Eridan, have you told Karkat he doesn't need to prove himself?
Just as you cling to your ancestor as a means to identify yourself, the leadership role is all Karkat knows. Thus he clings to it just as desperately as you have to what you wanted to be. They are merely crutches for you both to cling to in order to hide your insecurities about who you are.
The twelve of you are all that each other have. What good is it to appear strong? To appear better than one another? It's not just you that needs to learn this lesson, Eridan Ampora.
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Eridan, have you told Karkat he doesn't need to prove himself?
Just as you cling to your ancestor as a means to identify yourself, the leadership role is all Karkat knows. Thus he clings to it just as desperately as you have to what you wanted to be. They are merely crutches for you both to cling to in order to hide your insecurities about who you are.
The twelve of you are all that each other have. What good is it to appear strong? To appear better than one another? It's not just you that needs to learn this lesson, Eridan Ampora.