DSMP AU Oneshots (angst and comfort)

Escape and Turmoil -- Part 3 (PRISON BREAK AU) (KARLNAPITY AND DREAM) (ANGST)

**TW//: panic, shouting/arguing, injuries, dead body, fire, also v brief mention of self harm coping mechanism ig?

**PS: any spelling and grammar mistakes in 'comms' are intentional**

Third person POV: A few switching POV's here

WORD COUNT:  1811

Karl's POV:

Sending Sapnap infrequent texts was the only way Karl seemed to ease his stress. About half an hour after his fiancé had left him - wrapped up on the couch and glued to his comms - he crept outside to take a photo or two of their fish: Hut and Lasagna. He attached a little 'they miss you too, please be safe! <333' before adding them to the pile of messages left unanswered. On the grass beside their pond was where he decided to lay down; curling up tight on himself to stop his limbs from shaking.

Since he stopped seeing Quackity and Sapnap a while back, Karl had taken to distracting himself through figuring out what his time travels meant and how they were all connected. Whenever that didn't quite hit the mark, or he grew restless and tired from thinking and interfering with events against his will, he would have no choice but to let his mind wander to matters surrounding his own timeline.

And that's when the world would get too much.

He had taken to pacing or quite literally banging his head to clear his mind which always left him pained and in tears. Alone. Instead, he slowly discovered the wonders of calming himself down was to pretend there was someone right there beside him, embracing him.

So there Karl was in a quivering ball, whispering self-consoling words and gripping tight to his jumper - painted nails biting into his skin - wishing more desperately than ever that Sap or Q would come rushing out, scoop him up, and never abandon him again.

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Sapnap's POV:

Sapnap sat for a few minutes, clinging to the body of Quackity.

Wewillnevermarry,wewillnevermarry,wewillnevermarry,wewillnevermarry,we-

WAIT. KARL.

If there was anything he had left to live for, it was Karl.

"Baby," he whimpered into Quackity's beanie which sat lopsided, still covering up his long, raven hair. "Baby, I have to go. I'm so sorry. I don't want to leave you here like this."

Barely registering it, Sapnap heard Quackity receive a message. Something urged him to check his deceased fiancés comms - ignoring the past, never-to-be-opened messages from Sapnap himself, Karl, Ant, and a few others, but focused instead on the latest notification.

FoolishG whispers to you: hey boss is everything ok?? i'm coming back from the Beloved's and it looks like there's fire in Las Nevadas??

The communicator trembled in Sapnaps hands. How dare you Foolish, why are you texting Quackity? He's dead!, he caught himself thinking, before noticing just how fresh the event was. Not even Dream would know for sure if Quackity had died yet. It was just him. His load to bear alone for the meantime.

Unsure of what to type out without crying, he realised there was about to be no need to even attempt to say it all over text. His thoughts crowded in as he took in the rush of words:

FoolishG whispers to you: i'm coming!! i'm runnng as fsat aspossibke

You weren't fast enough.