If Karkat actually expected that to work, then he was mistaken. It only made Tavros's eyebrows furrow, and the tears come harder. It had been years since Karkat had said anything so nasty to him. Then again, it had been a long time since he'd said anything at all to him, but... hearing that was just. He couldn't handle it. But he swallowed, trying to reign it in. He wiped harder and faster, trying to calm down even though it was futile.

"I-I guess you'll just, have to leave then... because, I can't stop," he finally said. "Please, Karkat...Please just tell me, w-what I did, so I can fix it. That's why I-I told you to come here...s-so we could t-talk."