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   The Calm Is Terrifying When The Storm Is All You've Known by HappiKatt

   Fandoms: Homestuck  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/F, M/M
   • Complete Work

   10 Apr 2018

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Dave Strider/Karkat Vantas
   • Rose Lalonde/Kanaya Maryam
   • Dave Strider & Dirk Strider
   • Dave Strider & Rose Lalonde
   • Dave Strider
   • Dirk Strider
   • Rose Lalonde
   • Roxy Lalonde
   • Dave's Bro | Beta Dirk Strider
   • Rose's Mom | Beta Roxy Lalonde
   • Karkat Vantas
   • Kanaya Maryam
   • Terezi Pyrope
   • Sollux Captor
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Character Death
   • no-sburb au
   • but a lot of other magic-ish stuff still exists like flashstepping and Bec being a first guardian
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Blood
   • Abuse
   • Bro's pretty much a terrorist
   • And What The Heck Is Up With That Weird Crow????
   • we just dont know - Freeform
   • bro is not dirk
   • roxy is not mom
   • etc etc - Freeform
   • karkat and dave both need help
   • dirk just wants his brother back
   • rose is going to kill someone
   • Illustrated
   • featuring Police Dragon Pyralspite as The Real MVP
   • Temporary Character Death
   • story contains At Least One Ghost

   Summary

   There were two kinds of trolls who went to Earth: rich shitheads with too much money and free time, and desperate assholes who couldn’t survive on Alternia, even with the best efforts of the young Condesce. Karkat hated the planet almost immediately, but with his home planet too dangerous for mutants, he really didn’t have any choice but to hide out on this weird little diurnal planet. At least he’d be safe. Or so he thought, right before blundering his way into an accidental friendship with the son of an anti-troll terrorist.

   Slow burn, shifting perspectives; romance really isn't the focus here but it'll still play a significant part; extra content warnings will be posted with each relevant chapter.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Crossfire

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   English

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