You Can't Play With Broken Toys

by kingapplebutter

Prompt fill for Kink Meme. AU, everyone is on the Troll's Meteor with no immediate threat. John was raped/sexually abused before the Sburb started, and one of the Trolls brings this to everyone's attention, not understanding what it was. Story revolves around the fallout of this revelation with his friends and some Dave x John fluff. Sadstuck, M mostly for language. Pretty short.

2. Chapter Two

— turntechGodhead [TG] began pestering tentacleTherapist [TT] —

TG: rose

TG: rose you there?

— turntechGodhead [TG] ceased pestering tentacleTherapist [TT] at 12:46 AM —

— turntechGodhead [TG] began pestering tentacleTherapist [TT] —

TG: rose

TG: …

— turntechGodhead [TG] ceased pestering tentacleTherapist [TT] at 3:04 AM —

— tentacleTherapist [TT] began pestering turntechGodhead [TG]—

TT: Dave? Have you been up all night?

TG: of fucking course

TT: Well, I'm awake now, what is it that's been plaguing you so?

TG: what was nubby talking about last night?

TT: I think you already know the answer to that, Dave.

TG: fuck

TG: so its true?

TT: I'm assuming Terezi told you?

TG: yeah

TG: she only told me what she heard from karkat

TG: which is to say

TG: a whole fucking lot

TG: i dont think they knew what was going on though

TG: they thought it was fucking hilarious

TG: course tz has that fucking sense of smell

TG: and I must have reeked

TG: because she didn't think it was funny anymore

TG: …

TG: so i figure you already knew?

TT: I am the Seer of Light; nothing escapes my knowledge.

TG: shut the fuck up

TG: this is fucking serious

TT: I know, Dave, and in all seriousness, I've had my suspicions for quite some time.

TT: Psychoanalysis can be quite handy, you know.

TG: so if you've know all this time

TG: why didn't you tell him that you knew?

TG: or me for that matter?

TT: Like I said, they were only suspicions. I didn't know for sure until Karkat verified it with his idiocy.

TT: As for why I didn't tell you, because I knew you would do exactly what you're planning on doing now.

TG: and what would that be?

TT: Tell him.

TG: yeah well what the hell am i supposed to do dammit?!

TT: You wait. If we confront him about this, he'll only push us away even more.

TG: …

TG: gog dammit fine we'll do it your way

— turntechGodhead [TG] ceased pestering tentacleTherapist [TT] at 6:18 AM —

Somewhere on a meteor hurtling through the outskirts of a dying universe, there is a shaded pair of eyes belonging to the coolest kid you'll ever meet, much to his chagrin, shedding a single tear or two that no one will ever see.