y’know, now that homestuck is relevant again, i think we as a fandom can really take things we’ve learned in the past few years and put them to use in the context of old issues from back in the day. i think there’s a lot of important concepts and ideas that come from newer fandoms that can solve age-old debates about aspects of homestuck.
what i’m saying here is that john egbert’s voice definitely sounds like griffin mcelroy
homestuck uses seemingly random things/concepts – the zodiac, a deck of cards, billiards, the magic 8 ball – as thematic elements so fucking cleverly it’s almost infuriating
the game over timeline failed because vriska was killed – much like in billiards, you lose the game if you pocket the 8 ball too soon
not to infodump or nothing but imho its even deeper than that, in that by act 7 the entire web of symbolism has been flipped
this is foreshadowed kind of obliquely by one, having chess and pool be exactly the same game in-universe, with sburb taking the form of a collosally complicated game of chess in multiplayer sessions, but taking the form of pool in a single player session, and two, having caliborn switch his king and queen’s appearance, but having them move as if they were the piece they appear to be
vriska appears to be the 8 ball and killing her appears to end their game prematurely, but shes actually the cue ball, and killing her causes a scratch in which she can be placed wherever is most advantageous for the opponent, and english is the 8 ball, and shoving him into the metaphorical pocket that is the black hole from the collapse of the green sun ends the game
what im getting at here is that i fucking h8 homestuck
holy shit
There’s also all the parallels drawn between Snowman(The Black Queen) and Vriska. And of course, while Snowman APPEARS to be an 8-ball, what is killing her circumstantially simultaneous with? A SCRATCH. From the perspective of Caliborn and his Session, it appears to be a victory, but it actually allows his opponents to reposition themselves to best win The Game(like vriscourse says).
I’m going to be doing a 100 prompt challenge! If you want a pairing to be here, please send it in! No incest, pedophilia, or big age-gap ships. I have a right to reject ships for reasons both personal and due to insufficient knowledge of the ships.
With that out of the way, feel free to send me requests! Prompts below the cut! Fandoms I’m willing to write for in the tags!
1. Introduction – 2. Love – 3. Light – 4. Dark – 5. Seeking Solace – 6. Break Away – Binding of Isaac, requested by @terrible-night-choices!) 7. Heaven – 8. Innocence – 9. Drive – 10. Breathe Again – 11. Memory – 12. Insanity – 13. Misfortune – 14. Smile – 15. Silence – 16. Questioning – 17. Blood – 18. Rainbow – 19. Gray – 20. Fortitude – 21. Vacation – 22. Mother Nature – 23. Cat – 24. No Time – 25. Trouble Lurking – 26. Tears – 27. Foreign – 28. Sorrow – 29. Happiness – 30. Under the Rain – Sam/Ashley, Until Dawn 31. Flowers – 32. Night – 33. Expectations – 34. Stars – 35. Hold My Hand – 36. Precious Treasure – 37. Eyes – 38. Abandoned – 39. Dreams – 40. Rated – 41. Teamwork – 42. Standing Still – 43. Dying – 44. Two Roads – 45. Illusion – 46. Family – 47. Creation – 48. Childhood – 49. Stripes – 50. Breaking the Rules – 51. Sport – 52. Deep in Thought – 53. Keeping a Secret – 54. Tower – 55. Waiting – 56. Danger Ahead – 57. Sacrifice – 58. Kick in the Head – 59. No Way Out – 60. Rejection – 61. Fairy Tale – 62. Magic – 63. Do Not Disturb – 64. Multitasking – 65. Horror – 66. Traps – 67. Playing the Melody – 68. Hero – 69. Annoyance – 70. 67% – Gundam/Chiaki/Sonia, Super Dangan Ronpa 2 71. Obsession – 72. Mischief Managed – 73. I Can’t – 74. Are You Challenging Me? – 75. Mirror – 76. Broken Pieces – 77. Test – 78. Drink – 79. Starvation – 80. Words – 81. Pen and Paper – 82. Can You Hear Me? – 83. Heal – 84. Out Cold – 85. Spiral – 86. Seeing Red – 87. Food – 88. Pain – 89. Through the Fire – 90. Triangle – 91. Drowning – 92. All That I Have – 93. Give Up – 94. Last Hope – 95. Advertisement – 96. In the Storm – 97. Safety First – 98. Puzzle – 99. Solitude – 100. Relaxation –
I don’t know where to start, so i’ll jusk link some goodfanartblogs.
notable memes (that i can remember):
shrek is eridans dad (brought to light in recent upd8s)
eridan is obama
The Vriska Debate
upd8!!
epathsizing everything with ‘’all the x. all of it’’ on the end
the canon fantrolls
elitist jake cosplayer
that one fucking troll that was a combination of every single homestuck kid combined
hetalians v homestucks
homestuck hate
homestuck-is-a-sin
buckets
gog and jegus respectively
FUCKASS.
adding ‘’stuck’’ to the end of every au
using quadrants irl
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT HOMESTUCK.
sticking character faces to gifs
BEEP BEEP MEOW
communism
march eridan
the End of homestuck
the homestuck kickstater
You’re Going To Have To Decapitate Me
ANYWAY. this took about four hours on and off and i’ve still only reached the tip of the iceberg for this and although i’m fucking exuasted i am also amazed, nostalgic, and slightly tearful. it’s amazing to think of how much this fandom has done. homestuck is one of the longest works of fiction in the english language, and the fan content is so staggering it has possibly become bigger than the comic itself.
It’s just been amazing to be in this fandom, and to never get really bored, or go without reading new content, old content, fan produced or otherwise. there’s always been fan competitions, rps, forums, meetups, fanadventures to look or participate in or even make from scratch. this fandom has done so much in the 7 years it’s been around. and whether you’ve been around for all of it or only a week, there’s always been something to enjoy. i’ve made so many friends out of this comic. i’ve speculated, written, drawn, cosplayed, rped, cried, Discourse’d, and even at some point probably rapped, for this fandom. and it’s sense of inclusion and community is honestly something i’ll miss the most. even if you weren’t a bnf or actively producing content, there was so much content to discuss you’d make friends and feel part of something either way. chaotic, self deprecating, emotional or not, this fandom has created something. and it’s a really fucking good thing.
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