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Chapter 7

Your name is Tavros Nitram, and, to be completely honest, you would rather not break up with your girlfriend via text. But there is simply no other way you'll be able to do it at this point.

You are alone in your house (other than your uncle who is watching anime on Netflix, but he's holed himself up in his room for that and there's no way he's coming out any time soon), but you choose to be in your room anyway. Evening has settled in and you're guessing popcorn and/or cereal is the only thing on the dinner menu.

You press the "home" button on your used iPhone 4 and work up the nerve to start typing a message to Vriska (whether or not you'll have the nerve to send it is a whole other problem).

hI, vRISKA, WE NEED TO TALK,

However, while your finger is hovering over the send button, she texts you. You swear sometimes she can read your mind.

I haven't seen you in fooooooooreeeeeeeever!

You backspace everything you just typed and punch in a new sentence.

oH, UH, ABOUT THAT,

i NEED TO TALK YOU YOU,

It takes her a second to reply and you find yourself twiddling your thumbs.

In person?

nO, WE DONT HAVE TO,

i MEAN, UNLESS YOU WANT TO,

Nah, I'm a 8it 8usy anyway.

So what did you want to talk a8out?

wELL, UH,

You pause for a second with butterflies in your stomach.

Spit it out already!

You type in each word slowly, and carefully, and re-read it about four times before pressing send.

i WANT TO BREAK UP,,,

Your name is Sollux Captor and you are terrified as fuck.

Your head hurts. Like, a lot. It's throbbing and it's mostly in the back which is a bad thing because the back of your head also feels a little wet and the only conclusion you can draw from this is that you are bleeding. Your mouth tastes like blood and feels like braces all over again. There's also a hand on your shoulder, and you are nearly positive that your eyes are open, but you can't see a damn thing.

"Sollux," a voice says. It's Karkat. "What the fuck happened here?"

"K..." You begin, but pause when you realize that your mouth hurts when you speak. "I...why is it so dark?"

"Where'd your lisp go!?" Karkat exclaims.

"Huh, that's weird," you continue, moving your tongue around your mouth. "That'ssssssssss. Hm."

"Okay, but seriously, what the fuck happened? Are you okay?"

You grab what you hope is Karkat's arm. "Well, depends on your definition of 'okay'," you reply. "If 'okay' means 'can't see a thing and head hurts like hell' then yes, I am okay."

"You can't see anything? That can't be good," Karkat says, removing your glasses. You hadn't realized that they had stayed on your face. His breath gets close and you realize he must be observing your eyes. "You have to go to the ER."

"No I don't," you say, letting go of his arm and pushing yourself up a bit. You lean against the wall behind you, and Karkat grabs your arm after realizing how unstable you are.

"You're blind," Karkat says. "Yes you do."

You stand there for a second with your head down. This isn't good. This is the complete opposite of good.

"Karkat," you say, and you can sense that it catches his attention. "I am honestly really scared right now."

"Fuck, I..." Karkat says. "I have no idea what to do. Should I call nine-one-one or what?"

"Shit I don't know," you say, a hand flying to the back of your head. Yep, blood.

Karkat lets go of your arm to pull out his phone, you assume, and you slide back down the wall. He starts talking, and his voice grows quieter as he tries to pinpoint where exactly you are. Your hands knot themselves in your hair, as if that will make the headache go away.

Once Karkat finishes talking on the phone he sits very close next to you. "They'll be here soon."

"Don't..." you begin, but your voice catches so you stop for a second. "Don't leave, okay?"

"I wasn't planning on it," he says, and you expect a playful insult to follow, but he doesn't continue. You get just a little bit closer to him for reassurance. Reassurance that he's still there, and that he's not going to leave.

What!

Your name is Tavros Nitram and this is making you feel really guilty.

This isn't 8ecause I ACCIDENTALLY paralyzed you, is it?

8ecause if it is...

8T WAS 8N ACC8DENT OKAY?

nO, NO, THAT'S NOT THE REASON i SWEAR,,,

i'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS, SINCE BEFORE THAT EVEN HAPPENED,

Oh okay.

You stare at your phone with a bit of shock for a second. So that's it? It's over? The thing that's been bothering you for a month is finally done?

sO, THAT'S IT,

iT'S JUST OVER, JUST LIKE THAT,,,

What, did you want to fight a8out it or something?

nO, NOT REALLY,

i'M JUST SURPRISED, IS ALL,

Okay, well I have shit to do, so I'll see you l8r I guess.

yOU MEAN, WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS,

Why wouldn't we, dum8ass?

i DON'T KNOW, i WAS JUST UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS WOULD NOT GO SO SMOOTHLY,,,

We're still friends. I'll see you l8r. ::::)

You sit there stunned for a moment, staring at her words.

"How long has it been?" You ask dully. "Hassssss. Thissss issss ssssso weird."

"You sound like a fucking snake," Karkat nudges you a bit. "It's been like, less than a minute, dude. Relax, they'll be here soon."

"Ssssssnake," you continue, just to annoy him. One of your hands it still in your hair, but the other is gripping his wrist. Maybe a bit too hard, but he's not complaining at all.

"Are you gonna tell me what happened?" He asks suddenly.

"I told you this," you say. "I got in a fight."

"Okay," Karkat begins, "but how did you end up unconscious. Against a wall. Blinded."

"It was one hell of a fight. The dude slammed me against the wall, alright?"

A sudden pulse of pain through your head sends both of your hands to your hair. A small, strained noise leaves your lips.

"Hey are you okay?" Karkat sounds very concerned. You can hear ambulance sirens in the background.

"I..." you begin, trying to shakily remove your hands from your head. "Yeah. Fuck. It's...it's just like when I get migraines. I can...deal with it."

The sirens get louder and louder until you have to cover your ears because they're making your head hurt worse and fuck can't they just turn those things off? When they finally stop, Karkat has to remove your hands from your ears.

You name is Sollux Captor and you are still terrified.