Cons of writing Homestuck: Having to remind myself not to slip into retrospective first person and keep the narrator point of view as it should be
I feared writing for Dave because of the metaphors; I think I did well though
Chapter 3: In which the third party is involved knowingly
One could say that it was merely him recognizing the fact that Nubby Mcshouts was actually appealing to the eye; he would probably just ignore it if it were the case. But there was something about one Karkat Vantas that had him unable to do so
Being a cool kid, Dave did the only thing he knew how to, annoy the fucker to death, he was really good at it and the reactions were just priceless, the bothering Karkat strategy worked somewhat, although there were times when it didn't and Dave had to abscond, he realized that he was probably developing a crush on the short troll
As luck would have it he now hangs around Aresta's group, Robin is cool you guess, they seem to click together and it makes him somewhat jealous but he holds that thought because that's going too far. Robin is also the go-to person when it comes to any sexuality problems, for humans at least, Rose could also be considered this but she's more the analyzing type, Robin is the "one look to know" type and she actually takes matters in her hands, although they sometimes work together, if they do you better bet the problem will be solved
When Robin approaches Dave though, he has no idea what to think of it, Aresta seems to always have a plan but the red-hair in front of him seems kind of desperate
"Ztrider" said Robin
And yes, that's Robin voice, it has to be her because her lisp is like a trade mark, people can imitate it all they want, you'd still be able to tell the original apart. Of course this helps very little with making sense of what's going on right now; in fact it makes it even more confusing
"I need your help with a little something" said Robin
"Sure, I'm listening, no one would hear you better" said Dave
She rolls her eyes successfully cutting the upcoming metaphor before it happens, which makes Dave curse at the amount of time his brother spends with her, he can't blame her because the Strider charm is a powerful one
"Well, I have a hard caze, he zeemz to have a thing for Egbert" said Robin
She tries hard not to say the surname incorrectly but he knows she was going to and smirks a little, she instantly frowns at him and he has to give it to her for reacting that fast so he decides to humor her
"I have news for you Aresta, so better pay attention" said Dave
The frown fades and she looks straight into his eyes, it still unnerves him a little when she does that but reminds himself that Casidy is the one at fault, what with her being a fellow albino and wearing shades every now and then, he blames his brother just as much
"I can't convince my best bro of anything until I know who you're setting him up with" said Dave
She sighs and her eyes wonder off, she's tense
"I know how Ztriderz work Dave, but I also respect the wizhez of my moirrail, thank you very much" said Robin
Dave almost freezes, he knows about troll romance thanks to that one thing he had with Terezi a while ago, he also knows that he has seen Karkat around Robin a little more often than common so he puts two and two together. Robin was probably aiming for this, she couldn't tell him who it was directly but couldn't be blamed for this slip, problem was that Dave had hard time swallowing the fact that the one troll he was having troubles getting out of his head, had a crush on his best friend but he had to quick about hiding his reaction because he was standing in front of one Robin Aresta, and if anything it's like standing in front of Sherlock Holmes after you committed the crime, only no one died and you left no clues, but she would know anyways because detectives work like that… luckily she doesn't notice, or if she does she doesn't comment on it
"I know John iz having troublez with hiz zezuxality, zo I juzt need you to convinsse him of letting me help" said Robin
And there's why one always have to be careful around an Aresta, they'll read you like a book and use it for their own purposes, Robin is at least after people happiness but her sister is a scary woman, luckily for everyone the older Aresta is away at college
"I can't promise you he won't just ask me" said Dave
"I'll take care of that obviouzly, I'll also handle the moody troll when time comez zo there'z that, zo if you do this I'll owe you one" said Robin
"Fine, I'll take your word on that" said Dave
Robin grins at you and then she's gone, she's getting faster at absconding; you decided to go talk to John, whatever it is you're feeling will probably fade sooner or later and it's not like Karkat can stand him anyway
Maybe he should have realized this is how it would turn out, but ignoring things like that is what makes him a cool kid, at least at the particular moment, and handling them when they blow up on his face makes him all the more cool because normal people couldn't handle such a thing. Silently, Dave Strider wishes he had never agreed on helping with the whole plan to get Karkat and John together, he feels the regret sweeping in the moment John looks at him like he had just gave him the answers to everything even though all he did was tell the guy that Robin could probably help him out; but of course things could only go badly from there