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[caliginous]

Characters: Karkat Vantas (AU) and Sollux Captor (OU)
Setting: Floor 12
Format: Action
Summary: Karkat is probably going to get punched in the face.
Warnings: See above

[Somehow, Karkat had yet to visit this floor. He was entirely engrossed in the occasional dying star, though it hit a little too close to home for his liking. Even still, it was almost therapeutic.

He's not really paying attention to anything but the hologram, and he's a little too fidgety to stand in one spot. Anyone peering in from the outside could easily catch him form moving deeper into the room.

His hands are occupied with an unidentifiable bone -- no doubt left over from Spidermom's last meal. He wasn't quite sure why he still had it. Probably as some sort of morbid reminder that she didn't need to be tended to for a few days.]

Comments

RNG 1-8 evens meant KK succeeded. I got a 3

[thekidsare0kay]

[Sollux feels him attempt to take over his mind, and his powers spark as he fights him off, snarling]

Thith ith what you're going to do now? Fuck you!

[He releases Karkat on his own, but does so rather violently, tossing him across the floor, though not hard enough to do any real damage]

lmfao his life is suffering

[caliginous]

[Karkat skids unceremoniously with a wince and pushes himself to his feet, dusting his suit off angrily as he forces his posture straight.]

Excuuuuuuuuse me, princess. You're the one who barged in here making demands about shit that doesn't even fucking concern you. Fuck you.

Sorry XDDDD;;;;

[thekidsare0kay]

Look you thtupid fuck. [He walks towards the pompous asshole] Either you're too dumb and cowardly to handle a flush crush properly and you hurt Terethi'th feelingth, or you're a manipulative, douchebag who literally fucked with her feelingth for no pothhible gain to yourthelf.

Now, dethpite a few thingth, I actually liked you. I want to keep on liking you, but it'th hard when you're being a monumental douchebag, tho I am jutht trying to figure out which thide of the fenthe I should come down on, and you are not helping your cathe, here.

never apologize

[caliginous]

[Karkat waits until he's nearly chest to chest with Sollux before he answers. He's not sure whether or not he takes offense to the notation about liking him.]

I gained plenty. And what the hell are you gonna do about it either way? She's not a scared little girl, shitsponge, so unless there's some unspoken territory I crossed, this remains a separate issue between Terezi, you, and me.

[He smirks a bit. It's kind of hard missing the pale nature of Sollux's little outburst, being the Thief of Heart, but he doesn't feel the need to comment on it just yet.]

Unless you're jealous.

[thekidsare0kay]

Jealouth? [He blinks, then snorts] I have a matethprit, geniuth, and a much hotter one than you. And I know TZ can take care of herthelf. If I thought she couldn't, I'd have found you a long time ago and kicked your athh a lot harder than thith!

[He shakes his head] Thith ithn't becauthe I'm white knighting for her, kk. It'th becauthe I want to underthtand what ith going on.

[caliginous]

Yeah right. No such thing.

[He rubs his cheek where he was punched, frowning at him.]

You punch like a limp wiggler, but whatever. There's nothing "going on". I thought that was made pretty clear.

[thekidsare0kay]

Then why did you make out with her? Jutht tell me. Why?

[His hands go up in frustration. Also don't make fun of his punches, Karkat. He knows he sucks, which is why he held you in place first]

[caliginous]

[He gives Sollux a quizzical look.]

I ain't gotta be flushed for a troll to enjoy myself.

[thekidsare0kay]

[He blinks at him, then blushes deeply.] But it'th not right to do that kind of thing if you don't have any feelingth. Don't you like her?

[caliginous]

[Karkat's smirk spreads even further when he spots that blush.]

Says who?

[thekidsare0kay]

[The hell, Karkat. You really are a dick, after all. The blush fades and is replaced by a quiet kind of disappointment]

Tho you really don't give a shit about her at all.

[caliginous]

[FUN SUCKER. That expression causes his own brow to crease.]

Don't be so dramatic.

[thekidsare0kay]

What'th dramatic about thith? [His eyes spark a little as he glares at Karkat] You thtrung her along, knowing she wath falling for you, and jutht thucked fathe with her, anyway? What even made you dethide to tell her the truth? Wath she getting too theriouth for you?

[caliginous]

[...stepping away after he sees that spark. His jaw tightens a little after he mentions telling Terezi the truth.

He hadn't actually told her anything, nor had he planned to..]

Still not really sure why this is a big deal to you.

[thekidsare0kay]

It doethn't matter why it matterth to me! If you didn't feel guilty, maybe you'd jutht fucking tell me, without acting like a wiggler about everything.

[caliginous]

[That triggers him. He finally throws his hands up and starts snarling defensively at the top of his lungs, lashing out to backhand Sollux.]

How I feel is none of your fucking business!!

[thekidsare0kay]

[Woah, he was getting upset, but he wasn't actually expecting Karkat to lash out that abruptly. The backhand catches Sollux hard and he staggers back, clutching at his jaw]

You do feel guilty. Fucking athhhole! Why would you do it in the firtht plathe, then?

[Have a red and blue spark lashing out, hard enough to knock you back, Karkat]

[caliginous]

[He flinches and staggers when he's attacked, but he's been hit, kicked, killed and punched so many times this past month that he's slowly getting used to it.

There's a brief wheeze of fury, spidery fangs baring.]

You can fuck right off, Captor.

[thekidsare0kay]

Fine. Fuck, I can't believe I fucking defended you. That I wath trying to help you.

[He turns away, teeth still bared with anger, and starts stalking back towards the stairs]

[caliginous]

[--woah what? He follows after him slowly, curiosity stringing him along. Ugh, why was this happening, nobody was supposed to catch on--]

What the fuck are you even talking about?

[thekidsare0kay]

[Why are you even talking to him? Sollux shoots Karkat a glare over his shoulder and keeps walking]

I thought you probably were jutht awkward, that you couldn't be jutht thtringing her along and that you probably really did like her. I told TZ that!

[caliginous]

[You can't say shit like that and just expect to walk away from him. After he gets his answer, he stops walking and puts his hands on his hips.]

Why the fuck would you tell her that?

[thekidsare0kay]

[Sarcastic. Ugh, this conversation is obviously not finished and he turns back to face Karkat again] I don't know, becauthe I thought maybe you had thome bathic dethenthy. And becauthe I don't thee why anyone wouldn't want TZ. She'th got a lot going for her.

[caliginous]

[He was going to agree, but he hesitates, mostly because he has a feeling that it won't help his case.]

Whatever. You were obviously wrong.

[He shrugs, because he's not letting Sollux have the last word as he turns around.]

[thekidsare0kay]

[Coldly] Yeah, obviouthly. [And as he turns away again, he sags a bit]