okay to make this clear, Jade's shop is called "JADE'S FLOWERS". I fucked that up in previous chapters.

Some happy info on this story: I finally got my lazy ass to draw mt own cover art for this story! It's pretty shit because it's just eyes but it's mine and no one can replace the cover :33

Some happy info on me: In my country iron deficiency is really common but I fuck everything up and get a magnesium deficiency. MAGNESIUM! The shit that burns with a purple flame in contact with water. So to all my people in Germany ( where its apparently not that rare ) you're lucky for having stuff to deal with it.

Disclaimers- I don't own songs or homestuck ( if i did it would be crazier than it already is, if that's possible. )

wow sorry this is long.

There is a girls voice ringing in my ears but I can't register who it is until I feel a hand at the back of my head.

"JOHN! For the last frickn' time!"

Roxy was screaming in my face. I let out a slight high-pitched moan.

"Sweet Jegus. Stahp dreamin' 'bout my ass-hat cousin an' do the fuckin' paper work a'ready."

I huff and continue to fill out the forms for my new tattoo.

"Why would I be dreaming about him?"

"'Cause-" she drags on. "I know a few things" She winks at me with her sly smile drilling holes into me.

"Like what?"

"Lets jus' say two weeks ago you guys were huggin' each others faces"

HOW THE EVER-LOVING FUCK DID SHE KNOW ABOUT THAT?

Note to self- stay away from Karkat for a while.

"what?"

She leans into the desk so she is an inch away from my face.

"I might of caught ya". She nods. "Yup. Went up to check on my main man 'cause of wh- Well anyway you guys were mackin' on."

My face is red, I can't believe she saw that. No one but Karkat knows i'm gay. Lets just say in high school we 'experimented' quite a bit. I look down and continue the paper all that was done Roxy sat me on the tattooing chair and started to sponge on the sketch of a little tribal symbol that looked like swirls of wind. She asks me if i'm happy with the placement, I nod. With that she starts on the tattoo. It was placed inbetween the "troll girl that reminds me of Vriska the spider bitch" – named by Terezi – and a chess board battle field.

"What does this even mean?" Roxy asks.

"It means something like 'Heir of breath'. It's supposed to be like a god thing."

"Oh shit. Watch out fer here now!"

I laugh and the sweet chime of Roxy giggling joins me.

When I get home I have nothing better to do than log into pesterchum. I was about to message dear old Karkles but Rose messaged me.

- tenticalTheropist [TT] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 19:03 –

TT: So I assume by the circumstances you are faring badly.

EB: I assume by what you're typing that you are stating that.

TT: Quite frankly yes, it has come to my attention that the pits of your emotion has been breached?

EB: I guess Roxy told you.

TT: Precisely.

EB: Okay being straight forward here.

EB: I'm gay.

TT: And by chance so am I.

EB: But you're open about it.

TT: hehehe

TT: Well back to the previous subject. Yes. Roxy did tell me and i'm happy for you becoming a part of the homosexual luge.

EB: Aw, thanks rose :B

TT: I'm going to let you in on a massive secret so direct all of your attention to this.

EB: *listens intently* :B

TT: Dave has a serious opposition to his eyes.

EB: Yeah I know, he told me.

TT: It's not what you think. Once me and Roxy walked in on him with a blade to his eye with tears streaming down his face. Sometimes he also tries to stare at the sun long enough to sever the retinas in his eyes.

TT: He also did something really bad but I do not want to touch that subject...

EB: I thought I had problems with it...

TT: With what?

EB: My eyes.

TT: The last time I checked your eyes were fine.

EB: Well basically I have the same eye deal as him.

EB: I don't know why I told you that. Probably because you know Dave has it.

TT: Probably.

EB: Well it was nice talking to you Rose.

TT: You too, John.

EB: Bye, thanks for telling me that little things about Dave.

TT: No problem, bye.

- tenticalTheropist [TT] ceasted pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 20:17 –

THE NEXT DAY

I swing into work, lazily groaning at the bell that chimes above my head. I sit down at the desk and log on. I have thirteen clients in today for tattoos and four for piercings, that's not including the people who walk in without registering. I don't know how i'm going to get through the day. What Rose said on pesterchum last night really bothered me. Would Dave really go to such lengths because he hates his eyes that much? He seems like a really nice guy.

Speaking of Dave, he walks past Tricky Ink With his hands in the pockets of his black skinny jeans. He looks in and waves, I can just see the small smile on his face. I return his gesture. I'll go into jade's shop later and ask him if he really attempted to brutally murder his eyes.

.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.

My shift ended a couple minuets ago and I head straight next door. Jade and Dave had finished cleaning long ago and now sat talking to each other. I step into the bell-less store, heading straight fore them.

"So then Jake came back and decided to give me this weird drink called Irn-bru. I think he said it was from Scotland-Hi John!"

"Hi Jade" I rub my arm and shrug. Dave just looks at me then to Jade expecting one of us to talk up.

"Um... Dave can I talk to you?" Wow, I must look like a girl about to confess her undying love.

"Sure, my hours are over anyway."

"they were over three hours ago" Jade buts in.

Dave sticks his tongue out at the girl.

"See you, jade" We both say simultaneously before I drag Dave out the shop and take him to my car.

"Dude, why did you put me in your car?"

"I talked to Rose last night-" Dave visibly tenses and I see his eyebrows knit in what I think is guilt. "She told me how much you hate your eyes and that you almost took a blade to them."

His face shifts from guilt to anger.

"Why did she tell you?" Dave's voice is deep and stern. To be honest, it kind of scares me.

"I seriously don't know but Roxy... she s-saw..." I drawl.

"She saw what?" Dave's tone is soft this time.

"Us. Um, kissing"

"That's it? She knows i'm openly gay so she should be alright with it."

I find myself pouting and slumping in the seat. I take my car keys ( with the most adorable hammer on it. I got at a convention, it's called the hammer of Zillyhoo )and start the engine with it.

For all those people who don't know what irn-bru is, it's an orange fizzy drink native to Scotland and holy fuck Jesus it's good. It's as addictive as carpi-suns. Wow me being a true Scotsman here X33. I personally find this chapter boring but there I go dumper more shit on poor little Dave. He has so much problems in this.