#adding to the homestuck fan lore like 7 years late

[milk-prankster]

THAT TIME I MET ANDREW HUSSIE (and his mom) IN THE WILDERNESS

I've been sitting on this post for awhile and I think today, of all days, is finally the day I share it with you all. strap in, it's a long one.

this happened in like 2018, and as it pertains to The Holiday™ and the nature of this story's events, I'll be dusting off some of the old homestuck prose (with a little bit of tumblr fake story for flavour) so bear with... all of this.

So okay enter: me. in middle school at the unripe age of 13 (fitting), into all the weird 13 year old fandoms (wore homestuck horns practically every day no exaggeration), in the middle of binging supernatural (what a time to be alive), and, somehow very importantly to this story, having just lost my grandfather.

As my grandfather was an outdoorsy man, my family had decided to spread some of his ashes along the peak of a mountain near Jackson Hole in Wyoming.

While there, we decide to visit yellowstone (you gotta). we go do all the major trails and landmarks, it's a great day out with family to take our minds off everything. Towards the end of the day, we decide to hike one of the lesser known trails.

The trail is lovely and unpopulated, my sulky self isn't super into all the walking but it's nice out so I'm not complaining. I go to take a sit down on a nearby log, we've stopped by a lake at this point and I see a man in the distance.... a familiar man.

My heart skips. is that Andrew Hussie? No it couldn't be... what if it is? he's looking my way! Will he like my horns? he's turning.... he's turning....! and-

it's not him.

my middle school homstuck brain rot dilusional little fuckwhit self actually thought I'd see Andrew Hussie on a HIKE in the MIDDLE OF WYOMING?? get a grip. (i was super disappointed though)

but dear reader don't leave yet! my title does not deceive tis only my dramatic tension that lead you astray!

we continue our hike.

we want to get closer to the lake and take some pictures, so we take a small side trail and come to a small clearing at the bank. I sit down on a rock, and not 3 minutes later do I hear some whispers from behind me.

now this is something I was used to, I was a weird little ugly duckling and sometimes that's what happens so I've learned to mind my own business anyhow.

Until:

"excuse me" a woman's voice.

I turn my head.

Andrew Hussie.

ANDREW FUCKING HUSSIE

terror strikes my heart.

"i see your horns, do you know who he is?" the woman, sitting next to him asks, pointing at FUCKING ANDREW HUSSIE THE WRITER OF HOMESTUCK

MY FREAKISH NERD SIGNALING HAS PAID OF FOR THE FIRST, AND MOST IMPORTAND TIME IN MY LIFE

I nod, full of fear. the only thought in my mind? dontfreakoutdontfreakoutdontfreakout

I turn back around. and look away. (nonchalant I guess)

my mom? asks me who he is.

"Andrew Hussie, author of homestuck" I say, my voice SHAKING I am TREMBLING

commotion ensues.

I'm now being urged to take a picture, my father is making conversation with the woman next to Hussie

IM FINDING OUT THAT THE WOMAN IS HIS MOTHER

HIS MOTHER IS TELLING ME WHERE HUSSIES GIRLFRIEND WORKS BECAUSE MY DAD AND HER WORKED AT THE SAME PLACE

ANDREW HUSSIES GIRLFRIEND IS ALSO THERE

ANDREW HUSSIES SIBLING(?) IS ALSO THERE

ANDREW HUSSIES SIBLINGS GIRLFRIEND IS ALSO THERE

I HAVE JUST STUMBLED UPON A HUSSIE FAMILY GATHERING

I'm so scared.

I talk to the man, standing in the sunlight and to 13 year old me he might as well have been Jesus Hussie Christ

we take a picture.

we make conversation.

I freak the fuck out.

and like a leaf in the windy thing he is gone

(no seriously he walks so fast)

I would later make awkward eye contact with him coming out of the bathroom of the visitors center, happy 4/13 everyone.

[mudstoneabyss]

can you make a list of your top indie horror game recs ::3

yeah! so these wont be in order of what i like the most, they're just going to be here in whatever order I think of them. i'm also trying to go with what I think are more lesser-known ones, and if one is more popular it'll because I think it's one people write off that are actually good. as i'm writing this i'm going back up to say the descriptions for these will become less detailed because i got tired and cant keep repeating the art!! the atmosphere!!

Scarlet Hollow: A heavily choice-based horror mystery visual novel about going back to Scarlet Hollow- a small town in south historically ran by your family- for the funeral of your late aunt. its episodic and there are currently only 4 of the 7 episodes out. even with just them it is my favorite game. I love the writing and the art and the whole atmosphere of the game AND the soundtrack brought Brandon Boone (the composer) into my top 5 artists in my spotify wrapped last year

Slay the Princess: Another choice-based horror visual novel (and dating sim!) by the creators of Scarlet Hollow where you are tasked with, well, slaying the princess to prevent the destruction of the entire world. It's only a demo right now-releasing q3 of this year- but I'm excited for the whole game! my selling point for it with my followers is that the narrator (and some other characters) are voiced by Jonny Sims and hey podcast fans you like him check out this game

Endacopia: A click and point horror game inspired by Humongous Entertainment games such as Pajama Sam. Currently also a demo and set to release in October of 2024, I can not emphasize enough how excited I am for it. The game's style is so fun and there's lots of little details and the music??? There's two musical numbers in the demo alone. Some of the style and writing also reminds me of Undertale and even Homestuck somewhat (I say as someone who hasn't read homestuck)

FAITH: The Unholy Trinity: This is an 8-bit style horror game inspired by the 1980s Satanic Scare coming in 3 chapters with multiple endings, a very good example of games not needing high-end realistic graphics to be scary

Doki Doki Literature Club: Glances at my icon. who could've seen this one coming. I feel like most people know about ddlc by now, even if they don't know anything past "horror anime dating sim". It starts off for a long while a seemingly normal, if bland, visual novel dating sim until-seemingly suddenly- twisting into psychological horror. There's, however, a lot of foreshadowing once you see the beginning again after knowing what will happen. Honestly I think this games brilliant and its such a shame it somehow got lumped in with "cringe" mascot horror (its not even a mascot horror game?). For me a lot of the horror comes from the amount of scares left up to a random percentage- and how subtle a lot of them are. You can replay it and have a fairly different experience than you did the first time- and be scared by completely new things. There's also this existential and cosmic horror element that is less one you experience while playing it, i think, and more thinking about it afterwards. This isn't even touching on a lot of the secrets and easter eggs. a few years after the original game came out, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus was released, and it leaves the og game experience essentially untouched while adding a new vn experience the length of the og game (thats seemingly horror-less) as well as some more lore to the world, not of the game, but around the game, and builds more on the existential/cosmic horror. Needless to say from the length of this, I adore this game. also take the content warnings seriously, in the (free) og the game opens with warnings and a link to a page with specific tws, and in ddlc+ you are given the options to see those warnings listed before starting the game, as well as the ability to turn on tw pop-ups before game events

Home Safety Hotline: Also currently a demo, a horror game where you work for a home safety hotline, answering calls to help people deal with pests and other household problems. as the game progresses you get some more... off-putting calls and access to more unusual problems. I love games that put you into the role of someone who works a mundane job dealing with horrifying shit (similar reasoning to why I like the I'm On Observation Duty games, which I think are more popular rn than I want to put on this list)

NiGHT SIGNAL: By the same creator of Home Safety Hotline, this one's a short one about getting a new tv set and finding some strange channels during the night, inspired by The Twilight Zone and a 1995 game, The Dark Eye. A lot of the art in the game is done with clay which creates this really nice uncanny look and atmosphere- details about which you can see in an artbook you unlock after playing the game, which is REALLY cool I adore seeing the creativity behind and what goes into games like these.

and there's a bunch more I like, these are just the ones off the top of my head and I also dont feel like typing a bunch more dfnafnsk I'll also say if yall haves one you really like that I havent mentioned feel free to send an ask talking about them