I’d be curious to know what this means contextually, like no offense anon but this comes off as little more than a vague “But what if the gay you’re seeing…is just IN YOUR MIND” statement that tells me nothing? It’s also kind of a weird point to direct at me specifically given that theres people on this website who think Homestuck would be like, Ideologically Ruined if a boy and a girl held hands, whereas i ship roxygen and johncallieroxy and am in many ways a polyshipper.
yeah I celebrate the gay stuff a lot because it is historically Not Very Appreciated and, idk if you’ve picked this up about me, but I kind of enjoy bringing zealous appreciation for less-than-celebrated things to light. Kind of a focus of my work! I also think Homestuck is a lot better about canonizing and validating its main relationships than the fandom commonly thinks, and most of those canon ships are gay, sooo there’s that.
That’s not a statement that people being bisexual/heterosexual is a bad thing, and heterosexual attraction is generally not stigmatized (though bi people as an identity certainly are), so the subtext here that I don’t think people are Allowed to have sexual preferences and gayness is the only intrinsic good is more than a little tiresome.
tl;dr this is pretty weak, anon! back up your points with…any substance? if for no other reason than to make your point more interesting next time. thanks!
it was hyperlinked in a sentence there but i realized that wasnt clear enough, so i added a hyperlink to the end! thanks anon
oh i would prefer to avoid hiveswap discussion stagnating while i’m gone so i guess you can expect a really short xefros post before i go go, besides the joey video
mostly just because Hiveswap proves that the roleplay mechanic i’ve been talking about for months now is inarguably true and makes it a lot easier to engage with classpects in general
so like hopefully people will take note of that?? pls. classpects are good
Here’s a post on Joey’s Hero Title–The MAID of LIGHT!–and how understanding it strengthens our reading of Joey’s struggles with neglect and loneliness, her STRIFES, her skills and abilities, and more! We even look at some interesting foreshadowing for where her arc may be going in the next Acts!
(Credit to @thricequeen and @dahniwitchoflight for providing key details that feed into my own speculation, btw! Thanks a ton, peeps)
Classpecting has so far been a hugely underappreciated part of Hiveswap’s narrative, and I’d like to change that. This post is also a focused introduction on Classpects in general, and should ideally be perfectly easy to follow if you’re a new Hiveswap fan with no exposure to the system from Homestuck!
I do have to warn, however, that there will be Homestuck Spoilers in this essay. So heads up about that! Now, on to some bad news. I have similar Classpect essays brainstormed for Xefros Tritoh and Jude Harley. But alas, it may be a while before I can write those.
As excited as I am to post this, it comes with an announcement I wish I wasn’t making. If you enjoy this essay and want to know more about future content from me, please read on.
So. Shit kind of hit the fan for me recently, and I may be going on hiatus from this analysis/Youtube venture soon. To give you an idea of what my life is like at the moment:
I’ve been massively struggling with unmedicated anxiety and ADHD (at least) since Trumps’ election. I’ve been bouncing from job to job, doing well enough but never QUITE well enough to be actually stable.
I’m currently employed as a contractor for a really promising position…! That I keep waiting to get assignments on. It’s been weeks, and it hasn’t happened yet. And I can’t afford to wait like this.
I live in a one bedroom apartment with three other people. My wonderful, amazing, caring and supportive best friend–who’s essentially been funding my wild venture at doing this patreon thing from the beginning–has been withering under the toxic enviroment in his workplace. He’s developed chronic back pain that’s quickly becoming a serious concern to us.
Also, I’m several thousand dollars in credit card debt due to heavy expenses while I helped said best friend escape his abusive home life. So is he.
On top of that, my family may now be looking at like two months without electricity due to Puerto Rico being pounded by hurricanes. And for the last year or so, I’ve been unable to help with…anything. Worse, I can barely help myself and have occasionally turned into a drain on the resources of the people I care about.
The only reason I’ve thought of this Patreon venture as worthwhile up until now is because of the moments I WAS able to make a difference here, in this community–whenever I make someone feel better about Homestuck, or help people make new connections they find exciting.
Starting this Patreon venture has been the best decision I’ve ever made because of that feeling. It’s been worth everything. I’ve made wonderful friends, and It gives my life meaning. I love it. It has also, financially, been the worst decision I’ve ever made–at least for the time being.
Thinking out and writing these posts has involved intense mental effort that pretty much takes over my life until I’m done doing it, and that combined with my mental issues and financial instability has made it impossible to build any coherent structure to either my work or my life.
Yet still, I want so badly to keep doing it.
The hell of it is, I know I’m right about Homestuck. Both in that I make as close to accurate statements about it as we’ve seen as a community thus far (I’m sure I don’t have everything right, but I’m working on it) and in that I am fundamentally correct to believe in it.
Homestuck, and the broader universe it is building are the kinds of stories that can make the world a better place. I want to help make that possible, and that will never change.
But for the time being, I have to focus on taking care of me and mine and getting my life in order. So I am posting this as my final gambit.
I am confident in pretty much everything posted there, and I think odds are good any particular link will lead you to make connections about Homestuck you hadn’t before. Real cool ones, too! If you find that useful to you, and you like reading and engaging with this content, then please consider throwing me a buck on Patreon.
At the time of writing, I have about 1,100 followers on Tumblr. If I was up to about 1,000 on Patreon, I’d at least be able to take care of myself without burdening the people I love further and focus on this work in a healthy way. More than that and my life could start getting better, meaning my work would become better as well.
So for you guys, that means about half of my follower base choosing to give me a dollar a month would be plenty. Or a quarter choosing to give me two. I don’t really think it’s insurmountable, which is why I’m posting this.
For right now, I’d love to write Classpects posts similar to Joey’s on Jude and Xefros. I’m also just entering the next phase of Homestuck: Explained, which means–among other things–making a concise and accessible video on the Classpect system for non-fans. I think this joey post makes clear I’d do a pretty good job at it!
Alas, barring the outrageous success of this post, I’m gonna be putting them off for a little while so I can focus on my next steps. If you’d like to see more of that stuff sooner, helping me out would be a great way to get it.
And I will clarify that even if you’re willing, I would rather you don’t support this venture unless you’re A) An Adult and B) Financially stable and sure you’re comfortable with doing so! That should go without saying, but I would really hate for someone to put themselves or their families out by trying to support me. Worst case scenario, I’ll get back to this eventually.
Thanks for everything up until now. And whether I’m presently around or not in the coming weeks…
both of these ideas are interesting. I kiiind of don’t think I like the Roxy-Mom one only because one of my favorite things about Hiveswap was definitely Joey’s relationship with her Mom, which caught me by surprise but was delightful. You know what it made me realize though? A. Claire kind of reminds me of like a mix of Jane and Roxy, whatwith the blue lady motif thing but having the lalonde-esque uh, elegance? I like both of these ideas though.
my secret wish is that jude and joey ARE their kids but they’re ectobiologized bcuz A. Claire is trans. I think that own. Alas I don’t think it’ll happen but it’s the hc i’m holding true in my heart until we learn more about A. Claire.
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