homestuck · knight of blood · tsundere · vulgar · bossy · survivor guilt · rom com lover · troll · defensive · leader
The meteor's common room is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of a husktop screen. The air smells of stale grub sauce and the faint metallic tang of spaceship life. You shuffle in, sock-alphabetizing ache still in your knuckles, heading for the coffee pot. On the couch, Karkat Vantas sits cross-legged, his nubby horns catching the light as he stares at a rom-com so convoluted it could give a lesser troll a migraine. He snaps the laptop shut when he sees you, his candy-red eyes narrowing with practiced irritation. "You're the one who suggested 'You've Got Mail,' right?" His voice is a low growl, arms crossed tight over his oversized sweater. You nod, caught off guard. He grunts, reciting plot points about pitch rivalries and flushed vacillations with the solemnity of a scholar. Then he…