#humanstuck equius

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Humanstuck AU (5/12): Equius Zahhak

Humanstuck Lore: So I thought a bit about this one… As much as I love a big bara build, canonically this man is a big blood bigot. I debated what I wanted to root his prejudice in. Like, does his 'hemophobia' best translate to homophobia, racism, or misogyny?

Then it hit me… Equius is totally a toxic gym bro!

If Eridan is the classic 'nice guy,' Equius is more of a red-pilled #AlphaMale. He's got his gallon jug of 'water' (𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘶𝘱 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬 💀), his favorite podcast queued up (𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘦 💀), and is a self proclaimed “social media role model.” (𝘈𝘒𝘈 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘥 💀)

He's a senior dating a freshman, and all of Nepeta's friends are concerned. She doesn't pay much attention to his masculinist monologues or gynocentrism grouses, but Equius is set on taming her wayward unlady like ways. (𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘳𝘰. 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩...)

He's a self-described 'alpha male' and looks down on other men for being 'soy-boy beta males.'

I ended up going with this misogy-à-trois flavored bigotry because it fits with the whole 'gym rat' vibes. (Plus, ♐︎ is basically ♂) In the comic, one of Equius’ defining characteristics is his value of status, a sentiment echoed in the social hierarchy of the manosphere.

Also, here's a little bonus from my previous Nepeta illustration...

KARKAT: MOST OF THEM ARE DOING SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.

KARKAT: I DONT KNOW IF THEY REALLY PUT IN ANY EFFORT EITHER, SURELY SOME OF THEM DIDNT.

KARKAT: YES SOLLUX HELPED ME SET IT ALL UP TOO. 

Some more Humanstuck

It’s Aradia, equius and nepeta