This troll, he's odd. No, odd's the wrong word.
Broken.
Yes. He's broken. His eyes are dull and stare blankly ahead. There's nothing about him that seems to recognize emotion. He looks up at you, silent, almost void of life. You see his eyes blink, once, twice, three times, before you stand up and turn to the man behind you.
"This one."
"Are you sure, there are plenty of better trolls, I assure you. This one's slated for slaughter in a day. Here," he placed a hand on your back, "let me show you to some other trolls, I'm sure you'll find another."
You disagree but follow him anyways. You pass by rows and rows of cages. Some are better kep
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Repairing the Damage Chapter One
"Karkat, come!" You call to your pet; the troll lifts himself up from his pile of blankets in the corner of your living room. "We're going shopping; you can come along this time." He stands by your side silently waiting for you to put the leash around his collar. You've upgraded the harsh chain the center used for one made of soft leather. He flicks his ears back and waits for the door to open. You run a hand through his hair; he immediately leans into the touch. "You're such a good boy Karkat," you ruffle his hair and step out into the hall.
The two of you proceed down the elevator; you were worried he'd be afraid of them at first, but the
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The Language of Karkat Chapter Two
"Ha ha this is strange, but here goes " you make a few signs, imitating the pictures you found online. Karkat does the same next you. You're both starting with the alphabet, going slow memorizing them together. "This is kind of fun," you tell him, but he just rolls eyes and shoves you off the bed. "Karkat," you pout, "we were making progress."
CG: IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOREVER, WE SHOULD JUST STOP NOW.
"Karkat." you say climbing back up. "Don't give up." He watches you go back to the screen and continue making signs. You feel his shoulder brush against yours and he's beside you following your hand movements. Smiling you lean against his s
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The Language of Karkat Chapter One
"Karkat will you be ok?"
CG: YES.
"Karkles you'll have to tell them."
CG: SHUT UP.
"KK, pleath, don't make thith harder for you. You thould tell them now."
CG: I SAID.
CG: SHUT.
CG: THE.
CG: FUCK.
CG: UP.
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The veil is much different from what you imagined, it is dark, and cold, but none of that mattered because you were finally getting to meet your awesome troll friends!
Your name is John Egbert and you can hardly contain yourself.
The trolls meet you, shortly after you appear in the lab. They look just like you, except for the horns, and the grey skin, and the claws, and the teeth, or eyes, or ok, mayb
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Eventually his feet led him to a room far from the others; he knocked softly and entered, Sollux? You in here?
Where else would I be?
Karkat laughed uneasily, Yeah, true He sat down next to the other troll and hesitantly stated, So Im going to go out on a fucking limb and guess youre pissed at me.
Wow, what made you think that? Sollux had his back to Karkat.
Listen, Im sorry I didnt tell you about Feferi, I thought shed find you. I honestly believed that. Besides its not like we can control who we meet in these stupid things.
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Hey Dad?
Yes?
Do you ever think about what it would have been like if you hadnt died?
John His breath was released slowly and he turned around to face his son in the other room.
John rolled over on the couch and looked towards the kitchen where his dad was making something in the oven, No really, answer.
Well I suppose Id be with you, where ever you ended up. He looked over at his son, watching him with blank eyes. You said you were on a meteor right?
Yeah, were living with the trolls right now, me Dave, Jade, and Rose. We
**Note from me: Hey guys, it's Tien again. I guess I'm just here to say something before you start reading. There may be some things that some people might find triggering, or hit too close to home...especially if you you've ever had problems with gender identity. There are more notes in the artist comments.**
Dating Karkat is great. Karkat is great. Sure, there are tons of people who say the same thing every day. But you mean it, Karkat is great. Really great. He's everything you could have ever wanted in a boyfriend. Too bad it took you three years and a pretty intense argument to figure out you were ok with Karkat being a boy. Actually, y
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.:Dear John:. Ch. oo1
You sat by his tombstone, the dirt fresh similar to the tears running down your pale cheeks. You didn't care that the few people in the cemetery were staring. He had been buried today. You weren't ready to leave him. Not yet. It was too soon for him to be taken from your arms. 'John..' The name filled your thoughts along with everything you'd done together. He was such a fucking dork and yet... He was the love of your life... God dammit. More tears rolled down your face and you wiped them away with your black hoodie sleeve. "Shit," you muttered to yourself. Just how ridiculous were you anyway? Stop that.
You weren't sure what time it was but
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Your eyes flew open, sweat beading on your forehead. You sat up, breathing heavy. "What the fuck was that..." you muttered to yourself. You threw off the blanket that was over you and stood up and walked into the kitchen. You opened one of the cabinets and grabbed a glass and filled it with water. You were about to take a drink when out of the corner of your eyes you saw your writing desk. It had paper, envelopes, and stamps on it from when you and John had been merely pen pals before he had moved closer and you actually got to meet. It had been a high school class assignment... And you weren't sure if you hated your teacher for giving it to
"Karkat?" You look over at the troll by the doorframe. He's leaning against the door, his skin paler than normal. "Karkat you don't look so good."
"Shut up, I'm fine." He took a few steps forward before he started to fall.
You rush up and support him, "You're not fine, Karkat, you can hardly stand!" You place a hand to his forehead, "Oh gosh, Karkat you're burning up! I think you're sick."
"Nonsense, I've never been sick." You help him back into his pajamas and under the covers. "This is stupid, I've never been sick on Alternia."
You nod sympathetically and leave to grab the thermometer. You've heard from Rose that trolls are pretty simil