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[selfhatred]

[Filtered to Salvador Vantas]

Can I talk to you?

[/Filtered]

LOOKS LIKE IT'S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH AGAIN, FOLKS.
GUESS WHO YOUR NEW QUIDDITCH ANNOUNCER IS, BITCHES.
THAT'S RIGHT. ME.
I'LL BE THERE WITH MY CHARMING VOICE AND PERSONALITY COMMENTATING ON EVERYTHING YOU FUCKERS DO.
EVERY
FUCKING
THING.
SO BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR, BOYS AND GIRLS, BECAUSE KARKAT FUCKING VANTAS IS IN THE HOUSE.

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[nosigntospeakof]

Shhhh. [He moves his left hand to stroke Karkat's hair. The mention of the Forbidden Forest makes him frown but he'll address that later.]

It's okay to be angry with him. It's okay that you weren't ready to face them.

[selfhatred]

[Suddenly it feels like he's five again, standing in the kitchen and wailing at his mother with bleeding knees because he tried to be like the other neighbourhood kids for once. Karkat tries to duck his head away from his uncle's hand, or he wants to anyway. Instead he bites his bottom lip and sucks it up.]

No it's not okay. I'm supposed to be a fucking adult.

[nosigntospeakof]

No you're not.

You're supposed to be thirteen.

[selfhatred]

But...I've always been an adult.

[He tucked his chin into his hoodie, shoulders hunching a little more.]

Even when mom got sick and I had to take care of her because dad wasn't around. Even after she...she died, I took care of myself.

[nosigntospeakof]

You're not alone, Karkat. It's okay to let others take care of you sometimes.

[selfhatred]

Is it?