**Warning, I'm writing this on mobile so it might not be very good... also because I'm tired. I'm trying to make 46 bracelets before the end of next week for he cast members in West Side Story. I've finished twelve. Anyways, Enjoy!**

"Y/N?"

I saw the pointed tail before Karkat appeared. I smile as he looks at me in curiosity. He's too adorable for words, but I'll never tell him.

"What's up, Kar?"
"ONE, STOP CALLING ME THAT, AND TWO, WHAT DOES THIS WORD MEAN?"

He was holding out one of my favorite romance novels, my guilty pleasure of a book. I felt my face heat up and I look at the word he wants to know. Demons, I have learned, may be powerful creatures, but know very little about humans.

He doesn't know about subtly.
He doesn't know about computer hacking.

He doesn't know Love.

"The word means you care for someone," I say. I get back to the task at hand so he couldn't see my nervous twitching. "It's common among people." He walks away with the new information and I breathe a sigh of relief. At least it wasn't a different word that was difficult to explain.

I've been finding roses everywhere. By my pillow, my kitchen table, on the porch, random spots where I can easily find them. I don't know exactly who it is, but I have a good guess.

Someone is leaving post-it notes with comments on them.
"Your eyes are pretty"
"Are you getting enough sleep?"
"You are very intelligent!"
They make me blush every single time. I don't know for certain who has done them, but the handwriting is similar to a troll's that I know.

I catch him one day, his tail flirting from the corner.
"Karkat!" I say, yanking him back. "Why have you been doing these nice things for me?" His face turns to a lovely shade of red, bright on the face, but still dark enough to be regal.
"I ASKED OTHER PEOPLE WHAT LOVE MEANT IN HUMAN," He says, looking only at his feet. "THEY SAID ALMOST THE SAME AS YOU, BUT THEY SAID GIFTS CAN SHOW LOVE AND HOW BONDING IT CAN BE WITH A PERSON." He holds out a bouquet of roses with a shy smile.
"I THINK I HUMAN LOVE YOU, Y/N."
I laugh at the cuteness of it all and kiss him lightly on the cheek. I take the bouquet and he blushes even brighter.
"I think I human love you too, Karkat."
I place the bouquet in a vase with water and go to sit on the couch. He sits with me and cuddled up to my side. I lay my head on his chest and a familiar purring erupts from Karkat. I kiss him lightly once more and he smiles happily at me.

And to think it started with a definition of a word.