Karkat felt like even more of an idiot than he did on Dave's birthday. He had fucking meowbeast ears on his head. Danielle was right last time though; so he hoped she would be right again. God he felt ridiculous. Fucking whiskers painted on his face because apparently it "makes the look"; he could have sworn his female double smothered a laugh at that. This better not be a fucking trick; or so help him he will kick their asses. He was also wearing nothing but his boxers which didn't help his vulnerability. He had just wanted another dress design! He was too uncomfortable going to any of the girls on the meteor about it; how was that even supposed to go?! Hey, I want Dave to fuck me like crazy and he seems to like dresses; can you give any recommendations? The very thought was so awkward he wanted to die. So here he was, looking really fucking stupid, in his underwear, waiting.
After what felt like an eternity; Dave walked through the door, a bouquet of Karkat's favorite flowers; just like last year. So sweet, god he was so cute when he was trying to be romantic. Unfortunately the mood was ruined: as Dave took one look at Karkat and burst into a fit of giggles. He covered his mouth and shook his head trying to convey some meaning that was completely lost. Karkat turned about 70 shades of humiliation and quickly got up, trying desperately to find his clothes. Why didn't he keep them close by?! Dave rushed forward and grabbed his wrist; yanking the troll into a crushing hug; burying the Karkat's face in his chest; giggles still falling from his lips. "Sorry. It's not you, really, it's kind of a nervous reaction? That's the best I can explain."
"Why the fuck would this make you nervous?" Karkat shouted; but as his mouth was partially filled with Dave's shirt, it was slightly muffled. Dave pulled his boyfriend away from his chest, looking around quickly for an article of clothing; but finding none: it was laundry day. Instead he pulled off his own shirt and handed it to his matesprit.
"I was a jerk for laughing. It really was nervousness, but I'm not going to discuss it when you are clearly vulnerable." He detached the cape, dipped the end in the water from the glass by the bed. Karkat put his shirt on and didn't complain when Dave tenderly took his face in his hands and gently wiped the whiskers away. He they gingerly removed the ears from Karkat's head placing them off to the side.
The troll looked at him expectantly. Dave took three deep breaths before he began. "I don't know where you got the cat ear information; but it is something that human matesprits sometimes wear. Other humans sometimes wear them for costumes or simply because they like them; find them cute. My Bro…a…." How did he explain this in a way that revealed minimal information to Karkat? He trusted the troll, he really did; but he didn't want to get into a big discussion tonight; it is Valentine's Day after all. Karkat wanted a full explanation though.
"Your bro?"
"Yeah; erm…sometimes when we strifed he wore those kinds of ears and I had to take them off of his head before he could land a hit on me. Kind of a training thing; so when I saw you with them…like….two different messages crossed in my brain. The one that says I love you and all the shit that goes with that; and these ears which always mean I need to fight…and it just came out as laughter." This was a complete lie. He didn't like lying to Karkat, but how do you tell someone "My bro put those fucking ears on his puppet and would attacked me with it. He tormented me with a demonic frightening puppet with cat ears for three fucking years; before I managed to swipe them when they fell onto the ground and I crush them to bits. And now I still can't look at those things without seeing that awful fucking puppet face and feel a shit ton of dread. And when I saw you with them it was a combination of someone I love more than I ever thought possible, with something that represented a person I feared and hated with every fiber of my being. He couldn't say that. Too heavy for tonight; although tonight was still going to be awkward for Dave; as he can't get the image out of his head.
Karkat seemed satisfied with his explanation though. The romantic mood was ruined and neither one of them was getting any tonight. Karkat was still too embarrassed and Dave had awful cat ear puppet images floating through his mind. Instead the opted for cuddling. Wrapped in each others' arms rhythmic synced breathing between them. They laid back; Dave on his back, Karkat on his side, with his head on Dave's chest. The human tracing circle down the troll's spine.
After a few moments Karkat shifted away; grabbing the flowers that Dave had left at the end of the bed and extracting one before returning to his place. He brought it to his nose and inhaled. Such a wonderful scent; cotton candy mixed with something indescribable by the human language. At least that's what Dave said last Valentine's Day. Karkat knew though; it smelled different for every person. It was called Sentimental Ardor in Alternian. The smell worked with a person's natural chemistry to produce a scent of sweets and a hint of a scent that would remind a person of the one they loved most. For Karkat the flower smelled of cotton candy…and apples. The smell mixed with the smell of Dave below him and on him from the shirt…he felt like he belonged; it wasn't a feeling he had ever felt on his home planet. But he felt it more and more with each passing day on the meteor; in a way he was probably so into this day because their time like this was coming to an end. They would reach their destination soon and he had just wanted to make their last matesprit's day here special.
Dave caught a whiff of the flower and gently pulled it from Karkat's hand. He smelled it and a peculiar expression crossed his face. One of befuddlement and confusion. He inhaled one more time. "Now that I'm smelling this again….it smells familiar….like cookies and….what is that?" Another sniff. A glint of realization sparked in his eyes as he looked at his matesprit. Leaning down he buried his face in Karkat's neck and inhaled; kind of awkward and the action made the troll blush. Dave pulled away after a few moments; smelling the flower again before returning to Karkat's neck. Finally, satisfied, he pulled away. "The flower smells like you."
Karkat felt a swelling of elation through his chest. He had hoped that he was the dearest person to Dave; but he was too afraid to ask. What if Dave wasn't as attached to him as he was to Dave? This, THIS; he was so happy. He smashed his lips against Dave, now giggling to himself. He was fucking giggling, but he didn't care. He felt to full of mirth and he had reached the zenith of joy he never thought possible. Dave loved him more than any other; or at least Karkat was as important to Dave as Dave was to Karkat. This wasn't quite the way he had planned matesprit's day to go; but it was still absolutely wonderful.
Notes: HOLY S**T! Only one chapter left? When did that happen?
Anyway, the ending kind of rehashed some stuff. I just wanted to convey that while Karkat was possessive in the last chapter he still tends to be a bit insecure about whether Dave loves him to the same extent. This was just my way of kind of wrapping that up. I like the idea of them have a really strong bond before the final battle.
Guest: You're welcome! I'm glad I could be of help!
Guest: OMG I love your comment. Karkat's my patron troll...I should really channel him more often.
Linda065cliva: LOL, well at least I'm not the only one. XD OOO, you take requests? ...I need to think...
That's exactly how it would be pronounced in Japanese XD, LOL western names often come out weird in Japanese. Also, I study it in my spare time; but I really don't know that much. I only have roughly the comprehension of a four year old. I'm think the fact that you speak Italian and English is amazing! I'm glad that someone else thinks my headcannon is plausible! As for Dave's behavior; I really fought hard between whether I was going to make Dave smooth or flustered. I ultimately chose flustered simply because I wanted to make Karkat jealous XD!