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Hi! I'm Teddy and this is gonna be my homestuck x reader slop blog bc the fandom is starved and so am I.
Always down to chat and make friends! Please god this hyperfixation is all consuming.
I'm currently reading the comic in its entirety so give me grace ! I'm still learning these mfs.
[ON CURRENT ACT: ACT 5]
[Guidelines]
BLOG WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS/FANON/POSSIBLE DARK CONTENT ! EVERYTHING WILL BE TAGGED !!
All the characters are adults in my works. Thus NSFW is allowed here but will be tagged appropriately.
I write for whatever gives me inspiration! If I don't get to your request, it's not because I hate you or anything, I simply am at a loss on how to write, plus I may not know the character too well.
Character limit in requests will be (2) for headcanons (I will write it as a full fledged scenario to my discretion!)
I'll always try and make the reader gender neutral for everyone to enjoy, but I may slip! Just remind me and I'll fix it.
Don't like what I write? Block and move on, I'm a grown adult I'm not participating in discourse bro close tumblr.
[Who I will write:] [NEWLY UPDATED]
Humans:
Beta/Alpha Dave Strider
Alpha Dirk Strider
Bro Strider
Trolls:
Karkat // Kankri
Gamzee // Kurloz
Equius
Eridan // Cronus
Kanaya
Vriska
Aradia
Sollux
Terezi
Currently working on how to write Beforan! Trolls.
If the character is not here, I just genuinely do NOT know how to write them, that is subject to change as I read the comic going forward but no promises!
Very much obsessed with specifically: Karkat, Gamzee, Equius, Dave and Bro. I will eat up these requests like a drug addict. Ask me for them i swear to god Im normal
[What stuff I won't write:]
I have pretty much no explict rules other than I will NOT touch this shit sorry.
Dirk feels some sort of need to hide his own desires.
There’s something shameful about it to him in some way.
He feels like he’s weird for his feelings somehow.
Like you won’t like him if you knew how he really was.
These sort of feelings lead him to being secretive, sneakily finding ways to indulge himself in his partner without letting them know how much of a weirdo he is.
This manifests in him stealing a lot of your clothes that he thinks you won’t miss.
T-shirts and underwear from the hamper or that have been left on the floor are what he prefers.
He needs to feel close to you in some way, and huffing your clothes is an easy way to get himself some relief.
When you spend the night with him, he can get hard just burying his head in your neck.
If it was up to him, he’d be on you all the time.
Which is exactly why he finds himself jacking off into your underwear while he holds your shirt to his face.
Dirk really likes taking care of you.
In bed or otherwise, but everyone on this post is probably horny so I’ll save the fluffy stuff for another time.
You are so important to him and the fact that you trust him means everything to that man.
He wants to be the one to hold you, to take care of you, and make you feel good.
He wants to make sure you never have to think or lift a finger.
So what does it matter if you also wore a collar and got on all fours?
Seeing you so willing to be submissive and vulnerable for him makes him feel so good.
He barely feels like himself when he gets to see how pretty you are.
Doing whatever he says.
It’s hard for Dirk not to get carried away and go crazy right off the bat.
He’s very aware that it’s not just about him and that he should be focused on taking care of you.
Especially since you’re being such a good boy.
He can act as tough as he wants to, but we (yes WE) all can see the precum leaking onto his clothes.
He likes telling you to touch yourself while he watches.
Seeing you in nothing but the collar he picked out, making yourself feel good all for him.
He can’t help but play with himself, too.
His dick is aching by this point.
He does enjoy having you suck him off while he pets your hair.
Your mouth is so warm and you’re trying so hard to please him.
He has to hold himself back from spilling down your throat.
He can feel bad about being self-indulgent later.
In the moment, there isn’t anything better than your lips around him.
Dirk also likes giving you head.
Tasting you while you squirm and whimper underneath him has him grinding his hard-on against the mattress.
When he finally gets around to fucking you, he’s very tender.
Being inside you makes him sentimental in a way.
He’s holding you so close, whispering about how good you’re being and how well you've done.
He feels responsible for your pleasure in a way.
He guesses it’s because he wants to give you a reason to stay with him.
Hear me out,, equius, eridan and/or gamzee with a partner that bites them. Either just at random, as a method of flirting, during sex/makeout sessions- or all of the above. Not necessarily super hard, but maybe hard enough to leave a mark sometimes if they’re also a troll
I just think they should (affectionately) get bitten and marked once and a while maybe??
This could be a request if you want, or just an excuse to yap about stuff! bc honestly ive just been thinking about it for a while so thats pretty much what im doing right now hehe
Biting thoughts,,,,[Gamzee / Eridan / Equius]
A/N: I love to bite, its my number one way of showing affection so when I tell you I rubbed my grubby hands together. Chefs kiss.
Equius:
- He absolutely enjoys it, but he tries to hide it because he thinks its unbecoming of a troll of his blood color. Okay dude whatever.
- Tries to scold you repeatedly into stopping but you know if he truly wanted you to stop, he'd tell you in a serious manner, so you just keep doing it.
- Gets all blushy and sweaty, eyes not even looking at you because if he does, he's gonna moan tbh, he enjoys you gnawing on him so much and it can be used against him.
- If he had to pick a spot for you to bite him, really likes you biting his hands. His hands are rough and calloused so it doesn't really matter how hard you bite, it'll take alot for it to hurt. Plus, it makes him warm. His hands are capable of harming you easily, and you don't pay it any mind. Just happy to be with your boyfriend.
- It is a common sight to find you perched on Equius’ lap, his fingers in your mouth as you scroll on your phone. Everyone think you are weird as fuck.
- Do not save him, he's right where he wants to be.
Gamzee:
- Man doesn't really care, use him as a chew toy, suck on his skin, he really doesn't mind what you do, he'll have that dopey look on his face as he pats your head, fangs poking a bit out from his lips.
- Has zero shame, doesn't care what others think, doesn't care if you both are in public and you're biting his neck. Leans his head back to give you better access as he hums in pleasure, eyelids closed.
- loves to bite you back, but he gets carried away with it, biting a bit too deep and hard that you bleed a lil. He'll apologize by lapping the mark for minutes on end, mumbling sorry and 'I love you's.
- He doesn't have a preference at all, as far as he's concerned, you have free reign to do whatever you want to him, he's yours and you are his.
Eridan:
- Thinks its the most improper act in the world so he only lets you bite and mark him in private.
- Don't let him fool you, he enjoys it. Eridan is so touch starved and so lonely that he enjoys it and thensome. You love him enough to want to bite him, to mark him as yours. It makes him lightheaded, face flushed purple.
- demands that you don't bite him anywhere visible because he can't be seem vulnerable or that he lets his partner claim him. He's full of shit, if you bite his neck and leaves a mark, there's a 50/50 shot he 'forgets' to wear his scarf.
Uh. heard your requests were open and your like the only one ik who wrotes for homestuck so. So im in need of some good comfort rn, i just got broken up with and im feeling horrible :( if you could write any of the homestuck characters (take your pick) comforting a reader in a similar situation to me, thatd be great
[Comfort headcanons] [Eridan| Equius x reader]
A/N: can I say I'm incredibly sorry, I was broken up with months ago and It genuinely made me feel like I was dying. It is so so so fucking painful dude, shit sucks immeasurably. I hope you like Eridan or Equius bc they popped into mind for this?
- Eridan's first immediate thought is killing your ex. There is no way around it, he is probably gonna kill them. If you tell him this, you accept this possibility.
- He's not good at comfort, but he is good at talking shit and telling you how shitty and unworthy your ex was from the get go, that he never liked them for this that or the other.
- If you're too sad to be angry, he will be mad for you, shouting and waving his hands widely with the nastiest look on his face.
- He's getting purple in the face this shit genuinely irritates him, especially when he loves you himself (platonically or romantically), ears flapping hard.
- Tell him to shut the fuck up please he's going on a whole tangent about your ex and how it's like him and Feferi and you have a migraine, you just want a hug.
- His heart is in the right place, so he huffs and takes off his cloak, moving to wrap you up in it, pulling you into him and clutching you way too tightly to be truly comfortable.
- Eridans fingers snag through your hair with his rings and despite it hurting, you know he's trying. For such a repressed asshole, he cares to try.
- Equius is so severely out of his element here, the second you come to him upset, it already fucks him up. He's a protector, he takes in your disheveled appearance and his brain glitches.
- He's gonna stand by you and just stare at you as you vent, his emotions guarded behind his shades but he feels horrible, sweat coating his palms and he's clenching and unclenching his fists.
- never having dealt with this before, he goes to text Nepeta extraordinarily fast, and he breathes a sigh of relief when she texts him back exceptionally fast, giving him pointers on how to comfort you, what he should say and that he should offer you physical affection.
- Bless him, he does what she says but its so emotionally stunted that it doesn't come across as well as it should.
- Placed a hand on your shoulder, nods his head and goes "D--> This is an unacceptable outcome." Like its an equation, or him trying to brainstorm ways to fix this. There is no logic here, it can't be fixed, relationships are not like that.
- he struggles really hard, but doesn't leave your side until you verbally tell him to go or that it's alright. But even if you do, he wants to stay. You're vulnerable and he has to be there for you.
- if you want to rage, he will builds some robots that are easy for you to destroy, making you your own rage room, his love language is acts of service and he will go to no end to help you through this. Even if its awkward as fuck.
Hii! You don’t have to reply to this ask, I just wanted to say welcome kinda back!! It’s nice seeing you on my dash again, and I hope things are going ok for you irl! <3
Awe :") this is so sweet, thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to welcome me back!! Things are better!!! Just work kicking my ass!!
A/N: I haven't written in forever, this is kind a warm up?? I use Gamzee as a barbie doll apparently, my first instinct is to use him for dribbles. This isn't particularly good but its something, anyways. Here's slop
Gamzee finds joy in everything he does, never too fussed. Just happy to be there.
Specifically, one of his joys is watching you put on your makeup of the day.
Wouldn't be the first time he's sought you out, it's the only routine that you can rely on. Gamzee comes to look for you always. Be hell or shine.
You don't pay him any mind, assuming he's simply resting and looking for a soft refuge from Equius' incessant nagging for him to act his blood color. Or Karkat yelling at him for some small grievance he has.
Gamzee enjoys being in your space, the walls littered with personality, posters, figures, shelves lined with things that make you, you.
It feels like he's surrounded by you at all angles, and it makes him pleased in ways almost similar to sopor.
You don't allow most into your space, it's only his, his privilege.
The small greedy, possessive part of him purrs at it, wanting to take and take. But he forces it down, repressing it for later, there's no one around. No need to think about that.
Half lidded eyes trail towards you from his place on your bed.
The clown is much too large for it, fingers barely coming off of the floor by few inches, can feel his feet brush the floor.
Shoes long thrown off into a pile, joined by some horns he felt jabbing him through his pockets.
You're always a treat to watch when you're like this, music playing outloud as you meticulously apply different products to your skin, names long forgotten by him. He gets the gist though, your routine isn't too different than his greasepaint.
Gamzee watches you as blend and blend, lining your eyebrows and lids with black. So much thought and precision he guesses nobody else realizes. It's a stark contrast to how he does his, slapping and smearing it into a rough shape and hoping for the best.
You finally get to the eyeshadow portion, and you stare down at the palettes in consideration, brows a bit furrowed, hand rhythmically tapping the end of the shadow brush against the table.
"sO wHaT fUcKiN cOlOr ArE yOu GoInG wItH tOdAy SwEeT tHiNg?"
"Hmmm, I don't know honestly."
"mAy A gOoD bRoThEr HuMbLy ReQuEsT mAyBe SoMe PaInT lIkE mInE?"
"I don't think I can pull that off like you big guy, but that gives me an idea."
"rIgHt On, LeT's HeAr It."
"Gimme a bit, close your eyes."
Gamzee enjoys a surprise, so he let's his head fall back against your pillow, black curls obscuring his vision as he listens to you hum.
The sprits of a bottle tunes him in that you're finally done. Something used to fix your face in place or some shit, something humans do.
The creak of the chair, and then you're near him, peering at his face.
"Gamz, all done!"
Yellow eyes open to meet your own, and he feels something in his chest skip, and clench hard.
You went with different shades of purple, his color. A smile on your lips as you anxiously wait for his reaction.
It's only a miracle that you can't see how flushed his cheeks are underneath.
Would love to see a reader helping dirk fall asleep. He is super high strung and even when he is technically sleeping he isnt resting. Let that boy dream about my little pony (and reader)
[I don't wanna be me] [Dirk Strider x Gender Neutral! Reader] [one shot]
Summary: Dirk doesn't need anyone, never has, but you have a sneaky way of worming yourself in (can be read as platonic or romantic)
Word count: 1.7k
Warnings: Unhealthy coping/habits (Self harm) Childhood neglect, Mean Dirk a bit, possible OOC Dirk, Angst, some comfort.
A/N: I literally do not know what got into me, this got long and kinda depressing. I project onto Dirk alot here and it is so cringe but I really do feel like I did well with this so meh. I love him alot and I have no clue if this classifies as a request anymore lmfao sorry anon.
The walls Dirk has up are extraordinarily high, even with those he loves, the ones he cares for doesn't see him ever, really turn off.
Always thinking, brain analyzing, toeing the line of a breakdown because his brain doesn't stop. It's exhausting, the blonde feels it in his bones, in the way his shoulders tense, in his hands when his grip gets too tight. Knuckles turning white.
There is no off button for his mind, as much as he'd like to program it, maybe cut into his own brain and get the voices to shut the fuck up for once. It'd be easy, probably. Making robots and impossible shit happen is his thing. Or, a darker part of himself thinks, just to pull the plug so he can solve it and be done with it.
Mind jumbling, he doesn't register your knocking. Your head peeking through the door when you receive no answer.
When you start to bug him at night, he's a bit annoyed. Not enough to kick you out, but behind his shades he can't help but roll his eyes.
You've always clung to his side more than you did with the others, wordlessly finding him. He gets it, the cool guy facade he uses has that effect. But it works a bit differently with you.
You've always been a worrier, always trying to take care of others before yourself. You can see through him better than he'd like to admit, and thus stick close. Traits he loathes and loves in equal measure.
Deep down, he's pleased at the thought that you seek his company. (Enjoys the fact you seek him over Jake, over Roxy and Jane. Let's it fuel his ego just a hint.)
This is a normal thing friends do, however Dirk has never been able to meet or understand fully the expections of friendship, just barely scraping by. He has no idea how he managed this far.
Eyes burning, but he still keeps tinkering. if his fingers keep moving, and his brain is calculating just how to make this stupid fucking contraption work, it'd be great.
Rather focus on this meaningless project than spend a moment thinking about himself, he grinds his teeth together, until you shuffle in close, leaning into his space from over his shoulder.
"Dirk?"
He takes in a breath, and exhales softly, dropping the tools down and popping his knuckles in a vain hope to release tension.
"Yeah? What do you need?"
"Don't need anything, its just-" your eyes squint at the clock in the corner of his room.
"It's 12am buddy, I think you need to sleep."
"I don't think sleeping is the move, I have certain things I need to do, shit that can't wait." He shrugs, not paying your concern any mind.
Dirk doesn't need a babysitter, he raised himself. All that stupid shit the human body needs.
He figured it out, didn't he?
No one knows, or will ever know how he would avoid the kitchen for days on end, how he'd pass out and find himself on the floor, head throbbing, blood specks littering the ceramic tile, lingering in the grouts. The way his teeth would bleed when it occurred to him that 'hey, maybe I should brush my disgusting teeth', hair roughly combed by a brush, only to be snagged on matts. Half assing the bandages on his arms from where he got too overzealous, and the lack of care he treated when the bandages get soaked through in blood.
He doesn't need your care.
No one really argues with him anymore about it. No one can make Dirk do what he doesn't want to do. Many people have tried and failed.
Striders are stubborn and it is best to let them do whatever the fuck they please.
"Dirk, when was the last time you slept?" Your voice is soft, like you're trying to avoid upsetting him. But it does the opposite effect, his guard raises. Teeth baring.
"What does that matter to you exactly? Shouldn't you be in your bed and not botherin' me? No one else awake to hear you talk about pointless shit?" Playing into an insecurity. Great.
The man winces internally the second the words come out his mouth. He sounds like a fucking asshole, but he doesn't apologize.
Doesn't take it back, not even when you flinch a bit, you look at him with those big wide eyes and it feels like he just kicked a puppy.
He expects you to leave then, for you to scoff and roll your eyes and walk out the door. It'd be better, Dirk thinks. Less chance of him ruining things even further. It's a good calculation.
Doesn't play out though, your eyes narrow and glare into him, and suddenly he feels the back of his white tee being tugged, hard.
"Okay, so you wanna do this the hard way? Fine. Let's go."
"Excuse me?" His brows raise high, your only indicator that he's shocked.
"You heard me whiteboy, let's go."
With a startling amount of strength he did not realize you had for such a small thing (He's 6'1, it isn't rare for people to be smaller than him) and a lil shocked by the audacity of you, he lets himself be dragged
Up off the chair, through the doorway and then to his bedroom, you kick the door open, grumbling under your breath.
He towers behind you, taking in the warmth of your hand, the way your fingers curling around own with a death grip. It's rare that he doesn't have his black gloves on. It's strangely intimate, for his palms to touch yours.
It feels pathetic, to even admit that he feels something akin to nerves about touching you like this.
The small gnawing part of his brain starts to think, 'wow, you don't deserve this don't you? Why would they of all people, spend their time worrying about your wellbeing? You must be so pitiful, that's it. They must've been sent by Dave or some shit to check on your miserable ass, your disgusting hands, do they even know what you are?-' incessant spiraling, the second he is left alone with his own thoughts.
Dirk blinks, and the next thing he knows you've pushed him into bed, his back against the soft material and he groans, feeling it deep in his chest.
It has been awhile since he's slept on it, passing out at his desk more often than not. The muscles in back and neck lose tension, he allows himself to sink into it. To allow himself a crumb of comfort.
Bringing a hand to rub the numbness from his face, the stubble rough against his palms, scratching against the scars and small scabbed over cuts. It stings a bit.
"Sleep." You lean over him, your eyes narrowed into slits as you have your arms crossed. Trying to look intimidating.
You don't, not to him anyways. His eyes drink you in, the way your hair hangs a bit, the way your right eye twitches a bit in irritation. He doesn't deserve it, you should be doing this with anyone else. Surely the others need you, they'd appreciate you the way you deserve. Yet you're here. With him. He'd laugh if he had the energy.
"I can't." Simple and to the point, he doesn't think it'll work.
"Why not?" Yeah. Figures.
"Not tired." He's reminded of the stinging of his eyes.
"Bullshit, your bags are fucking huge, I can see them from underneath the shades." You wave your hands gesturing to his face.
"Why are you looking so hard? Hoping to see somethin? You think I got weird shit under here?" Deflect, deflect and deflect some more.
"Like what? Your eyes? Dirk, you haven't slept for days. Stop trying to ragebait me and at least try." You groan, grabbing his only pillow and proceeding to beat him with it, you have half a mind to press it to his face.
Suffocating would help speed up the process at least.
Dirk makes no move to stop you, just laying stark still.
"You done yet or are you still gonna keep this stupid shit going. I need to get back to my desk."
"Fuck you. Scoot over." Dirk moves a bit to the side as you crawl into his bed, body tense as it registers your warmth next to his. His jaw ticks, and he forces himself and every nerve in his body to relax. Wants to run, to lock himself in somewhere away from you. It's like you don't understand, he doesn't know how to have human contact, despite these years later.
His childhood or lack thereof still seeping its way in and reminding him of how fundamentally different he is.
"Is this a sleepover? At our age? You're seri-"
You pay him no mind this time.
"Yes I'm serious. I'm staying here until your ass goes to sleep." You start to get comfortable, turning onto your side and staring at his face, curled into a little ball.
He briefly registers it as cute before he moves on. Not entertaining that thought, especially not now of all times. For fucks sake.
"Dude, cmon. This is too much even for you."
"Don't care, maybe if you took care of yourself we wouldn't be here. This is your own fault."
Dirk feels your hand move to slap him in the chest, and his own shoots out to grab it, keeping it against him. Selfishly taking in the feeling of you. "You're a pain in my ass."
"Yeah whatever," you move to play with his fingers since he's keen on not letting you go.
He prays to whoever it is up there that you don't feel the shaking, how his breath is a bit short.
You click the bedside lamp on, leaving a soft glow around the room. It soothes him little, knowing you won't be able to see all of him clearly.
"Talk about something at least. It's boring to just lay here."
So you do, filling the room with your voice.
Staring up at the ceiling, he listens to you talk about random things on your mind, some fictional man, a new video game that let's you create little avatars of anyone you want, the drama happening in said game. Eyes fluttering a couple of times before finally shutting for good, breath evening out. His fingers finally releasing, allowing you to get some circulation back into them.
You shuffle a bit in the dark, gingerly grabbing his shades with a delicate hand, knowing how important it is to him, and placing them on the side table.
These are the only times you get to see him with the barrier, a full unobstructed view of his face. Lashes longer than they have any right to be, the scars littered around his face, the one that runs horizontally across his nose. Freckles that kiss his skin.
Would love to see a reader helping dirk fall asleep. He is super high strung and even when he is technically sleeping he isnt resting. Let that boy dream about my little pony (and reader)
[I don't wanna be me] [Dirk Strider x Gender Neutral! Reader] [one shot]
Summary: Dirk doesn't need anyone, never has, but you have a sneaky way of worming yourself in (can be read as platonic or romantic)
Word count: 1.7k
Warnings: Unhealthy coping/habits (Self harm) Childhood neglect, Mean Dirk a bit, possible OOC Dirk, Angst, some comfort.
A/N: I literally do not know what got into me, this got long and kinda depressing. I project onto Dirk alot here and it is so cringe but I really do feel like I did well with this so meh. I love him alot and I have no clue if this classifies as a request anymore lmfao sorry anon.
The walls Dirk has up are extraordinarily high, even with those he loves, the ones he cares for doesn't see him ever, really turn off.
Always thinking, brain analyzing, toeing the line of a breakdown because his brain doesn't stop. It's exhausting, the blonde feels it in his bones, in the way his shoulders tense, in his hands when his grip gets too tight. Knuckles turning white.
There is no off button for his mind, as much as he'd like to program it, maybe cut into his own brain and get the voices to shut the fuck up for once. It'd be easy, probably. Making robots and impossible shit happen is his thing. Or, a darker part of himself thinks, just to pull the plug so he can solve it and be done with it.
Mind jumbling, he doesn't register your knocking. Your head peeking through the door when you receive no answer.
When you start to bug him at night, he's a bit annoyed. Not enough to kick you out, but behind his shades he can't help but roll his eyes.
You've always clung to his side more than you did with the others, wordlessly finding him. He gets it, the cool guy facade he uses has that effect. But it works a bit differently with you.
You've always been a worrier, always trying to take care of others before yourself. You can see through him better than he'd like to admit, and thus stick close. Traits he loathes and loves in equal measure.
Deep down, he's pleased at the thought that you seek his company. (Enjoys the fact you seek him over Jake, over Roxy and Jane. Let's it fuel his ego just a hint.)
This is a normal thing friends do, however Dirk has never been able to meet or understand fully the expections of friendship, just barely scraping by. He has no idea how he managed this far.
Eyes burning, but he still keeps tinkering. if his fingers keep moving, and his brain is calculating just how to make this stupid fucking contraption work, it'd be great.
Rather focus on this meaningless project than spend a moment thinking about himself, he grinds his teeth together, until you shuffle in close, leaning into his space from over his shoulder.
"Dirk?"
He takes in a breath, and exhales softly, dropping the tools down and popping his knuckles in a vain hope to release tension.
"Yeah? What do you need?"
"Don't need anything, its just-" your eyes squint at the clock in the corner of his room.
"It's 12am buddy, I think you need to sleep."
"I don't think sleeping is the move, I have certain things I need to do, shit that can't wait." He shrugs, not paying your concern any mind.
Dirk doesn't need a babysitter, he raised himself. All that stupid shit the human body needs.
He figured it out, didn't he?
No one knows, or will ever know how he would avoid the kitchen for days on end, how he'd pass out and find himself on the floor, head throbbing, blood specks littering the ceramic tile, lingering in the grouts. The way his teeth would bleed when it occurred to him that 'hey, maybe I should brush my disgusting teeth', hair roughly combed by a brush, only to be snagged on matts. Half assing the bandages on his arms from where he got too overzealous, and the lack of care he treated when the bandages get soaked through in blood.
He doesn't need your care.
No one really argues with him anymore about it. No one can make Dirk do what he doesn't want to do. Many people have tried and failed.
Striders are stubborn and it is best to let them do whatever the fuck they please.
"Dirk, when was the last time you slept?" Your voice is soft, like you're trying to avoid upsetting him. But it does the opposite effect, his guard raises. Teeth baring.
"What does that matter to you exactly? Shouldn't you be in your bed and not botherin' me? No one else awake to hear you talk about pointless shit?" Playing into an insecurity. Great.
The man winces internally the second the words come out his mouth. He sounds like a fucking asshole, but he doesn't apologize.
Doesn't take it back, not even when you flinch a bit, you look at him with those big wide eyes and it feels like he just kicked a puppy.
He expects you to leave then, for you to scoff and roll your eyes and walk out the door. It'd be better, Dirk thinks. Less chance of him ruining things even further. It's a good calculation.
Doesn't play out though, your eyes narrow and glare into him, and suddenly he feels the back of his white tee being tugged, hard.
"Okay, so you wanna do this the hard way? Fine. Let's go."
"Excuse me?" His brows raise high, your only indicator that he's shocked.
"You heard me whiteboy, let's go."
With a startling amount of strength he did not realize you had for such a small thing (He's 6'1, it isn't rare for people to be smaller than him) and a lil shocked by the audacity of you, he lets himself be dragged
Up off the chair, through the doorway and then to his bedroom, you kick the door open, grumbling under your breath.
He towers behind you, taking in the warmth of your hand, the way your fingers curling around own with a death grip. It's rare that he doesn't have his black gloves on. It's strangely intimate, for his palms to touch yours.
It feels pathetic, to even admit that he feels something akin to nerves about touching you like this.
The small gnawing part of his brain starts to think, 'wow, you don't deserve this don't you? Why would they of all people, spend their time worrying about your wellbeing? You must be so pitiful, that's it. They must've been sent by Dave or some shit to check on your miserable ass, your disgusting hands, do they even know what you are?-' incessant spiraling, the second he is left alone with his own thoughts.
Dirk blinks, and the next thing he knows you've pushed him into bed, his back against the soft material and he groans, feeling it deep in his chest.
It has been awhile since he's slept on it, passing out at his desk more often than not. The muscles in back and neck lose tension, he allows himself to sink into it. To allow himself a crumb of comfort.
Bringing a hand to rub the numbness from his face, the stubble rough against his palms, scratching against the scars and small scabbed over cuts. It stings a bit.
"Sleep." You lean over him, your eyes narrowed into slits as you have your arms crossed. Trying to look intimidating.
You don't, not to him anyways. His eyes drink you in, the way your hair hangs a bit, the way your right eye twitches a bit in irritation. He doesn't deserve it, you should be doing this with anyone else. Surely the others need you, they'd appreciate you the way you deserve. Yet you're here. With him. He'd laugh if he had the energy.
"I can't." Simple and to the point, he doesn't think it'll work.
"Why not?" Yeah. Figures.
"Not tired." He's reminded of the stinging of his eyes.
"Bullshit, your bags are fucking huge, I can see them from underneath the shades." You wave your hands gesturing to his face.
"Why are you looking so hard? Hoping to see somethin? You think I got weird shit under here?" Deflect, deflect and deflect some more.
"Like what? Your eyes? Dirk, you haven't slept for days. Stop trying to ragebait me and at least try." You groan, grabbing his only pillow and proceeding to beat him with it, you have half a mind to press it to his face.
Suffocating would help speed up the process at least.
Dirk makes no move to stop you, just laying stark still.
"You done yet or are you still gonna keep this stupid shit going. I need to get back to my desk."
"Fuck you. Scoot over." Dirk moves a bit to the side as you crawl into his bed, body tense as it registers your warmth next to his. His jaw ticks, and he forces himself and every nerve in his body to relax. Wants to run, to lock himself in somewhere away from you. It's like you don't understand, he doesn't know how to have human contact, despite these years later.
His childhood or lack thereof still seeping its way in and reminding him of how fundamentally different he is.
"Is this a sleepover? At our age? You're seri-"
You pay him no mind this time.
"Yes I'm serious. I'm staying here until your ass goes to sleep." You start to get comfortable, turning onto your side and staring at his face, curled into a little ball.
He briefly registers it as cute before he moves on. Not entertaining that thought, especially not now of all times. For fucks sake.
"Dude, cmon. This is too much even for you."
"Don't care, maybe if you took care of yourself we wouldn't be here. This is your own fault."
Dirk feels your hand move to slap him in the chest, and his own shoots out to grab it, keeping it against him. Selfishly taking in the feeling of you. "You're a pain in my ass."
"Yeah whatever," you move to play with his fingers since he's keen on not letting you go.
He prays to whoever it is up there that you don't feel the shaking, how his breath is a bit short.
You click the bedside lamp on, leaving a soft glow around the room. It soothes him little, knowing you won't be able to see all of him clearly.
"Talk about something at least. It's boring to just lay here."
So you do, filling the room with your voice.
Staring up at the ceiling, he listens to you talk about random things on your mind, some fictional man, a new video game that let's you create little avatars of anyone you want, the drama happening in said game. Eyes fluttering a couple of times before finally shutting for good, breath evening out. His fingers finally releasing, allowing you to get some circulation back into them.
You shuffle a bit in the dark, gingerly grabbing his shades with a delicate hand, knowing how important it is to him, and placing them on the side table.
These are the only times you get to see him with the barrier, a full unobstructed view of his face. Lashes longer than they have any right to be, the scars littered around his face, the one that runs horizontally across his nose. Freckles that kiss his skin.
A/N: I haven't written in forever, this is kind a warm up?? I use Gamzee as a barbie doll apparently, my first instinct is to use him for dribbles. This isn't particularly good but its something, anyways. Here's slop
Gamzee finds joy in everything he does, never too fussed. Just happy to be there.
Specifically, one of his joys is watching you put on your makeup of the day.
Wouldn't be the first time he's sought you out, it's the only routine that you can rely on. Gamzee comes to look for you always. Be hell or shine.
You don't pay him any mind, assuming he's simply resting and looking for a soft refuge from Equius' incessant nagging for him to act his blood color. Or Karkat yelling at him for some small grievance he has.
Gamzee enjoys being in your space, the walls littered with personality, posters, figures, shelves lined with things that make you, you.
It feels like he's surrounded by you at all angles, and it makes him pleased in ways almost similar to sopor.
You don't allow most into your space, it's only his, his privilege.
The small greedy, possessive part of him purrs at it, wanting to take and take. But he forces it down, repressing it for later, there's no one around. No need to think about that.
Half lidded eyes trail towards you from his place on your bed.
The clown is much too large for it, fingers barely coming off of the floor by few inches, can feel his feet brush the floor.
Shoes long thrown off into a pile, joined by some horns he felt jabbing him through his pockets.
You're always a treat to watch when you're like this, music playing outloud as you meticulously apply different products to your skin, names long forgotten by him. He gets the gist though, your routine isn't too different than his greasepaint.
Gamzee watches you as blend and blend, lining your eyebrows and lids with black. So much thought and precision he guesses nobody else realizes. It's a stark contrast to how he does his, slapping and smearing it into a rough shape and hoping for the best.
You finally get to the eyeshadow portion, and you stare down at the palettes in consideration, brows a bit furrowed, hand rhythmically tapping the end of the shadow brush against the table.
"sO wHaT fUcKiN cOlOr ArE yOu GoInG wItH tOdAy SwEeT tHiNg?"
"Hmmm, I don't know honestly."
"mAy A gOoD bRoThEr HuMbLy ReQuEsT mAyBe SoMe PaInT lIkE mInE?"
"I don't think I can pull that off like you big guy, but that gives me an idea."
"rIgHt On, LeT's HeAr It."
"Gimme a bit, close your eyes."
Gamzee enjoys a surprise, so he let's his head fall back against your pillow, black curls obscuring his vision as he listens to you hum.
The sprits of a bottle tunes him in that you're finally done. Something used to fix your face in place or some shit, something humans do.
The creak of the chair, and then you're near him, peering at his face.
"Gamz, all done!"
Yellow eyes open to meet your own, and he feels something in his chest skip, and clench hard.
You went with different shades of purple, his color. A smile on your lips as you anxiously wait for his reaction.
It's only a miracle that you can't see how flushed his cheeks are underneath.
