Prince of Heart- I'mma just address a review that I got:

For the short answer regarding catachthonicCacaesthesia's review, yeah, I never really saw Eridan as a Quadrant heavy guy. Just a poor little fish Prince who wanted someone to give a shit about him. To make him give a shit about the world. I mean, don't we all really?

"WHERE THE FUCK IS HE?" Karkat demanded to the surprised group in front of him.

Rose looked from Kanaya to Eridan, before answering, "Eridan's right here, Karkat. No need for alarm."

Karkat rolled his eyes, and said through gritted teeth, "NOT. HIM. NEVER HIM. I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR A SHIT TO GIVE ABOUT HIM." Karkat gave an over-exaggerated smile. "OH HEY ERIDAN, FORGOT YOU WERE EVEN ALIVE ANYMORE. YOU HAVEN'T KILLED YOURSELF YET DROWNING IN YOUR OWN BULLSHIT HIPSTER PERSONALITY?"

Eridan pursed his lips. "dont be stupid, kar. you cant drowwn in a personality. they dont exist."

Karkat growled, "IT WAS A FUCKING *METAPHOR*. AND PERSONALITIES DO EXIST, BULGE-SAC. YOU JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE A TERRIBLE ONE."

"i beg to differ."

Karkat gave a sarcastic chuckle, "OH REALLY. WELL HUMOR ME: HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU LEVEL UP WHEN YOU FUCKING MURDERED FEFERI AND DESTROYED ANY HOPE FOR REPOPULATING THE HUMAN RACE?"

Eridan shrugged. "a couple of ladders, i dont knoww. i do knoww i achievved the 'aspiration exterminator' rung or somethin like that."

"Eridan?" Rose prompted behind him. "I think he was asking a rhetorical question in order to make fun of the fact that you killed one of your friends."

"OH WAS I NOW? MAYBE I WAS BEING GENUINE, ROSE! YOU EVER THINK THAT MAYBE I WAS GENUINELY INTERESTED IN HOW THIS ASSHOLE BENEFITTED FROM KILLING AN INNOCENT GIRL! MAYBE YOU SHOULD STOP ACTING LIKE YOUR CHUBBY ASS KNOWS EVERYTHING."

Rose looked at him calmly and unimpressed. "No need to snap at me Karkat. I did nothing to deserve your blind rage."

"There Was Also No Need For Insulting Her Based On Her Physical Appearance," Kanaya intervened, "She Can Not Help Her Weight."

Rose rubbed her eyes with embarrassment. "That doesn't really help Kanaya."

Kanaya's eyes widened for a moment, and she hastily placed her hand on Roses shoulder. "I Did Not Mean It That Way! I Think You Look Much More Beautiful Than If You Were Skinnier!"

"WELL SHIT, WHY DON'T YOU TWO START MAKING OUT ALREADY SINCE IT APPEARS YOU'RE ALREADY MATESPRITS."

"Why does everyone assume that?" Rose sighed. "Well, I guess if they insist."

"Insist What?" Kanaya asked.

Rose rolled her eyes. "Never mind."

"CHRIST KANAYA, YOU'RE ALMOST AS BAD AS ERIDAN WHEN IT COMES TO PICKING UP HINTS."

"wwhat do you mean 'almost as bad as eridan?' im not bad at pickin up hints."

"REALLY? BECAUSE YOU SURE SEEMED PRETTY BAD AT PICKING UP THE HINT THAT FEFERI DIDN'T WANT TO BE MURDERED!"

"oh come on kar, youre goin to havve to forget about that one day."

"HOW ABOUT, TO SPITE YOU, I JUST DON'T!" Karkat nodded enthusiastically, his insincere smile almost becoming unsettling to the other three. "I'M GOING TO GO WITH THAT." Karkat rubbed the back of his neck in frustration, and looked around him frantically. "WHAT THE FUCK DID I COME HERE FOR ANYWAY? ALL THIS BULLSHIT ABOUT BULLSHIT ON A GOG DAMN SANDWICH MADE ME FORGET WHAT I CAME IN HERE SPASMING ABOUT." Karkat pouted as he began to walk away, mumbling under his breath, "LET'S SEE, I WAS TALKING TO MYSELF ABOUT SOMETHING IN THE PAST. WAS IT SOMETHING ABOUT TEREZI?"

Rose looked at Kanaya, who gave her a short shrug of her dainty shoulders. "STUPID ROSE AND KANAYA WITH THEIR STUPID 'WILL THEY WON'T THEY' MATESPRITSHI- WAIT A FUCKING SECOND!" Karkat spun around on his heels, with an outstretched finger. "THAT'S RIGHT, I WAS LOOKING FOR STRIDER TO WORK OUT TERMS!"

"Uh, Terms?" Kanaya asked.

"TERMS OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH TEREZI."

Kanaya sighed, "I Know I Might Regret Asking, But What Are You Going On About?"

"YOU KNOW HOW THAT IRONICALLY COOL DUMB-ASS HAS BEEN IN A MATESPRITSHIP WITH TEREZI? WELL ME AND HIM GOT SOME TERMS TO WORK OUT IN ORDER TO SAFELY SHARE HER."

Kanaya and Rose looked at him horrifically. "'Share Her?' Karkat, You Can Not Be Serious. I Thought That We Discussed This A Year Ago."

"YEAH, BUT HEAR ME OUT! I GOT A BOOK I NEED TO SHOW STRIDER TO HELP HIS PRIMITIVE HUMAN BRAIN MAKE SENSE OF IT. BASICALLY, TO CUT A LOT OUT, WE'RE GOING TO SHARE TEREZI WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH OUT FROM MATESPRITSHIPS TO KISMESISES EVERY DAY, AND WE'LL JUST ROTATE AROUND THAT. IT'S A FOOLPROOF PLAN, AND EVERYONE WINS!"

"Really?" Rose scolded, "because it sounds like you're the only one who benefits from this situation."

Karkat waved her off. "I DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK, PLEASE SAVE IT FOR THE END OF THE PLAN THAT WILL MOST *DEFINITELY* WORK." He gestured toward Eridan. "YOU AGREE, RIGHT? THIS IS THE RIGHT COURSE OF ACTION."

All eyes turned to Eridan, giving him a bout of anxiety in his next words. "wwell, i think that wwhat youre doin is… pretty fuckin ridiculous and i wwill not alloww it."

"WHAT? OH WELL FUCK, I GUESS BECAUSE YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU "cant alloww it' I GUESS I WON'T DO IT. YOU HEAR THAT GIRLS, PLANS OFF! YOU MAY LEAVE THE TRAIN WHENEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT." Karkat closed the gap between him and Eridan, and pushed the inch smaller troll away. "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?"

Eridan looked at him defiantly, straightening up his back in order to seem more imposing. "i wwill stop you."

"WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, MURDER ME BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING WHAT YOU WANT? OH. FUCKING. WAIT." Karkat turned around, flipping off Eridan as he did. "WHY DON'T YOU CRY SOME MORE ABOUT HOW NOBODY UNDERS-"

Karkat was interrupted when he felt a lot of weight suddenly pull him down at once, making him trip and fall on his face. The solid marble floor of the library did nothing to cushion his fall, and he cried out in pain as the two collided. He laid still for a second, feeling the weight that had pulled him down crawl up his back, eventually whipping him around onto his back and trapping his arms onto the floor.

Karkat looked up at the attacker, whose recognisable purple streak told who had pulled him to the ground. "WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?"

"stoppin you from ruinin their relationship!" Eridan answered.

Karkat struggled under Eridan's surprisingly strong grip. "I'M NOT RUINING SHIT, YOU DOUCHE! I'M MAKING AN OPTION THAT MAKES ALL THREE PARTIES HAPPY!"

"but no ones going to be happy wwith you interruptin dave and ter wwhenevver they wwant to hang out!"

"BULLSHIT, THE WAY I SEE IT TEREZI GETS TWO HOT DUDES TO MAKE OUT WITH!"

Rose stifled a laugh behind the two. "Did you just imply you find Mr Strider hot?"

Karkat groaned, "FUCK YOU, I'M NOT IMPLYING SHIT."

"there is nothin there for you anymore! she movved on 'cos you wwere too much of a fuckin idiot to actually call her youre matesprit! theres no hope left for you with her! shes happy!"

Karkat growled, his eyes seething with anger, and he overpowered Eridan, pushing him away. Eridan fell backwards and landed on his behind, watching Karkat rush off through the appearifier, but not without giving Eridan one last flip of his middle finger. Eridan jumped to his feet, unclipping his cape from his neck and letting it fall to the ground behind him. He charged forward, and followed Karkat through the appearifier.

He appeared on the other side soon after, and instantly began looking around for the Knight of Blood, spotting him close by standing dead still. He narrowed his eyes, and slowly approached Karkat, attempting to get his attention by shaking his limp arms.

"DUD3, W3 DONT N33D 4 CLUB!" Terezi demanded, prompting Eridan's attention to the scene of her and Dave sitting on the floor. "W3 B4R3LY H4V3 HOOFB34ST DR4WN C4RR1AG3S, WHY WOULD W3 H4V3 4 CLUB?"

"i dont know," Dave shrugged, "maybe this towns got its priorities straight, you know. maybe they know that sick beats and rad fire flying from their mouths and an expensive dj booth in the middle of a large room full of sweaty dudes hitting on hot drunk chicks is priority number fucking one. Who needs running water, theyll just live off the sweat from their glistening bodies as they dry hump each other through tight clothes."

Terezi shook her head. "BLUH, DON'T B3 W31RD!" She playfully pushed Dave away.

"hell, what am i even talking about, you cant stop me from creating the most bomb ass club conceivable to both human and troll minds alike."

He attempted to use his red piece of chalk to draw an offshoot road, but Terezi grabbed his arm before he could. "NOT 1N MY TOWN."

Dave tried to wrest from her grasp, but the grip of her hands was much too strong for him. The two eventually went from gentle squirming to full form wrestling in a matter of seconds, carefully moving between the can buildings around them. Terezi managed to pull the chalk from his hand, holding it above her head and out of Dave's reach, using her other arm to pin him by the neck.

"gog damn it how do you always manage to do this?" Dave complained, prompting Terezi to poke her teal coloured tongue out at him. "oh thats it lil' missy, youre asking for it. hope youre ready to board the make out train, first stop daves mouth. population: terezi."

Terezi smiled at him mischievously, bearing her pointy teeth, but followed his lead in. With the chalk still behind her, she leaned in and let Dave have his way, letting their lips interlock in their first kiss. Both of their emotions were unable to be conveyed through their eyes, due to Dave's glasses and Terezi's plain red eyes. Dave reached up and ran his hand through Terezi's soft and straight black hair, resting it behind her neck. The two of them remained together for a few more seconds, before Terezi pulled away, a wide, toothy smile on her face. The two of them gave a chuckle, before Terezi threw the hand from behind her forward and shoved the piece of chalk into Dave's mouth.

Dave sputtered the chalk out of his mouth, "man, what the fuck is up with you and shoving things in my mouth?"

"YOUV3 GOT 4 V3RY POUTY MOUTH! 1TS FUN TO SHOV3 SH1T 1N THERE."

The two of them giggled, Terezi much more than Dave, and Karkat finally sighed from beside Eridan. "GOD, I'M SO STUPID. WHAT AM I EVEN DOING HERE?" Karkat looked beside him to Eridan. "ERIDAN, AS FUCKING HARD AS THIS IS FOR ME TO SAY, I'VE GOT TO THANK YOU. YOU'RE SPASTIC BULLSHIT ACTUALLY KIND OF MADE ME REALISE THAT I MISSED MY CHANCE. THERE REALLY IS NO HOPE LEFT FOR US LEFT, IS THERE?"

Eridan nodded solemnly, "i respect you more than any of these other land dwwellers, kar. thats wwhy i had to break it to you."

Karkat nodded, and sighed again, "YEAH, I GUESS. KEEP IT UP."

"keep wwhat up?"

"BEING DESTRUCTIVE IN A GOOD WAY. I LIKE IT A LOT BETTER THAN THE SHIT YOU DID ON THE METEOR."

"you kiddin?" Eridan scoffed. "im not destructive to anyone but my enemies."

Karkat nearly replied with another reminder of Feferi, but decided to hold his mouth as payment for what just happened, so he just shook his head instead.

After a second, the two heard the speaker chime up with a loud binging sound, signifying an announcement, "Attention Dear Passengers, And Eridan, We Appear To Be Entering A Dream Bubble Very Shortly. If You Would Like To Access It, We Would Recommend Going To Sleep Now. Have A Nice Day, Everyone But Eridan."