#eh... its ok I think

[plantscantwrite]

Leave Nightmare?

What an idiotic thing to even suggest.

Killer would never leave Boss. He was the one who saved him. Who gave him a purpose. He saw a use in the pathetic thing that was Killer.

Why would he leave Nightmare, the one monster who even cared enough to take him away from the life he had before? Why would he leave the monster who allowed Killer to indulge in all his twisted, sadistic fantasies and fascinations?

But...

Color cared for him. He didn't poke and prod at his SOUL like Nightmare did. Didn't demand anything of him, didn't care if he decided he didn't want to do what the other wanted that day.

Color didn't want Killer to fight or kill for him. Color let him sleep as long as he wanted. Let him have cats and go places and do things.

Color treated him like he was someone to care for. To listen to and befriend. Like he mattered.

How could he ever choose between the two most important skeletons in his life? Choosing one would mean leaving the other.

And Killer didn't even want to think about what would happen if he chose wrong.

[styxxsyringe]

yeah boy and doll face

[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

[presdestigatto]

just saw someone call charles' career 'common successes' the pole to win ratio agenda is too severe because in no way is 26 poles without a championship winning car common at ALL

every time he wins it's after ten thousand trials and tribulations and his wins this year mean so much more to me than if he had a dominant car. i said it last year and i think so doubly now that he impresses me with every race like he is him and i truly think he is the best.

[gomzdrawfr]

Hey, I first saw you on Twitter and I went to your carrd you had in your bio, but when I clicked the tumbler it just brought me to a page that said "there is nothing here" so unless it's got something to do with my phone could you check to make sure?? :)

Heck, forgot to update the link to my page. Thank you for letting me know!

[xxplastic-cubexx]

kinda funny how marvel tries so hard to give abled charles an iconic design since most people knew him for the yellow hover chair and didn’t care for his suits when he walked until they made him a twig in a black cat suit

literally two types of people in my inbox at all times

[habibisagi]

shoujo isagi........................... almost maybe.......................

[solargeist]

What you said about Grian keeping his modesty even after leaving the Watchers.... Hmmmm.... Grian in Hijab.... Yes that's the shit...

i think hijabs are just for women ! i'm unsure what the male equivalent is

But ! The Watchers i write are inspired by Catholicism, his mum is a nun who veils. This is also just for women, but if he wereeee to veil then it'd be something like that--i mean not the full extent of a nun, but there are head scarves that allow hair and neck to be shown

headscarves are very pretty regardless tho <3

[redr0sewrites]

dude one of my fav fandoms i dont talk ab v much is ihnmaims (both the game and the short story) but the fandom itself is so toxic that i just avoid it </3 like its very evenly split into two groups of people who r both equally different in their own ways but some people r just so mean bro like that fandom is So. full of these like anti selfshippers and/or people who will send u literal death threats over mischaracterization and i wish i could be more active in the fandom but alas. its so scary

[yeowel]

hello dear owel yeowel have you perhaps heard of the recent jumperwho doings.. any thoughts..

hello dear ruary snowywinterday, i have many thoguhts and the biggest one is ‘that was so fucking funny i love jumperwho’

now, if you would put on your character analysis tinfoil hat with me…

this reminds me a little of the abyss arc double-agenting, and only partly because i view everything through s5 tinted glasses. based on last + this season, jumper seems to prefer/enjoy this style of working behind the scenes, and the picture of her that is forming in my mind is someone who can be very ambitious (to me, the derapchu show project also counts as proof of this LOL), yet does not really want to get too entangled in conflicts or have a target on her back (the s5 contracted hit on gucci gang and her general indifference towards the manepear spawn conflict come to mind). so, she adopts slightly roundabout methods with a little deception sprinkled in to fulfill her goals. is this a lot to get out of one (1) truman show bit? maybe. am i going a little insane? also maybe!

also also also i’m thinking about jumper’s similarities to her minecraft wife squiddo, who is also simultaneously just a silly chungus and a scheming schemer who schemes. both of them still come across as so unassuming to me, even if i should know better by now… when jumper first proposed that derap stream for like ten million hours across a very specific time frame, i thought it was weird, sure, but i was like, what’s the worst she could do? try to jump him? likewise, while there’s no way that focus wasn’t up to something at some point, i didn’t suspect anything for a long time because c’mon, it’s focus. silly squad. even their secret bfb alliance during the big fight was a huge surprise to me.

ok and so now there’s a crackfic writing itself in my head where squidjump get married, but everyone involved has ulterior motives. both of them think they’re conning the other, ‘if i’m a spy and you’re a spy who’s flying the plane’ style. scammer x scammer. i think this got away from me a little.

in conclusion: live laugh love jumperwho

[veryunwellindividual]

i am… a neglectful mother

[caravanlurker]

shout out to that one time I watched the PRISMCorps Magical Girl lore video and the first few episodes of TGAMM in veeery close proximity. too much time on this xP loong ramble in the tags

[sundial-bee-scribbles]

years ago i set this as my medication alarm sound to remind myself to take the antidepressants i was on back then, thinking it'd be funny. it was, but now that i'm finally starting a different set of antidepressants after being off them for a few years, i (respectfully) didn't want fukase swearing at me first thing in the morning 😅

so, since he does exist in my computer, i made this little simpler audio just for funsies, and figured i'd upload it here too bc why not 🤷‍♀️ i don't know if i'll actually end up using it myself but if anyone else wants fukase reminding them to take their meds for whatever reason, here you go lmao

and here's a bonus oliver version as well for those who are more oliver-based lol:

[gomzdrawfr]

having a keyboard going clicliclicliclicalcalcalcalcalclclalcalcl does boost my productivity

[xxplastic-cubexx]

dumbass supreme says 'yeah ill play a quick game of rivals before lunch why not' and gets mvp more at 1

[mayormonty]

your son is cool,, now im gonna kidnap him aahahaha. L /j jk Jim is just really cool PLEASE DONT BAN LIL OLD ME FROM ROADTOWN I totally didn't write a letter to bro being all lovey dovey like its not my fault he's so cute

Monty is having a nice nap in his office before he gets politely interrupted by... whatever this may be. "Snnooooorrk- EH?!" The elderly Mayor jolts awake, having been startled by the anon's tirade. "Woah! Hold yer horses, kiddo! Slow down!" He chortles, "Seems like this ol' geezer dozed off again! Now... What were y'tryin to tell this old man about? Hmm..." He listens. He frowns, clearly confused. "Kidnap... Jim? My son? Lovey dovey? Don't ban you..?" He clears his throat, "Don't mind me askin', laddie, but... what might you be talking about? Ehhhhh? Y'think my son's cute and y'want to kidnap him?!?" "Well that can't be good, can it?" He chuckles, albeit the most awkwardly you've ever heard from him, "If ya ask me, I think that's funny... But I will caution you- Jim's already sweet on somebody... So I wouldn't try anythin'. Especially not a kidnappin! I wouldn't like that too much, and I bet your bippy Jimmy wouldn't like it either, no sirree!" He guffaws. "Hrm... I'm not sure what else t' tell ya, youngun! That's quite the start to my day, yes indeed... Well, thankya for wakin' me! I've got some budgetin' to do... You have a good one now!" He waves goodbye and stares down at the stack of papers on his desk with a sigh, "Ain't too easy stayin' awake nowadays... Maybe I should look inta hirin' more assistants... need some coffee..." He mutters to himself.