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karkat vantas ([personal profile] shoosh) wrote2011-07-02 06:49 am

nightmare oo1

Warnings: surrealism?? blood, drowning.
Effects: anger, jealousy, peace, rage, revulsion, disgust, hurt, loneliness, pretty much the entire emotional rainbow.

The dream opens on an empty room. It's blindingly white and tiled; a bathroom, clearly. A shower on one side, sink on the other. The other wall is plain and empty. There isn't a door. The plain wall morphs silver, into a mirror, and the dreamer—Karkat—is forced to look at his own reflection. Only it isn't his reflection at all. The Karkat in the mirror stands slouched, cockily looking back at him. As details gradually fill themselves in, it's easy to tell the identity of the person in the mirror. A white shirt with red sleeves and messy, light hair. Dave Strider, clearly, and his image makes the entire dream warp red with unease. With a closed, grey fist, the mirror is smashed, the image of Dave's mocking smile reflected out as it shatters.

Glass hits the floor with a sharp sound, breaking time and time again as it does; a fine snow on the tiles at Karkat's feet. When he turns around, the entire back half of the room is gone, replaced with a dark, unending void. Standing before him is Terezi, a teal glow around her as an arm reaches out. She strokes Karkat's face with soft hands and gathers him up in a tight embrace. In his ear she hisses "1 4M TOO GOOD FOR YOU" and her body shatters—more glass, dark and teal and red and grey, adding to the mess at his feet.

Looking down, the image of Terezi and Dave holding hands is projected into the glass. They're talking and laughing and smiling and Terezi is leaning in, closer and closer, tilting Dave's head towards her. The image is ended by Karkat's heel through the fragments, sending them scattering like bugs. More shattering, more glass.

When he looks up, away from the spiderweb images shining through the glass on the floor, there's a silhouette of two people. The first is short and decidedly feminine, rocking on her heels. Her smile lights up the room in bright green, and she waves goodbye, walking off into the void.

"i don't really want to be friends anymore, sorry!" echos her voice, long after her body vanishes into shadow.

The other form grins with shark-like teeth, arm lashing out to grab Karkat by the collar. A wave of repulsion fills the room, purple-tinted and haunting. The figure leans in close, warm, rancid breath on Karkat's face.

"fuckin' mutant" is all that it breathes, in a wavey, male voice. The male form cackles, and tiny scratches start forming all over Karkat's body. The figure disappears, but the blood doesn't stop. The cuts are bleeding. And bleeding. And bleeding some more. The next thing Karkat's aware of is the walls of the bathroom reappearing, and the entire room filling up with bright, cherry red blood.

It fills his mouth and burns like liquid fire as in enters his lungs. The last thing he's aware of is his head going under.

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[ karkat wakes with a start, sweating and heart beating frantically in his chest. clenching his teeth, he runs a shaking hand through his hair. then, his eyes lock on the dreamberry, blinking innocently on the nightstand. he gives it, and in extension, the entire network, a very classy middle finger and shuts the thing off. ]

[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
What is it?

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[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It was just a dream, don't worry about it.

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[identity profile] riflekid.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Karkat, that's not going to happen! You really don't give yourself enough credit... you're a great friend.

Please, stop thinking like that. [ she frowns, looking legitimately worried. ]

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[identity profile] silentlipsofsin.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
It wasn't just a dream, look at yourself!

[identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[She grins, leaning forward to whisper in his ear conspiratorially.]

You are actually pretty cool most of the time!

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[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Let's face it, Jade, I'm kind of an ass.

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[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ rubbing his face augh. ] It felt real while I was sleeping.

[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ nope he doesn't believe a word of that. ]

Really.

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[identity profile] riflekid.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
No, you act like an ass. But you're pretty good at heart, you know.

[identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[She huffs, resting her head against his chest.]

Yes, really! I am telling the truth! The only time you are lame when you start whining about how lame you are.

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[identity profile] sickestbeats.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Do the nuptials proper. Slide that ring right on my finger, bitch ain't coming off until death do us part. We're in this for the long haul. Every day you come home to my fat, hairy ass parked on the couch, beer cans scattered around my feet. But you made a promise under the watchful eyes of a vengeful pretend deity, can't leave me now, what would the neighbors think. So you trudge your tired feet into that shit hole we call a kitchen and slather some more mayo on my sandwich.

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[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe I act like I'm good to cover up the fact that I'm actually an ass.

[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ oops, that sounds a little counter-productive. ]

I guess I'll believe you.

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[identity profile] arachnida.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Flat on your face??? Hahaha~! Way to go.

[...of course, she doesn't really believe him -- she's more inclined to think that he bit it in his sleep, but seeing him try and lie about it is funnier.]

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[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry, did you say something? I stopped listening.

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[identity profile] riflekid.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
I know that's complete bullshit, and so do you. Now stop it!

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[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

[ ok, he knows that she knows that he's lying, but that's kind of the only excuse he's got right now. call back later. ]

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[identity profile] arachnida.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
So rude, lying to me like that.

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[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ you drive such a hard bargain, jade. ] ... Fine.

[identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Good!

[She snuggles close!]

Are you okay?

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[identity profile] riflekid.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ she giggles. ] Good.

Now, what the hell happened to your lip? You didn't get in a fight, did you?

[ oops. mother hen mode. ]

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[identity profile] silentlipsofsin.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Aww do you want me to come over and make you feel better~?

[ She is being kind nothing more. ]

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[identity profile] sickestbeats.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
I see I'm rubbing off on you already. Shit, that's precious.

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[identity profile] rainbowpalette.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Welp, that was nice and disturbing!]

You know I don't really feel that way, Karkat.

[Yes, she's assuming the green figure in the dream was her.]

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[identity profile] allies.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a lot better than hearing the truth, trust me.

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