Karkat/John, time travel, jealousy, voyeurism
anonymous
September 4 2011, 10:32:37 UTC
Six sweeps old Karkat is frustrated with just being palhonchos with John, but can't seem to find a way to move beyond that relationship.
Through wacky space-time hijinks, he ends up in a future with 30 y.o John and similarly aged himself, and they are matesprits. And little Karkat cannot believe that John grows up into this rather sensible seeming stupidly handsome guy, or that his future self is so calm seeming too. Also tall. And grown up. Karkat may actually hate this future Karkat more then any others. And how dare they be so perfect together, when all he and his John do is argue over romcoms.
So, for science, and totally not because the idea gets him hot, why would you suggest that, present Karkat sneakily observes his future self and future John mating. So he can figure out what he is doing wrong with his John!
Re: Now I Won't Settle For Less [6/6]
anonymous
September 8 2011, 06:51:46 UTC
Dead.
Dead of hot, of adorable, of romantic, of everything.
Just - seeing how they will be, and seeing how they are, and seeing how the two Karkats see their past/future selves, is amazing on all those different levels.
Plus, Dave's remark on which Dave he is temporally, is a fucking work of glory. It echoes the time shenanigans of the rest of the piece, and drives home the level of commitment in the Karkat/John relationship at the same time as it expresses Dave's support of that commitment.
Also I ♦ the way you did the xenobiology and the attitudes towards the non-use of buckets.
Re: Now I Won't Settle For Less [6/6]
anonymous
September 8 2011, 07:22:13 UTC
ShitFIRE that was hot. And deliciously in character, with Karkat bitching about both past and future self. Honey, you will never get a kismesis with that much self-loathing. Have a John instead. (Also, poor Dave. I hope they bribed him well for his time. He may be the worst cupid ever.)
Aw, you're going to make me blush! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much! And that you managed to finish it! ^^ Pardon me while I swoon from your comment. (I went around work today with a stupid smile on my face.) I'm so happy that I did this right!
Re: Now I Won't Settle For Less [6/6]seer_of_voidSeptember 9 2011, 02:28:50 UTC
oh man. That was really nice and lovely and so hot unfff. I really like how Future Karkat and John interact, both before and during sex. Also, adorable! So adorable.
...I kiiinda want to see the fic where Present Karkat decides to stop being such an ass to Present John, John's reaction, and Karkat trying to model their relationship on everything he learned from the trip to the future. c:
Re: Now I Won't Settle For Less [6/6]
anonymous
September 11 2011, 21:35:22 UTC
I liked this fill a whole lot but my absolute favourite thing was how solidly this was set in present Karkat's viewpoint. All the way through he's grumbling at life's unfairness or puzzling out some intricacy of human culture or full of doubts and awkwardness about sex. It's wonderful.
How they ever have visitors, Karkat can't imagine,
Now I Won't Settle For Less [7/6] - Epilogue
anonymous
September 11 2011, 02:11:26 UTC
If the asteroid that they're currently inhabiting were operating by Earth rules, it would be sometime in the evening that Karkat shuffles up to his door. John shifts in his chair where he's been sitting and staring up at the ceiling, fingers drumming absently against his thigh.
He's so tired of going through this.
It's bad enough that he's feeling…affectionate toward Karkat. (John won't let himself call it anything else.) But what's worse is that Karkat doesn't seem to feel the same way. He feels something, but the troll is so eager to push John into one of his quadrants - one of four, even - that John can't bring himself to have any real discussion about it
( ... )
Through wacky space-time hijinks, he ends up in a future with 30 y.o John and similarly aged himself, and they are matesprits. And little Karkat cannot believe that John grows up into this rather sensible seeming stupidly handsome guy, or that his future self is so calm seeming too. Also tall. And grown up. Karkat may actually hate this future Karkat more then any others.
And how dare they be so perfect together, when all he and his John do is argue over romcoms.
So, for science, and totally not because the idea gets him hot, why would you suggest that, present Karkat sneakily observes his future self and future John mating. So he can figure out what he is doing wrong with his John!
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Dead of hot, of adorable, of romantic, of everything.
Just - seeing how they will be, and seeing how they are, and seeing how the two Karkats see their past/future selves, is amazing on all those different levels.
Plus, Dave's remark on which Dave he is temporally, is a fucking work of glory. It echoes the time shenanigans of the rest of the piece, and drives home the level of commitment in the Karkat/John relationship at the same time as it expresses Dave's support of that commitment.
Also I ♦ the way you did the xenobiology and the attitudes towards the non-use of buckets.
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Ba'aw~ Success! I find Dave to be so difficult to write. *headdesk* So thank you! Just...for everything you said up there, thank you. ^^
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This is still making me laugh. XD Oh my goodness~
Thank you for commenting on characterization! I do my best to be as IC as possible, and I'm always glad to know when I'm doing well!
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i... i would love a sequel....
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Well, since you asked so nicely~ XD
Aw, you're going to make me blush! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much! And that you managed to finish it! ^^ Pardon me while I swoon from your comment. (I went around work today with a stupid smile on my face.) I'm so happy that I did this right!
♥ ♥ ♥
Feel free to be my friend, too~
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...I kiiinda want to see the fic where Present Karkat decides to stop being such an ass to Present John, John's reaction, and Karkat trying to model their relationship on everything he learned from the trip to the future. c:
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How they ever have visitors, Karkat can't imagine,
Oh, Karkat
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He's so tired of going through this.
It's bad enough that he's feeling…affectionate toward Karkat. (John won't let himself call it anything else.) But what's worse is that Karkat doesn't seem to feel the same way. He feels something, but the troll is so eager to push John into one of his quadrants - one of four, even - that John can't bring himself to have any real discussion about it ( ... )
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