MELODRAMA | karlnap

CHAPTER THREE

a/n thx for like 50 reads you guys, it means alot :)
this chapter is alot shorter than the last one, but chapter 4 will be up tmrw 😁👍🏻

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Karl's skull pounded.

He knew he wasn't in his own room. At first he thought he'd ended up sleeping over at Quackity's frat house, which only gave him a small panic attack. But as he sat up he quickly realized he was in Dream's dorm.

He glanced to the side and found Dream asleep, with George curled up in his arms. They were in Dream's bed so that meant Karl was in Sapnap's bed.

Karl had overheard arguments between Dream and Sapnap, where Dream yells at him and tells him he's being irresponsible and other stuff like that. From what he had gathered he figured Sapnap didn't spend many nights at home.

He rubbed his eyes and reluctantly pulled himself out of bed.

He did not feel like discussing last night's events with Dream. He doubted it would be a discussion, it would probably just be Dream yelling at him to make better choices.

He found his shoes at the foot of the bed. He didn't bother lacing them up before quickly escaping out the door.

He massaged his forehead, sighing once the door was safely shut. The weight of his feet slowed his walk back to his dorm. He plopped down in the bed the moment he was through the door. He closed his eyes, no longer willing to hold them open.

Though he needed to, he never managed to fall asleep. He had homework he needed to do, and laundry. He needed to shower, he was gross, still in the same clothes from last night. He reeked of BO and alcohol, but his mind wouldn't allow him to do anything but think.

His phone sat in his pocket, unmoved from the night before. He knew someone had gotten the kiss on camera, and he knew everyone had seen. No one knew who he was, so by now it was probably a meme. "Quackity kisses a drunk damsel in distress," it was funny, Karl knew that he would laugh if he wasn't the damsel in distress.

The image of Sapnap walking away replayed in his mind, the look on his face haunted him.

Why had he drank so much? That's so unlike him. He massaged the bridge of his nose with his thumb and index fingers. He must've looked like such a fucking freshman up there on that stage. It was immature and unlike him. The look on Sapnap's face was disappointment . Sapnap thought he was cool, and last night had obviously shown him the truth.

Over the next hour he convinced himself that because of last night he would never be able to show his face in public again. He would never get a job, and he would die homeless under a bridge. It was his anxiety his therapist always told him it was irrational and that he was overdramatic. But it felt real, he knew it was stupid, but it still hurt.

He figured the misfortune of this outcome would only be heightened if he smelled like shit through it all so he finally willed himself out of bed to go take a shower.

He gathered his stuff and made his way down the hallway. Communal showers were the bane of his existence. He was gay, but that did NOT mean he enjoyed being surrounded by penises. Also the water pressure was shit, and he hadn't taken a worthwhile shower in five months.

He flipped on the water stepping under it cold with little optimism it would ever warm up. The bottle of shampoo shook in his shivering hands. He quickly lathered up his hair, not wanting to stand under the freezing water any longer than necessary.

He heard the door creak open letting out an exasperated sigh at the company.

"I had a good time last night."

It was Quackity. Of course. The kiss hadn't meant anything he'd obviously hooked up with some other guy last night. Karl didn't care but it was awkward either way.

"Me too."

Karl's heart stopped at the familiar voice. No fucking way. What the hell?

"Yeah, why haven't you beat my ass for following you in here?"

Sapnap was a fuck and run kind of guy, and of course Alex knew that. Morning after sex wasn't something Karl would've guessed Sapnap would be into.

"Like I said I had a good time last night," Karl could hear Sapnap's smirk.

Hearing Sapnap slam Alex against a wall and kiss him made Karl's ears bleed. Not only did Karl have to deal with the fact that Nick and Alex had had sex, but also the fact that they were most likely about to do it again, in the showers infront of Karl.

Could they not hear the water? How did they not realize they weren't alone?

Almost like he could read Karl's mind, "Wait, shit there's someone in here," Quackity interrupted their makeout.

He flipped off the water, the situation unbearable. He knew in order to leave he'd have to walk right past the two.

"So...?" Karl cringed, he could practically hear Sapnap's smirk.

"Sap.." Quackity's voice flirted. Karl could hear their lips reconnect.

Hopefully they were distracted enough. Karl sucked in a breath. He had to get out of there. He'd finished showering, for the most part at least. He quickly dried himself with his towel. The wet sounds of their lips smacking together clogged his ears.

The sweatpants and tshirt he had changed into clung to his still damp body. Gathering his stuff he pushed the shower curtain back. He was met with Sapnap's back, he had Quackity pinned to the tile wall.

Karl ducked his head quickly. He didn't want to watch them hook up, and he definitely did not want them to notice him. He tiptoed to the door as fast as he could without being too loud, but his attempt at stealth was futile.

"Karl! Oh my god we're so sorry," Karl stopped at the sound of Quackity's voice. He was about three inches from the door. Three fucking inches.

"It's fine I was just leaving, I've got homework and like laundry and shit, really you're fine. And I think George was calling. I'm just gonna go" Karl rambled on, refusing to make eye contact with either of the two boys.

He hated himself, why can't I ever just shut up?

"Yeah, see Alex, there's nothing to be sorry for. Karl was probably enjoying it," from his words Sapnap was addressing Quackity, but his eyes were trained on Karl the whole time.

Karl and Alex laughed, brushing off Sapnap's comment as a joke, but Sapnap kept the same look on his face, the same look he held as he left the party the night before.

Karl wondered what had made Sapnap decide to hook up with Alex. From what Karl had overheard Nick had always found Alex quite annoying. Sapnap had his own shit. Karl knew that, but he wanted to know more. He wanted to know why Sapnap was Sapnap, but more than anything he wanted to get out of this fucking bathroom.

The silence was deafening, "I'm gonna leave," Karl whispered.

"Yeah, that's a good idea," Sapnap mocked, his glare slicing Karl in half.

Karl heaved once he made it into the hallway, trying to catch his breath. He hadn't got any air since he first heard Quackity's voice in the bathroom.

He collapsed on his bed the second he stepped into the room, finally falling asleep.
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a/n hehehe jealousnap 😼😼 hope y'all enjoyed!