The Unfortunate Circumstance Called Reincarnation (A Homestuck Earth C fanfic)

Chapter 1 - The Unfortunate Circumstance of Eridan's Schoolfeedingmates

A/N: Welcome! It's been forever since I last wrote on here, but I intend to make a habit of it again~.

ERIDAN'S PoV

You hated it.
You hated when you ended up like this, your hands gripping at your hair and even threatening to rip it out.
You slid down the ablutionblock wall as their laughter played over and over in your mind. It was far from making you crack a grin- though perhaps your grimace could be mistaken for one.

It was stupid, the way they treated you. You weren't the first to break down in class. Hell, you weren't even the most frequent!
You cussed under your breath as the memories came flooding back, like some sort of cruel tidal system.
You weren't the most frequent- not until recently, anyway.

It couldn't be helped. You were six sweeps old. Although you were well used to using years with thirteen and a half spent on Earth C, you'd found yourself defaulting to the former recently.

Perhaps it was because, for so long, it had been natural to say it. People asking your age wasn't rare in the bubbles. An insensitive question, sure, but far from uncommon.
You cringed harshly in on yourself as you recalled why you'd grown so used to it, and one of the hands clutching at your hair went to your torso, to feel over where she had ended your first life.

It wasn't long before you found out that was far from your last. You still had the bubbles to go, and after that had been the torment that was Erisolsprite. Once that timeline was well and truly fucked, you'd been shuffled back into the bubbles. You weren't sure whether to call that a return to a previous life or a fourth life. You'd thought it was over when the void drew you in. Finally, after all those sweeps, you could cease to be.

You could still remember your dismay from when you first gained consciousness. It had been a few days since you pupated. You were suspicious over how familiar it felt. If you'd left it at that and forgotten, perhaps you wouldn't be in the situation you were now.

You were forced back into reality as the bell rang. Fuck, how long were you out for? Dragging yourself up from the ground, you washed your hands before heading out to your locker to grab your things. You ignored the other students. Some of them were too similar-looking to the Creators for your own good. They didn't bother you in their rush to get hive. You couldn't blame them. You thought you'd gotten away without being bothered, before you felt a hand on your shoulder. The temperature was far warmer than your own, and far warmer than any healthy human's or carapacian's. If this was Alternia...

However much you wished you were back there (so you could kick the rustbucket behind you's ass), you weren't. You had to deal with this asshole. You paused for a moment, turning over your options in your head. "£ins, i£ you know what's good £or you, you'll look sharp." So you did. You shot a sharp glare up behind you. It was enough to make him cringe long enough for you to slap his hand away, shut your locker, and fucking bolt for it.

A/N: Tell me what you think, alright? I'd really appreciate feedback! I'll also be drawing a (better) cover soon.