In My Au Where Bro Strider Is The Kinda Fucked Up Uncle Figure Who's Trying Alpha Dave Is Definitely

In my au where bro strider is the kinda fucked up uncle figure who's trying alpha Dave is definitely the single father who doesn't fully know what he's doing but is holding it together with a couple parenting books and observation

Like I could see that man finding out about Bluey, turning it on because it's a kids show and Dirk might like it, and then watching himself because he's actually getting parenting tips from it even though Dirk would rather be watching my little pony

That aside he definitely has a notebook to make notes on anything Dirk enjoys/milestone so he can't forget it

Oh Dirk said a certain brand of juice tastes better? Noted

Dirk lost his seventh tooth? Noted with a polaroid of said tooth

Dirk said he likes this very specific pen with this very specific line thickness because it's great for detailing drawings? Made a note to keep that shit stocked up, mans probably buys it in bulk

Sometimes I sit and wonder if Kanaya being a sylph links to her making clothes in the sense that to heal sometimes involves physically or metaphorically stitching something back together

Homestuck trolls and what kind of tea I think they'd drink

Aradia: peppermint

Tavros: milk tea

Sollux: it's just honey in hot water

Karkat: sleepy time tea

Nepeta: matcha with spearmint

Kanaya: earl grey

Terezi: citrus green tea

Vriska: anything with cinnamon or ginger in it

Equius: chamomile

Gamzee: southerner style of sweet tea

Eridan: claims coffee is better but everyone sees the grimace he makes when he thinks no one it looking

Feferi: any kind of berry tea

Idk how to explain it

Oh to be a silly ghost fish troll and/or a silly ghost cat troll and play pirates

I feel like if Dirk Strider went to regular highschool he'd be the kind of guy who looks normal but under his hoodie he has a rainbow dash tee and he hangs out with basically every clique except the like bullies

Like obviously he'd have family in a couple clique as an in for some of them but for others he's just there for his genuine interest and gains friends (example: robotics club and anime club) or he ends up friends with someone through asking them the randomest shit and somehow gaining a friend after a while of doing so

Mans probably doesn't even realize how many people consider him a friend until he's going through it and now like most of the school is contacting him checking in

I think one of the best parts of Homestuck is being able to write interactions between characters who didn't interact in canon and being able to go "seems about right" with little argument in aus as long as it isn't ooc

Like my favorite fics to reread are Dirk and Vriska are besties and fics where Dirk and Karkat are besties

tbf tho pitch moirails (Dirk and Vriska) is top tier toxic wlw mlm solidarity