Irony Scholar

He/him (this blog is infested with Dan and Phil, Voltron, Homestuck and a lot more where that came from)

[sevserez]

Soldier, Poet, King

They’re on their way to see Jade btw.

[candyredterezii]

starting a collection

[recursivewitch]

I've never read Homestuck but there's a type of media that I call "a Homestuck" and I think it's a useful categorization. The main criteria are:

long enough that the time investment is a serious barrier to entry

irrevocably changes your personality

brings something genuinely unique to the table. there is no real substitute for reading/playing/watching it in its entirety

Fate/Stay Night is a Homestuck. Worm is a Homestuck. When They Cry is a Homestuck.

Undertale has cultural impact similar to a Homestuck at first glance, but the fact that it's a pretty short and accessible game means that you don't get the particular mix of sunk cost fallacy and an intimate experience with a piece of media that results in you needing to connect with others who have already put in the time investment. You can buy your friends Undertale and expect them to play it if they're not too busy; telling a friend to read Homestuck is giving them a quest that, if accepted, will spark an odyssey. to read someone's Homestuck is an act of love without true equivalent.

[phagonphlesbian]

[insomniac-ink]

I liked this video

[starcroww]

I think Pre Phan Hard Launch and Post Phan Hard Launch should be the new AD and BC.

[tragicburnout]

[pharmersonly]

it does feel like a lot of this immediate post-hard launch content (and by immediate i mean within the first few months after) has been them taking intentional opportunities to practice letting their guard down re: their relationship. both talking openly about the weight that secret put on them as well as just getting to do stuff and talk about stuff that “normal” couples do! ofc the heated rivalry watch has opened doors for them to be vulnerable about some of the struggles of being in the closet in such a public setting (and actively choose to be vulnerable about it, which i really appreciate them trusting us as an audience with). but the anniversary london adventure vlog also comes to mind. the hotel room challenge. them explicitly calling the podcast a safe space for sharing. not sure how to conclude this post but i’m just feeling deeply about how clear it is that they’re taking back the narrative on their own terms. queer joy and all that <3 yay

[cherryysundae]

hydrogen bomb after hydrogen bomb

[ironyscholar]

So I finally got round to watching heated rivalry…. I’m going insane

[fideesy]

he's been listening to "good luck, babe" for three hours now

REALLY proud of this animation, this idea has been stuck in my head since the vol 2

AND the point of this gif is that you can make him listen to any song you want (internalised homophobia playlist)

[ironyscholar]

He’s listening to ‘The Predatory Wasp of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us’ and oh, how it hurts

[pseudophan]

all of 2026 will happen in a world where phan is real isn't that just so crazy

[amid-fandoms]

“dan never clocks any hot guys” girl his clock stopped working in 2009 he personally smashed the batteries

[hollywoodhowell]

one of the many clocks he removed the batteries from in nigel and kath’s house

[greenfiend]

We were told the watered down story. The story for those who like the curtain and do not wish to look behind it.

[laddersmp3]

am i the only one deeply unsettled by the concept of dan "this girl is so clumsy" howell lifting an entire human person

[quercussy-the-sexy-oak-tree]

Hey everyone is this anything?

[shediponmypiptillihowell]