TW: rape/abuse mention
April's eyes lingered on the face of the person on one of the profiles. It was her. A gasp escaped her lips as she pushed her laptop off of her, now noticing how hard it was to breathe. She thought she had seen the last of her. She thought that she never had to deal with her shit.
She was wrong.
April barely make her way through the door before your lips were accosted by another's. She make a muffled sound as her girlfriend's hands make her way up her body. She gasped April's name as she pulled her to the couch, continuing to feel her. April squirmed under her touch. She pleaded for her to stop, calling her by her name, but she didn't listen and tried to remove April's clothes. Her breath reeked of alcohol, and this made her struggle even more. April pleaded again, trying to push her off. This only made her angry, pinning herarms back with one hand, groping her breast with the other.
"Don't pretend you don't want it, whore. You're mine and I can fuck you when I want to."
Karkat stumbled into the living room, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. He squinted at the light-emitting computer. He called her name groggily.
"Hey, what are you still doing up still…? You have work in the morning?" he said before hearing April's gasping sobs.
He called her name again, looking to you with concern. You were curled up into a ball, shielding your head and face, sobbing and quivering.
"Fuck.." he quickly came to her side, gently touching her shoulder. This caused her to flinch and cry out, "Hey, Hey, don't worry. Its alright.." He cooed gently.
She quickly wrapped arms around him, her tears wetting his shirt. His arms immediately surrounded her, hugging her tight.
"Don't worry... It's over. She's gone... Remember to breathe." He reassured her as he softly rubbed her back.
"Sh-she found me..!" April cried out, nodding to the laptop.
He takes the laptop with one hand, looking to the screen. Karkat rubbed her back, "Hey, its alright. You're safe. She hasn't found you. This is just the 'people you may know'..."
She didn't listen to him, and continued to ramble and blubber to him. This continued for a while until she realized the mistake, having been confused by the sudden flashback.
After a while, she pulled away, wiping the tears from her face, "Th-thanks…" you say in almost a whimper.
"Don't mention it." he said, smiling reassuringly, "let's get you to bed…"
He helped April up, guiding her to her bed. She just about face-planted onto the bed with exhaustion. She closed her eyes, thinking he would just leave. However, April felt someone get in bed beside her.
"...Karkat..?" April asked meekly.
He gave a questioning grunt.
"..What are you doing..?"
"Making sure you sleep without incident." Karkat quickly became worried, starting to sit back up,"I mean. If that's okay. I'll leave if you wanna just be alone. Fuck, im sorry-"
"It's okay Karkat. You can stay…"
He smiled softly, laying down beside her. She let out a sigh of relaxation, a small tint of blush on her cheeks. That night was the best sleep April had in weeks.