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do you headcanon john a specific race or do you just draw him as a general darker skinned race? :3c if you hc a specific race im curious to know why you picked that specifically, if there are any reasons!!

oh anon, if only you knew of the since lost pages of ramblings about this topic I'd written. My homestuck notes folder was the library of Alexandria and I am the hubris of man. I'll try and summarise what I can remember Alpha kids races determine the races of the beta kids Jane - Chinese Jake - British, Portuguese Roxy - African-American (Nigerian ancestry), German, Scottish Dirk - Caucasian American So John would be Chinese, British, Portuguese and the others are self explanatory

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Me checking on one of my beloved ao3 fics that hasn't been updated since 2017

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dirkjohn roommates AU is making me think of the possibility of Brain Ghost Dirk 2: This Time It’s Jegbert…

…which probably can’t be a thing, because BGD was the result of the specific unique shenanigans caused by the interplay between dirk and jake’s classpects. but on the other hand, i think it’d be neat. i dunno i might be onto absolutely nothing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I propose telepathic link :3

Dirk uses his power to control the narrative to tell his boyfriend off for being a mess, John can hear him because something something narrative something something retcon powers

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Do you hc any part time jobs for john and dirk in the roommates au?

I wish I could just respond to this like a normal person :D

here’s some background information before I start rambling

So taking place after the credits, we know that Jane has already established Crocker Corp and Jake has founded Skaia Net Enterprises on Earth C. I assume Crocker Corp is a technology, military, and baked goods? production company, while Skaia Net could focus on Jake’s expedition work, battleship production, and television network.

From the credits and epilogues, we know that Dirk played a major role in both Jane and Jake’s ventures on Earth C. At this point in the timeline, he is likely designing and prototyping most of the tech and robotics.

Meanwhile, John is depressed, spending his early 20s isolated in his house, watching old movies and probably eating junk food. He tries to recreate the happiness he felt as a kid, relying on nostalgia-driven dopamine hits to distract him from the grief of losing his father.

I think what contributes to this is that John’s self-worth is deeply tied to how others perceive him, playing into his subconscious insecurities. He relies entirely on external motivation—when someone tells him what to do or validates his actions, he follows through. This worked in a high-stakes environment like the game, where there was always a clear goal and people guiding him. But once that structure is gone, and no one is there to push him forward, he stagnates.

He doesn’t place much value on self-improvement or internal motivation. While he struggles with insecurity and low self-esteem, he is also stubborn—if there’s no external force compelling him to change, he resists the idea that he should.

Dirk on the other hand, he is motivate by self-improvement. Growing up entirely self-reliant, he never waited for direction—if he had, he wouldn’t have survived. Providing for himself was a necessity, and that mindset shaped him into someone who constantly pushes himself. Whether it’s achieving his own goals or helping the people he cares about reach theirs, he puts immense pressure on himself to always be productive.

John doesn’t necessarily need a job or some greater purpose to be happy, but he does need motivation to take better care of himself, spend more time with friends, and find something to keep him productive. Since he ties much of his self-worth to what he can do for others he is susceptible to getting caught in a cycle, isolating himself, avoiding friends, and not contributing anything being both the cause and result of his depression. The longer he stays in this rut, the more reluctant he becomes to reach out, fearing he’ll be seen as a disappointment.

Both of their relationships with external validation are ultimately self-destructive. However, Dirk internalizes it more intensely than John. When things go wrong, John can separate his actions from his character—he sees the issue as something he did wrong, not something inherently wrong with him. Dirk, however, is much more personal in his perception of failure. He doesn’t just see mistakes as things to fix—he sees them as flaws within himself that he must constantly work to correct.

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I suppose i should actually post the premise of the roommates au…

“and they were roommates” au

This takes place not long after the credits of Homestuck. John (and Jane) have just turned 20, while everyone else has been 20 for a few months now.

John is in the midst of depression. He is struggling to look after himself properly, he misses his father, and he feels haunted by how empty the house feels now that he’s living there alone. He doesn’t feel like he has anything to contribute to Earth C, and it’s killing him inside. He feels like a disappointment to his friends and his father.

Dirk had been living with Jake for the last four years, but tensions started to grow as Jake felt that Dirk was holding on to some hope that they would get back together, and their living situation was preventing them from moving on. So, Jake decides to get a place with Jade. Only a few weeks later, Dirk isn’t coping well with living alone again after spending his adolescence in isolation. After talking it over with Dave, he is invited to stay with him and Karkat at their place.

John, occasionally—when he can bother to get out of bed—will go over to Dave and Karkat’s to play video games, watch movies, and eat Karkat’s home cooking. When he’s there, he notices that Dirk is around but never joins them for long, if at all. Dirk is keeping his distance from John because he doesn’t know him that well and just isn’t great socially, but the added fact that John looks similar to Jake doesn’t help.

John, curious about Dirk and his elusive nature, can’t help but ask questions. He hears from Dave the gist of Dirk’s situation, and John realizes how much he relates to what Dirk is going through. Despite the awkward tension John has picked up on between himself and Dirk, he figures that if Dirk needs a place to stay more permanently, he can offer his father’s old room—even if the thought makes him feel a bit sick. He hopes that having someone around might push him to get his shit together.

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anyone wanna see my oc? no? too bad :3

he is a lime blood on earth c and the leader of a small extremist rebellion before the events of the epilogue

he despises all of the “gods” of their universe, both the humans and trolls, believing that they were not fit to try and establish a society at 16 and their selfish actions are what set in place the systems that oppress his race

I like to think all lime bloods (including mutations obviously) are inherently drawn to political roles with their sense of righteousness guiding them, making them perfect leaders, rebels, activists, ect

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first kiss :P

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what is the first like Big Event that happens between them that has them both going "Shit. I really like that guy."

I don’t know that there was an “oh shit” moment, I think it’s more gradual just through hanging out and becoming friends.

Dirk would be too cautious to let himself think that way and John would need some time to adjust to his feelings for Dirk, so it would just be little moments of them hanging out and being domestic af with each other.

I think a moment of realisation for John though was definitely after the dinner date in the troll kingdom because it would’ve been the first time John actually caught himself thinking of Dirk as anything more than just platonic.

(for added context: I headcanon John as a smoker, especially when he’s depressed. His Father was a smoker, so he would have had access to tobacco obviously and probably picked up the habit due to curiosity turning into addiction)

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atla crossover doodles yay

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i have been DYING to know.... who falls first and who falls harder in dirkjohn roommates au 👀👀👀

Dirk wouldn’t let himself fall first because he is so scared of unintentionally fucking with John’s head and hurting the both of them >:D

John slowly starts to fall for him and is totally cool about it and not a completely obvious mess…

Aaaand Dirk keeps telling himself that John is acting completely normal, because it’s impossible that John could possibly like him in that way.

As for who falls harder, I’ll get to that eventually :3

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I love your ideas about john and dirk having entirely opposite bad habits; you're so smart. How does it feel to be the wisest and most enlightened dirkjohn shipper?

you know you���ve found your soulmate when they’re the exact opposite kind of terrible that you are O_o

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i am positively feral for your art

have some more anon!! :D

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Is it gay to go on dates with your roommate?

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someone on twitter is trying to claim that use of an em-dash is an indication of AI-generated writing because it’s “relatively rare” for actual humans to use it. skill issue

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AAAAA. okay your dirkjohn roommates au is giving me so many Ideas and so many Silly Autism Thoughts that i might explode and detonate into a million tiny figurines of dirk and john.

like i don’t even know where to start. i kinda want to ramble about all the silly ideas i have but i feel like that would probably just end with me explaining why john should go insane and destroy the planet and give dirk a little kissy. congratulations you have successfully driven me mad before dirk could drive john crazy or vice versa.

i hate him so much (affectionate)

YAYYAYYAY IM SO GLAD IM DRIVING PEOPLE AS INSANE AS I AM ABOUT THEM

seriously though you should definitely write down any ideas you’ve got because I’d love to hear them and it’s always admirable to aid the cause in spreading the dirkjohn brainrot to more!! >:3

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jegbert is so sane. nothing wrong with them. 👍

Exactly. They’re a totally chill person who’s doing completely fine.