You walk into the kitchen to find Rose cleaning up. On the counter rests a plate of what you can only assume are "the cupcakes." Rose looks up from the bowl she is washing and spots you.
"Ah Karkat, I've been expecting you. Would you like to try a cupcake?" She asks.
You roll your eyes at her stupid seer bullshit but nod anyways. The cupcakes smell too good to turn one down. Rose hands you one and you sniff it experimentally, sitting down at the counter. There is a strange paper lining on the outside of the pastry.
"Peel off the paper before you eat it." Rose says, returning to her cleaning, but still watching you out of the corner of her eye.
"I knew that! I'm not a grub suckling wriggler."
You carefully peel off the paper and sink your teeth into the fluffy human treat. It is very sweet and feels like a cloud in your mouth. You are particularly fond of the creamy stuff on top. You lick a bit of the cream off of the top and let it's sugary sweetness melt over your tongue.
You then notice that Rose is staring at you and smiling in an unnerving way.
"What?"
"I'm assuming you enjoy it?" She asks.
You nod again; too busy taking another bite of the cupcake to say anything. She giggles and you scowl.
"What's so funny?" You ask.
"It's nothing, it's just kind of adorable that you have a sweet tooth." Rose ruffles your hair and you scowl as she goes to put the bowl away.
"You mean not everyone likes this stuff?"
You cannot believe that there is a sane creature in any universe that would not love to stuff one of these tasty things in their mouth.
"Of course not; John, for one, hates them."
Does he now? You pop the last bite of cupcake into your mouth as a plan begins to formulate in your thinkpan.
Rose looks at you again and laughs.
"You have frosting on your nose." She says.
You cross your eyes and see a bit of a white smudge on the tip of your nose. Before you can wipe it off, Rose licks her thumb and cleans it off for you. You roll your eyes. She has been spending way too much time around the other Lalonde. The two of them have been embracing their relationship as mutual human moms and have begun to act the same way around everyone else. At first it was weird and a little creepy, but everyone has gotten used to it by now.
When Rose turns away again to wash her hands, you sneak another cupcake off of the platter and hide it behind your back. You are pretty sure Rose would let you have it if you asked, but that would risk her asking why and you doubt she would approve of what you have planned for it, even if you are giving it to a friend…
You stand up from the stool and back up. You turn around quickly, stealthily shifting the cupcake in front of you. You are almost at the door when Rose's voice stops you.
"Karkat?"
"Yea?" You say without turning around.
"Go easy on him ok?"
Damn maggot-licking, fuckbagging seer bullshit.
"No promises."
Be John.
Headcannon alert! This chapter contains a headcannon that I am particularly fond of. I like to think that Roxy and Rose have become kind of like everyone's mom. It's just a fluffy cute thing I thought would fit with their characters. A lot of headcannons I have just came up while I've been writing this, so I'm going to make notes of them like this in future chapters as well. This is mostly for me just so that I can keep track of things. Let me know if you agree or disagree with my headcannons, and what yours are. I'd love to hear them! :)