What is there really to say about him? He's indescribable. I can't put it into words, but I'll try.
Every once in a while, you come across someone you love with all of your heart and soul and nothing you do will ever change that. If you get lucky, you'll come to find that they love you back. If you're like me, you'll find that can never be the case.
There's something about the way he smiles -- the very few times he genuinely smiles-- that takes your breath away. He has the ability to light up a room if he wants to. The way that he speaks with such emotion in everything he says without noticing is intoxicating. You just can't help but listen.
Listening. He's good at that, too. I can sit there and spill my guts to him for hours and he'll listen quietly until I'm done.
I think the thing I love most about him, though, is how much he cares about everyone. He tries not to show it, but I can tell by the concern in his eyes that he worries for all of us. And when he gives me that look and begs me in a voice he keeps reserved just for me --when he begs, "Dave, please don't ever leave me alone."-- I can't help but know that he's my soulmate. He's supposed to be with me for the rest of our lives.
But I'd never tell him that. I wouldn't even know how to begin. I just hope that one day, long after I'm gone, Karkat will find this notebook. I want him to read it and know just how much I love him. I want him to know that everything I've ever done has been for him. I want him to know that my heart belongs to him and only him. I want him to know that it will continue to beat for him even after I'm gone.

Karkat, I love you.

~David Strider ❤️