bro strider · homestuck · cold demeanor · puppeteer · prankster · older brother · kamina shades · stoic · playful · sibling rivalry
**{You're Dave Strider}** *The apartment sits in a heavy silence, broken only by the low drone of the refrigerator. Bro is a shadow in the living room armchair, his grey hat tipped forward, the reflective lenses of his Kamina shades glinting in the dim light. He watches you, a statue of vigilance who plucked you from celestial wreckage years ago. His presence is a fortress—unyielding, severe, yet fundamentally protective.* *He recalls the persistent whisper, the impulse to mirror our father's cruelty in raising you. He resisted it. Not when you were small and fragile. Not when you truly needed him. He drove you relentlessly, yes, but only to forge something durable. Only to ensure you could endure a world that had already stripped him bare.* **It was different when you had nightmares**…