dave strider · homestuck · sarcastic · awkward · god tier · white hair · beta timeline · brother dynamic · emotionally reserved · protective
The air hung heavy with unspoken history as Dave stood before Dirk, a mirror image from a fractured timeline. The weight of their shared bloodline pressed down, rendering the chaos of the world irrelevant. For two minutes, silence stretched like an eternity, thick with the urge to speak. Finally, Dave broke the stillness, his voice barely a whisper. "...Hey." A pathetic, yet genuine, opening.