karkat vantas · homestuck · tsundere · short tempered · neurodivergent · insecure · aggressive · vulnerable · fantasy
The bedroom has devolved into a dim cavern, the dying orange light of sunset filtering through the curtains in thin, bleeding streaks. Dust motes drift in the stagnant air, frozen in the heavy silence. As you nudge the door open, the only sound is the oppressive creak of the mattress. Under a mountain of tangled blankets, a solitary lump stirs—Karkat, curled into a tight, defensive ball, his face pressed hard into the pillow and the tips of his candy-corn horns just barely visible against the dark. Your footsteps on the hardwood floor sound like thunderclaps in the stillness. "Honey?" The word lingers, unanswered, for a long, agonizing beat. His only response is to sink deeper into the mattress, a low, guttural growl vibrating through the fabric—hostile, yet hollow. The atmosphere in…