Re: Unspoken Attraction (Dave/Karkat)

**solarOrigins** Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:59 am

Karkat gave a little cough when he finished the water only to swallow a gulp of air. He massaged his throat a minute before leaning over Dave to replace the empty glass and slide back down to lie on his back next to Dave. He lay there for a few minutes before working up the nerve to roll onto his side and curl into Dave's side.

raunchyJanitor Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:02 am

Dave slid his arm under Karkat's neck and pulled him close, resting his head against the troll's. It wasn't very long when he was drifting off to sleep, tired as ever from all of the work and worrying he had gone through in the last few hours.

**solarOrigins** Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:08 am

Karkat was so nervous about his proximity to Dave that he thought he would never fall asleep. He was out cold before even ten minutes passed, his head resting on Dave's chest.

raunchyJanitor Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:52 pm

Something was nagging in the back of Dave's mind when he was still in barely thinking, yet mostly sleeping mode as what was bothering him suddenly struck him. Bro. He still needed to let him know that everything was under control back home. It would be unwise of Dave to leave his brother hanging and get his neck wrung for not giving him a heads up. No, Bro wouldn't do that; that would show that they had been worrying and God forbid either of them panic over anything and let the other one know about it.

Nope, Dave was just going to stay where he was and let the other figure that shit out whenever he came back.

**solarOrigins** Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:14 pm

Karkat was once again the first to wake. He sat up with a grimace, rubbing his eyes and swallowing thickly at the fact his mouth was dry. He glanced down at where his head had been laying, realizing from the feeling that he must have been drooling in his sleep again, only to blush deeply when he remembered that he had been sleeping with his head on Dave's chest, so there was a small pinkish stain on Dave's night shirt in the shape of a heart where his mouth was.

raunchyJanitor Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:21 am

The pressure lifting off of Dave's chest was enough to trigger him slowly into wakefulness, his eyes blinking momentarily as he stretched out on the bed. He grimaced slightly at the cooling sensation of dampness on his shirt, scooting back on his elbows to get a better look. He brought his hand over to the pool of pink and prodded at it, finding that it wasn't sticky, just wet. He glanced over at Karkat with an arched brow, tugging up an edge beside the pink spot to present it to the troll as if to ask, 'Did you seriously just drool on me'?

**solarOrigins** Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:30 am

Karkat quickly looked away, embarrassed and guilty from the simple look that Dave gave him. He laid back down, facing the wall of course, and just silently willed the Strider to leave him to die of embarrassment.

raunchyJanitor Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:57 am

Dave just rolled his eyes and sat up, turning to the side and placing his bare feet on the floor. He tugged his shirt off and threw it clear across the bedroom in the hamper from where he sat: two points. He stretched a second time on the edge of the bed, leaning back and tapping Karkat on the shoulder with his knuckles. "You hungry yet?"

**solarOrigins** Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:09 am

Karkat turned just enough to peer at him, still completely red-faced, from behind his own shoulder. He nodded gently, almost hesitantly, before turning back to the wall and curling into a ball. He didn't want to stare at Dave's chest; Actually he did he just didn't want to do it and get caught.

raunchyJanitor Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:45 am

"Good, because I'm starving," Dave mumbled, stepping off the bed and walking over to his closet to find another shirt. He found the regular white and red, long sleeved shirt he usually wore and draped that over his arm, heading to his dresser and digging out a fresh pair of jeans. He should probably grab another pair of boxers, just for the sake of being relatively hygienic, so he did. "Anything you want specifically or are you cool with me just grabbing whatever?" He asked, looking over at the troll on the bed.

**solarOrigins** Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:49 am

Karkat shrugged, the blanket sliding down off his shoulder. Why couldn't Dave just put a shirt on? If he tempted him like this much more, Karkat may just have to find himself a pail, or find an excuse to take an extra long shower.

raunchyJanitor Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:06 am

"I'll take that as a 'whatever' then," Dave replied, opening the door and stepping out of the room. He walked over to the bathroom and found it shut, so he rattled the knob only to discover that it was locked in place and refused to turn in his hand. He rapped his knuckles against the door several times, waiting momentarily for a response. When no reply was made from within the bathroom, Dave went back into his room, shutting the door behind him and asking Karkat, "Bathroom's occupied. You don't mind if I change in here, do you?"

**solarOrigins** Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:11 am

Karkat shrugged again, the movement jerky and nervous. He really didn't want Dave changing in the same room as him, even thinking about it made Karkat really wish he had a bucket, and everything was just building on each other: all the questionable movie scenes, Karkat's dream, all the attention he had been getting from Dave, every single bit of contact to his horns. It was getting to be too much to bare as he curled up in a little ball and pulled the blanket back up to his chin.

raunchyJanitor Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:52 pm

It seemed odd asking the troll if it was alright to change in his own room, but at the same time, John had kept pressing for him to be culturally sensitive. Dave pulled his sweat pants off and glanced back at Karkat, wondering why he was curled up like that. Maybe the troll's stomach still hurt? Maybe that's just how Karkat slept when he didn't have someone to curl up against? Putting that trail of thought away before it really began, Dave turned to the side as he tugged his boxers off, not wanting to give the troll an eyeful of his front or back side as he stepped into a fresh pair of underwear.

**solarOrigins** Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:57 pm

Karkat was tempted to turn his head to look. So very tempted that he started to, but chickened out and ended up just shifting nervously with a loud creaking of the mattress springs.

raunchyJanitor Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:15 pm

Dave pulled his fresh boxers up the rest of the way, taking his time to do so as he watched Karkat out of the corner of his eye. He then tugged on his jeans and slipped on his shirt before going back to the dresser for some socks and putting those on as well. He sped this process up faster as though to seem that nothing was amiss when he was doing a reverse strip tease for Karkat a moment ago, whether the troll was looking or not. "Want anything else while I'm out?"

**solarOrigins** Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:22 am

YES YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES! Karkat chanced a small glance over his shoulder, visibly relaxing, though his face was very red, at the sight of a fully clothed Dave. He shook his head and rolled over so he could fully face the human.

raunchyJanitor Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:38 am

"Your face is pretty red Karkat; you sure you're not running a fever?" Dave stepped over to the bed and took a seat near Karkat, pressing the back of his hand against the troll's forehead. He had a feeling that he knew what all of the heat in the troll's face was about, but that might have just been him being hopeful.

**solarOrigins** Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:50 am

Karkat recoiled from Dave's touch with a little noise, his face growing redder. He pulled the sheet up to his eyes, just staring at Dave blankly.

raunchyJanitor Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:06 am

Well, if Karkat had a fever, the cooling touch of skin on his forehead most likely wouldn't have made the troll behave quite like that. Dave grinned knowingly, backing off the bed, "Guess not." He put on his shoes and switched the contents of his old pants into his clean ones, turning back to Karkat and stating, "Be back in a bit," before heading out of his room and out of the apartment, locking the door behind him.

**solarOrigins** Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:11 am

Once Karkat was sure Dave was gone, he got up and made his way to the bathroom, meaning to void his bladder, only to run into a very wet, very scantily clad Bro Strider. Karkat flushed at the sight, making the elder man smirk and ruffle his hair.

Bro left Karkat to the bathroom, going back to the livingroom and sprawling out on the futon, in only his towel.

raunchyJanitor Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:36 am

Dave climbed down the flight of stairs and got his bike out of the rack, getting on it and peddling to the nearest fast food place. He didn't grab his helmet since it really wasn't that far, ten minutes at most, until he reached his destination. He figured that he should probably grab something for Bro while he was at Mickey D's, seeing as how it was a cheap breakfast and even if Bro wasn't there when he got back, it would just mean more food for him and Karkat.

He finally returned to the apartment in less than thirty minutes, opening the front door with a McDonald's printed paper bag in his hand.

**solarOrigins** Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:50 am

Both Karkat and Bro looked back over the back of the futon at him, pausing their hands halfway through a conversation about the shitty lifetime movie playing on TV. Bro was still just in his towel, and Karkat was just in his boxers, his shirt tossed over the back of teh couch with some obvious wet spots on it. "Sup"

raunchyJanitor Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:12 am

Dave: Have a heart attack.

Closer yet, Dave almost jolted back at the display before him on the couch, his eyes widening comparatively close to that of an owl's. On the inside, he was a sibling murdering mess, on the outside, he simply appeared to be mildly surprised. Karkat was embarrassed around Dave simply changing clothes in the same room as him, how the fuck did Bro manage to get the troll comfortable enough to be around him shirtless and pantsless?

Silently, he shut the door behind him and flicked his hand up in a sort of 'half wave', "Taking care of breakfast," the jealous little brother muttered. He opened the bag and pulled out a McGriddle before closing it up again and tossing it at Bro, "Think fast."

**solarOrigins** Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:18 am

Bro caught the wrapped delight easily with a smirk. "Didn't know you cared." He looked back to Karkat, who looked up at him innocently. "Go get dressed, we'll talk about it more later."

Karkat nodded, grabbing his shirt and hopping up to walk to Dave's bedroom.

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