So i decided to write a Homestuck story. Somewhow all the dead trolls came back and everybody became God Tier in the last hundred years. I'll probably explain that later... There's gonna be JohnxKarkat, maybe some KarkatxDirk later, and possibly other pairings as well. The name of the planet's Arthia and its a combination of the two original's planet's names. Earth + Alternia = Arthia
The green and blue sunlight filtered between the panels on the hexagonal windows and cascaded in stripes on a boy sleeping in a sphere chair and curled up in three layers of blankets. Slowly he blinked his eyes open and the lights came on in response to his waking. He stretched slightly, mindful of the small space he was in, and cast his blankets aside. He stood up and quickly regretted his decision to dismiss his covers, picking one of them up and wrapping it around his shoulders. Karkat sighed, Why the fuck does John always keep it so fucking cold in here?
He shook his head, John always kept the air conditioning on full blast, even if he were away. It had been a hundred years since the events of the game that had brought them together in the first place and at this point both Earth and Alternia had long since been destroyed. It hadn't all been a bust though. Together the trolls and the humans created and settled a new world, which they named Arthia, a combination of the names of their two original planets. It had been billions of sweeps for the trolls and humans that inhabited the planet before the group showed up and had become a rich and prosperous society, and though it had been eons the citizens recognized the God Tiers and greeted them with respect and admiration.
Karkat smiled slightly at the memory as he exited his room and made his way to the kitchen. The lights shut off automatically as he left and turned on when he entered each room. He could set it to manual, but it was easier to leave it on auto. A note was stuck to the Meal Vault in the kitchen. He made his way over to it and plucked it from the metal door, the tape holding it there making a suction cup noise as it was peeled off. It was a simple message and it read, "Karkat, I didn't want to wake you but I had to leave on an emergency trip. Something's going down in a galaxy not far from here and it's supposed to be big. Hope you're not too upset with me and I'll see you when I get back. – John."
He had already known what the note would say. Karkat was use to this by now. Ordinarily John was here, but every so often, it felt like more often now than before, he went away of word from Rose about some far off danger, and when he left he didn't return for ages.
A sound shook him from his thoughts. The hexagonal panel on the wall emitted a soft blue glow and had just beeped to signal an incoming call.
"Who is it, Liv?" Karkat asked the house's artificially intelligent computer system that John had named after his famous Earth movie star crush.
The house answered in the voice of the actress, but monotone, "Incoming call from Vriska Serket."
Karkat groaned at the name, what does she want?
"Put her through."
A holographic screen appeared on the wall, projected by a holoprojector in the ceiling, and displayed Vriska, lounging in a "Mainframe linear Chair". She was wearing a huge smile and giggled slightly at his disheveled appearance, which he only had because he literally just woke up.
Karkat scrunched up his nose, "What do you want, Vriska?"
"I was calling to talk to John."
"He's not fucking here. There. Problem solved. Goodbye."
This threw Vriska off slightly and she shouted, "What?! What!"
"No reason to. John's not fucking here. I don't fucking like you. So, see ya."
Vriska concentrated her power on him and Karkat stopped in his tracks. She had him turn back towards the screen so they were looking at one another. He glared at her for using her power to control him, but she shrugged it off and said, "I wouldn't have to if you weren't so damn stubborn. Seriously, Karkat, you get so pissy when John's away."
Karkat felt her control over him ease, enough for him to talk freely and move slightly, but not enough for him to leave. He spat, "So what? It's none of your fucking business anyway."
She rolled her eyes, "I don't like seeing you hurt like this. What kind of friend would I be if I wasn't concerned about your well-being when your boyfriend's away?"
Karkat laughed cruelly, "LIKE FUCK YOU DON'T! What's your game, Vriska?"
It took him a moment to register the last part of her sentence, but when he did he immediately stopped laughing and glowered at the blueblood, "He's not my fucking boyfriend! I would never think of a human that way!"
Now it was Vriska's turn to laugh, which only made the mutant blooded troll angrier. She rolled her eyes and said, "Pfft! Yeah, right! It's so obvious you two are all over each other! Just admit it!"
"Was there a fucking point to this conversation or did you just call to joke about my fucking love life?"
Vriska's smile fell, "Jegus, fine! There's a meeting at the town square today and I got stuck with the boring-ass duty of calling you and telling you that you have to come. I was going to just tell John and have him tell you!"
"And what if I don't go?"
Vriska rolled her eyes again. He felt his arm moving but didn't realize it until he smacked himself and exclaimed, "WHAT THE HELL?!"
"Stop being so stubborn! I swear you do this just to spite me!"
"FUCK YOU."
She cut the transmission at that. Vriska was in no mood to deal with Karkat today, for some reason. Much to his relief, Karkat regained the ability to move his own body when she hung up. He looked around the room, noting how empty it felt, and a pang of sadness fell over him. It was true he told Vriska he'd never have red feelings for a human, but what about a god?
The humans aren't really humans anymore… They've reached God Tier, so they're gods now. He reasoned with himself. He'd been presenting thought after thought like this to himself for a while now, and he knew he was trying to make sense of his feelings. Karkat would never tell anybody about this though, since he prided himself on being a romantic expert. Over the course of their adventure, and the time they spent together afterwards, his feelings for the happy-go-lucky human boy drifted towards the red quadrant. Despite this he couldn't bring himself to tell John about it and risk being rejected. The boy had said it before that "he's not a homosexual", and Karkat was still not sure why that was even a thing or what significance it held, but he was fairly certain it meant, "Not into you."
Jegus, This was so frustrating! Karkat was starting to think he should renounce his self-proclaimed title of "Romance Expert." He headed back to his room to see who's online. He forgot why he came downstairs anyway.
He sat at his desk and pressed the power button on the tower. It whirred to life with a smooth purr and the monitor displayed the start-up sequence. It had been a while since he'd logged on to Trollian. Since all his friends lived in the same city he could just go to their house if he wanted to talk to them, but right now he didn't feel like being around people. He just wanted to chat. His desktop display came up and he opened Trollian, not really expecting anybody to be on. It was a shock to see several of his friends online, including Kanaya; Jade; Rose; and Meenah. He clicked Kanaya and started a conversation with her. Hopefully she'd be able to help.
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CG: HEY KANAYA.
GA: Karkat I Did Not Expect To See You Online Today
CG: TO BE HONEST, I DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE HERE MYSELF.
GA: Then Why Are You Here
CG: LONG STORY. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH SOMETHING?
GA: What Is It
CG: I NEED SOME
CG: …..
CG: ADVICE.
GA: Of What Variety
CG: IT'S ABOUT JOHN.
GA: Ah Is He Away Again
CG: YEAH.
GA: I'm Very Sorry
GA: Do You Wish to Talk About His Absence
CG: NO, NOT REALLY.
CG: I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT MY RELATIONSHIP.
CG: WITH JOHN.
CG: AND IF I SHOULD TELL HIM THAT.
CG: I LIKE HIM IN A RED WAY.
GA: Hmm
GA: I Do Think it would Be Best If He Knew
CG: I KNOW. I JUST DON'T WANT HIM TO REJECT ME.
CG: OR WORSE, HATE ME.
GA: I'm Sure He Won't Hate You
GA: John Is A Sweet Kid
GA: He'd Still Want To Be Friends
CG: THAT'S ANOTHER THING, KANAYA.
CG: I DON'T THINK I'M HAPPY BEING "JUST FRIENDS."
GA: You'll Always Just Be Friends If You Don't Say Anything
CG: JEGUS, I KNOW.
CG: I'M JUST NOT SURE HOW TO APPROACH HIM ABOUT IT.
CG: I GUESS IT'S NOT REALLY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
CG: SINCE HE'S NOT HERE.
CG: I JUST REALIZED HOW STUPID THIS SOUNDS!
GA: You Don't Sound Stupid, Karkat
GA: It's Normal To Be Confused About Your Feelings
CG: NOT FOR ME. I'M USUALLY THE EXPERT AT THIS KIND OF THING!
CG: PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME FOR RELATIONSHIP ADVICE!
CG: HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO HELP THEM WHEN I CAN'T EVEN FIGURE OUT MY OWN FEELNGS?
GA: Your Nervous About Telling John How You Feel
GA: It Seems As Though You're Scared Of More Than Just Rejection
GA: Could It Be That You're Afraid You'll Mess Up Like You Did With Terezi
CG: GOG, YOU SOUND LIKE ROSE.
CG: HAS SHE BEEN TEACHING YOU THAT FUCKING HUMAN THERAPY SHIT AGAIN?
GA: Yes
GA: She Said People Will React The Way You Did When You've Hit The Right Point
GA: Is That What's Bothering You
CG: I DON'T KNOW.
CG: I GUESS SO.
CG: THINGS WEREN'T THE SAME WITH TEREZI AFTER THAT.
CG: I DON'T WANT TO FUCK UP WITH JOHN AND HAVE HIM BE PISSED AT ME FOR SWEEPS.
GA: I Don't Think You'll Have To Worry About That
GA: You've Learned From Your Mistakes
CG: HAVE I REALLY?
CG: IT SEEMS LIKE I'M THE SAME PERSON I ALWAYS WAS.
GA: You May Not Be Able To Tell But You've Changed Considerable Since Our Journey Began
GA: You Should Tell Him
GA: In My Opinion I Think He Feels The Same
CG: I THINK I'LL TELL HIM WHEN HE GETS BACK.
CG: YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD AT THIS, KANAYA.
CG: MAYBE SOMEDAY YOU'LL REACH THE SAME LEVEL OF ROMANTIC GENIUS I'M AT.
GA: I Can Only Hope
CG: LET'S STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS.
CG: WHAT'S WITH THIS FUCKING TOWN MEETING TODAY?
GA: I'm Not Sure
CG: VRISKA SAID THERE WAS SOME IMPORTANT MEETING AT THE TOWN SQUARE TODAY.
GA: I Was Informed Of This By Rose
GA: Unfortunately She Couldn't Tell Me Any Details
GA: Do You Plan To Attend
CG: MAYBE.
CG: I DON'T KNOW.
CG: I WASN'T GOING TO BUT I THINK I MIGHT NOW.
GA: If You're Going to Attend You Might Want To Get Ready
GA: It's In A Half Hour
CG: FUCK, REALLY?
GA: Yes
GA: Did Vriska Not Mention That
CG: DAMN.
CG: NO SHE DIDN'T.
CG: I GOT TO GO, KANAYA.
CG: SEE YA.
GA: Goodbye
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