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The Homestuck Fan Author Coalition has revealed its Godstuck collection! In this event, authors were given the prompt "Godstuck" and asked to interpret it however they liked and given a month to write one to two fics to submit.
Follow the link above to the collection, and once you've read through all of the entries, vote on your favorites using our voting form! The voting form is open through August 3rd!
All Fics Submitted
Flipwise Turnways
Twelve trolls rule over the Universe and are worshiped as gods. Four children are chosen to undergo apotheosis. You haven't heard this story before, have you?
The Marriage of the Lady of Frost and Frogs and the Lord of Heat and Clockwork
Once upon a time, there was Nothing. An endless void, lacking the spark of creation, where Time had no meaning and Space did not change. Then, Nothing grew tired, and it split itself in two.
Tears of Godteirs
“If you had unlimited power and limited time.. what would you do?”
The Book of Ambrose
Ambrose is a given name, derived from the Greek 'ambrosios', meaning: (belonging to) immortal(s), god-like. It is also the name of The Antichrist's father. Whether that is what he wants to be, or not. It will later be the name of many more roles. Without him knowing if that is what he wants. It will finally be the name, of someone who knows what he is, and wants to be.
Patron
Everyone says to avoid attention from the gods.
anadyomene
Your mother used to tell you stories, read from tomes she herself had transcribed. At the dawn of the world, she said, there was a Great Witch of the Fathomless Depths. Lady Life, the Creatrix, born of the first eddies of seafoam, turned puddles to oceans. And when she was not satisfied with what she had created, she filled it with life. From her waters came every living thing. (Lost in a storm, a hunter takes shelter in the Great Witch’s sanctuary.)
somewhere across the sea of time
The frantic ramblings of an endless hivemind of ancient eldritch gods who are, for the first time in their very long lives, experiencing things like death and fear.
The Waste Land
After the torchlight red on sweaty faces After the frosty silence in the gardens After the agony in stony places The shouting and the crying Prison and palace and reverberation Of thunder of spring over distant mountains He who was living is now dead We who were living are now dying With a little patience —"The Waste Land," T.S. Eliot
Stories about the gods of the Underworld
"The Lord and The Muse of the underworld are among the least known gods of the godly pantheon. Myths about them are few and scarce, with the most well known belonging mainly to other gods, with "Where the Rogue steals the Muse from the Lord's grasp" and "In which The Lord and The Prince of Heart engage in an artistic competition" being the most popular ones. This work is meant to show the three most well known writings about them, as a sort of homage to these strange yet powerful gods we know so little about." - Ashe Maske, Author of the essay "What It means to be Deathly".
Hysteria
“If you want to advocate for the Supernatural, then be my fucking guest, but if it bites you in the ass, then that’s on you. Seeing as we’re at his funeral—I’d say he got bitten in the ass!” Even though Karkat’s voice gets quite loud by the time he’s done speaking, he's not caught the attention of any other funeral-goers. Kanaya shakes her head in disapproval. “I have no idea who let you bless the body.”
Cain’s Kindred, Grendel’s Men
Minstrel Kalliopeia the Eloquent cannot recall what she was, as do most of the Reborn Necrolyches who’ve chosen to not pursue mastery over necrosorcery in their present life.
No Children
You are drowning. There is no sign of land.
Who Framed Vriska Serket?
You know, I honestly didn’t think I’d get this far. I also realize now that this sentiment means nothing without the proper context, which means I am going to have to back up quite a bit for any of this to make sense. Can you stop shining that light in my face? I promise you, my ability to tell the truth coherently will rise significantly if I’m not being blinded. Thanks. How does one mortal human get themself wrapped up in the affairs of the gods and goddesses? By accident, usually. And Lucy is no exception. She'll have to start from the beginning. This might take a while.
the song of you sings in me still
Oh, the song of you sings in me still Thing is, I'm pretty certain that it always will - Snow Patrol, But I'll Keep Trying
Their Heartbreak
Two grieving lovers mourn their third at the Temple of the Mage.
MADNESS UPON THE WINGS OF SIGHT
A dissertation on the fallen Horrorterror.
Metacognition
metacognition (noun): awareness or analysis of one's own learning or thinking processes Your name is Jade Harley, and you have ascended.
Godstuck: theological debates
A Troll, centuries and centuries into the future, wants to write a book including the Gods, and asks four followers to give her criticism and help.
Red Herring
Yiffany Longstocking Lalonde Harley is ready to ascend to godhood, Tavros Crocker followed her to her Quest Bed. It's about time they talked.