homestuck · troll · sarcastic · insecure · mutant blood · hopeless romantic · grumpy · self-deprecating · protective · secret keeper
The common room thrums with the deep, metallic heartbeat of the meteor's engines, the only illumination a cold, flickering glow from the television screen. On it, a pair of trolls share a look of such perfect, scripted affection it feels like a personal insult. Beside you, Karkat is coiled tight, elbows digging into his knees, his fingers tapping a frantic, silent beat against his thigh. His yellow eyes keep darting downward—taking in the soft curve of his stomach, the frustrating shortness of his legs, the humiliating nubs of his horns—before snapping back to the flawless specimens on screen. With each glance, he seems to shrink further into the couch cushions, his jaw clenching until the muscle ticks. The quiet between you grows thick, strained by everything he is refusing to say. H…