As promised by me, tiktok user malewifeeridan, I will upload my magnum opus onto the internet for your viewing pleasure
artfully designed cover by @emokarkat on tiktok
Karkat just got home from a long day of doing whatever Karkat does idk he was probably at a pride parade or some shit. Fruity ass mf. Anyways, he went to check his computer, and noticed a DM from one of the mods in a discord server he's in with a couple of friends. "Oh god, not this idiot" but then an idea got into the trolls head. You could use this guy to get some free nitro and some other shit. He grinned at the thought of his ideal gaming setup
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He responded to his DM.
TG: Hello, kitten CG: WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW, IDIOT TG: Now kitten, that's no way to talk to daddy. TG: I'm going to have t- CG: ALRIGHT ALRIGHT WE GET IT IDIOT. CG: NOW I WAS THINKING WITH YOUR WHOLE "KITTEN" SHIT CG: I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD GET SOME NITRO UWU TG: Of course kitten TG: but only if you ask TG: a little nicer CG: FINE CG: CAN I PWEATY PWEASE GET SOME NITRO TG: alright, kitten.
Nitro is gifted
He sighed a bit, both out of relief and exasperation. Is this the lengths he was willing to go to just for some money? Is this what he has been driven too? He stepped back and looked at his current set up
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Yea, he was willing to do ANYTHING to get rid of that.
He received another notification, and with a sigh, he went to check it
TG: alright kitten, daddy's going to log off for a little while. TG: be a good kitten. CG: ALRIGHT. CG: I WILL
Dave looked up from his Cheeto-stained keyboard. He had just spent a lot of money on his kitten, but he did not mind. He knew his kitten loved him, and that was enough to justify the purchase.
TIMESKIP OF 6 MONTHS
Karkat had gotten his dream setup
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This is all he had ever wanted, right? He should be happy, completely fulfilled! But part of him felt... empty. Really empty. What had he done to get all of these bells and whistles? He had dumbed himself down. He didn't even know who he was anymore. All for some pink monitors and a headset? He couldn't help but feel like he had made a huge, irreversible mistake. This is who he was, and what he had done. No turning back now. He sighed, knowing he had sold himself out for some mere pixels. He felt ill.
Dave, on the other hand, wasn't doing well either. He was almost completely broke, due to all of the money he spent on his kitten. Every single time, the purchase was more and more and more. He kept using love to justify every purchase, but every single time he found it harder to use that excuse. Did his kitten love him? He felt like maybe, he didn't.
He decided to message his kitten one last time, to finally get resolution.
TG: hey, kitten... daddy has a question for you. CG: WHAT IS IT NOW, DOUCHEMUFFIN TG: did you ever truly love me, kitten? CG: YOU CAN CUT THE KITTEN BULLSHIT. CG: AND NO, I DIDN'T. CG: WHY WOULD I? CG: I REGRET EVERY HORRIBLE WORD IVE FORCED MYSELF TO SAY TO YOU FOR MY OWN GAIN. CG: MAYBE, MAYBE ONE DAY I CAN FORGIVE MYSELF FOR ALL OF THE SHIT IVE DONE DO GET A FEW BELLS AND WHISTLES CG: FUCK YOU
And just like that, the conversation ended. Karkat blocked Dave, knowing that he would be a cruel reminder of his horrible mistake. Maybe, maybe one day he could find closure in selling everything he earned. Not earned, stole. He was a thief. He stole from Dave, and he stole himself, from himself.
Dave wasnt doing well either. He got the closure he wanted, but it was so, unsatisfactory. He knew. He knew what was coming but he wasn't exactly prepared. He can't earn all he's lost back. He was left, physically and mentally, broke.
