Karkat sighed angrily as he looked at the clock for about the millionth time. It was barely going on 10 pm, and Karkat found himself tapping his foot impatiently as he waited for John to get back. There was part of him that knew John wouldn't be back tonight, but he didn't want to admit that part was right just yet.
It was far too cold in the apartment lobby for his liking, and the thin red hoodie he wore was barely keeping him warm. He hated that damn thing since it was so thin and exposed his blood color, but it was the only long sleeved jacket he had brought with him, so he would just have to suffer with it.
He looked up at the people coming in and going out, in hopes he'd catch a glimpse of the black-haired boy coming back in, sighing heavily when he realized it wasn't him but some other tenant.
Today was supposed to be a laid back 'fun' day, in which Karkat and John would go down to a local street fair and enjoy the weather. Instead, it turned out to be a too long walk in the rain, weaving through far too many humans at a boring ass fair, and being forced to hang with other humans who Karkat didn't want anything to do with. The walk home found the two boys fighting, and Karkat stormed back to the apartment angrily by himself as John went to his friends house.
It wasn't Karkat's fault that he hated people and didn't want to interact with them; he hated everyone, even the other Trolls and didn't want to interact with them either. But now, Karkat was sitting by himself in the freezing cold apartment lobby, wishing he could stop fucking everything up all the time.
To make things worse…he'd have to sleep in the apartment alone. The small futon he and John shared would seem too big with just one person in it, and Karkat hated that. He hated sleeping alone, which was why he was waiting for John to come home, no matter how long that would take.
He sighed again and hugged his arms around his torso in an attempt to get warmer. His will was starting to waver as the minutes and hours ticked by, painfully making Karkat admit he would be alone for this night. He began to grow angry at himself for everything that had gone wrong this night.
Maybe he shouldn't be close to humans, or trolls for that matter. He hated that John made his heart skip beats, made him care about him far more then Karkat had cared for anyone, including himself.
Why did these red feelings have to happen? He was perfectly content having none of those damn quadrants filled, having no close friends or enemies. Damn this stupid human…damn this planet, damn fate for making him fall for this stupid earth boy.
….fuck everything. Karkat stood and grabbed all of his belongings, seeing the red liquid of tears glisten in front of his eyes. He swore under his breath as he ran to the elevator and pounded the up button to make the thing come faster. Thankfully no one was in the earth contraption when the doors opened, and Karkat threw himself inside and banged the button for the doors to close.
Without thinking, Karkat flung himself into the nearest corner and sat down, hugging his knees to his chest. He knew no one would need an elevator at such a late hour, so he was free to stay inside this thing for as long as he wanted.
"Stupid fuckass…I hate him…." Karkat spat angrily as he hugged his knees closer and buried his face into them, just as red tears began to roll down his gray cheeks.