#at least in the past hvjbkj tbh i havent actually thought of Ships for the au

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half-foot tz could also work in mirroring hivebent karezi, like when they first start adventuring and he's in the throes of a mild crush being like "as the only two half-foot clearly we were destined to be together", going through a character arc of like, no it doesnt dude

i feel like this would conveniently coincide with Karkat's more dunmesh specific arc of 'the youthful enthusiasm for adventure slowly leaving his eyes' as he realizes that the majority of other adventurers don't actually give a shit about him or Terezi. so fuck it. Fuck it! they'll go on their own and find their own party!

two years later he has somehow amassed the largest party on the island and also it's full of absolute freaks and misfits or every strand. and Terezi's still there as what basically amounts to his right hand, because in everything battle related, Karkat knows he can rely on Terezi's smarts and skill and also the fact that she'll have his back, cause hey, when you're the little guys you gotta stick together right?