You kneel beside him as quick as possible grasping his arm like a lifeline that you didn't know you needed till now. He looks at you with a dazed expression and somehow pulls a smile out of the hell and agony he must have been going through. It's quickly swept away as he flinches with effort, lifting his hand to try and cup your cheek. You're eyes are blown wide as he opens his mouth to speak.
"Karkat...I-I'm" He struggles with each word, visibly shaking with effort. There's so much blood. Oh so much blood, and all you can do is panic silently. He finally reaches to feel your skin under his touch one last time as he manages to slip out one last word. "Sorry..." His hand falls, barely having ever touched you, leaving a smear of his blood on your cheek that you pay no mind too, only catching his hand and clenching it. The tears that fester in your eyes and cascade down your face are twisted with grief and anger. You open your mouth before shutting it and grinding your teeth together multiple times before managing to get any sounds out. a hiccup of a sob joining the words.
"You shit." You gasp taking in shaky breaths as you nail your eyes shut trying to will the situation away. Will life back into his heart. Nothing happens and you can only sob louder before protesting to the heavens where he lay now.
"No one asked you to be the hero!!!" your head whips back colliding with his chest as your sadness envelops you whole. The cries that racked your body shook your world like an earthquake. There was no comforting words from him. No loving kiss on the forehead, no warm reassuring hug. Dave was dead. Your lifeline was gone.
