#ianthe is vriska coronabeth is feferi and babs is eridan???

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Reading Gideon the ninth when you have a PhD in homestuck is an indescribable feeling

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Thoughts on beta trolls houses or as individual characters. mostly due to the themes or personality, rather than direct parallels with the plot.

Aradia, 5th house. Abigail or Coronabeth. Of course because she is tied to spirits in the comic. She's also got a whimsy about her like Abigail does. She's also more than people think she is, regarding Corona and her lack of necromancy and how Ianthe condensends her, and how Babs 'protects' her. There's also some themes in here relating to Dulcinea, How she's actually dead and those who loved her feel distant from her.

Tavros, 4th house. I see both of the teenagers in him, he's capable of more than he thinks he is. Always nervous, but rising to the occasion when it comes.

Sollux, 9th house. Sollux Is an analytical little piss ant of a man. He would remind me of Harrow if not for the fact that he's much more apathetic, and she cares way too much. But there's really something compelling about comparing the two, I'll reblog this with more thoughts if I think of how to specifically word it.

Karkat, Gideon/Kiriona. Being trapped on a planet he doesn't want to be on, seeing service to the military as a way out. Being disillusioned in realizing he doesn't want to be a cohort fascist. Self-sacrificing because he loves his friends, deep down.

Nepeta, Nona. It's so obvious in my head that I don't even know what to say. She's badass, sweet. Autistic.

Kanaya, 7th house. Citherea? I believe she'd be about the beauty of a slow death. Before realizing it's utter bullshit.

Terezi, 2nd house. Alecto. She's a weird little freak full of fealty.

Vriska, 3rd house. Ianthe or Harrow. She's slimy and will do anything to prove herself. Deeply lonely and traumatized. Lots of treasure under her belt.

Equius, 8th house. Silas? At first I definitely thought about it because of the hair. But also because of his slow change of heart, his prejudice against the other houses before slowly coming around. Being a bit of a hypocrite also. Maybe even Ortus by way of being a poet and not actually wanting to hurt anyone.

Gamzee, I'm split between so much for him. Sober Gamzee is like... If Ianthe was 8th house. Or he's 2nd house, subjugatiing in mind. 9th by virtue of being a cultist, but not serious enough... Maybe if Augustine was a 9th.

Eridan, 6th house. Naberius or Palademes. He's so hauty like Babs, but has always been into history and the facts.

Feferi, 1st house from the 7th. Mercymorn or Dulcinea. She's sweet but also kind of like a fake sweet. She really does want the best for everyone, but also thanks everyone is... not stupid, but not not stupid.

Hot take on vriska being more harrow than Ianthe-- I always thought of Mindfang as more Ianthe.

Beta kids,

Rose, 9th or 7th house. An occultist with a fascination for the morbid. Would see beauty in everything.

Dave, Gideon if Gideon was 4th. He tries to hide how he feels behind shades, and is relaistsllt deeply anxious despite being a badass.

Bonus: Dave and Rose as actual necromantic twins. Pilgrims from the 6th to the 9th.

Jade, blood of Eden. Nona, loves dogs and is also rather innocent, but kicks ass. A bit of amnesia. Well she wouldn't hate the idea of necromancy because it's so normalized to her, I feel like disturbing something that's resting would be upsetting for her. In the way that a construct is different from a 'hideous corpse'.

Jegbert, 5th (mostly because it seems like the most laid-back house). Magnus: Silly jokes, a deep sense of responsibility. Also the goodest. Jod: The narrative ultimately revolves around what s/he has done and what will result from that.

Alpha kids,

Jane, 5th house. She reminds me of Abigail, especially because of bringing the group together. Being there for her friends, cooking, being generally great.

Jake, 5th house. Magnus, also because of silly jokes, his manners, but also being kind of nervous all the time. He has more potential than he realizes.

Dirk, 2nd. Maybe if Harrow was 2nd. Stoic, kind of because he has to be to protect himself. Testing others by offering them necromantic hurdles to pass. He expresses any emotion by giving you trauma.

Roxy, 9th. Camilla maybe? She's badass and would do anything for those closest to her. But I'm like Camilla, I believe the 9th house suits her because of how forgotten she feels, and how she tends to keep to herself when reaching out to her friends fails.

Speed round, alpha trolls & ancestors therein

Damara, 1st, from the 4th.

Rufioh, 4th, appendix to the 2nd. Cohort.

Mituna, 4th, pilgrim to the 8th.

Kankri, 8th house but not the Perfect paladin.

Meulin, 5th house.

Porrim, pilgrim from the 9th to the 3rd.

Latula, 2nd. Cohort.

Aranea, pilgrim from the 3rd to the 6th.

Horuss, 6th. Eventually blood of Eden.

Kurloz, 9th.

Cronus, 8th, he fucking hates it. Wishes he was 3rd.

Meenah, 1st house, from the 2nd (theif of life). Then, blood of Eden. Mercymorn sort of. She's fed up with this duity bullshit.

If anyone has thoughts I would love to hear why you agree or disagree :3