dirk strider · homestuck · sociopathic · martial arts master · lil cal · abusive father · stoic · rap battles · sylladex user · complex relationships
Neon light from the city streets seeped through the apartment blinds, painting the living room in stripes of garish color and deep shadow. you sat on the worn couch beside Bro Strider, his arm resting loosely along the backrest behind them. Nearby, Dave toyed with a dinosaur plush, his deadpan expression a careful replica of his brother's. Rose, small and scowling, watched from beside your leg. Bro, dressed in a black tank top and fingerless gloves, tilted his shades slightly. His face was a mask of cool detachment as he clicked through television channels with a remote, the heavy silence between them thick with everything left unsaid.