. He's been addicted to the stuff since Sophomore Year."

"Ah… okay?" Karkat answered, almost awkwardly. Sollux walked out with his Panera uniform on and grabbed a jacket.

"See you later, Karkat." He slipped out and shut the door after him. Karkat put his stuff on the other bed and walked out. He had some time at 9:00 in the morning, so naturally, he was planning on exploring a bit. Just a little. 'Couldn't hurt much,' he thought. 'Much.'