Just Peachy

Chapter 2

Chapter 2: oops.

Never break a sweat for the other guys

When you come around, I get paralyzed

And every time I try to be myself

It comes out wrong like a cry for help

John woke up with a pounding headache. Light seeped through the blinds of the master bedroom of Kanaya's hive. He attempted to roll over but only found himself rolling into something. Or someone for that matter. More specifically sometroll.

He blinked a couple of times, rubbing at his eyes as they adjusted to the dim light. Although, to someone with a hangover, it was like a search helicopter burning your eyes with the power of the sun. He sighed quietly. He didn’t necessarily regret the previous night. He had to admit, even though he was in a drunken stupor, he would have done it either way.

Maybe not to the same extent, but he did in fact have feelings for the generally crabby troll known as Karkat Vantas. He smiled slightly and traced his index finger gently down Karkat's bare chest.

Luckily, he noticed, they had managed to pull their boxers on before falling asleep.

…although, he was pretty sure that his were on backwards.

He looked down and checked. Yup. Backwards, and inside out. He sighed and shimmied out of them, set them right side out and flipped them around and then pulled them back on. He didn’t want to get up – not yet. The bed was warm as was the troll laying beside him.

He curled up with him, snuggling in closely and readjusting the blanket. The sleeping troll put an arm around Egbert in his sleep. He sighed contentedly, pressing his face against the troll's chest. He smiled gently before falling back asleep to the steady rise and fall of Karkat's chest and soft thrum of his heart.

||Dave's Apartment, an hour later||

Dave sat at his computer. He had just finished the newest issue of 'Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff' and uploaded it. He stretched backwards in his chair, back arching over the backrest of the seat. His arms were spread out behind him, fingers spread apart as he stared at the ceiling. After making a small noise of contentment as well as his spine making several satisfactory popping noises he went back to sitting properly.

Well would you look at that Jade and Rose are online. Obviously no sign of John, much to his dismay. Then again, he didn’t exactly have anything to talk to him. And, to be completely honest with himself, he didn’t think he would be able to talk to him right now without making some sort of comment towards the night prior.

He sighed and rested his head in his hands, massaging his temples slightly. He looked up out of instinct when his computer made a dinging sound.

--tentacleTherapist [TT] began pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 11:27--

TT: Dave.

TG: what?

TT: How are you holding up?

TT: Are you still feeling rather covetous of Karkat?

TG: oh im just peachy.

TG: feeling fantastic, you know?

TG: no headache or nothing

TG: oh, and fuck you

TT: Pardon?

TT: What ever have I done to offend you, Lord Strider?

TG: haha, nice one smartass.

TG: anyway, no, i dont feel jealous of that stupid troll.