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I’l have to disagree with that. I didn’t discuss anything about YOI’s execution, I remained focused on high-level decisions, which you don’t need to see the show to really criticize. Kind of like how I don’t need to see Passengers to be able to say that a movie about a man who tricks a girl into thinking they’re alone together by coincidence instead of by his own action for the explicit purpose of romancing her leads to an unhealthy relationship and a story that belongs more in horror than in space romance. The movie might be the best executed romance past that point, but it doesn’t change the fact that the premise is horrible. It’s the same with YOI, except it’s not “horrible” so much as “I can understand why they did it but I don’t want to endorse this”.

(Plus, you know, by this point I am intimately familiar with every single moment of the show that is even a little bit shippy. The fans tend to grow more vocal with every time I state a simple “not feeling it”)

Thanks for reading everything so far! This ask is not at all pointless, and I’m glad you brought it up. :) 

I think part of the reason why people tell me to wait for context is because they might be afraid I’ll stop reading, which is a valid concern. Homestuck is epic in size, and not something to go into lightly. I admit, if I hadn’t done a liveblog, I probably would have gotten discouraged by now at the size of it. Please rest assured that, even though I have YEARS of posts ahead of me, I’m, shall we say, entrenched in this bitch.

I have to recognize that the trolls are beloved characters in the fandom, as well. “X is a horrible person, but they’re my trash child and I love them.” My initial feelings towards certain trolls do not reflect my thoughts on the fandom’s feelings towards those characters. In fact, it’s an impetus for me to continue reading. If so many people have such strong feelings of affection towards CG or GC or AT and all the rest, that means there is a reason why, and it will be fascinating to find where that reason shows itself. 

I’m also a writer, and I recognize the emotional impact that comes from characters doing things in a story. I love it when a character does something that makes me want to fling a book through a wall; one time, I wrote a death scene for a character, and when I was done, I cried for 5 minutes. When I have an emotional response because of a character, I feel the need to treat it as something intentional that the author was trying to convey. It may not have been intentional, but that doesn’t make the emotion or the writing any less valid. And in my opinion, it’s evidence that the character is written well.

My concern is that I worry my reactions might offend someone. When I wrote this post, I spent a lot of time wondering if I was overreacting or if someone would be upset with what I had to say. Because of my experiences growing up, I’ve never been used to having my feelings validated or people being genuinely interested in what I have to say. It’s always going to feel like a foreign concept to me. So when I say things like I’m “waiting for context,” I’m not only recognizing that there is a big picture here and it will be revealed at the proper time, I’m also trying to alleviate my worries of making someone upset over what I’ve said. It’s a wholly internalized fear, and one that I will probably spend the rest of my life trying to fix.

Perhaps my journey through Homestuck can help with that. Guess there’s only one way to find out. 

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If you want to make suggestions, that's fine with me!

Haha, nice!

(http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003259)

Hmm, that last sentence could be spoilery… Oh, there's also PM's command for examining the desecrated frog statue in [S] Act 4 ==>, though:

This was sacred and precious. It is very sad to look at now.

Yeah, makes sense.

(http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002322)

(www.mspaintadventures.com/?search=6_1)

Vriska is a perfect Jace (who gets the amount of hate from her fandom Jace deserves). Karkat and Vriska even have the right amount of sexual tension that Jace and Simon have.

2/2 actually potentially interesting stories, like scourge sisters as parabatai who don't get along anymore. And super-obvious pairins of species to character. Kanaya is a vampire, wow. Rose can be a shadowhunter raised by a warlock? But I also would want Isabelle-style Roxy? This is where I decide to never actually write this, because too many character with no coherent story. You get the idea.

How about Rose as a Tessa-esque Shadowhunter/warlock combo, with Roxy as her mom/daughter/half-sister? (the latter would be my choice, since it keeps them related and the same age without Homestuck’s many time paradoxes)

I’m sure it’s very possible to keep going, really ^^ Jade can go two ways: the Space aspect makes her suited to be an Iron Sister, her Green Sun powers would make her more of a warlock. You could have Dirk and Jake as a Malec equivalent (though I’d make Dirk a faerie, because his Heart powers relate more to their brand of magic in my opinion). Jane as the Team Mom, possibly a werewolf because her association with food can fit the way the books constantly bring up appetite (am I reaching too far yet?).

Dave’s the only one of the kids for whom I don’t see an immediate fit, but I guess we do need a regular Shadowhunter in the mix.

Then again, Stevonnie’s gender is…a complicated matter. Wiki lists it as 50% male 50% female, which…I guess is the best way to put it?

I suppose that being attracted to nonbinary individuals automatically places someone on the bi/poly/pan spectrum, but it’s on a technicality. It seems to me the show was more going for “Stevonnie is attractive to everyone” than Sadie being bi. Besides, by that logic, Lars is bi too (as is…Kevin? Is that his name? The creepy guy who hits on Stevonnie).