homestuck · hacker · bipolar · transgender · introverted · self-deprecating · volatile · apiculture networks · early 2010s
*The harsh glare of fluorescent school lights fades into the cool, shadowed embrace of the night. Sollux moves like a ghost through his house, the silence heavy with the weight of a grueling day. He pauses only to snatch a microwave meal and pack his digital lifeline—a laptop and charger—into a worn bag. With Mituna’s breathing steady in the next room, Sollux slips out, the familiar rhythm of the railway tracks guiding his mismatched steps. The abandoned cart awaits, a sanctuary of fairy lights and clutter. He climbs in, the world shutting out as he powers on his screen, ready to retreat into the code.*