This gimmick blog is meant to be almost entirely in-character/roleplay BUT… I am comfortable coining some actual out-of-character homestuck-based xenogenders, orientations, sexualities, etc.—just send in a request and make sure to mention that it’s an OOC request!
If you use a typing quirk like most trolls on grumblr do, I’ll assume your request was in character and tag the rp tags, and if you don’t, I’ll assume your request is OOC and tag the appropriate coining tags instead of the rp tags!
Please reblog this if it’s okay for me to just pop into your ask box to RP with you, even if you haven’t reblogged a meme, because I just want to RP with you
the quadrant system is a model of attraction created by the webcomic homestuck. while someone has already broken down the quadrants into facets of attraction here, we figured we would take our own stab at it! (with permission from the original creator of course!) this is meant for anyone interested in the concept, although it helps to have prior knowledge! if you find this attraction model appealing, a wikipedia page exists that explains it well here, but we'll be going in depth ourselves under the cut!
and now for a more in depth explanation of quadrants and each facet of attraction! as you can see, there are four quadrants - matespritship or matespritian (heart), moirallegiance or moirallegian (diamond), kismesissitude or kismesian (spade), and auspisticism or auspistian (club).
they're divided into two groups: red romance fueled by love/positive feelings, and black romance fueled by negative feelings/hate. you can have multiple people in one quadrant, or only one, the concept of quadrants is polyamorous by default, but some choose to have only one moirail, kismesis etc. you can also have different sexualities for different quadrants! for example: you could be a gay man who is exclusively in matespritships with men, but could be in a moirallegiance with anyone of any gender. you could also be in an auspisticism with multiple genders, this is because both moirallegiance and auspisticism are usually based on platonic feelings as opposed to romantic or sexual. this does not invalidate the person's status as a gay man, it's just how they would do quadrants!
flipping or "vacillating" between quadrants is a natural occurrence as well. the feelings you may have for someone can be complicated and if you feel you'd want to be moirails with someone as opposed to in a kismesissitude or any other form of vacillation it's just something to talk over with your quadmate!
now, specifics for each quadrant will be under the cut!
dni link
red romance -
matesprites: matespriteship is closest to what we know as traditional romance, it is love for another person romantically and being in a relationship with them. it is also known as the flush quadrant. it's an alternative to traditional romance in the sense that it's a few new terms for how we view romance.
singular: matesprite
informal: flushmate
verbal: i'm in hearts with x, i'm flush for x
symbol: <3, ♥
moirails: moirallegiance is equated better in human terms to queerplatonic relationships, and it's an incredibly important quadrant. it is important to note that while close to a queerplatonic human relationship, it is still a form of romance and should be treated as such. moirails keep each other stable and grounded, they are there to help one another and they are extremely close. they participate in moirail based activities such as feelings jams, sessions in which the moirails will vent or talk about their feelings with support from their moirail. there are also shoosh paps, in which you shoosh someone to calm them and pap them as well (a little pat to ground them). your moirail also checks over relationships you have, they are in charge of keeping you safe as you are in charge of keeping them safe, it is a mutual support system based on deep love for one another! moirallegiance is a conciliatory quadrant, meaning it is typically not a sexual relationship, but every moirallegiance is different and has different boundaries/ways of existing! it's not all the fluffiest stuff, you can always have banter with your moirail, as long as deep down you both know how much you both care for one another. in the end it's all about how YOU work with your relationships!
singular: moirail
informal: palemate/diamond
verbal: i'm in diamonds with x, i'm pale for x
symbol: <>, ♦
black romance -
kismesis: a kismesissitude is a relationship founded on mutual respect and hatred. usually a kismesis is accompanied by underlying sexual attraction but you can be any orientation and have a kismesis. there are of course different ways to be in a kismesis with someone, but the general concept is that you both hate each other in ways that will build the other up, the constant one uppage of the relationship forces either kismesis to try and be a better person than they once were, either to prove a point or to rub it in the face of their kismesis. the most important thing to remember though is a kismesis is founded on respect just as much as it is hatred. without respect, it could very quickly turn abusive, which is obviously not okay. when dealt with healthily, a kismesis is a very good quadrant to have, it stabilizes the rest of your quadrants by giving you someone who you can be angry with and at, someone who will be angry with and at you, and someone who will constantly challenge you as a person. there is often times lots of banter/snarky remarks.
singular: kismesis
informal: pitchmate/spade
verbal: I'm in spades with x, I'm pitch for x
symbol: <3<, ♠
auspistice: an auspisticism involves three people: two people who would be in a kismesis and one who mediates between them. the auspice is in charge of making sure two in a hypothetical kismesis don't get out of hand and harm each other or others around them, as its an entirely possible occurance. when you are an auspice it is your job to make sure that your pair stay in line, if they don't there could be dire consequences and people could get hurt. the auspice is the only one feeling ashen for the pair, as the pair are constantly attempting to be in a kismesissitude. there are often feelings of fond exasperation towards an auspice's pair.
singular: auspistice
informal: ashenmate/clubs
verbal: I'm in clubs with x, I'm ashen for x
symbol: o8<, ♣
A Shield Platonic Relationship or a otherwise known as Faded Romance which is represented by a faded-red coloured shield (⛊ or 3>), is a quadrant in which two trolls share an intense, committed, non-romantic bond that goes beyond traditional friendship or moirrallegence, often involving shared life goals, cohabitation, and a shared desire to not be culled when the Drones come looking for genetic fluids.
The trolls participating in a Faded romance are often depicted as shielding each other, in a way—at least shielding each other from being culled.
Trolls in a Faded romance may refer to each other as their shield or mutual partner.
Metallic Romance or just Metal Romance is a romance concept I coined that takes polyamoury, or multiple partners, into account.
A Tesserationship, otherwise known as the Gold Quadrant which is represented by a golden bell (● or cO), is a quadrant in which four trolls are all dating one another with no distance or separation between them.
Trolls in a Goldromance refer to their partners as Tesserises.
Tesserationship essentially means “a relationship of four”—“Tesserae” being a small square tile in Latin.
A Exicirculor, otherwise known as the Copper Quadrant which is represented by a copper coloured rose (✿ or *), is a quadrant in which one individual troll is dating up to 6 others. Ever hear the phrase, “passed around like a blunt”?
The center troll of a Copperromance refers to their partners as Eximates, while the Eximates refer to the center troll as their Enaship.
“Exi” means “six” in Greek and “circulor” means “group,” “globe,” “to collect a group” in Latin. So, it essentially means “to collect a group of six.” And in reference to the “enaship,” “ena” means “one” in Greek.
A Tritrollationship, otherwise known as the Silver Quadrant which is represented by a silver cup or chalice (𐃯 or Y) is a quadrant in which there are three recognized versions which will be stated below.
One version of a Tritrollationship has two trolls falling for and subsequently fighting for the same troll’s love, like a cliche love triangle. Another version has three trolls all dating one another with no distance or separation between them. The final version has one troll who is in love with a second troll who is in love with a third troll who has feelings for the first troll—another kind of love triangle.
Trolls in a Silver romance often refer to their partners as corners because they think it is funny. (it’s not. Stop calling your partners corners.)
“Tri” comes from triangle, which is a shape with three sides and three corners.
I, the mod of this blog, am in a Tritrollationship of the latter version where one troll loves another who loves another and so on.
