So this was inspired by a friend of mine who wants us to go to Comic-Con as Homestuck characters. Here's to you, you nerd.
Elena Rivera just wants to go home. It's been two hours since she arrived at Comic-Con with her friend Luke and one hour and fifty-nine minutes since she was having fun. She still doesn't know how he convinced her to cosplay as one of those trolls (Kayla? Tanya?) from that ridiculous webcomic he likes, but she has horns glued to her dyed-black hair and her grey body paint really itches and her fake teeth feel weird and she's awkwardly aware of her contacts and they've been in line forever. (What are they even lining up for? She doesn't remember, but Luke's chattering her ear off about it.)
In front of them is a couple of boys dressed as a blonde Clark Kent and a dark-haired Aquaman. Their girlfriends are a troll from the same comic as Elena and Luke and a blonde Wonder Woman respectively. The boys seem a little bored, but the girls are talking animatedly.
"Oh, my God!" Luke squeals, pointing at the troll girl in front of them like he just noticed her. "She's Terezi!"
"That's great," Elena drones, watching a couple dressed as Leia and Goku walk past, nearly attached at the waist. She spots a really well-done group of Death Note cosplayers and a few characters from Fullmetal Alchemist and wishes she had gone as literally anything else.
"We should go say hi!"
"Whatever you – what?"
Luke grabs her hand and pulls her toward the other troll as the line surges forward again, bumping into Clark Kent on his path. "Terezi" immediately recognizes whoever they're supposed to be and starts fangirling with Luke. Elena stands off to the side awkwardly and chooses to inspect the girl's companions.
Wonder Woman has long blonde hair with a perfect curl that cannot be natural and a lithe swimmer's body. She looks athletic enough to be Diana Prince, with athletic legs and muscular arms. She's a little tense with all the people around, and Elena has to praise her for getting into character, because she totally looks like a badass warrior woman, complete with fighting posture. She's a little taller than Elena and leans into Aquaman slightly, like she's ready to leave as well but doesn't want to come out and say it.
Aquaman is oblivious to her silent plea, conversing pleasantly with Superman and putting an arm around her shoulder. He's a couple of inches taller than her, with unruly hair and a troublemaker's grin. He looks just as athletic as his girlfriend, if not more, as his tight orange shirt shows off his muscular arms and athletic build. A sports player and a cheerleader, likely, in real life.
Clark Kent is just a little taller than Aquaman, and out of everyone there, he looks the most uncomfortable. His posture is rigid, his gold-rimmed glasses obsessively polished and his outfit pressed. A perfectionist, then. He's nervously running his fingers over a gold coin and looking around like he expects an attack at any time. His gaze is piercing, commanding, and Elena sees a man who's used to being obeyed. Stu-Co president, probably, or football captain. He's certainly muscular enough for it. Geez, are any of them not perfect human specimens?
Luke pokes her on the arm until she pays attention. "Terezi" introduces herself as Piper. Apparently, they have friends also cosplaying as Nepeta, Sollux, Karkat, Feferi, and Tavros (whoever they are), but they're off getting food, if they haven't been trampled underfoot. The girl is thin and pretty in an unassuming way, almost like she doesn't want to be noticed. Her hair is choppy, like she cut it herself, and her eyes are captivating, even though she's wearing contacts and red-tinted sunglasses. Her voice is dark and husky and really, really nice to listen to.
When Elena goes home and takes off the stupid costume and swears off Comic-Con (until she ends up going next year, like always), she'll find herself lingering on those odd people. She'll see them again next year. And next year. And next year, until Luke gets hit and killed by a drunk driver and Elena stops going. Clark Kent ends up going as a variant of Superman every single time, Aquaman's theme is, fittingly, aquatic, Wonder Woman is the baddest of the badass women every year without fail, and Piper is always a troll. And her mind always lingers over them. They're odd, but Comic-Con wouldn't be the same without them.
Or Luke.
A/N: Yep, I killed the OC. Nepeta is Hazel, Tavros is Frank, Sollux is Leo, Feferi is Calypso, and Karkat is Nico. I always liked the idea of Wonder Woman!Annabeth and I like to think that the others make fun of Jason so he goes along with it, hence his Clark Kent getup. Percy goes as aquatic beings because Percy.