This Is One Of The Funniest Fucking Moments In Homestuck To Me Because During The Actual Flash There's

this is one of the funniest fucking moments in homestuck to me because during the actual flash there's a clear pause where dave's eyes are meant to go white to symbolise that he just died... except he's got sunglasses on so it's just a few seconds of nothing and it KILLS me

I already asked for permission to post these so I’m gonna start posting them oK

part 1! (and also some bigger pic of Jade we didn’t use in the end)

all the rest following soon!

part 2 | part 3-4 | part 5 | part 6

CLASSPECTING RED GUY: DHMIS and the aspect of Breath

So, Red was technically tied for first with Yellow in the poll I made, but given that I had more clear ideas for Yellow I elected to make this first. Now I've taken some time to think over Red's classpect, I think I'm confident about my answer.

Red's characterisation hinges on two key factors, I think.

Factor one: Red Guy is disaffected, apathetic and bored. He seems to enjoy doing nothing, to the point where he gets frustrated when his plans of doing nothing are scarpered. Red Guy is lazy.

Factor two: Red Guy always seems to want to leave wherever it is he is. He never belongs. Consistently, throughout both series, Red Guy has the urge to depart the most frequently.

With this, it's pretty clear what Aspect he's bound to? Red Guy furthers the narrative, is in constant pursuit of freedom, and remains avoidant and detached throughout it all. He's a very clear Breath-bound, and I'm irritated it took me this long to realise it.

Red Guy's desire for escapism and refusal to fit into boxes comes into play particularly during the Family episode, which serves as a little mini-arc for him, I feel. He seems to like the idea of family, connection and 'belonging' (a very Blood-coded idea), but finds very quickly that he's not cut out for it and is rejected outright by the people he seems to think he belongs with. It happens again in the Dreams episode of the TV show. Red's among those whom by all accounts he should conform with. They're quite literally carbon copies of him... but he doesn't connect.

So, what Class does this place him as? What do you give to a player who has quite literally been rejected by their opposing Aspect? I'm going to pin him as a Seer of Breath. He has the stubbornness, argumentative nature and self-destructive nature that most Seers have, for sure, particularly Rose. Much like Rose, he begins without his Aspect and disregards it (lacking in freedom, adhering to Blood rather than Breath) and his quest begins once he starts searching for it. Once he has his eyes on the Aspect, he is relentless in his thirst for knowledge of it. Red, like Rose, rejects the role given to him by the higher powers (Roy & SBURB) in the name of something greater and desires to destroy what's been laid out in front of him. And, as you can see in Transport, that's what he does.

Ultimately, Red's motivated wholly by desire to understand Breath in the name of others, working tirelessly to free himself and his friends from the chains they're bound by. And, of course, in the web series narrative he grants them that freedom.

There's an alternative reading for sure that Red is a Thief of Blood - not understanding the value of Blood whilst continuing to crave it and obsessively hoard it, but Thieves aren't really known for ghosting their opposite and he doesn't really strike me as being selfish or callous enough to be a Thief. Plus, the Breath in his characterisation outweighs the Blood significantly.

Finally, I'll be going over Duck Guy for June 19th, as a player of Doom. Don't miss it.

jumpscaring my followers by revealing i have a really fucking heavy british accent

classpect positivity :)

the word freak at this point has lost all discernible meaning

imagine chansaw dgw and hear me out here. all you need to do is change every other lyric

“although you said i gots to go, you’re my last meal on death row!” and “they say you’re cold inside, but i can’t agree” hear me ouy

i'm absolutely going full on 'quit having fun, guys!' mode with this one but i just do not get the hype behind chansaw. i cannot see heather chandler willingly entering into a sapphic relationship during the movie's events (not that i disagree with any sapphic readings of the character; quite the contrary actually) and i feel like in order to make the relationship work you have to very deliberately mischaracterize chandler.

this may just be horrendously biased though because i am and always will be dukesaw's strongest soldier. that, and i feel like the 'toxic yuri' thing is the main hook for most people.