'He pursed his lips before speaking. “What the hell are you doing lying in a trash can?” “It’s for ironic purposes,” came a muffled response. Something clicked in Karkat’s mind, and he felt stupid for not putting it together earlier: this dick was Dave Strider.' *All characters belong to Andrew Hussie*

Karkat felt alone. Friendless. An outcast. He thought he was alone in the world. Until he met Dave. He understood. They weren't so different, the two. They understood each other when no one else did. ((tw: graphic self harm, suicide))

Great. Just fucking great. First Karkat's dad dies, then he has to move halfway across the fucking country with his brother and his stupid fiancé to some shitty suburb in fucking Houston, and then he ends up at the same school as world famous, self-proclaimed asshole Dave Strider. Except... Dave's in a wheelchair. And for some reason, he won't stop taking pictures of him. And he's kind of... nice? Not what he expected. Not at all.

...You're the Piano Man