My name’s Karkat Vantas. I’m 16 years old, I have dyed black hair, pale skin, red eyes, and I’m 5’6 making me the shortest guy my age. I’m currently sitting at the dinner table with my annoying brother and somewhat decent father. We are all spitting images of each other with a few exceptions in my brother, who got some traits from out mother. My father is a politician and part-time business worker. Right now, we live in a shitty apartment complex in New York City, fun and glamour right? Nope! No offense to anyone who likes it here but I fucking hate it. Especially when you’re short and no one knows your real name. To them, I’m just the “gay albino with no friends” and my brother is the “raging homo with no reason to breathe”. Not everyone here is horrible though. I met some awesome people who I’ve actually been getting very close to.
“Alright boys,” My father broke the silence at the table. “I know things have been getting rough lately, especially with kids at school.”
“Pft, no shit.” I growled under my breath.
“But now that I’ve saved enough money, and with my promotion, we can afford to move. So, I thought I’d ask for suggestions.” My father gave me a slight glare, he’d caught me swearing.
“Well, how about-”
“Let’s move close to Alternia High!” I nearly shouted. Both my brother and father jumped slightly.
“Alternia High?” My father questioned.
“It’s in a small town, things would be easier for all of us!” I attempted to convince him.
“Why specifically Alternia High?” He asked.
“His best friend lives around there and attends Alternian High. I have heard it has amazing tolerance policies however…” Kankri said convincingly. It was true of course, but I was more focused on living closer to Gamzee. Speaking of which, I haven’t heard from him in days…
“Alright, I’ll look into a house in the area then.” My father smiled. I actually smiled for once as well. It’s been a good while I guess. I was so happy, I actually hugged Kankri before hurrying to my room to pack. I have to tell Gamzee! He’ll be so excited!
carcinoGeneticist began pestering terminallyCapricious at 8:46 pm.
CG: HEY GAMZEE
CG: I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS!
I waited for a good ten minutes before he responded.
TC: HeY bRoThEr! ItS bEeN fOrEvEr
CG: YEAH, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
CG: ARE YOU OKAY?
TC: Im FuCkIn MiRaCuLoUs!
CG: WHY ARE YOU TYPING SO WEIRD?
TC: TyPiNg WeIrD?
CG: YEAH?
TC: I hAvE No IdEa WhAt YoUr gEtTiNg At BrOtHeR :o)
CG: WHATEVER I GUESS, PROBABLY JUST SOME OF YOUR WEIRD JUGGALO SHIT
TC: So WhAtS tHe GoOd NeWs?
CG: OH YEAH
CG: MY DAD SAID WE’RE MOVING TO I CONVINCED HIM TO MOVE US TO YOUR TOWN!
TC: ThAtS fUcKiN mIrAcLeS bRo!”
CG: HOPEFULLY HE FINDS A HOUSE SOON
CG: I CANT WAIT TO MEET YOU AGAIN
TC: SaMe HeRe BrO
TC: iTs bEeN wAy ToO fUcKiN lOnG!
CG: YEA, HEY, ILL TALK TO YOU LATER OKAY GAMZ?
TC: aLrIgHt BrO :o)
carcinoGeneticist ceased pestering terminallyCapricious at 9:23 pm.
Something is definitely off about him…
carcinoGeneticist began pestering grimAuxiliatrix at 9:25 pm.
CG: KANAYA
CG: CAN WE TALK?
GA: Of Course Karkat,
GA: Is Something Wrong?
CG: WOULD YOU MAYBE CHECK ON GAMZEE FOR ME?
CG: HES ACTING REALLY WEIRD
GA: Oh Yes, That.
CG: WHAT DO YOU MEAN ‘THAT’?
GA: Well, Things have Changed Since You Last Visited.
CG: HOW? THINGS AREN’T TOO FUCKED UP ARE THEY?
CG: BECAUSE WE’RE MOVING THERE ASAP
GA: How Do I Put This Lightly
GA: Gamzee’s Pretty Fucked Up At This Point
CG: WHATCH WHAT YOU SAY KANAYA
CG: HE MIGHT BE FUCKING WEIRD BUT HE’S MY BEST GOG DAMN FRIEND
GA: I Apologize But It’s True
GA: He Got Into Some Kind Of New Drug And The Side Effects Were Pretty Bad
CG: HES OKAY THOUGH, RIGHT?
GA: For The Most Part We Think So
GA: It Messed With His Brain A Lot However
GA: Long Term? He Should Be Fine But…
CG: BUT?
GA: He Has To Stay On The Drug
CG: WHAT?! WHY?
GA: It’s The Only Way To Keep Him Calm! Last Time He Was Taken Off The Drug He Nearly killed Someone
GA: It’s The Only Way To Protect Us All, Including him
GA: His Doctors Managed To Create A Special Pill For Him That Has The Same Effects Without Any More Harm To His Mind.
GA: I’m Sorry But When You Come, Gamzee Won’t Be The Same As He Was.
CG: THANKS FOR TELLING ME KANAYA
GA: DO You Need To Talk About It?
CG: I THINK IM FINE
GA: Oh, One Last Thing
GA: Don’t Bring Up Anything About The Drug Or How He May Have Changed
GA: It Upsets Him Greatly
CG: GOT IT
CG: I’LL TALK TO YOU LATER KANAYA
GA: Stay Strong Karkat.
carcinoGeneticist ceased pestering grimAuxiliatrix at 9:57pm.
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Best Friends Insanity
FanfictionWhen Gamzee's brother is released from juvenile detention and rehabilitation, he sets some bad examples for Gamzee to follow. Now, it's up to Karkat to help his moirail get back on the right path in order to keep anyone from taking him away. He refu...
