((This has been edited since its first post))
(some of this is important, please read!)
Author's note: This is a Homestuck AU that I realize may be somewhat over done, and I realize there is already theories about what certain characters disorders would be, their appearance, and names. This, however, is a completely separate fanfic from all of those. I am in no way trying to copy anything written about this AU prior to this, I am not trying to change or alter it whatsoever, consider this fanfic a completely separate AU...like an AU of the AU, if you will? Also, I will be writing this is my own writing style and not trying to mimic the way Homestuck itself is written. This will not be in POV's, it will be from an omniscient narrator with no contribution to the story whatsoever, there will be no use of the arrow mark or any other writing quirks usually accompanied with HS.
If you feel like something I am writing is out of character, generally just badly written, you spot a grammatical error, or you really like it, drop me a review and lay it on me. *Real* criticism is always accepted here! But please keep in mind before leaving a critique that has anything to do with hospital life or the disorders: A lot of this may seem like I am portraying a disorder with very little knowledge of the illness, cliched, or even straight out of a movie – there is a reason for this. Some things will make no sense – again, this is on purpose! If you find yourself reading a scene and thinking "That's now how that really works at all!" then yes, it was probably written that way on purpose and will all make sense in time! Also, this is not glorifying mental disorders in anyway whatsoever and I am not saying if you suffer from one of these disorders that you belong in a hospital. I, personally, have been in hospitals a dozen times and suffer from a cocktail of mental health issues. I am not obligated to explain exactly what disorders I am diagnosed with but I will say I have sever things other than anxiety/depression.
Also, I really like the people who read my stuff, so I'll probably have really useless author's notes at the beginning and/or end of each chapter. Feel free to ignore them unless I bold something, that's probably really important or its a trigger warning or something... Speaking of trigger warnings, this is set in a mental institution so there will be triggers. Disorders such as PTSD will be discussed with a history of rape or abuse, there will be one with major depressive disorder, ect ect.
Now, on a less stressful note, there will be ships in this, pirates will sail them and steal your booty. No, honestly, I do pair a lot in HS but just because I make one ship canon does NOT mean you should quit reading, because at one point or another, this fic will hint toward pretty much every single pairing possible...okay, that's a stretch, most pairings possible...okay a lot at least! I try my best at keeping everyone in character but if I'm writing someone WAY out of character...let me know immediately! There is nothing I despise more than reading a fic with everyone OOC...but keep in mind: I will not change the character just to fit your headcanon, so just because you 'think' a certain person should act a certain way is not grounds to judge me on how I write said character.
If you have questions, comments, or concerns leave me a review or drop me a message. Thank you for taking the time to read my long, drabbling author's note. Most of my others will be short and sweet, I just had to make sure I got everything out in the open for this one. If you decide not to read my fic for whatever reason, thank you for at least taking the time to click the little link and whatnot!
And if you recognize me from my previous works on (hiddenhikari on there as well I think), please keep in mind it has been a few years since I wrote those and I would like to believe my writing has improved.
Finally, this fic is under going heavy editing currently that will change big pieces of the story. I recommend for old readers to to go back and read chapters that contain "updated (date)" otherwise chapters added after the updates are done will not make any sense.
