Your name is Sollux Captor and you just received a pesterchum message from your boyfriend, Karkat Vantas.
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CG: HEY.
TA: hey kk, 2up?
CG: NOTHING REALLY, DAD WAS OUT WHEN I GOT HOME SO THAT'S GOOD. BUT HE'LL PROBABLY BE BACK SOON.
CG: HE'S A DICK.
TA: well hey, iif you wanna come over that'2 fiine.
CG: YEAH OK.
TA: alriight, ii'll be here waiitiing
CG: SEE YA.
CG: 3
TA: 3
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You hate Karkat's father. He's a drunken, homophobic asshole with no regard to Karkat's feelings. You wish you could do more for Karkat and his situation, but all you can do is offer him refuge and comfort. Hopefully that'll do for the remainder of your adolescence at least.
You notice turtechGodhead is online so you decide to pass the time by pissing him off.
You then proceed to have a conversation we've already read.
Wow, well that conversation was enlightening. It was not quite what you were expecting but you're glad anyway.
You hear a knock at the door so you go downstairs to greet Karkat.
When you open the door you see him standing there staring at his feet. He looks up at you with a forced smile.
"Hey Sollux," he sounds kind of depressed and it concerns you a bit.
You lean down to his level and lightly peck him on his lips with your own. As you begin to pull away he quickly grabs you back by the collar and brings you in for a deeper kiss. Your arms immediately wrap around him to provide comfort and you manage to pull him back into the house.
You break apart from your kiss, and Karkat's smiling genuinely now.
"Hey little bee," you smile down at him. "How are you doing?" you inquire.
"I'm okay, same as always I suppose."
"You thure?"
"Yeah, im fine, just a little tired."
"Wanna watch a rom-com?"
"Yeah," his smile widens and you can tell his mood has improved.
He takes a seat on the couch as you grab Karkat's favourite movie, 'Hitch'.
While the movie plays, you don't give it much attention as you are busy snuggling up to your boyfriend. Karkat, however, is mouthing every word and pays little attention to you. It's ok though because he's adorable to watch.
The credits roll and you remember your conversation with Dave Strider.
"I almotht forgot to mention, I talked to Dave thtrider today."
"Yeah, so what?"
"He finally dethided to grow thome ballth and admit hith undying love for John."
"About fucking time he did, or are you exaggerating?"
"No, he totally confethed, but he thaid he'th not going to do anything about it becauthe he thinkth john'th hetero-with-no-exthepthionth,"
"That's bullshit. John is 100 percent homo in every way possible. He's more gay than you and me combined."
"I know. You know what we thould do?"
"What?"
"We thould thet them up on a date."
"How is that possible when John's in denial and Dave's being a pussy?"
"We won't tell them it'th a date, we'll jutht invite them to hang out and then go thomewhere coupley,"
"We should go to a movie,"
"Nah, that'th boring,"
"But john loves movies, and I wanna see that new one, 'The Big Wedding'."
"Ok, fine, but we thould go to the amuthement park too cauthe it clotheth in a week."
"Ok, so movie and the fair, sounds good."
"I'll just text Dave now then,"
"I'll contact John."
You reluctantly get up from your rather cozy spot entangled with your boyfriend to get your phone from the other room and begin texting Dave.
'hey wanna hang out wiith me, kk, and john thi2 2aturday?'
'yeah sounds cool what are we gonna do'
'ii dont know, we'll figure that out later'
'sweet'
You return to your spot on the couch next to Karkat.
He looks up from his phone to see you, "hey, I talked to john, he said sure, what about Dave?"
"He thaid he'th cool with it."
You continue your snuggle session on the couch. His head is nestled in your chest and you leave small kisses in his fluffy mop of hair. Karkat clutches to your shirt, pulls in closer and buries his face further into your chest. The two of you stay like that and slowly drift off to sleep.
You are now Karkat Vantas. It is Saturday and you are getting ready for you 'double date' with your boyfriend and your two friends you hope will get together. You pull on a pair of black skinny jeans and a simple red V-neck. As you head into the kitchen to get an apple for breakfast, you hear the doorbell ring and hastily go to meet Sollux at the door.
"Morning Karkat" he greets with a grin.
"Mornin" you say in a surprisingly cheery tone.
He is wearing dark gray skinny jeans, a navy blue button up, and his signature mismatched red and blue converse, and he looks damn fine.
"Thall we go then?"
"Yeah."
You slip on your black vans and follow Sollux out the door to the car.
The drive to pick up John and Dave is spent in a peaceful silence you wish would never end. After pulling up to John's house and the two boys file into the back seats, you drive off to your first destination, the movie theatre.
"Okay, we're at the movie theatre. what are we seeing?" Dave asks smoothly.
"The Big Wedding. No complaining." you incite.
"Oh god, why. Not another fucking rom-com. What is it with you and that shitty genre?"
"Fuck you, rom-coms are the shit."
"I think it'll be fine, you'll survive Dave haha," John interjects.
You all walk into the movie theatre, Sollux and yourself holding hands. You maneuver through the building full of bustling moviegoers to the ticket counter. Sollux is insisting on paying for you.
"I can pay for it myself, don't worry about it," you persist.
"I am jutht trying to be chivalrouth." he smirks down at you
"I'm not a fucking girl." He just laughs and, to your displeasure, pays for you anyway.
John and Dave are close behind purchasing their own individual tickets and catch up to the two of you at the snack counter. You all decide on buying two large popcorns and two large Pepsis amongst the four of you to save on money.
You soon take your seat in the movie theatre between Dave and Sollux, with John on the other side of Dave.
"Dave why did you only get one straw?" you hear John question.
"Chill man, I dont got cooties, you're not gonna die from it"
"Fine, just hand me the popcorn"
You can't help but smirk at their interactions, the two shitheads are perfect for each other. If only John would get his head out of his ass and own up to his feelings. It's not fair to Dave.
During the movie Sollux has his arm around you and you're resting your head on his shoulder. You lightly nudge Dave's elbow and shoot glances between him and John hoping he comprehends what you are trying to imply. He seems to understand as he furrows his brows at Sollux. You roll your eyes and glare back at Dave. You decide to let it go and continue to watch the movie because it's fucking awesome.
You are now Dave Strider and you can't believe your friend Sollux Captor. He has told the biggest douche bag on the planet about your crush on John. You can't say you didn't see it coming when you told Sollux though, he will tell Karkat anything and everything.
Throughout the movie John has been laughing joyfully and all the cheesy jokes. It's so fucking adorable. Wait, no, stop thinking that, it's not gonna happen. Without taking your eyes off the screen you lean in to get a sip of pepsi and feel a head bash against your own. Looking up you see an embarrassed John holding his head and blushing ferociously. God dammit he is so cute.
The movie has just finished and that just might have been one of the biggest snore fests you have ever had the displeasure of taking part in. Both John and Karkat seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed it though, as you can hear them discussing it as you leave the theater.
"Where are we going now, guys?" John asks, abandoning his conversation with Karkat.
"I thought we could go to the fair thince it'th clothing next week,"
" That sounds fun, but first I gotta pee, be right back."
Once John is out of sight, you turn to the insufferable couple.
"What the hell is this whole day even about?" you ask coldly.
"I don't know what you're talking about Strider, just four friends hanging out" Karkat replies.
"Oh really? movies and fairs aren't exactly bro activities, not to mention you set this whole thing up the same night I told you about John," you shoot a glare in Sollux's direction
" Yeah, yeah, thtop having a hithhy fit Dave, we jutht thought we might ath well give you a hand thinth you finally dethided to tell uth,"
"But I already told you I'm not gonna do anything about it and you guys aren't really helping me get over him,"
"God, you are the biggest fucking coward I have ever met," Karkat muttered sounding frustrated.
Just as you are about to retaliate, John rejoins your group with his usual toothy grin that will forever puzzle you.
"Ok guys, all good to go" john enthuses lifting the tense atmosphere.
You all shuffle into Sollux's car and start on the short journey to the amusement park. The parking lot's packed but Sollux finds a spot and you all head to the ticket booth.
the prices are insane but you pay up anyway. John doesn't have nearly enough money when it comes time for him to pay. You offer to pay the remainder of the cost.
"I promise I'll pay you back I just didn't expect to be spending so much today." John says apologetically.
"Don't sweat it dude, I got plenty of cash to pay for your food and shit as well." you explain. Recently you've obtained a DJ-ing job in town, it pays really well so you are more than happy to help out John.
Inside the fair is just as busy as the parking lot implied. John is practically giddy with excitement, but you? you're just annoyed. You don't like crowds.
Sollux and Karkat have their hands entwined together and they're talking about something inaudible to you. John is tugging at your red hoodie and you look down to meet his blue eyes.
"Yo."
"Let's go on the roller coaster."
"Yeah, sure."
John leads you all eagerly towards the ride, Karkat seemingly displeased with the decision.
"What's the matter crabcakes, nervous?" you joke.
"No, asshole, I just think these kind of rides are pointless, I mean, why are we all lining up just for the next seat in the fucking deathtrap going to god knows where." he retorts.
"You are welcome to just chill with the other little kids who are too short to ride"
"Lay of Thtrider," Sollux butts in, "Don't worry KK, I'll be right here with you, no need to be thcared"
"I'm not fucking scared, I'm fine," the inflection in his voice goes up and you can tell he's not telling the truth. Nevertheless, he boards the ride with the rest of you, sitting next to Sollux. You sit next to John right behind the other two who are sitting in the front row. Lucky Karkat.
The roller coaster begins its slow ascent up the steep slope.
"KK, calm the fuck down, you'll be alright, Jutht relax and try to have fun, you can hold my hand." Sollux tries to comfort the panicky boy beside him.
"Why the fuck did we have to be the ones in the front row. Is it too late to turn back?" You see that Karkat's face is now buried in Sollux's shoulder and his eyes are strained shut. You kind of feel bad for the guy, but not enough to rid the joy you get from Karkat's panic. John seems to be enjoying it too .
"Oh man, look at Karkat, he's so scared!"
"Dude, he's probably shit his pants already." You speak quietly so as not to offend the crabby kid cowering in front of you.
The clicking of the tracks goes slower as the coaster reaches the peak. You saw Karkat grip Sollux's arm as the ride began plummeting down the slope and around the sharp corners.
"I am never riding another rollercoaster ever again" Karkat exclaims, still clinging to Sollux's sleeve even after getting off the contraption.
"It wathn't that bad KK, come on, let'th go get you thome cotton candy," Sollux pulls Karkat into a sideways-hug as you all walk over to the snack-shack.
With cotton candy in hand you all wander through the array of games. "Hey kids, wanna play a game? it's fun, you get three darts to hit three balloons, think you can?" an overly enthusiastic man shouts from one of the games boots, god those guys are always so annoying.
"Yeah sure, I will play" Karkat says.
"Thothe gameth are alwayth a rip off, kk"
"Shut up Captor, I own this game."
Karkat walks up to the booth and slaps two dollars on the counter.
"Good luck, kk" You say in a mocking tone.
" Shut the fuck up"
Karkat carefully lines up his shots and sends each one flying accurately towards the colorful balloons.
"We have a winner!" the booths clerk chimes as he pops his third balloon. " Pick any medium prize you want."
It doesn't take him long to decide which he wants and after doing so he walks back to Sollux's side.
"Here." he says, holding out a fluffy stuffed bee to Sollux. "You can have it"
"Did you win thith for me?" Sollux returns a little shocked.
" Yeah just take it before i change my mind."
"Thankth, kk." Sollux's says taking the plush, placing a soft kiss on Karkat's forehead.
"As sweet and romantic as this is, we don't have all day to stand and watch you two flirt with eachother." you interject.
"Ith thomeone jealous their boyfriend didn't win them a prithe?"
"Come on Sollux you know Dave and I aren't like that." John says defensively.
"Whatever you thay."
John lets out a frustrated sigh and what you think is a slight blush but you just dismiss it as anger.
You all continue walking around the fair and enjoying all the rides but too soon you notice the setting sun and you realize how late it's gotten. "Hey, it's getting kind of late we should hit the road."
"But we thould go on the ferrith wheel before we leave." Sollux lisps.
"Yeah, we totally should, can we, Dave?" John asks hopefully.
"Sure." it should be fun, whatever makes John happy. Wait, don't think that way, you are over him already.
The four of you all saunter over to the ferris wheel. luckily, the majority of people had left the park so you are issued onto the ride quickly.
Predictably, Sollux and Karkat share a chair, which leaves you next to John. The attraction starts up and you are lifted into the air. The sky is orange and is accented with bright pinks and purples, and the sun sits just over the horizon.
John is unusually quiet and you find the silence peaceful . He looks up at you with a sweet grin before returning his gaze to the disappearing sun. He looks sleepy and leans his head on your shoulder. It makes you feel strangely at ease and you rest your head on his. You are definitely not over him, in fact you are still head over heels in love with him. All you are doing is setting yourself for more pain, but you now realize the love you have for John will not be going anywhere anytime soon.
Sorry this chapter was so late guys we are just so busy with exams coming up we can never find the time. Not to mention we get distracted really easy, and i mean really easy,. If only you knew how long this takes for us to do. Oh, also thanks so much for all the awesome feed back, it means so much and really helps keep us motivated. We hope to have the next chapter up soon so keep an eye out. XD