"I... but, I'm the one who, m-made it happen! I mean, y-you would've s-stayed with her, if it w-wasn't for me!" Tavros said, staring down at Karkat as the Gryffindor looked up at him. "I'm not blowing it, o-out of proportion. It's my fault! Just l-like, everything else. P-people always have to do t-things for me, and I c-can't do anything f-for them, like that, because I-I always mess up."

He swallowed, and brought a hand up to wipe at his eyes again. "Like, the r-rap thing. It was for Gamzee, b-but I screwed it up, and c-caused you and Jade to fight..." At the thought of Jade, a whole new wave of misery washed over him. "S-she still likes you, b-but I'm just i-in the way." He let out a frustrated groan as he continued, "A-all because these... stupid feelings won't g-go away! We... w-were supposed to try and figure out stuff, and... I-I wasn't s-supposed to...I... they won't go a-away!"