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[selfhatred]

WHO: Karkat Vantas and YOU
TONE: light
RATING: PG-13 (for Karkat's mouth mainly)
WHEN: backdated slightly to April 22nd
WHERE: the library
WHAT: Karkat's doing homework and you're invited to bother him
STATUS: ongoing



Eighteen inches for Charms and twelve inches for Care of Magical Creatures. Who the hell set these ridiculous amounts of homework? Oh right, the teachers. If there was one thing about the school that Karkat abhorred more than maybe the lake or how long it took to get to class, it was the homework. Who the hell wrote in inches anyway? He couldn't count on his aunt to give him a good grade in Care just because they were related either which was disappointing but he guessed that was how things went anyway.

He'd been sitting there since after lunch, and he stretched, placing his head on his arms with a huff. This was ridiculous.

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[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

For Tavros, it wasn't quite the same as it was the first time. The fact he'd initiated it was kind of overwhelming, now that it had caught up to him, and his mind was a tornado of confusion and unsureness. He was conscious of every single one of his actions, and he was back to wondering if he was actually doing it right. But even then, it still felt good, even though it scared him a lot. He closed his eyes, pressing into the kiss and trying as hard as he could to blank out again, and the butterflies soared around again.

The grip on Karkat's shirt slackened when he realized Karkat wouldn't pull away, and he flattened it on Karkat's chest. He could feel the gryffindor's heartbeat, which somehow made Tavros enjoy the kiss even more. It made him feel close to Karkat, in a way. It made it easier to enjoy, and forget about everything again.

Suddenly the thought of... doing what Karkat had done crossed his mind. Maybe if he showed Karkat that he really had messed up earlier, and that Tavros really had just been surprised, it would make things even better. But... he didn't know what to actually do once he stuck his tongue out. What if he did it wrong? He didn't know how to kiss like that, and he was too scared to actually try. So ultimately, for now, he settled on just this. Because it was pretty awesome the way it was.

[selfhatred]

When he was sure Tavros wasn't going to pull away anytime soon, he threaded their fingers together once he felt the Hufflepuff's hands flatten against his chest. He wondered if this was okay, that he wasn't being too forward or anything by asking in the first place. Slowly, Karkat began opening his mouth against Tavros's, gently brushing their lips together as he tried to encourage the other boy to move a little.

There was going to be no tongue involved this time, and he slowly moved his mouth, drawing their hands down as he leaned forward. He tilted his head in the opposite direction, noses rubbing softly as he did so.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

Kissing Tavros was probably a lot like kissing a very soft statue. He didn't know quite what to do, so when Karkat opened his mouth a little, creating a little friction, he didn't really do anything. Because... well. What do you do? His lips did twitch a little, but other than that, he just stayed kind of still, though he pressed into it a little more.

He squeezes Karkat's hand gently as it was guided down, and when Karkat's nose brushed his, he giggled. He didn't mean to, but it tickled a little and between that and the butterflies in his stomach, he had to laugh. The action forced his mouth open against Karkat's, and then a realization hit him. All he had to do was... stick his tongue out, and he would be doing what Karkat had done. All the motions except for that had been taken because of the laugh that had forced its way out.

The butterflies were telling him to go for it- he'd learned that when he thought of something, and they flew around, it definitely meant he wanted to. It was just listening to them that was the hard part part. They flew up his stomach, once again making him feel like he would fly away, and then all of a sudden he just... did it, and they exploded as his tongue flicked out and brushed against Karkat's bottom lip.

[selfhatred]

Feeling the other boy's tongue brush over his lip surprised him, especially hearing Tavros giggle. Karkat didn't think he was doing anything giggle-worthy, but apparently he was. He returned the squeeze of his hand and, remembering what to do, let his own tongue slip out, meeting Tavros's.

It was weird. Definitely different from kissing Gamzee. The older Slytherin was the only one Karkat could compare to, and knowing that he was the one who had to make the passes made his stomach churn a little. He wasn't a leader. But at the very least he could do this.

He brushed his tongue against the other boy's, leaning in as he breathed through his nose, a small sound leaving his throat.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

Tavros tried not to freeze when Karkat's tongue met his, but there was hesitance, and he almost retreated his tongue back into his own mouth. But he carried on for Karkat. For a moment, anyway. He pressed his tongue against Karkat's awkwardly, and the... feeling of it was just so different, wet and warm that... he snorted. Unattractively into the kiss. Because it was just so weird, and maybe he was just immature, but he couldn't stop himself from pulling away laughing.

It wasn't a small laugh either, it was an 'I can't catch my breath' kind of laugh, and he squeezed Karkat's hand for support, though he showed no signs of stopping. After a second, he finally managed to choke out, "Sorry!" but it was almost lost in his laugh. It wasn't that it had been that weird- okay, yeah, it had. But it was the tension of the situation finally letting itself out in probably the worst way possible. It had felt so weird! And the butterflies had tickled so much, and he just. could not. stop. laughing.

He would feel bad about it afterwards, heavily embarrassed, but for now there were tears rolling out of his eyes from laughing so hard.

[selfhatred]

He blinked a little when he heard Tavros snort, opening his eyes and pulling away just slightly as the other boy started to laugh. He raised an eyebrow as he watched Tavros giggle before his lips quirked into a smile. It wasn't often that he got to hear Tavros laugh and he rearranged his grip on his hands, hunching his shoulders and ducking his head slightly.

"It's okay."