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Characters: Terezi Pyrope and AU!Karkat Vantas
Setting: Fourth floor
Format: Action
Summary: Karkat has a surprise for Terezi????
Warnings: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE SURPRISE IS


[Terezi has spent the entire day scouring the Tower for her Karkat, but to no avail. She hadn't really expected to find him after she discovered his name was no longer on the plaque outside his room, but she'd still hoped, just a little. She has no idea what happens when people disappear from the Tower if their worlds are really destroyed, and so she's more than a little bit worried.

But the other Karkat has a surprise for her! That should be a good distraction, right?]

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[caliginous]

[Karkat arrives a bit later, hands stuffed in the pockets of his pants as he gives Terezi the once over. In fact, he appears a little surprised to find her alone. He was certain she would have dragged the other Karkat here with her.

Then he really must have left. Good.]

No luck?

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[She frowns, shaking her head.]

Nope. I think he's gone.

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[He does his best to appear distressed by this news. A part of him feels bad for Terezi, but most of him is too overcome by jealousy and feelings of inadequacy to really drive the point home.]

I'm sorry. That sucks.

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[She catches that, but it can't really be helped. They never got along, anyway.]

It's okay. What's your surprise?

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[He gestures to the lounge chair first, as nonchalantly as possible. There's a bit of difficulty meeting her eyes, but he manages it after a brief moment's hesitation.]

Calm down, we're getting there.

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[She smiles, plopping down on the chair he indicated and leaning forward expectantly.]

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[He runs the same hand through his hair with a bit of a disgruntled sigh. Shortly after, he begins pacing and gesturing with both hands.]

Alright look. About the other day. That wasn't supposed to go down like that. Remember that thing that went down? Yeah. Wasn't planned. Obviously. And had it been planned, it would have not gone down like that.

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[PFFFT.]

You mean it never would have gone down at all!

[caliginous]

No, that's not what I mean! Of course it would have gone down just.

Smoother. Infinitely smoother. With less Maryam.

[His stare darkens a bit. He just knows she had something to do with that whole thing.]

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[She shoots him her most innocent smile.]

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Oh my fucking god, fine. We'll just do it your way.

[And after that, a very tiny metal box is flicked toward Terezi in an almost careless matter. He rolls his eyes and pointedly strides away from her, jamming both hands in his pockets again.

He wasn't actually angry. Karkat simply didn't have the heart (haha) to watch her open it. Inside was, of course, a carefully carved sapphire in the shape of a heart, set precariously on a polished silver band.

The only reason he had insisted on keeping his hands in his pockets was to hide the bandages on them. The tools the tower had weren't exactly state of the art after all, and his hands had slipped more than once during its craft period.]

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[She frowns--he's so moody!--and then picks up the box, flipping open the lid and oh so classily leaning down to sniff it.

Oh.

Well, that was certainly the last thing she was expecting. Maybe a lecture, or an argument, but definitely not this. Excuse her, she's just going to blink at it stupidly.]

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[When she doesn't say anything, he immediately panics and struggles to catch up to himself without turning around, trying to maintain some sense of dignity.]

I was going to wait two weeks, but I figured...after the other day, it'd be better if I did it. Sooner.

Yeah ok, I get it, bad idea. Nevermind.

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[Definitely not why she's so dumbfounded, but she doesn't bother correcting him. She doesn't get the arbitrary waiting period, either, but whatever. It's so pretty, and the sapphire is the perfect blueberry scent, too. She's starting to grin now.]

Where did you get it?

[caliginous]

Huh?

[...right. Ok. Jumping to conclusions too quickly. When he looks over his shoulder, the grin calms him down a little.]

Oh. That's kind of a thing I do. Y'know, in addition to the whole advisement thing.

They kind of go hand in hand. No pun intended, I swear.

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[She giggles, slipping the ring on her finger and then... Yup, totally launching herself at him. She plants a kiss on his cheek and hugs him tight. Hope you don't like air, Karkat!]

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[URK, LUNGS, HIS LUNGS TEREZI--

He makes a brief choking sound and squirms a bit in an attempt to find some comfort in the sudden tackle he found himself in, all to no real avail.

...but it was the favorable of the two choices, really. So he does his best to turn and support her with both of his arms, only half successful in keeping the blush out of his cheeks.]

So I can take that as a yes?

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Of course, stupid.

[She loosens her grip, just enough so that he can actually breathe, and stands on her tiptoes to kiss him properly this time.]

Thanks, Karkat.

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You're welcome.

[That's more like it.

Since that day when Terezi had come to him demanding the truth in regards to his behavior, he had been afraid to even touch her for fear of demolishing whatever chance he had left for forgiveness. So when she makes the move, there's no real shyness or holding back from him anymore.

Stinging hands or not, he holds her there as long as his lungs (and, of course, Terezi herself) will allow.]

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[She relaxes, sighing contentedly. She's under the impression that he's just been flushed for her this whole time and too much of a wiggler to say it, not really stringing her along.]

You are such a sap.

[caliginous]

I get that a lot.

[He smirks, but its less coy than usual. Its almost impossible for Karkat's smile to be benign, but its certainly less mischievous this time around.]

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[She smirks back, reaching up to try to run a hand through his hair. SHE WILL MANAGE IT SOMEDAY!!!]

Reeeally? Like who?

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[NOT THE HAAAAAAAAAAIR. He tenses in her arms and ducks his head a bit, but he doesn't let go of her.]

Kanaya.

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[She giggles, deciding to spare him for now.]

She's pretty smart!

[caliginous]

I don't know if I'd go that far.