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Summary
On a world which is sort of like our own, sort of not, trolls and humans live side by side and everything is is a little bit more anachronistic, a little bit strange; full of steam engines, gentry, and mysticism. And if you happen to belong to the lucky 30-35% of the population who have a soulmate, their words will appear on your skin if they fulfil two conditions: They must convey a fundamental truth about said soulmate, and they must be clearly communicated to another person in their presence.
For Dave Strider, who after all these years is still just as excited to meet his fated someone, there's just one teeny-tiny little snag in the way. The words on his skin are in an ancient and practically dead troll language, and finding even one person who speaks it would be a stroke of luck, nevermind his actual soulmate.
For Karkat Vantas, who has never left the temple where he grew up and has met exactly two humans during his life so far, the language barrier definitely isn't the main issue.
(Companion piece to 'Words, and why you hate them' - see notes for update schedule.)
Series
- Part 1 of Words