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[daedalusdavinci]

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29. Favourite fanfiction(s) of your ship(s)?

you may not know this already, but i have a recs tag where i post exactly this in depth! but i LOVE to boost my favorite fics, so ill do it all again, just for you anon <3 if you want more recs for any of these ships, i promise there are TONS in that tag, (or you can send me another ask for something more specific,) but ill stick to just my absolute top reads in this post

my favorite fanfictions of my favorite (homestuck) ships

starting under the cut bc it got long slkdjnfsjdfn

for halquius, the funniest hs ship-

Second Chances by @mtjester

Lil Hal never said anything about what it meant to be the AI avatar of the God of Heart. After he and Equius had split, everyone had assumed he would go back to Dirk and serve as a sort of spirit companion, the hyper-perceptive Shades of the God of Heart. But to that, he had simply responded, “Nah.” He stayed firmly on Equius’s face, and Equius asked him no questions about it.

this fic is so in character. it captures some of my favorite things about this ship, like how obnoxious they are and the very specific ways they click and enable each other. it also has an absolutely fantastic sequel! its short and funny, and always the first rec i drop for this specific ship.

(the second rec i would drop is my own fic, Hold Me (Accountable). its a space au with mechanic!equius and bounty hunter!AR, and i maintain that its hilarious and a must read if you like this ship at all.)

my resident favorite ship, eridave-

Lee Shore by @jumpingjacktrash

“I asked Egbert to ask you if you have Ampora’s new contact information.” “No, man, I didn’t even know the old info was old. How can you not have a contact for him? It’s not like he changed his chumhandle, email, and phone number all at once.” “As a matter of fact, that is apparently exactly what he did. And deleted his Facebook and his photo blog.” “Dramariffic.” In the years after the game, the twelve trolls and eight humans have tried to stick together, because no one else would understand. When Eridan misses one of their yearly reunions, Dave makes an impulsive decision to go find him.

ive said it before, and ill say it again. this is THE eridave fic. this is the one. if you only ever read one (and its not one of mine), it should be this one. i love how dave takes eridan seriously without enabling him, and how easily they both cut through each others bullshit. the handling of eridans character is DELICIOUS, and i literally think about his relationships with the other trolls in this fic all the time. i dont even know how many times ive read this fic but it goes so hard.

davekat, the classic-

Fait Accompli(cation) by @dragonomatopoeia on tumblr

In Which a Mutant and an Alien Meander Towards a Quadrant of Indeterminate Identity at a Glacial Pace While Examining the Internalized Toxicity Perpetuated by Their Respective Societies, and The Nature of Friendship is Determined to Be More Universal Than Originally Theorized [Banned In Alternia]

this is the quintessential meteor fic. its everything you could ever want in a meteorfic, and deals very heavily with karkat and dave unpacking toxic cultural ideas from their respective planets and coming to a new understanding of who they want to be together. its long, its slowburn, its everything, and the authors put SO much obvious effort and research into getting the voices just right, i still think about and admire it years and years later.

The Eurydice Suite, v2.0 by @callmearcturus

Dream-sharing: a highly illegal little industry in which agents delve into people’s dreams, and unearth their deepest secrets and memories. Within this business, the Strider-Lalondes are known as the best there is — until Dirk Strider gets his fool-ass trapped within the confines of his own subconscious, with his Auto-Responder playing malicious prison warden. To save him, the best and brightest dreamers in the world will have to form a team. Backed by the token rich friend, lead by the surliest extractor ever bribed out of retirement, haunted by the shade of the latest, greatest agent in the biz, and on the run through a dangerous tiered dream in a hostile mind… It’s going to take a miracle to pull this one off.

arc doesnt need any publicity from me, bigname that they are, but i gotta say of all of their fics this one is one i still come back to and reread from time to time all these years later. the au is really cool, and the drama is potent. karkat and dave have a very loaded and complicated, vaguely antagonistic relationship that takes time to get resolved, and you dont see that very often in davekat fics!

davekat, the superior-

Crash Standing by @asukaskerian

It’s been eight days since the end of Sburb and Davesprite is not coping especially well.

IVE SAID IT BEFORE ILL SAY IT AGAIN. BEST. HOMESTUCK FIC. dont look at how many times ive read this dont worry about it. davespritekat is just better than davekat, okay? im sorry. everything is better w davesprite. if youre a davesprite fan i dont even have to say anything else you already know youve gotta read this, but for people who arent- dude, this fic. its such a poignant snapshot of the awkwardness of teenagerdom, especially as a very traumatized teen, and the interpersonal relationships between characters outside of the main two are just so delightful. the john&dave&davesprite dynamic is one i think about constantly, and me and my friend STILL have running jokes about davesprite co< kanaya, which is perhaps the greatest thing to ever be invented, and we have fully incorporated the phrase "sparkle princess alone time" into our day to day vocabulary. i LOVE the gossip chumps, they are everything to me. underrated friendship.

another classic age ship, johndave-

play ball! by spacepuck

When Dave moves to Washington, he expects to spend the summer alone in his room until school starts. But when he stumbles on the sandlot, he discovers a baseball team needing one more player. He quickly gets dragged into the mix, but there's just one problem: he knows absolute dicksquat about the game. Luckily, John, the high school's best baseball player, swoops in to help. (this is basically a sandlot/baseball au. happy summer!)

ive actually been meaning to reread this one, since its been a long time. im adding it to my marked for later rn. i think of all the johndave fics i ever read, this is the one i think about the most years later. ive never read a fic that just. FELT like summer the way this one does. its intimate and sweet and its got the exact feeling of a hot summer night, lying in the grass and staring up at the stars with your best friend. when i read a johndave fic, i want some real fuckin falling in love with your friend as a stupid kid shit, and this is that

dirkjohn-

Vanitas Vanitatum by @oxfordroulette

You've determined the hobbies of the monarch you serve are as follows: 1. Ill-timed pranks. 2. Cooking. 3. Subconsciously pulling elaborate political schemes off perfectly, ad infinitum, every one of which inches his mind closer to some ineffable dark chasm you're curious to find the depth of. Anyway, he makes damn good lasagna.

when i tell you this is the best dirkjohn fic i mean nothing else has ever even COMPARED, and that includes my own goddamn fic. fuck ammfh, read THIS. its political intrigue and messy, MESSY relationships, and a john who is an absolute delightful trickster with serious fucking PROBLEMS. the john/vriska/dirk friendship in this is everything, and the design of the strilondes is so fucking cool??? im ngl i think about those blindfolds everyyy time i make an au. its magic, its kingdomstuck, its dnd, its got illustrations, its EVERYTHING. oxfordRoulette is like a fucking professional at writing fics where everyone kind of sucks and is super toxic and a little bit evil and its THE BEST. LOVE this fic

for bropsii-

just read anything by captorvatiing. just go do that. or read the entirety of the @askpsii blog again?? for the ten millionth time? and cry about how theres like no content.

all of my other favorite ships are too niche to have fics </3 lol. read MY fics, thats what you should do. just go read the fics for the tags that i personally started sldkjfnsdlfsdf

ALSO YOU SHOULD READ LET'S BE OUTCASTS BY @curlicuecal. this is the only time ill ever recommend anything thats incomplete but GOD ITS SO GOOD. i wont say anything else. just that its SO. GOOD. and if you like hal or the exiles you will LOVE this

[docbe]

I’m rewatching bnha and I’m on the episode where they move into the dorms and visit everyone’s room, and like it’s fun because it reminds me of living in the dorms in high school

For the last two years of high school, @mtjester and I went to an accelerated public academy, which basically means it was full of queer smart kids from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. It was separated by floors—boys on 1st and 4th, girls on 2nd and 3rd, and we had separate stairwells because we weren’t allowed on the opposite gender’s floor (ironic bc of the amount of queerness). But twice a year we were allowed to visit the other floors and it was a ton of fun to see how ppl personalized their rooms

Granted, it was way older, much less fancy, and had two ppl to a room, so it was much less glamorous and personalized than in UA, but still. The energy do take me back a bit

[millimononym]

TAG GAME!!!

tagged by @cerisia76 thank u 4 the tag!! I didn't know who i should tag so I'm just gonna be answering this one

3 ships:

this is gonna be hard I'm in so many fandoms lol I'm gonna try to be diverse. Also this is super long

1. Eritav (Homestuck)

OUGHHH where do i start with these 2. Ok so tavros is my fave troll so naturally during the period i was reading Homestuck a lot i stared having dreams about him. And for some reason one time Eridan was also there so i was intrigued and looked into their ship tag on AO3 and found the best fic ever with like the best characterization, writing etc... Before i literally didn't give 2 shits about eridan but it made me love his character as well. It's called "Black sails, Black romance" by mtjester and it's about Tavros and Eridan developing a kismesissitude(which is basically hate love, for those that don't read hs). The reason i put a pic of them down there as moirails is because i can honestly see them in any quadrant, despite them never talking in canon.

For moirallegiance, i feel like it would start out rocky but eventually develop into something better. Tavros would actually be allowed to speak his mind and develop more confidence since i dont think Eridan would shut him down constantly like Vriska, as Eridan is desperate for his quadrants to actually work. And Eridan would obviously benefit from having someone to keep his ass in line.

I can see them developing into matesprits later from that as well.

And as for kismesissitude, well it's already getting too long and i already gave a fic rec for it.

image by urfavsarequadranted

2. Toxic4Toxic/Socket/Rocket x Sinedd whatever they're called (Galactik football)

Must i say anything. They give each other undiscovered mental illnesses and are horrible for each other and i love that for them. Rocket is my favorite character and so his arc in season 2 was most interesting to me, which includes his relationship with Sinedd. I feel like they could have done more with them in s2, but i already made a post about that.

3. Hinadam (Super Danganronpa 2)

AHHHH THEM. Contender for fave rarepair of all time and fave Danganronpa ship overall. Best fics on ao3. 0 fandom toxicity surrounding them. Should be shipped more than k0mahina. Is more canon than k0mahina(I'm gonna get torn apart for this opinion but idc!!!)

like the entire freetime events with Gundham ends with him letting Hajime hold his hand, which he never let ANYONE do due to his touch aversion. He never develops a relationship this strong with anyone, not even Sonia who is his friend in the game. Hajime is the only person he feels safe and comfortable letting down his walls with due to Hajime's genuine effort to understand him better and be his friend. It's genuinely touching to me idkk i think i cried a bit first time i saw it. I'm not going to go into spoilers but good god man...the chapter ....if you know you know

and also in the island mode ending, Gundham asks Hajime if he wants to live a quiet life with himself and his animals. How is this not shipped more they're literally so in love it's not even funny

And NO i do not ship it because gundham is the best character and Hajime is the character i relate to most. but that could be part of it

IDK who made this artwork I'm sorry

Last song:

Okay it's technically not these ones but its the ones i remember listening to most lately. It's rainbow factory and Terrible Things. Fun fact a childhood song of mine called Erase The Underground (undertale fansong) just. Straight up used rainboe factory's music and i never knew so when i listened to RF i got the biggest jumpscare of my LIFE

Last movie:

The last movie i remember watching fully was Howl's moving Castle bcz my sister forced me and i enjoyed it even though it's not one of my favorite ghibli movies or anything. It was cool

Currently reading:

Still reading Watership down! (I have no time for anything lately otherwise i would have finished it) and if Manga counts I've also started reading NANA !! and i love it tbh my favorite thing is the fashion i could feel myself getting more cultured while reading it i think

Currently watching:

There's nothing im really focused on atm but i have a list on my pinned. The big ones i would say are Adventure Time and MAR (for nostalgia purposes). I'm also watching the justice league cartoon but tbh I don't really enjoy it that much despite people saying it's great. It just doesn't hit the same heights as BTAS or have as enjoyable of a superhero team as LOSH 2006. To me. But idk maybe it gets better later

Currently drinking: waterrrrrr baby

Currently craving: school to end to end tbhhhh

[mtjester]

Well, I’m trying to get back into writing fics, and I was having trouble jumping back into my WIPs, so I wrote a PWP omegaverse seroroki instead:

“Come here.” Todoroki holds out his arms, his eyes burning into Sero’s.

Sero lets out a slow sigh. “…Okay, yeah,” he says, mostly to himself. He goes to Todoroki and lets the alpha pull him in, baring his neck so Todoroki can lean into him and press his brisk scent against his skin. Todoroki inhales deeply and hums with mild disappointment when no scent greets him. “Sorry,” Sero says wryly. “Still a beta.”

Sero’s a regular guy dating a world famous actor, alpha Todoroki Shouto. He doesn’t know what to expect for his first rut share, but he’s gonna learn!

Mind the rating and the tags!

[trollocs-ooc]

4 & 5 oc&canon?

Favourite ♠ ship?

For ocs...hmmmm i dont have many pitch relationships i like. In the future i guess Rakshas whole thing with Second and Roseta. I find it hilarious how his only quads are pitch and ashen. That old man can store so much hate in him lol

For hs ships, eritav. Read "black sails, black romance" by mtjester NOWWWWW

Favourite ♦ ship?

For ocs. Do i have to say it. Its 2/11. Theyre my boys. Although i feel like i havent been doing a good job portraying their moirallegiance for a while, i used tor really control myself about who's in what position and how theyre supposed to act and whatnot.

For hs ships, also eritav. I think they work in every quadrant and would actually really work as moirails given some time!

[whisperella]

Caffeine High Book - by mtjester

Hi all! So after being inspired by @armoredsuperheavy to bind fanfiction, my first foray into the craft was with @mtjester‘s Caffeine High!

Your favorite place on the ship is a small wing of the upper deck dining hall called a “coffee shop.”  You don’t really know much about it, actually, except for the little things you hear now and then.  Coffee is a drink from a planet called Earth, as is the alien chained to the counter, who calls itself a “human.”  You only know that much because you overheard it say so to an angry highblood once.

It’s an awesome rare-pare fic for the Homestuck fandom. It was my very first fanfic download from the internet because I never wanted to lose it. After receiving her permission to publish, I made the following two copies (one for me [left] and one for the author [right]):

Here’s a picture of the spines:

And of the text inside:

For those of you interested in the materials I used, they are as follows:

Envirographic, 20lb cream paper, 8.5x11 (from The Paper Mill Store)

Black waxed thread and linen tape from VENCINK’s bookbinding kit (on Amazon)

Regular black card stock for the end papers

Standard-weave mull (from TALAS)

10pt bristol board (from TALAS)

0.07″ thick Davey boards (from TALAS)

Black Kennett bookcloth (from TALAS)

Reminisce scrapbook outer space paper - the original version (on Amazon)

Things I Learned:

I love the sewing process!

I hate the setting-in process!

(I really thought those two would be flipped)

Folding all the pages in a signature together saves time and seemed to help with punching holes for sewing

Even glue spread makes for best finish

Don’t be stingy on spine-glue

Puncture holes need to be bigger than a tiny dot for big needles to pass through ^^”

I need to switch to a silicone glue brush so fibers don’t end up in the cloth

Things I Want To Try:

Including fanart for the story (with permission)

Painting the title on the spine

Trimming the text block for a flatter look

Using headbands

Japanese stab-bound binding?

More adventurous typesetting

A small custom logo (inspired by @sleepingpatterns)

[circlejourneyart]

mtjester replied to your video “I made this track, After the Sun, for the Homestuck music team’s new...”

How exciting!! Great job!

Thank you so much! It’s simultaneously exciting and nerve-wracking, I hope to make better stuff as I go!

[novatoast]

Pharah!

- how often I play them

15 hours of 172 hours played. I used to play her more when I just got overwatch but then I left her be for a while because I reached a level I felt like I should start actually being good at her. I’ll pick her up situationally these days.

- which maps I like to use them on

Hanamuraand Volskaya Industries are my favorite maps for Pharah because I can sneak past enemies lines and start taking the point/disrupting their hold on the choke point basically as soon as the game starts. Good times.

- which skin I currently have equipped

Anubis, I’ve had it for a long time but I dont want to change it since I like it best.

- who I ship them with

Not that big on overwatch shipping. Pharah and Mercy has some funny content.

[blu-spade-studios]

8inding Contracts: Chapter 20 (Scene Fan-Art) by TheBluAceofSpades

WOW. Just... WOW. So, I've been following mtjester's ContractStuck AU for some time now. Her fanfiction for this AU titled "8inding Contracts" was in a hiatus for a several months while she worked on Chapter 20. Turns out, she made Chapter 20 a semi-animated video. AND IT BLEW MY MIND. The timing was so good and I loved the art. It was just so wonderful! Definitely worth the wait! All of you Homestucks should go check it out! Her tumblr is @mtjester Her Ao3 is archiveofourown.org/users/mtje…

[circlejourney]

mtjester replied to your post “so we discussed Tolkien’s green sun quote today–that is, the one about...”

Wow, that's interesting! Also......yeah

Quote for reference, and..........yeah

(for the record I’ll have all the time in the world between May and whenever I find a job, so)

[madjazzed]

Homestuck Rare Pair Fic Recs

yall, i read a LOT of fic, and ive been reading a lot of specifically homestuck fic for the past, oh, seven years or so. my tastes in fiction are wide-ranging and i am happily unafflicted by any impulse toward ship exclusivity, so when i heard about rarepair hell weekend over on dreamwidth, i knew exactly what to do. the fics listed here vary considerably in style, length, rating, quadrant (where applicable), and degree of canon compliance, but they have two things in common: they feature ships with fewer than 50 works on ao3, and i think they’re great.

Scarlet and Bible Black by paraTactician rose is possessed by a grimdark horror of the furthest ring. sollux knows a few things about psychic warfare. this fic is a classic for a reason, the reason being that it’s absolutely fucking brilliant. perfect voices and characterization. Rarepair: Rose/Sollux. Rating: Mature. 12k.

goodnight moon by attentionmerrymakers upd8 fic following this page. terezi takes brain ghost dirk on a tour of her memories, and keeps visiting him in the dream bubbles. sweet and sad and lovely. Rarepair: Terezi/Dirk. Rating: General. 2k.

Gumshoe Tango by Azzandra snapshots of a professional-rivalry-slash-developing-caliginous-relationship between a private investigator and a police detective-inspector. clever, funny, delightful. Rarepair: Jane/Terezi. Rating: Explicit. 4k.

Hold the Line by dashery one of my very favorite fics sneaks in on a technicality—davejade isnt at all rare, but this wonderful story is about dr. jade english and dave strider, alpha universe edition, and its 2 of just 7 works in the tag (this one, and a podfic recorded by the author). canon compliant, funny and sweet and heartbreaking in the best way. Rarepair: Grandma English/Alpha Dave. Rating: Teen. 12k.

Caffeine High by mtjester this fic can be briefly and misleadingly described as a coffee shop au… in space! a janiterrorist in the alternian imperial fleet befriends a human slave whos value to the empire—and survival—depends on his ability to make coffee for highbloods. high stakes shenanigans ensue. fantastic character voices, drama, action, romance. Rarepair: Dirk/Tavros. Rating: Teen. 59K.

Shadowbound AU by CurlicueCal & LaughingStones in a world where most people bind their souls to extraplanar shadow entities, gamzee and dirk both have unusually strong and strange shadows, with a curious resonance between them… (and they were roommates). marvelous urban fantasy au, wonderful worldbuilding, superb character voices. not sure if youre up for a whole series? read the fic where they meet (4k) and let it convince you to keep going. Rarepair: Dirk/Gamzee. Rating: Teen for the first five fics, Mature and Explicit later in the series. 155k.

scream my name by Psythe meenah’s kismesis interrupts the grand opening of her latest moneymaking venture. beautifully choreographed knock down drag out fight sex, excellent banter (especially if you apperchiate a good fish pun), and a hilarious closing pesterlog. Rarepair: Meenah/Roxy. Not rated. 8k.

Forces Between Us by Laurasauras humanstuck soulmate au. bro teaches self defense to juvenile delinquents as court ordered community service. vriska is in his class. they are both terrible. a very fun fic. Rarepair: Bro/Vriska. Rating: Teen. 5k.

She May Be A ‘Girlboss’, but I Ain’t Her Malewife by semusepsu jane turns the tables on a sleazy asshole who tries to manipulate her into sex work. bro underestimates her business savvy, people skills, and ruthlessness, and has to face the consequences of his actions when she takes control of his business, and his person, in short order. delightful. Rarepair: Jane/Bro. Rating: Explicit. 3k.

an incommodiously situated bro by Caracalliope hal has a wealth of relevant information at his metaphorical fingertips, but still doesnt know what to expect after overstepping his bounds with his ‘kinky, justice-obsessed girlfriend.’ a fun character study with a depth of feeling that might surprise you. Rarepair: Terezi/Hal. Rating: Mature. 1k.

[daedalusdavinci]

Halquius Fic Recs

listne. listen. this ship is underrated. its so fucking funny. but theres like nothing in the tag (last i checked) so here are MY recommendations that you should definitely read because theyre so funny and also please

Second Chances

by @mtjester

Lil Hal never said anything about what it meant to be the AI avatar of the God of Heart. After he and Equius had split, everyone had assumed he would go back to Dirk and serve as a sort of spirit companion, the hyper-perceptive Shades of the God of Heart. But to that, he had simply responded, “Nah.” He stayed firmly on Equius’s face, and Equius asked him no questions about it.

its peak. its everything it needs to be. theyre both perfectly in character and perfectly obnoxious and enable each other completely and totally, and they are so fucking funny about it.

Drawing Up Blueprints

by mtjester

Equius has begun work on Lil Hal's body, but the project proves to be more complicated than either of them had anticipated.

the sequel to the above, so obviously its just as good

Black Horse

by Corvid_Knight (@knight-of-heart-and-art on tumblr)

Instead of continuing the discussion, Equius just nods and steps back again, off the edge of the parking lot and into the margin of grass around it. He reaches up and wraps the silver chain half around his hand, drawing the pendant on the end out from under his shirt, letting you see that it's a simple silver ring, maybe three inches across. It looks almost familiar, you think, but you don't have time to run down exactly why it's familiar before Equius closes his eyes and the reality of this particular dollar store parking lot shimmers, warps, and changes. Hal gets stranded in a dollar store parking lot and meets a guy who's willing to help.

had to give this one a quick reread and it is still so good, can confirm. its demonstuck, which, is an au ive always loved, and while its part of a series i think it works just find as a standalone bc i certainly dont remember reading the rest. theyve got a really fun back and forth in this one and hal is every bit of a shameless flirt as he should be, love that for him

[docbe]

Idk if yall are sick of Among Us vids yet, but it’s a fun game and we thought to learning curve was funny

Also, and more importantly, I was trying out a different video editing program because I have some beef with Adobe, so this was a good tiny project for learning some quirks of DaVinci Resolve (which has a free version and is actually p robust!)

[overtrolled]

2021/1/8 Fic Rec Repost

In the fic rec post that is going around, I make reference to a previous recommendation post. This was a post which I made back on January 8th, 2021. I posted it on my liveblog, since it was inspired by a request for more Homestuck fics I liked by an anon on that blog. I recently realized that I had not reblogged it here, and so rather than do so, I decided to list the recommendations on a new post, without the formatting errors which bug me about the original post. In my last fic rec post, I chose fic which I thought would be broadly appealing, but in this rec post, since I was responding to an inquiry about my personal favorites, i included some fairly dark stories, and some of them deal with some potentially triggering content. Please read the content tags! You should read the content warnings anyway, but I’m just saying. Take care of yourselves, yeah?

Independent Fics (not part of a series)

Battlestuck [Various Authors] - The beta kids and beta trolls in the Battle Royale universe. Like BR, this fic is full of extremely explicit violence. It is definitely not for everyone. However, it is very good.

Detective Pony [Sonnetstuck] - A children’s book about horses and horse girls edited by Dirk into a labyrinthine treatise on the meaning of fiction and the self. A great fic for all HS fans, and a must-read for any Dirk enjoyers.

General Vantas Gets Hitched, or, The Limits Of Bilateral Diplomacy: A Black Powder Romance [JumpingJackFlash] - Black powder fantasy AU. King John of Skaia and Karkat are put in an arranged marriage in order to end the war between Skaia and the Empire. Full of a lot of fun character interaction and a bit of hurt/comfort adjacent stuff near the end. A fic that feels very 'comfy' to me.

Guilty by Association [mtjester] - This is one of the ones with a darker premise. High school human AU. In the aftermath of Damara and Rufioh's breakup, Damara starts sexually assaulting Tavros, while Meenah and Cronus try to protect him without letting word get out. Well written, fascinating characterization, but it depicts the sexual violence fairly explicitly, so it’s obviously not for everyone.

Modern Cannibals [Bavitz] - This one is set in the 'real world'. Max gets becomes obsessed with Homestuck, and seems to abandon his friendship with Z. Determined to rescue her relationship, Z. gets Max, her other friend Kiki, and Kiki’s boyfriend Cal to take a road trip to Las Vegas where Andrew Hussie will make an appearance. As they approach this heart of darkness, reality starts to warp and fracture.

The Serendipity Gospels [urbanAnchorite] - No SBURB AU Alternia, focusing on Terezi and Gamzee, and their developing black romance. Gospels stopped updating before its originally planned ending, but it does have something of a 'season 1 finale' type ending. The author of this fic is now a published author, and her works have a fandom of their own here on tumblr. If you liked the skull facepaint, the pseudochristian death cult stuff, and the antagonistic yet romantically charged relationship elements in Gideon the Ninth, maybe you'll like this bit of the author's early work.

Straw Soldiers [Lucid_Dream] - A personal favorite of mine. No SBURB shared universe AU. The Alternian Empire sets its eyes on Earth, and Karkat’s blood color makes him an ideal candidate for a spy, whether he wants to be or not. Action, tension, angst, comfort, a deeply enjoyable read. The first act has some body horror, as Karkat's body is modified to make him appear human, but this is absent in the second act, which mainly takes place on Earth.

Unwanted Free Ugly Troll [Orphan Account] - One of the most popular fics in the fandom. No SBURB Earth AU. Trolls are sentient beings which are treated as domesticated animals by humans. The Striders adopt one, then two, then become activists for troll rights.

Series

Cyberbunny Apocalypseverse [Curlicuecal] - When the game ends, Lil Hal and Lil Seb get separated from the kids, and wake in a new universe with cyborg bodies. In a world of tension between cyborgs, humans, trolls, and carapacians, these castaway Striders struggle to find Sawtooth and Squarewave, meet this universe's version of minor HS characters, and deal with the struggles of being human.

The Golden Age [elanor_pam] - A utopian intergalactic society has discovered the Alternian Empire, and tries to reduce harm without prompting the Condesce to use the nuclear option of the Vast Glub. 'The Great Escape' is the standout fic in this series, though it has some content warnings you really ought to heed. Some troll kids, including Karkat, get kidnapped by slavers, resist their captors, and get rescued, and escape Alternian pursuit.

Happy reading!

[mtjester]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou Characters: Bakugou Katsuki, Kirishima Eijirou, Ashido Mina, Ojiro Mashirao, Yaoyorozu Momo, original villain, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Sero Hanta, Kendou Itsuka, Kuroiro Shihai, more to be added Additional Tags: Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Kirishima Eijirou, Omega Bakugou Katsuki, Scenting, Prescription Drug Abuse, Non-Consensual Drug Use Summary:

“Alphas are designed to rip the throats out of those that threaten their pack. You should have won that fight, Kirishima-kun, but they’re teaching you how to be afraid of your instincts instead.”

“That’s...not right,” Kirishima said. “Heroes shouldn’t — “

“Alphas should. You should. But you’re afraid of what you should be. And you should be something to be feared, Kirishima-kun.”

“I’m not — “

“You are.” She turned to the computer. “I’ve got your charts right here. I imagine somebody told you that you were too much to handle when you were young and took the easy way out instead of getting you what you needed to grow into a strong, healthy Prime Alpha. They told you that you were dangerous, didn’t they, Kirishima-kun? They made you afraid of yourself. They neutered you before you were old enough to even understand what you are.”

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Since that nice anon wanted to hear my recommendations for Homestuck fanfiction, I thought that I’d list some that I thought were really good. However, I want to stress that this is not a blanket recommendation. Some of these fics, while well written, beautifully written even, feature content which might be triggering to some folk. Not all of it! Some of it is pretty upbeat and fluffy! Just think before you read this stuff, yeah? All right, on to the recs.

First, the independent fics (i.e. not part of a series) in alphabetical order

Battlestuck (Various Authors) - This one is the beta kids and beta trolls in the Battle Royale universe. Like BR, this fic is full of extremely explicit violence and is definitely not for everyone. However, it is very good if you can tolerate what it is about.

Detective Pony by Sonnetstuck - I’ve already mentioned this one a few times, but it is extremely good, a children’s book about horses edited by Dirk into a labyrinthine treatise on the meaning of fiction and the self.

General Vantas Gets Hitched, or, The Limits Of Bilateral Diplomacy: A Black Powder Romance by JumpingJackFlash - A gay royal arranged marriage AU. Full of a lot of fun character interaction. I usually go back to this fic when I need to read something comfy

Guilty by Association by mtjester - human high school AU featuring the full cast, focusing on the aftermath of the Damara/Rufioh fiasco, which quickly escalates as Damara takes out her rage by sexually abusing Tavros. This is another one of those fics that is well written but not something everyone can handle. It spoke to me when I was in a position vaguely similar to Tav’s, which is why I come back to it.

Modern Cannibals by Bavitz - I’ve mentioned this one recently. Max gets sucked into Homestuck and seems to abandon his friendship with Z, so she gets some friends together to travel to a convention in Vegas where Andrew Hussie will make an appearance. Then the world starts to warp and fracture.

The Serendipity Gospels by urbanAnchorite - No SBURB AU Alternia featuring the black romance between Terezi and Gamzee. This one made waves in fandom when it was released. It’s a good fic with good writing, and the first chapter was published in February of 2012, a little before where I am at in the story at this point (the 4700s), and before anyone believed Gamrezi could ever be canon. The author of this fanfic has gone on to publish the novel Gideon the Ninth under the name Tamsyn Muir.

Straw Soldiers by Lucid_Dream - No SBURB shared universe AU. The Alternian Empire sets its eyes on Earth, and Karkat’s blood color makes him an ideal candidate for a spy, whether he wants to be or not. Action, tension, angst, comfort, a deeply enjoyable read. Maybe not a great one if you’re sensitive to body horror, but otherwise great for everyone.

Unwanted Free Ugly Troll (Orphan Account) - something of an out there AU, trolls are sentient beings which are treated as domesticated animals by humans. The Striders adopt one, then two, then become activists for troll rights. This represents to me the wildness and breadth of the fandom content made in 2012

Next are a couple of series which I think are neat

Cyberbunny Apocalypseverse by Curlicuecal - AR and Lil’ Seb get separated from the kids, and exit the game into a universe where they are cyborgs among humans, carapacians, and trolls. A lot of exploration of characters who don’t get fully fleshed out in canon. The Golden Age by elanor_pam - AU where a Star Trek Federation-esque peaceful society that has taken notice of the Alternian Empire, and attempts to mitigate the harm it does without causing the Condesce to set off the Vast Glub. The Great Escape is a standout fic which can stand by itself, in which a group of troll kids, including Karkat, gets kidnapped by slavers, resists their captors, and gets rescued by not-Federation forces, and escape Alternian pursuit.