#tag but this art isn't dirkjohn art

[entropicbias]

What do you think about Dirkjohn?

here is a blurb from a piece of writing in a document titled "john egbert hates dirk strider. (thank you @crosswired for helping me fix this up.)

here are a few little pieces a did trying to illustrate what i think their relationship would be like. all in all, i don't see dirk john as something that could happen. i think they'd have a really interesting chemistry, which isn't to say i think john would be romantically interested in him at all. i guess they'd be "friends" but i doubt john would like him very much. i know some people like this ship as a "oh they'd hate each other so much they'd want to kiss!" thing, but i don't think john is or could be gay for him either way.

[thedoublepp]

I'm a bit of a homestuck newbie in regards to the fandom (read the series some times over though), so I'm just curious as someone who hasn't been here for long... what is the difference between brojohn and dirkjohn? Are they or not the same thing? I don't *think* it's referring to the middle-schooler John and whole adult Bro from the beginning of the homestuck comics based on what I'm picking up from the tag itself, but at the same time I'm just a bit confused. I like dirkjohn quite a lot because I think the characters and dynamics are neat, but it just intimidates me a bit when it flips to brojohn because of the implications of age and whatnot that the context of the comic gets me.

(also I just want to clarify that I'm not trying to *force* 'purity culture' onto you and tell you what to do or not do, I'm just prodding for the sake of my own curiosity and unfamiliarity on the subject)

thank you for your time, I'm a big fan of your art and have been lurking on your blog for a while dude, you're singlehandedly carrying the homestuck fandom in this era 😭

Ah yes the brojohn / dirkjohn conundrum

also don't sweat it anon, I didn't think you were coming for me with the purity guns a'drawn in this mainly because I have actual experience with people doing that very thing and this was very civil in comparison lol

Though, to answer your question, I would say there is a pretty weighty difference in appeal and practice when it comes to the 'Dirks."

See, Bro and Dirk are two wholly different characters and so I write/draw them as such. Also, I take massive liberties with Bro, ie I rarely ever write/draw him strictly from a beta-bro is this or that perspective. I make him into this fucking weirdo hermit genius that is absolute garbage at socializing and doesn't even pretend like he isn't into some real weird off the wall shit, this man could seriously not be bothered to give a single fuck about anything but his own life and the people in it. I'm interested in the way he interacts with other characters, in the soft human moments versus his overall Weird Hyper-sexual or idiotically indulgent pleasures.

That being said, I also really only have interest in brojohn as two consenting adults, mostly because that's where the highest possibilities for humor present themselves; just two dudes that are well aware of how shitty their individual personalities can be finding humor and affection and acceptance in the very specific brand of fun they prescribe to.

Two men that care deeply, but get caught up in how inattentive they can be. IDK man, I just think they'd have fun together.

That's all I've got for now, I'm sure given the time and energy I could probably make this a whole dissertation of a thing. Regardless, thanks for sticking around and for those kind words, I'm glad you're enjoying yourself!