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Eleven years ago, Dirk got his high school girlfriend pregnant. Now, in an apartment in Houston, it's just him and Dave against the world. Dirk loves this kid, and he knows he's not the parent of the year—but he didn't think he was capable of screwing up this badly.
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- Part 2 of Slice of Sadstuck, Vol. II
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After SBURB ended, the game decides to spit out an unsuspecting Davesprite - now unfused from Davepeta - into an alternate universe. All alone, Davesprite, now named Qrow, must navigate a world without SBURB and Davepeta. One small problem: This universe’s Dave, youngest of the 4 Strider brothers, is dead, and has been for 3 years.
Dirk Strider lost his little brother who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Years have gone by and Dirk still isn't over the loss. Fate is cruel, and on the anniversary of Dave's death, he encounters a person who he is convinced is Dave. With old wounds reopened, Dirk is determined to bring him home, whether he likes it or not.
How will Qrow manage in a world where Dave is dead, but his family is convinced Qrow is Dave? What will happen when Qrow, against his better reasoning, indulges in familial love?
[Inspired by "Stubborn Flocks" by 09Pyros_09Hydros.] -
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Two weeks before the premiere of the biggest film of Dave's career, Bro kills himself.
“Dead,” Dirk repeats over the phone. “Bro is D-E-A-D, dead. The apartment is a shithole. Even though the man of the hour is staying in Chez Morgue Drawer, he did a number on the place first. I wouldn’t be asking if I could handle it myself.”
“Just call the Hoarders people. He’s your guy. I didn’t even know him.” Despite being iteration ten thousand, the lie feels less natural than it usually does. “I don’t need to be there. Neither of us do.”
“Totally.” Dirk sounds like sidewalk. “Yeah, no, that was my first thought, but then I slept on it and applied a modicum of critical thinking. In that 'Puppet Fetish Porn Studio Unearthed in Childhood Home of Indie Darling' is gonna boost neither of our ratings.”
Despite the tags, this is a comedy. Or is it?
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a question of time by raynos
Fandoms: Homestuck, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika | Puella Magi Madoka Magica
02 Apr 2026
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(Homestuck-Madoka Magica crossover) On an Earth that seems reset to pre-SBURB normalcy, Dave Strider transfers to Mitakihara. There he finds the magical girl system, more universe breaking powers, and an Akemi Homura all too eager to fix her time abilities with his...
AU crossover fic that diverges just before Homestuck's Credits and Puella Magi Madoka Magica's Rebellion movie.
Fic updates every two months, or until I finish (hopefully soon!)
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- Part 1 of Paella Mushroom Dave Magic (Homustuck)
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BEING REWRITTEN!!! not abandoned! will start writing the new version come summer!
Cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) is an all-encompassing, low energy light produced by the Big Bang. It emits a soft, nigh-invisible glow that permeates every inch of our visible universe.
Following the ending of The Game, the kids find their journey is not truly over. As they wait for Earth C to form, they realize they gotta sort out their interpersonal shit, and that family is complicated, and that gender is too, and not to mention that the responsibility of Earth C is far too big a weight for their shoulders.
Harlenglish and Strider centric.
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- English
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- 4,469
- Chapters:
- 1/?
- Kudos:
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Birthday Expectations and How to Break Them by jammedWriter for Nettaiya
Fandoms: Homestuck
06 Feb 2026
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Dave didn't like his birthday. For as long as he could remember, it had been a source of anxiety, something hanging over his head and reminding him that his Bro would want him gone eventually.
Fortunately, for Dave's 20th birthday, he gave himself the gift of unintentionally confessing his feelings to his Bro, leading to a conversation that proved that Bro didn't want Dave gone any more than Dave wanted to leave.
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"Are you alright, Dirk?" You could hear a smug edge to his robotic voice, knowing damn well he could've made it sound more human, yet he chose to make it different, uncanny.
"Go fuck yourself, man." You replied, eloquently.
And that was the second moment of the night you should've felt something in the timeline shift.
You watched as his expression underwent minute changes - something he had definitely programmed himself to have, as you were pretty sure your own expression would never - as he seemed to think about what he was about to do next.
"Alright." He said, and you had already forgotten what he was replying to.
His right hand came up to cup your cheek, while the other one slid down onto your chest. There was a split second of hesitation before he bent down to press his mouth to yours.
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kids win the game, they and their guardians reappear in their old homes, strider edition. because there weren't enough (there are so many but I'm a glutton)
bro has to learn how to live without cal and they all have to learn how to live with each other.
if you haven't read the run and go by deserts you should I definitely drew from it here and its everything you could possibly want
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This is a story about being a bad guardian, but trying anyway. It is also a story about falling in love (or something like it).
Two years post-resurrection, Bro Strider decides to face both of these things, perhaps somewhat unfortunately, at the same time.
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a dialogue between the clock face and its hands by jurassicqueer (kukurosaki)
Fandoms: Homestuck
07 Sep 2025
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Emotional discussions aside, and your occasional inconvenient mutism, things are going so fucking well that you don’t immediately panic when someone knocks on the front door still within the first few weeks of D practically moving in.
Or: There's a lot more emotions involved in this whole thing than expected. Or maybe it was to be expected, and you're just an idiot.
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- Part 2 of so a glove seeks for a hand
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They won the game but Dave finds himself struggling with the fact that he is back in his old apartment. He tries to keep a level head but of course Dirk is quick to notice that something's wrong.
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- Part 1 of Stridercest 2025
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“We’re with CPS,” the woman says, and your eyebrow ticks up before you can beat it into submission and hog-tie it in place. “We’re here to discuss the option of you taking guardian-ship. Your father has signed over custody.”
On instinct, you want to look over your shoulder at the mention of your father. Twenty-one years old and out of that nightmare of a house for five years, and somehow he still makes a hunted animal of you. What you say is, “I’m not the kind of guy that should have kids.”
Or: Your name is Ambrose Strider, and you are a guardian in every universe, including this one. There's also an asshole in a suit for some reason.
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- Part 1 of so a glove seeks for a hand
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Your name is JAKE ENGLISH, and you’re tired of being a recluse. Life has given you the short end of the stick time and time again, so you sought for a break and found it within the company of an old friend.
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Your name is Dirk Strider. But most people call you ‘Bro’, others call you Dad – but you hope it doesn’t stick.
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Bro's rehabilitation into a Cal-less society is immediately interrupted when he gets arrested.
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- Part 2 of locus of control
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You died, or are dead, or have been dead, for much longer than you anticipated, and you are lonely, or aren't lonely, or have always been lonely.
Bro wakes up in a dream bubble, and he is not alone. He's never alone, not anymore, and definitely not when he wants to be.
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- Part 2 of descend, ascend
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You’ve decided that you hate this.
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In which there is a Collection of Abandoned Homestuck WIP'S by SirShortTheTall
Fandoms: Homestuck
11 Oct 2024
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As the title said, this is my collection of all the homestuck wips I've abandoned. Various aus, and writings that weren't completely thought out, or were just too ambitious for my current skill level.
Im posting them so they dont gather dust in my drafts for the rest of forever.
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- English
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- 7,574
- Chapters:
- 16/16
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The Path Less Travelled. by AzarathDragon, NarcissusStaresBack (AzarathDragon)
Fandoms: Homestuck
22 Aug 2024
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That night you fall asleep in the laundry room on top of a pile of smuppets you had kept captchalogued. It’s uncomfortable as fuck but it reminds you of home.
Post-Game Strider Guardians + Brobot roommates AU is essentially what this is. Based in a world I've already set up in prior fics, and using the knowledge taken from a prior series. I would recommend reading that if more Bro fics interest you. ('Bro is the Brotherrr' series)
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Dave is so touch-starved that he flinches away when anyone tries to touch him. He hires a professional cuddler in an effort to work past his issues.
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You don’t have an excuse to keep the poker face up. No one is here. You try to breathe and your breath catches in your throat. The apartment is a hotbed of emotions. The fear that the kid was talking about is everywhere in this apartment. In the carpet. Releasing spores like one of those fucked up games, trying to suffocate you. Cal isn’t here to numb you. Cal isn’t here to make you okay with living in this. With living like this. You can’t keep feeling like this. You need it to stop.
It's finally heeereee read the other works in the series if you haven't. The bro in this is ooc because previous fics were so I could work up to this.
Title inspired by song of the same name.Series
- Part 6 of Bro is the Brotherrr