#unwash

[mrdespondency]

stanley pines the man that you are

[lullambii]

There are many reasons it’s called the "Well of Sorrows". Solas knows it best but never wanted to tell you about it...

[r0-boat]

[ludinusdaleth]

"The [...] visage fades into a human woman in her forties. Kinda slicked-back, dirty blonde hair, a scar that runs down the side of her face, and heavy burn marks across her neck. She's adorned in ornate, form-fitting clothing under a dark green cloak.

You look back to Seth... who is no longer Seth. Instead you see a dark elf of shoulder-length, somewhat wavy white hair, purple eyes, and stoic expression. You see he wears flowing black robes that fall from an intricate silver-shine mantle."

welcome to campaign 3, astrid & essek.

-Critical Role Campaign 3, Episode 94, "Where The Red Fearne Glows"

[beescake]

i am in love with your sollux i think

sollux love party :]

if you’re interested heres some of my personal fondness thoughts on him.. big warning for the mega long read ahead aye

as we alr know sollux's rejection of participation somewhat mirrors dave's rejection of heroism, but even without getting cooked to completion i still find sollux's character v compelling beyond the fourth wall

as someone who doesnt get a pinch of that Protagonist Sparkle to begin with, he can openly say he wants to leave anytime…. and unlike dave, he actually Can leave the scene anytime. but he can never be truly Free from the story via permanent character death like the other trolls.

his irrelevancy is indeed relevant - he’s there so u can point him out.

while his image is intended to be a relic of past internet subculture, his role is not only about hehehaha being a Chad or a 2000s cyberforum 2²chan haxxor ragequit gamebro.

his continued existence also happens to add a Bit to the overarching themes of homestuck! a Bit that gives him longer-lasting thematic relevance compared to the trolls who could’ve had more character potential but didnt get to survive beyond the main story.

the Bit in question:

his defiance contributes to the illusion of agency (treating characters = people with autonomy). he’s “aware” of it, and that recognition is worth noting enough to forcibly keep him alive as both reward and punishment.

considering how his personality & classpect is designed its definitely a very haha thing for hussie to do LOL. he’s made to be op asf so he's resigned to doing dirty work, gradually deteriorating along the way but never truly dying. as fans have mentioned before, him openly rejecting involvement after a while of grim tolerance is like if the sim u were controlling suddenly stopped, looked up and gave u the finger while u were step six into the walkthrough for Every Possible Sim Death Animation.

but since he’s just a sim… the more he hates it, the more you keep him around. if ur sim started complaining abt your whimsical household storyline you’d definitely keep that little fuck.

but yeah i like that sollux is just idling. the significance of his presence being that one dude who's always reliably Somewhere, root core Unchanged, no individual ambitions (possibly due to fear of consequence?), and design-wise: a staple representative product of his time.

compared to dirk's character, who has aged phenomenally well into the present (themes of control + AR + artificial intelligence, clearer exploration around navigating relationships/sexuality, infinite possibilities of self-splinterhood and trait inheritance), sollux's potential is really... contained. bitter. defeatist. limiting and frustrating in the way old tech is.

the world continues moving on to shinier, brighter, more advanced automated things - minimalist and metaverse or whatever but sollux is still here 🧍‍♂️ going woohoo redblue 3d. (tho personally i imagine his vibe similar to what the kids call cassette futurism on pinterest mixed w more grimy grunge insectoid influences eheh)

conceptually-speaking,

at the foundation of it all, the rapid pace of modern development was built off the understanding of ppl like sollux in the past, who were There actively at work while the dough was still beginning to rise

thats one of the cool things abt the idea of trolls preceding humans! the idea that trolls like sollux excelled back when lots of basic shit still needed to be discovered, building structures like networks and codes from scratch, and humans will eventually inherit and reinvent that knowledge in ways that become so optimized it makes the old manual effort seem archaic, slow, and labour-intensive.

but despite information/resources/shortcuts being more accessible now, much of the new highly-anticipated stuff released on trend still end up unfinished, inefficient, or expiring quickly due to cutting corners under severe capitalistic pressures

meanwhile, some of the old stuff frm past generations of thorough, exploratory and perfectionistic development still remains working, complete, and ever so sturdy.

those things continue to exist, just outside our periphery with either:

zero purpose left for modern needs (outdated/obsolete)

or

far too important to replace or destroy, bcs of its surprisingly essential and circumstantial usefulness in one niche specific area.

which are honestly? both points that sum up sollux pree well.

dramatic ending sorry. anw are u still on the fence or are u Sick abt him like me </3

[hoofpeet]

top 5 contenders for stupidest existence

[ninoochat]

of course it's mickey, the dirtiest white boy in america, who's the only one shown washing his hands after using the bathroom since the fucking show started

[t00thpasteface]

i can't hear you if you won't look at me

[quortknee]

a repentia oc im working on

[phant0ma]

can you draw skypeia zosannnn,,,,,, twirls my hair n stuff

I'm sorry this took so long RAUGHR but I hope u like it gang 💯💯🙏

closeups + without bg !!

[beetlbi]

If you’re wondering why living with ford in college didn’t cause Fiddlefords queer awakening it’s bc I think it would be extremely funny if he thought Stan was hot but wasn’t at all attracted to ford. Anyway I’m sooo normal abt gravity falls rn

[cillixn]

babe wake up, new miserable cillian role just dropped

[daeneryspilled]

[beastlyidiocy]

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^ i care about this scribble deeply . He he ehehe hehe

[sydneighsays]

My friend told me to draw/design human Tow Mater... This is a product of his evil genius... Please do not come for me. I'm sorry (I'm fucking not)

(Also he definitely stole that cowboy hat, probably accidentally)

Tractor tipping is just him getting in his tow truck and pulling over people's tractors in their fields, and then they chase him with buckshot.

[torchstelechos]

Something a lil funny about wishcraft smelling like sugar, you're telling me that traveler who doesn't wash their hair smells like a bakery? Press X to doubt