Homestuck Epilogues - Tumblr Posts
Hehe! I wanted draw something else, but.. I feel tired so here we go.
Remember when I said that candy epilogue is basically trikster arc for Dirk???
Candy epilogue is basically like trikster arc. (Basically mostly for Dirk but okay)
1) One of cherubims enjoys it: Candy timeline is obviously guarded by alt!Calliope, and Caliborn enjoyed seeing trikster arc. Also one of "authors" opposite them in that - Hussie telling Caliborn why trikster arc is NOT good and Ult!Dirk clearly opposite alt!Calliope.
2) Dirk can't find happiness in both arc: in trikster arc he is only one who still have straight mind and understand everything that happens, and in candy epilogue he only one who can't find his happiness and then having a break down around it.
3) it's only me but in 14 chapter Dirk says that characters in candy timeline lives and thinking about romantic and etc things and this is not for him. It's basically like in trikster where Jake Jake and Roxy yelled about marriage and having-childrens thing and Dirk was like "what the FUCK"
"Why do ult!Dirk needs a such strong arms"
For hugging Dave. For holding Dave in his hands. To patting Dave. To hold him close to himself.
I love alt!Calliope and Ult!Dirk conflict, because they're similar in ways but so different in another.
Like, Dirk is always was about action. In homestuck alpha kids enters medium because of him, and even his relationships with Jake impact others (and basically starts trickster arc, lmao), and exactly him tolds about that alpha kids basically needs only waiting and they never was supposed to have some kind of action. (Funny thing: Calliope after her death is basically the same)
and he also can't stand his other versions and himself. (Funny thing that it's basically about ALL Dirk's. Dirk can't stand AR, then Ult!Dirk is very aggressive towards Dirk, and more and more and more).
His meat epilogue filled with actions, with some story. With some kind of actions, his epilogue has a storyline. He knows that reader is there, and reader is waiting something to happen, and he makes it happen. But no one osked what "something" reader is needed, right?
With another side, Alt!Calliope have a "meat" character too. She is cold, strong, confident and he took superiority over her brother. Despite that, when she meets her "weaker" version, and when she ask Alt!Calliope what she needs to do, she answer: "live." (Also, funny thing: when Ult!Dirk meets his "weaker" version he just freaks out and became even more control freak and he is even smile ONLY when Dirk "thinks" like he do.)
And in candy epilogue characters just.. Live. Of course almost every one have depression and etc (half joke ok. Does Earth C have a psychologists at all?), but they're live. No fight with Lord English, no questions and answers, they're just live, even if well.. Bad. But, as rose say, with this whole situation, "they have what to do."
And it's difference between them: when Dirk growed up in survival mode, he now can't just live. He doesn't know how to. He always needs something, and he make it. In meat epilogue everyone in action, or everyone who he choose to be. Trikster mode (that basically make you forget all your troubles and just have fun) doesn't affect him at all: he just can't. Because he is to busy with being himself.
And alt!Calliope growed up in survivale mode too, but she don't want this to others anymore. And in candy epilogue, characters, again, live, even if not so happy.
And with another other side, they're both have favoritism and neglect in their epilogues:
I know that candy epilogue writed with usual black text, but when you're imagining that it's writed by alien with red color text it makes some sense. Like, how Jane suddenly got Jake, and Jake even didn't care about Dirk that much (I know he could be just tired of him but... You know he can but alt!Calliope could increase that feeling like Ult!Dirk made Jake's affection towards him obsession with him.), how Roxy live happily even after her failures? And how Dave basically agreed to suicide to became ultimate self and davebot and guess who have a weakness toward Dave and our alien friend with red color text knows it? And how in meat epilogue davekat became canon because Dirk "helps" them too? How Dave basically became a Main Hero of that story? And Jake, who neglected by him.. I don't know at that one. It's could be a nice gesture, like "live how you want", because he isn't included in team that will go after Ult!Dirk to stop him, or it could be a truly neglect gesture. Sorry.
And also that's funny that Ult!Dirk in some moments talks to reader and in some way he "feed" reader (reader is reading thing - he awaits that something will happen.) With that he thinks we want or with that he wants. And alt! calliope is like just don't care about reader she just don't care
In the end I'm just laugh about how they're have similar base, but they're so different in the end, it's just funny. Is Paradox Space have a psychologist? Anyone? Huh. Not so good for them, I guess.
Dave is tactile with Dirk. He hugs him when he tell Dirk about things, he pat his shoulder or back eventually.
And when they returns Dirk to home after meat epilogue, it's getting worse. It's like everything above but increased by three. He hugs Dirk, he cuddle him, he makes every touch with Dirk just to know that he doesn't leave anymore. That he won't destroy their lives and his ar the same time by leaving. And Dirk always feels bad, because even if Dave looks calm, Dirk Knows that he blasted his trust. He knows that he ruined Dave's trust, that was builded kinda with hard efforts.
And when everything is calming down, after a long time, sometimes Dave still ask him about leaving, hugging him tightly. And Dirk answer him with "No, I won't."
More parallels that no one wanted:
Two characters narrating the Homestuck epilogues: alt!Calliope and Ult!Dirk.
And remember how in the sixth act there were small fragments about Dirk rewritten book for Jane, and even though the piece is really small and didn't take so long, the conclusion there is that: a more cathartic and difficult to read version, almost unbearable. More cathartic and heavier, difficult for read version.. Didn't it remind you something? Something that Ult!Dirk narrate?
On the other hand, the fact that Calliope likes to tell/write stories was almost one of her Uniques, and Alt! Calliope (I don’t remember the quote word-in-word) tells that in past she loves stories too. Well, there is a candy epilogue. (Funny thing: in one of Dirk and Calliope's conversations, he wants to see her fanfiction, and even ask if it has a romance, but when he actually saw her fanfiction... Even though mmmmhhh from her fucked up evil version, himself being fucked up and evil, (I mean candy epilogue there, yeah) he did "what the fucking fuck" and just forget that thing as nightmare. And he also killed himself in it, lol.)
(About fanfiction: I know that Roxy and Rose were also into fanfiction, but I think 1) this is a deeper reflection on their characters connection as Lalonde family and theme and the second....)
Well, here's the second one:
Consider this: Rose is still Dirk's "right hand" in the meat epilogue. By the way, a funny detail: before the scratch/Cascade, Rose was clearly deceived by Doc Scratch, despite the fact that he seemed to be interested in her. On the other hand, Ult!Dirk has a part of Lord English and Doc Scratch too. Guess who manipulated and lied to Rose, showing interest in her too, but in meat epilogue? Yeah. You get it right.
In other side, Roxy in every epilogue is a bff for Calliope - and even if it not alt!Calliope manipulation, exactly meat!roxy first one who brings idea of that Dirk may be killed in the end. And who wants his defeat so much that she even make Dave into Davebot and Roxy telling that things? Yeah. You get it right.
And also! Remember how Caliborn hated Calliope's fiction? It's funny to me when I think about how Ult!Dirk(who have part of Lord English in himself who is Caliborn and etc) also don't like Alt!Calliope fiction.
Today i felt myself as pathetic simp so there i am! A pathetic simp!
Bonus, i guess?
"There will be no pain and suffer anymore,
Tomorrow will not come anymore for us."
today im in my pathetic simp phase look at him
Now he Is a Villain
let's talk about that in even beginning of homestuck there was a thing like "Dave you need to come out of the shadow of your Bro" and Dave who admired him and thought that he is a hero despite everything
And you know how there was Dirk who is if like more mentally prepared than Dave, not so soft like Dave who when act 6 began even didn't wanted to use his abilities or even battling. How Dirk is always for action, and that he is always act and ready. It's starting to feel like Dirk is more mentally and psychically stronger than Dave, that Dave is weaker and softier, and then.
Then, that's happens. And it feels like a brick hitted your head just now. This reveal of fact that Dirk adore Dave said loud from Dirk himself it's.. wow. (I know a6a6i5 exist BUT LISTEN). Despite everything Dirk fucking call Dave stronger person than he is AND ITS FUCKING BLOWING MY MIND
what have you done
genuinely can't stop thinking about how afyer many years later after hs:bc Dirk and Dave hugs each other when they talk about things, things that they're scared of or just worried (or just talking about you know. Stuff that Dirk did in epilogues)
And then dave says that he loves Dirk, and Dirk asking is this true after awhile. And Dave says yes because it always was and will be true
shhhhhh i show you the end of homestuck beyond canon
they should hold hands I think
hes not really cut out for this parenting thing. Baby Tav likes being floated around though !
something about being a kid and growing up and how hard that can be
happy 413 :)