#side commentary

I know there’s something about moieties, which are some kind of relationship thingie that doesn’t parse to “pairings” as most fandoms do. I know there are trolls; I know they have nonhuman anatomy, including genitalia. (Being directed to tumblr posts full of pics of “tentabulges” was my main reason for wanting to read HS.) I know the trolls start as grubs, because chibipaw makes little fimo grubs that are adorable. I know a handful of names—Karkat, Equius, Eridan—because she’s made grubs of them, and because I hear them around. I know the trolls have astrological symbols on their t-shirts, and chibipaw, a virgo, isn’t happy with the troll with “her” sign. (I am also a virgo. We’ll see how that goes.)

I know it’s created by Hussy (sp?) and that he’s very cool with the fandom. I know it’s got a zillion stories at AO3, and that the trolls all have a talking style involving swapping out letters for various numbers or other characters, and that there’s a chat program that does that for you automatically for RP purposes.

I know more, but it’s all bits and fragments. TELL ME NOTHING.

I want to discover it all on my own. Chibipaw will be pre-screening asks and possibly replies and reblogs (if it gets too risky, we’ll turn off replies); she considered screening out usernames that could be spoilers. I decided we’re not being that fanatical unless someone decides to be a jerk about it.

This is probably going to be updated weekly, starting tomorrow, until it latches into my brain and I can’t get away and have to post more often. But the first few weeks will probably be slow, because they’re re-reads. Chibipaw insists that me doing half an hour a week of homestucking will make her happy, so that’s the current plan.

She also insists that, at some point, Homestuck will eat holes in my brain and twist my understanding of reality, or will otherwise be momentous and delightfully weird. We’ll see. My brain is already a pretty twisted place. I’m not so much hoping for “brain-breaking twists” as something I will come to cherish as much as Glitch. And I don’t expect that—I’m just hoping.

And looking forward to tentabulge art that makes sense in context. (Do not send me pictures; I’m not there yet.)

Bucket?