Chapter 2
i took the stars from my eyes
and then i made a map
and i knew that somehow
i could find my way back
When you open your eyes, you're standing in some field. The sky is bright, the sun is shining, and the place is filled with trees and flowers. Definitely not your dream bubble.
You wonder around the place aimlessly, not finding a single human (or troll) in sight. It's kind of frustrating. You just want to talk. Or hang out. Or argue for fuck's sake, its been a few hours (5 hours, 37 minutes, 45 seconds) since you've arrived here, and you're not sure you're going to make it out. That is, until you hear a loud yet familiar voice.
Karkat fucking Vantas.
You walk through a lot of fucking trees and plants until you see a group of your friends. How rude. All of them together, not giving shit that you're not there.
"Ok but seriously where the fuck is Strider. He was right next to me when we entered this goddamn dream bubble, I don't understand how he could have ended up so far away! And how long have we fucking been here?"
Oh. Karkat cares, at least. That kinda makes your heart flutter. But just a little bit. No a lot. Fuck, you gotta stop. All these gay thoughts flooding your mind like you're some instagram meme page admin. You can dream, though.
"Sorry to burst your bubble, but I'm right here. How did you all do without me? Did you all cry like a little girl? I bet you guys were about to fall apa-"
"Dave. Fucking. Strider. Shut your mouth for one goddamn second, will you? You buldge-munching humans don't know how to shut your traps, do you?" By the time he's done talking Terezi and Vriska had wondered off to god knows where, and Rose stayed behind to tell you guys to "not get killed." Then it was just you and Karkat.
Just fucking fantastic. You're stuck with your best bro-crush-asshole dude thing and you don't even know when you're leaving this thing. It seems to be a pretty big dream bubble. You give him an obviously fake sympathetic look and you start walking. Or floating, rather. He's cute when he's mad. Wait. Fuck. No he's not. Goddammit.
You have realized that you had...some more romantic feelings for Karkat. But you weren't taught how to approach those feelings, your goddamn planet exploded when you were 13. You want to tell him, but you don't know if he returned those feelings, and that would be and extremely embarrassing situation.
You soon get tired of merely floating (even though Karkat's been complaining about walking for the past 45 minutes). You find a place to settle down for a while. The sky is dark now, and there are stars everywhere. You take off your cape (it's detachable!) and you lay it on the grass for you and Karkat to sit on. He gives you a weary look and plops down onto the ground. It's not until he's physically pulling you down that you realize you were staring at the sky-the stars were so magnificent that it was kind of unreal. Well, it is a dream bubble, but, you get the idea. It's something you would see in a children's book.
You and Karkat sit together in a comfortable silence, gazing at the sky like it was new turntables or something of equivalent importance. Before you realize what you're doing, you grab Karkat's hand. He immediately coils his hand away and looks at you with wide eyes.
"K-karkat, I'm sorry, I didn't-fuck."