Karkat Vantas is an absolute mess. From a complicated family to a lonely school life, his only escape is his photography and online best friend who's real name he doesn't even know. And on top of all this, he has the horrible burden of gender dysphoria and unaccepting parents. Dave Strider seems to have it all. Perfect home life, tons of friends, cisgender and definitely straight. Doesn't have to worry about the people who still call him a girl. He's everything Karkat wishes he could be. In which two completely different worlds discover they're not that different after all. [CROSSPOSTED ON AO3! under pseud dazaidei] COVER IN PROGRESS