[This is all a lot and it is happening very fast, but it's happening. Dave's internal monologue doesn't need to lie about the fact that he's had quick, guilty images of very similar occurrences flash through his head before.
He shifts meekly to accommodate Connor and the very real striking pain reminds him that this neither cute, fun nor fresh and he's not wholly convinced it will work. That would make his last sick trick on this mortal coil kind of an asshole move toward Karkat. Karkat who is home and hopefully safe but totally oblivious.
He tries to push both physical discomfort and guilt into a corner of his mind that he'll deal with later and softens himself against Connor. He winces despite himself, heel of his injured leg digging into the ground and relenting as he relaxes himself.
Synchrony is new to him but he knows it's a mutual thing, so he shifts his hand to rest reassuringly on Connor's wrist. It's a gesture that says: this is totally fine.]
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He shifts meekly to accommodate Connor and the very real striking pain reminds him that this neither cute, fun nor fresh and he's not wholly convinced it will work. That would make his last sick trick on this mortal coil kind of an asshole move toward Karkat. Karkat who is home and hopefully safe but totally oblivious.
He tries to push both physical discomfort and guilt into a corner of his mind that he'll deal with later and softens himself against Connor. He winces despite himself, heel of his injured leg digging into the ground and relenting as he relaxes himself.
Synchrony is new to him but he knows it's a mutual thing, so he shifts his hand to rest reassuringly on Connor's wrist. It's a gesture that says: this is totally fine.]