Today: Humanstuck (Karkat X Nepeta)

Age 10

Nepeta sniffled as Karkat finished putting Band-Aids on her boo-boos.

He looks up at his friend, and his face is worried. "You`ve got to be more careful, Nep."

Nepeta nods and pulls her Soft Kitty hat farther down onto her head. "I will, Karkles."

He gives her a stern look. "You promise?" He holds out his pinky to her.

She wraps her pinky around his. "Pinky promise!"

Karkat helps his overeager friend down off of the counter, and then she asks if he wants to go play outside.

He nods, of course he will. He`ll do anything for his Nepeta.

Age 15

Nepeta sobs loudly, and Karkat wraps his arm around her, shooshing her and papping her back.

"It`s okay, Nep. If he broke your heart like this he`s a fucking jerk, and you`re better off without him." Karkat murmurs to her.

Nepeta hugs him back, burying her head in his chest.

"He cheated on me, Karkles! He told me he loved me and then he went and CHEATED ON ME!" Nepeta wails, clinging to her best friend.

Karkat rubs small circles on her back. "It`s okay, Nep. It`ll all be okay. Maybe you can move on? Find someone better for you?"

She shakes her head. "No! They`re all just going to hurt me! I`m done with dating. Done with it!"

Karkat is hurt by her words, but continues to comfort his best friend. "Okay then. But... No matter who you choose to be with, I`ll always be here for you, Nep. Always."

Age 20

"Karkat, why have you been acting so weird lately?" Nepeta asks, worry in her voice. "Is something wrong?"

Karkat, who is angry, as per usual, glares at his housemate, but can`t bring himself to be mad at her. He could never be mad at her. He`s mad at himself. "Nepeta, do you really want to know why I`ve been so weird?"

She nods. "Of course, Karkles. I worry, and I want to know what`s wrong and what I can do to fix it!" She grins at him.

He sighs, and looks away. "I... I`ve been acting so weird because I..." He trails off, unable to say it.

Nepeta looks at him curiously. "You what?"

Karkat meets her quizzical gaze with his own miserable one. "I love you, Nep. I always have."

Age 25

And today is their wedding day.

As the two soul-mates look into each other`s eyes, and recite the vows so lovingly written to one another, Karkat realizes that his years of waiting had finally resulted in the best thing he could ever ask for.

As they share their first kiss as a married couple, they both know that, no matter what happens, everything will turn out fine as long as they have each other.