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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.

---

[ 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. ]

action man!

Date: 2011-07-01 09:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[It is pretty surreal, seeing Karkat sleeping across the room and watching his dream at the same time. It's almost voyeuristic, really, but the dream is over before she thinks to turn away or turn it off, and she bites her lip as Karkat wakes up.

God, this is so messed up. Terezi wonders if she should just leave him be, then decides against it, crossing the room to sit next to him.]


Hi.
Edited Date: 2011-07-01 09:45 pm (UTC)

Date: 2011-07-01 09:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
[ he's still bleary eyed and a little shakey, but he gives her a nod of recognition all the same. ]

Hey.

Date: 2011-07-01 09:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[She wraps her arms around him and presses close, sighing.]

Are you okay?

Date: 2011-07-01 09:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
[ his arms tangle themselves around her, hands clinging to the back of her shirt in an almost desperate way. ]

I'm fine. It was just a dream.

Date: 2011-07-01 09:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[Oh, Karkat, you are breaking her heart. She leans her forehead against his and frowns.]

Is that really what you think?

Date: 2011-07-01 10:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
[ he worries at his lips with his teeth, eyes looking anywhere but her. ]

Date: 2011-07-01 10:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[Her fingertips move to his temple, ghosting along his cheekbone.]

Stop that. Talk to me.

Date: 2011-07-01 10:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
[ slowly, slowly, forcing his gaze to meet hers. ]

... Yeah.

Date: 2011-07-01 10:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[She sighs.]

You are so ridiculous. Why would I think I am too good for you?

Date: 2011-07-01 10:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
[ flushing briiiight red. ]

Because you're— [ beautiful. stunning. perfect. caring. thoughtful. cute. funny. serious. sassy. strong. ] —better.

Date: 2011-07-01 10:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
I'm not.

[brushing a thumb against his lip. At least those cuts are healed.]

No one is better than you, Karkat.

Date: 2011-07-01 10:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
I don't believe that.

[ he takes her hand, kissing along each knuckle as he's done before. ]

You're—perfect.

Date: 2011-07-01 10:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[Now it's her turn to blush bright teal!]

Am not.

[She's trying to stay frustrated but oops, are those butterflies in her stomach?]

You really think I would run off with Dave?

Date: 2011-07-01 10:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
[ god, she's so cute when she blushes. his other hand moves to stroke her cheek. ]

I'm sure he'd be a lot cooler about this. Even if he is a grade-A nooksniffing jackass.

Date: 2011-07-01 10:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[scoff!]

That is so stupid. Who cares how he would act about this? I am flushed for you, remember?

Date: 2011-07-01 11:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
You could do so much better.

Date: 2011-07-01 11:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
Shut up.

[Jegus, he is like a broken record. She realizes how close they are suddenly, and how easy it would be to close that distance between them. Terezi hesitates for a second, her hand tightening around his, then shoves her doubts to the back of her mind and presses her lips against his softly.]

Date: 2011-07-02 12:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
[ forever the most red, but he doesn't mind. he's kissing her back and he doesn't give any of the damns! none of them. ]

Date: 2011-07-02 12:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[Good! She would have been Very Upset if he'd chickened out on her. Right now, though, Terezi is distracted by how amazing he tastes, and after a second or so she deepens the kiss.]

Date: 2011-07-02 12:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
[ it's not entirely horrible for him, either! washing away the thought of eridan's repulsive lips in his own, too, which is always a plus. ]

Date: 2011-07-02 12:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[She pulls away, licking her lips and grinning almost deviously.]

You taste like cherries, Karkat.

Date: 2011-07-02 01:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allies.livejournal.com
You weren't half bad either.

Date: 2011-07-02 01:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[She giggles, trailing a fingertip down his neck.]

You are so ridiculous.

Date: 2011-07-02 01:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foretolds.livejournal.com
[sneaking another kiss!]

Don't make that face. I like it.

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