“i started reading homestuck when i was 14, and stuck with it until the end. i have a lot of memories from its heyday, both fond and not, and i will never forget walking to class the morning after watching the final flash. it was 2016, the hype had died down, and i was in my second year of undergrad. i didnt have many friends on campus at all, let alone any who read the comic. so there i was, moping along, all alone, wearing my time aspect t-shirt and quietly mourning what felt like the end of my childhood, when across the quad i saw him: a total stranger wearing an impromptu heir of breath cosplay. his shirt looked hand painted, and his god tier hood was just a pair of blue sweatpants that he had looped over his head and neck. we saw each other, but we didnt speak, just nodded at each other in solemn acknowledgment and went on with our lives. i think about him often.
listening to this podcast feels like that to me. my brain is entirely too full of info about this comic, and sometimes it feels like a burden only i carry (i have had to explain to a few of my unsuspecting friends why my eyes go wide with horror whenever i see the book “have you filled a bucket today?” by carol mcCloud). thanks to HSMTW, i remember that i am not alone. yall just make me feel seen. thanks for making such a great show!
sincerely,
A Trans Man Who Often Lies About Why His Middle Name Is David Because I Straight Up Do Not Have Time To Get Into It”
memmet_j via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/16/23