two boys with seemingly nothing in common get to know each other; maybe they aren't so different after all. ! contains violence, abuse, foul language (+ f slur) and maybe smut in later chapters ! ✎ᝰ this is a re-write of one of my older books :) -high school au -background rosemary and dirkjake -dirk and bro exist simultaneously -good big brother dirk !!! -for the sake of this story, some things are a bit different from canon :P ((sorry if anyone's ooc shjshhsjksjsjsjsj))

A DaveKat fanfiction. I do not own Homestuck or any of the characters. They belong to the almighty Hussie. Enjoy. Warning! In later chapters, the story may contain a lemon or two. If you don't know what that means it is mature content. Boy x Boy. Yeah.

Your name is Dave Strider. You're 16 years old. You have an.. Interesting career. ---- 16 year old Dave Strider is a demon hunter with his older brother, Dirk. The Striders became hunters after their Bro died on the job. Karkat Vantas is the new kid. He moved to Houston, Texas after the death of his father to live with his older brother Kankri. He never thought that he'd have to go into hiding with his brother, but here he was.

Dave Strider, now falling into a deep Depression, believes he has nothing to live for. Locking himself in his room and crying have become two of his few hobbies, and when he isn't alone, moping in his room, he's talking to Karkat Vantas. Karkat has been the only thing keeping him sane... and alive. But, there's something that Dave is completely oblivious to: Karkat has been in love with him for quite some time, and has yet to express how he truly feels. Not before long, Dave slowly begins to realize that maybe, just maybe, being more than friends is an option...