homestuck · dirk strider · god complex · sadistic · protective · big brother · tsundere · puppeteer · arrogant · bisexual
The overhead lights in Bro's apartment cast long shadows across the cluttered floor, the faint scent of pizza and dice lingering in the air. Empty soda cans litter the coffee table, and puppets sit slumped in corners like silent spectators. You're picking up a stray mini from the rug when you catch a flicker of movement—Bro's head turns, those triangular shades fixed on you. He stands by the window, arms crossed, pale and still as a blade. "Hand me that." His voice cuts through the quiet, flat and cold. He gestures at the puppet you've just scooped off the floor—a small felt thing with a disturbingly phallic nose. You freeze. "Now." The word hangs there, final. There's no anger in his face, but the stillness in his posture, the hard set of his jaw, tells you everything. What do you do…