Aaaannnddd last chapter. Sorry for the sadstuck.
"Karkat."
You strolled into what was designated on the meteor as 'the living room' and interrupted Karkat from whatever the fuck romance novel he was reading today.
"Fuck off."
"No. Put that goddamn book down," you said. Your voice didn't have the normal 'ironic humor' tone to it. It was icy cold, and it made Karkat freeze, and actually do as he was told. This didn't stop his mouth though.
"What the fuck do you want, Strider?" he looks up at you with a huff.
You get straight to the point. "Why the hell did you rape my matesprit?"
"What?"
"Don't play stupid, Vantas. Why did you take advantage of Terezi against her will?"
Something flashes in Karkat's eyes, and he growls. "It isn't your business."
"It isn't my business, huh? She's my girlfriend, of course it's my fucking business!"
You promised Terezi you wouldn't get physical with Karkat, but you really wanted to sock him a good one.
"It's a troll thing," he stated, looking at you blankly.
"I don't care what kind of goddamn thing it is. It was NOT okay."
Karkat scoffs, yes, actually scoffs at you. "You wouldn't understand it, Strider. It's her fault for not fighting back."
"No. NO!" you growl, stepping forward. "It was not her fault, so don't blame it on her! You took advantage of a blind girl. You're stronger, and you had the upper hand! It wasn't her fault! It was yours, and you are so low to even think of handing the fault to her!" you yell at Karkat. Be gone, cool kid facade! No one needs you here! You really didn't care how 'cool' you looked at the moment, you had stopped caring since the incident two days ago.
Karkat raises a brow at you, looking unimpressed until you speak again.
"Just because you have dirty, filthy mutant blood and feel insecure about yourself doesn't mean you have to act on it and just prove yourself that way." Karkat flinches. You hit a soft spot, and you know it. Good.
He bares his teeth, taking on a defensive stance. "Fuck you, Strider!"
"No, fuck you! Fuck you up the anus with a goddamned cactus in hell by Satan relentlessly until you're bruised, bleeding, broken, just like you left her!"
Karkat flinches again, though not as noticeably.
"She was your friend, Karkat! She trusted you! And you went and broke that trust! Do you know how afraid she is to see you? Do you know how much she wants to hurt, to kill herself for what you did to her because she's convinced it's her fault?!" You take a deep breath, trying to calm down but not being able to. You just continue.
"Do you know who has to deal with it? Do you know who has to comfort her? Yeah, that's right! ME! Not you, me! Even Gamzee cares more about her than you do!"
Karkat's voice is softer when he speaks. "You've seen Gamzee?"
"Yeah! And he wants nothing to do with you. He's moirail-dumped you, Karkat, because of what you did to Terezi. He thinks you're a hideous being, far from the miracle he's looking for in a best friend, because that's what you are!" You can't seem to stop yourself, you can't stop delivering the terrible words to the terrible being in front of you. You've never hated someone so much in your life.
Karkat looks truly hurt by your words, and he bites his lip.
"I'm sorry," he mumbles.
"Don't say that to me! I'm not the one who needs it!"
"Well I sure as fuck can't say it to her! Or anyone! You've turned everyone against me, haven't you?"
Admittedly, you have. Not a soul on the meteor wants to be around Karkat, not even the Mayor. Well, maybe Kanaya. She wanted to talk to him, but he was in for a good scolding from her.
You've turned everyone against him for doing something that he grew up believing wasn't wrong. It was frowned upon, but you wouldn't, couldn't be punished for it. But here, you were punishing him for it. You needed to, for Terezi. For closure too, for yourself mostly.
Karkat could tell he was right. "Alright, you win! You've ruined life for me here and I'm sure whenever you see the others, you'll turn them against me too! So you've left me with no friends, no one to turn to. You happy now?"
You scowled. He brought this upon himself, he was asking for it! You voiced these thoughts. "You're the one who chose to do this to Terezi. And you still haven't told me why."
"It's because of you, Strider! I was pretty much fine with her, she was fine with me, until you butted your way into our lives! She was my matesprit first, but you turned her against me even before this! I was just taking back what was mine!"
"She's not an object you can just take, Vantas! She's a person, with feelings! She didn't want that from you, but you did it anyways. You have no respect for others!"
"And you do?!"
"At least I didn't rape her!"
Karkat shoved past you, walking away.
"Don't you walk away from me! We aren't done here, Karkat!" you yelled after him.
"I am!" he yelled back, and there was something else in his voice besides anger. You didn't know what that was.
Your name is Karkat Vantas. You are 7 sweeps old, and you are dead. Carved into your arm is, "ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?"
You knew it was wrong. You knew it. You couldn't help yourself. But it was still your fault. Dave was right, you are dirty, just like your blood. Dirty, filthy, pitiful.
Maybe someone will give you a break in these dream bubbles. Maybe someday you'll get a chance to apologize to Terezi.
Too bad today isn't that day.
Too fucking bad.
