It wasn't until the early hours that Dave decides to go down to the cellar to see the troll. He grabs the first aid kit and fled down stairs with a flash light. Karkat was curled up into fetal position before Dave had gotten there. Dave shakes the shivering, sleeping troll. The trolls eyes widen as he whimpered, obviously still in a lot of pain. He bows his head sitting up. Dave shakes his head noticing, for the first time, the old scares on the small body. Dave decides to take off his shades setting them upon his head. He set down the first aid box looking at the shivering troll.
"You don't have to do that you know." Dave looked him in the eye
"Yes Master" Karkat nods
"Call me Dave, please" Dave smiled when Karkat nods again. Swallowing Dave asked "May I touch you?" The troll looked up at Dave.
"Yes." Karkat answered. Dave touched Karkat's whip marks making him wince.
"Uh sorry this is going to hurt, but it's going to help in the long run, I promise." Dave started applying the medicine to Karkat's back. He sighs. "My brother's a prick" Dave continues rubbing Karkat's back with meds.
"Why are you doing this?" Karkat swallowed. Dave's eyes turned a dark crimson.
"Because, it's not fair!" he began to ramble. "I mean you're just as intelligent as we are, maybe even more, but since you're not human you're an animal. There for we fucking take advantage of you by making you a slave. Even more disgusting a sex slave. I hate it." Dave angrily bandaged Karkat. The troll let out a soft "Oh." Dave sighs and rests his head on the smaller body's shoulder. "I know, you're suppose to forget you're origins when you're captured, but what's your name?" Dave asked. Karkat's eyes widen as he swallows.
"Karkat, Karkat Vantas." He sighed, very confused to why this human was being so nice. Dave chuckled.
"Well Karkat," Dave smiled, "May I hug you?" Karkat nods. Dave wraps his arms around the freezing cold troll, trying to warm him up. Karkat felt the warmth softly leaning against Dave. "You should know, you can always say no to me, you understand?" Karkat, again, nods his head. "If any thing makes you uncomfortable, just say no okay?"
Karkat leans his head back looking at Dave. "Okay"
Authors note: if anyone, anyone, want to beta for this story please message me. thank you. x3