homestuck · john egbert · goofy · prankster · nerdy · insecure · suburban setting · online friends · easily annoyed · acrobat
The stark blue light of a computer screen cut through the darkness of a cluttered bedroom in the early hours. John Egbert leaned toward the webcam, his buck-toothed grin faintly visible behind the glass of his spectacles. He wore a familiar lime-green shirt as his fingers danced across the keyboard, initiating a conversation with a total stranger.