[He's got his hands back, but he only moves one of them, smoothing his fingers down the side of Karkat's neck. If Karkat's stupidly snuggable, he's eminently touchable, too, in some inexplicable subconscious hindbrain way. It's weird, something about his baby fat to muscle ratio, something about the way he's shaped.
Maybe it's because he's not that big, or because he's vocal and always butting into things so Dave doesn't have to wonder as much whether he actually wants to be there or not.
(Maybe it's because Karkat's never hurt him.)
His fingertips graze over the ends of Karkat's hair in the back, and he rubs them in there again, gentle. Tries to pat the mess down. It's a mission impossible.]
If it only took hugging it out one time to fix people's longstanding brain problems, y'all wouldn't dedicate a whole quadrant to it for like the rest of your lives. And humans wouldn't spend fucking decades in therapy, either.
[His movements slow to stillness again, and then, speaking of hugging it out, he loops his arms around Karkat and resettles them both.]
You got time, all right? I promised you before. I'm not going anywhere.
[He breathes out right across Karkat's hair.]
You could fall asleep on my arm and cut my circulation the hell off, and I wouldn't even nudge you. You don't see that kind of dedication every day, bro. I am a rare and beautiful gift. Love me.
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[He's got his hands back, but he only moves one of them, smoothing his fingers down the side of Karkat's neck. If Karkat's stupidly snuggable, he's eminently touchable, too, in some inexplicable subconscious hindbrain way. It's weird, something about his baby fat to muscle ratio, something about the way he's shaped.
Maybe it's because he's not that big, or because he's vocal and always butting into things so Dave doesn't have to wonder as much whether he actually wants to be there or not.
(Maybe it's because Karkat's never hurt him.)
His fingertips graze over the ends of Karkat's hair in the back, and he rubs them in there again, gentle. Tries to pat the mess down. It's a mission impossible.]
If it only took hugging it out one time to fix people's longstanding brain problems, y'all wouldn't dedicate a whole quadrant to it for like the rest of your lives. And humans wouldn't spend fucking decades in therapy, either.
[His movements slow to stillness again, and then, speaking of hugging it out, he loops his arms around Karkat and resettles them both.]
You got time, all right? I promised you before. I'm not going anywhere.
[He breathes out right across Karkat's hair.]
You could fall asleep on my arm and cut my circulation the hell off, and I wouldn't even nudge you. You don't see that kind of dedication every day, bro. I am a rare and beautiful gift. Love me.