#nepeta is like one of my favorite trolls other than gamzee and eridan i love her

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[nekropsii]

what do you see in equius ?? genuine question i don't mean to sound rude but to me she's just really offputting. she gives me such creep vibes that i can't seem to get over and every time i read a page with her it just gets worse..... like when i first read nep & eq's chats i was sitting there wondering if this was outright abuse or at least bullying of some kind??? it felt like it idk.......

but honestly i do wanna see an equius liker's opinion on him because i can't understand it like at all and i'm probably just missing something that all the equius likers saw and i didnt LMAO

Well, considering I’m an Alpha Trolls Enthusiast and have been for, like, a decade, as well as having Horror as a Special Interest since age… What, 3? I’d say I personally have a pretty strong stomach for Weird and Offputting in fiction, lol. Stronger than most. Equius isn’t a very palatable character at all, I’ll be the first to admit that - a lot of the characters I enjoy the most in Homestuck aren’t very palatable… But I find ‘em real interesting, personally. The fact that they aren’t palatable adds to the intrigue for me, and poor execution tends to be a total weakness of mine. Again, Alpha Trolls Enthusiast for a decade straight.

I have a post here that talks a bit about my reading of Equius, I’d recommend giving it a read. I see Eridan and Equius as being very similar characters - not necessarily due to their shared hemoloyalty, but because they’re both teens falling down online pipelines. They’re very prevalent Kinds Of Guy that no one wants to talk about.

But people talk about Eridan plenty even to this day - he was even a fandom favorite for a while, being the fandom’s first Prettyboy Sad Gay Anime Prince long before Dirk… So he doesn’t reel in as much interest for me as the chronically overlooked Equius.

If there’s anything to know about me, it’s that I love a good underdog.

Equius-Likers, from my experience, are very aware of his issues. It’s part of the draw. Enjoyment of him tends to be an analytical fixation. I haven’t met a single Equius-Liker that hasn’t had some very complex thoughts on him. They’re just kinda quiet about it. Fitting.

Unfortunately, I’m Aranea But Real, so. No quietness here.

Your response to Equius is valid. It’s also intended, I feel. To specifically address the bits about concerns of his relationship with Nepeta not being healthy… I mean, it’s not abusive, but it’s definitely more complicated than fan art would lead you to believe, as always. “Complicated” is to be expected from a Moirallegiance - remember what they exist for?

Nepeta is very much so in control of the things going on, and their relationship is pretty equal, all things considered, so I wouldn’t be worrying too much about that. She very distinctly does not lack agency here - Nepeta is the one who has a leash on Equius, not the other way around. Equius is mean, because that’s the way she is to… Everyone, more or less, but she’s not of any danger to Nepeta. They have a fine Moirallegiance. 1,000% more functional than whatever the fuck Karkat and Gamzee had going on.

Anyway. I think Equius is neat, and has both missed and oft overlooked potential. One of the very few characters I’d be 100% down to have seen more content of in the comic.

Once again, check out this post. I still think it’s decent. Maybe you will, too.

[davekat-sucks]

How do you feel about Erifef? As someone who hasn’t completed homestuck yet (a bit over half way though). I personally like it more than Davekat

Or at least what Davekat comes to be in canon, as many people have said, it would be way better if they didn’t go with that.

(I get that I’m rambling but I’m also disappointed, because when I heard that it was canon I thought that it was going to be a black romance)

It definitely could have worked out as a black romance. This one panel here had people theorized that maybe kismesis could have happened if Eridan and Feferi got proper development. It would play up some irony that the fish prince wanting a hate romance, was in the moirail that he had deep red feelings for. Though maybe because of the above and how it all plays out in Act 5, it was intentional for Eridan to not have that.

Aesthetic for Eridan and Feferi being the only sea dwellers is nice, but it is hard for me to picture a full on red rom based on their personalities. Maybe it could work if it means both parties would grow to realize their faults and improve themselves. From Feferi to actually taking action and Eridan not being a totally prick. Doomed timelines show it could work. Though I'm not sure if there has been a decently good EriFef that kept them in character while also making them grow as people. A bit of reluctance on my end and my bias dislike of the pairing in the red and pale. I would like to see some antagonize between them. Eridan's blunt talk versus Feferi being either passive aggressive or perky fish slowly losing patience to really lose it. A lot I have said about Eridan on this blog or through reblogs, show that it is obvious that he is one of my favorites. He gets similar love hate reactions that one could see with Vriska or Gamzee. That's what makes him quite a popular troll for debates. Sadly, the spotlight isn't bright for Feferi. It all points down to what if Andrew Hussie goes past hating her typing quirk to give her the bigger role she had been hinted. From visiting Jade's dream after dying, creating the Dream Bubbles, and being the next in line for the throne. It sucks that Meenah was created for this. It is possible to have Feferi become that kind of badass bitch while still keeping her genki girl personality. She is shown to be just as ruthless like other trolls, as shown with her talk with Vriska in Alterniabound. If her ruling in the Beforus timeline shows how her reign does cause harm on the Beforian trolls, why not dive deep into her present self to put through the situation where she just can't sit around anymore. Not after what happened with Sgrub session and her ex-moirail went crazy that he had killed her. EriFef and Davekat would work better in black. Based on the personalities that would clash another that would be rivalry. But not in deep red. Maybe moirails for Davekat, but hey, platonic love is only for Equius and Nepeta these. Everything else is about love and sex in the Homestuck fandom.

[creepy-bi-day]

Opinions on the trolls? 🏠

Hmm. Overall? They’re all fucking broken and need to have some sort of positivity in their life. Small breakdown of my opinions on the Beta Trolls in no particular order:

Karkat: obviously he’s first. He’s literally had to hide his whole fucking life?? He can’t get embarrassed or cry or flustered so like he’s in a constant state of “anger”. He’s not uwu angery boi. He literally started a fucking revolution and he’s bROKEN. He’s spent his whole life hiding and waiting to be loved, which is why he adores those RomComs. He’s my absolute favorite because he’s so complex. I mean, all of them are but like— I relate to him so fucking much.

Sollux: ahahahhaa you thought he was just a chad?? No. This mans? He was literally tricked into killing his fucking girlfriend. Like. He tries to push everyone away so he doesn’t have to deal with it?? He’s afraid of letting people in again. He’s not my favorite but like, I got a soft spot in my heart for him. What can I say? I love the mustard bloods my dude.

Eridan: okay. Time to spill. I actually like him. He’s all for gender equality and expressing yourself, like it’s canon he’s Genderfluid. But like. He’s a racist asshole- so I can’t back him up entirely?? He’s still a good character, but he did my mans Sollux DIRTY. Don’t h u r t the baby BOI Eridan. Idc if you’re salty Fef likes him more. Now he gotta see two dead girlfriends thanks to you

Vriska: bitch. Okay hear me out though, I knOW she shoved Tav off a cliff. BuT she was also fucking abused more brutally than everyone else. Like. Her mom LITERALLY threatened to kill her if she didn’t bring other kids to eat. Like. Hello?? That’s the only reason she’s so fucking sadistic. She had to be. Still don’t like her tho. Absolute bitch.

Feferi: YES! I love her. Her puns are the best out of everyone. She’s so sweet though?? A bit of an elitist, and sort of condescending, but like. It’s fine. Sorta. I’m also convinced she liked Sollux because she just liked the feeling of superiority. But like, she’s too blind. Like she was literally killed trying to defend her boyfriend like?? Oh. Eridan won’t kill me! Haha- oof. Oh no. That’s a harpoon

Tavros: dhjakdksjss. Bby. He tries so hard to be cool. He just wants to fit in. But like. It’s so difficult, especially after Vr*ska pushed him off a fucking cliff and broke his spine. He’s not the purest because like, he’s a sassy bitch. But out of all of the trolls? He’s probs the purest, next to Nepeta.

Nepeta: QWEEN. She’s just. Yes. She’s a badass cause she was raised in a liTERAL cave with her lushus, and like. She still managed to be super happy?? She 100000000000% did nOT deserve to see her morail killed. She also did a good fucking job clawing Gamzee across the fucking face. Favorite female troll overall.

Kanaya: halfsies. She’s a fucking badass and all but like, I dunno. She had a lot of good things and a lot of development and she’s an absolute lesbian ICON. But overall I’m kind of indifferent. Kudos to her for having the balls to kick Gamzee in the bulge tho.

Equius: Ah. My patron. He’s fucking complex. Like he had his horn broken and that shit HURTs?? He’s strong because he doesn’t want to be hurt again. He’s also afraid he’s gonna hurt someone. And loVeS horses. Fuckin weirdo. He’s like. Still a decent character though? Literally risked his life to save people he cared about MILTIPLE times. And died. Multiple times. BUT THAT DOESNT MATTER. He may act all tough and hard but blue boi has a heart of gold. Love him.

Gamzee: alright, same deal with Vr*ska. He pissed me off. Obviously. But at the same time I can’t help but feel for him, more so than her though. I just, I get what it feels like to feel like you’ve been abandoned. Except, he was literally abandoned. Fuck. And so when he turned to religion and shit, it just took over. And the voices?? I can’t help but feel for him. High blood rage is terrifying and it’s something he couldn’t control completely so I don’t entirely hold it against him?? Granted he probs could’ve called Karkat or Tavros when he was like oh shit maybe I’m gonna go batshit. Better call a friend to help calm me down! RegarDLESS. Fuck Gamzee. But give him a hug.

Aradia: ICON. I fucking love HER. She’s an absolute feral woman I stg. Who else would be obsessed with death?? Like oh yes this bone would look nice on the table. Ah yes. And like. Sits there and watches shit decay?? Yes?? She’s fucking amazing and I love her. I can’t explain it. But like. Love me a demented girl.

Terezi: cHaLk??? Ah. Like Terezi, I, too, sometimes eat paint. Wait no. I mean she’s a fucking crackhead and I love her. But she also perfectly fits the whole Libra dynamic perfectly?? She’s one of my favorites because of her duality. Like justice is blind, like her. But it’s also biased in modern day. Hence how she hides Karkat’s existence. She constantly second guesses herself while still trying to remain functional and confident but it just breaks her down. Overall? Would hug. And buy a pack of pink and red chalk for her.

This ended up longer than I thought it would but ah—

I missed you, Homestuck anon. Who’s your favorite troll??

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romancemancer mentioned you on a post “y'all really out here stanning eridan ampora, a genocidal murderer who...”

@transvros hello????? hello??????? vris dod bad shit but like. EVERYONE did!!!!!! and everyone looooves their sweet widdle bois but hates vris and any morally grey girls and its real fucking thinking emoji because vris did the same amount of bad stuff as men.

“Vris did the sane amount of bad stuff as men” Alright, let’s go to the three worst characters (flaws and actions-wise) and consider what’s been told to us here.) GAMZEE MAKARA: - Was possessed by Lil Cal and forced to murder Equius, who was one of his friends, and Nepeta, another one of his friends. - Went crazy due to the feral desires and urges of his purpleblood state which he had been suppressing purposefully for years by basically poisoning himself to keep his friends safe. - Was abusive towards Terezi pre-retcon but then in the retcon was instead shoved into a fridge- an isolated and confined space- for the duration of not only the game, but also the duration of Earth C’s EXISTENCE, which is a pretty intense punishment. (Vriska is the one who does this, by the way!) - Parented the Cherub egg and aided Caliborn, likely still under future Caliborn’s influence via Lil Cal but that’s admittedly up to interpretation. ERIDAN AMPORA: - Wanted landweller genocide (admittedly, AWFUL) due to his status and his following of the caste system, which was likely pressured onto him for a very long time. - Was cast aside by his own moirail who didn’t bother to try and help him through ANY of his problems, and was borderline neglected by the one quadrant he could have really used. Probably was pushed to believing the bullshit “moirail-zoned” shit because of it. - Was likely traumatized by the angels in his land, and nobody had any empathy for him because he was kind of generally a douchebag most of the time. - Killed Feferi, wounded Sollux and temporarily killed Kanaya as well as destroyed the Matriorb and was killed in response to it. VRISKA SERKET: - Killed hundreds upon hundreds of trolls via flarping to feed her abusive lusus. - For some reason, attempted to kill Tavros, her friend at the time, and wound up crippling him instead. - She then spends most of her time emotionally and psychologically torturing and manipulating Tavros via ableist language and making him believe she’s just trying to “help” him, which she clearly is not. - Kills Aradia after she is tortured by the souls of trolls SHE KILLED. - Blinds Terezi after Terezi tells Doc she’s cheating and gets her arm blown off and eye as well. LET ME REMIND YOU THAT SHE ONLY TOLD DOC THAT VRISKA WAS CHEATING! VRISKA WAS STILL THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHOOSING TO CHEAT AN ALL POWERFUL BEING IN THE FIRST PLACE. - Then continues to use exceedingly ableist language against Terezi and Tavros, who she MADE DISABLED, and practically torments them on a daily basis. - Has zero care for Kanaya’s feelings, who is trying to help her when she’s down on luck. - Continues to torture Tavros during the game, forces him to climb stairs OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR and eventually forces herself onto him and almost uses mind control to make him love her back (which is assault, mind you.) ((admittedly she does not go through with this)) - Puts the entire group in danger by creating Bec Noir (you forget about that?) so that she can play hero and be the big savior - Post death, continues to fucking torture Tavros, using him to do shit for her and ordering him around near constantly in what is clearly an abusive relationship until he has enough of her shit and leaves - Ends up fucking abusing HER OWN DAMN SELF via (Vriska) and calls her weak for being happy, which is a good look on how Vriska feels about happiness and joy being a weakness - Bullies Jake to the point of tears for no reason other than to make sure he knows he’s useless There’s more. Point is, it has nothing to fucking do with gender. I hate Eridan and Gamzee’s actions but I firmly believe they’re more open for a redemption arc than Vriska. I should mention to you that some of my favorite god damn homestuck characters are Kanaya, Roxy, Porrim, Jade and Calliope who are all WELL-WRITTEN PROTAGONIST WOMEN Vriska is a villain who deserved to pay for what she did- end of story.

[distressed-kitty]

why vriska isn't bad

this is a late night discovery that I made while looking at the Hemospectrum wiki to see what blood color The Flash would be, when I saw something that opened my third eye. (this is long so I'm putting it under the cut, if you want to know why some people stan vriska, or if you stan vriska and want validation or a more in-depth explanation of why shes likable; read this)

okay so, I never understood why there were vriska stans, I always thought her excuses where stupid. bc it mostly was “I'm forced to do this because of the culture I was raised in”(my counterpoint was always, other trolls lived in the same society and they didn't go out of their way to kill anyone), and how she “regrets every harm she's done” (but in a way that pities herself rather than the victim), and I felt bad that she ended up being moirails with Terezi bc I thought Terezi deserves better. we all know that trolls have different physical characteristics depending on where there are on the blood spectrum: “Trolls lower on the hemospectrum are more likely to have psychic powers, but are more psychically susceptible as a result. On the other hand, trolls higher on the hemospectrum seem to be physically stronger. Some castes have further distinct physical differences.“ -from the wiki page about Hemospectrum. everything here is based of the wiki.

but reading more i found that the differences arent only physical: “Equius remarks that Gamzee has the highest blood possible for a landdweller and is as such more prone to violence and murder than the rest of them, and that he dreads to think what he would be without the pacifying influence of his moirail. This implies that trolls gradually become more violent the higher they are on the hemospectrum and is mostly in line with the twelve trolls followed in Hivebent. The only exception seems to be Feferi, who, despite being at the very top of the hemospectrum, displays no negative tendencies, although she might only be suppressing them by force of will, since she was screaming while attacking an imp here.”

the higher the trolls are the more violent they are, which everyone already kinda knew, but it's not because of the culture, its biological. “ On a possibly related note, Aradia starts displaying more violent behavior after entering her blue blood-fueled Soulbot. “ even Aradia started to be violent when she was powered by blue blood, which shows that the higher the blood color, the more aggressive the troll becomes, no matter what culture they were raised in. 

that leads me to my next point, “other trolls lived in the same society and they didn't go out of their way to kill anyone”. low bloods aren't aggressive in their nature, so they wouldnt want to go and kill random ppl unless its necessary. so we cant compare their actions to vriskas. but the trolls that are higher than her;  Equius, Gamzee, Eridan, and Feferi. still didn't do as much harm as her. which leads to the greatest point of all, explained by Equius: “ Equius remarks that Gamzee has the highest blood possible for a landdweller and is as such more prone to violence and murder than the rest of them, and that he dreads to think what he would be without the pacifying influence of his moirail.”

he implies that friendship holds high bloods back from harming others. Equius had Nepeta, who was a stronger moirail then any US marine, and Equius never harmed anyone. Gamzee had Karkat, and only killed when he was mind controlled by cal. Edrian and Feferi had each other, but Feferi also had other trolls in quadrants, such as Sollux, which was the only reason Edrian killed (bc he lost his moirail/crush).

Vriska didn't have moirail, she didn't have relationships that lasted or were healthy, and most were kissmesis or Auspisticism who were unbalanced or onesided. she didn't have anyone she cared for, anyone she was willing to change for. but we do see that she could have changed, could be more passive for her significant other (pale or red). where do we see that? 

that's right motherfuckers!!!!!!!! (this was pointed out to me by @minitayarts  @minitay666)

when vriska finally got someone who cares about her and she cares about them, she completely changed. this version of vriska is actually one of my favorite characters in the comic. she was finally happy, she learned peace ;-;.

the only thing a high blood needs, is a significent other, pale/red (don't know about kissmesis and the other one, haven't seen much evidence towards it helping). and virska got it in the end, when she forms scourge sisters with terezi.  she was toxic yea, but all highbloods are toxic, but they get help, they form healthy relationships. and so did she, terezi needed her as much as vriska needed her. without each other their life was hell. I thought vriska didn't deserve terezi, that terezi needed someone whos a good person to be friends with, that I forgot the raw power of friendship that this comic radiates. by becoming friends, vriska and terezi changed for the better, learning to love themselves and be happy.

vriska is a flawed person, who did a lot of bad things. she was born with natural aggression and temper, hating herself and acting like shes the best to hide it. she was angry that she was aggressive, blaming her biology. which a lot of people irl do or experience, being raised in a bad place/way and developing a temper, and not being able to control it later in life. or hating yourself and feeling you are a bad person, acting superior to hide it. and in general, being a flawed person in their youth. seeing vriska brings back that self-hatred, she reminds people of a worse version of themselves that everyone has. but she changed, she got help, she found friends and a place where she belongs. she proved she is more than her temper. she is a person. people who dislike vriska see her past acts as unforgivable. people who like her see hope in change.

this is a tribute to @starship-one , whos constant stanning of vriska made me look into why that would be.

this may not be accurate for every vriska stan, maybe u like her just bc shes a pirate. but if your a ‘vriska did nothing wrong’ stan then this is more for you. im not sure how accurate it is about why ppl like her, but it is quite accurate (if i do say so myself) about why vriska cant be blamed for her actions. its like comparing a feral cat to a house cat, saying that one is better then the other. even when the feral cat got adopted and became nicer, but still kept its feral tendencies. where was I going with this metaphor? anyways the post is already done, shoo, why are you still here.

[fefairys]

What’s your opinion on each of the alpha+beta trolls, or your opinion on each of the alpha+beta kids?

EACH oh my god... oh my god bless you....

HERE WE MCFUCKING GO!

BETA TROLLSAradia - WIFE I LOVE HER I WOULD DIE FOR HERTavros - he used to be my favorite when i thought i was straight lmfao. now i think hes an asshole if im being honestSollux - love him. such an asshole but a lovable one. he has so many lines that make me laughKarkat - thats my BOY my CRAB SON Nepeta - she was my favorite from the start because cats. i fucking love cats my dude holy fuck. Kanaya - beautiful. i love her. useless lesbian but so fucking valid. she’s part of the sexiest scene in homestuck so...Terezi - OH ANOTHER WIFE?? ?? She’s my phone lockscreen rn. god i would fucking die for terezi in a heartbeatVriska - oh, me? a bitch. i used to actually fucking hate her a lot lmao but now. oh. you know. actually not gonna lie i still hate her but like also love her? idk lmao. she’s awful lmaoEquius - mmmmmsweat. ok but for real i do not much care for the fellow! i appreciate his love for horses but hes an asshole creepo! i dont hate him thoGamzee - i would sell him to satan for one cornchipEridan - hate him. would kill if i had the chance. ok but he’s written VERY well and his story is very interesting and i’ve written paragraphs about this before so yeah.Feferi - OH, ME?? yeah that’s um. that’s me. 

ALPHA TROLLSDamara - i love her. she a straight up bitch but that’s why i love her tbh.Rufioh - fuck that guy. only likable characteristic is that he’s based on rufio from hook. Mituna - yuckie. HATE how the fandom treated him as a poor innocent babbu uwu he just need to be wuved uwu hes my babbuuuuuu  lmao he nastyKankri - ive been sitting here for two minutes trying to think of the correct words to describe my hatred for this man but i just don’t know how. just... someone make him shut up, pleaseMeulin - love her! i think youll notice a trend in my opinions and its “i love every single girl in homestuck” anyways. yeah! i feel bad for her tho she should drop kurloz’s ass lmao. but i think the fact that they both sign is v coolPorrim - OH. HOHOHOOOOHOHOH. ... .. OH HER.. . .. OH. I LOV HER. ok but for real people need to like reread her fuckin dialogue when they try the whole “ummm actually the boys are oppressed on alternia” shit cause actually they fuckin aint!!! i could explain but that is not what this post is for uwu and porrim literally explains it already. porrim is perfect and i love her.Latula - a mood, honestly. i feel like i used to BE her like the whole IM A GAME GIRL YEAH THATS RIGHT IM A GIRL AND I GAME! WATCH OUT, BOYS!!! and on the inside i was suffering with crippling anxiety :) Aranea - again, a bitch but i love her. thats sort of the Serket thing. lovable bitch. like she literally fucked EVERYTHING up but shes a cute alien girl so.... :/Horrus or is it Horuss i literally never know - big sweat. im honestly not quite sure about him... he’s not as bad as equius but he still gives off yuck vibes, yaknow? i lowkey feel bad for him when hes all like ‘i just realized i was in love!’ and rufioh is like ‘uhhhhhhhhhh we should see other people’ and he didnt even FUCING hear cause his EARS WERE TOO SWEATYKurloz -  i don’t trust like thatCronus - dieMeenah - love her! i love how her character was uhhhhhhh im trying to think of a word i cant think of it so ill just say developed instead. i love how her character was developed with the whole (vriska) thing like oh shes more than just Punk Fish Bitch like she’s actually like a whole person. neat.

BETA KIDSJohn - oh, John Home Stuck? yeah i know him. he’s pretty fun. pretty neat. pretty cool. a good boy.Rose - a lesbian icon i would die for her in a second. only thing i dont like abt her is she’s incredibly hard for me to write cause i have like NO fucking vocabulary and shes just droppin these fuckin crazy ass smarty pants words all over the place!!! shes fuckin so pretentious and i love her so much.Dave - a friend and boy. love that guy. one of the most developed characters mayhaps?? very good.Jade - I FUCKING LOVE JADE HARLEY. I WOULD FUCKING DO ANYTHING FOR JADE HARLEY. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. and listen it’s not just cause ima  furry and she is too she’s just the best fucking girl okay? ? ? ok.

ALPHA KIDSJane - underappreciated! i love her very very much! she had to put up with so much shit from those nasty boys she’s so tough and i love her so much. she has done nothing wrong ever in her life.Roxy - BEST GORL!!!!! im so proud of her... she could literally do anything shes such a fuckin badass and id die for her. i hope she comes to my home and punches me in the face.Dirk - hm. he sure is In Homestuck isn’t he? haha :) Jake - a good boy. very mistreated he deserved better! he went through so much FUCKING SHIT! god ! 

the dirk thing was a joke i actually like him a lot and all his character development is fuckin wild like he grows so fuckin much throughout the comic it’s so great. 

[homestuckss-moved]

SLOTS FOR BACKUPS

Here’s the list of people who need backups, just DM asking for a slot, and if it isn’t taken, I’ll give it to you! Thank you so so much to everyone who has offered so far to be a backup; let’s try to get these filled really quickly!!! You have until the 31st to finish the backups!

We‘re all good on backups! Thank you so much everyone!!!

SLOT 1: TAKEN adiosCali8rator , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ Anything davepeta, nepeta, rosemary, jaderoxy, or jadecallieroxy related “ , NO:  Nsfw, angst, gore

SLOT 2: OPEN asexually-homeschooled , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ Anything with Roxy or Callie, Dirkjake or Rosemary “ , NO: Furry, NSFW

SLOT 3: OPEN ask-tipplegnostalgic , Art , “ The 12 first trolls (karkat and cie), alpha or beta kids, if shipping boy x boy prefered, though rosemary is great. I adore Egberts and Striders. “ , NO: Gore, Angst, Blood

SLOT 4: OPEN badgersthename , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “I like Striders, Vantas's, Jake like fuck me up. Dirkjake <3<3 DaveKat “

SLOT 5: OPEN clitclip , Fan fiction, Fan art , “ Anything Vrisrezi, Demonstuck, sickfics, Davekat, Calliroxy, and any combination thereof!” , NO: Makaras

SLOT 6: OPEN craske , Art, “some Eridan, pale erikar or happy Tavros” , NO: Suggestive, NSFW

SLOT 7: OPEN danxiously , Art, “ davesprite, Dave, and Dirk, Sollux, SOLKAT “ , NO: NSFW, Angst

SLOT 8: OPEN evieoftheisle , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ i love AUs and cool fashion? and romance and friendship cliches. Fav characters: John, Karkat, Dirk!! Fav ships: johndave, dirkjake?? fav friendships: BETA KIDS “ , NO: Gore, NSFW

SLOT 9: OPEN feathercadence , Fan fiction, Fan art , “ anything davetavkat related; davetav; davekat; tavkat; johndave please. “ , NO: NSFW

SLOT 10: OPEN galacticjacket , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ Jade and/or Aradia being really cool during a strife, or just hanging out in hightops; Replay AU angst; fancytier “ , NO: nsfw, no ships, no revealing outfits.

SLOT 11: OPEN gelatinousbaby , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ Sprites? I don't really care :p “ , NO: NSFW

SLOT 12: OPEN groeuf , Art , “ tyzias & terezi joey & xefros badass pose, any character “

SLOT 13: OPEN hissmycookies , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ Nepeta and Equius was one of my favorite relationships :3 Maybe doing cute fluff things like teatime, having fun in the snow, or killing hapless goblins? Hmm...looking back on Homestuck the other troll quadrants are really interesting. Any depictions of a spade or ash relationship would be cool. Luscuses Lusci UM large white fluffy animals interacting with their associated character? “ NO: “ Homestuck was a while ago for me, so nothing to obscure I guess. no nsfw or anything over-the-top gory either “

SLOT 14: OPEN imlovroselalonde , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ Davekat fluff, Roxy & Rose sisterly bonding, the alpha kids having fun together “ , NO: “ If you're a minor don't write me smut (if you're over 18 then it's fine), not into incest (even ectobiological) “

SLOT 15: OPEN jangnan , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ erisol, arasol, or solkat would be neat “

SLOT 16: OPEN just-another-bumblebee , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ john egbert, gamzee, dirkjohn and johnkat are both great 2 (also gamkar) “ , NO: NSFW

SLOT 17: OPEN lunaeclipsedoesart , Art , “ Jade Harley/davekat/Troll kingdom rulers hanging out together “ , NO: NSFW

SLOT 18: OPEN mcl-imagines , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “Hiveswap characters, My otp erisol, or cheesy platonic stuff involving my fav trolls: pyropes, amporas, peixes, serkets. “ , NO: “ Gore of any kind but particularly eye trauma. Also please don't include anything with self harm (unless its just scars, and not the focal point of the piece) or anything with realistic insects. “

SLOT 19: TAKEN missplacemat , Fan fiction, Fan art , “ Sisterly lalondes making trollsonas/ Roxy and jane being Beautiful Pastel Girlfriends/ jade and nepeta being Beautiful Strong Girlfriends/ lesbians of your choosing “ , NO: Incest, pedophilia, angst

SLOT 20: OPEN msawesomeiscool , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ PepsiCola, NepKat, Rosemary “, NO: Gore, NSFW 

SLOT 21: OPEN neatgirl , Fan fiction, Fan art , “ i really like calliope, callieroxy, 80s fashion, and nostalgic kids on bikes aus. hurt/comfort involving recovery from alcoholism is also ok! “ , NO: “nothing where either of the characters refer to the other as "hun" or "hon" please! other than that im good with anything. “

SLOT 22: OPEN nocturnalfighter , Fan fiction, Fan art , “ davekat, lgbt headcanons, happy post game celebration “, NO: “ gore, nsfw, nepkat as <3, no bro allowed “

SLOT 23: OPEN nopersdopers , Art, “ Fluff, cute, or something a lil bit steamy “

SLOT 24: OPEN otakumadness15 , Art , “ Anything that has to do with rosemary, the scourge sisters and davekat (or just Karkat, I really love Karkat) “  , NO: Gore, angst and nsfw

SLOT 25: TAKEN poptartsplat , Art , “ Janeroxy, rosemary, beta kids being goofy teens, aradia “

SLOT 26: OPEN rainbowdrink , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ rosemary or davekat! or, if the person doesn't want to do a ship, they could simply use one of the four characters listed (rose, kanaya, dave, karkat) by themselves :) “ , NO: Vriska

SLOT 27: OPEN truereset , Fan fiction, Fan art, Other , “ 1) fanart specific: i'd love to see a god tier outfit redesign! kanaya or aradia if you please. i'd love to see a creative take on their god tier outfits! 2) modern outfit designs for any of the signless' group, OR.. 3) the ancestral trolls (preferably of signless' group) adapting to culture shock, in a post-game/post-revival alterniearth scenario 4) johnkat, in general. you kno. that Gay Shit 5) think of the most obscure, oddest sounding, least compatible bloodswap you can. /That/ “

SLOT 28: OPEN satons-hoard , Art , “ My Troll ocs, My ocs interacting with other people's ocs, My ocs interacting with canon characters (Candy gore is fine) (Please contact me for character references. “ , NO: Gore, NSFW

SLOT 29: TAKEN spaceykiddo , Fan fiction, Fan art , “ beta/alpha kids as a family, rose and jade being cute, fluffy davekat “ , NO: any kind of violence/abuse, gore, angst, nsfw, sad stuff 

SLOT 30: OPEN technicolortheorist , Art , “ I would say something that represents the gifter, something that comes from the heart! I'll be sure to see it's beauty and investment upon receival :D “

SLOT 31: OPEN aura-sketch , Art , Joey, jude and roxy all having some kind of happy Christmas shenanigans maybe? Or some rosemary under the mistletoe? Or maybe rose trying to teach kanaya how to bake or something like that. Feel free to have fun with it and add your own spin! I'd prefer the first option but if you aren't really caught up in the hiveswap hype the other ones are cool too “ , NO: “ No gore please, and I'd prefer something happy to be more in the holiday spirit, but it's okay if there's a tiny tinge of sad as long as it's mostly happy if that makes sense? Just no full on sadness I guess “

[royalfirefly]

It’s interesting how my views of the trolls have changed from when I was first introduced to them in Hivebent, to the end of the comic, and to revisiting them in Pesterquest.

(oops I ended up writing a fucking essay on this)

Karkat I have loved since his first pesterlog, to his proper introduction in Hivebent and all the way to the end of the comic. And is PQ route just made me love him even more. Karkat is just such a GOOD character.

Aradia I was pretty neutral to at first. I mean when she was first introduced there wasn’t really that much to her, but once she was god tiered? I LOVED her! I finally understood her and realized how similar her dead self was to depression and that I could actually relate to her much more than I originally thought. She’s now one of my fave characters and her PQ route just built up on the love I already had for her.

Tavros I really liked at first! He just seemed like an awkward, but sweet boy. But by the end of the comic I didn’t really like him all that much. His character just kinda flatlined into being a boy desperate for the attention of the girl who fucking murdered him and idk it just left a bad taste in my mouth. But his PQ route definitely rekindled some of the love I had for his character!

Sollux I have loved from his first introduction to the end of the comic. He’s just a cool dude. He’s a bit of a grump sometimes sure, but that’s also part of why I like him. I could probably go on and on about his character and why I like him but the point is comic Sollux very good. PQ Sollux also very good.

Nepeta I thought was just ok. And she was ‘just ok’ to me until she became Davepeta in which I learned to appreciate her a bit more because she became a part of my all time favorite Homestuck character. Her PQ route further made me appreciate her and you know what? Nepeta good.

Kanaya I thought was ok at first, then slowly grew to love her as the comic went on. I think it helps because she actually got a lot of development within the comic than some of the other trolls. But my love for characters like Karkat and Terezi definitely overshadowed my love for Kanaya. Sorry Kanaya. Her PQ route was alright and didn’t really change how I felt about her.

Terezi. I love this girl. From her first pesterlog to the end of the comic. Her PQ route was ok tho.

Vriska I hated at first. I just thought of her as just a big bully. By the end I the comic I felt like I understood her a bit better and could appreciate her as an interesting character, but still didn’t like her too much. I enjoyed her PQ route but it didn’t really change how I see her. She’s a neat character, but far from being a favorite of mine.

Equius. First impression: Ew. Makes me uncomfortable. Impression at the end of the comic: Eh he’s alright. PQ route impression: I like him

Gamzee I liked at first! I thought he was just a silly stoner guy! but haha NOPE. He quickly became one of my least favorite characters. His PQ route I went into with an open mind hoping it would change my impression of him. It did not.

Eridan. First impression: Bad. Last impression in the comic: Still bad. Impression from PQ route: I actually kinda like him now!

Feferi: She’s just ok and that’s all I’ve really thought of her even after playing her PQ route.

So just for fun here’s how i’d rank the trolls from my favorite to least favorite: Sollux, Aradia, Karkat, Terezi, Nepeta, Kanaya, Vriska, Tavros, Feferi, Eridan, Equius, Gamzee

[davekat-sucks]

2/2 Karkat being the "Main" troll also just seemed to be the "safe" choice in terms of writing. He was pretty much the fan favorite and, before the introduction of the ancestors, one of the simpler trolls in terms of personality. I know I'm probably wrong about a lot of the things I said and that Karkat probably isn't as bland or safe as I said he was, but I'm sticking to what I said because, again, it's just my opinions, even if most of the internet thinks we can't have them. -Blue Team Anon

Karkat was only of the few trolls that Andrew Hussie could tolerate in terms of writing as well. Just type in all caps and you are good to go. Even Andrew Hussie admits doing the typing quirks for each character was a hassle, which is another reason why he offed some of them. He hated Feferi's the most and was more than too pleased to kill her. Karkat was also to represent one of the classic kinds of Internet trolls. Dude who types in caps, dropping a few f-bombs, to show his anger and dislike towards anyone. Somebody online has at least acted like him once in their lifetime. It's also part of why he is popular. He could have been really interesting, as Karkat was one of the trolls that didn't align properly into the hemospectrum, was against it, and was suppose to be the parallel leader to John Egbert. Him being the descendant of the Signless, also pushed Karkat into the spotlight of having a bigger role. Being a mutant blood, made him more special for it. Among the trolls that are higherblood and even friends with them, like with Gamzee and Eridan, one could have thought he would be the one to bring all the trolls together, or at least, be the one to revolutionize with the remaining living ones. His interactions with the cast is interesting. No matter if it's the human kids or other trolls, his personality can bounce off well with the others. The main person that he cared for the most, was Terezi Pyrope. One that had been implied to be the closest with prior to Sgrub. There was a hint that they may have fucked and that's how Terezi was able to find out about Karkat's blood color. There were signs from Hussie himself that he had planned on making Karkat and Terezi an official couple. But what had stopped him? Was it the other shipping fanbase that wanted him to be with someone else? Would they think killing off the other trolls like Nepeta, Eridan, Feferi, and Equius, to forcefully make Karkat and Terezi be with each other, as Kanaya would be with Rose, Dave with Jade, John finally meeting his friends, and Gamzee going off to helping the big bad? It was really Act 6 that I think that started the change of his character and it would be the one recognized by fans as the "canon Karkat". Not in any of the ones prior to Act 5 or in Act 5. It would be this one, a shouty dude who wallows himself in pity and doing fuck all, that is loved by all fans. Maybe it is a projection from some of the fans itself, as we tend to think we are worthless pieces of shit, living in hell. It wouldn't be the first time that happened, as people had projected themselves into Karkat to be with someone like Terezi or Nepeta. Hussie killing off the other trolls could be why Karkat became so bland. He had no one to bounce off or be a foil to the other. It doesn't help on trying to isolate the other people he talks with, John Egbert in particular, worsens his character that has been built up. Without any of these people, Karkat can't really stand out. There is only so much he could do when speaking with Dave, Rose, or Kanaya. The pointless drama with Gamzee and Terezi is something he alone can't solve, showing more of his incompetence as a leader. I don't blame you for not liking Karkat at the start. He doesn't have much to stand out. He could have been something special and big, to mirror with John, but those ideas fell and was brushed aside for other things. Some could also say the appearance of trolls overshadowed the kids. Which is why someone like Karkat rose in popularity, because the aliens were more interesting and started to take over the webcomic. Hussie couldn't focus on the human kids if fans demanded more about the trolls. Thus pushing himself to make Alternia we know, unintentionally. I don't know how to feel about Karkat myself. I liked him for what he was when he was introduced at the series, but upset that he fell upon Act 6 and beyond. The fandom only seeing Karkat as the true main character over John doesn't help. Worse is how WhatPumpkin pushes Karkat as part of the main cast, despite he has rarely done much importance aside

from Openbound and Game Over. The real MVP was only John himself. Even when he was separated from his friends again, John was still able to be active in the story. Seeing Karkat as this soft boi who shouts a lot while having his depression be relieved by this other human boy, reduced to being the trophy boyfriend/husband for Dave, sucks. It's fucked up.