Double Time
Okay, guys, so, I just wanted to let you know ahead of time that this will be a thing where you guys, the reader, gives me a prompt type thing. It has to be appropriate, no M rated content basically. You can give me a description for a character you want paired with a HomeStuck character, or you can pick a HomeStuck pairing you want. So, here is an example of one I did for a friend of mine with one of my OC's.
Aretta's P.O.V.
Running. That's all I am thinking of. Run from the highbloods chasing me. Run away from my burning hive and pray my lusus is safe. I'm only 4.5 sweeps old! I hear an eagle scream and I look up to see my lusus, who is circling above me. It dives and picks me up, flying me to my friend, Anahia's hive. My 6.5 sweep friend has always been there for me, and I know I can go to her. As I fly in the clutches of my lusus, my eyes spark and my psionics lift a highblood in the air, slamming it against a tree, and my eyes land on a boy. He looks about the same age as Anahia and he is standing outside of her hive, knocking on the door. My lusus releases me and I land on my feet, walking to the door and opening it, gold tears running down my face.
"Anahia!" I call, and my friend runs into the room, concerned at my tone, and when she sees me crying she pulls me into a hug.
Anahia's P.O.V.
"Aretta! What is it?" I ask, hugging my friend.
I've always been protective of her, she's so young and innocent, and she's been through a lot.
"My hive ith on fire!" she cries between sobs and I hug her, but back off as she starts sparking from her red and blue eyes.
Then I notice my best friend, Sollux Captor standing outside awkwardly and I smile gesturing for him to come in and go to the living room. He nods and walks quickly and quietly into the hive, shooting a look at Aretta questioningly and I shake my head, our signal that I'll tell him later. I comfort the gold blood that is crying in my arms and my lusus runs outside, grabbing her small bag of belongings from her lusus and running back in, pushing past Sollux and running into a bedroom next to mine, the room Aretta would stay in whenever she came over, but now it is her personal bedroom.
"Shhh." I say, then I pull back and pap her. "Shoosh."
"Did you just thooth pap me?" she asks with a slight laugh, and I nod, laughing with her.
"Go on, your room is waiting for you." I tell her, and she nods, petting my lusus as she walks by, and I notice Sollux staring at her. I walk over and plop onto the couch next to best friend, waving a hand in front of the gold blood's face.
"Alternia to Sollux. Is my lispy friend in there or are you in your own world again?" I ask.
"Huh? Oh, thorry, I wath jutht thinking." he says, and I laugh, watching Aretta close the door to her room.
Sollux's P.O.V.
"Tho, how long have you known her?" I ask as I nod toward the closed door.
The troll was beautiful, with two horns, both extremely sharp, but one is shorter than the other. Her hair is done with some of it wrapped on the back of her head, the rest of it down, cascading in natural curls, down to the middle of her back. She's small, short, but so beautiful. Her eyes had been closed the times I had a chance to see them, but, I hear crackling from inside the room and I see blue and red and I look at Anahia.
"She has psionics, too." she tells me nonchalantly.
"That'th cool. What'th wrong with her?" I ask, not looking away from the light show going on under the door.
Mituna would be so jealous when he finds out I met the troll first.
"Highbloods set her hive on fire. She's gonna stay with me." she tells me, "You'll meet her soon. ARETTA! NO MORE CRYING COME OUT AND MEET MY FRIEND!"
I smack her arm and she laughs, but then the troll walks out of her room, all of her hair down, and she wipes away the tears.
"Aretta, this is my friend-" Anahia starts, but I cough and she says, "Best friend, Sollux Captor." she corrects with a glare shot in my direction and I laugh.
"Sollux, this is Aretta Sildaf." Anahia tells me, and I smile at her.
One Solar Sweep Later
"Thollux!" I hear Aretta say as she opens the door and engulfs me in a hug.
Her hair has gotten longer, down to her waist now, and she is no longer that quiet and nervous mess I met last sweep.
"Happy Wriggling Day, Aretta." I tell her, hugging back and then letting go.
"Come on inthide!" she tells me, and I smile, she became Mituna and I's best friends, and when I introduced her to the others, even Karkat liked the shy troll.
A few minutes later, Anahia, Aretta, Mituna and I are all talking and laughing, when we hear outside: "HEY FUCKASS OPEN THE DAMN DOOR!"
Aretta laughs, and I smile. I love it when she laughed. I feel flushed for the shy troll, but I'm sweeps older than she is, I'm the same age as Anahia, 7.5 sweeps, and the young troll is so young. I have been flushed for half a sweep, and Mituna keeps flirting with her, but I always stop him before he gets to deep into trouble with her.
"FUCKASS WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE THE DOOR UNLOCKED?" Karkat yells.
"THO FUCKFATHETH LIKE YOU DON'T GET IN WITHOUT KNOCKING KK!" I yell back, and I turn to see Karkat chuck something at my head, but Aretta catches it with her special psionic powers and sets it down gently.
"Karkat, not on my wriggling day pleathe." Aretta says and Karkat nods.
Aretta comes over and sits on my lap playfully poking my face and I smile.
"Hello there." I say to her and she smiles.
"Hi, Thollux." she says.
Aretta's P.O.V.
I have a flush crush on Sollux, but he's way older than me and probably doesn't feel the same way. Besides, he hangs out with Feferi a lot, and ever since he started hanging out with her more, he stopped visiting as much, and it had been months since he had been over, which is why I was so happy when he and Mituna arrived. Whenever I would go to the Captor hive, I would hang out with 'Tuna cause Sollux wasn't there. I don't think Sollux likes me like I like him, and I have accepted that fact.
Soon, everyone is there and when Feferi arrives, I get off of Sollux's lap and go sit next to my moirail, Karkat, and rest my head on his shoulder. Anahia, 'Tuna, and Karkat are the only ones who know how I feel, and Karkat hates Sollux for not paying enough attention to me, but I've managed to keep him at bay. Feferi goes and takes my place on Sollux's lap, and I look down, but upon hearing Feferi giggle and looking up to see them nuzzling their noses together, I stand up.
"I'm going to my room for little while." I say, and stand up, squeezing Karkat's hand reassuringly and walking into my respite block, closing the door behind me.
Luckily, the festivities for my wriggling day were done before Feferi sat on his lap, so people can leave if they want.
I hear the last of the goodbyes being said and I start crying, sparking and lifting things off of the desk with my powers. A knock on my door causes me to lower everything down gently and wipe away my tears, not stopping crying.
"Go away!" I say, and I turn my head from the door, crying and I hear the door opening.
"I wanted to make shore you were ok!" I hear Feferi say, and I nod.
"I'm fine, thankth, Fef." I say, and she nods.
Feferi's P.O.V.
I close the door to Aretta's respite block and turn to Sollux.
"She's says she's fine, Sol, reely!" I tell him, and I see Karkat glaring at us, but he looks away.
He nods and we leave the hive, and Sol walks me as far as the ocean and then walks to his own hive.
I smirk slightly and dive into the water, wanting to get back before Meenah and my mom start to worry.
Karkat's P.O.V.
"HEY FUCKASS!" I yell through the door into Aretta's room, and I hear her crying, so I open the door and walk in, hugging her close.
"Sollux is an ass if he doesn't realize you are way better than Feferi, Aretta." I tell my moirail, hating it when she cries.
*Flashback*
"Hey KK, thith ith Aretta Thildaf." Sollux tell me, and I look up to see the young troll, with blue and red eyes, and a shy smile.
I couldn't describe what happened, but as we hung out, apparently Anahia needed alone time and Sollux was busy helping his dad and Mituna, she needed a place to stay, so she stayed with me. We grew close, and became moirails.
*End Flashback*
I have nothing but pale feelings for Aretta, and she has nothing but pale feelings for me, and I'm glad for that. But it's hard not to hurt Sollux because this isn't the first time he's made her cry. Soon, Mituna and Anahia walk in and the three of us comfort her.
"50LLUX 15 50 57UP1D F0R N07 L1K1NG Y0U B4CK, 4R3774." Mituna says, and I nod, hugging her.
"I agree. Sollux must've been roped in by the daughter of the Condescension herself. There has always been something fishy about that family." Anahia says, and I glare at her for making jokes at this time.
"Look, fuckass, Sollux doesn't know what he's missing. You are amazing and protective and you always know how to cheer him stop crying, fuckass." I tell her and she laughs quietly.
We continue comforting her for hours.
Sollux's P.O.V.
I get home and my dad is in the kitchen, and I ask, "Hey is Mituna home yet?"
"Nope. I think he's still at Aretta's hive." he says, not looking up.
He's probably comforting her. I heard her crying, so I decide to start check my computer for Trollian notifications.
carcinoGeneticist [CG] began trolling twinArmageddons [TA] at [05:12]
[05:12] CG: HEY ASSHAT GUESS WHAT SHE'S CRYING
I sigh, and it makes me wonder why he's telling me this.
[05:13] TA: What doe2 thii2 have two do wiith me?
[05:13] CG: YOU WERE THE FIRST FRIEND SHE MADE AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH HER HIVE AND YOU DON'T GIVE TWO FUCKS ABOUT HER!
[05:13] CG: YOU SIT THERE, FLIRTING WITH FEFERI AND LAUGHING WHILE SHE SITS THERE FEELING THINGS SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND AND IT'S ALL FOR YOU
[05:14] CG: THE ONLY REASON I WANT YOU TALKING TO HER IS TO APOLOGIZE TO HER FOR THIS. GOT IT?
[05:15] TA: You don't tell me what two do, KK
[05:15] CG: JUST LEAVE HER ALONE
carcinoGeneticist [CG] ceased trolling twinArmageddons [TA] at [05:15]
I sigh, upset with myself, and decide to do some coding for a project I was working on for Aretta. She's a hopeless hacker, but is trying to learn, and I'm helping her. But I am completely red for her, and now she's crying because I was flirting with Feferi? Why does she care?
Aretta's P.O.V.
I fell asleep crying, while Karkat hugged me, and when I wake up, he hasn't moved, he's just fallen asleep with me and I smile, hugging my moirail, and he wakes up.
"Hi Karkat." I say to him and he nods at me, and I stand up, brushing my hair and putting it in it's usual hairstyle.
I had grown my hair out for Sollux, he said he liked playing with my hair and how long it was, so I grew it out for him. I can't believe I was so stupid.
Two Solar Sweeps Later
I'm super happy, I'm 7.5 sweeps now, and I love it. Sollux, of course, became Feferi's matesprit, but my red feelings for him still haven't gone away. I currently sit in front of my mirror, scissors in my hand, and I sigh. He had Feferi. She had longer hair than I did. It would be as long as Meenah's hair when it's down soon, and even though my hair is down to the middle of my thighs now, I raise the scissors to my hair and prepare to cut it all off, at least back down to the middle of my back. Before I can start, I see the gleaming red eyes of my moirail and he walks over, taking the scissors out of my hand and setting them down, grabbing my brush and brushing my hair.
"What are you doing, idiot?" he asks me, and I look down.
"He doesn't need me. I haven't seen him in a whole sweep and he hasn't talked to me! I grew my hair out because he liked playing with it, but he isn't here to play with it now, so why keep it?" I tell him, gold tears welling in my eyes.
His candy red eyes soften and he hugs me then wraps my hair in it's usual style.
"Keep it and let other trolls play with it and make that fuckface jealous." he tells me and I smile.
"Thanks, Karkat." I tell him, smiling.
The part of my hair that I wrap in a bun on the back of my head is gold, and a few stray wisps of it are loose, framing my face. I walk out of my room laughing with my moirail and walk outside, the two of us walking to his hive where he insists I stay with him while Anahia is off with friends for the weekend. My bag on my shoulders, I walk with him, holding my moirail's hand when I hear the high pitched giggle of Feferi followed by the chuckle I know so well. Sollux. How long has it been since I heard that chuckle? Far too long, and it has really been a long time since it was directed at me. And this chuckle isn't directed at me, but to Feferi, who I have come to despise. I feel so bad for Eridan, and I talk with him often, and we try to distract each other from the pain of flushing for someone we can't have. That's right. I told Eridan Ampora how I felt about Sollux Captor. Being the youngest out of all of them, my eyes haven't changed color yet. They should start within half a sweep or so. Karkat and I turn a corner to see Sollux playing with Feferi's long hair, and I sigh quietly, sad. I watch as Feferi turns her head towards me, smirking slightly. She's really nice! Just not to me! And I don't understand why because it's not like I'm a danger to her. Her fuschia eyes and her horns and her hair, not to mention she's the daughter of the Condesce. Sollux follows her gaze and his mouth drops open when he sees how long my hair has gotten, but Karkat glares at them and directs me to his hive, which isn't far from there.
We walk in and I see Kankri, Karkat's brother, and Signless, Karkat's father. I wave to them both and walk upstairs to the room that I use when I stay with them. They treat me like family, like Anahia. Sadly, the view from my room upstairs is perfect for watching Sollux and Feferi, so I sit on the window seat at the window and pull me husktop out of my bag, opening it and logging onto Trollian.
twinDestructors [TD] began trolling caligulasAquarium [CA] at [06:30]
[06:30] TD: Hey, Eriidan
[06:30] CA: Wwhat's up, Aretta?
[06:30] TD: Oh you know, ju2t Feferii and 2ollux beiing mate2priit2, and the fact that II have ju2t 2een them. He wa2 playiing wiith her haiir.
[06:31] CA: That sucks, Aretta, I'm truly sorry
[06:31] TD: That'2 what II get for liikiing 2omeone who clearly ii2n't iintere2ted
[06:32] CA: Yeah. Listen, I hate to do this, but I have to go
[06:32] TD: Ok. Bye, Eriidan
caligulasAquarium [CA] ceased trolling twinDestructors [TD] at [06:33]
I sigh and close my husktop, setting it on the floor of my room and stretching out on the window seat, opening the window, pulling out the pins that Karkat had put in my hair to hold it up and pull it all to my side, and the wind picks it up and it blows, flowing in the wind outside the window. I close my eyes and try to think of the days before Sollux started hanging out with Feferi more than me.
Sollux's P.O.V.
I look up from messing with Feferi's hair to see the hair that I loved to play with, that has grown longer now, flowing at the side of a thinking Aretta. She is so beautiful, and I can't help thinking about Karkat's request for me to not talk to her. He said I was hurting her, and now that I think about it, it seems like I was. I would visit her, but I would always bring Fef, who seemed to make a point of being in my lap and more than once she excused herself and I hear the crackling of electricity, the shattering of objects, and her sobs as she cried. I have wanted to end things with Fef for a while. I'm not over Aretta, and she is so nice and she's older now, so it wouldn't be as weird.
Feferi follows my gaze and when she sees Aretta, her face darkens, but she clearly thinks she's hidden it well, but she hasn't.
"Sol, play with my hair!" she says in a tone that reminds me of Aretta.
"No, Fef. Go away. I don't want to be your matesprit anymore." I tell her, and stand up.
"Sollux, you seem a bit unsteady. Did you eat the mind honey again?" she asks me, and I lift her in the air with my psionics and drop her into the ocean.
I walk to Karkat's hive and sit under a tree, by the window Aretta is sitting in.
Aretta's P.O.V.
I'm so deep in thought, that when Signless walks in holding a glass of water and some food, I jump a little before hugging and thanking him. I walk back over to the window, setting down the water and food, and when I look down, I see Sollux under a tree, and I grab a rock and throw it at him, ducking behind the window seat and hiding.
"What the hell?" he asks and I stand up, dangling my legs out of the window, my high tops hitting the edge of the hive, and I smile at him.
"Hey Tholluth!" I call out to him, and he smiles at me, and I jump down, landing on my feet and I run towards him, hugging the friend I've missed so much.
He looks at me, my style changed since he last saw me. I now wear a shirt that is flowy but it cuts off a bit before the waistline of my shorts, and the gold tights underneath the black shorts that go into my high tops and the necklace of ribbon around my neck that I made in honor of him, with the Gemini symbol glued to the ribbon that is tight around my neck.
"Very different." he states as I twist my hair into a messy bun.
"Not that you notiithed. You completely thut me out!" I tell him, my voice full of hurt as I look down.
"I know, I'm thorry! Fef blocked you and it took me forever to realithe that you were blocked thomehow!" he says.
"Well then why didn't you come and vithit?" I ask him.
"Because Mituna thaid that I thould take a break from you, give you thome thpace. He thaid I wath hurting you." Sollux said to me.
"Tholluth, you have to underthtand that it hurt more that you thtopped coming than it did when you came with Fef." I tell him
"I told Fef I didn't want to be her matethprit anymore and I uthed my pthionicth to get her back to the othean." he tells me, stepping closer.
"R-really? Why? Are you fluthing for thomeone elthe?" I ask, looking down.
"Yeth. I am. And the ith amathing and beautiful. The hath alwayth been there for me and I love her." he says, and I look down, sad.
"Who would that be?" I ask, dreading the answer.
I feel my head being lifted up gently by his fingers and not his psionics and he kisses me sweetly.
"You." he says, resting his forehead against my own and I blush, feeling the charm on my necklace.
"I love you too, Thollutth." I say and kiss him again.
So, this was just an example from before I really got that far into the comic, but I did my best and Fern, who has read the whole thing, said it was good. Again, it was just an example. I hope you guys enjoyed and I will see you Sorcerers and Sorceresses later!