"Aren't these curtains just beautiful? Don't they just brighten up the whole room?" the realtor, Nepeta, exclaimed. Karkat didn't think they brightened the room at all. The room itself was very bland, nothing but brown walls, brown couches, a brown carpet, it was a clusterfuck of different shades of brown. In general, the whole house gave off a slightly unpleasant vibe. He chose to keep this to himself, however, as he had made an agreement with his friend, John.
Said friend was standing just to the right, actually paying attention to what the woman was saying. Karkat looked at him. His eyes seemed to glow with excitement, as if Nepeta's inane rambling actually interested him at all. He couldn't say for sure, but he knew that no matter what she said, John would keep on listening. Karkat wished he could be a listener like John, to sit down and hear what someone said before yelling and screaming and hissing at everyone. It was a weakness he didn't ask for and didn't ever need, but that was how the world worked. At least, it worked that way for him.
"So, what do you think?" John said, startling Karkat out of his thoughts. "Isn't it just what we needed?" Karkat thought about it. The house was weird, old, and ugly. It was also bigger and way cheaper than the other houses.
"Actually, there's something I have to tell you before you make your decision." Nepeta interrupted. "The previous owners of this house... well, they... didn't do so hot." she paused, looking down to the floor before continuing, "They were found in the basement."
Karkat looked up at John angrily.
"W-well, if it's just an unpleasant history, there's not really any real reason we shouldn't buy this place." said John. As he said this he leaned closer to Karkat and gave the other man a pleading look. That was all it took.
"Okay, fine," said Karkat. John cheered. Karkat hoped they wouldn't regret this. Meanwhile the house sat silently, staring at the new occupants.
The basement door opened, then closed.
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AN: my first fanfiction, please give feedback.