"It's all his fuckin' fault."
"Mhm."
You're not really sure if Kanaya is even listening to you at this point - considering the amount of times you've complained about Sollux and his overbearing douchey-ness, you can't really blame her if she's not - but then, most of her attention seems to be focused on the scarf your on-and-off kismesis so rudely ripped in near half, so you're not about to complain if she isn't. You're still going to bitch about the prick, though; even if she isn't listening, it'll let you burn off some much-needed steam all the same.
"He's an asshole. He's not even an attractive asshole." Lies; he's one of the most attractive assholes you know, but you're not about to admit that to anyone. You're sure Kanaya knows otherwise, anyway. "He should be grateful I've ever even considered bein' in any of his fuckin' quadrants." Kanaya scoffs quietly from her place between your legs, her not-so-subtle way of letting you know that you must be delusional if you honestly think he'd ever feel grateful to you because you 'consider' dating him, and she holds the needle between her teeth carefully as she fidgets into a more comfortable position before she continues fixing your beloved scarf.
"Why don't you break things off with him, if he's so unworthy of your hate?" You purse your lips at the question, resting your chin on her shoulder so you can watch her work before you bother responding. You've always liked watching her sew, or knit, or really make anything with her hands. She has such a pretty way of going about it, like she could thread anything, even world peace, if she really wanted to. (Which is of course bullshit, and even if it wasn't you wouldn't want her to anyway; who wants something as boring as world peace?)
"I already did." You don't miss the look she gives you out of the corner of her eye, the one that more or less says 'for how long?', and you huff softly, resisting the urge to pout. It's a pretty difficult urge to suppress, but you are royalty, and royalty does not fucking pout. "Kan, please, don't look at me like that. It hurts knowin' you have so little faith in what I say." You catch the small grin on her lips at your comment, and you can't help smiling just a little bit in return; she has that effect on you. Your smile grows into a full-out grin when she holds up your scarf, good as new, and you hug her tight to yourself, nuzzling you nose affectionately against her shoulder. "Thank you!"
"You're quite welcome." You can hear the smile in her voice as she detaches herself from your arms, turning so she can wrap the scarf securely around your neck before she pats your cheek. "Try not to let him, or anyone for that matter, break it again. I don't want this to be a regular occurrence."
"The fixin' or the cuddlin'." The look she gives you is probably one of the most exasperated you've ever seen on her (which is really saying something, wow), and you can't resist returning it with a smile. She's silent for a moment before she rolls her eyes and smiles back, wrapping her arms around you in response to your ridiculously stupid question, snuggling against your chest. You can hear her laugh when you wrap your cape snuggly around the both of you, and she takes a moment to lay herself more comfortably against you before she speaks again.
"What do you know; your cape does have a use."
"Excuse you? My cape is fuckin' fashionable; that's its use. The fact it makes an awesome blanket is just a perk."
"Is that so? My deepest apologies, then." She's teasing you, and you can feel her smile against your collarbone, and if fills you with such a happiness that you can't help squeezing her tight, grinning.
"I love you, Kan."
"I love you too, Eridan." Her response increases the joy within you until it's nearly painful, and you close your eyes, nose buried in her hair as you hug her close, wondering if you maybe squeeze her hard enough it'll release the happy pressure within you. You kind of don't want it to, though; there's no denying that, suffocating as it might be, it's a very nice kind of pain, and you're pretty sure you can live with it. You're not really sure you'd want to live without it, actually. You're sure she feels the same way.
Well. Uh. Hmm. I'm not really sure how I feel about this. I feel inclined to offer a formal apology for the butchering I'm sure I inflicted on their characters, though. So, uh, yeah. I'm sorry.
On a different note, I've finally managed to write a Homestuck story. This story has too many firsts. First Homestuck story, first time writing for both characters, first time writing in second person. (Which has now become my second favourite point-of-view to write in, so that's something good, at least.) Ahh. Too many firsts. I'm sorry.
This is ridiculously short. Are all the first stories I write in a new fandom this short? I don't even know. Yeesh.
Also, the ending was really freaking abrupt, what the hell am I thinking? (I'm thinking I can't think of any other way of ending up, but still =n=) And the title is awful, oh my god. There should be a class on how to come up with decent titles for things. That would be so convenient!
Kanaya and Eridan are adorable moirails, though. Cuties~
So, yes, I'm sorry if I completely destroyed their characters. (I'm sure I did.) I'm not really comfortable writing for any Homestuck characters. It's frustrating! But, I guess practise makes perfect, so... Mm.
Okay, well, this author's note is kind of getting really long, so I'll just cut it off here. Uh, I hope it's enjoyable, and thank you for reading! Mwah!