[Willow's good at reading people, it's one of her strengths, and Karkat isn't exactly hard to read. She nudges in closer so that she's just brushing one of his arms, not wanting to be more forward when they don't know each other, but unable to just sit there when he's curling in like that.]
Hey, no, [she says strongly, nervousness fading away.] I'm minding, this is me minding. I can read the subtext here, I'm not stupid. If I were in your place I'd be crying and embarrassing myself and, and who knows what. You're doing fine.
It's okay to be upset. I don't blame you.
[By now she's pretty much put together that, wow, they had to have been dating, even though Karkat had said he was dating Sollux now or something? It's all a lot more complicated than Willow can follow, exactly, and to tell the truth it does make her defensive. But she trusts Eridan-- she trusts him a lot by now-- and her heart really goes out to Karkat for being in this situation, whatever it is, precisely.
Even if she has absolutely no intention of giving Eridan up for anyone, she doesn't need to be cruel about it. Ultimately she just dislikes seeing someone hurt.]
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Hey, no, [she says strongly, nervousness fading away.] I'm minding, this is me minding. I can read the subtext here, I'm not stupid. If I were in your place I'd be crying and embarrassing myself and, and who knows what. You're doing fine.
It's okay to be upset. I don't blame you.
[By now she's pretty much put together that, wow, they had to have been dating, even though Karkat had said he was dating Sollux now or something? It's all a lot more complicated than Willow can follow, exactly, and to tell the truth it does make her defensive. But she trusts Eridan-- she trusts him a lot by now-- and her heart really goes out to Karkat for being in this situation, whatever it is, precisely.
Even if she has absolutely no intention of giving Eridan up for anyone, she doesn't need to be cruel about it. Ultimately she just dislikes seeing someone hurt.]