>Sollux: Return home

[a1a100]

642 Hastings Boulevard

[Early in the morning, about 4 in the morning of the 15th, Sollux quietly walks into his house, closing the door behind him slowly. He hopes that returning home at 4 in the morning means that no one is awake and he can sneek in without getting caught...]

Phone, later in the day

I'm sure some of you noticed that I've been gone for a couple of days but I'm back now. I had some business to take care of and you don't need to know about it so don't ask.

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[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

I won't do it again, I promise. I'm sorry I worried everyone and I'm sorry I'm such a fucking idiot.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

All right.

I'm not going to pretend you weren't being an idiot, but you don't need to beat yourself up over it. I get what you were trying to do.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

It doesn't change the fact that I'm pretty much the biggest idiot in the world but I'll stop talking about it.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[He gets the sense that everything is not really okay here, and he's concerned, but he doesn't really know how to ask about it. He cares about Sollux a lot, but they've never been touchy feely, and he doesn't know if Sollux will appreciate him prying. Sollux has a moirail, besides.]

It's Feferi you should be raking yourself across the coals for. You didn't do anything to me.

...Anyway.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

No, I can't tell anyone else about this, especially Feferi.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

You're not going back there. There's no reason to keep it a big fucking secret.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

If I tell Feferi, she will definitely go after the Condesce. I don't want her knowing, at least not for a little longer.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

...All right, fine. Just stay away from the empress and we are settled on this issue.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

Deal.

[He smiles a little bit]

Thanks for not completely flying off the handle, KK.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Only internally.

[He shifts, looking awkward.]

I guess you want to know about my end of the bargain, then.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I do.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Fine. I'll serve myself up as a buffet to satisfy the ravenous appetite of your morbid and pointless curiosity.

[He rubs at his face with a hand, using it as an excuse not to look directly at Sollux.]

Red.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

[Sollux is quiet for a minute. He was expecting something worth hiding, of course, but not something on the bottom of the caste system.]

...really? Like, Aradia red?

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

No.

Like the humans.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

...

[He looks awkwardly to the side, trying to think of something to say.]

I...

I'm sorry.

[He doesn't really think that apologizing is the right thing to say but really, what else is there to say?]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, you're the one who wanted to know.

I'm going now.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

KK, wait.

[He doesn't want Karkat to leave on a note like this.]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

What do you want?

[He just feels uncomfortable and insecure and doesn't want to be stuck in this situation right now. He can deal with this tomorrow, but not today.]

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

[Where someone like Feferi would give Karkat a big whopping hug, Sollux simply puts his hand on Karkat's shoulder.]

Thanks for trusting me with knowing something like this.

[He smiles a little crooked smile and takes his hand away, letting Karkat leave if he wanted.]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Douchehole.

[He clearly means it affectionately.]

You twisted my arm, but yeah, fine.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

Eheheh.

[He punches Karkat's arm lightly.]

You probably want to leave now so I'll stop stalling you.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

I do.

Listen, don't tell anyone. I mean...Terezi and Kanaya have figured it out, so if you feel some unstoppable urge to gossip, I guess I don't care. Gamzee probably knows, or he did in the veil, but I don't see why you would talk to him about it. Jade knows too, but again, I don't know why you would need to talk to her about it.

I'll tell the others eventually, but it has to be on my terms.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

This isn't something that I'm going to go around and just talk to people about, I'm not that big of a heartless douchebag.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

No, you're just an ugly one.

Later, bro.

[a1a1000.livejournal.com]

[He laughs a little and goes over to open the door for Karkat]

Later.