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    Sometimes, he's just Dave.

     

    The ordinary, cool, human Dave. And he's okay with that.

    But sometimes, he can feel someone else pulsing under his skin, some other side of him that forces its way in and pushes everything else to the side. A person that leaves him feeling breathless and confused and stronger than ever before. Every day is a fight. Because he doesn't know whether to keep it chained or set it free.
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    Karkat is a college kid trying to make it in the opportunistic town of New Skaia, who has a loving moirail and no worries in life. Karkat is a college kid who is failing his classes, is completely out-of-place in New Skaia, and is afraid he might be the one who cares more. Karkat is a kid who is trying to make it in life, despite his blood disorder and the fact the world likes to kick him when he's down.

    Karkat is so, so tired.

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