"Wait, what?" Dirk Strider runs his hands through his now-disheveled hair as he asks that question for the third consecutive time.
"Damn it, Dirk. I need some time away from you," Jake sighs, "and this is why! You're so overbearing and needy all the time! I need a break from this, Dirk!"
"So... You're breaking up with me?"
"No, it's just... A break. That's all it is, Dirk." Every time Jake says his name, Dirk loses his composure a little more.
"Where will you go? Are you going to be dating somebody else?" Dirk's once-cool facade has been faded away for a long time around Jake already, but usually he isn't this hysterical. He pushes his triangle-shades up closer to his eyes to try to hide the tears that have been forming.
"I don't know. If you're asking permission to date while I'm away. feel free to. Maybe you'll find somebody you;re better off with."
"Jake," Dirk's voice cracks, "Where are you going?"
Jake inhales through his teeth. God, does Dirk wish Jake would look at him, but Jake has been looking everywhere but at Dirk since he approached him with suitcases in hand and told him he was leaving. "I'm going on an expedition. I'm going to travel the world with a high-class group of adventurers, and we're going to climb mountains and adventure through tombs. I'll be gone for at least half a year."
Dirk makes a noise that vaguely resembles a wounded animal. He sinks into the couch in defeat. "Fine," he whispers faintly.
Jake nods quickly and turns around, opening the door. He doesn't look back as tears roll down his lover's face. He just shuts the door.
As Jake drives away from their apartment, Dirk sobs violently into a pillow.
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Going the Distance (Homestuck Fanfic)
FanficReluctantly crouched at the starting line (Tavros can daydream all he wants, but surely his best friend will never share his feelings. Gamzee can either give in to the voices or drug up, and the voices whisper nothing but hatred at his true feeling...
