[your brain stutters to a stop and you stare at him for a minute and your heart swells up and you kind of want to hug him again, even if he doesn't really seem to like that kind of thing!]

I don't hate Dave! But his tongue has definitely never been in my mouth either. We're just the bestest of bros!

And gosh, I don't see why you hate yourself, Karkat. I like you a lot!