Fear of Red -DaveKat-

Don't Look At Me Like That

<Dave's Pov>

Spending the night at karkats place was kinda common on weekends, Bro wouldn't let me on the weekdays. Despite nearly being 18 he still has a tight hold on my life and what I do.

I don't have the heart to tell Karkat the reason I'm over so often, between the fear of weakness being exposed to someone and the fear of him not getting it and telling everyone I'd rather keep my mouth shut. Striders don't have weaknesses, I'd like to keep it that way.
Not like life wasn't hard enough for me.

Kankri had dipped off to bed a few hours ago, Karkat and I were vibing on his couch watching some stupid romance-comedy. I put up with it for the little smile he gets when watching them. For a guy with a habit of being loud and angry he gets weirdly fucking calm when doing shit he likes.
I'm pretty sure I'm one of the few people who gets to see him like this anyways, he's got a high guard for whatever reason. We've been friends for a long while now and id have it no other way to be honest.
I really enjoy his company despite him being mad disrespectful to me and my sick fucking rhymes. He can't handle the fire. Hes flammable, he gotta keep his distance.

"One second, pause it for me"

Karkat stood from the couch, the blanket he had wrapped around himself dragged with him as I reached for the Xbox controller to pause the Netflix movie. I looked back to him as he wandered into the kitchen to probably get a drink or something.

Karkat was very short, most of the trolls were pretty average height, although the sea dwellers were scary tall dude. Karkat though was very short, Kankri too. Maybe it was the same reason his horns were so small? He complains about them alot but I mean, they're probably the best of them all. Sorry Terezi I'd rather not have you stab my throat open when we hug, That's just how it is.
Karkat is very round when you look at him all together, trolls have mad thick skin they're all kinda chubby, which is super cute. makes Karkat mad warm, the others are warm I guess and the sea dwellers are fucking freezing cold blooded dumb fucks.
Can you tell I'm biased?

Be wandered his way back in, drinking a redbull? He hands me one too, which I take and pop open. Taking a big swig, I love this shit.

"Dude you're too small to be drinking these things, they're mad bad for you"

"Here for a good time not a long time Strider, get off my bulge"

He rolls his eyes at me and sits back down next to me, closer than before he left. I didn't think too much into it, cuz I mean, it's Karkat. That dude doesn't know a 'lets kiss' Invitation if it were biting him on the ass. What a cute little dumbass.

"Karkat this is like the third rom-com we watched"

"So?"

"As much as I love making you all happy inside I'm going too shoot myself in the dick if I have to sit through one more"

"Fine, I suppose it's late anyways I'm fucking exhausted"

He yawned, his sharp teeth visible. cute. I bet a chomp from that pair of chompers would scar.

"You wanna dip to bed? Wanna go off to dream land?"

He looked to me with a stupid look on his face, he was already done with my shit. I held back a smile as I looked at him. He ran his hand through his curly and untamable hair, it falling in everywhich direction.

"Yeah, you staying down here?"

I didn't want to stay alone, I had had a bad day and I was still a little shaken from it. I scratched at the back of my neck, pushing my shades up as they fell.

"I'd rather go up with you, the floor is a nicer welcome than this couch."

"What's wrong with my couch?"

"I'm too tall for it"

He nodded in agreement, or what I'm assuming is agreement. I was considerably taller than Karkat standing at a 6'2 and Karkat at a 5'3. Hugging him was pretty nice, I could completely wrap my arms around him and suffocate him. He fuckin hates it haha.

"Turn that shit off, I'm going up, come up when you're ready"

He commands with his o so follow me leadership bullshit voice. It never works on me yet I do it anyways. Getting up from the sofa with a loud crack from my back and knees as I navigate around the dark living room to turn off the television and Xbox. Tripping on the carpet as I made my way up the stairs. Karkat laughing at me from his room as I cried out in dismay.

He was sitting on his bed with his knees up to his chest, his hair was pinned back as he scrolled through his phone. Cute. I closed the door behind me and locked it, he demanded I locked it, something about not wanting people barging in and see him when he doesn't want them to. And I mean I relate.
He looked up to me with the cutest expression ever, his grey eyes looking up to me. Me knowing all to well they're contact lenses.

"You're not sleeping with those in are you?"

His face changed and his brows furrowed. Turning his phone off and slamming it on the desk. No wonder it was covered in cracks and marks, poor phone.
he sighed.

"I'll do it when you're asleep, I'm not bothered right now"

"Are they like prescription or something?"

He looked about the room a little before answering, pulling the clips from his hair and setting them on the desk by his bed. He nodded.
Pulling a glasses case from the desk drawer and thowing it at me. Opening it I saw a clear framed pair of glasses, I didn't know he needed them. He never wears them, I mean that's what the contacts are for duh dave.

"Ok cool, these are nice how come you don't wear them?"

"And have everyone mock me? I'd much rather not have to deal with that absolute hogshit"

I laughed and shrugged in agreement, knocking the light off I threw myself into the little bed he had made for me on the floor. Great thing about tolls is they know what making a floor nest is like and do it so well. Since Karkat can't sleep in one of those mad pods he sleeps on a round bed and nests himself up in like five blankets.
He always wakes up with shit everywhere.

I pull my shades off and leave them by me, turned away from Karkat I close my eyes and wait to knock off to sleep.
The sounds of his stupid tweeting seeping it's way into my peaceful dreamland.