I've been rewatching the Homestuck flashes and I forgot how grand and mesmerizing they were. I'm glazing a lot here, but these are my genuine emotions. My favourites so far, to the best of my memory, "Collide" (especially Heir of Grief) (ESPECIALLY.), "JOHN. RISE UP.", "Cascade", "Terezi: Remem8er.", "ACT 6 ACT 6 INTERMISSION 5". I've also realised that there are a lot of characters/character dynamics I've never gone in-depth on, much to my regret. These are natural results of on-the-spot writing done by an overenthused teenager, but I'd like to ammend them nonetheless.
Let's start. Of the top of my head. Post-retcon Vriska kinda sucked. I would've loved being able to see how Vriska was able to aid Rose recover from being an alcoholic, or how the Rosemary kiss happened in this timeline (God do I hope it was the same), or really just any meteor development. We saw so much pre-retcon meteor shenanigans; we kind of had to, but still. I've no clue if Homestuck's length was limited through some way, perhaps just general tiredness from working on something of this length for so long, but I think Homestuck should've been longer. I still absolutely adored Moonsetter by the way, don't get me wrong. But it could've been done better.
Down the list, we find June Egbert. Frankly, I found her to be lacking in depth during my first readthrough, up to Act 4 however, after that, I started to adore her. I think it's really adorable how much she cares for her friends and family, and her romantic escapades have me kicking my feet in joy. Especially Meat 31. Her story of despising the idea of being a man and being so disappointed in the sheer blandness of a man's life, and that being a step in her self-realisation is beautiful, and I love how Candy highlights that. I still don't know where I find myself on the UltJune with Gamzee consciousness (Zillyhoo) who she destroys in order to be her true self to Junesprite dichotomy, but I love it either way. I think it's really awesome how she's universally loved by her friend group, and that scene where everybody's looking at her in awe when she's god-tiering gets me. And. Her argument with c!Jade is so fucking good. They're both incredibly traumatized and hurt people, but it results in them having polar opposite wants for the future of their children. Jade just wants Yiffy to lead a "normal life", one Jade has never been able to live, and June believes Sburb will be at all beneficial to the kids' well-beings. Her calling Yiffy a freak who will never be normal was so painful, and it makes so much sense that Jade would punch her for that. June was just so stunted by her Sburb session. The thematic storytelling of her being in her 13 year old self's outfit while the rest look so tall and stylized like adults in new uniforms... I really like post-canon, despite its multitude of issues.
Ly'lac is so adorable and I adore her and the other nymphs. The confirmation they were black was not shocking in the slightest but I still loved it. And CC being a trans man/transmasc is really cool. I love the dynamic between them all, and AA is especially silly and I cannot wait to meet her, hopefully soon. The panel where all the nymphs clapped for Ly'lac after she destroyed the pest was so funny. Like, "wow, our chud neighbour finally got to work on her chores." Also while playing the Vriska VN in HS:BC my first thought upon seeing Nannasprite was, "oh my God". She's so awesome. And Jasprosesprite^2 is so pretty and cute and I love her teasing Jane. I hope Meat!Jane isn't just Hitler again, I'd love to see her getting an arc that's more obvious, since apparently there's a lot of people that dislike her.
I absolutely adore Susie. Who doesn't, really? I LOVE her themes of hope and it just being so infectious it makes everybody around her believe, too. Tenna, Ralsei, Kris, and the prophecy itself. I love how Gerson is also similar in that regar, with his quote, "Hope comes to those who believe. And for those that cannot... May our hope shine so brightly... that they, too, may keep shelter from the dark." It makes my heart hurt so much I love this game and its writing Urghh
Apparently, coldwater has fallen from the top of the sky into my brain and solidified it, so I do not have more to add. I remember having a desire to, but I was writing this two days ago at this point. Oh, yes. Just recalled something. Done. Okay, yeah, I'm done here. Considering the nature of my thought processes, I doubt this will ever be truly over. Perhaps this method of monthly thought presentation will be better and more efficient and hopefully less nerve-wracking than the previous few months'. With that, I take my leave. To prepare for my like 20 exams next month.