(DAVEKAT IS STILL BURYING ME AND CRAWLING ITS WAY INTO OTHER FANDOMS, RESCUE ME.))
Karkat seems to be the lone loser of Skaia High. All of his friends moved away or mysteriously became popular. Scrawny, angry, and alone, Karkat sets his sights on something out of his reach to torture himself with. Dave Strider. Gets all the chicks, always fashionably late, and just overall the king of the school. While Karkat sits at the bottom of the ladder, an old friend shows up with a "Get Outta Jail Free" card. A squip.
For just a handsome fee of $500, he could unlock all the secrets of being chill and cool with the big dogs and maybe even nab himself a cutie while he's up. But is it really all its made out to be?
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.