Wait, what's this!? A chapter in a timely manner? The world must be ending. Any way, look a chapter. It doesn't really move the plot, but I figured that Dave and Karkat attention was needed with their new closeness in the world of canon. Sooo I typed this out in a fit of shipping passion. Please excuse the random point of view changes, I just needed to get both of their feelings out there and that was the only way. The next actual chapter shall be out soon once I can actually come up with questions. . Welp, enjoy this short moment from Dave and Karkats past.
"Hey Karket... I-I think I'm drunk..." Dave and Karkat sat in Dave's living room, there was a coffee table in front of them with a sprite bottle and a vodka bottle. They each had a red cup to mix the drinks in. They were both lounged on Dave's couch.
"No duh fuck... face... we both are." Karkat leaned on the arm of the couch with his feet laying on Daves lap.
"Hey I gotta suriuus kestion... do you think... do you think my eyes are like... weird... or un-natural?" Dave took his sun glasses off, much to Karkat's surprise. This was the first time Dave had taken his sunglasses off throughout their entire friendship. Karkat sat up and got closer to Dave, he looked into Dave's crimson eyes. Karkat saw the fear of rejection in Dave's eyes, deep in the swirls of red, there was also the feeling of loss like Dave had just damned himself. Even if Karkat was drunk, some how he knew that this moment and what he said next was crucial.
"No... dude thuse are shick as hell, like... they are sho cool they're like... the amblum of coolness like if there was a mayoir of coolness he'd give you the kay and he'd give you the key because the other... the other guys would be all suckass and you'd be all non-suckass." Karkat slurred out majestically in his intoxicated state.
"Wow... that means a fucking lot dude... ya member lidsay? I lied abuut breaking with her because I cud do bettuur... she uhhh she broke up with me because of my terrible eyes... she broke my fucking heart, just because I'm weird..." Dave put his face in his hands, fuck he felt terrible. Dave could feel the pin pricks of tears coming from his damned eyes.
"Aww shit Dave, that sucks like major nook, she was a bitch... I mean who would do that ta you? It's like jusht a dick move... a really big dick move, I mean like who cures if your eyes are all red and shit I think that's just what makes you, you. Like if you didn't have those you'd still be with a shallow chick who only sees stupid stuff. You need to be with someone who sees the good stuff."
"I doubt I'll ever find shomeone other then you who won't be all like ' holy shit that's weird stay away with your cancer eyes' and I don't even think that cancer peeps have red eyes... where the hell did she get that from?" Dave felt Karkat move his feet from Dave's lap and start to rub his back. "And and she wasn't the furst ya know... when we first met, du you member? I was abut to get ma little 3rd grader teeth kicked in cuz they thought I wuz a deman with my eyes... I'll never be normal... I'll always haf ta hide behind those stupid triangles..." Dave glared at the anime shades his bro gave him after he got beat up. He always hid. That's what he was good at, hiding like the coward he was.
Karkat started to sober up as he realized the reality of how Dave had felt all these years. "Dave... I don't think you should wear them anymore, no one will hurt you anymore. I think you should just try to not wear them for week, ya know? If any one messes with you they'll have me to fucking answer ta and I'll kick those cunts right in their douchy little jaws."
"Fuck Karkat no, the idea of even leaving the apartment woth out them... fuck... no just no. It'd kill me. I'm nut gonna go even a day. I mean... I also use them to hide my face... like they say the eyes show you your soul or some shit like that... no one needs to see my soul... my soul is probably the shitiest thing. hell... I don't even wanna see that..." Dave pulled away from Karkat and pulled his knees to his chest.
"Dave, you're eyes are amazing, you're amazing, even your soul and that shit. You don't need ta hide, you don't need to do anything. You definitely don't need to hide behind your glasses. What if I wanna see your soul? If you'd let me see it everyday I promise you that I'd love it and you everyday." Karkat pulled Dave into his lap.
"Really?" Dave looked up at Karkat, Karkat looked back and smiled at the red eyed blonde. Karkat felt his heart quicken, Dave had never actually gotten this close to Karkat before.
"Really." Karkat put his hand on Dave's head and gently scratched, he knew it was something that calmed Dave. Dave smiled lightly and closed his eyes. Karkat liked the feeling of Dave in his lap, Dave was warm and fit perfectly. Karkat admired the light sprinkles of freckles on Dave and the way his lips curved. The idea of kissing Dave slipped it's way into Karkat's mind. He was horrified at that thought, the fuck was he thinking? This was his best friend and that was it.
"Yo! Lil man! Karbro! You guys still here?" Bros voice rung through the apartment. Dave quickly rolled away from Karkat and dumped himself on the floor.
"Shit!" Dave hissed through his teeth.
"I'll go hide this stuff you go stall." Karkat whispered and started to clean up. Dave went off to complete his quest.
"Hey bro how was work?" Dave non-nonchalantly asked leaning on the door frame casually.
"... the fuck did you guys do?"
"W-what do you mean?" Dave stayed stoic but his voice betrayed him.
"One, I could smell the alcohol on you the moment I could see you, Two, you've never asked how my day was."
"We didn't do anything I swear." Dave foolishly tried to lie. The next moment Bro was gone and there was a sword pressed against Dave's jugular.
"You wanna try again?" He whispered in Dave's ear.
"Okay! I'm sorry! We got into the back cupboard..." The sword was gone.
"I appreciate your honesty, but you're still grounded and just for your info I used the back of the blade." Bro put the sword in the fridge, cause that's where they go. Dave sighed, Dirk liked to always make Dave think his life was on the line. Though sometimes it really was, so his guard had to always be up.
"Hello Mr. Strider." Karkat came innocently around the corner.
"Cut the polite shit, you're drunk too aren't you?"
Karkat looked surprised and looked at Dave. "I forgot that you suck at lying to him."
"As he damn well should be." Dirk poured two cups of de-caf coffee and gave the boys each one.
"Now drink this and get your asses to bed, Karkat I'll let you off easy and I won't tell your father."
"Thanks." Karkat nodded his head at Bro. Both boys went up stairs to Dave's room. Dave fell asleep first and Karkat simply watched him. Once he was sure that Dave was out, Karkat played with the messy blonde locks on Dave's head. Oddly enough, Karkat felt like he was in some kind of rom-com, he finally knew how the main characters felt.
