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the silence filled the room. it wasn't awkward, no. comfortable. peaceful.
it was rare that they had moments of silence. nobody liked being alone on the meteor, deep down everyone knew that. this silence didn't make you feel alone, though. they were still in the presence of each other.
but could they really have ran out of things to talk about already? shit. they still have.. what, another year or so on this meteor? or was it just silent for the calmness of the silence?
the silence, like most things, comes to an end. unlike most things, this silence ended with a small and barely noticeable click noise. if they had been talking it wouldn't have even been picked up on, but now, oh, now it was clear. it was heard.
WHAT WAS THAT
and the silence is gone.
what was what
NO
YOU’RE NOT GONNA PRETEND THAT YOU DIDN’T HEAR THAT CLICK.
IT HAS BEEN THE ONLY NOISE IN THE PAST 20 MINUTES
am i not
NO
YOU’RE GONNA ANSWER THE QUESTION
am i
FINE. DON’T!!
FUCK YO..U..
DAVE
karkat cuts himself off before a rant begins, noticing an odd black rectangular shaped item in dave’s hands, well, they have nothing better to do. he might aswell pry.
what
ARE YOU
HOLDING A CAMERA
mmmmaybe
DID YOU
TAKE A PICTURE ON THAT CAMERA
mmmaybe
DID IT
MMMMAYBE
MAKE A CLICKING SOUND
perhaps
SO WHY DIDN’T YOU JUST FUCKING SAY THAT
IT’S THAT SIMPLE, REALLY!
LET’S RETRY THAT CONVERSATION
OK 3, 2, 1, GO
HEY, DAVE
yes karkat
WHAT WAS THAT CLICKING NOISE A MINUTE AGO?
. . .
. . .
OK FUCK YOU
NEVERMIND THEN
WHY DO YOU HAVE A CAMERA
it’s lame
i was about to do dump it somewhere so i never see it again
DRAMATIC, MUCH?
WHY DID YOU TAKE A PHOTO IF YOU THINK CAMERAS ARE SO LAME
WHICH BY THE WAY
YOU’RE LAME
SO YOU OWNING A CAMERA IS NOT SOMETHING CRAZY
THAT EVERYONE WILL FREAK OUT ABOUT
NOBODY GIVES A SHIT
WE’RE ALL ON THIS STUPID METEOR GOING FUCK KNOWS WHERE TOGETHER
A CAMERA MIGHT BE THE NORMAL-LEST THING IN THE ENTIRETY OF SEMI-NORMAL THINGS ON THIS METEOR.
SO DO YOU WANNA ANSWER
fair
i guess
it was something i sorta liked on earth
but then
i dunno
freaked a little
said fuck it
and stopped
but now we have a shit ton of time
like we have more time than we do
uh
everything
i mean like
its something to do i guess
YEAH
I NEVER REALLY HAD OTHER HOBBIES
other than watching shitty troll rom coms
.. OTHER THAN WATCHING SHITTY ROMCOMS.
SO I DON’T GET WHAT YOU MEAN ENTIRELY BUT
WHAT’D YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF ANYWAYS
uhh
s nothing
’S NOTHING??
WELL BEG MY FUCKING PARDON
YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY INTEREST SEEMS A LITTLE STUPID IF YOU TAKE PHOTOS OF NOTHING
wow yeah fuck you caught me dude
it was a photo of you
happy
you saw right through my disguise
uhh
dude
???
did i make this weird
NO NO
FUCK I JUST
WASN’T EXPECTING THAT?
LITTLE ODD THOUGH
WHY
you are so inquisitive
i dunno man
i just did
if you really want me to talk about it
ill get into major deep feels you know
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT
fair
but i warned you
i guess it just
for whenever
this trip is over
i want something to remember
us
??? not us
i mean like
what we did
us hanging
cuz fuck knows whats gonna happen at the end of this trip
if its complicated shit or whatever
i want something to remember the
good times i guess
i wanna be able to look back and like
think about this trip
and how nice it was
even with a homicidal juggalo crawling around
I GET IT
yeah
YEAH.
I’D WANT SOMETHING TOO
I DON’T THINK PHOTOGRAPHY WOULD BE MY THING THOUGH.
I’D BE TOO BUSY TRYING TO GET A GOOD SHOT SO I DON’T HAVE SOME SHITTY IMAGE TO HAVE AS A KEEPSAKE
shit well now that youve said that
i gotta check this is a good pic
dave, for the first time in this conversation, lifts up the camera and presses a couple buttons on it. although thinking it was completely unnoticeable he was squinting due to the darkness of the room and the additional void of light brought by the shades.
CAN I SEE?
dave hesitated for a second. slowly, he pushed the camera in karkats direction, who took the camera with little care. then he looked at the image, and paused.
his mouth opened.. then closed, and lay agape for a second aswell. he glanced up at dave and then back to the image.
IT’S.. CLOSE
yeah
LIKE REALLY CLOSE UP
I CAN SEE EVERY DETAIL OF MY OWN FACE
DETAILS THAT I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHERE THERE
FUCK DO I REALLY HAVE- WHY THE FUCK DO YOU WANT SUCH A CLOSE UP IMAGE OF MY FACE
well what else am i supposed to take a photo of
you want me up in the vents crawling around incase any crazy murderous juggalos decide its picture day
like shit no man move over the lighting from this vent isnt great do you mind if i use the flash
please say no
NO
phew
I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THIS PICTURE
what do you want me to do with it
URGH EW DON’T MAKE THIS A SEXUAL INNUENDO
YOU TOOK THE FUCKING PHOTO
i dunno
just a picture i guess
and i guess
your face is nice to look at
even with the horrific closeness of my camera
WOW, DAVE, TRULY POETIC
im serious bro
so serious
like im about to host a conference meeting with the most serious fellas in the business
bout to do some serious trading with the ceo of a major company
OK OK FUCK I GET IT
YOU’RE SERIOUS I LOOK NICE OR WHATEVER!
course im serious
this is the most serious news around
havent you heard
breaking news karkat vantas has an appealing face
its everywhere
surprised you havent heard
all anyone can talk about
UH-HUH SURE
YES THIS JUST HAS TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AROUND
obviously
karkat goes back to looking at the picture.. of himself. his eyes scan it but it's clear that isn’t what he’s focused on. there's something else he wants to say. a diversion from the current topic, something he couldn't bare to look at dave to say. but he doesn't get a chance. dave has picked up on his intense unfocused staring of the picture.
do you wanna delete the photo or kiss yourself i cant tell
karkats head snaps up from the picture to stare at dave, a confused expression with a hint of disgust on his face.
WHAT
WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN
the way youre looking at the photo
i cant tell if you want to rid it off the face of the wor..
universe
or if you want to kiss yourself
so which one is it
IT’S..
NEITHER??
WHY THE FUCK WOULD IT BE EITHER OF THOSE OPTIONS
IS IT..
WHICH IS IT FOR YOU!???!!?
uh
both
HUH
i wanna destroy that picture and i wanna smooch you
is that a problem
NO, THAT’S NOT WHAT I’M SAYING
WHY, THOUGH?
dave let's out a small chuckle, staring down at his hands.
i dont
i dont really know man
IS IT LIKE..
i swear if you ask if this is a quadrant thing
NNNGMMGRHR
i wouldnt know
youre mr quadrant
quadtas
mr quadras
karkat quadras
STOP
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO-
kiss me
sorta
FUCK LET ME FINISH MY SENTENCE
DO YOU.. WANT ME TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE A QUADRANT FOR THIS???
wow its warm in here ha um
if you want to i guess
id take a guess and say flushed
but i dont think im gay
OH SO YOUR BULLSHIT SEXUALITY STILL COMES INTO THE EQUATION WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE OF ANOTHER SPECIES
man dont
i dont know
personally never met an alien on earth before
so this is sort of new
OK
WELL
KISS ME THEN
what
dave shifts uncomfortably in his chair.
dude thats
karkat jumps from his seat before dave can finish his sentence. he quickly walks around the table they are sat at and pauses infront of dave.
CAN I..?
dave’s mouth lay agape, he didn't make an audible response but slowly nodded his head in approval.
karkat moves in forward and their lips connect. it was cheap, a weak excuse of a kiss. barely even a peck. neither moved.. they just.. sat with their lips touching. it was awkward. yet sweet. there was something oddly comforting and warm about it.
karkat pulled away and returned to his seat across the table. they sat in stunned silence, both unsure of what to say.
THAT WAS..
nice
sorry
what were you gonna say
I WAS ALSO GOING TO SAY IT WAS NICE
oh
OH?
dude i really like you
ive just kind of noticed
i guess ive wanted to kiss you for a good while i guess
YOU JUST NOTICED THAT?
sort of
NOT WHEN YOU, I DUNNO, TOOK A PHOTO OF ME FOR NO REASON
appealing face
SO
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD SAY WHICH QUADRANT IT IS
not pale for sure
i dont think im gay though
ill figure that out whenever
but do you
wanna figure all that out together
DAVE, I DONT HAVE AN IMMENSE UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR SEXUALITY SHIT
ok im asking if you wanna date
flushed kind
boyfriend style
OH!
oh
OK, FUCK, FINALLY.
YES
I DO
ok do you wanna like properly kiss this time
YES
I DO