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Once again, it’s almost 4/13 and I have no idea what to do.

I’ve been thinking for a long time to draw every single homestuck character, and eventually every hiveswap character.

It’s a massive task for sure, and it would take very long, but the thought haunts me, truly. In a good way. I think.

Thoughts? Maybe I could make a separate blog for it, if I ever start?

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i’ll give you my entire left tiddy for some more mspar alien difference fluff. written or drawn, with mallek or marvus or pretty much anyone else. warm blooded/cold blooded cuddles with marvus. mallek purring and being embarrassed abt it. mspar not realizing they’re being flirted with til someone spells it out to them. just any troll/human (??) difference shit or any of your hcs please i’m starving

Starve no more!! I'll feed you AND me cause I honestly fucking live for alien differences between trolls and humans like? Omg...I'll try to sneak some Mallek and Marvus for ya since you seem to mention both of them (and I'll throw in some other ones for more comparisons >:])

So for general troll temperature headcanons, let me tell you, you'd better enjoy being cold/not be too bothered by it cause the higher on the spectrum, the colder the blood you're touching and cuddling. The warmest a troll will ever be is if they're a mutantblood, the closest thing to getting to normal human body temperatures and the ones with any real warmth to them. Rust bloods being the lowest on the hemospectrum that aren't mutants don't have as much warmth but still tend to run warmer than other blood types on the hemospectrum. Not exactly lukewarm, little bit warmer than that. When we hit the goldbloods, that's when it starts getting lukewarm temperatures. Smack dab in the middle of the spectrum, the Jades, aren't very warm or anything, but it's a few hairs away from being able to consider them cold feeling. Anything above the jades is when things start getting cold.

Teals you could say are cold, maybe not unpleasantly so, you could feel such a difference that you would no longer feel any real warmth. Cerulean is when the temperatures could be so stark as opposed to human warmth that coming into direct skin to skin contact with it could definitely shock your skin and make you flinch initially. Purples are. Man. Remember how I said you'd better like being cold? This is where the cold could be the brink of being unpleasant for some who can't handle it very well, it really starts setting in the longer you choose stay in physical contact with them. Violets, I'd argue, would be downright unpleasantly cold to the touch, like, you know how if you go outside in the snow and your body feels numb and face would be stinging? Like that.

With that general stuff of how perceive the coldness of some trolls established. Um. Mallek and Marvus :} I'm going to apologize in advance, Marvus is a character I've always been intimidated by in terms of writing. I feel like I just don't get him enough, and I'd hate to mischaracterize him :(( but I'll do my best!! (Putting a break here cause I type a lot)

Marvus and Mallek I feel like have a tendency to be mischievous little shits sometimes, once becoming aware and acquainted with the warmth Mspar emits and how cold they are in comparison they like to have fun with it. Mallek likes to do that thing some people do, ya know, where people take something fucking cold like a thing of ice cream or an ice cold drink and fucking PRESS it against your skin and it makes you scream? That. But no ice cream, it's his hand touching their bare skin (which still makes them shriek and jolt in surprise). They turn around and playfully smack him on the shoulder in retaliation.

Marvus likes doing the same thing but for him GOD FUCK the cold feels so much worse than Mallek. Bitch IS the ice being pressed against your skin. He doesn't even need to use his whole hand, he could press a finger to them and get a reaction. Punching doesn't do much to Mallek anyways, trolls and their thicker skins, but Marvus doesn't have a lot of squish to begin with. It's weird punching someone who feels so..solid? Not to say he's got absolutely no squish, but he has very little of it.

Cuddling... ahehhehehe cracks knuckles.

Since I'm already talking about Marvus lemme get to him already. Since he is a freezer, it'll take a bit to get fully comfortable laying against him. Warmth can overpower or balance out a trolls temperature, this is something that's very hard to do with bloods higher than indigo. Something like either them or Marvus wearing a good amount of clothing to separate makes it to where they don't feel immediately uncomfortable with the chill of his skin. Marvus I feel like is kinda finicky when it comes to touch or laying for long periods of time?? It's kinda funny, you could hug him, and he'd allow it for just a few seconds before he'd wiggle his way out of it, a playful look to his eyes. Or allowing you to rub his skin for a bit before pulling away. Only when he's tired or is ready to be settled in completely is when you can really, for real, cuddle him without him squirming out of it.

Now Mallek? Umpfh. Touch starved. Mspar too actually, I headcanon that they are a touched starved person themselves. So how about two touched starved people help another out..by cuddling. And everything else that involves touch under the moon really.

For him, he kinda loses it when he's in physical contact with them. It's the warmth! It really gets to him, and it makes his brain go nuts. He used to fight the overwhelming urge to wrap them up really tight in his arms cause ya know. Snake brain, cold, friend/flushcrush is warm, curl around the warmth. He didn't fight it anymore when they actively sought out physical touch from him themselves and was actively encouraging him and letting him know it was okay to search for it back.

It was through being around him that they discovered the most surprising thing they never thought of a troll doing. Purring.

They have never heard of a sound as soft as purring coming from a troll.

Trolls only purr in the presence of those they feel the utmost comfort with. To feel the safest with, to trust them the most, and to be at your most vulnerable with. It's super intimate stuff in troll culture. Hearing that anywhere out in public could make trolls snap their head in that direction and make them flush in the face. Get a room!!

I imagine it was one of those many days where they stayed over at his hive. They had just decided that they were done playing video games and it from leaning against each other in silence while the game systems powered off, then it transitioned into Mspar coaxing Mallek to lay on then while they had their back laid down on his lounge plank. His weight against them was comforting to them.

They were just nuzzling his shoulder and rubbing their hands all up and down his back and sides, all with no patterns to it. He had his face pressed against their chest, his arms pushed underneath them to wrap around them. They could feel his smile against their skin, and they were all smiles and happy, too. Then they, well, they felt it before they heard it.

It was something they didn't even notice at first, the rumbling, the small vibrations emitting from his throat and chest. When it was growing stronger and the purring became audible, they still didn't question it at first. They were just so comfortable, and the cuddling was just so nice, his purring could put them to sleep and...wait. Purring?

When the realization of Mallek purring hit them, they temporarily halted their hand movements. Mallek stayed put for a bit before his purring stuttered a little, and he cracked an eyelid open to gaze at them, wondering why they stopped. He finds them kind of staring at him, their hands still under his tank top just stopped on his back.

"you okay;"

This snaps them out of it and they and they lean in to kiss his forehead, Mallek snorts in response and immediately relaxes against them again.

They kindaaa wanted to point it out at in the moment but ultimately decided against it so that he didn't get embarrassed or shy and stops. They think it's SUPER fucking cute.

As for general differences between troll and human romance? Cracks fingers. Obviously it depends on what quadrant a troll is interested in having you in. I'll go with red romance for now unless someone later wants the other quads too lol.

I talked about purring before and purring is a BIG one. Purring is how trolls communicate that they feel absolutely safe and comfortable in their partners presence along with purring being a form to heal when their partner is hurt or isn't feeling well. It leaves them very open and vulnerable and so it feels very intimate for most trolls. A troll purring in the presence of human they're interested in a human may not pick up the significance of it so they just see it at its simplest until explained. Some trolls may feel a little hurt when their human partners don't pick up on their purring and they don't purr back in response, again, until explained that humans aren't capable of making sounds such as purring. Make no mistake though! Troll purring does not sound like how a cat's would. It's sounds like how you would imagine an insect purring would sound like.

Sleeping in the presence of a person you're interested in or around your partner is another big thing trolls do. Sleeping near other trolls is again, a vulnerability thing. To sleep near someone? To be so open and let your guard down like that? To trust someone that much? Wipes sweat from brow. Humans being able to do this with trolls they're even a little comfortable with is absolutely flabbergasting to most trolls.

Okay there's sleeping when someone is nearby...then there's sleeping WITH someone. No not like that ya nasties. Sleeping with someone, in their recuperacoon, it's a vulnerability thing again woo boy. It's the HIGHEST form of trust a troll could show their partner! The significance of this can really go over a human's head, they truly don't understand the gravity of trust at play here.

Here's something not sleep related. Scent marking. This one is more subtle than just. A partner wearing their sign or typing the way their typing quirk is. This one is when a troll leaves something, take a shirt or their socks or something, at their partners hive. It leaves a bit of them, their scent, there and it's meant for their partners + any other trolls that are over know. Humans tend to also seek their partner's scent/how they smell (think stealing your partners clothes), it's another thing that means more deeply than they originally think about.

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Could you draw galekh or mallek? Pretty please?

Sorry for the inactivity, here’s a sketchy and weirdly shiny? Galekh!

Trolls naturally having black lips my beloved

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Howdy, my name is Luca! 💫

I am a queer autistic trans man artist, and on this blog I’ll (hopefully) post the art I make!

I really wanna make some new art-friends, so hit me up :))

(I follow from @pichu-chu )

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Since troll babies seem to become independent much faster than human babies, how you think trolls react to human babies staying babies for longer?

I think a common theme for what trolls think of young humans will often just boil down do “pathetic”.

It sounds rough but like. It just be like that.

I don’t even know if they’d find human babies cute at first sight, maybe like the ugly-cute phenomenon but they’d have to get used to seeing them (wether that be in pictures or irl) for a while before getting used to them.

Back to your question though, yeah they don’t really get the concept of taking care of your young beyond grubhood, so it’s probably a foreign concept to them

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Been thinking about making a purple oc, and also re-do my trollsona.. hmm

Tell me about your ocs or sonas! Add visuals and maybe I’ll even draw them ^-^

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can you draw a Davepeta pesterquest good ending

Do you mean davepetasprite? Could you elaborate? I’d love to draw them for you but I need to know what exactly you’re asking first •_•

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"Do Trolls have graves?" Sorta? I think they said in canon that when a Troll dies they do nothing with the body and leave it to rot.

But then in Friendsim we have Fozzer, whose job it is to dig big holes that serve as mass graves so...???

Oh yeah! I guess mass graves make sense for lowbloods and stuff, and then maybe they have other rituals for highbloods?

Or if we’re going more homestuck canon and not friendsim they probably leave low- and midbloods to rot when they’re killed in the street and some rust troll with a cleaning task like Marsti takes the rotted corpses somewhere else? Hmm

I don’t think they’d want rotting corpses in the streets forever, at least not in highblood neighborhoods but idk

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Would trolls have the equivalent of nukes?

Probably, they have all kinds of weapons and bombs. But they’re probably only accessible to the royal government - like the heiress I imagine.

We know they bomb lowblood neighborhoods but I don’t think those are necessarily nukes. They likely only use nukes on other planets, or in extreme rebel areas.

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WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS

What’s the lie your character says most often?

How loosely or strictly do they use the word ‘friend’?

How often do they show their genuine emotions to others versus just the audience knowing?

What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?

Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?

What’s their favorite [insert anything] that they’ve never recommended to anyone before?

What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?

How loose is their use of the phrase ‘I love you’?

Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive?

What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?

If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?

What’s something that makes them laugh every single time? Be specific!

When do they fake a smile? How often?

How do they put out a candle?

What’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?

What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?

What do they notice first in the mirror versus what most people first notice looking at them?

Who do they love truly, 100% unconditionally (if anyone)?

What would they do if stuck in a room with the person they’ve been avoiding?

Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person?

What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?

What simple activity that most people do / can do scares your character?

What do they feel guilty for that the other person(s) doesn’t / don’t even remember?

Did they take a cookie from the cookie jar? What kind of cookie was it?

What subject / topic do they know a lot about that’s completely useless to the direct plot?

How would they respond to being fired by a good boss?

What’s the worst gift they ever received? How did they respond?

What do they tell people they want? What do they actually want?

How do they respond when someone doesn’t believe them?

When they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it’s personal versus when it’s professional?

When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?

If they committed one petty crime / misdemeanor, what would it be? Why?

How do they greet someone they dislike / hate?

How do they greet someone they like / love?

What is the smallest, morally questionable choice they’ve made?

Who do they keep in their life for professional gain? Is it for malicious intent?

What’s a secret they haven’t told serious romantic partners and don’t plan to tell?

What hobby are they good at in private, but bad at in front of others? Why?

Would they rather be invited to an event to feel included or be excluded from an event if they were not genuinely wanted there?

How do they respond to a loose handshake? What goes through their head?

What phrases, pronunciations, or mannerisms did they pick up from someone / somewhere else?

If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?

What do they commonly misinterpret because of their own upbringing / environment / biases? How do they respond when realizing the misunderstanding?

What language would be easiest for them to learn? Why?

What’s something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?

Are they a listener or a talker? If they’re a listener, what makes them talk? If they’re a talker, what makes them listen?

Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?

Who would they say ‘yes’ to if invited to do something they abhorred / strongly didn’t want to do?

Would they eat something they find gross to be polite?

What belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun) personally don’t agree with?

What’s a phrase they say a lot?

Do they act on their immediate emotions, or do they wait for the facts before acting?

Who would / do they believe without question?

What’s their instinct in a fight / flight / freeze / fawn situation?

What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?

If they’re scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear?

What’s a simple daily activity / motion that they mess up often?

How many hobbies have they attempted to have over their lifetime? Is there a common theme?

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Are you doing well? I don't believe we heard from you since July and I wanna be sure you are alright

Thank you so much for the concern, I really appreciate it <3

Yeah I’ve been good actually! Lots of work in the organizations I’m in and stuff, but everyone’s always welcome to shoot in an ask!!

I’m easy to get back into a hyperfixation, my mind has just been busy lately haha

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Currently rereading homestuck (the unofficial download version bc it’s superior) and it’s once again altering my brain chemistry

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A Nep!!

Redraw of an older piece from 2017 that I’ve also already redrawn in 2021 but now it’s. This. Yippee

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hello hello! i hope you’re well <3 i’m into vintage fashion and burlesque and was wondering how the trolls would react to that on alternia ? have a nice day 🥰

Hi for the love of god hello

Scrolling through old asks to get writing inspo don’t mind me

General:

• I think they might not understand it too well? But the more open-minded trolls would be supportive of you having a unique style!

• recent-ish Alternian history (in my hc) isn’t as diverse and broad as human history, since they’ve existed for far longer than us; and most of their early development was many millennia ago

• yes I’m making this slightly about alternia and it’s culture again. I have hyperfixation brain fungus ok

• So their development (and by extension culture and history) has been stagnant since the condesce took over so to speak. Which has been… for a while.

• anyway, I’ll save this for another post if anyone’s interested, back to the ask!

• as for vintage fashions and specifically burlesque I’m thinking corsets and stuff. I don’t think corsets really exist there outside of medical and fashion use, like it was never common to see and it isn’t really part of their culture

• think about it, alternian standards love their version of femininity, the Big Strong Broad type troll (what we on earth associate with hyper masculinity. Love me some role reversal, one of my fav things about alternia) and so cinching your waist to get an hourglass figure should have never been a thing, as an hourglass figure has never been idealized in their society

• I’m going off rails again I’m literally insufferable

Galekh:

• Galekh isn’t afraid to admit to you his nerd-like interest in your (our) human culture and history, he wants to learn as much as possible!

• totally cool with you having a unique style, he thinks the aesthetic of it is really intriguing and attractive

• he’s not one to fight or cause a stir, but if anyone looks at you weirdly or says something rude he is ready to throw hands, no questions asked

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Sorry I’ve been Dead but I’m trying to write a little again, so stick around and you’ll get some good/questionable quality content :))

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just scrolled through all your old posts about human/troll relationships and i think i’m addicted againnnn 😭

the figuring out the differences and trying to make it work, it makes me so soft.. particularly when they’re both clueless to the other’s weird alien stuff

like imagine crashing on a hostile alien planet and finding that one person who’s nice to you, the squishy soft alien. considering how big and scary everyone is here, you thought they’d try to attack you way more than they have !! but no, all your new alien friends are super touchy and gentle with you, resting their head on yours (since you’re so short by comparison) or touching your hot, soft skin or affectionately nipping at you. well, you think it’s affectionate. you hope it’s affectionate.

you assume they’re just really friendly and wanna examine your weird human traits more, and this goes on for months. everyone around you does this, so you figure it’s a species thing.

eventually though, they all slowly stop. they don’t touch you at all anymore and you worry you did something wrong. someone has to tell you that they’ve all been pale flirting with you fighting for your attention, and since you never reciprocated, they assumed you didn’t like them like that.

the quadrants are such an integral part of their society, so of course nobody figures to explain it to you !! they just assumed you knew they were flirting bc it’s so obvious to them

imagine walking up to mallek determined to know what’s going on, and asking him, “why did everyone stop being so touchy all of a sudden? did i commit some kind of alien faux pas? i hope i didn’t offend anyone :(“ and the poor man realizes he has to explain quadrants and pale flirting to you.

I just KNOW I would be THE pale Whore on alternia, my people pleaser instincts would make me hella pale sexy I think

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there was a massive missed opportunity to have your username be friendsim-more-like-friendsimp methinks :3 (<- trying not to sound like an asshole on anon)

Omg so true… I’m stutid