Ah, okay, he's not. He wasn't prepared for that. His throat tightens and Karkat will probably be able to tell because his shoulders do, too, all the flat of his back. THIS ISN'T THE TIME, SHITTY FEELINGS, he wants to yell down his own trachea, but he just swallows, breathes, and forces himself to chill. Ashley needs help right now, and so does Karkat. He can continue dealing with the new and exciting reality that hearing kind things makes him cry later.
So the pause he takes this time is just that. A pause. The hot feeling in his eyes goes away after he holds them closed for a moment, after he re-centers himself. We're okay.]
yeah im im sorry too about josh and about his sisters and about what happened to you and your other friends
do you want me to stay on the line with you or do you need some time or both
[Private]
Ah, okay, he's not. He wasn't prepared for that. His throat tightens and Karkat will probably be able to tell because his shoulders do, too, all the flat of his back. THIS ISN'T THE TIME, SHITTY FEELINGS, he wants to yell down his own trachea, but he just swallows, breathes, and forces himself to chill. Ashley needs help right now, and so does Karkat. He can continue dealing with the new and exciting reality that hearing kind things makes him cry later.
So the pause he takes this time is just that. A pause. The hot feeling in his eyes goes away after he holds them closed for a moment, after he re-centers himself. We're okay.]
yeah
im
im sorry too
about josh and about his sisters
and about what happened to you and your other friends
do you want me to stay on the line with you
or do you need some time
or both