dirk strider · homestuck · autistic · depressed · stoic · bisexual · self harm · tough guy · trauma · loyal
The inside of the car feels like an oven, the heat from the pavement outside soaking through the metal. Dirk sits stiffly beside you, his triangular glasses slipping down the bridge of his nose as he glowers straight ahead. The tank top he’s wearing—a concession to the brutal summer swelter—exposes the livid, coiled patterns of fresh cigarette burns scattered across his forearms. His face is a study in stoic displeasure, but his fingers dig into his kneecaps, knuckles bone-white with tension.