Dancing Through Time (KARL X READER!)

Chapter 14 ✨

You sat on Karl's couch with Quackity as they quietly discussed what had happened in the courtroom.

Dream had taken Tommy away once Tubbo had agreed to his punishment, you saw the heartbreak in Tommy's eyes as he was dragged away and Tubbos sudden interest in the cobblestone floor.

"You had one job Tommy, you couldn't even do one thing for me!" Tommy looked down. "It was just one! And it was for your own good! You've messed this up for no one but yourself." Tommy was silent. "You're Selfish"

Tubbo's sudden loudness echoed throughout the room and you saw each word hit Tommy like a dagger to the heart. Because that was how it felt.

You sighed and buried your head into your hands. Tubbo was right, he had all of his rights to be mad at Tommy, but Tommy didn't deserve a punishment as severe as exile.  Ranboo stood up for Tommy, saying that he had helped him but no one seemed to listen to him.

No one seemed to listen to anything at all.

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You eventually drifted off to sleep, and when you woke up you were leaning against something soft. You blinked your eyes open and saw a multicolored hoodie and a boy with soft brown hair. His eyes were closed too but they fluttered open when you took your head off his shoulder. You felt your face begin to redden and looked down, muttering an apology.

"No worries." Karl said equally flustered. He stood up and headed towards the kitchen, "Do you want coffee or tea, depends on what I have left?" You nodded while fidgeting with your fingers. Quackity, who was sprawled out on the armchair, began to wake up at the smell of coffee and yawned. He looked at you and then at Karl before standing up from the chair and grabbing himself a cup of coffee.

"You stayed over?" he asked tiredly as he walked over back into the chair. You nodded as your reply, not trusting yourself to say anything. As Karl cooked breakfast you stared absentmindedly out the window. Things seemed to change quickly in the Dreamsmp, and if you didn't change with it you would be left behind. Just one week ago you were hanging out with Tommy and laughing at his dumb jokes and today he was gone. Taken to who knows where with Dream, that green asshole.

 Karl gave everyone plates of bagels and bacon and sat down beside you. You sat down not looking before hearing Quackity snicker. You looked up and saw a mischievous grin crawl up his face, "You two are honestly so cute."

You choked on your bagel and looked at Quackity with raised eyebrows. You quickly dry-swallowed the bagel and whispered, "What?"

"What? I said nothing. Must've been the wind" Quackity said pretending not to know what he had just said. Karl had tensed up beside you, but you didn't dare to look up at him to see his reaction. You quickly finished your breakfast and washed your own plate. Quackity came over to you while Karl left to go do something in another room. "Never saw you look that peaceful sleeping on Karl's shoulder you know?" You froze and tried to play it off, but Quackity saw it. He gasped and put his hand over his mouth, "You have a small crush on Karl? Ooooooooo (Y/N)~."

"Shut up Quackity, no I don't." You said, face completely red as you scrubbed the dishes more aggressively. He laughed and you knew the game was up. So what, you had a crush on Karl and yet you didn't seem to trust him at the same time because he was hiding a secret from you.

Love was complicated. An emotional minefield as you would quote.

"Just please don't tell him." Quackity raised an eyebrow but nodded before walking off.

*Karls Pov*

I felt something move off my shoulder and when I turned to look I saw (Y/N). Her cheeks were reddening. I took me a moment to process what had happened, and then I felt my cheeks burn up and I looked away. I got up to make some breakfast for Quackity and (Y/N) but the whole time my mind kept on wandering back to her.

I slid plates down onto the table and began to eat, all was quiet and peaceful, the type of scilence you'd enjoy when laying down in the soft sun on grass while a cooling wind made sure the sun wasn't too warm on you. Then Quackity had the audacity to say, "You two are honestly so cute." I had looked down at (Y/N) and a red flush had covered her cheeks and she was glaring at Quackity. I tensed up before looking at Quackity in the eyes and raised one of my eyebrows.

While (Y/N) was watching the dishes, I went into my small library and picked up some books to add to my library. Quackity came into the room after a bit a small smile on his face but a tinge of sadness in his eyes.

"You really had to say that?" I said not looking at him.

"Ya," Quackity said sounding carefree, "Do you have a crush on (Y/N) by any chance though?"

I turned around and he wore a small grin on his face. "W-why would I have a crush on (Y/N)" I stuttered. Quackity grin grew wider, "Well~," he said dragging it out, "She's pretty, She's really nice, She usually doesn't poke her head into other people's business." I tried to look disapproving, "You shouldn't love someone just because they look good Quackity." "Idk man, but it's painfully obvious that you have a small crush on her." He stood up and left.

Damn, I have a small crush on her

It wouldn't be any different from any of my other crushes though, would it? They would fade within a week and a new one would pop up shortly after. Like Sapnap, Niki, Eret, I even had a small crush on Quackity once but that had faded long ago. I had dated Sapnap, but all of my other dates and crushes, the memory was watered down and murky. She wasn't any different then anyone else.
(I went to a Wiki fandom and saw that Karl had gone on a date with Niki, and I'm not shipping anyone... Well except for Y/N x Karl but like thats the point of this story)

I couldn't have been more wrong

WORD COUNT: 1105

A/N:

In the next chapter (which will hopefully just take 3 days to write)...

The Butcher army...

What could happen?