Something Nobody Ever Talks About Is How Homestuck^2, (or Rather I Suppose HS:BC Now,) Doesnt Exist In

Something nobody ever talks about is how Homestuck^2, (or rather I suppose HS:BC now,) doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and how recreating what was possibly the most overtly toxic and abusive relationships in the comic with their new shipkids, going as far as to give them the same exact names and clearly inspired personalities, is kinda strange.

Especially when you remember those were the same people who well, I don’t know, went on tirades about how the aggressor did nothing wrong, or how the victim was “in the wrong actually” due to “being an obvious chaser,” and whatnot. It just feels like something that should be talked about more, they have the same exact names for goodness sake! The dynamic is obviously meant to be more sanitized, sure, but the fact that they’re depicted as a healthy blackrom relationship can’t just be coincidental. Like, if we’re being objective here, one could even argue that those who wrote it wanted to recreate that relationship, and from what we’ve been shown it doesn’t seem like it was done for any substantial “meta commentary.”

When the two writers of the media property said this I’m sure it had no effect on how the media property was written. I’m also positive that their opinions had no effect on the attitudes of their team at large. You’ve got my vote of confidence that they were putting such mindsets aside whenever they were preparing to write a story where TavVris^2 happens.

Vriska appearing as a prominently likable character who gets everything done in ways that are only acknowledged as “cool” and/or “badass” was just a completely separate writing decision all together. The original Tavros (now colloquially known as “gcat-Tavros” (sprite affiliation),) being poignantly excluded is also unrelated to everything as well I’m pretty sure. It’s all super cut and dry really, innocent fanfiction fun that looks to do right by everyone, no ulterior motives or underlying bias.

I just think it’s highly suspect, is all. TavVris^2, completely unproblematic and the most normal relationship they both have, done for normal reasons, brought to you by the authors that have always kept self indulgence out of their continuation.

I made this a while ago and it was my first ever panel edit but it looks so crincjled idk what happened to him :(

Today for the first time ever I found someone using my art as a pfp in the wild, and I think it has to be some type of milestone.

Here’s another fake panel but of Sollux, I made this one today.

Saw this and couldn’t not do it.

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the only way out is where we fell in

image id: a tf2 screenshot that reads ‘Yuri Warrior got REVENGE on The Yaoi Wizard’. end id.

I’m bored so here are some Jasproses (and roses) I still like from whenever I was doing fake Homestuck panels

Homestuck Beyond Canon Panel edit because I cannot draw for the life of me so I used this as a warm up.

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Transparent version so they can hug in all places

Here’s a bonus Jadekat HS^2 panel edit that I actually use for my banner on here,

Homestuck 2 will not be good until Jade prevails and triumphs, remember this.