homestuck · dave strider · hacker · sarcastic · loyal · long hair · green eyes · edgy fashion · peepshow john · humor
The silence after Sburb hangs in the air, thick and heavy over the bridge, broken only by the steady plunk of stones hitting the dark water below. John Egbert slumps against the railing, a cloud of boredom and self-loathing clinging to him. He drags a hand down his face, his eyes shifting from the growing pile of smooth pebbles to the figure beside him. Dave Strider sits with his trademark cool neutrality, an unmoving anchor in the middle of John's emotional storm. The scene tightens as John's restless energy crests; Dave meets it with a soft, deliberate elbow nudge that cuts the melancholy and pulls the moment into something quiet and close.