#it is in character

[kozzax]

The thing about post-canon Jade is that she is actually genuinely in character. Yes, even candy!Jade's scandal with Rose. In fact I'd argue that's one of the most in-character moments in the epilogues for either of them. Especially with the context of the most recent update.

TO BE CLEAR. I don't think it was a GOOD decision. I think they definitely should've TALKED to Kanaya about it before they went through with having Yiffany. I think they should have raised her without keeping her secret from literally their entire family.

But it IS in character.

Jade wanted a kid because she was afraid of being isolated and left behind by all of her peers. Given how incredibly lonely she's been HER ENTIRE LIFE and how much abandonment she's gone through, this was a REASONABLE FEAR. All of her friends were moving into a new stage of life, and she couldn't bear to be left behind again, because she's always being left behind.

Rose didn't necessarily want a kid, but she DID want to help Jade. Rose and Jade are genuinely good friends. The beta kids are all ride or die for each other. If Jade had asked Dave or Jegbert-- circumstances willing --they might've suggested communication, but they would've done it, because this is their Jade. Any of them would move mountains for any of the others in a heartbeat. Rose and Jade are no exception to this rule. While Rose loves Kanaya, loves her a whole lot, she's not... great? At current events? She looked into the future, saw that Kanaya would forgive her, and went ok. It's help Jade time.

And yes, they should have talked to Kanaya about it. But this is Rose and Jade. Some of the least communicative characters in Homestuck. Both of them just fix it themselves, and then never talk with anyone else about why or how or what they're doing until it's too late. Of course they messed up on the communication-- they've never been able to communicate well with anyone.

There's no world in which they figured that out in the time that they grew up on Earth C, considering they raised themselves as gods for the remainder of their teenage lives.

Kanaya has every right to be fucking PISSED about this. She's in the right to be angry with both of them for the shit they pulled. They were in the wrong for Rose cheating on Kanaya and Jade asking her to do it. But it was, actually, FULLY in character.

[orangepeelshortbreadcookies]

Colin and the brothel

So I've seen leaks or speculations circling around about season 3 episode 7, about how Colin would find out Penelope is Lady Whistledown. Specifically, how he would react to this reveal, apparently: they would have a big fight, and after that, he would go to a brothel in anger. The reaction to this possibilty, as far as I've seen, has ranged from at best, skeptical, and at worst, absolutely furious. Even as the leak also assured that Colin would not seal the deal with adultery, the mere implication that he would even consider it, as what I've seen, was either unimaginable or so beyond the pail that it was sufficient evidence to villify him.

For now, everything still remains speculations. If it turns out he would not go to the brothel after LW reveal, it's fine. Otherwise, if it turns out that he would go the brothel after a fruitless argument with Penelope...? ALSO FINE.

Like, is it cheap drama? Yes. Is it a valid response considering the situation? Also yes. Intrusive thoughts can be one hell of a drug. But aside from that, considering his circumstances, I would think it a pretty solid development for his character.

Let's get the meta reason out of the way: the writers need knock him off his pedestal, according to what they claimed, in order to get him and Penelope to the same (somewhat) level. So far he has been a perfect gentleman, perfectly accomodating, helpful, honest and emotionally honest with Penelope. Forgiving and compassionate. The same arguably cannot be said about her. Going to the brothels is Colin's Chekhov's gun of a crutch, a toxic, "empowering" coping mechanism for him the same way LW is for Penelope. The narrative frames his experience with the two sex workers in similar way with Pen writing a gossip column: temporary reprieves from emotional distress. Achievements that according to society they should be proud of. It would not be surprising to me that Colin would briefly retreat back behind this familiar shield after the Whistledown bomb drops on him. And what a bomb that would be.

And with his current state of mind, and the stage of their relationship, I'm not sure how else he could have reacted, beside dissociating the hell out of the situation for awhile. He could not break off their engagement, because (according to the leaks), their engagement or marriage was already public and could not be annulled or postponed without causing a huge scandal, and because he loves her, he does not want to do this. He could not tell his family, they would probably be very angry and for good reason. Because he loves Penelope and would not want to rob her of the joy of with his family at Bridgerton House, especially not after she told him how much it meant to her. Telling his family she's LW would be a pretty surefire way to end that refuge for good. He would be furious, and rightfully so. He would feel tricked. Manipulated. His opinions ignored. That his affections were taken for granted. He would feel like he trusted and confided in the wrong person. He would feel like the Marina story was repeating itself before him, made worse by the person who condemned her, the person who he thought was his best friend, who after listening to him asking her to trust him, didn't, and behind his back made decision about his future for him. Plus his own moral opinions against Whistledown's ethics and her subject matters, Colin has some pretty good, compounding reasons to be angry. That anger has to go somewhere. And there's not many places it could go.

So yeah, going to the brothel, to me, for Colin, in the moment, would feel like one of the few ways he has left to assert some sort of agency in his life. In a reductive, possibly destructive way, yes, and on surface level, strictly carnal, the two prostitutes heard him and respected his wishes. And at the moment of distress, that would feel like a lifeline. And if he can't go through with that, if he manages to rein himself in, it would speak volumns of his emotional maturity and how much he loves Penelope. That self-control of your worst impulses is also what Pen could learn from him and guess what, it helps them grow.

[kittarts]

New Coraline design drop

[laurenillustrated]

Mystery Inc. but it’s the 1890s

Who had late Victorian Scooby Doo on their 2024 bingo card? Hmm?

The idea came to me when I was thinking about Sherlock Holmes and then remembered the iconic mystery solving gang hehe

[koobiie]

shoutout to everyone who wants to infodump but cant string together coherent thoughts to form sentences and instead just look at you like this

[jun-hug]

I drew cats from stardew valley :D

kofi | commissions | instagram

[ra3kiv]

sea, swallow me

[transalfredpennyworth]

characters have to be a little bit awful in ways that you cant defend. its good for the ecosystem. your honor he did do that. He did in fact do that

[taahko]

i think some of you dont like narratives or stories or characters i think you just like fanfiction tropes

[sleepygaymerdisease]

[newtid]

in spirit i am a 7th grade boy

[who-canceled-roger-rabbit]

Some spins on the "mostly male team with a token woman" trope:

The woman is trans and stayed in her old circle of bros even after transition

The woman is the only one in her circle of "girls" who didn't turn out to be a trans man

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[fagtainsparklez]

having such an obvious favorite character trope is life ruining bro

[laurenillustrated]

Mystery Inc. meet Holmes and Watson!

I am having a lot of fun with this Victorian Scooby Doo au!!

[sylvies-kablooie]

i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.