Author's Note: This is a collection of thirty one-shots all set in the Homestuck-verse. They might contradict each other, since, unless otherwise noted, they aren't directly related to each other.
Prompt: "Speak when you are angry-and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret."-Laurence J. Peter
Summary: Rage and regret go hand in hand.
Character(s): Karkat Vantas
Spoilers: For Act 5 Part 1.
Everyone knew that Past Karkat and Future Karkat were stupid nooksucking wrigglers who needed to realize just how depraved and moronic they truly were. Well, Karkat knew that, and he's the only one who matters, okay? So if he knows, then everyone should just accept it as fact.
It's a fact that the only intelligent Karkat is Present Karkat, okay? Good. Glad we're all on the same page.
What Karkat doesn't really like to think about, of course, is that he used to be Past Karkat and will become Future Karkat at some point. He knows they're technically him, but they're clearly dumber versions of him. He also likes ignoring the fact that in about an hour he'll think that what he just said or did was the stupidest thing ever.
Being in a near-constant state of anger means that he will at some point always regret everything he has ever said or done. It's a fact of his life, and he embraces it fully. Anger and regret have been Karkat's favorite emotions ever since he was young and realized his status as a mutant. He's not going to give them up now, no matter how much trouble they always get him into. After all, he's always gotten out of trouble eventually.
Every time he thinks it would be good to give up the anger someone says or does something that cuts deep enough to scar, and his only response can be anger. It's how he chose to be. No matter what Karkat tries, he always turns back to yelling and screaming.
He regrets that, too.