KannySenpai

"Her soul burns as bright as her red lips." 

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Born in a segregated world amongst humans and trolls, Karkat Vantas seems to be the outcast of both. With his daily struggles of mental health, racial violence, and abandonment issues, is the concept of love too farfetched for this mutant? With rebellion at the edge, he sure wasn't ready to fall face first into the pages of poetry, eros, and total chaos.

DISCLAIMER: Mature topics are mentioned throughout the book such as; racial violence, strong language, discrimination, depression, self-harm, sexual references, and neglect. If the topics make you uncomfortable or you're under the age of 16, it is at your own risk to read further. This disclaimer will be seen once in the book, no warnings of listed topics will be mentioned in advance.

Roses Are Red, War Is Black

Before you scroll on down to the beginning of this Novel, you need to know this is not a human based book and have some 'Trollian' terms that are used throughout. 


It came to my attention that some terms used in this book is somewhat confusing to readers, so please refer back to this auxiliary chapter if you feel you are having trouble understanding the words used in this Novel. 


Trollian ( Troll·e·in ) = A humanoid race of aliens that are described to have gray skin, a pair of horns, and a rainbow hue of different types of blood color


Blood Pusher = Blood pumping organ; heart


Bulge = Any one of a number of bulge-like appendages to the troll body; at times refers to something phallic 


Hatchling = Refers to a new born troll or baby


Hemospectrum = The spectrum of colors found in troll blood


Nook = A crevice or entrance, such as an anus; or throat


Thinkpan = A thinking organ; brain or head. Sometimes simply 'pan' for short


Wriggler = Larval troll; used by trolls to refer to other species in their larval or infant stage


Archeraticator = The most noble warrior the imperial forces have to offer. Alternian soldiers who fight using bow and arrow. 


Grubschool = A school for very young trolls; preschool or kindergarten


Ruffian = A member of a branch of the Alternian military; known for their brute strength


Schoolfed = Being educated or figuratively "schooled"


Thresher = Some kind of sharp implement; a sickle-like weapon


Block = A generic name for a room, used to create compound names; see courtblock, respiteblock, nutritionblock


Corpse Box = Coffin; though trolls don't normally bury their dead


Grub = A kind of food, possibly made from actual larva, which can be made into any number of meals, from grubsauce to grubcakes 


Husktop = A portable computer; a laptop


Mealblock = A block for preparing food; a kitchen


Recuperacoon = A pod filled with nourishing sopor slime, in which a troll sleeps


Respiteblock = A block for relaxing or sleeping in; a bedroom


🌹If you have any questions about these terms or a term used in the book and is NOT on this page, then please leave a comment and I'll be happy to help!🌹


Novel Dictionary