[gallowsCalibrator has begun trolling carcinoGeneticist]
GC: H3Y T1NY NUBS!
CG: WHAT THE FUCK IS IT YOUR SHIT HEAD WANTS.
GC: NOTH1NG!
GC: JUST S331NG 1F YOUR3 ST1LL 4W4K3 H3H3H3
CG: I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN DAYS.
CG: NOT GOING TO FUCKING START NOW.
GC: NUBBY TH4T 1S NOT GOOD!
GC: YOU N33D TO SL33P TO B3 STRONG!
Karkat spun in his chair once. Out of anger, of course. Fuck strength, he had bigger issues that prevented him from sleeping.
CG: IT DOESN'T FUCKING EVEN MATTER.
CG: I'LL JUST STAY AWAKE.
GC: OF COURS3 1T M4TT3RS!
GC: NUBBY YOU C4NT 4FFORD TO B3 W34K!
GC: YOU N33D 3V3RY 4DV4NT4G3!
CG: I AM PLENTY FUCKING STRONG.
CG: I'M JUST NOT SLEEPING.
CG: END OF STORY.
GC: OH R34LLY?
GC: 1 4M PR3TTY SUR3 1 H4V3 WON 3V3RY F1GHT 3V3R!
GC: 1F YOU C4NT 3V3N T4K3 4 W34K L1TTL3 BL1ND G1RL WH4T CH4NC3 DO YOU H4V3 4G41NST 4NYON3 3LS3 HMM?
CG: FUCK OFF
CG: JUST SHUT UP
CG: I CAN'T OKAY?
CG: I DON'T HAVE ANY FUCKING CHANCE.
CG: WHY THE SHIT DO YOU THINK I AM HERE NOT SLEEPING?
In a small movement, Karkat brought his legs onto his chair. His eyes had been getting redder with each passing day and it was really fucking freaky. And kept him from sleeping.
Trollian was flashing. Terezi had replied.
GC: TH3N COM3 H3R3 4ND SL33P!
GC: YOU C4N US3 MY COON 1T W1LL B3 M4G1C4L!
GC: 4ND 1 W1LL K33P W4TCH!
GC: 1 M34N SM3LL H3H3H3
CG: NO
CG: SHIT.
CG: JUST. I CAN'T.
GC: BUT MY COON 1S M4G1C4L! 1T W1LL G1V3 YOU W4RM SQU1SHY H4PPY DR34MS.
CG: FUCKING HELL.
CG: I'M SORRY TEREZI IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.
CG: IT'S NEVER THAT FUCKING SIMPLE.
CG: AND GOG DAMN IT I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP IN YOUR COON.
CG: IF I WAS GOING TO SLEEP IT IS NOT GOING TO BE IN THAT SHITTY PLACE.
GC: BUT 1T 1S SO N1C3 4ND W4RM!
GC: YOU W1LL H4V3 4LL TH3 GOOD DR34MS.
GC: 4LL OF TH3M!
Fuck, he did want to see her. But he didn't want to leave.
CG: COME HERE.
GC: D1D YOU G3T MOR3 COLOURS 1N YOUR H1V3?
CG: SOME.
CG: JUST.
CG: TEREZI FUCK JUST COME HERE.
GC: Y34H Y34H DON'T G3T YOUR NUBS 4LL 1N 4 KNOT
GC: NOT TH4T YOU COULD! H3H3H3
CG: YEAH REALLY FUCKING FUNNY.
Karkat turned in his chair, expecting the female troll. Terezi appeared on the transporter, and Karkat felt a faint scowl tug across his face at her grin. Great.
"What's up grumpynubs? Feeling all achey in your aeordic pumpvalve? Hmm?"
Her voice was unsurprisingly teasing. He spun in his chair again, returning to the monitor. "I am just freaking the fuck out. Nothing important."
"Hmm."
Terezi clicked across the room, leaning beside the troll. "What's the matter, doucheypants?"
He let out an angry sigh, pushing himself out of his chair. Terezi followed his movements with her head.
Fuck, she had to know. She had to be able to smell his eyes from miles away. He clenched his hands into fists.
"Gee, I wonder. I wonder what is wrong with a mutant fucking troll who has mutant blood showing through his eyes!"
His voice was steadily getting louder, and he ground his teeth together. "Maybe I just lost my favourite poster. That's it."
That wasn't it at all. He flopped to the floor, shoving his palms into his face. Fuck, he must have massive bags under his eyes again.
Terezi pulled his hands away, and he glared at her. Useless, she couldn't tell. Her movements were calm, where as he felt pissed off and terrified. He hated his eyes for it.
"Well, it can't have gotten far. Maybe it is hiding!"
Did she not get his sarcasm? She sat down in front of him, running her hands down his shirt. Okay, Terezi was fucking crazy. More so than usual. What was she even doing?
"Maybe it is hiding under this funny little number sign!"
What funny-
Shit.
She grabbed the bottom hem of his sweater, lifting it up and sticking her head in.
"Terezi, don't fucking do that!" his shouted, his voice sputtering. "Shit! Shit."
She didn't move from her new spot. Blood rushed to his face.
"...shit," he breathed.
"Hmmm?" Terezi teased, jabbing a claw into his side.
"You fucking pull up my shirt, no big fucking deal!" he snapped. His mind was racing. What did she plan to do? Fuck, she was so close. His cheeks were probably red enough to fucking match his eyes. "Fuck, wait. You can't even see!"
"I do not need to see! I can feel! With my face!"
When Terezi said face, she always meant her tongue. Fuck. She needed to back up.
"Don't see with your face!" he warned. He tried to shift back, but she grabbed him. "Shit!"
Without hesitation, she ran her tongue over the spot he knew had his scars from Jack Noir. Fucking hell, what was she doing?
"Stop that! Shit. Oh my gog Terezi shit."
Finally, she lifted her bulge spewed face out of his shirt. She seemed puzzled. "What?"
"What?" he felt his chest pounding, and his mind yelling at him for letting her do that. "Don't be so fucking casual! Just suddenly half stripping me, sure."
"Do you not like it?" she giggled to herself.
Hell, no. He liked it. But there was the giant fucking issue of his eyes and lack of sleep that weighed on him and didn't seem to want to go away. Kind of fucking ruined the mood.
"It's not that. Fuck. It's never going to be that. Look, it's just I've been freaking out and this is kind of sudden and..."
Karkat glanced her over. Terezi seemed to be paying close attention, arms still wrapped around him under his shirt.
What part of him was it again that didn't want her all over him?
"...I am being an idiot," he muttered.
"Shh, nubby. It's okay."
Terezi leaned in, pulling her hands out and running them over his face. After a few moments, she gave him a light kiss on his cheek.
"Red is my favourite colour."
Well, that was something he could listen to for the rest of his life. Bonus point for mutant blood: at least Terezi liked it. And would remind him of that.
In return, he smoothed back a bit of her hair, giving her a short kiss on the lips. "Teal isn't all that fucking awful, either."
She gave a laugh, before shifting in her seat. The female troll turned, leaning her back on his chest.
"You'll stay, right?" he questioned.
"Hmm," Terezi considered, drumming her claws into his leg. Karkat shifted a bit, trying to get a bit more comfortable. "Of course I will stupid!"
Her horns were pointy as hell, and one was digging into him. Again, he shifted, placing his face against her head. "Fuck Terezi, I'm tired of not sleeping."
"Yes, I am tired of that also," she snapped, stabbing her elbow into his gut. "I do not need you to go crazy. I have filled that quota already in our relationship."
"It's just hard," Karkat murmured, wrapping his arms around the female troll. "Bulgenuts, it's hard. I don't want to think about my blood anymore."
"Stupid. You're still worrying over nothing. I said we will take care of this."
"Terezi, I know. Look, when you're with me..."
No, he was not going there. Shit. Shit, what kind of asschunks did she make him say?
She twisted out of his arms, perching in front of him. "Tell me, Asshole MacBulge."
Shit, why had he gone there? "I don't know. Sometimes, I'm just a lot calmer when you're with me. And when I'm alone I just think about all this stuff and I can't control it. Fuck."
Terezi grabbed his cheeks, looking dead serious. "You're not allowed to go crazy."
"I'm not-"
Lips pressed against his, as she knelt forward on his lap. Almost immediately he reached up, curling fingers into her shirt. What a fucking cheap way to distract him. Her second time trying something like this too.
It was working a lot better this time.
Nothing but her crossed his mind, until she pulled back suddenly. Fuck, he didn't know how long had passed or when she had put her hand over his scars again. He scowled.
"Why the fuck did you stop?" he growled.
"I don't think you wanted me to bite you today! I am being very considerate to you nubby!"
Yeah, he didn't really want to see his blood. His eyes were still a major fucking issue and bleeding everywhere wasn't going to help any, was it? Terezi, however, looked like she was regretting the decision, tracing the scars on his body.
Fuck, she was just too close. He was going to regret making her happy.
He crashed their lips together again, and she barely hesitated before biting down on his lip. Karkat could feel a bit of blood run into his mouth, but most of it was licked away instantly as she bit down again. Fuck, he was not going to flip his shit.
He tightened his grip on her shirt. It was only Terezi, and he could do something this simple for her. For her, he'd do anything probably. Even if it meant attempting to get over his blood.
After a few moments, the bleeding seemed to have stopped. Terezi stopped draining him of his blood, giving him a light kiss before she sat back.
"Thank you, nubby."
"Yeah, whatever. Don't think I'm always going to pander to your rainbow drinker fetishes," he muttered. Alright, he wasn't that angry about it.
All the same, she slapped his cheeks. Fuck, that stung. "Stupid nubby! I do not want to be a rainbow drinker! I am only interested in candy apples!"
Karkat sighed heavily, looking over the female troll. "Hey, you can smell my eyes, can't you."
It wasn't really a question. He was pretty damn sure she could.
"Yes? It has been like this for a long time, you knew that." She sounded a bit puzzled.
"I just meant...fuck. Never mind." Karkat leaned against her, keeping his grip on her shirt. "I don't know how I'm going to tell anyone is all."
Terezi responded by leaning her head on his shoulder. "It is okay. We will make them understand. Have you decided who you want to tell first?"
Karkat closed his eyes. "Yeah. Kind of. Sollux or Kanaya."
A nod into his shoulder. "Yes. That is a good choice. Good job nubby. Smart leadertroll."
Again, her hand rested on his scars. Why the fuck did she keep touching them, anyway? Whatever, it didn't matter. For a few moments, he felt the rise and fall of her chest before he replied.
"You're still coming with me, right?"
"Yes, of course."
He gave a small nod. Fuck, she was comfortable. "Terezi, I'm tired."
Another kiss on his forehead. She sure was being oddly gentle then. Probably because she knew he wasn't exactly in the best mood for teasing. Karkat found himself alright with that.
"I know, nubby. Sleep. I'll make sure nothing happens. I'll protect this you and I'll protect dream you. So sleep."
"Stop talking and I will," he murmured in reply. Damn, her breathing was really soothing. Even her hand up his shirt wasn't bothering him.
He rested his head against her for a while, calming down a bit. Karkat began to relax against her. Shit, he was probably going to fall asleep here and be fucking sore and stiff and better off not sleeping.
But Terezi was right. He really couldn't afford to keep staying awake.
The next thing he was aware of was waking up. And being sore. He groaned a bit, shifting back a little. He was never sleeping like that again.
Terezi was moving as well. "Nubby?"
Karkat pulled back, rubbing his eyes. Fuck, he felt exhausted. "That was a shitty nap. Fuck. Don't ever let me do that again."
Probably the wrong thing to say. Terezi looked peeved. "Idiot. If anything, I will make you do it more! Then you will become strong."
He jabbed her forehead. "Fuck off. I think I preferred being attacked by you covered in that fucking slime to this shitty sleep."
"Well, if that is what you want, I can arrange it! All I have to do is sniff out your recuperacoon!"
Karkat let out another moan, shifting out away from Terezi with a fair bit of effort. Slowly, he got to his feet, and stretched. Gog, he was never sleeping like that again.
"Fuck no. Don't arrange anything like that," he snapped. "Look, shit. I need to sleep. Again."
Terezi followed suit quickly, brushing herself off. Probably smelt the fucking dirt or something. "Oh? Do you want me to go home? ...Do you want me to join you in your 'coon?"
Hell, that stupid ass grin of hers made his cheeks flush. For a moment, he opened and closed his mouth. What the fuck was he supposed to say to that?
"Please, be a bit more fucking forward, Terezi. I might misinterpret," he retorted, spinning on his heel.
She laughed. "Is that a yes?"
Oh, like hell he was skipping out on that particular chance now. Karkat wasn't going to be that stupid. Besides, he never seemed to have nightmares with her around.
"It's as close as you're getting to one," he grumbled.
In response, Terezi walked behind him and slid her arms around his waist. He took a deep breath. Fuck.
"Oh? So you want me to go back to my hive? I suppose I can do that, too," her voice seemed to be mocking him. Fuck, she was right in his ear, too.
He grit his teeth. "No, you are not fucking going home, alright? Just. Fuck. You are cruel."
"Then, what am I doing?"
She was so just teasing him now. Terezi knew she was staying over and wasn't even pretending she wasn't. Fuck. She ran a hand across his stomach, and he scowled. Stupid Terezi. Stupid blind troll making him do whatever she wanted him to.
"Staying the fuck in my hive and sleeping in my coon, that is what you are doing you stupid shit," he muttered.
"Hehehe. Cozy."
She gave him a small squeeze, and he twisted his head to give her a short kiss on the cheek. "If you try anything in there I will fucking end you, Terezi."
"Aw, nubby. It is cute that you think you could."
"I'm the fucking leadertroll, don't push your luck."
He knew he stood no chance against her if things got down to it. Hell, he was tired though. With a small groan, he shuffled towards his pod, hearing Terezi follow behind. He was stuck with his eyes and blood, but at least he had her to help him through it all.